LONG TIME NO BLOG!

Been awhile, or at least I think it has. Totally lost touch with the world outside of the walls of my house and job. Just learned that Ed McMahon died on Tuesday. What a wonderful provider of entertainment and helped people off to a sweet sleep for so many years. Not to mention all of the babies that were made during that hour of the night for all those years! Rest in peace Ed.

So life has been its usual roller coaster ride, full of it's downs and half rises and twisty corners, never gonna get off this ride kind of effect left to linger in my spirit. But this morning I sit on my patio with an occasional drip of rain splattering my body and enjoy the slight ringing of the wind chimes and the sweet call of little birds talking back and forth. I am truly appreciating the weather here. This morning I saw lightning for the first time since I moved here and heard thunder. I went outside to smoke and enjoy it and it started to drizzle. Lasted all of 40 seconds but it was awesome.

I am now trying to stay awake so that the switch in my new schedule will improve my life and my families. In order for s to change our lives though we have to learn new habits. First habit that needs improved is our schedule, or should I say lack of one. The only way to manage that is to start new sleeping habits which I am going to try and stick to as much as possible. Maybe with stability we can finally get order and control back of our sad lives. Half the roller coaster ride would be over at least.

My new schedule, I am back to grave yards! I am extremely happy. I can come home, wake the girls u abd take care of breakfast and chores and then enjoy what we have left of the day before I have to go to sleep so that I can be to work at 10:30 pm.and get off at 7 am. Suppose to now have Sunday and Monday off. I like the idea of working on the busier nights but will miss having my Friday nights off but I am just grateful to be back to nights. The way it is now I am awake from 2 in the morning until 7 or 8 and who really feels like cleaning in the middle of the night. I mean if I was single and lived alone I could do that but not with people sleeping in the house and they have to be a work the next day. See I can be respectful!

I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened my mailbox at work(yes we each have our own mailbox with key) and found my pay stub (Direct deposit is so awsome) along with a $50 gift card for Walmart. How cool is that. I received it because we have to take these tests every other week or so and drop them in the big black mailbox for quiz answers and then management pulls someone's name out for getting 100% on the quiz. See I can be smart!

Diana reminded me several days ago that I never said how King was doing after he was sick. I do apologize for this oversite. I know there our people out there that love my dear sweet King more than they ever liked me and I understand, he's just that great of a dog. I am grateful to report that is he doing just fine. His anal glands where extremely swollen and once that was taken care of, he was his old self. I have also found out that a certain elderly woman in my home whom shall remain nameless (Mom) was giving him milk, which always makes him sick. No milk and he's healthy as a horse, eats everything in sight and has actually gained 4 lbs putting him at a respectful 73 lbs. We can thank Carol for that too. He actually needs it though.

He took anti-inflammatory medicine for a week and has been happy ever since. Little turkey is still my dog but he has started acting like he likes everyone else (including Steve) more than me. Carol says he cries the whole time I am gone and when I am asleep because I shut my door and he can't get to me. But when I am home he only gives me limited one on one time. Funny the girls are in the same stage as the dog, with the exception of Jess. We could spend a lot of time together if we ever had it. We will have Sundays together so that is another benefit of my new schedule. Thank you MP! You are a great boss!