On Dec 27th, Brian (Lois's husband) is heading to Guam till March.
Lois said that they will be spending Christmas Eve with his family. On Christmas Day instead of spending it with her family, they decided to spend it alone just the three of them. She said on Dec 26th Brian and Philip will be spending the whole day together just the two of them.
This is going to be hard for all of them, but ESPECIALLY for Philip. Can't imagine how hard it will be for a 10 year old to be apart from his dad that long.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Cabin fever.....
As most of you know my last day of work was Dec 12. We WERE scheduled to return Jan 5, then it got moved to Jan 12, and NOW they are saying Jan 19. HOWEVER Jan 19th is a scheduled holiday, and since I can't see them paying all of us TRIPLE time I have a feeling we will be going back Jan 20th. (It's times like this that I'm glad my supervisor don't mind texting.) ;) Anyway that's 38/39 total DAYS off from work. This is only 25 mins into day 8, and already I'm going nuts.
I haven't left the house this week except church on Sunday, eat out at Red Lobster on Monday for my dad's birthday, and catch Lois's son's, Philip's, Christmas program and then grab lunch afterwards on Wed.
Church Wed night was cancelled due to the slick roads.
So, when my mom said on Sat. "we're going to F. to work on the house. Wanna go?" I JUMPED at the chance. Just to GO somewhere was enough.
However my dad had another idea as we were heading home. Instead of going straight across 31 towards home we went to Indy instead. At first I thought this is strange, and then when we merged onto 465 I thought ok my curiousity is perked. My dad laughed when I said "So..... are we driving around 465 to see how long it takes us?" We ended up at Washington Square mall, which I haven't been to in YEARS. I didn't care about where we went or what we did, just to get out of the house was MORE than enough. ;)
This coming week shouldn't be as bad... After all got church in the morning, heading to F afterwards, got a dress fitting (gag gag. Just kidding Ashley. I can't WAIT to try on my dress. Blah.Can't you just SEE my excitement?? LOL) Monday afternoon, a Jr church/kids club Christmas party Tues evening, and Grandma's for Christmas Day. Only thing is we don't have anything planned for Christmas Eve which just seems wrong somehow.
I know in another couple weeks from now I'll be counting down the days to go back to work. Only thing is when I do go back to work it's going to be a MESS. We lost 47 people in our dept on my shift ALONE. Can't run with whole lines missing.
I haven't left the house this week except church on Sunday, eat out at Red Lobster on Monday for my dad's birthday, and catch Lois's son's, Philip's, Christmas program and then grab lunch afterwards on Wed.
Church Wed night was cancelled due to the slick roads.
So, when my mom said on Sat. "we're going to F. to work on the house. Wanna go?" I JUMPED at the chance. Just to GO somewhere was enough.
However my dad had another idea as we were heading home. Instead of going straight across 31 towards home we went to Indy instead. At first I thought this is strange, and then when we merged onto 465 I thought ok my curiousity is perked. My dad laughed when I said "So..... are we driving around 465 to see how long it takes us?" We ended up at Washington Square mall, which I haven't been to in YEARS. I didn't care about where we went or what we did, just to get out of the house was MORE than enough. ;)
This coming week shouldn't be as bad... After all got church in the morning, heading to F afterwards, got a dress fitting (gag gag. Just kidding Ashley. I can't WAIT to try on my dress. Blah.Can't you just SEE my excitement?? LOL) Monday afternoon, a Jr church/kids club Christmas party Tues evening, and Grandma's for Christmas Day. Only thing is we don't have anything planned for Christmas Eve which just seems wrong somehow.
I know in another couple weeks from now I'll be counting down the days to go back to work. Only thing is when I do go back to work it's going to be a MESS. We lost 47 people in our dept on my shift ALONE. Can't run with whole lines missing.
Monday, December 15, 2008
A Captainless Poppet....
I've NEVER been one to accept change easily. It's always been hard for me when things change. It actually took me YEARS to accept a new pastor when Grandpa and Grandma T moved to F. It wasn't till our current pastor that I was FINALLY able to accept a different pastor. So with that said...........
Last Thursday at work they laid off 300 some people at our factory and not sure how many from Aaron's.. Aaron was one that got laid off indefinitely. He and Chris are taking it better than I expected. Her mom is more upset about it than they are.
With all the layoffs, some people got moved around. Lois is going to a different department on day shift when we come back from Christmas break (which started Dec 13 and ends Jan 12) Which means I won't see her.
No more after work Ihop, Steak N Shake, and Walmart nights. Which also means no going out for lunch either. Also our hours are changing. Instead of 3PM-11, when we go back it will be 3:30PM-12AM. This really STINKS, and it's going to be a HUGE adjustment. Truth is, I'm not up for this kind of adjustment, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Last Thursday at work they laid off 300 some people at our factory and not sure how many from Aaron's.. Aaron was one that got laid off indefinitely. He and Chris are taking it better than I expected. Her mom is more upset about it than they are.
With all the layoffs, some people got moved around. Lois is going to a different department on day shift when we come back from Christmas break (which started Dec 13 and ends Jan 12) Which means I won't see her.
No more after work Ihop, Steak N Shake, and Walmart nights. Which also means no going out for lunch either. Also our hours are changing. Instead of 3PM-11, when we go back it will be 3:30PM-12AM. This really STINKS, and it's going to be a HUGE adjustment. Truth is, I'm not up for this kind of adjustment, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Giving the bride a bath????
It's funny how when you're little you completely misunderstand things. I remember my mom mentioning baby showers and I HONESTLY thought "what's the big deal about watching someone give a baby a bath?"
Well, I'm older and wiser and ATTEMPTING to host and put together my first bridal and POSSIBLY baby shower. Yes, you heard me right your's truely is putting together Ashley's bridal shower and Chris's baby shower (IF no one else puts one together for her.)
I know as maid of honor this is my "duty." I guess duty isn't the right word because I'm actually looking a little forward to this challenge. I just have no idea what I'm doing. So of course Google is becoming a REALLY good friend.
Hmmmm. Anyone want to bring the soap??
Well, I'm older and wiser and ATTEMPTING to host and put together my first bridal and POSSIBLY baby shower. Yes, you heard me right your's truely is putting together Ashley's bridal shower and Chris's baby shower (IF no one else puts one together for her.)
I know as maid of honor this is my "duty." I guess duty isn't the right word because I'm actually looking a little forward to this challenge. I just have no idea what I'm doing. So of course Google is becoming a REALLY good friend.
Hmmmm. Anyone want to bring the soap??
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Bah Humbug!!!!!!!!
Yeah, yeah yeah, two posts in one day. Go figure......
Okay, so this year I'm having a HORRIBLE time getting into the Christmas spirit. I THOUGHT wrapping gifts, putting up lights, buying Christmas for the less fortunate, listening to Christmas cds, watching Christmas movies, and looking at lights would put me in the mood for Christmas, but alas it hasn't.
I just CANT get into it this year. Maybe it's because everything seems so bleak? I don't know. Anyway, anyone have any ideas how to shake this depression I've found myself in??????
Okay, so this year I'm having a HORRIBLE time getting into the Christmas spirit. I THOUGHT wrapping gifts, putting up lights, buying Christmas for the less fortunate, listening to Christmas cds, watching Christmas movies, and looking at lights would put me in the mood for Christmas, but alas it hasn't.
I just CANT get into it this year. Maybe it's because everything seems so bleak? I don't know. Anyway, anyone have any ideas how to shake this depression I've found myself in??????
Very interesting site I found!!!!!
I was looking for a VERY short lived tv series on dvd. There are no release dates for it on dvd, so I went to a hard to find movies website thing and mentioned I was looking for this series. They referred me to ioffer.com.
This site is AMAZING. You can find and buy just about anything on dvd. They have old made for tv movies from the 80s on it.(They even have the OLD Wonderful World of Disney movies. Remember those?)
HOWEVER the most AMAZING thing I found were the Broadway shows taped and sold for 8-10 bucks per dvd. I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited bout this. They have not only shows NOW but shows that's already closed, with NO WAY of seeing them. All the quality of the shows are A+s-Bs. They even tell you things like "Head in the way in the first 10 mins, or no visual but audio the first 2o mins".
And it works somewhat like Ebay. You make your offer,(Buy, negotiate or trade) and the seller decides to accept or deny it. There's no auctions, only offers. you leave feedback JUST like on Ebay, and they have non paying bidder alerts. Speaking of Ebay you can even grab your feedback rating and move it to ioffer.
It's AMAZING. Oh, and it's not just movies and dvds, also have TONS of other stuff.
This site is AMAZING. You can find and buy just about anything on dvd. They have old made for tv movies from the 80s on it.(They even have the OLD Wonderful World of Disney movies. Remember those?)
HOWEVER the most AMAZING thing I found were the Broadway shows taped and sold for 8-10 bucks per dvd. I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited bout this. They have not only shows NOW but shows that's already closed, with NO WAY of seeing them. All the quality of the shows are A+s-Bs. They even tell you things like "Head in the way in the first 10 mins, or no visual but audio the first 2o mins".
And it works somewhat like Ebay. You make your offer,(Buy, negotiate or trade) and the seller decides to accept or deny it. There's no auctions, only offers. you leave feedback JUST like on Ebay, and they have non paying bidder alerts. Speaking of Ebay you can even grab your feedback rating and move it to ioffer.
It's AMAZING. Oh, and it's not just movies and dvds, also have TONS of other stuff.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Sad day
This morning I walked into the bathroom to get ready for church, and I found my cat, Tabby, curled up in a ball. I thought at first she was sleeping, but when I petted her, I realized she was gone.
This was Ida's youngest cat, and to say I was sad would be grossly underestimated. It will be hard getting used to the quiet, and not hearing her moving around the house or see her running to greet me when I walk into the house after work.
Since the ground is frozen, my dad took her out into the woods and dropped her off.
If anyone needs any cat things like food, carriers, or anything else I may have feel free to ask. I do have a brand new bag of dry cat food I just opened up. Rather give to someone that needs it than to throw it all away.
This was Ida's youngest cat, and to say I was sad would be grossly underestimated. It will be hard getting used to the quiet, and not hearing her moving around the house or see her running to greet me when I walk into the house after work.
Since the ground is frozen, my dad took her out into the woods and dropped her off.
If anyone needs any cat things like food, carriers, or anything else I may have feel free to ask. I do have a brand new bag of dry cat food I just opened up. Rather give to someone that needs it than to throw it all away.
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