COLD!

GOSH IT SURE HAS BEEN COLD HERE LATELY. THE OTHER MORNING WITH THE WIND CHILL --IT WAS ABOUT 4 DEGREES. THE COLD WOULD BE MORE TOLERABLE IF THE WIND WAS NOT BLOWING SO HARD. YESTERDAY WHEN THE OLD MAN CALLED FROM WORK AT LUNCH -HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD FEED THE PIGS AND GOAT WHEN HE GOT HOME--I LET HIM. BUT TODAY IS MY DAY OFF AND I WILL BE NEEDING TO SUIT UP IN MY COVER-ALLS. I TRY TO DO THINGS ABOUT 1:00 SO IT IS A LITTLE WARMER THAN IT IS IN THE MORNING AND EVENING. THIS MORNING I SPENT JUST TIDYING UP THE LAUNDRY ROOM--UNTIL WE REMODEL THAT AREA - IT IS PRETTY MUCH A LOST CAUSE. PLUS I ENDED UP HANGING A HEAVY BLANKET ON THE INSIDE BEHIND THE THIN LACE CURTAINS TO KEEP THE REST OF THE HOUSE A LITTLE WARMER.

RILEY AND I JUST GOT FINISHED EATING CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP FOR LUNCH. I USUALLY JUST LET HER DECIDE WHAT SHE WANTS AND I WILL HAVE WHAT SHE IS HAVING. BUT TONIGHT I PROMISED EVERY ONE BREAKFAST FOR SUPPER. ON THE MENU WILL BE BACON-EGGS-FRENCH TOAST---YUMMY!

WELL I MUST BE OFF TO DO MY OUTSIDE CHORES. I THINK I WILL GET MYSELF A POT OF COFFEE TO BREW WHILE I AM OUT THERE--THAT AND THE SOONER I DO IT THE SOONER I DONT HAVE TO SET FOOT OUT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.LOL

WHO CARES?

SO TONIGHT AT WORK MY NEPHEWS GIRLFRIEND WAS ALL UPSET OVER JUST PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE. SHE IS A REALLY SMART GIRL AND SOME PEOPLE DONT LIKE HER BECAUSE OF IT. SHE SAYS ALL SHE WANTS IS FOR PEOPLE TO LIKE HER. I TOLD HER THAT I LOVE HER AND THAT IF PEOPLE CANT ACCEPT THE PERSON THAT SHE IS THAN WHO CARES. I GIVE HER A LITTLE ADVICE ON LIFE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT SAVE HER SOME HEARTACHE. THE BEST FRIENDS THAT YOU HAVE AND WOULD TRUST WITH YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COUNT ON ONE HAND. I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF MINE ARE MY FAMILY. OF COURSE THERE ARE THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT I WONT GIVE THE TIME OF DAY BUT WE WONT GO INTO THAT. SO I SAY TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE. BE YOURSELF--IF SOMEONE DOES NOT LIKE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE SCREW EM'. NOBODYS PERFECT AND YOU HAVE TO WORK ON EVERY RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE WITH ANYONE. YOU WILL NOT LIKE EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF ANYONE, YOU JUST HAVE TO DECIDE IF IT IS WORTH IT.LOL

A MONTH?

WOW I CANT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A WHOLE MONTH SINCE I HAVE SIT DOWN TO FILL YOU ALL IN ON MY LIFE! WELL WE HAD A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AS USUAL AND WERE GLAD TO GET THING BACK TO AS NORMAL AS THEY GET AROUND HERE. THAT AND RILEY STARTED TO GET A COLD RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THAT I POSTED LAST AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE WE TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE SHE HAD A REAL BAD EAR INFECTION THAT SHE DID NOT EVEN COMPLAIN OF UNTIL 9:30 THAT NIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN GOING ROUNDS WITH THAT SINCE THEN. I TOOK HER TO THE DR ON MONDAY AND IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT SHE MAY BE ALLERGIC TO THE DOG. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE HAVE KEPT IN THE HOUSE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SO THEY PUT HER ON CLARITIN TO SEE IF WE CAN GET HER STRAIGHTED OUT.

OF COURSE I AM STILL WORKING AT BOB EVANS AND GETTING MORE TIRED OF IT ALL THE TIME. I REALLY WANTED TO QUIT BY CHRISTMAS BUT FOR THE HOURS I WORK AND THE FACT THAT I DONT HAVE TO DO THE " I ONLY HAVE THIS MUCH TO GET GROCERIES AND WHATS ON THE LIST IS THE NECESSITIES." ITS QUITE SPOILING. AND EVERETT AND THE KIDS HAVE GOTTEN INTO A ROUTINE NOW. ALSO I STILL HAVE THE PIGS TO FEED. HOPEFULLY BY SUMMER THE OLD MAN WILL HAVE GOTTEN ANOTHER RAISE AND WE WILL SEE. I JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO DO BOTH HOME AND WORK. SO THE SAGA CONTINUES.

WELL TONIGHT IS MY LEAST FAVORITE NIGHT TO WORK. I LOVE MONDAYS BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE TEENAGER THAT SERVES WITH US AND IT IS LAID BACK AND EVERYONE HELPS ONE ANOTHER. ON WEDNESDAYS I AM THE ONLY ADULT SERVER. NO ONE ELSE IS EVEN OUT OF SCHOOL. I LOVE THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY BUT WHEN YOU PUT A BUNCH TOGETHER THEY LIKE TO DRIVE ME CRAZY.

WELL SORRY IT HAS BEEN SO LONG BUT I WILL TRY TO START POSTING MORE OFTEN. IT JUST SEEMS TO BE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER AROUND HERE--JUST THIS MORNING I HAD TO UNCLOG THE DRAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS WATER IN THE BASEMENT. RIGHT NOW ONE CHILD IS DEMANDING HER SHOWER AND THE OTHER IS GETTING READY TO START A SCHOOL PROJECT. TAKE CARE