2010 Done
Yippee Skippy!!!!! The 2010 paperwork is DONE!!!!
Accounting forms printed out and everything. 11 minutes and 28 seconds before the four hour timer went off.
The last item to do is count the number of days Joe was out and I was out. Then I have to create a letter like thing for the accountant with the number of days each month that we were away from home.
Guilt free I can RUN…not walk….to my craft room and play all that I want.
I received this in an email from my daughter-in-law, Brenda – Curtis’ wife. My only hope is that this is a very small section of our current population.
The following questions were asked in last year’s GED examination.
These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds’)…………and they WILL breed.
Q. Name the four seasons.
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar
Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q. How is dew formed?
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q. What causes the tides in the oceans?
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight.
Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist upon?
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed.
Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections?
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election.
Q. What are steroids?
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.(Shoot yourself now, there is little hope.)
Q.. What happens to your body as you age?
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental. (At least they get to travel!)
Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery (So true!)
Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A. Premature death.
Q. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow
Q. How can you delay milk turning sour?
A. Keep it in the cow. (Simple, but brilliant.)
Q How are the main 20 parts of the body categorized? (e.g. The abdomen.)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A, E, I,O,U..(WTF!)
Q. What is the fibula?
A. A small lie. (This person has a career in politics awaiting!)
Q. What does ‘varicose’ mean?
A. Nearby.
Q. What is the most common form of birth control?
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium. (That would work.)
Q. Give the meaning of the term ‘Cesarean section’.
A. The Cesarean section is a district in Rome .
Q. What is a seizure?
A. A Roman Emperor. (Julius Seizure, I came, I saw, I had a fit!)
Q. What is a terminal illness?
A. When you are sick at the airport.(Irrefutable!)
Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like tiny umbrellas.
Q. Use the word ‘judicious’ in a sentence to show you understand its meaning.
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face. (OMG)
Q. What does the word ‘benign’ mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight. (Brilliant)
Q. What is a turbine?
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head
These people vote – They are the future generation –& they will breed. America Is Dead!!!
I’d really like to think this is just a joke, but I’ve had a few laughs while watching Jay Leno question young people about American History and the answers they give him.
Joe and I drove to Salina, Kansas yesterday to deliver Curtis’ birthday present.
I called Brenda, Curtis’ wife, on Thursday to find out where they would be on Friday. She and Curtis were going to be in Wichita looking for a recliner at a furniture store. Joe wanted to go to Wichita anyway to the “Yard Store” so that was going to work out well.
Some time after these arrangements were made Curtis called to say they were not going to Wichita. Joe listened to the message on Friday morning then called Curtis to find out why the plans had changed. Curtis had to work all day and was totally bummed. Joe heaped on the “bummer” by telling Curtis we would see him some other time.
They live just a little over 260 miles from us, we were going to Wichita anyway (156 miles from home) so a few more to actually get Curtis’ gift to him was not going to be much further. Compared to the driving we do in our “Day Job”.
So, the outcome was that Curtis’ bad day had been turned around and he was now happy because he was going to be spending time with his Dad. We spent a couple hours with them, had dinner, then had to leave to head back home.
The cutest thing that happened was when Curtis realized the tear drop pendent suspended from the top of his “C” was to be a water drop. That moment was totally precious.
It is times like these that I’m so glad that my crazy ideas work out, with help from my “Scrubby”, and make someone feel good. Better than a drug 
Good thing that the addiction I have, although it can be quite costly, brings joy to others.
Last Wednesday – February 23rd – Joe called me from Texarkana, Arkansas on his way to Houston, Texas to deliver. He was in a lot of pain and had trouble breathing. He could not take a full deep breath because it hurt so bad. I tried to persuade him to get medical attention immediately but n-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, he was not about to stop since he was so close to delivering and he was on his way home.
Last Thursday the pain was getting worse and he still would not stop to get checked out. He was not sleeping well at night because it hurt so bad to breathe. He delivered, finally, just after noon and was on his way home. He had plans of stopping at a rest area to take a nap at some point before he got all the way home, even through my protests. He made it as far as Ennis, Texas – just south of Dallas – and stopped for the night at a hotel.
Last Friday morning he called to let me know he was on the way about 8:30 in the morning. I called our doctor to see if we could get him in that afternoon and they scheduled it for 2 p.m. Later Joe called to let me know the appointment had been put back to 3 p.m. Someone he had talked with in the previous few days had told him it sounded like he had Pleurisy, which is a swelling of the lining of the lungs due to either pneumonia or tuberculosis. He had been up in Michigan in 12 degree weather with snow. He had spent quite a bit of time fighting with the trailer to get it hooked up in the ice and snow so I figured he had a bout of walking pneumonia or something like that but not tuberculosis.
Our doctor took a blood and urine test to see if he had infection indicators with a rising of his white blood cell counts in the blood and whatever shows up in urine. Nothing. He was not ill and did not have an infection. Our doctor then had Joe stand up and turn his back to the doctor. Pushing, poking, prodding all the while asking “Does this hurt?” with Joe’s responses being “No” to most of the goings on. That is until the doctor found the spot that did, in fact, hurt.
Our doctor is not only in Family Medicine he is also a Doctor of Osteopathy. He lead Joe into a different room and had him lie down on a flat table. Also in the room were diagnostic machines for monitoring heart rates and other such things. Joe thought he had been having a heart attack and expressed his anxiety to the doctor about this. No, he had not.
As soon as Joe laid down he complained of severe pain. Our doctor said Joe was having “Mechanical” issues and not anything else. What ensued had me laughing I thought I would have to excuse myself and find a bathroom lest I pee myself.
Joe is a huge man. Stands over 6′ 2″ tall and weighs a little over 300 pounds. Our doctor stands about 5′ 8″ and might weigh 180 pounds. Both men are of the same age range. The comical part was after he had Joe lie on his right side, bend his knees and put his right hand on his left shoulder while his left hand was on his right shoulder.
Our doctor worked his left arm beneath Joe’s shoulders and wrapped his right arm around Joe’s chest and linked his fingers behind Joe’s back. There was a lot of grunting and groaning going on by the both of them as our Doctor tried to twist Joe a bit. Joe cried out once in pain then said he heard his back pop. Then Joe was told to lie on his back while our doctor went to the head of the bed. Joe was instructed to lace his fingers together behind his head and hang on tightly. Our doctor then wrapped his arms around Joe’s chest once again and began lifting. More grunting and moaning ensued from both of these guys along with some yelps from Joe and exclamations of his back popping. Then Joe’s head was twisted around until more popping was heard.
After all of this twisting and popping Joe found immediate relief from his pain and he was finally able to breathe. Joe had dislocated a rib while he was up in Michigan trying to get hooked up in the ice and snow. Our doctor told Joe that he was not to go back out to work for five days. It is a good thing because Joe has needed the rest, but it is going to mean a kind of bad thing for me. I’ll have to be pretty creative in keeping Joe focused on something other than traipsing all across Oklahoma for the next few days on errands.
Affixing the pendent
For Curtis’ birthday present I had purchased a tear drop shaped pendent to make it look like a drop of water coming out of the copper pipe. Getting Joe focused in helping me complete this project was my main goal.
While I held the pendent, as Joe instructed, he taped on four pieces of string on the tear drop to aid in suspension of it. Once the strings were attached then I had to hold the copper piece as still as I could with not a lot of wriggling so he could tape the strings to the piece and get the pendent lined up properly.
Suspended pendent
Once all the strings were taped on the copper piece and Joe felt that the pendent was in the right place then we could move on to the part getting the tear drop actually attached.
Some 5 Minute Epoxy was what was going to to be used in this process.
5 Minute Expoxy
The epoxy is going to take a while to set and Joe has one of his fancy clamps to hold the copper piece in place so I’m not stuck there holding it as it dries.
Water drop
I’m so thrilled with the way this has turned out. Even better than what I had imagined it to be.
Our son, Curtis, as I’ve said is a Mechanical Engineer. He has helped to get many school and civic buildings built in the Salina, Kansas area. His job is to route all the plumbing in a building. In schools it is to get all the bathroom plumbing worked out for fresh water to come in and have the waste water taken out. Kitchens to have plumbing for fresh water for cooking and the dishwasher, then have the waste water piped out. His job is also for planning the gutter systems around the outside of the building and having the run off taken away from the foundation and directed into the city systems of rain and snow melt while the inside plumbing waste is directed to the sewage lines of the city. Another of his jobs is to create the heating and cooling of these buildings and the placement of the furnace and subsequent air ducts.
Wayward water
The next challenge on this creation is to get a stream of “water” coming from the outside piece. We had purchased some clear plastic tubing for this but the tubing has quite a curve in it. Makes it look like there is a stiff wind blowing the water at an angle. We are working on that today. This project will be completed some time, soon hopefully.
Making water
Yesterday we went across town and purchased a 9′ piece of 3/4″ acrylic tubing of which we only needed about 7″ for the “water” effect. Joe cut a piece of it off yesterday and it was not long enough. This morning he cut another piece and now I’ve got him using Glossy Accents to create the water effect.
I’ve had to get a bit cross with Joe a time or two recently so I can get my paperwork done on the scheduled days. His being in “lock down” with his rib healing and not being able to traipse all around the world while he’s home. Trying to keep him home and not allowing him to do much strenuous work is about to make me go bonkers. We have an understanding right now and he has been pretty good on his word to let me do my paperwork. I’m nearly finished with November. Bank statements to reconcile remains to be done before I can begin to tackle December and have this mess done.
So, I have been juggling getting my birthday present stuff created, keep Joe from harming himself further by restraining his penchant for activity, corralling the outside errands to keep the running around to a minimum, spending time doing the paperwork, getting Joe fed, and watching the recorded television shows to get them deleted. Seems as though I’ve been doing a lot of stuff recently but I think it is more a dog chasing its tail…..lots of movement going on but nothing else is happening.
Working at various things over the weekend, I got bored with it all and decided to have a look at the areas where you all live.
United Kingdom
Canada
Lynn lives in the United Kingdom and Nancy lives in Canada.
Both of these landscapes look like quilts. It is fascinating to see the differences in the land parcels.
I don’t know when these satellite photos were taken but it sure is interesting to see what our worlds look like.
Tennessee, United States
Texas, United States
Jann lives in Tennessee and Maureen lives in Texas.
Jann’s area is quite hilly with lots of rocky terrain. Maureen’s area is not quite so hilly but it also has quite a bit of rocky terrain.
I’ve traveled through both of these places and these photos don’t do them justice. Each place has its own beauty.
Illinois, United States
Oklahoma, United States
Shelly lives in Illinois while I live in Oklahoma.
Shelly’s area has a lot of farming parcels while where I live is nothing but housing.
It is amazing the different colors of the earth in these photos, as well as the terrains.
I have no idea where Shar lives – Australia or New Zealand.
Dominican Republic
Indira lives in the Dominican Republic somewhere in all that greenery.
Don’t know about you guys but I thought this was very interesting. Teach me to think that everyone else lives in an area similar to mine
Tiffany's tattoo
My daughter had another visit to her tattoo artist over the weekend. He’s added color to the bird and the cemetery. Poor sweetie says this time hurt worse than all the other times before. This is becoming quite a work of art.
The paperwork is coming along….slowly. It seems there is no end in sight of the work yet to do. BUT progress is being made and I am nearing the end of 2010.
The paperwork
The box of trip envelopes is declining while one area of my kitchen counter is becoming a pile up of this years mail I’m trying to sort in the mean time and get a handle on it for later.
Trip envelopes yet to do
The trip envelopes yet to do are decreasing. I’ve separated the business for 2011 with the 1099′s from 2010. So as you can see it is getting better as I go along. I’ll be starting September tomorrow. Kind of a bit hard for me to contain myself and wait until tomorrow since this is getting near the end. I just want this over with.
The bin so far
The finished items are filling the bin. Hopefully there will be room to fit it all in.
The new bins I purchased, sitting below the table, will hold all of these file folders, plus the ones left to do, and all of the household folders for 2010.
Household files
I can’t believe the amount of paper that we have to deal with on a daily basis. I thought that computers were meant to decrease paper usage. Seems to have only increased it. Oh well.
Today, I’m going to work on birthday presents. I just can’t help myself. I’m so proud of my Joe and what he has done. This is not finished, there is still some work to do on it.
Curtis' birthday present
I supposed I’ve gone and spilled the beans here but some secrets I’m terrible at holding.
This is what I had Joe create. The letter “C” from copper piping.
Speaking of Joe, he is up near Grand Rapids, Michigan where it is 16 degrees and snowing. He’s loading his trucks up there that will be delivered to Houston, Texas where it is in the high 60′s and low 70′s. Quite a bit of temperature changes he will be going through as he heads this way. Hopefully, he will be home near the end of this week and we can get this finished then sent off to Curtis.
A fax I received
I have to tell you…I spent about an hour in absolute fear when I saw this paper sitting on the tray of my fax machine.
Should I call them? No, I’m not going to call them! I’d better call them and find out what this is all about. No, I don’t want to know!
As the panic subsided then my mind was in a whirl thinking about when I was last in Wichita Falls, Texas. I’ve been through there several times but I don’t remember stopping for anything.
I called Joe and, frankly, he was of no help at all. He jumped on my panic attack and fanned the already bonfire like flames 
He kept telling me that we had stopped at a Love’s Travel Center in Wichita Falls on several occasions. He proceeded to ask me if I had not paid for something. Maybe I had just been too busy at the time and walked off without paying. Oh gawd, he was making it totally worse by the second. I had to stop talking to him and get myself settled down.
The fax is from the Financial Crimes Unit. Yikes!! I’d better just bite the bullet and find out what it was all about. In my anxiety I called the number on the paper and got an answering machine instead of a real person.
SCAM. Oh NO!! I’ve just left my name and phone number for a scam artist!! Something in my brain was working. I went to the computer and Googled the Wichita Falls Police Department and got a main phone number. Calling there I was given a different number for the Detective Unit. The numbers were pretty much the same. I called that number and the woman that answered the phone had a brisk enough voice and a no nonsense attitude that I began to feel better. Yes, there is a Detective by the name I gave her and he was out at the moment.
Now, this is a cautionary tale to any of you that give your credit or debit card information over the phone to a call center of any kind.
The upshot of all this is back in October our telephone and internet service had been shut off due to non payment of the bill. We had been gone for such a long time and I had left our bills at home. Subsequently when I returned home and wanted to use the internet I found that the service was disconnected.
I called AT&T to make the full payment and get the service restored. The fax I had received from the Wichita Falls Police Department was about an employee at the AT&T call center that had taken my credit card information – including the three digit security code on the back – to make this payment.
Somehow she had paid our bill from the AT&T funds then took my card number, the security code, and our home address information to a Western Union and charged $297.
I guess I would have found the problem when I finally reached the October stuff but I would have not had a clue how to go about getting that straightened out.
I’m not the only person this employee has done this to. As of now, I’m the 5th one. Thankfully, someone from Ohio was more on top of their statements than I am and found they had a charge to Western Union they had not authorized. That person was hot enough to do some digging and find out what had transpired and then contacted the authorities in Wichita Falls.
I won’t be able to get any of that money back – EVER. The bank that holds this card is the one I use in my truck driving job. Their policy is they don’t accept disputes after 60 days. All of the supervisors I talked with told me the same thing. I was told it is up to the Police Department to work it out with Western Union. So I can count that money gone for good.
I’ve looked through my other statements to see if there were others that didn’t look right and have found none. So maybe this person was stopped soon enough. I’d hate to be in her shoes about now. Facing a felony charge, having the police on her tail all the time. At least it is not me they are looking to haul off. Thank God!
Paper from Creative Imaginations
I’m going to tease you all just a bit more.
This is the back side of a piece of paper I got from Whole Lotta Scrap.
I cut several of the gears out using a craft knife then mounted them on chipboard and cut the chipboard out.
The gears drying
That was a bit of a task. I almost got out the Dremel tool and tried to do what Nancy had said she was going to try. Hoping the wheel was slow enough that I would not destroy the whole thing. But, I didn’t try it. I cut them out with the craft knife. Slathered Glossy Accents on top after I had poked holes to add brads. There are some air bubbles in the glue but I think they look pretty darn good just as they are.
Graphic 45 pocket watch
I mounted the pocket watch sticker from the Graphic 45 sheet on a piece of chipboard and cut around it the same way. I had to use a sanding block to get my wonky edges straightened up.
Since I had so much difficulty with the gears there was no way I was going to try cutting out the space between the watch stem and the round bit. I just poked a hole to attach some wire I had bent around a paint brush handle several times to make the links.
The wire is very thin and will get all bent out of shape if I’m too rough with it. I slathered the pocket watch image with Glossy Accents also. All in all I think these things will look pretty good on Curtis’ piece.
I can’t wait for Joe to come home so we can get this finished.
As far as the paperwork goes. I waded through August. Having taken the last three days off from it the momentum I had built up was a bit off kilter. It took me quite a while to get my rhythm going once again. I did persevere and get through it all. Hopefully Monday won’t be too bad of a day to work more on that crap.
Everyone, have a great weekend. I’m going to get outside on Saturday and enjoy this wonderful Spring like air.
He didn’t make a fuss either. We went to Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, just the kind of store he has fun in…me too.
Getting supplies for a project
He said “I can’t believe you took a picture!” You can even see it on his face, hahahaha.
One of our sons lives in Salina, Kansas and works for Wilson Engineering as a Mechanical Engineer. Right now he is working on a huge project that is being built somewhere in New Mexico near the Arizona border. Curtis has talked with Joe about it so I have it from Joe in pieces.
I think Joe told me Burlington Northern Railways has a big switching station that Curtis is working on to design the fueling system for the engines. As they come into the designated area and over a huge pit the engines are inspected below ground as they are being fueled.
Now I can’t tell you if the pit is actually already there or if Curtis is designing the pit as well as the pumping system to bring diesel fuel from a holding tank elsewhere on the site up to this pit area where hoses will be attached to allow the fueling process to happen as the engine is being inspected. Don’t have all the details on that.
Preparing the creation
I’ve told Joe of my idea for Curtis’ birthday present and what I want. Since Joe has knowledge of working with pipes and couplings I figured he was my “Go To Guy” for this project. Otherwise I’d have to ask someone at the store and then this idea would be shelved because I don’t have any idea how to put this stuff together. Besides, he’s Curtis’ Dad and thereby is roped into this project 
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Poor Joe. He has to work on surfaces that are not meant for tools Someday I hope to find a way to get him into a place that will have space for a “Man Cave” so he can have a place to play with his tools. For now, the barbecue grill will have to suffice.
"Sweating" the pipes
The grill worked as a good place for him to solder all the parts we picked out to assemble the project. Watching him make this thing come together was fun.
Since I don’t know if Curtis or Brenda (his wife) read my foolishness and nonsense I can’t take the chance of blowing the surprise so you will only see this in pieces as a work in progress until it has been finished and he has received it.
Alas, it is going to be late in getting to Curtis. His birthday is the 20th of February and today is the 16th. Really, it should already be in the mail to him but I could not figure out how to accomplish this by myself.
I’m so excited to be getting back to creating. That damn paperwork has sucked the life out of me and I’m rebelling now. Going to take a couple days off from it so I can get my head back on straight.
As I work on Curtis’ birthday present I still have quite a bit of work to do on the present for my granddaughter, Reilee, and her birthday has done long passed I have only one birthday in March to work on so I’m hoping to get Krasi’s (k-res-a) done on time. Then four in April to do. That dreaded paperwork has got to be done long before that so I don’t have to divide up so much of my time.
Joe is on his way to deliver his trucks this morning to Greensboro, North Carolina (he reminded me of where he is going). Then, as of now, he is deadheading up around Grand Rapids, Michigan to take trucks to Houston, Texas. He plans on being home for a while after that. Plans will most likely change a few times between now and then.
Well, for today only. He will be leaving tomorrow morning early to finish this trip to Alabama or Georgia, I don’t remember which it is.
After he picked up his last truck in Sacramento, California on Thursday and had a final visit with his friend in Reno, Nevada he tried to make his way to Bakersfield, California for the night. Traffic was pretty bad and slowed his progress. Friday night he spent in Fresno, California. After leaving Fresno on Saturday morning he was shooting for Kingman, Arizona for the night. He had to make one stop. Murray Family Farms.
Buddah's Hand Citron
This fresh fruit and vegetable market is open year round. He wanted to see what seasonal fruits were available, always hoping for one last bin of cherries – ever hopeful Citrus is now in season. Fresh oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. As he perused the harvested bounty his eyes came to a spot where two Buddah’s Hand Citron fruit rested. Now there is only one. Joe brought home not just the Buddah’s Hand Citron but a bag of fresh California naval oranges.
Smelling the Buddah's Hand
The fragrance of this odd citrus fruit is hard to describe. It has a floral aroma in that it is sweet smelling. It does not smell like an orange or a grapefruit. It has a slight citrus smell, but mostly it smells like orange blossoms. As Joe made his way toward home with the Buddah’s Hand in a plastic bag the fragrance would waft with the bumps that jarred the bag safely stored on the passenger seat. The poor thing weathered the cold nights in the truck when Joe stopped and greeted him each morning with its special floral and delicate citrus smell having permeated the truck overnight.
Futuristic creature
This fruit has a very unsettling appearance. Like some mutant squid or octopus. The ends of the “fingers” curl at the tips into sharp looking claws. Gives me the heebie jeebies just looking at it. I think I’ve watched way too many Science Fiction movies Click on any of the photos to see them in larger size.
The outer peel is pitted as an orange is with the bumpy texture. The “fingers” are firm to the touch and when squeezed the sweet aroma intensifies. As it lays upon the wooden surface of the cart the fragrance fills our home with the delicate sweet scent.
Compared to a soda/pop can
Further comparison
As a size comparison I’ve used a soda/pop can to demonstrate the length and width of this strange fruit.
Joe has asked me what we are going to do with this Buddah’s Hand. I don’t have a clue. The poor thing is going to be admired and repulsed I guess until it withers and rots then is unceremoniously dumped in the trash can. Oddity that it is, at least I can say that we have actually held one in our hands and had the pleasure of smelling its fragrance for a while. Even though it looks like an octopus on its side and some kind of terrifying many fanged monster spider while looking at the underside of it. Heebie Jeebies.
I can so relate to this video This was sent to me by my friend, Janice, who lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Today is Sunday. I’m so having trouble getting going and staying focused. Didn’t sleep very well last night and it didn’t help that I was up until nearly 1 a.m. then woke at 6:30 a.m. Got up feeling a bit groggy.
I made a stab at the paperwork today but only lasted for an hour and had to quit. I was getting sleepy. Going back to bed for a couple hours seemed like the right thing to do. Instead I got a bowl of cereal and felt somewhat better. Still no interest in doing the paperwork, though.
I turned the television on and thought I’d just veg out for a while. Have you seen the movie Julie & Julia? I watched that today. What a fun “Chick Flick”. I really enjoyed that movie. I was surprised to see the woman from Glee to be in the movie as Julia’s sister. I have not watched any of the episodes for Glee so I don’t know what the woman’s name is. She, evidently, is the teacher that has temper fits from what I can gather watching the episode teasers sometimes.
After watching Julie & Julia I felt I had to make another stab at the paperwork. I spent another three hours on it but have not quite finished July. There is always tomorrow.
This is what has transpired since I last added photos of slogging through the paperwork.
The 2010 bin
The bin beneath my desk is getting more full and orderly.
The table is still up
The table is still up and holding the dreaded Trip envelopes yet to be finished. Ugh, I’m quitting for the day. I don’t have any more energy to continue this drudgery.
This video is just plain adorable.
No, I didn’t take the day off. I’ve finished June 2010 – WOO HOO – and have made the preparations to begin July. A trip to Office Depot is required before I can get going again. I need file folders, ink cartridges, and a couple of plastic bins.
Joe has had an interesting past few days. He sold a camera a few years back, on eBay, to a man that lives in Sparks, Nevada. Joe has wanted to meet the man for quite a while but has not had the opportunity or time to do so. They e-mail each other but that has been as far as it has gone.
Thursday, Joe was in Reno, Nevada to get one of his trucks. The other is in Sacramento, California. The truck in Reno wasn’t quite ready for Joe to pick up so he called his friend and they met for dinner. Friday morning Joe was able to get the Reno truck loaded then head to Sacramento for his other one. His other truck was still out on delivery rounds. Such is the way things go in this crazy job. By mid afternoon Joe was all hooked up and ready to leave. His friend in Sparks called Joe and told him how much he enjoyed meeting him. Before they hung up Joe had changed his “Road Warrior” plans and went back to Reno to have dinner with his friend once again. This friend of Joe’s had been a Merchant Marine for many years. The tales he had to tell fresh ears kept Joe totally enthralled for hours. I’m happy that Joe was able to have this time to visit.
Okay, time to get to Office Depot and get my supplies. The weather is warming up, the snow has melted and it is time to go out and get some fresh air.
