Not much to say this weekend, except I'm glad it is saturday. The weather is still nice. The tropical depression passed us once again.

The exhaustion episodes are happening again. I have been having the "shakiness" when I lay down to go to sleep. Thursday one of my co-workers told me I looked bad. Why someone wants to tell you something like that I don't understand. I assumed she meant I looked tired so I told her it is thursday and I had all ready worked 30 hours with sixteen more to go. Most days I see that one of the ladies I work with looks tired but I don't feel the urge to tell them. I look in the mirror to see if I look tired enough for someone to tell me I look bad and I don't see it.

Each week I get rid of few more items of K's. It still doesn't seem right but I know it's necessary. I need to make changes. Sometimes I hear the sound of the front door opening and I think he is coming home. If I pass a black truck on the road my heart flip flops because I think it might be him.

Monday and tuesday of next week I will be working in the infant room. When I work in there now I can't believe I listened to the overwhelming noise level for two years. I love the babies and I will love being with them for two days. I will be glad to have my three and fours again. Last monday when I subbed in the infant room, some of the mothers told me their child did not want to go in my class room because I wasn't there. One little fellow told me I was his "bestest" teacher. It is going to be hard on them for two days. The children see me at the daycare and they do not understand why I am not in the classroom with them. The supervisor says I am the best choice to substitute in the infant room and that is why she keeps putting me in there. It is aggravating to me; I want to stay in my own room.

This is the receipe for "Unstuffed Bell Pepper Soup".I hope you like it as much as I do.

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
4 medium bell peppers, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cans tomato soup
2 cans beef broth
1 can Rotel brand tomatoes
1 small can sliced mushrooms

Brown ground meat, bell pepper, and onions together. Add rest of ingredients, simmer over medium heat. Serve over rice or cornbread, topped with cheese.

Another weekend gone by. I sure do look forward to them; probably way too much. Tomorrow I will be working in the infant room. The regular care giver is on vacation and the supervisor pulled me from my room to work in her place. I will enjoy the babies for one day but will be glad to get back to my 3 and 4 year olds.

The weather has been great this week. We have had cool mornings, averaging in the upper sixties, and tomorrow morning it is suppose to be in the upper fifties. I was feeling a little blue because this was K's favorite time of the year. He would always wake up and be extra joyful on the first cool morning in september and start planning that first hunt of the season. When I went to walmart, I saw the other hunter's in the sporting goods department looking at the camouflage display. I started missing K all over again. I know this will happen from time to time.

August 31st would have been our 33rd anniversary. That was a hard day for me but I made it through it by talking to K off and on during the day. I looked through the cards I had saved over the years and listened to a message I had saved from our answering machine.

The love bugs are in full swing. It is that time of the year again. All ready I am finding them in the house and crawling on me giving me hollering fits until I discover it is just a love bug and not some other creepy crawly.

There have been more break in's on my road. One woman was asleep in her bed when her home was broken into. A neighbor heard her screaming and went to check on her and got a glimpse of two guy's running away. The woman did not see who it was. Her husband was gone in the car and I guess they thought no one was at home. Hopefully, they will not come here as long as the car is in the driveway. And I pray they are not into violence and are just wanting to steal.

At the store yesterday and bought some stew meat. All week I kept thinking about beef stew with carrots, potatoes, and onions. I looked at the canned and frozen varieties that would be much more inexpensive but decided to start from scratch and make a pot full and if there is an extra large about of leftovers, I'll freeze my own stew. But I don't think there will be any left after eating stew for a couple of nights. hahaha


One of my co-workers brought some stuffed pepper soup to work to share with us and it was amazingly good. I had my doubts about it but it smelt so good I tried it. I like stuffed bell peppers; but I thought the soup was even better. She brought copies of the recipe and I will make it one weekend.

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God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trougle. And so we need not fear even if the world blows up, and the mountains crumble into the sea.
Psalm 46:1-2
(TLB)

Three days off, works out great. I had one day for housework, one day for doing nothing if that is what I wanted and one day for visiting. I felt really rejuvenated today when I went back to work.

This weekend I cooked enough meals so all I have to do is reheat some food for supper probably until friday evening. I have just been eating those frozen entrees with a salad. I decided to cook saturday and got a little carried away. I did enjoy myself; even washing the dishes was fun.

My new project is making throw pillows for my bed. I kept picturing them in my head every time I made the bed up in the morning. Finally I decided to browse the fabric department at walmart and actually spotted the material I had been seeing in my mind. I couldn't believe the coincidence. I hope to get them made this week.

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I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel; my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy: at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 16:7-11