I'm having one of those Mondays. Went to work and found my person really sick. She didn't want me to stay because she didn't want to give me whatever she has. Ok, called the office and home I went.
Since I have time on my hands decided to work on the internet issue. Still having internet problems, called the phone company and waiting for them to return my call since nothing worked over the phone. My computer doesn't have Internet, but the boys have it. The youngest is plugged right into the phone jack, which is what I wanted to do when all this started in the first place. I figure the boys can run off the router. Anyway............
The oldest reset the password on the router and now my ipod has no Internet. Won't accept the new password either. Have to wait on him for that.
Tried over the weekend to access my checking account online and I don't know what I did but I messed up the password on the account and can't get online. Called the 1-800 number and they system is down so they couldn't help me until possible tomorrow.
The battery decided to die in the car yesterday. We went and had it tested and bought a new one. Do you know we couldn't find any shop to put in the battery because we didn't buy it from them?? So, everywhere we went we had to leave a kid in the car because I didn't know if the car would start again if I shut it off. Got home and had a neighbor install the battery. When we bought the battery I asked they sales guy if the battery was the problem with the car not wanting to start. If it doesn't start it has to sit about 10 minutes and then it will start. Weird. The guy said it was the battery. Well, after we had the battery changed, and hubby was ready to go to work, wouldn't you know it, the car wouldn't start. Guess it's not the battery.
Hubby sold the iphone because I think it really hurt paying all the money for just one phone. Him and the youngest bought used phones. I didn't care for the iphone because I just never had any service where I was. I was ok with getting rid of it. Hubby set up a new plan with a different carrier, one I have service with, and put the youngests phone on and bought me a new phone. I hope eventually he will upgrade his phone and put it on the plan we have now. We pay less for 2 phones than we were paying for the iphone.
So now I'm calling it a day, crawling back in bed and will try again tomorrow, lol. Way to early for all these problems, lol.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Lazy Saturday afternoon
Comfortably Saturday afternoons are made for doing nothing. At least in my mind anyway, lol. Finally got to make the banana bread I've been saying I was going to make for the past 2 days now. I have so many cucumbers and zucchini I don't know what to do with all of them. So, I've been on the search for recipes. I found a recipe for refrigerator pickles for the cucumbers that I've made. But I really don't need any more than one jar in the fridge since they last for like a year. I've come across a recipe to freeze them so I'll probably only try one or two containers that way. I have been eating a lot of cucumber soup though, lol! I've been eating a lot of zucchini to. I'll make bread out of some of the zucchini maybe tomorrow, if I get home early enough. Either way it's stuffed zucchini for dinner tomorrow night.Really not much else going on, just working and trying to keep up with the produce from the garden. I have no idea what I'm going to do when the green beans and tomatoes start. We also have some cantaloupes that from the look of the flowers on the plants, we are going to be eating them forever to, lol. Glad my throat is on the mend!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Another busy day
Yesterday was so busy it was dinner time by the time I finally got home to stay. Had my follow up appt with doc. In 12 weeks she's taking me off the antacid and of course wants blood to check my calcium level. I still have a script for blood work from June from my physical that needs to be done. My problem is I work early everyday. Not sure how if she's going to get any blood from me, lol. But, hopefully I can go off and stay off.
Let the youngest go driving on the back roads. Found myself mostly just daydreaming and not really paying much attention to what he was doing. Until I heard the tree branches scraping along the side of the car or we were over in the other lane, lol. But, practice and more practice. Hubby refuses to go with him.
On a whim I put an application in with another agency. The interview was this afternoon. Everything went well at the interview and I passed my tests. Amazed myself at how much I really do remember because I don't use much of it on a regular basis. One of the draw backs is it is a pay decrease, even with shift differences and bonuses and orientation is in their one office that is a hour and a half away for me. I do have time to think on this though, and maybe I won't get the job either, who knows. It started out more as curiosity than anything else and now I'm thinking maybe because they give you no less than a certain amount of hours. But, not sure how many visits I have to make in a day to get that time in for the week either. But they are new to the area, only been around here for 2 years, so there's room for growth to. I'll have to sleep on it and go from there.
When I was driving home today I took a good look at the trees and some had leaves starting to change color. I sure hope the cooler air is on the way soon to!
Let the youngest go driving on the back roads. Found myself mostly just daydreaming and not really paying much attention to what he was doing. Until I heard the tree branches scraping along the side of the car or we were over in the other lane, lol. But, practice and more practice. Hubby refuses to go with him.
On a whim I put an application in with another agency. The interview was this afternoon. Everything went well at the interview and I passed my tests. Amazed myself at how much I really do remember because I don't use much of it on a regular basis. One of the draw backs is it is a pay decrease, even with shift differences and bonuses and orientation is in their one office that is a hour and a half away for me. I do have time to think on this though, and maybe I won't get the job either, who knows. It started out more as curiosity than anything else and now I'm thinking maybe because they give you no less than a certain amount of hours. But, not sure how many visits I have to make in a day to get that time in for the week either. But they are new to the area, only been around here for 2 years, so there's room for growth to. I'll have to sleep on it and go from there.
When I was driving home today I took a good look at the trees and some had leaves starting to change color. I sure hope the cooler air is on the way soon to!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Kicking myself in the butt
A few months ago when the warmer weather decided it was here to stay I decided to get rid of all the clothes that's been hanging around in my closet that just didn't fit anymore. To small, never fit right, etc. And I kept thinking I would eventually get back into it, yet again. Never happened. So donated it went. Yesterday I had a little extra money and decided to see what I could find that fits me better. Ended up with 2 pairs of jeans and 2 pairs of shorts, in a smaller size. My old size, the one that I donated so much clothes in. The one I could be pulling out and wearing now size. It figures the one time I actually give up hope and get rid of something, that is the time I lose enough to wear it again.I have decided that anything I buy has to be super cheap because I may not stay this size. Ok, I hope to not stay this size, lol. But I don't want to spend a lot on money on things that this time next year might not fit either. Went out today because I just was so aggravated with all the cave men that I needed to get away. Went looking in another favorite store. Came out very disappointed. Very little that was on sale or clearanced was in my size. What was in my size I didn't like. I don't like the tops with the bands around the bottom, not crazy about tops with narrow or wide elastic in the waist and then ruffles on the bottom, don't wear short shorts. Came home with a tank top that has side panels in a darker color and 2 pairs of earrings, like I need more, lol!
Hubby had to work early because once again it's only the two of them. That whole situation irritates me. The unemployment rate is higher than it's ever been and his so called boss can never find anyone to work. He found someone to work 5 weeks and that's it. Just don't understand how you can run a business like that.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Here come the gray hairs
Took the youngest this morning to take his written drivers test. He passed. When I went to get the oldest from work, I took the youngest along because the oldest works at the local high school and the lot is basically empty, so I let him do some driving around the school grounds. He went out on the road for a short distance in front of the school because there wasn't much traffic. Basically in one entrance and out the other. He ran into a little traffic with the shift change and people coming and going from the fitness center, but basically he did well for his real first try. He's been driving up and down our driveway for a while now.
His problems are stopping, either to far forward or to far back, staying on his side of the road, and his wide, wide turns. But, by the time we were done he was recognizing his mistakes and trying to correct them the next time, so that's a good thing. No way is he ready for the road yet, but once he gets comfortable driving around the school parking lot I'll take him down some back roads with little traffic.
I just need to stock up on the hair dye, lol.
His problems are stopping, either to far forward or to far back, staying on his side of the road, and his wide, wide turns. But, by the time we were done he was recognizing his mistakes and trying to correct them the next time, so that's a good thing. No way is he ready for the road yet, but once he gets comfortable driving around the school parking lot I'll take him down some back roads with little traffic.
I just need to stock up on the hair dye, lol.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Well maybe
I think my computer issues are resolved. Maybe. It has been acting super weird lately though. The boys have rearranged things so we all can be on at the same time, well, they can, today is my test run.
Today is the last on the nicer weather. Of course, it waits to get super hot and humid once I go back to work. Neither place has ac or a fan so I'll be sweating the weight off to, lol! I've decided that I have to see if I can get a few pairs of shorts for the rest of the summer. The ones I have now are all getting to big. Can't stand pants with a baggy butt! I have taken some shorts that are just way to big and put them away. Now I have to do that with some tops. At the beginning of the warmer weather I took and donated all the stuff that was to tight. Now I'm wishing I had that stuff. What I did save, because I just couldn't part with it, fits comfortably now. But some tops the necks are sliding off to the shoulder. Can't have that, it's annoying.
The new medicine seems to be agreeing with me for the most part, so I'll wait 3 weeks and see how my throat is after that. I have noticed that I can eat or drink really cold things, so that's a step in the right direction. Bought apples when I went food shopping and made myself a baked apple today. Boy, was that good! Put me in the mood for Fall. Hoping September is a nice normal cool September, but hubby was telling me he heard it's still supposed to be warmer than normal. Hope his source is wrong.
Went back to work yesterday and got a totally new schedule. Fine with me, I'm tired of being home and broke. I used to think I didn't want to work, now I'm not so sure. It's nice being home and doing what I want, but there are days being home makes me crazy. Maybe because there's so much to do I don't know where to start.
Been working on the outline for my paper. When I start this I make sure the boys are occupied and hubby is at work. It never fails, just as I get going, a kid has a want. Every time! No wonder this is taking forever. I need a secret room that only I know about and lock myself in there, lol. Our town is building a brand new library. We did need a new library, the current building is super, super small. The problem I have with this new library is they built it right next to a vacant elementary school. The reason the school building wasn't used is because it would cost to much money to fix the heating and ac units for the building. Ok, but the new library is costing over 2 million, yes million, to build. You can't tell me it costs more than that to fix the heating and ac in an existing building. The new library was supposed to be done my mid-summer. Now it supposed to be done mid-September, if they get the funding needed because they are about 500,000 short. All card holders got a itemized list of possible donations along with a map of the new building. The map I kept it's supposed to have a separate area for studying. I was eyeing the location as a possible get away spot to work on my paper.
The tomato plants are full of green tomatoes, very few red ones yet. We aren't getting many even from the mature tomato plant we bought early. Guess there's no rushing it. Lots of cucumbers are coming and only a few zucchini so far. Hubby just picked some okra today, the first ones. We actually have eggplant coming to. That's a first for us. The broccoli and cauliflower seem to be taking their own sweet time. They are one of the first ones we get, even before the zucchini. Guess everything will be late this year since we planted late because the last frost was late. This was the first year we didn't put manure in the soil before we planted and it shows. Hubby has been keeping up with the weeding of the garden though. He's even been weeding the flower beds this year. Fine with me, lol!
Today is the last on the nicer weather. Of course, it waits to get super hot and humid once I go back to work. Neither place has ac or a fan so I'll be sweating the weight off to, lol! I've decided that I have to see if I can get a few pairs of shorts for the rest of the summer. The ones I have now are all getting to big. Can't stand pants with a baggy butt! I have taken some shorts that are just way to big and put them away. Now I have to do that with some tops. At the beginning of the warmer weather I took and donated all the stuff that was to tight. Now I'm wishing I had that stuff. What I did save, because I just couldn't part with it, fits comfortably now. But some tops the necks are sliding off to the shoulder. Can't have that, it's annoying.
The new medicine seems to be agreeing with me for the most part, so I'll wait 3 weeks and see how my throat is after that. I have noticed that I can eat or drink really cold things, so that's a step in the right direction. Bought apples when I went food shopping and made myself a baked apple today. Boy, was that good! Put me in the mood for Fall. Hoping September is a nice normal cool September, but hubby was telling me he heard it's still supposed to be warmer than normal. Hope his source is wrong.
Went back to work yesterday and got a totally new schedule. Fine with me, I'm tired of being home and broke. I used to think I didn't want to work, now I'm not so sure. It's nice being home and doing what I want, but there are days being home makes me crazy. Maybe because there's so much to do I don't know where to start.
Been working on the outline for my paper. When I start this I make sure the boys are occupied and hubby is at work. It never fails, just as I get going, a kid has a want. Every time! No wonder this is taking forever. I need a secret room that only I know about and lock myself in there, lol. Our town is building a brand new library. We did need a new library, the current building is super, super small. The problem I have with this new library is they built it right next to a vacant elementary school. The reason the school building wasn't used is because it would cost to much money to fix the heating and ac units for the building. Ok, but the new library is costing over 2 million, yes million, to build. You can't tell me it costs more than that to fix the heating and ac in an existing building. The new library was supposed to be done my mid-summer. Now it supposed to be done mid-September, if they get the funding needed because they are about 500,000 short. All card holders got a itemized list of possible donations along with a map of the new building. The map I kept it's supposed to have a separate area for studying. I was eyeing the location as a possible get away spot to work on my paper.
The tomato plants are full of green tomatoes, very few red ones yet. We aren't getting many even from the mature tomato plant we bought early. Guess there's no rushing it. Lots of cucumbers are coming and only a few zucchini so far. Hubby just picked some okra today, the first ones. We actually have eggplant coming to. That's a first for us. The broccoli and cauliflower seem to be taking their own sweet time. They are one of the first ones we get, even before the zucchini. Guess everything will be late this year since we planted late because the last frost was late. This was the first year we didn't put manure in the soil before we planted and it shows. Hubby has been keeping up with the weeding of the garden though. He's even been weeding the flower beds this year. Fine with me, lol!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Gggrrrr
This is my last weekend of vacation, back to reality on Monday. It went to fast, even though I didn't get to go anywhere, it still went to fast. The good thing is Sunday is the first day of August. I'm hoping there is an end in sight to this high heat and humidity. Hoping September will have normal temps.
On the hottest day this week hubby and the youngest installed the antenna for local channels. I really only get 3 channels, but have the option of about nine. Nine if we can get the antenna in the right place where all 9 will work, that is. Buy, for now I have one local channel which is the main one I really watch, one channel with nothing but local weather and one channel with old movies and shows. We also got the dish fixed, sort of. they guy came back and moved the dish for the American channels and hooked that one up. The dish for the Hindi channels needs a wire and something else for it to work. That dish didn't have to be moved though. So I have tv again, figures, my vacation is over.
For the past few days I've been having trouble with the Internet connection. We all have. Well, we finally figured out the problem. It's my computer. My Internet is probably getting ready to go, that's why I get kicked off and can't get back on. And neither can anyone else. This is the second computer that I've had the Internet connection go on. Maybe it's me. The youngest has set up his computer for me to use for now. It's probably cheaper to get a new modem than to replace the Internet connection on my computer. Have to think on this because there are other things that have to come first. But at the same time, class starts again in September. Going to back up all my files though before the connection completely goes.
Haven't' gone anywhere since Thursday and I'm bored! Tired of sitting home. Tomorrows church and probably food shopping since I don't' have much produce left. I'm liking how I feel by eating differently, loving the weight loss, but cooking every meal from scratch is starting to bother me. Made stuffed zucchini for dinner last night with the zucchini from the garden. The kids got theirs stuffed with chicken, spaghetti sauce and cheese. Mine was stuffed with a little chicken, and only because I needed the protein, and a fresh tomato. No cheese for me. But it was ssooooo good. Could really taste the fresh tomato. Yum!
Finally heard from the doc about my test. He says it's acid reflux. Says the acid is coming way to high up and I will probably need to stay on an antacid for a very long time. Well, we'll see about that one. He gave me a different one which I'm glad about. No problems with it except I keep forgetting to take it before dinner. I remember in the mornings though. I'm going to keep taking it and keep eating the way I have been and see what happens from there.
There are days, like today, when eating this way really irritates me. I haven't slipped up yet either and as long as I don't I'll be ok. I know all it will take is one slip and that will make it easier the next time. I think if I ca figure out a way to make the food look better it won't be such a hassle for me and easier for me to keep doing. Made cauliflower and potato for hubby and the boys today. Boy I wanted that, but I know I can't have it, especially since hubby helped with it and he really spiced it up. Boys loved it though, lol!
On the hottest day this week hubby and the youngest installed the antenna for local channels. I really only get 3 channels, but have the option of about nine. Nine if we can get the antenna in the right place where all 9 will work, that is. Buy, for now I have one local channel which is the main one I really watch, one channel with nothing but local weather and one channel with old movies and shows. We also got the dish fixed, sort of. they guy came back and moved the dish for the American channels and hooked that one up. The dish for the Hindi channels needs a wire and something else for it to work. That dish didn't have to be moved though. So I have tv again, figures, my vacation is over.
For the past few days I've been having trouble with the Internet connection. We all have. Well, we finally figured out the problem. It's my computer. My Internet is probably getting ready to go, that's why I get kicked off and can't get back on. And neither can anyone else. This is the second computer that I've had the Internet connection go on. Maybe it's me. The youngest has set up his computer for me to use for now. It's probably cheaper to get a new modem than to replace the Internet connection on my computer. Have to think on this because there are other things that have to come first. But at the same time, class starts again in September. Going to back up all my files though before the connection completely goes.
Haven't' gone anywhere since Thursday and I'm bored! Tired of sitting home. Tomorrows church and probably food shopping since I don't' have much produce left. I'm liking how I feel by eating differently, loving the weight loss, but cooking every meal from scratch is starting to bother me. Made stuffed zucchini for dinner last night with the zucchini from the garden. The kids got theirs stuffed with chicken, spaghetti sauce and cheese. Mine was stuffed with a little chicken, and only because I needed the protein, and a fresh tomato. No cheese for me. But it was ssooooo good. Could really taste the fresh tomato. Yum!
Finally heard from the doc about my test. He says it's acid reflux. Says the acid is coming way to high up and I will probably need to stay on an antacid for a very long time. Well, we'll see about that one. He gave me a different one which I'm glad about. No problems with it except I keep forgetting to take it before dinner. I remember in the mornings though. I'm going to keep taking it and keep eating the way I have been and see what happens from there.
There are days, like today, when eating this way really irritates me. I haven't slipped up yet either and as long as I don't I'll be ok. I know all it will take is one slip and that will make it easier the next time. I think if I ca figure out a way to make the food look better it won't be such a hassle for me and easier for me to keep doing. Made cauliflower and potato for hubby and the boys today. Boy I wanted that, but I know I can't have it, especially since hubby helped with it and he really spiced it up. Boys loved it though, lol!
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