Well, yesterday I arrived at my 66th birthday. I think I was a little surprised. I celebrated by taking back a job with the Assessing Department at the City (currently part-time) while still retaining (for now) my part time job as a church secretary!
WHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
I couldn't help but smile at myself since I am "retired" yet, between the 2 jobs now working full time again. I guess I'm off my nut or something. I was really surprised to be happily headed back to my old office and desk (I retired 2 years ago) and although I seemed to be blundering through a fog at first, I soon found myself feeling at ease and recalling which keys to push to get the necessary results from the assessing software. I should feel at home with that stuff, I certainly used it long enough.
My daughter took me out for supper and we had a great time hanging out and enjoying the ambience of the steak house. It was great fun. We got back home a little after 9pm and after a few routine tasks I hit my recliner and turned on the TV. I woke up with a start at 10, realizing I was worn out. I did the bed time stuff and trundled off to bed. Altoether pleased with myself and feeling like a kid again, back to working full time. Is not that weird.
Anyway, Go Me! And Happy Birthday and all that jazz!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 03, 2007
Happy Labor Day!
Well here it is, Labor Day again. I'm not sure where the time went, but wherever it chose to vacation, it has definitely flown.
Jamelah finished here summer course in Arabic at U of M with high marks. She has since found a program that begins there next June. After completion (1 yr) she will have her masters and a elementary teacher's certification. With 3 more hours of class (which she can do next summer) she will also have her certification to teach English as a 2nd language. She is excited. Now the job hunt begins.
She decided that since she would be hanging out around the house with not much to do, she'd paint her room. So we bought paint and she got busy. There was plenty of grief along the way but the room is mostly finished with just a few touch-ups needed. Her Grannie offered to purchase new carpet for her freshly painted room, so before she could move back in, we had to get carpet laid. This meant she got to sleep some more on her mattress lying on the living room floor.
By the time the carpet guys arrived, Jamelah I had already taken Jamelah to the doctor due to muscle spasms in her back. She was a mess. He put her on muscle relaxers and pain killers and she gave up the floor as a sleeping place and moved into my recliner. It only took a couple days of that fun and she was wishing she could just die and get it over. She began showing some improvement on Thursday. The carpet was in; her uncle came and helped het her furniture moved back into her room. She was finally able to sleep in a bed. Friday we were off to the chiropracter's office and he helped realign her which helped more. But still, the only place she could sit was in the recliner, so she moved from chair to bed and back to the chair agian with only short walks around the house between.
That put the job search on hold and everything else. We spent one week watching nearly every movie we own and renting a few more. But yesterday she was much improved and able to get around a bit more. I think she finally feels like she will not be drawn over sideways and her hips out of alignment forever.
So here we are! Ready to celebrate Labor Day. I have some laundry to do. Hopefully, Jamelah can get a bit of her "other" stuff moved from the piles it sits in about the house and we can get back to normal.
Jamelah finished here summer course in Arabic at U of M with high marks. She has since found a program that begins there next June. After completion (1 yr) she will have her masters and a elementary teacher's certification. With 3 more hours of class (which she can do next summer) she will also have her certification to teach English as a 2nd language. She is excited. Now the job hunt begins.
She decided that since she would be hanging out around the house with not much to do, she'd paint her room. So we bought paint and she got busy. There was plenty of grief along the way but the room is mostly finished with just a few touch-ups needed. Her Grannie offered to purchase new carpet for her freshly painted room, so before she could move back in, we had to get carpet laid. This meant she got to sleep some more on her mattress lying on the living room floor.
By the time the carpet guys arrived, Jamelah I had already taken Jamelah to the doctor due to muscle spasms in her back. She was a mess. He put her on muscle relaxers and pain killers and she gave up the floor as a sleeping place and moved into my recliner. It only took a couple days of that fun and she was wishing she could just die and get it over. She began showing some improvement on Thursday. The carpet was in; her uncle came and helped het her furniture moved back into her room. She was finally able to sleep in a bed. Friday we were off to the chiropracter's office and he helped realign her which helped more. But still, the only place she could sit was in the recliner, so she moved from chair to bed and back to the chair agian with only short walks around the house between.
That put the job search on hold and everything else. We spent one week watching nearly every movie we own and renting a few more. But yesterday she was much improved and able to get around a bit more. I think she finally feels like she will not be drawn over sideways and her hips out of alignment forever.
So here we are! Ready to celebrate Labor Day. I have some laundry to do. Hopefully, Jamelah can get a bit of her "other" stuff moved from the piles it sits in about the house and we can get back to normal.
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