August Third

 

Son1 came home early last night from his friends as he was having a bit of car trouble… transmission fluid needed changing… so he called his boss last night and left a message that he would be late today or not in at all… I then reminded him that I was off today and he could borrow one of our cars… he had already bought everything he needed to fix the Jeep and gets off at 3pm so he would have plenty of time after work… he is now outside with hubby changing the fluid now… I told him last night that he is still under his 90 days and not good to be calling out… he was already written up for being late a time or two… he told me a bit ago that it was good that he went in as his boss was very pleased to see him not only there but fifteen minutes early and that he would not forget it any time soon… another guy they hired just three weeks ago may not make it til the end of the week if he doesn’t step it up a bit… he also asked me if it was ok if girlfriend came over and I said yes…

I have had pork chops in the crock pot all day with a Szechuen Sweet and Sour BBQ sauce… Boiling up some carrots and pasta now to go with them…

Back from having dinner… it was really good… now watching Star Trek The Next Generation season 1… son1 is still working on his jeep, girlfriend keeping him company… he’s just been in and said it may be the clutch but drivable for the rest of the week til the weekend when he can work on it more… about $250 for new clutch parts and he is working on getting a whole new used set of tires in wonderful condition for $200… son1  and girlfriend are now off to visit with the friends that they were not able to last night due to the Jeep not behaving…

Today I had a vacation day… Got up at 5:45 to make sure son1 got off to work… Hubby got son2 up 6:30 to practice getting up for school… son3 did not quite get to bed at 9pm like I wanted last night and even though I started getting him up at 7:15, he did not get up til 8:30… and then he and son2 proceeded to play video games all day… son2 did empty the dishwasher and son3 read a chapter in his Prince of Persia book and four math pages in his practice book… refreshing on multiplication…

I caught up on facebook, read all my emails, caught up in reading blogs, swept the floors, vacuumed, washed all the rugs and towels, cleaned both bathrooms, put away the laundry from yesterday, watered the grass in the backyard, took pictures of the roses, not too many blooming at the moment, watched Emergency on the retro channel, ordered hubby’s present for our anniversary on the 15th and did the dishes…

Today I had my vitamins with water, had Capn Crunch cereal for breakfast; tuna fish and tomato on a croissant for lunch with a pear and a cola; water throughout the afternoon with two plums; and for dinner the pork, pasta, lima beans, carrots and a cactus cooler soda…

Now I’ve cleared up dinner, did the dishes and we’re watching Family Guy… America’s Got Talent comes on tonight… we have gotten hooked on that show this summer…

Happy Journaling…