What a week it has been! I didn't realize how "out of it" I was in respect to being in the work force. So much I've forgotten, so much I need to relearn!
I began working again this week after 6 1/2 years of being a stay-at-home mom. I knew it would be different, but I didn't realize how different. I felt a little like a fish out of water, even though my bosses are dear friends of mine who love the Lord and have great patience and understanding. I had to admit to MM today that I had to get used to the phone. I haven't had a land line in 3 years. I haven't answered a work phone in twice that. So the phone rings, and I honestly don't hear it! I try to pay attention to it, but I get busy doing something and my mind blocks out all other sounds. I have to make a conscious effort to listen for the phone so I can help get it answered.
It's also a very different industry than anything I've worked in. For my last two jobs, in which I worked a total of 20 years, I worked in manufacturing. I was a purchasing manager for 10 of those years. Yes, it was office work, but extremely different from the service-type of industry I'm in now. I didn't have to deal with customers. I was the customer. People came to me offering me products and prices, and I got to shop and get paid for it (every woman's dream job). Now I have to work with the public, learning the names of the teachers and the students, their curriculum and needs, and it's gonna take me a while to get everything straight! I pray each day that I would please my Heavenly Father by doing the best job I can while treating others the way I'd like to be treated.
The perks of this job are simple: I work 4 days a week, Monday through Thursday. I work from 3:00 to 8:15, which gives me plenty of time to homeschool, take care of the house, and make food. I've timed my drive to work: 3 minutes, unless I get caught by the traffic light, in which case it takes 4 minutes. All the teachers have been super nice to me - they all like my daughter, so it's easy to see why they'd be that way, but I do believe they're just all really nice. Most of the teachers are college students, though one is in high school and another is an older guy that's been there for years. They're very professional and polite. It's a great environment to work in.
Of course I've had to really buckle down and keep my commitment to managing my time efficiently. It hasn't been nearly as difficult as I thought it would be, though. In the mornings I make breakfast, then I have my bible study time while eating. I make sure E gets up early as well; no more starting school at 10 am I'm afraid! We start school at 9:00 and go straight till either noon or 1:00, depending on what classes he has. I've used the crock pot to help me, so I don't have to stop and cook, though I have done that as well. Today for instance, I made meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Meatloaf is a quick prep, then it goes in the oven. The potatoes take longer because I make them from scratch, but I didn't make a huge batch so I was able to get them in the pot fairly quickly. Recipes that are quick and simple are my go-to's now (think: 30 minute meals). After lunch I get dressed and put on my makeup, so that we can get some more schoolwork done before I have to leave. While E is doing an online class, I'm doing laundry, preparing the meal, sweeping up dog hair, whatever needs to get done. After work I come home and finish anything that didn't get done earlier, including any pending schoolwork. All in all it has worked out quite smoothly, I'm glad to say. I think I can relax a bit now.
I got a couple of shipments in from Bare Escentuals this week. The palette arrived yesterday and I immediately started to use it. I'm in love! The palette has 4 color groups: pinks, plums, golds and greens. The pinks are a nice neutral, with a brown shade that is really pretty. I used that one yesterday, and the plum colors today. They go on smoothly, blend really well, and last the whole time I'm wearing them. I'm dying to try the greens!
I also received my skincare order, with the Active Cell Renewal Night Serum. I'd used several samples the company had sent me on previous orders, and I could clearly see and feel a difference in my skin. I've also been using the Purifying Facial Cleanser which is gentle on my sensitive skin, and the moisturizer that accompanies it. I love the mild smell; I can't use products with fragrances because they make me break out. This moisturizer doesn't irritate my skin at all. It's been nice using products that are helping my skin rather than harming it.
Of course my weekend won't be very relaxed. My best friend IV got us tickets to see Chris Tomlin in concert tomorrow - it was her Christmas present to us. Our church is having its annual carnival starting tonight, though we passed on it. Our temperatures have taken a bit of a nosedive. It was 50 degrees this morning when I got up, but thanks to the wind chill factor it felt like 43. Tonight the temps are going into the 30's. It was already cold and windy out there when I got off work, and I knew it wasn't going to get any better, so we chose to stay home. Tomorrow my son and his best friend will go to the carnival while the ladies go to the concert. I don't like going without him, but he wants to hang out with his friends, which I totally understand. Saturday will probably be more carnival time, then Sunday we have tickets to see Tim Hawkins, my all-time favorite comedian! My daughter got to see him live years ago, but I wasn't able to go. I'm so excited to see him this year!
That's my wrap up for the work week. I'll do my best to get a post up before the weekend is over. It's gonna be a busy one! God bless and good night.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Monday, Monday
Happy President's Day! Or as we used to say when I was a kid, George Washington's birthday. It used to be specifically about George Washington, then about Washington and Lincoln, then about all the presidents. Our poor first president has gotten lost in the shuffle.
I didn't post yesterday because, quite frankly, I was being lazy. I went to church by myself because my darling little boy woke up with pink eye. Not something he wanted to go sharing with the other parishioners. When I told a couple of my friends about the job they were thrilled for me, which made me feel even better about taking it. Surprisingly, I'm not the least bit nervous. The only thing I keep thinking about is how I'm going to manage my time so that I get everything done and still get where I need to be on time. I hate being late anywhere, and I hate when others are late, something I've had to get used to in this South Florida laid back culture. I want to make sure my family and my employers are taken care of, and that means making sure I manage my time wisely.
After making lunch and putting one load of laundry in the wash, I pretty much sat in front of my computer and watched YouTube videos most of the day. I did do my Bible study, but that was it. I didn't even put the laundry away. As I sat there mindlessly watching other women talk about makeup and fashion and weight loss and blah-blah-blah, I realized why I was having so much trouble figuring out how to manage my time. I've become an expert at wasting it. This has happened in the last couple of months, and I'm only now seeing how bad it's gotten. Well, that's gonna have to change. And fast.
I've decided there's only two YouTubers that I'm going to watch whenever they have videos because they're my favorites: Shelbey Ashburn and Alex Garza. Oh, and Angie at Hot and Flashy. The first two are young girls. I've been watching Shelbey particularly because she does a lot of Bare Minerals videos, especially new product reviews which I enjoy. Angie is a year older than me and does videos geared towards women my age. I'm going to watch their videos when I have time, which will most likely be on the weekends, since my weekdays will be packed. Today I haven't watched any videos, and I've managed to do another load of laundry, put all the clean clothes away, vacuum and mop the floors, cook a chicken pot pie from scratch, take the car in for an oil change, and even watch a couple of episodes of the Tonight Show. I've also got some pot roast meat on the counter which I'm going to put in the crock pot tonight so I don't have to worry about cooking tomorrow. MM has asked me to go in early so she can give me some training, so I won't have time to be in the kitchen cooking. I have lessons to go over with E before I leave for the school. I told her I'd be there between 12:30 and 1:00, and I want to be sure I don't leave any loose ends.
I did go online for something else: dress shopping. I still wanted to find a dress for this wedding, but I'm tired of going to the stores and finding nothing. Either the clothes were for girls in their 20's, or they were for women in their 60's. I fall into neither category, and I certainly don't want to dress like I do. I decided to check out New York and Company again. Score! They had a really good sale, and I found a black velvet Eva Mendes dress on clearance for - get this - $23.98! It is such a pretty dress, in just the right style and color to be appropriate for a special occasion. I know I'll get some use out it. It better fit too - since it's on clearance I can't return it. I'm normally a size 10 in their dresses. I really hope that's the case with this one, because quite frankly, it looks perfect. I can't wait to get it and see how it looks!
Our temperatures are going haywire again. Yesterday we awoke to 41 degree weather; today it was 56. Tomorrow it's supposed to get up into the low 80's, then dip down into the 40's overnight. It's pretty hilarious; one day we're out in flip-flops and the next day we're wearing boots! Yes, South Floridians wear boots. It's quite comical.
I'm gonna shower now, then get that meat in the crock pot before I head on over to bed. Time management means I've gotta get up early (not just wake up early, but literally get out of bed), and that means getting to sleep early, too. I'm gonna try to post every other day so my blog doesn't get monotonous, unless something crazy and exciting happens (though not too crazy, I hope). Good night, ya'll.
I didn't post yesterday because, quite frankly, I was being lazy. I went to church by myself because my darling little boy woke up with pink eye. Not something he wanted to go sharing with the other parishioners. When I told a couple of my friends about the job they were thrilled for me, which made me feel even better about taking it. Surprisingly, I'm not the least bit nervous. The only thing I keep thinking about is how I'm going to manage my time so that I get everything done and still get where I need to be on time. I hate being late anywhere, and I hate when others are late, something I've had to get used to in this South Florida laid back culture. I want to make sure my family and my employers are taken care of, and that means making sure I manage my time wisely.
After making lunch and putting one load of laundry in the wash, I pretty much sat in front of my computer and watched YouTube videos most of the day. I did do my Bible study, but that was it. I didn't even put the laundry away. As I sat there mindlessly watching other women talk about makeup and fashion and weight loss and blah-blah-blah, I realized why I was having so much trouble figuring out how to manage my time. I've become an expert at wasting it. This has happened in the last couple of months, and I'm only now seeing how bad it's gotten. Well, that's gonna have to change. And fast.
I've decided there's only two YouTubers that I'm going to watch whenever they have videos because they're my favorites: Shelbey Ashburn and Alex Garza. Oh, and Angie at Hot and Flashy. The first two are young girls. I've been watching Shelbey particularly because she does a lot of Bare Minerals videos, especially new product reviews which I enjoy. Angie is a year older than me and does videos geared towards women my age. I'm going to watch their videos when I have time, which will most likely be on the weekends, since my weekdays will be packed. Today I haven't watched any videos, and I've managed to do another load of laundry, put all the clean clothes away, vacuum and mop the floors, cook a chicken pot pie from scratch, take the car in for an oil change, and even watch a couple of episodes of the Tonight Show. I've also got some pot roast meat on the counter which I'm going to put in the crock pot tonight so I don't have to worry about cooking tomorrow. MM has asked me to go in early so she can give me some training, so I won't have time to be in the kitchen cooking. I have lessons to go over with E before I leave for the school. I told her I'd be there between 12:30 and 1:00, and I want to be sure I don't leave any loose ends.
I did go online for something else: dress shopping. I still wanted to find a dress for this wedding, but I'm tired of going to the stores and finding nothing. Either the clothes were for girls in their 20's, or they were for women in their 60's. I fall into neither category, and I certainly don't want to dress like I do. I decided to check out New York and Company again. Score! They had a really good sale, and I found a black velvet Eva Mendes dress on clearance for - get this - $23.98! It is such a pretty dress, in just the right style and color to be appropriate for a special occasion. I know I'll get some use out it. It better fit too - since it's on clearance I can't return it. I'm normally a size 10 in their dresses. I really hope that's the case with this one, because quite frankly, it looks perfect. I can't wait to get it and see how it looks!
Our temperatures are going haywire again. Yesterday we awoke to 41 degree weather; today it was 56. Tomorrow it's supposed to get up into the low 80's, then dip down into the 40's overnight. It's pretty hilarious; one day we're out in flip-flops and the next day we're wearing boots! Yes, South Floridians wear boots. It's quite comical.
I'm gonna shower now, then get that meat in the crock pot before I head on over to bed. Time management means I've gotta get up early (not just wake up early, but literally get out of bed), and that means getting to sleep early, too. I'm gonna try to post every other day so my blog doesn't get monotonous, unless something crazy and exciting happens (though not too crazy, I hope). Good night, ya'll.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Finally Friday
Fridays are usually filled with activity at our house. Whether it's school, shopping, laundry, or cleaning, something is always going on. But not today. Today I may as well have filmed an episode of Veggie Tales because that's all I did all day. I vegged.
I wasn't feeling well; not sick, just yucky. My head was achy, my back hurt, and I felt nauseous all day. No, I'm not pregnant. Quite the opposite. There's certain times of the month when a girl just doesn't want to do anything but sit around. So that's what I did.
The kid's dad came over looking for his mail. He had the nerve to ask why the kids hadn't approached his mother at the funeral. The same man that ignored his children the whole time we were there, wanted to know why his kids hadn't gone over to his mother, who has basically ignored us for the past 3 1/2+ years. I told him that, and said we weren't there to make a scene, just to honor his grandmother. He quickly changed the subject, but it irritated me even more than I already was.
Thankfully, I have my Beth Moore bible study to lift my spirits. I'm already on week 1 day 3 and I only just started the study yesterday. I'm certain I'll be caught up by the time Thursday rolls around if I keep up this pace. It shouldn't be too hard - this book is almost impossible to put down!
My friend IV was extremely excited today, because she found out what artist is going to be performing at the Dade County Youth Fair this year during Christian music night. It's Brandon Heath! We love us some Brandon Heath! I loathe going into Miami (the traffic is exasperating) and I'm not a fan of the fair, but I will put up with it just to go see Brandon Heath. It was some much needed good news for the day.
Another highlight of the day: I got a 20% off coupon from Ulta. This is great, because it means I can buy the Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue with this coupon and the $3 off I have on my membership card. A sample is supposed to be included with the eyeliner pencil order that shipped today from Bare Escentuals, and I am really excited to try it out! I've used a tinted moisturizer sample that I got from Ulta and it works well under my foundation; Complexion Rescue is a tinted moisturizer, but it's also a BB and CC cream, and it's supposed to be hydrating. All the things my skin is craving!
I put a nice piece of London broil in the crock pot with some onions, carrots, and beef broth. This is set on low to cook overnight. It takes anywhere from 10-12 hours to cook a roast in the crock pot. The nice thing is, when we get up in the morning, the whole house smells delicious! Heck, it's smelling wonderful already!
That's gonna be it for today. Hoping for a better day tomorrow; trusting God for all my needs. Good night ya'll.
I wasn't feeling well; not sick, just yucky. My head was achy, my back hurt, and I felt nauseous all day. No, I'm not pregnant. Quite the opposite. There's certain times of the month when a girl just doesn't want to do anything but sit around. So that's what I did.
The kid's dad came over looking for his mail. He had the nerve to ask why the kids hadn't approached his mother at the funeral. The same man that ignored his children the whole time we were there, wanted to know why his kids hadn't gone over to his mother, who has basically ignored us for the past 3 1/2+ years. I told him that, and said we weren't there to make a scene, just to honor his grandmother. He quickly changed the subject, but it irritated me even more than I already was.
Thankfully, I have my Beth Moore bible study to lift my spirits. I'm already on week 1 day 3 and I only just started the study yesterday. I'm certain I'll be caught up by the time Thursday rolls around if I keep up this pace. It shouldn't be too hard - this book is almost impossible to put down!
My friend IV was extremely excited today, because she found out what artist is going to be performing at the Dade County Youth Fair this year during Christian music night. It's Brandon Heath! We love us some Brandon Heath! I loathe going into Miami (the traffic is exasperating) and I'm not a fan of the fair, but I will put up with it just to go see Brandon Heath. It was some much needed good news for the day.
Another highlight of the day: I got a 20% off coupon from Ulta. This is great, because it means I can buy the Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue with this coupon and the $3 off I have on my membership card. A sample is supposed to be included with the eyeliner pencil order that shipped today from Bare Escentuals, and I am really excited to try it out! I've used a tinted moisturizer sample that I got from Ulta and it works well under my foundation; Complexion Rescue is a tinted moisturizer, but it's also a BB and CC cream, and it's supposed to be hydrating. All the things my skin is craving!
I put a nice piece of London broil in the crock pot with some onions, carrots, and beef broth. This is set on low to cook overnight. It takes anywhere from 10-12 hours to cook a roast in the crock pot. The nice thing is, when we get up in the morning, the whole house smells delicious! Heck, it's smelling wonderful already!
That's gonna be it for today. Hoping for a better day tomorrow; trusting God for all my needs. Good night ya'll.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Thoughtful Thursday - Is It Winter Yet?
We woke up to a chilly 55 degrees this morning. Considering that our temperatures have been in the low 80's for the past couple of weeks, this is cold. Compared to the rest of Florida, however, this is a heatwave. Temperatures in the 30's and 40's for Central and North Florida, and we're only in the 50's? That's kind of weird. Or, as my kids would say, unfair. My windows have been open all day and a cool breeze has made our home pleasant, except for the allergies. My youngest son was sneezing up a storm this morning. He's doing better now, praise the Lord, but I almost wondered if we'd be able to get any schoolwork done.
We actually accomplished a good chunk of work, meaning algebra. That's what we worked on most of the day, reviewing and completing his unit 5 exam which was in 2 parts. He actually did really well on the multiple choice: he has a 91% so far, and there's one answer the teacher has to check which could potentially give him a slightly higher grade. Part 2 was emailed to the teacher so he's gonna have to wait till she grades it, but I think he did well on that too. The only other thing he worked on was studying for his Hope DBA. Hope is his physical education class; DBA's are discussion based assessments. It's where the teacher calls him directly and asks him questions about what he's learned during the course. He called in and left his teacher a message, but she didn't call back, probably because there are so many kids calling in for their DBA's. I had him send an email with his phone number as well, in case she didn't understand his phone message since he tends to mumble (all my kids do; wonder where they got that from?). He has his online Hope lesson tomorrow, plus he has to finish his English thesis and send it in. It's actually complete, but he's waiting for his sister to review it and make any recommendations before he submits it. It's one of the perks of having a sister who's an English tutor :-).
I took out some country-style ribs last night and put them in the crock pot this morning. In case I've never mentioned it before, the crock pot is my favorite appliance of life. Whoever came up with the crock pot is an absolute genius and should be president. I mean, can it get any easier and more cost efficient? I fill up my crock pot in the morning with most or all of the ingredients for the meal we're gonna eat in no more than 15 minutes. I then set it, and walk away. I can do whatever else needs to get done, even leave the house to run errands, and be assured that our meal will be perfect every time. I've even set it at night (like a pot roast for instance) and in the morning the house smells divine. And how much electricity does a crock pot use? About the same as a standard light bulb. I guarantee the oven isn't that energy efficient. I've made chicken, turkey, beef, and pork in my crock pot, but it isn't just for meats and stews. We made apple butter in the crock pot and it turned out amazing. We also used it for hot chocolate on my daughter's birthday; it stayed warm all night and everyone enjoyed going back to it. Country style ribs are so incredibly easy it's almost embarrassing. Take 4 - 6 pounds of country style ribs (with or without bone, either works). Salt and pepper them liberally, and place them in the crock pot. Then in a bowl combine 1 bottle of chili sauce (I like Heinz but any will do; the bottle is about 12 ounces), 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, 2 tablespoons of Worchestershire sauce and half a cup of water. Mix well and pour over the ribs. Set it on low for 5-6 hours, then prepare yourself for tender deliciousness. I served these with roasted potatoes and carrots. They disappeared pretty quickly.
My son woke up feeling a bit better today. I think he has a sinus cold because he says his chest isn't congested, just his head and nose. Tylenol Sinus seems to be working for him, and I'm glad. He's working from 5:00 till midnight tonight and there's nothing worse than working when you're sick.
My daughter shared a story she read online. She found it on Facebook. Granted, it's from The Daily Mail, a tabloid from the UK that's notorious for printing not-so-true stories, but I think the information is pretty spot on. I'd mentioned how I was trying different moisturizers because my skin is dry and the wrinkles under and around my eyes have been more pronounced lately. Yes, I'm 51 years old and I should expect it. But hey, I can also try to prevent it, right? Well, the story is about a 42 year old woman who went to see her doctor about headaches and poor digestion. Both her neurologist and nutritionist recommended the same thing: drink more water. According to the article, she started drinking 3 liters of water per day, and in 4 weeks she not only felt physically better (no more headaches and better digestion), but her wrinkles were gone, as were the dark circles under her eyes. The pictures show a dramatic difference that could easily be photo-shopped, but the article does make sense. All too often women think about moisturizing to hydrate the skin from the outside, but what about hydrating from the inside? I have to admit, I don't drink nearly as much water as I should. It's not that I don't like water; as a matter of fact it's my drink of choice. I have one cup of coffee in the morning with my breakfast, then drink water anytime I'm thirsty. Even when we go out to eat I have water with my meal instead of soda (though I do occasionally indulge in my favorite sugary drink, sweet tea). My problem is the amount of water I drink, which usually is about 32 ounces a day. That's half of what is recommended, and frankly, the recommendation falls short. Why don't I drink more water? I forget. Plain and simple, I forget to drink water. That's a lame excuse, I know. So I've made it a point to keep a cup with me and try to drink 48 ounces in the morning and another 48 ounces at night. I started building up my water intake a couple of days ago and already I'm seeing the effects: I spend more time eliminating toxins from my body (read: I'm peeing more). I do feel like my skin feels somewhat more hydrated but it's too soon to say how much. I don't expect the results the woman in the Daily Mail article claims, but if I do get them that would be awesome!
At 5:00 I remembered that tomorrow is trash day, and there was lots of debris in the yard that needed to be picked up - specifically, palm fronds. We have lots of palm trees in our yard. Too many, in my opinion. I like palm trees, they're beautiful and all, but the branches are enormous and have to be cut down to fit them into the trash can. When I had the SUV I could pack them into the trunk and take them to the dump myself, but there's no way I'm gonna fill up my sedan with branches, twigs and dried up coconuts. So I grabbed my gloves, my machete and the trash can and went to work cutting up and throwing away about 5 branches. There's still 7 in the yard that didn't fit. As I was working my son R came out to tell me he was leaving for work, and that E was on the phone with his teacher! She'd called him just minutes after I went outside. He says he did well, was able to answer the questions she asked, and that she didn't even ask all of the questions on the questionnaire, meaning he answered satisfactorily. I was so glad that he could cross that off his list! He'll be able to relax the rest of this week, but next week...that's a different story. He's got semester finals for 5 classes next week, and no, he's not looking forward to them. We'll probably be studying over the weekend to be sure he's up to speed on everything. The good thing is, after next week he'll be off the 19th, 22nd and 23rd, so he'll have time to recuperate before the new semester starts on the 26th. Mom will get some rest too.
I'm going to assume that's all the excitement for today (at least I hope it is!). I'm gonna snack on some chocolate covered cookies, then shower and relax before bed. Good night and God bless.
We actually accomplished a good chunk of work, meaning algebra. That's what we worked on most of the day, reviewing and completing his unit 5 exam which was in 2 parts. He actually did really well on the multiple choice: he has a 91% so far, and there's one answer the teacher has to check which could potentially give him a slightly higher grade. Part 2 was emailed to the teacher so he's gonna have to wait till she grades it, but I think he did well on that too. The only other thing he worked on was studying for his Hope DBA. Hope is his physical education class; DBA's are discussion based assessments. It's where the teacher calls him directly and asks him questions about what he's learned during the course. He called in and left his teacher a message, but she didn't call back, probably because there are so many kids calling in for their DBA's. I had him send an email with his phone number as well, in case she didn't understand his phone message since he tends to mumble (all my kids do; wonder where they got that from?). He has his online Hope lesson tomorrow, plus he has to finish his English thesis and send it in. It's actually complete, but he's waiting for his sister to review it and make any recommendations before he submits it. It's one of the perks of having a sister who's an English tutor :-).
I took out some country-style ribs last night and put them in the crock pot this morning. In case I've never mentioned it before, the crock pot is my favorite appliance of life. Whoever came up with the crock pot is an absolute genius and should be president. I mean, can it get any easier and more cost efficient? I fill up my crock pot in the morning with most or all of the ingredients for the meal we're gonna eat in no more than 15 minutes. I then set it, and walk away. I can do whatever else needs to get done, even leave the house to run errands, and be assured that our meal will be perfect every time. I've even set it at night (like a pot roast for instance) and in the morning the house smells divine. And how much electricity does a crock pot use? About the same as a standard light bulb. I guarantee the oven isn't that energy efficient. I've made chicken, turkey, beef, and pork in my crock pot, but it isn't just for meats and stews. We made apple butter in the crock pot and it turned out amazing. We also used it for hot chocolate on my daughter's birthday; it stayed warm all night and everyone enjoyed going back to it. Country style ribs are so incredibly easy it's almost embarrassing. Take 4 - 6 pounds of country style ribs (with or without bone, either works). Salt and pepper them liberally, and place them in the crock pot. Then in a bowl combine 1 bottle of chili sauce (I like Heinz but any will do; the bottle is about 12 ounces), 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, 2 tablespoons of Worchestershire sauce and half a cup of water. Mix well and pour over the ribs. Set it on low for 5-6 hours, then prepare yourself for tender deliciousness. I served these with roasted potatoes and carrots. They disappeared pretty quickly.
My son woke up feeling a bit better today. I think he has a sinus cold because he says his chest isn't congested, just his head and nose. Tylenol Sinus seems to be working for him, and I'm glad. He's working from 5:00 till midnight tonight and there's nothing worse than working when you're sick.
My daughter shared a story she read online. She found it on Facebook. Granted, it's from The Daily Mail, a tabloid from the UK that's notorious for printing not-so-true stories, but I think the information is pretty spot on. I'd mentioned how I was trying different moisturizers because my skin is dry and the wrinkles under and around my eyes have been more pronounced lately. Yes, I'm 51 years old and I should expect it. But hey, I can also try to prevent it, right? Well, the story is about a 42 year old woman who went to see her doctor about headaches and poor digestion. Both her neurologist and nutritionist recommended the same thing: drink more water. According to the article, she started drinking 3 liters of water per day, and in 4 weeks she not only felt physically better (no more headaches and better digestion), but her wrinkles were gone, as were the dark circles under her eyes. The pictures show a dramatic difference that could easily be photo-shopped, but the article does make sense. All too often women think about moisturizing to hydrate the skin from the outside, but what about hydrating from the inside? I have to admit, I don't drink nearly as much water as I should. It's not that I don't like water; as a matter of fact it's my drink of choice. I have one cup of coffee in the morning with my breakfast, then drink water anytime I'm thirsty. Even when we go out to eat I have water with my meal instead of soda (though I do occasionally indulge in my favorite sugary drink, sweet tea). My problem is the amount of water I drink, which usually is about 32 ounces a day. That's half of what is recommended, and frankly, the recommendation falls short. Why don't I drink more water? I forget. Plain and simple, I forget to drink water. That's a lame excuse, I know. So I've made it a point to keep a cup with me and try to drink 48 ounces in the morning and another 48 ounces at night. I started building up my water intake a couple of days ago and already I'm seeing the effects: I spend more time eliminating toxins from my body (read: I'm peeing more). I do feel like my skin feels somewhat more hydrated but it's too soon to say how much. I don't expect the results the woman in the Daily Mail article claims, but if I do get them that would be awesome!
At 5:00 I remembered that tomorrow is trash day, and there was lots of debris in the yard that needed to be picked up - specifically, palm fronds. We have lots of palm trees in our yard. Too many, in my opinion. I like palm trees, they're beautiful and all, but the branches are enormous and have to be cut down to fit them into the trash can. When I had the SUV I could pack them into the trunk and take them to the dump myself, but there's no way I'm gonna fill up my sedan with branches, twigs and dried up coconuts. So I grabbed my gloves, my machete and the trash can and went to work cutting up and throwing away about 5 branches. There's still 7 in the yard that didn't fit. As I was working my son R came out to tell me he was leaving for work, and that E was on the phone with his teacher! She'd called him just minutes after I went outside. He says he did well, was able to answer the questions she asked, and that she didn't even ask all of the questions on the questionnaire, meaning he answered satisfactorily. I was so glad that he could cross that off his list! He'll be able to relax the rest of this week, but next week...that's a different story. He's got semester finals for 5 classes next week, and no, he's not looking forward to them. We'll probably be studying over the weekend to be sure he's up to speed on everything. The good thing is, after next week he'll be off the 19th, 22nd and 23rd, so he'll have time to recuperate before the new semester starts on the 26th. Mom will get some rest too.
I'm going to assume that's all the excitement for today (at least I hope it is!). I'm gonna snack on some chocolate covered cookies, then shower and relax before bed. Good night and God bless.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Wacky Wednesday
Why is today a Wacky Wednesday? Because this morning the weather took a strange turn. Yesterday it was in the 80's, hot and muggy. Not overly muggy like in the summer, but after our run I felt stickier than I had the past month or so. This morning when I got up it was 70 degrees, but the humidity was gone. In its place was a cool breeze, cool enough to turn off the a/c and open the windows. What's more, it's supposed to get down into the low 50's tonight after weeks of warm weather. You just never know what to expect!
Our weather in South Florida has remained warmer than the rest of the state. North Florida has freeze warnings in effect, and Central Florida has wind advisories. My kids lament the fact that we don't have the different seasons like in other parts of the state, but I have no problem staying in the warmth. I did the cold weather all my growing up years, and I have to say, I don't miss it. I don't mind a little bit of cold; mid to upper 50's is fine with me. The lowest I can accept is 49 degrees, and that's pushing it. Not that I enjoy the heat and humidity; heat is fine, but humid weather I can do without. I like it when it's warm and dry, and my hair looks fantastic. Like today!
I woke up at 6:30 this morning, spent some time with The Lord, then got moving in the kitchen. I remembered to take out some chicken tenders (yay!) so I got the crock pot out and started on my chicken taco chili. This chili is loaded with beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, green pepper, and garlicky goodness. It's healthy and tasty, and the best part is that I throw it all in the crock pot and walk away! It takes 10 minutes to get all the ingredients in my slow cooker, 4 hours to cook, 5 minutes to shred the chicken, and before I can say, "Man that smells good!" our meal is ready :-). I serve this with tortilla chips and nothing else. It's a complete meal all in itself.
My son E spent the morning either on the computer listening to his classes or in the bathroom. His colon was overly active today (yeah, I know, TMI. Realities of life). His music class is done, so all he had this morning was science and algebra. Only his two most important classes :P. E is really good at math, but he's not good at taking tests. He gets overwhelmed really fast. Science is a tricky subject: as in, the exams have lots of trick questions. My son doesn't think in those terms; he's very black and white. Multiple choice is fine with him, so long as there are 3 clearly wrong answers and one clearly correct one. When there's 2 wrong answers and 2 possible answers, he gets exasperated. The best thing he can do is be as prepared as possible, so that's what we're trying to do.
While he was doing science I did some cleaning and putting away laundry, then when algebra started I took a shower and washed my hair. I knew that, with his tight schedule and Awana starting back up tonight, I might not have time to get myself ready. While he ate lunch I did my makeup and dried my hair. I've been considering whether to get my hair cut again or let it grow out some more. My hair has been looking amazing. It's responding really well to the OGX products. I find that it doesn't get greasy as quickly as it used to, and when I dry it there's not a lot of frizz. It also still has a lot of body the next day after I've slept on it. Thanks to my amazing hair stylist, my hair is growing out beautifully. It almost seems like a waste of great hair to get it cut.
Another thing I've noticed, is that I'm not taking nearly as long getting my makeup done, and it's looking better every time. I think with all the products I got I was having a hard time deciding what to use, and I was going back and forth on whether to use this color or that, or this powder or the other. I'm getting a good feel about how I want to look and the steps to achieve it, so makeup application is much smoother. In all my experimenting I've found out things I never knew about myself. For instance, I would never, ever purchase products with a peach undertone. I was certain I needed pink undertones because that's what my mother uses and my skin is like hers. Well, with some of the kits I've gotten from Bare Minerals there have been peachy tones, and I went ahead and gave them a try. They work 100 times better on my skin than the pinks! I made the erroneous assumption that whatever works for my mother must work for me because, hey, she's my mother. The reality is, I have some olive in my skin which I inherited from my father. I realized this when I got color-matched for foundation, and the color that works for me is medium beige, which is a neutral. The pink foundation would have looked ridiculous on me, but the golden is too yellow. I'm in between. My daughter made the same mistake; she got medium beige because that's what I got. When she went to Macy's with her dad to get her Christmas present, she got color-matched at the Bare Minerals boutique in the store. She's a golden medium. It works wonders for her rosacea because the yellow counteracts the redness in her skin. Lesson learned: always get color-matched. Don't assume anything.
My oldest son texted me just after lunch. He is so sick. He's achy all over and has a fever. Unfortunately he took Aleve, which he can only take every 8 hours, and the fever was back after 6. I know he's a grown man (he'll be 28 years old in March), but he is still my baby, and knowing he's sick puts me in mom-mode. Except when he's at work there's nothing I can do for him. It's times like these I wish they were all little again and I could take care of them like a mommy should. He got home and told me he'd taken ibuprofen. I told him to get some rest, but he was sure he wouldn't be able to because he hadn't been able to fall asleep the night before thanks to the aches and pains in his body. E and I left for church, and when I came home he was fast asleep on the recliner. *Sigh* When are they gonna accept that mama knows best?
Awana was great tonight. I had a new girl join my group; her mom is a sweet friend of mine and I was excited to see her daughter moved up to T&T. Unfortunately, most of my girls didn't come today. There was the new girl and one other girl, and that was all for the third graders. We joined the fourth grade girls and had book time with them. After that it was our welcome back ice cream party! The kids were so happy to get ice cream; I wonder if the parents were equally enthused about their precious little ones getting loaded with sugar? Those kids will be bouncing off the walls for next few hours, LOL.
As we were leaving I noticed that it was cooler outside than when we'd left. It's already 69 degrees. It'll be interesting to see just how low our temperatures get tonight. Guess it's time to break out the warm jammies ;-). Good night, sleep tight.
Our weather in South Florida has remained warmer than the rest of the state. North Florida has freeze warnings in effect, and Central Florida has wind advisories. My kids lament the fact that we don't have the different seasons like in other parts of the state, but I have no problem staying in the warmth. I did the cold weather all my growing up years, and I have to say, I don't miss it. I don't mind a little bit of cold; mid to upper 50's is fine with me. The lowest I can accept is 49 degrees, and that's pushing it. Not that I enjoy the heat and humidity; heat is fine, but humid weather I can do without. I like it when it's warm and dry, and my hair looks fantastic. Like today!
I woke up at 6:30 this morning, spent some time with The Lord, then got moving in the kitchen. I remembered to take out some chicken tenders (yay!) so I got the crock pot out and started on my chicken taco chili. This chili is loaded with beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, green pepper, and garlicky goodness. It's healthy and tasty, and the best part is that I throw it all in the crock pot and walk away! It takes 10 minutes to get all the ingredients in my slow cooker, 4 hours to cook, 5 minutes to shred the chicken, and before I can say, "Man that smells good!" our meal is ready :-). I serve this with tortilla chips and nothing else. It's a complete meal all in itself.
My son E spent the morning either on the computer listening to his classes or in the bathroom. His colon was overly active today (yeah, I know, TMI. Realities of life). His music class is done, so all he had this morning was science and algebra. Only his two most important classes :P. E is really good at math, but he's not good at taking tests. He gets overwhelmed really fast. Science is a tricky subject: as in, the exams have lots of trick questions. My son doesn't think in those terms; he's very black and white. Multiple choice is fine with him, so long as there are 3 clearly wrong answers and one clearly correct one. When there's 2 wrong answers and 2 possible answers, he gets exasperated. The best thing he can do is be as prepared as possible, so that's what we're trying to do.
While he was doing science I did some cleaning and putting away laundry, then when algebra started I took a shower and washed my hair. I knew that, with his tight schedule and Awana starting back up tonight, I might not have time to get myself ready. While he ate lunch I did my makeup and dried my hair. I've been considering whether to get my hair cut again or let it grow out some more. My hair has been looking amazing. It's responding really well to the OGX products. I find that it doesn't get greasy as quickly as it used to, and when I dry it there's not a lot of frizz. It also still has a lot of body the next day after I've slept on it. Thanks to my amazing hair stylist, my hair is growing out beautifully. It almost seems like a waste of great hair to get it cut.
Another thing I've noticed, is that I'm not taking nearly as long getting my makeup done, and it's looking better every time. I think with all the products I got I was having a hard time deciding what to use, and I was going back and forth on whether to use this color or that, or this powder or the other. I'm getting a good feel about how I want to look and the steps to achieve it, so makeup application is much smoother. In all my experimenting I've found out things I never knew about myself. For instance, I would never, ever purchase products with a peach undertone. I was certain I needed pink undertones because that's what my mother uses and my skin is like hers. Well, with some of the kits I've gotten from Bare Minerals there have been peachy tones, and I went ahead and gave them a try. They work 100 times better on my skin than the pinks! I made the erroneous assumption that whatever works for my mother must work for me because, hey, she's my mother. The reality is, I have some olive in my skin which I inherited from my father. I realized this when I got color-matched for foundation, and the color that works for me is medium beige, which is a neutral. The pink foundation would have looked ridiculous on me, but the golden is too yellow. I'm in between. My daughter made the same mistake; she got medium beige because that's what I got. When she went to Macy's with her dad to get her Christmas present, she got color-matched at the Bare Minerals boutique in the store. She's a golden medium. It works wonders for her rosacea because the yellow counteracts the redness in her skin. Lesson learned: always get color-matched. Don't assume anything.
My oldest son texted me just after lunch. He is so sick. He's achy all over and has a fever. Unfortunately he took Aleve, which he can only take every 8 hours, and the fever was back after 6. I know he's a grown man (he'll be 28 years old in March), but he is still my baby, and knowing he's sick puts me in mom-mode. Except when he's at work there's nothing I can do for him. It's times like these I wish they were all little again and I could take care of them like a mommy should. He got home and told me he'd taken ibuprofen. I told him to get some rest, but he was sure he wouldn't be able to because he hadn't been able to fall asleep the night before thanks to the aches and pains in his body. E and I left for church, and when I came home he was fast asleep on the recliner. *Sigh* When are they gonna accept that mama knows best?
Awana was great tonight. I had a new girl join my group; her mom is a sweet friend of mine and I was excited to see her daughter moved up to T&T. Unfortunately, most of my girls didn't come today. There was the new girl and one other girl, and that was all for the third graders. We joined the fourth grade girls and had book time with them. After that it was our welcome back ice cream party! The kids were so happy to get ice cream; I wonder if the parents were equally enthused about their precious little ones getting loaded with sugar? Those kids will be bouncing off the walls for next few hours, LOL.
As we were leaving I noticed that it was cooler outside than when we'd left. It's already 69 degrees. It'll be interesting to see just how low our temperatures get tonight. Guess it's time to break out the warm jammies ;-). Good night, sleep tight.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
2 More Days - Happy Christmas Adam!
That's right, Christmas Adam. You know, Adam came before Eve? I'll let ya'll think about that for a minute.
I have a cute stuffed snowman on my bed, dressed up in overalls with a bag on his arm filled with snowballs that count down the days till Christmas. Only I lost the last snowball, the one that has 2 on one side and 1 on the other. Here he has been counting down the days since December 1st and he can't finish his job. What a bummer.
Last night I downloaded a new app, Errands. It's a to-do list to help me keep track of what needs to get done on a daily basis. I had Any.Do for a while but it wasn't working properly. Half the time it wouldn't let me put anything in that was too far in advance, it wouldn't repeat tasks, and sometimes would erase stuff. I'm liking Errands so far, but since I just started using it yesterday I can't give it a proper review. I'll see how I feel about it a week from now. I was going through Facebook before going to sleep, and saw that Bare Escentuals has a contest/sweepstakes type deal going on, where someone can win free product, up to $575 worth. I tried over and over to sign up but I guess there were too many people on the site, so I went in this morning and registered. I told my daughter about it and she said, "Sign me up too!" so I did.
My day started with my trusty crock pot. I knew I had outdoor work to do today, so I planned on jambalaya that I could set and forget. It was in the pot cooking by 8:20 am. I had my breakfast, 2 slices of bacon and some leftover cornbread with my coffee, then I made the brine for the turkey. I decided to make a good sized turkey for Christmas Eve dinner that would carry over to Christmas Day because, who wants to be stuck in the kitchen on Christmas? I like making a big breakfast on Christmas morning, pancakes or waffles, sausages, bacon, the works. But I don't want to have to be in the kitchen roasting a turkey and making all the fixin's too. I want to be able to sit back and watch The Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street and all the other classic Christmas movies with my kids. Though I suspect they'll be busy with all their new goodies to be bothered with anything else.
So, lunch in the crock pot, brine on the stove, I got to work in the yard. I haven't mowed the lawn in about a month. It's been dry so there hasn't been a whole lot of growth, but the grass was starting to look messy and in need of a good trim. In the summer, when the heat and humidity are at their highest, it will easily take me 90 minutes to mow the front and back yards. Today, with the air so dry and a cool breeze blowing, it took an hour. Instead of coming inside red as a tomato and drenched in sweat, I was covered in dirt that blew up from the ground, and I was pretty dry. It was nice not having to fight with the lawn mower because the ground was soggy from the rain and humidity. While I was at work in the front yard my neighbor's little girl came over and gave me the cutest Christmas card with a picture of herself inside. She's 4 years old now, and just as sweet as they come. Her grandma told me she was making out her Christmas cards and the little one told her, "Grandma, don't forget the neighbor!" God bless her, she is a real doll.
Once I was done I came inside and showered. There was still plenty that could be done, but my nose was not having it. I take Allegra daily, and it has kept my allergies well under control, but even maintenance medicine can get overwhelmed when there are that many weeds and dryness in the air. I figured I'd better play it safe and come back inside the house before a severe allergy attack came on. As it was I was sneezing quite a bit. My body was trying to get rid of all the allergens.
Yesterday I mentioned that I baked an orange streusel loaf for my daughter's coworkers. She works at the church office where she attends church. There is one other girl that works in the office, and all the rest are men. Nine of them. She says they attacked the cake. I can't lie, it made me smile from ear to ear. I am extremely gratified knowing I put some joy in their tummies ;-).
After my shower I had lunch, then vegged out for awhile. I watched some videos on youtube, then my daughter and I watched The Biggest Loser on Hulu. While I was having lunch, a package arrived for my son R from Think Geek. He loves all the wacky stuff they sell. When my daughter and I sat down to watch The Biggest Loser, we noticed a new present under the tree. We were pretty intrigued; who was this for? I got up to read what it said on the wrapping, and we both laughed: "To R From R. No, I don't have to justify buying myself a Christmas present." My daughter and I both agreed that was a great idea, and we should do the same when our Bare Escentuals order came in. I went to check the tracking number to see when it would be arriving. I had received an email last Thursday stating it was shipping that day, but FedEx only showed that a label had been created. I decided to call and find out if the error was at FedEx or at Bare Escentuals. Let me just say, they have the nicest customer service people I have spoken to in a long time. They were polite, helpful, and looking for ways to help me as best as they could, considering the shipping warehouse is not at the same location as their offices. The lady thought it was very strange that I hadn't received this order, especially when a second order that I'd placed after this one had already been received. She asked if I would be willing to call FedEx and find out if they had the package. I agreed, and called FedEx. Total contrast! The customer service rep at FedEx literally yawned in my ear as she asked me my name. How unprofessional is that?! It annoys me when customer service reps are not at the top of their game. So many people out of work would love that job! Appreciate what you have!! *Rant over* The woman told me that they'd never received the package from the shipper, so I called Bare Escentuals back. This time I was told that the label had been created but for some reason the package had not shipped. Since I placed the order before the deadline I was guaranteed delivery by Christmas (I placed the order on 12/15, and I believe the deadline was either 12/16 or 12/18). The woman promised to look into it, and have someone call me about having it shipped to receive by the 25th. Within 20 minutes she called back, but unfortunately she didn't have good news. She isn't all together sure if the package was picked up by FedEx and not scanned, or if it never got picked up. The offices are in San Francisco, and the shipping warehouse is in Ohio. The warehouse had already closed for the day so she couldn't contact them, and there was no way they could ship Wednesday and still receive the order on Christmas because FedEx is closed. So we are looking at Friday or Saturday delivery, IF there isn't any weather problems. I could have gotten mad, but what would that do? It wouldn't get my order here any faster. I told the girl we'd manage, and that it was alright, and she was so apologetic and grateful that I was being so understanding.
I've put the turkey in the brine and tidied up the kitchen. My son R is at work, and my daughter A is at the Christmas Eve Eve church service. There will be another service tomorrow which I plan to attend with my son E. She has to attend both because of work. To be perfectly honest, I have done nothing productive after calling Bare Escentuals. I pretty much just lay around the house. So really, there's nothing else to tell. Tomorrow is a new day, an exciting and fun day, and we're all looking forward to it. Good night and pleasant dreams.
I have a cute stuffed snowman on my bed, dressed up in overalls with a bag on his arm filled with snowballs that count down the days till Christmas. Only I lost the last snowball, the one that has 2 on one side and 1 on the other. Here he has been counting down the days since December 1st and he can't finish his job. What a bummer.
Last night I downloaded a new app, Errands. It's a to-do list to help me keep track of what needs to get done on a daily basis. I had Any.Do for a while but it wasn't working properly. Half the time it wouldn't let me put anything in that was too far in advance, it wouldn't repeat tasks, and sometimes would erase stuff. I'm liking Errands so far, but since I just started using it yesterday I can't give it a proper review. I'll see how I feel about it a week from now. I was going through Facebook before going to sleep, and saw that Bare Escentuals has a contest/sweepstakes type deal going on, where someone can win free product, up to $575 worth. I tried over and over to sign up but I guess there were too many people on the site, so I went in this morning and registered. I told my daughter about it and she said, "Sign me up too!" so I did.
My day started with my trusty crock pot. I knew I had outdoor work to do today, so I planned on jambalaya that I could set and forget. It was in the pot cooking by 8:20 am. I had my breakfast, 2 slices of bacon and some leftover cornbread with my coffee, then I made the brine for the turkey. I decided to make a good sized turkey for Christmas Eve dinner that would carry over to Christmas Day because, who wants to be stuck in the kitchen on Christmas? I like making a big breakfast on Christmas morning, pancakes or waffles, sausages, bacon, the works. But I don't want to have to be in the kitchen roasting a turkey and making all the fixin's too. I want to be able to sit back and watch The Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street and all the other classic Christmas movies with my kids. Though I suspect they'll be busy with all their new goodies to be bothered with anything else.
So, lunch in the crock pot, brine on the stove, I got to work in the yard. I haven't mowed the lawn in about a month. It's been dry so there hasn't been a whole lot of growth, but the grass was starting to look messy and in need of a good trim. In the summer, when the heat and humidity are at their highest, it will easily take me 90 minutes to mow the front and back yards. Today, with the air so dry and a cool breeze blowing, it took an hour. Instead of coming inside red as a tomato and drenched in sweat, I was covered in dirt that blew up from the ground, and I was pretty dry. It was nice not having to fight with the lawn mower because the ground was soggy from the rain and humidity. While I was at work in the front yard my neighbor's little girl came over and gave me the cutest Christmas card with a picture of herself inside. She's 4 years old now, and just as sweet as they come. Her grandma told me she was making out her Christmas cards and the little one told her, "Grandma, don't forget the neighbor!" God bless her, she is a real doll.
Once I was done I came inside and showered. There was still plenty that could be done, but my nose was not having it. I take Allegra daily, and it has kept my allergies well under control, but even maintenance medicine can get overwhelmed when there are that many weeds and dryness in the air. I figured I'd better play it safe and come back inside the house before a severe allergy attack came on. As it was I was sneezing quite a bit. My body was trying to get rid of all the allergens.
Yesterday I mentioned that I baked an orange streusel loaf for my daughter's coworkers. She works at the church office where she attends church. There is one other girl that works in the office, and all the rest are men. Nine of them. She says they attacked the cake. I can't lie, it made me smile from ear to ear. I am extremely gratified knowing I put some joy in their tummies ;-).
After my shower I had lunch, then vegged out for awhile. I watched some videos on youtube, then my daughter and I watched The Biggest Loser on Hulu. While I was having lunch, a package arrived for my son R from Think Geek. He loves all the wacky stuff they sell. When my daughter and I sat down to watch The Biggest Loser, we noticed a new present under the tree. We were pretty intrigued; who was this for? I got up to read what it said on the wrapping, and we both laughed: "To R From R. No, I don't have to justify buying myself a Christmas present." My daughter and I both agreed that was a great idea, and we should do the same when our Bare Escentuals order came in. I went to check the tracking number to see when it would be arriving. I had received an email last Thursday stating it was shipping that day, but FedEx only showed that a label had been created. I decided to call and find out if the error was at FedEx or at Bare Escentuals. Let me just say, they have the nicest customer service people I have spoken to in a long time. They were polite, helpful, and looking for ways to help me as best as they could, considering the shipping warehouse is not at the same location as their offices. The lady thought it was very strange that I hadn't received this order, especially when a second order that I'd placed after this one had already been received. She asked if I would be willing to call FedEx and find out if they had the package. I agreed, and called FedEx. Total contrast! The customer service rep at FedEx literally yawned in my ear as she asked me my name. How unprofessional is that?! It annoys me when customer service reps are not at the top of their game. So many people out of work would love that job! Appreciate what you have!! *Rant over* The woman told me that they'd never received the package from the shipper, so I called Bare Escentuals back. This time I was told that the label had been created but for some reason the package had not shipped. Since I placed the order before the deadline I was guaranteed delivery by Christmas (I placed the order on 12/15, and I believe the deadline was either 12/16 or 12/18). The woman promised to look into it, and have someone call me about having it shipped to receive by the 25th. Within 20 minutes she called back, but unfortunately she didn't have good news. She isn't all together sure if the package was picked up by FedEx and not scanned, or if it never got picked up. The offices are in San Francisco, and the shipping warehouse is in Ohio. The warehouse had already closed for the day so she couldn't contact them, and there was no way they could ship Wednesday and still receive the order on Christmas because FedEx is closed. So we are looking at Friday or Saturday delivery, IF there isn't any weather problems. I could have gotten mad, but what would that do? It wouldn't get my order here any faster. I told the girl we'd manage, and that it was alright, and she was so apologetic and grateful that I was being so understanding.
I've put the turkey in the brine and tidied up the kitchen. My son R is at work, and my daughter A is at the Christmas Eve Eve church service. There will be another service tomorrow which I plan to attend with my son E. She has to attend both because of work. To be perfectly honest, I have done nothing productive after calling Bare Escentuals. I pretty much just lay around the house. So really, there's nothing else to tell. Tomorrow is a new day, an exciting and fun day, and we're all looking forward to it. Good night and pleasant dreams.
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