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