Sunny and Mild!

It got up to 71 today! We opened the house, and between jobs, you guessed it, I hung up clothes on the line. So I'm old fashioned. Old fashioned gray haired lady who hangs clothes between doing work on a computer. hahaha

This morning the boss stopped by and dropped off the other three laptops and couple other items I sent home with someone who was driving. I know I have to get off my butt and contact Dell about getting the warranty repairs done. But it's so much more fun to take pictures of my African Violets! Ok, I am sooo busted.

Actually I spent the morning finalizing the shirt order with the uniform company. Six shirts are on back order, two items were missing and two people needed replacement shirts because the ones they got didn't fit right.

Dad was going to cook salmon tonight but decided against it. It was easier to make a pot of chili that could wait on the stove while we handed out candy to trick or treaters. There were a few cute costumes, but several kids were just making the rounds with a plastic grocery bag, no costume, just a mumble instead of a thank you. On the other hand, there were several parents with their children in costume who made sure the little ones were polite and said thank you.

We watched "Fun With Dick and Jane" tonight for the umpteenth time, I mean third time. It's funny no matter how often you see it, only now it is so relevant to what is going on. Tomorrow is going to be another nice day. I can't wait to take our mini trip around southern Indiana!

Home--on Sunday

The equipment-cleaning-laptop-upgrading marathon is over. Actually, I finished on Saturday with an hour to spare before dinner. I had two helpers inventory and clean the ICALs (inventory calculators) and printers. I also had help with check-in and packing. I could never had done it alone. Here are some pictures:

The gift bags stuffed on Thursday night. Two free shirts for everyone, plus other assorted gifts.

Friday, equipment arrives. From my room looking into the equipment area.

In the equipment area with my sleeping room to the right

My view of Little Rock

That's about all I got to see because I had my head stuck in all the equipment. I don't mind because that's my job, it's not a vacation. Every piece of equipment is checked for loose or missing screws, cracks, or broken parts. All the keyboards are cleaned, and all laptops were updated with new software and scanned for problems. I had three new laptops that I issued and five dead ones to bring home.

Dinner on Saturday was good. It was at the Loca Luna, a very trendy, artsy place, rustic, lots of candles, neat atmosphere. I had the salmon with some kind of cranberry glaze. It was nice to relax and talk to people.

After dinner I headed back to the hotel so people could pick up their equipment. Sunday is usually pick-up day but most people pick up on Saturday if their stuff is ready. I was glad because I had to have absolutely everything packed and ready to go for Sunday. Two people loaded up their cars with all the boxes of equipment that needed to be returned. I vacated the room by 9 AM Sunday and those of us flying home caught a shuttle to the airport. The flight was about 2 hours long. I landed in Midway about 12:20 PM, grabbed a bit to eat at "Pegasus on the Fly" in the food court at Midway Airport. (I had a Greek savory pie made of Philo dough, spinach and feta cheese---yummy!!!) and then caught the bus home by 1 PM. It is so nice to be home!! I was so tired I was incoherent, so I took a nap. I think I have recovered. One more picture:

Sunday morning sunrise, Little Rock.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Thursday, the day I'm flying to Little Rock. The only thing left to do is throw a few things in my carry-on bag and go. Oh, and water my plants, tell Dad again how much I'll miss him (I will) and pet and hug all my kitties. I fly out of Midway at 2:50 pm and land at 4:35 pm. I leave Little Rock on Sunday. My flight is at 10:40 am and I arrive at 12:20 pm. I really wish Dad was going with me. I'll have some helpers, though. Well, see you all Sunday!

OH! Dad cleaned the furnace and it seems to be working fine!

3 more days

I asked Dad if he was ready to handle the "family circus" (three cats & a dog) while I'm gone. He said they just sleep. Apparently they only cause trouble when I'm home because they are all competing for my attention.

The furnace has been acting wacky. It started doing this last winter, but only a few times, now it's doing it a lot, so Dad has to fix it. It short cycles and then shuts down. Then it won't come back on until we cut the power to the furnace and then turn the power back on. I suppose that "reboots" it. One morning we got up and it was about 67 in the house. I turn the furnace down to 68 at night. Sorry, I just don't handle it being much colder than that.

Smaller than a bread box, or, Macey Loaf of Bread

Now didn't that make you laugh?

Yummy dinner tonight! Roasting chicken, stuffing, gravy, candied yams, cranberry sauce, green beans, deviled eggs. Lots left over, so guess what's for dinner tomorrow.

Saturday

Nice sunny day today, breeze is a bit cool, though. I went shopping in Munster today. Amazing how you notice the lay of the land after a flood by the mud line on the bushes and houses. And it still smells like sewage along the river.

Anyway, I bought slippers for my trip, and a few small items I needed at Target. Then I went to Jewel and bought No MSG smoked sausage. I hope I can still find that after we move. This stuff is Jewel brand, and I'm pretty sure the Jewel stores are just around Chicagoland. I bought split green peas, too. Have you guessed? Dinner tonight is split green peas and sausage. I add sour kraut and a little diced potato, too. Yummy comfort food.

Last night I forgot to mention the movie we watched was Rescue Dawn, a true story. It was a good movie. We have Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to watch before my trip. Looking forward to that one!

Did I mention I'm still waiting for my AVSA magazine to arrive? I had to call the office and tell them my issue was missing, so they said they will send another. Watch---the past issue and current issue will all arrive at the same time!

A quiet day, except for ouch

Today was quiet, not much work at all. It would have been much nicer if I didn't need to go to the dentist, but it had to be done, and I know I'll feel a lot better after the soreness is out of my jaw.

Tomorrow Dad and I need to pump down the fish tank and do a water change. We have a really big angelfish. I'm not sure how we will catch him when we move because he's as big as my hand! Maybe hook and line. I'm kidding!!! Dad's favorite fish is the "shark". I put quotes because it's not really a shark. My favorites are the Cory Cats and the Mystus Cat. The Mystus Cat only comes out at night but I can see him resting and he has an array of long whiskers. I have a picture somewhere. Here is the angelfish and all but one of the Corys. The three tiny ones are dwarf. That's about as big as they get.