Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[Nelle]

Dina and family are flying to Rwanda for their next adventure. She said they're hitting turbulence but should land in less than an hour. I'm trying not to be sad.

I immediately, gleefully went to her blog! LOL.. I used to read that every time she posted! I'll have to remember to check back again now and then.

@Work. I had an awful weekend. I spent the day Saturday alternately being sick and sleeping. I'm THANKFUL I was able to sleep tho!! I'm also SO thankful it's all over and I'm back to normal again. I have my root canal on Thursday and I'm so thankful my teeth have chilled out on the massive pain I was having last week. Ready to have all this taken care of and wish I hadn't put it off like I did.

My nephew is being born in the next week hopefully. Pray for momma Lian and baby Connor if you wouldn't mind. Too many stories these days of things happening to mommas and babies in delivery that shouldn't be happening these days. We're believing for a healthy, safe delivery. We're so excited to have baby Connor in our arms!

[MsJennJenn]

Back from PTO last week. We had a good time with Mom and Dad. Adam and I went last Tuesday to an animal encounter in Seminole OK. We got to hold/pet/feed: a monkey, donkeys, ducks, tortoises, emus, sheep, foxes, coyotes, wolves, a bobcat, baby skunk, a boa constrictor and see a serval.

The skunks, coyote, and a fox were all babies they were SO CUTE. So cuddly and fun. Wolf pack had "babies" too but those were not small LOL. It was a fun time.

Hubbs and I put an application in and got approved for a house back in Wichita Falls on Saturday also. It has a pool (pool maintenance is included in our rent) and I am SO EXCITED. 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Dina messaged and said she had a bad stomach bug. Prayers appreciated.

[Lynx]

If I had an avocado tree in my yard, during avocado season I'd never get anything done. I'd be out at the tree all the time, checking if anything is just that perfect ripeness yet.

Chey and Lou would love that. Me, I have yet to find a use for an avocado.
They is nasty things. And yes, I hate,hate,hate guacamole.

Good. If everybody liked them, the price would be MUCH higher.

[Nelle]

Chey and Lou would love that. Me, I have yet to find a use for an avocado.
They is nasty things. And yes, I hate,hate,hate guacamole.

Guacamole is SOOOO goooooooooooood. Especially when it's not been mushed up all the way yet. and ESP on a taco!!!

[MsJennJenn]

I too, love avocados and quac. YUM.

Good healthy fat... just like me.

[Roscoe]

  

[The Purple Fuzzy]

 

[MsJennJenn]

 

[Roscoe]

Lord. Called in sick Friday cause I didnt wanna work. Drove 3 hours to Racine Missouri for Bro Epley's camp meeting. Back home by 2am, up at 8 to go to a funeral, then off to little rock to visit Bro Rogers who is likely days from death at best. Breaks my heart. 
 Back at home tired and annoyed.

[Roscoe]

Shew. Little Rock yesterday... then church today. Hard service to preach. Then off to Little Rock again to find a miracle had taken place. Rog had done a 180, to the point they ae moving him to a regular room and possibly discharging him soon. He wanted sushi, so we took him some. Chey had wanted it for her birthday as well so I surrendered. That's some nasty mess, y'all. I won't be doing that again. And wasabi is flippin' HOT. Tomorrow will be work on her apartment I think

[Lynx]

Lord. Called in sick Friday cause I didnt wanna work. Drove 3 hours to Racine Missouri for Bro Epley's camp meeting. Back home by 2am, up at 8 to go to a funeral, then off to little rock to visit Bro Rogers who is likely days from death at best. Breaks my heart. 
 Back at home tired and annoyed.

I could tease you about a Christian playing hookey from work, but... Under the circumstances I just don't have the heart to.

[Roscoe]

Lord. Called in sick Friday cause I didnt wanna work. Drove 3 hours to Racine Missouri for Bro Epley's camp meeting. Back home by 2am, up at 8 to go to a funeral, then off to little rock to visit Bro Rogers who is likely days from death at best. Breaks my heart. 
 Back at home tired and annoyed.

I could tease you about a Christian playing hookey from work, but... Under the circumstances I just don't have the heart to.

Well, my boss came to me some time back "You need to take some sick time off, you have 960 hours"  Me: "But I am not sick" Boss: " Call in, say you are taking ten hours of sick time, I will say Ten Four, feel better. No lies, no questions, no need for you to lose time you have earned, it's not fair as others take their sick time as soon as they get it" Me: "Okay"
So that's how that goes down. I don't abuse it, but I WILL occasionally do exactly what the boss has told me.

[MsJennJenn]

UUSEEE IT DONT LOOOOSEE IT. I always holler to people at work. About PTO etc. Lord knows every single person in any job needs it these days lol.

Dealing with moving stuff. Still waiting on the mover peoples come and pack/pick it up date.
We get keys to new house next week on 8/7. New house has a pool. SO STOKED.

Ready to get thru this move part.
It's becoming super tricky only having one car. Lordy.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I wish everyone would call it pto, when I worked at the school, it was sick days and personal days. I lost tons of sick time because I wasn't going to lie about being sick.
At my last job, they just called it paid time off and you could use it whenever.

[Roscoe]

I wish everyone would call it pto, when I worked at the school, it was sick days and personal days. I lost tons of sick time because I wasn't going to lie about being sick.
At my last job, they just called it paid time off and you could use it whenever.

With the state we have vacation time; sick time; holiday time; and comp time.
I'm blessed to have amazing bosses as above. Basically if I need or want off they make sure it happens. I'm the same as you- not gonna lie about being sick to take it, so when he made it work like that, it makes it easier for me to take time.

[Nelle]

To be fair.. mental health days are sick days. It's all semantics.

This policy has been the hardest for me to move from this job. I can take whatever time I want whenever I want as long as I let them know in advance (obviously except sicknesses) and I try very hard to make sure I make things easy for my coworkers by taking off days there's full coverage otherwise. That's not always paid back to ME in kind, but at least I know I'm doing what I think is right haha. I worked corporate retail for too long with super strict policies to turn my back on all of them, haha.

[MsJennJenn]

To be fair.. mental health days are sick days. It's all semantics.

In all fairness too, I need more of these than actual physical sick days lol.

[Nelle]

I forgot to mention...

My nephew was born July 24th at 12:23 am! He came a week early compared to his due date - so he's a WEEK old today! It's hard to believe he's here already. He's the cutest little guy. His parents haven't shared any photos online, so I'm not either. So you'll just have to believe me that he's one of the most handsome little boys known to the world. LOL.

[Roscoe]

 Life. It be kickin'. Not in a kind way, either.

[Lynx]

I am officially an old man. I just started my first prescription medication. Bah humbug.

So... you know how a lot of people feel like they never did really grow up? "I'm pretty sure I stopped maturing at 17 and I've been faking it ever since." I've felt like that all my life.

Is this when that changes, when you get your first prescription? Is this when you start feeling like you're really an adult?

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Well, it's better to take care of things when needed. I really waited too long on my blood pressure issue. I went front NO medication to quite a bit.

[Nelle]

I am officially an old man. I just started my first prescription medication. Bah humbug.

So... you know how a lot of people feel like they never did really grow up? "I'm pretty sure I stopped maturing at 17 and I've been faking it ever since." I've felt like that all my life.

Is this when that changes, when you get your first prescription? Is this when you start feeling like you're really an adult?

Absolutely not. I've been on medicine for a year or two for BP and before that for stomach issues. I'm not the adult LOL.

[Lynx]

Feh.

Oh well.

[Lynx]

Only two problems.
1 - That shopping cart is full of Airheads (tm) candy.
2 - I'm probably going to die at 51 from what the Airheads spokeman will claim is "probably natural causes."