Well - I just got back this morning from my longest trip yet. I left Tuesday morning at 7a and got back this morning (Thur) at 10a. The great thing is - I'm done. Ain't gotta work anymore this week! Where did I go - well, let me list some 'songs' and see if you can figure it out! :)
Amarillo by Morning - George Strait (also a movie, which I didn't know)
If you're Gonna Play in Texas, You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band - Alabama
La Grange - ZZTop
Yellow Rose of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas
San Antonio Stroll - Tanya Tucker
San Antonio Rose - Willie Nelson
That's Right (You're not from Texas) - Lyle Lovett
"T" For Texas - Jimmie Rodgers
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb
Dallas - The Flatlanders
Heaven, Hell Or Houston - ZZ Top
Galveston - Glen Campbell
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Amarillo - Emmylou Harris
Streets Of Laredo - Buck Owens
Just Like a Texan - Laurie York
Lone Star State of Mind - Nanci Griffith
All My Exes Live in Texas - George Strait
Price of San Jacinto - Reverend Horton Heat
Texas Rock-a-billy Rebel - Reverend Horton Heat
People in Dallas Got Hair - Waylon Jennings
Abilene - Waylon Jennings
T for Texas (also called Blue Yodel No. 1) - Waylon Jennings
Amarillo - Sideways Forest
San Antonio - Frank Black and the Catholics
Houston (Means that I'm one day closer to you) - The Gatlin Brothers is actually the city that we delivered to. It was a good trip. Two trucks ran together there, then we split up, they got drops on the west side and ours were on the east. We met back at Beaumont - had lunch then convoyed back to the bakery.
It was a good trip - all in all - except after a rest period in the bunk - I woke up with a sore throat and throughout the rest of the trip I kept feeling sicker and sicker. Glad to be home to recoup! :)
Hey - I need your help. We, my temp partner, and I were 'communicating' with the other truck as we were traveling and everyone - except me - had a 'CB' handle. There was 'Tater-tot,' 'Smarty-pants,' and 'Paw-paw.' In the different times of my transportation career, I've been around 'Engine kicker,' 'Mad-medic,' ummmm, man - I've forgotten many of them.
Anyway - my partner said to the other 'truck,' "Steve's handle is 'Steve.'" That was kinda akward.
So I need some suggestions from ya on a 'handle' I can use when I'm on the CB after I've 'Hit the Road, Jack." So y'all come back with some suggestions and I'll let ya know what I end up going with! :) Can't wait to see 'em! HE, he, he!!!
If I don't get a chance to write between now and then - (Confetti gets thrown into the air, noise makers start making noise, a big beach ball is bounced around the group...) "Happy New Year!!!"
Friday, December 30, 2005
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Football stuff
Well - this week I watched the last Monday Night Football on ABC. After 35 years they're giving it to ESPN. How sad, very, very sad that this strong tradition and game time has been given away. I'm gonna miss it. Really, REALLY bad! It's like a pick-me-up on a Monday evening that helps maybe after having a rough beginning of a week.
It's sad too - they're turning their backs on the loyal regular Broadcast fans that have supported it, by watching for years and years and even more years. Oh well. This too shall pass.
So this is the last weekend for the NFL regular season. What a great season it has been. Lots of fun games!
The beloved Denver Broncos have made it into the playoffs this year. GREAT. Now just as long as they can keep from getting 'blown out' of them like they have the last couple of years and win a couple of games, they have a better than average chance of making it to the Superbowl. It'll be interesting to see! GO BRONCOS!!!!
Our families annual Pig Skin pick-em will crown a champion at the end of Sunday. Guess who it's gonna be? Unless I blow my 5 point lead over my wife or the 7 point lead over my dad - I am looking to be the Nelson/Pester family back to back to back to back Pig Skin pick-em challenge! Dude - that just rocks! :) Of course to put it in perspective - on ESPN's Pick-skin Pick 'em challenge overall leader-board page, I rank 11,365th. Ok - I pretty much suck at this compared to the other 11,364 others in front of me.
Anyway - Long live the NFL.
It's sad too - they're turning their backs on the loyal regular Broadcast fans that have supported it, by watching for years and years and even more years. Oh well. This too shall pass.
So this is the last weekend for the NFL regular season. What a great season it has been. Lots of fun games!
The beloved Denver Broncos have made it into the playoffs this year. GREAT. Now just as long as they can keep from getting 'blown out' of them like they have the last couple of years and win a couple of games, they have a better than average chance of making it to the Superbowl. It'll be interesting to see! GO BRONCOS!!!!
Our families annual Pig Skin pick-em will crown a champion at the end of Sunday. Guess who it's gonna be? Unless I blow my 5 point lead over my wife or the 7 point lead over my dad - I am looking to be the Nelson/Pester family back to back to back to back Pig Skin pick-em challenge! Dude - that just rocks! :) Of course to put it in perspective - on ESPN's Pick-skin Pick 'em challenge overall leader-board page, I rank 11,365th. Ok - I pretty much suck at this compared to the other 11,364 others in front of me.
Anyway - Long live the NFL.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Merry Christmas is Over - Now Happy New Year
Man - what an awesome weekend!
Friday, the in-laws came down with their FedEx truck and we cleaned out the storage unit. Dang - all of us were suprised how much we had jammed into that little room. We were all too pooped and lazy to unload it - so we just left the truck sitting in front of the garage and did other things. I had to run to the store for some last minute Christmas stuff. I tell ya - they had ALL their registers open and no line was shorter than 5 people in it. So finally I got checked out and had to stop and get some gas before getting home - had to wait in line there too. I tell ya, next year, the week before Christmas - I am NOT going out to do or get anything! :)
Sabbath was a beautiful Church service with music and reading etc. I was blessed.
We got home - whipped up lunch - my in-laws arrived and we ate and ate and ate. Then had a piece of cherry and pumpkin pie for dessert. Yummy.
We chilled a bit to let lunch settle, then headed over to some friends house that we're taking care of their critters. While we were there, Doreen snagged a 'fireball' outta the candy jar and I was laughing as she continually was holding the thing in her teeth wheezing as she breathed cuz of the hot. Waaa ha ha ha! I suppose I'll have to eat one to show her how it's done! ;)
When we finished up there - back home, piddled around until after sundown and then started the maddess of opening presents. The girls went NUTS tearing into everything. Very - VERY cute.
They cleaned house with a ton of cool things from us, the grandparents (on both sides) and aunts and uncles. Doreen got some neat things and I cleaned up with 3 Garfield books to add to my collection, 2 geocaching t-shirts that rock, a football shirt and 2 escape hammers. (They help ya bust through windshields/windows and cut through seatbelts in the event of an accident.) Doreen got me one for our pickup and one to haul with me on the truck. Awesome.
We assembled everything and the girls went wild playing with everything. They couldn't figure out what to play with there was so much stuff! Course it took a while to get it all out and assembled! :)
Off to bed with the girls, then we watched 'Greenfingers.' A great movie inspired by actual events. The language was a little rough, but a great little flick.
Then off to bed with us!
The next morning after breakfast and the kids opening their stockings, we headed out to the garage to empty the storage unit stuff into it. We finally got it all done with only one mishap. The 2nd from the last item was a huge, heavy (even though it was empty) filing cabinet, going up the step into the door fell and the thing landed on him. He was ok - so we finished up and chilled.
The in-laws left later that afternoon, the girls played with their toys. Doreen and I watched some football. And then day over. Girls to bed, Doreen and I watched "As Good As It Gets." Then to bed.
I just finished reading the book, "Sweet Success." A biography of O.D. McKee - the founder of the bakery I drive for. Man, he went though a bunch of tough stuff to get it started. But he was persistant and creative and look where it is today. Amazing!!!
As I look back over this weekend - it was a blessed Christmas weekend!
Don't know when my trips go out this week, and really don't care - just thankful to be able to enjoy good quality family time!
Hope your Christmas was greatly blessed!
Out!
Friday, the in-laws came down with their FedEx truck and we cleaned out the storage unit. Dang - all of us were suprised how much we had jammed into that little room. We were all too pooped and lazy to unload it - so we just left the truck sitting in front of the garage and did other things. I had to run to the store for some last minute Christmas stuff. I tell ya - they had ALL their registers open and no line was shorter than 5 people in it. So finally I got checked out and had to stop and get some gas before getting home - had to wait in line there too. I tell ya, next year, the week before Christmas - I am NOT going out to do or get anything! :)
Sabbath was a beautiful Church service with music and reading etc. I was blessed.
We got home - whipped up lunch - my in-laws arrived and we ate and ate and ate. Then had a piece of cherry and pumpkin pie for dessert. Yummy.
We chilled a bit to let lunch settle, then headed over to some friends house that we're taking care of their critters. While we were there, Doreen snagged a 'fireball' outta the candy jar and I was laughing as she continually was holding the thing in her teeth wheezing as she breathed cuz of the hot. Waaa ha ha ha! I suppose I'll have to eat one to show her how it's done! ;)
When we finished up there - back home, piddled around until after sundown and then started the maddess of opening presents. The girls went NUTS tearing into everything. Very - VERY cute.
They cleaned house with a ton of cool things from us, the grandparents (on both sides) and aunts and uncles. Doreen got some neat things and I cleaned up with 3 Garfield books to add to my collection, 2 geocaching t-shirts that rock, a football shirt and 2 escape hammers. (They help ya bust through windshields/windows and cut through seatbelts in the event of an accident.) Doreen got me one for our pickup and one to haul with me on the truck. Awesome.
We assembled everything and the girls went wild playing with everything. They couldn't figure out what to play with there was so much stuff! Course it took a while to get it all out and assembled! :)
Off to bed with the girls, then we watched 'Greenfingers.' A great movie inspired by actual events. The language was a little rough, but a great little flick.
Then off to bed with us!
The next morning after breakfast and the kids opening their stockings, we headed out to the garage to empty the storage unit stuff into it. We finally got it all done with only one mishap. The 2nd from the last item was a huge, heavy (even though it was empty) filing cabinet, going up the step into the door fell and the thing landed on him. He was ok - so we finished up and chilled.
The in-laws left later that afternoon, the girls played with their toys. Doreen and I watched some football. And then day over. Girls to bed, Doreen and I watched "As Good As It Gets." Then to bed.
I just finished reading the book, "Sweet Success." A biography of O.D. McKee - the founder of the bakery I drive for. Man, he went though a bunch of tough stuff to get it started. But he was persistant and creative and look where it is today. Amazing!!!
As I look back over this weekend - it was a blessed Christmas weekend!
Don't know when my trips go out this week, and really don't care - just thankful to be able to enjoy good quality family time!
Hope your Christmas was greatly blessed!
Out!
Friday, December 23, 2005
Zoom, Zoom, ZOOOOooooommmm
Hey y'all,
We are cookin now!!! After talking with some friends, we've decided to go with a VoIP for a home phone. We can have high-speed internet service, free long distance, 3 way calling, call waiting etc, etc for the same price as we were paying for dial-up and a normal phone line.
Oh man - it is so sweet to have high speed at home now. For the last two months Doreen and we've been surfing at 19.9 on an old dial up and boy was it torture to wait for pages to load.
Now, WOW. 100 meg and we're just zoomin. AWESOME!
We've also updated and added a cell phone. Doreen didn't have one, per-se, so we updated and made mine a family plan and added a phone for Doreen so we can keep in better touch when I'm on the road and she's out and about. Helps both of us feel a bit more secure when I'm away from home.
Doreen spent a lot of time pulling all this stuff together while I was on a trip to Georgia yesterday.
Another 'great' Christmas present!
Have a happy Holiday Weekend!
We are cookin now!!! After talking with some friends, we've decided to go with a VoIP for a home phone. We can have high-speed internet service, free long distance, 3 way calling, call waiting etc, etc for the same price as we were paying for dial-up and a normal phone line.
Oh man - it is so sweet to have high speed at home now. For the last two months Doreen and we've been surfing at 19.9 on an old dial up and boy was it torture to wait for pages to load.
Now, WOW. 100 meg and we're just zoomin. AWESOME!
We've also updated and added a cell phone. Doreen didn't have one, per-se, so we updated and made mine a family plan and added a phone for Doreen so we can keep in better touch when I'm on the road and she's out and about. Helps both of us feel a bit more secure when I'm away from home.
Doreen spent a lot of time pulling all this stuff together while I was on a trip to Georgia yesterday.
Another 'great' Christmas present!
Have a happy Holiday Weekend!
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Whirlwind Pt 2
Well - it's Sunday and the Broncos won yesterday evening. That makes it a GREAT Sunday! :) That and I get most of today at home. Makes for a great weekend.
I leave out tonight at 10p for St Petersburgh, FL and I'll be back late, late Mon night. Then I leave Tue evening for Columbus, GA and I'll be back Wed evening sometime and then I'll be done with any trips until the next Monday. How awesome is that??!!!
This afternoon we're going to an Adventurers & Family Christmas party. Should be lots and LOTs of fun.
After the party I've got to get all my ducks in a row for our Christmas Presents to those we send 'em to, so Doreen can send it all out on Monday while I'm gone and hopefully everyone will get it by Christmas! :) Yeah - we got a late start this year, with the job stress and job change, closing on properties and helping my in-laws get things done on the property here - well - Pre Planning for Christmas got put on the back burner and now we're struggling to get it done. YUCK! Gotta plan better next year! Much, MUCH better!
Right now as I write this journal, I'm going through and making a copy of all the 'information,' credit cards, membership cards and personal stuff that I carry in my wallet. I've heard somewhere, that is a very good thing to do incase of a stolen or lost wallet. Since I'm all over the country - I figured it'd be a 'safe' thing to do in case I left it somewhere - so... voila!
We closed on our Illinois property after 4 years - HALLELUJAH! I can't believe it's finally done. We've waited so long and prayed that it would close and it finally has. WOW!
So we left at 6a on Thur - drove 6 hours to Benton, IL - ate a quick lunch, signed a bunch of papers - got the check, (VERY Important) and headed back down to an appointment in Nashville. The drive between Benton & Nashville (3 hours) took longer, it seemed, than the whole morning trip! Aye yai, yai! We made our appointment we had there, then ate at Taco Bell and headed over to the Grand Ole Opry Hotel and convention Ctr to see the Christmas lights. Beautiful. Amazing! Wowzers!
The hotel has a 15 story atrium (I think they said it covers 4 or 5 acres) Through it they have a 2 1/2 foot 'river' with 450,000 gallons of water snaking through it.
It's $12 bucks to park in the Hotel parking lot and so we circled 4 times trying to figure out where to park, then saw some people walking through the trees on a sidewalk and realized - they're parking in the Opreyland Mall parking area - so we drove over there and saved that dough, then decided to spend it on the boat ride around the atrium - definetly worth it!
It was amazing how they had this place decked out. It was flat out beautiful. They had a HUGE Christmas tree that I don't think anyone could have squeezed another light on it. They have a fountain at one end and every hour they have it do a 'dance' to some awe-inspiring Christmas music.
We walked around seeing more of the sights, then headed back to our motel to crash for the night.
Got up the next morning - had a great continental breakfast with 'fresh' waffles, cereal and stuff then drove back to Grandma March's place to get her to sign some paperwork and to put our 'check' in our account and then stop by home to do a couple of things then up to Larry & Sandra's for Sabbath. It was a long day and it seemed like we were running behind the whole time - but we got just about everything done.
Sabbath was a beautiful day with a wonderful music Christmas service.
Hope you had a great weekend. Blog ya before Christmas sometime. Doreen finishing wrapping some Christmas presents and I've gotta change for the party. Then watch some football this afternoon!
Have a 'great' week y'all!
I leave out tonight at 10p for St Petersburgh, FL and I'll be back late, late Mon night. Then I leave Tue evening for Columbus, GA and I'll be back Wed evening sometime and then I'll be done with any trips until the next Monday. How awesome is that??!!!
This afternoon we're going to an Adventurers & Family Christmas party. Should be lots and LOTs of fun.
After the party I've got to get all my ducks in a row for our Christmas Presents to those we send 'em to, so Doreen can send it all out on Monday while I'm gone and hopefully everyone will get it by Christmas! :) Yeah - we got a late start this year, with the job stress and job change, closing on properties and helping my in-laws get things done on the property here - well - Pre Planning for Christmas got put on the back burner and now we're struggling to get it done. YUCK! Gotta plan better next year! Much, MUCH better!
Right now as I write this journal, I'm going through and making a copy of all the 'information,' credit cards, membership cards and personal stuff that I carry in my wallet. I've heard somewhere, that is a very good thing to do incase of a stolen or lost wallet. Since I'm all over the country - I figured it'd be a 'safe' thing to do in case I left it somewhere - so... voila!
We closed on our Illinois property after 4 years - HALLELUJAH! I can't believe it's finally done. We've waited so long and prayed that it would close and it finally has. WOW!
So we left at 6a on Thur - drove 6 hours to Benton, IL - ate a quick lunch, signed a bunch of papers - got the check, (VERY Important) and headed back down to an appointment in Nashville. The drive between Benton & Nashville (3 hours) took longer, it seemed, than the whole morning trip! Aye yai, yai! We made our appointment we had there, then ate at Taco Bell and headed over to the Grand Ole Opry Hotel and convention Ctr to see the Christmas lights. Beautiful. Amazing! Wowzers!
The hotel has a 15 story atrium (I think they said it covers 4 or 5 acres) Through it they have a 2 1/2 foot 'river' with 450,000 gallons of water snaking through it.
It's $12 bucks to park in the Hotel parking lot and so we circled 4 times trying to figure out where to park, then saw some people walking through the trees on a sidewalk and realized - they're parking in the Opreyland Mall parking area - so we drove over there and saved that dough, then decided to spend it on the boat ride around the atrium - definetly worth it!
It was amazing how they had this place decked out. It was flat out beautiful. They had a HUGE Christmas tree that I don't think anyone could have squeezed another light on it. They have a fountain at one end and every hour they have it do a 'dance' to some awe-inspiring Christmas music.
We walked around seeing more of the sights, then headed back to our motel to crash for the night.
Got up the next morning - had a great continental breakfast with 'fresh' waffles, cereal and stuff then drove back to Grandma March's place to get her to sign some paperwork and to put our 'check' in our account and then stop by home to do a couple of things then up to Larry & Sandra's for Sabbath. It was a long day and it seemed like we were running behind the whole time - but we got just about everything done.
Sabbath was a beautiful day with a wonderful music Christmas service.
Hope you had a great weekend. Blog ya before Christmas sometime. Doreen finishing wrapping some Christmas presents and I've gotta change for the party. Then watch some football this afternoon!
Have a 'great' week y'all!
Thursday, December 15, 2005
What a Whirlwind OR WOW!!!
Well - it's 1am and I just got back from a working trip. It was a busy one! :) Good to be home once again - for oh 6 hours. :) At 6am, we hop in the van and head North to Southern Illinois. The guy who we've held the contract for 4 years on the property up there is gonna pay us off. Yeee haw. PTL! So - Tue I talked with the Lawyer drawing up all the paperwork for us and he wanted the closing at 1p Thur. Right after talking with the Lawyer, I called my trip box at work and found out I was headed to New Orleans, LA and wouldn't be getting back until 11a on Thur. OUCH! So I talked with some folks there and they kindly worked a couple of things around so we could leave early and get back in time for me to go to IL with the family.
Needless to say - things are a whirlwind right now! I had to get on the computer to finalize a couple of things before we leave, so I wanted to leave a post.
I tell you all - the situation in New Orleans is amazing. I drove right through the city (New part, not the French Quarter - couldn't fit the truck there! He, he) The devastation down there is still very, VERY apparant. Houses with tarps over the roofs, downed trees everywhere. (Although it is interesting to note all the HUGE trees that are still standing tall and stately - even though they're looking a bit 'weathered'.) We passed sections of town that they're just tearing everything down, other sections have things being completely gutted and rebuilt. There is trash EVERYWHERE you look. We saw a couple of dealerships with cars that were obviously completely covered with water and probably destroyed.
At one location we saw rows and rows of TV's lined up to be carefully disposed of. Thousands of them.
My partner running this trip with me - I was driving and having a hard time of it because I was trying to take it all in, and not run anyone over! *GRIN* - was tired and wanted to crash, but he wanted to see the city as we passed through. We both couldn't stop pointing things out to each other as we were amazed by what we were seeing. This hurricane set this city back years! It is amazing the resiliency and how fast it is getting back to normal though. They still have a ways to go - but I hope to have a number of trips down there to watch the progress!
Well - I gotta get to bed and at least a few moments of rest before running again. Say a quick prayer for the families in New Orleans who don't have homes to go to. I will be!
Needless to say - things are a whirlwind right now! I had to get on the computer to finalize a couple of things before we leave, so I wanted to leave a post.
I tell you all - the situation in New Orleans is amazing. I drove right through the city (New part, not the French Quarter - couldn't fit the truck there! He, he) The devastation down there is still very, VERY apparant. Houses with tarps over the roofs, downed trees everywhere. (Although it is interesting to note all the HUGE trees that are still standing tall and stately - even though they're looking a bit 'weathered'.) We passed sections of town that they're just tearing everything down, other sections have things being completely gutted and rebuilt. There is trash EVERYWHERE you look. We saw a couple of dealerships with cars that were obviously completely covered with water and probably destroyed.
At one location we saw rows and rows of TV's lined up to be carefully disposed of. Thousands of them.
My partner running this trip with me - I was driving and having a hard time of it because I was trying to take it all in, and not run anyone over! *GRIN* - was tired and wanted to crash, but he wanted to see the city as we passed through. We both couldn't stop pointing things out to each other as we were amazed by what we were seeing. This hurricane set this city back years! It is amazing the resiliency and how fast it is getting back to normal though. They still have a ways to go - but I hope to have a number of trips down there to watch the progress!
Well - I gotta get to bed and at least a few moments of rest before running again. Say a quick prayer for the families in New Orleans who don't have homes to go to. I will be!
Friday, December 09, 2005
Home
Home is such a cool place. It's warm in the winter, cool in the summer - great for opening windows in the spring and fall. It's good to be home.
I had a "long" trip Wed leaving out a 5p and I got back home Friday at 3a. Long trip. But good - very good. Traveled to Homestead, FL. Had rain ALL the way down and ALL the way back - but while unloading Thur morning, it was Mostly Sunny and 70. Felt great. I'd love to have that run permanetly in the winter! :) Not so much in the summer.
I'm kinda tired, but wanted to post something since it's been a bit. So --- "Hi"
More later Alligator.
I had a "long" trip Wed leaving out a 5p and I got back home Friday at 3a. Long trip. But good - very good. Traveled to Homestead, FL. Had rain ALL the way down and ALL the way back - but while unloading Thur morning, it was Mostly Sunny and 70. Felt great. I'd love to have that run permanetly in the winter! :) Not so much in the summer.
I'm kinda tired, but wanted to post something since it's been a bit. So --- "Hi"
More later Alligator.
Saturday, December 03, 2005
LD Driver Transportation Banquet
So tonight, we're going to the LD Transportation Banquet.
Actually, Mrs M started this banquet to say 'thanks' to the spouses of the drivers and transportation office staff for putting up with all that they have to with the weird hours we work.
They provide a 'great' meal and then the Cumberland Playhouse will present "A Sanders Family Christmas." Doreen and I are really looking forward to that performance.
The setting is Christmas Eve 1941 at the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church with the play including Christmas carols in the form of bluegrass and gospel music!
We've got some friends babysitting the kids for the night - should be lots and lots of fun! I'll have to tell ya about it later!
Actually, Mrs M started this banquet to say 'thanks' to the spouses of the drivers and transportation office staff for putting up with all that they have to with the weird hours we work.
They provide a 'great' meal and then the Cumberland Playhouse will present "A Sanders Family Christmas." Doreen and I are really looking forward to that performance.
The setting is Christmas Eve 1941 at the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church with the play including Christmas carols in the form of bluegrass and gospel music!
We've got some friends babysitting the kids for the night - should be lots and lots of fun! I'll have to tell ya about it later!
Theory of Kids and Sleeping In.
So I have a theory - it correlates to parents being able to sleep in with the direct porportion of the automatic waking time of kids.
Here's the restults of the study I conducted this week.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (got home about 5a and jumped into bed for a short rest), I was off and we had the 'opportunity' to sleep in. Each of those mornings, my daughters woke up at 6:30a - or earlier.
Then on Thursday I had to leave for the Bakery at 8:15a - they did not get up until I was ready to leave.
So my theory is - if parents get to sleep in, kids wake up early. If parents have to get up early, the kids sleep late.
YUCK! :)
Here's the restults of the study I conducted this week.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (got home about 5a and jumped into bed for a short rest), I was off and we had the 'opportunity' to sleep in. Each of those mornings, my daughters woke up at 6:30a - or earlier.
Then on Thursday I had to leave for the Bakery at 8:15a - they did not get up until I was ready to leave.
So my theory is - if parents get to sleep in, kids wake up early. If parents have to get up early, the kids sleep late.
YUCK! :)
A Walk through Bethlehem
Last night we had a couple of friends call to see if we wanted to go to an outdoor "Walk through Bethlehem" at a church in Ringgold, GA.
It was aweome! Absolutely awesome! When we got there we got 'herded' into the sanctuary, that was absolutely packed - standing room only, and got to enjoy some great 'live' music while we waited.
During the time we waited, a black choir from a nearby Baptist church performed - and they were awesome. They were singing and Joelle was really getting into the music. One of the choir memebers noticed and stopped to say "hi" to her on the way out after they finished their 'set.' It was cool.
Then our group was finally called up - and we got in line and went on a 45 minute walk through Bethlehem. It takes 225 people to put this event on. We went though the 'gate' into Bethlehem - and had to pay a tax (A shilling they gave us as we gave them our ticket) and then through the shops of the period and then on into the Inn where there was "no room." And into the field where the shepherds were keeping watch on their sheep (Actual sheep) and we got visited by some angels who sang to us and then to the stable where 'Jesus' was born, we ran into the wisemen with camels as we left the stable and then we 'time-warped' into the future with Jesus talking to the disciples and then to the cross and then the empty tomb.
It was just really cool and a great way for our girls to actually experience the Christmas story live - rather than just hear it.
Most definetly cool!!!
It was aweome! Absolutely awesome! When we got there we got 'herded' into the sanctuary, that was absolutely packed - standing room only, and got to enjoy some great 'live' music while we waited.
During the time we waited, a black choir from a nearby Baptist church performed - and they were awesome. They were singing and Joelle was really getting into the music. One of the choir memebers noticed and stopped to say "hi" to her on the way out after they finished their 'set.' It was cool.
Then our group was finally called up - and we got in line and went on a 45 minute walk through Bethlehem. It takes 225 people to put this event on. We went though the 'gate' into Bethlehem - and had to pay a tax (A shilling they gave us as we gave them our ticket) and then through the shops of the period and then on into the Inn where there was "no room." And into the field where the shepherds were keeping watch on their sheep (Actual sheep) and we got visited by some angels who sang to us and then to the stable where 'Jesus' was born, we ran into the wisemen with camels as we left the stable and then we 'time-warped' into the future with Jesus talking to the disciples and then to the cross and then the empty tomb.
It was just really cool and a great way for our girls to actually experience the Christmas story live - rather than just hear it.
Most definetly cool!!!
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Man, this job is great. No stress, no pressure (except trying to get a big-rig turned around when my lead driver gives me bum directions - he, he, he) and get in get it done and get home. Not to mention - I get all the LD cookies I want to eat free. (Gotta be careful with that one though - wink, wink, wink)
The best thing about it though, is that I'm home much, MUCH more while the girls (and Doreen) is awake. It has made a huge difference in how they relate to me. They're much more lovie dovie with me. They're much more likely now to let me comfort them when they accidently get hurt. They just seem to enjoy having me around more and I love that!
This job change has been a good thing, a very, VERY good thing!!!
The best thing about it though, is that I'm home much, MUCH more while the girls (and Doreen) is awake. It has made a huge difference in how they relate to me. They're much more lovie dovie with me. They're much more likely now to let me comfort them when they accidently get hurt. They just seem to enjoy having me around more and I love that!
This job change has been a good thing, a very, VERY good thing!!!
Calling In All Our Notes
So Friday was a nutty day talking with a real estate agent, lawyer and the buyer of our Illinois Property. Turns out that our closing for our Vonore, TN property is going to happen this coming Tuesday. Because the newness of my job - I can't be guaranteed - yet - to be here to sign the papers - so they're going to send us the closing papers, I'm going to sign them and if I can't be home for the signing Doreen'll take the papers with her - sign them there and get our money. YES!!!
Then the guy that we've been holding the 'note' on the property in Illinois called and wants to pay off early. So we called the lawyer in Illinois and he's getting the paperwork started and once he gets that done, we'll take a quickie trip up to Illinois (6 hours) and sign the paperwork and get a check. Woooo hooooo!
Now we get started on getting things together to get financing and permits and material to get 'our' house built.
Talk about an early Christmas. Awesome! Just what we needed!
Then the guy that we've been holding the 'note' on the property in Illinois called and wants to pay off early. So we called the lawyer in Illinois and he's getting the paperwork started and once he gets that done, we'll take a quickie trip up to Illinois (6 hours) and sign the paperwork and get a check. Woooo hooooo!
Now we get started on getting things together to get financing and permits and material to get 'our' house built.
Talk about an early Christmas. Awesome! Just what we needed!
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