Photos

It is getting green. There we are smiling for the camera as my dad is like what is this button for.

My Grandma.

My wonderful parents. Aren't they so cute together? The have been married 39 years in July.

Boredom

I think I am bored with my job. Oh there are things I like to do, but I am just bored of site plans (which is funny because I have not done that many this year). I waste time (like I am right now) online because it is boring. Same old same old. I guess I am at that point. I've been working for almost 5 years doing the same stuff day in and day out. There are occaisonal different things do to do. But it isn't new and exciting. It is drab and dreary and I waste too much time doing it. So, I guess I need to put some more blocks on my computer and get back to work. One of these days I will figure out how to keep me going.

Spring is HERE!

Well, not officially, but the grass is green. The Bradford Pears have bloomed (actually, they bloomed died and came back) and the days are longer and warmer (82 yesterday). It won't be that warm from now on (thank god, if it is 82 in March, what is it going to be in July, yuck). Anyway, it is just nice. We went to Iowa last weekend. We didn't tell anyone we were coming up. Just showed up and surprised everyone. It was great. Grandma is really doing pretty good. Really skinny, but at least in the assisted living she is eating meals. Aunt Sheila is having hip surgury soon. Mom and Dad are doing good. Mike and Kayla are good. Kayla is such a sweetheart. Much nicer and sweeter and than Erin ever was. Amy had something going on so she didn't come down, but I do tend to see her a little more often than Mike (like every other year instead of once every 4 years). Kayla, Mike and Bob cooked supper for us Saturday night. It was a good time.

Bill told everyone last weekend that he was thinking more about going into business for himself than going to work for someone else. He has to go to the unemployment office and report this week. Hopefully they won't hit him too hard about not looking too hard. He could work, but not doing what he wants to. So, he isn't looking too hard right now. I don't blame him. We're really doing ok. Even though I just spent $600 on continuing ed stuff yesterday. That should be all I need to spend on that for the year (or close).

I am getting a little obsessed with the thought that in 1 year we could be having a baby. I really really want that to be true. I am running through all of these scenarios for after the fact and I just really want a child in our life. We do something and I think about if we had a baby this is what would change (and usually it is we have a carrier and the baby comes with us). The other day I came up with a scenario for daycare for us that would be really cool. I would work 4-10s with 1 at home and then Bill would work for himself for 3 days a week. 1 of those days and my at home day we get a nanny. I could totally see that working. I don't know what Bill thinks. There is pleanty of time to figure it all out AFTER we get pregnant. I think it is INSANE the number of people that have everything figured out ahead of time, including names and everything bought. What happens if you DON'T get pregnant. A lot of them are young and maybe they haven't lived through what I saw with Dave and Nona. It just bugs me. Shoot, there was one lady on Babycenter who had it all figured out what DAY her child would be born on MORE than a YEAR from now. Holy crap. To me that isn't smart, what if something happens? Anyway, I'll just keep my practical mouth shut and do things my way (which for this is to be as unprepared as possible, LOL ... well except financially, we are there financially).

March Randomness

I have not posted in a while. Work has been crazy, but it might have calmed down just a bit. Bill is doing well. He is currently weaning himself off the brace. He still hasn't gotten into the job hunting full swing. His neck gets tired. So I think that is part of it. Friday will be the first day we don't get his paycheck and that is going to be strange. Plus I changed my withholdings and put Bill on my insurance, so I don't know what my paycheck is going to be.

I have a solo in the Easter Cantata at church. I'm pretty nervous about that. I got a big deer in the headlights look when she said me.

I gave up soda for lent. A whole week without soda. I've had shakes, lemonade, and Kool Aid in place of it. It has been rough though, but it is getting better.

I've also been working out quite a bit. Not a totally hard core, but just a little everyday. Yesterday between work and choir I went to the Chesterfield Park and walked 2 miles in less than 30 minutes. I did jog a bit. I did 1 minute at a time 4 times. I use to be so concerned about what I was wearing to work out in, but yesterday I was in jeans and my pink shirt. Yeah I smelled a bit for choir, but it was worth it. I'm sore today, but that is good.