For Today... March 31, 2010

For Today...

March 31, 2010

I haven't kept up with my log for the last couple of days. Jerry and I have been walking the dogs on longer walks now that we have some pleasent weather to enjoy. Monday, we got lost and a 1/2 mile walk turned closer to 2 miles, at least. We went back today and stuck to the paved pathes. Macon was well behaved last time and not so much this time. Although it wasn't the ideal walk, it was still a good walk. We then went driving and got lost on the back roads. That's ok, though as we really needed to ge out for a bit. We really needed to be away from the camper for a bit.

Today is call in day for Jerry's un-employment. Hopefully, Friday's being a bank holiday won't mess with it being put on his debit card. We don't know for sure until then.

While we were waiting for NCIS to come on last night. I had Jerry help me with a grocery list. All in all it's not a long list and most of whats on the list "should" last us about two weeks.

　

Outside my window... The sky is clear and blue, the ground is drying for the last weekend rains and the tempature is very pleasent. The trees are starting to leaf out, and many of the flowering trees are in full bloom. I took a couple of pictures of a pine tree and a tulip popular this morning.

I am thinking... We are going crazy, waiting for a phone call. It's really eating at our nerves and we have to be very vilagent not to take it out on each other that Jerry isn't working, yet. He's looking as hard as he knows how, to find a job. Checking all the resources he knows of for work. Internet, making phone calls, filling in apps and talking to others who may have a lead on a job.

I am thankful for... being able to spend time with my Hubby, right now. We are able to get out and enjoy the weather together. Winter was too cold and too long to really want to go out and do anything. Now, we can walk some trails and just be outside in the fresh air.

From the kitchen... Breakfast was two egg and ham burritos, and a bowl of cereal. Lunch is a can of tomato soup. Dinner was Salad and a couple of burritoes each. I took my steam basket and put it in one of my cast iron skillets to keep them off the bottom of the skillet and put a lid on top. They were done but not really hot. I wasn't sure how long to cook them that way.

I am wearing... light grey sweat pants and my light purple Eagles nest t-shirt. The sleeve of it got ripped last week, when Macon took off after a bug and dumped me out of my chair. Luckly I only ended up with a few scratches on my arm from hitting the ground.

I am reading... emails and some recipes I found loose in the back of the van. I need to put them on my computer.

I am hoping... The same thing I've been hopeing for, for the last 6 months. I'm hoping that Jerry will get a call to go to work.

I am creating... working on some embrodry

I am hearing...(11am ) Y and R is on. There are a few songbirds outside on the power lines singing their love songs.

(8pm) Taps is on.

Around the house... (11am) I haven't done any thing yet, this morning. need to make beds, do dishes and straighten up the living room.

(8 pm) did the dishes and made supper after helping Jerry with the sink problem in the back.

One of my favorite things... Just going out and walking along a path I've not been on before. And also driving around just seeing where a road goes. We found a dairy while we were driving. Too bad we didn't stop to see if we could buy milk straight from the farm there.

A few plans for the rest of the week... Wait to see of the un-employment money is here on Friday or not. If it is, we will have to go do some food shopping.

　

Today, I was helping Jerry play plumber to the camper. We "finally" got the last of the leaks fixed, we think. We had to replace the bathroom sink faucet. Bent up a corner of the sink doing it and now I have to be careful(er) wiping down the counter back there. Hopefully now the floor will dry out.

We have also be job hunting. Monday and Tuesday we went to the old job site. Still no word. Jerry had a question about a job that was listed on-line. If he applied for it would it change his statis on being a Journeyman electriction since this other job was more of a top helper type job. No, he could apply for it and if he didn't get it, would still be considere for the next journeyman electriction job that comes up. (whew) now if only they would need him for either one of them. Today, driving hither and youn looking for a part for the sink, We happened upon another BE&K job. (what??) We stopped to ask and the man we talked to said he was the man to talk to about the electrical on the job, He had fun making the dogs bark. Gave us directions on the main office for this job. Took us a bit to find it, then a bit to find a parking space as well. But we did it. and Jerry got the information he needed. He'll be applying with this sub-contractor tomorrow. They are out of Birmingham so even if they don't need him here, maybe they will use him elsewhere. Please help pray that this works out.

Bad news on his unemployment today. He has one week coming, not two. that's barely enough to cover the lot rent for a month. I have a very little stashed back, maybe enough for insulin for a week and a few grocries but not much more than that. Jerry's going to be on the phone a lot tomorrow, straightening that out and calling on that job. I can't even ask my kids for a bit of help because they are all as broke as we are.

We have been doing a lot more walking. twice a day, now. This morning, we went to the golf course. Macon didn't do so good this time. He kept pulling and jerking and then stopping and not moving. WE had an eye to eye.. he got a bit better after that. This eveing, We took them to the lower level here. We have to drive to the lower level or Macon will "poop" in the middle of the driveway and that means one of us has to pick it up. (Yucky part of dog ownership) If we drive down, he still poops, but not where anyone is going to say anything about it. We did a bit of walking around both lower level this eveniing. That's made me a bit winded but not as bad as it would have last week if I had tried to walk that much at one time.

For Today... March 26, 2010

For Today... March 26, 2010

Outside my window... It's cool and grey out. Very dreary looking. Not the best of days to be outside, but sure beats all that cold and ice we had last month.

I am thinking... ( 11am ) I'm feeling good. I'm getting outside more, walking more and getting more sun and fresh air. I need to remember to go outside more often. I really should spend less time on the computer. I think I'll limit myself to mornings only for a while.

I am thankful for...

From the kitchen... Breakfast was waffels.

I am wearing... light grey sweat pants and a blue flowered top

I am reading... emails

I am hoping... WE get that phone call, today. Beth texted us yesterday, wondering what was up with the satilight service. I texted her back. bill not paid. We can only pay so many of our bills and tv service we are not watching is not high on our list of what we need to pay.

I am creating... I want to work on a quilt block this afternoon while we wait on the laundry to get done. (4 pm ) Well, I had wanted to work on a quilt block. I didn't have a hoop with me so I didn't work on it. I may work on it later this evening.

I am hearing...( 11am ) Y and R is on right now.

Around the house... (11 am ) Got to do laundry today. I seperated the laundry a bit ago, have to take the dogs with us, because they get noisy when we are not home. We'll do the laundry this afternoon. (4pm) Yep, got the laundry done. Talked to a gal with a kid most of the time. Her "ol man" is working out at Hunts and wanted to know about us. I did talk to her about homeschooling and she's thinking about it. The boy is only 3 so she still has a couple of years to think on it.

One of my favorite things...

A few plans for the rest of the week... Still in hopes of a phone call.

For Today... March 24, 2010

For Today... March 24, 2010

Outside my window... Today was Nice. not to hot or too cold. A bit cool when we got up this morning, but not bad. and the sun was out all day long.

I am thinking... The neighbor kids can't go home soon enough. One of the kids broke a beer bottle behind our camper this afternoon. I mentioned it to the parents when James asked to borrow the drill. The kids had to go clean up the broken glass. I told the older boy that I would hate for one of the dogs to get a cut on their paw because of the broken glass. We didn't say who broke the glass. I'm not sure which one it was, but Jerry knows.

I am thankful for... Clear sunny days like today. Although the call didn't come in, we got one call that was promising, until the man said Jerry didn't know what he was talking about. Jerry does know conduit bending and knows it well.

From the kitchen... Jerry made breakfast this morning. Eggs, sausage and potatoes. Lunch was a sandwich and some chips. Dinner was chili with added hamburger. I toasted a couple of pieces of bread to put mine on. Now we are out of bread.

I am wearing... dark blue sweatpants and my wild and free tshirt.

I am reading... I read most of my countrside magazine. I saw one thing in it, that I want Jerry to consider. A moveable fire ring. I know that there are ones you can buy, but I think I'll have to wait a while on that.

I am hoping... that Jerry gets an honest job call soon. The man who called seems to want to have journeyman on the job. but only pay them top helper pay at best. Jerry can bring home more money on his unemployment than what top helper pay is, right now.

I am creating... I empted a box today. I have three or four more boxes to go to storage. There are two more boxes in the back of the van that I need to clear out and put away.

I am hearing... Suvivor is on.

Around the house... not much going on. I need to vacume the floor for sure. It's covered in dog hair.

One of my favorite things... being able to get out and in the sun. May have rain tonight but it still isn't bad weather.

A few plans for the rest of the week... Not many plans right now. Just hanging out and waiting for a phone call.

　

We took the dogs down to the lower level for a bit this morning. My knees hurt a bit from all the walking we did yesterday. found out, we were at the old golf course not the arboritum. I hope to be able to walk at the golf course tomorrown.

We ended up having to re-fax some papers to a man looking to man up a job in B-ham. When he called Jerry back he said that Jerry got all the conduit questions wrong. I don't see how, since Jerry loves running conduit and knows what he's doing and has been doing it for years.

Jerry said that he will just keep going back to the old job site each Monday and re-appling for a job until he gets a job. Can only pray that it's soon.

For Today, March 23, 2010

For Today... March 23, 2010

Yesterday was cool and we just sorta hid in the camper all day long. We did take the dogs for a small walk in the afternoon, but none of us were really wanting to.
We've taken the dogs out once for a long walk already today, and plan on another this afternoon. I have the door open and the vetns up and letting the camper air out.
The neighbors' wife has shown up, with kids. I counted at least 4 kids and there may be 5.. gads. The kids are young, loud and the dogs want to go play with them. Jerry is yelling at the dogs to be quiet and then the kids get louder and the dogs want to go out all the more.. I looked out back, and the kids have scattered beer cans and beer bottles all over the place. I hope they clean it up. I'll just have to wait and see if they pick up or not.
We are doing some minor work on the camper. Jerry thinks he's fixed all the leaks. I hope so. He's putting the bathroom back together. He took off some trim thinking he could get under the sink and now it needs to be pop-rivited back in place. The plastic insert was painted but since it's plastic, the paint isn't staying on it. So I took it outside and used a small sanding block to remove what paint was left on it.

I have the door open and the vents up and it's wonderful to hear the birds singing on the hill. I think We'll sit outisde again this afternoon.

I need to work on some handicrafts sometime soon. I have to repair a quilt that my Great Aunt Duke made back in the late 80's to early 90's.. The seams are coming apart. I have some cotton thread that I'll hand sew the pieces together with. I also want to add a lable to the backside explaining who Aunt Duke was, about when she made this quilt and how old she was when she died. If I recall she was 93 or 96.

4 pm. Jerry and I took a long (to me) walk at the AU Arboritum today. I will need to take my camera with me next time we go. There are many trails there, and many people who let their dogs run loose when it is clearly posted that all dogs must be on a lead. I'm glade we went, but I'm also glade we didn't take the dogs with us.



Outside my window... The sky is blue and there are a few high clouds. I have the windows open and the door open and the slight breeze is blowing the stink out of the camper.

I am thinking... I need to walk more often. Although I still have a cough, it's not as bad as it was and walking seems to have helped it out some. Jerry and I are going to try to go walking more often.

I am thankful for... Good weather and sunshine. I need to get outside more and do more walking and good weather is what I need to do that so I'm thankful for good walking weather.

From the kitchen... Althought I pulled out two cans of chili, I'm not sure yet if I'm going to fix that or some chicken I pulled out of the freezer to thaw a couple of days ago. Breakfast was Sausage, potatoe and eggs for Jerry and cereal for me. I made up some fish salad and had some one crackers for lunch.

I am wearing... Light grey sweatpants and a flowered top.

I am reading... besides email, I wnat to read one of my old "Countryside" magazines.

I am hoping... That Jerry gets the phone call soon Sitting here, waiting for a call is hard on our nerves. We know we are in a good place, but for how long.

I am hearing... We have a movie in the DVD player since we lost cable a couple of hours ago.

Around the house... cleaned up in the bedroom area a bit. Cleaned up in the bathroom as well.

One of my favorite things... Bird song. We have windows open so we can hear the birds in the brush behind the camper.

A few plans for the rest of the week... no plans. Hope to do some more walking this week. and do some more sorting and cleaning up.