Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Seems like we just had thanksgiving and here it is again. Went to my sister's and she had way too much food. This year she added seafood stuffed bell peppers to the menu. Everything was good. I haven't had dessert yet. I was too full. I brought three slices of pie home to eat tonight; a slice each of pumpkin, mississippi mud, and blueberry cheesecake. Can't decide which I will eat first.

I did not get a pay raise this year. The board of directors say we are not even making enough to pay the day care bills. Which after thinking about it, I remembered that we did have two fund raisers. One was with the world's greatest chocolate and the other one was the little caesar's pizza. We do not get coffee or iced tea provided for us anymore. They also have been cutting the hours of some of the workers.

Every thing is pretty much the same. I guess that is a good thing.

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Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Psalm 127:1-2

November is here, the holidays are right around the corner. I am loving the colder temperatures and I am having soup cravings. Can't decide which one to make first. I am thinking of making two of my favorites and alternating eating them for lunch and supper.

I have to share what happened a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if I have said anything about my nightly phone calls. I talk to my mom and my older sister every evening. Since my hours have changed at work, I have been juggling my nightly routine to get those calls in and not having to eat supper so late because I have trouble going to sleep with a full stomach. But I have to eat something to keep my blood sugar level balanced. Well back to my original story. I had put off getting my hair cut till I was having to use my hot rollers to get my unruly hair into some kind of shape. A couple of fridays ago I left work at six and headed to walmart. I knew I could get my hair trimmed without an appointment at their hair salon. Then I decided while I was there I would pick up some stuff that I couldn't get at the grocery store I had been going to since my scheduled changed. I don't like using my weekends going to stores. Just one of my weird quirks that people don't understand about me and I can't explain it. Well, I spend one weekend day with mom and dad and the other day with my son. And usually I am doing mom and dad's shopping. As I said it's hard to explain. And I don't like driving in the dark so that limits me too. I made it home that evening around 8:30 telling myself I would call mom while I was putting my groceries up. My answering machine had six messages something unheard of. Mom and my sister had called because they hadn't talked to me yet and thought something was wrong. Before I had a chance to pick up the phone, it rings and it is my dad. He was upset and glad to hear my voice. I said my lands I had just went to walmart. He says next time call and let them know if I am going to get home late. Wow, you would think at my age I didn't have to report in to my parents anymore.

Oh and my hot water heater quit again so now I have to replace it. I am back to heating water for every thing but now I know it is no big deal. I survived it last time I can do it again.

Dad has sold his truck so I feel he is accepting that his life won't be going back to the way it was before he broke his hip. But with mom never learning to drive it is challenging for us to be their chauffeur. Thank God we haven't had problems getting a schedule worked out for them.

I realize that a lot of days pass between blogs. That is another thing I have trying to work into my crazy new schedule. There is still a lot of kinks to work out.

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Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

Psalm 111:1-4