Archives for September, 2009
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
So, I decided to throw in a quick load of clothes to wash after I got home from work today. I was going through the pile and wondering if the black and white shirt should go in the darks or lights when all of the sudden I see a dead mouse. Not just a dead mouse- but a dead mouse in a trap! It took everything in me not to scream – I really was going to- but I thought of how the baby was trying to go to bed and the fact that Erin and John didn’t even know I was in house and it would freak them out. So I just ran. I dropped everything and ran. I went into the computer room where Jim was hard at rest and said “so…if you think that a fake dead mouse in a mouse trap in the laundry is funny it is not.” Meanwhile my legs are shaking cuz I think I am going to pass out. “What? A dead mouse?” then he remembers. “Oh ya, the bug guy put some mouse traps on the basement ledges”
- it caught one and it fell down in to my laundry. I think I will just pass out later.
I don’t like finding dead things in my laundry….or anywhere for that matter.
I still remember my friend that had nine kids and the strange things that she would find in her laundry. They could fill a book. I guess I got off lucky!
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
So, I just wrote this amazingly long blog all about what I have been thinking and doing and why I have been so busy….I posted it- then went to the site to check it out. I tried to edit a word I had put in by accident and poof… like bad magic it was all gone. So I hit “refresh”- really bad move. I don’t know where in the WWW all my ponderings have landed but I don’t want to write it all over again. He is the condensed version.
Been really busy at work- was promoted to “sales lead” or “part time assistant manager” which ever you want to call it. I really like retail- I like helping people and enjoy learning new things – like how to fill a dumpster in ten minutes or less….
I have been looking forward to the up coming book club meeting next week. We read The Hunger Games and I really enjoyed it. I liked it so much that I bought the set for my son- my favorite son- I sent him Hunger Games and the second in the series Catching fire. He read them both- loved them both- and I did too. Can’t wait for that group meeting!
Also…. my friendship quilt is just about done and is supposed to be completed by the first weekend of October. I have to check in with the three other friends that are working with the same fabrics to see if they are close to done. I hope I finish it on time….since it was my idea.
Yah…. I think that was about it. I just hope that this gets posted and not sent off into the great can’t find that post.
Oh- one more thing. I do want to try to blog more often. I miss it. And I miss the comments I had been getting. So keep checking again….
I am back!
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
It has been some time since I have written on my blog. I think I will make it a goal to try harder at this. I enjoy doing it- it is just finding the time. Since I started to work in sales I have been keeping very busy. I love the job! That is surprising to me! I am good at it and I love helping people with things they need. It may sound silly- but when someone comes into the store and hasn’t been able to find jeans that fit and I can help them, or an outfit that makes them look great for a special event they will be attending- I just love it. There are those occasional people that are cranky or hard to deal with- but I can just let them go out of my mind as soon as they are out of the store. Keep moving forward. I have been putting in more hours than when I first started because I was promoted to sales lead or part time assistant manager. Which ever one you want to call it. I love learning new things and it has been fun for me to learn the ins and outs for retail. Like today- I learned the outs…..how to take out so many boxes I filled the dumpster. All very exciting.
I have still had time to look forward to book club coming up. We will be talking about The Hunger Games this time around. Everyone in the group seems very excited about this meeting. I really enjoyed the book and have read the second in the series. Catching Fire. I loved them so much I bought my son a set of his own and mailed them off. He texted me to say he read them both and really loved them.
I also have a quilt to finish up! Remember back in April I posted about a friendship quilt- I have mine all done- the goal was to finish them be the first weekend of October- I just need to put the binding on. I need to check in with my three other friends to see where they are with theirs and hope for pictures to post soon.
I have been enjoying work and spending time with family and just keeping busy.
This past weekend was Camper’s first birthday! That grandbaby of mine is just growing so fast. I can’t believe how fast the time goes by when you have little ones around. It never seemed like that when I was the mom taking care of the “little ones.”
I think that is all I can think to write about right now. I really hope to do better with this blog of mine!
So, I was just thinking how sometimes life gets so busy that I forget to blog about what is going on when it is going on. So this is sorta a list of things I forgot to blog about last week.
1. I went to my book club meeting and had a great time! The book we read was The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas. I really loved this book. I got to sorta “run the meeting” . I tried really hard to keep the group on topic and think I did an ok job. We also had yummy goodies to eat after. (Thanks Robin!)
2. I have been having weird and or scary dreams for weeks now. I don’t know why, but if it isn’t some weird dream about someone random becoming the Bishop in our church ward then it is just scary hard to describe dreams. Which ever the case I am not feeling rested when I wake up. I some think I need a sleep number bed or something.
3. I finished reading the next book for book club- The Hunger Games….loved it. Can’t wait for the next one to get here. One of the sweetest things my husband did for me….he saw my list of books for the rest of the year for book club and went to the bookstore with me and we got them all! (Thanks Erin for finding them so fast for me!)
4. I keep saying I will work on my quilt but don’t get to it. I just have to put on the binding. I want to finish this one so that I can start my next one!
5. I looked up when the next shop hop will be! Paulette get ready! Oct 18th (I think) that few days around there anyways.
6. Everyday I want to write about the amazing things that my Grandbaby does. He is so amazing. I love seeing him growing and getting big! He is talking more and reminds me of his mom when she was a baby- the way he takes in everything around him- and my son when he was a baby- the way he loves to laugh and play. I wonder what my daughters husband was like as a baby- but I do see a lot of his dad in him. In fact, one of my favorite things is to watch the baby get so happy and excited when dadadadada comes into the room! He sure loves his dad.
7. My husband is officially in the Bishopric of our ward. He was called to serve as the second counselor. He is really excited – except for the wearing of the suit thing. LOL
I can’t think of much else. This week is about over and the only things I can think to write about is that finally we are having nice weather, I am enjoying my job and get to meet with the Regional Manager on Friday to see about being an assistant manager. I haven’t been there long and to already be asked if I would be interested in the job is excitingI think this is a pretty good update for right now. I am gonna go look for something to read.
