April First

 

April Fool’s Day today… Did anyone play any pranks or have any pranks played on them…

I had a very quiet day at work today… I was in a mood and not in the mood to be at work, especially since Tuesday used to be my day off and now Thursdays seem to be my new day off… So I was in day off mode today…

I did my reports and tried to get a couple of things done in the department but was getting no where fast… so I went to lunch and then made the schedule for next week… I then decided to work on all my online training that I’m 108 days behind in for the rest of the day… I got about half way done and the day was moving so slow… my boss stopped by at one time to let me know how to access the rating reviews on the computer, so I have this years rating reviews to do now this week too…  I still had a half hour left so went back to the floor and talked with associates, made some sale PA announcements, delocated some shoes from the stockroom and then it was finally time to go home…

Does anyone watch How I Met Your Mother… Did you see the final episode… I did… I was so mad… I was so disappointed… Son2 was mad too… I was thinking we may have been able to accept the ending of the mother if they would have spread last night’s hour finale into the whole season instead of making the whole season the weekend of the wedding… I would have liked to see Ted with the Mother for the last season and then we could have met and bonded with the Mother and been able to grieve the ending instead of being given the mother and then having her whisked away… The show was on for nine seasons… Son2 said that was almost half his life to watch a show and then have it end so sadly…

Tonight hubby and I are watching some episodes of The X Files…

I made chicken patties on buns for dinner… with curly fries and creamed corn…

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

how bad things may look right now means nothing, - it's how good they can be with God's help that counts.

In life you can absolutely count on one thing, - everything can turn around in one day, in one minute sometimes. Don't you dare to give up, - you might be a moment away from a windfall.

 

Tonight

 

Rain 44° Precip 80%

Tomorrow

 

Partly Cloudy 63° Precip 20%

Tomorrow night

 

Clear 43°

Happy Journaling…

A is for About Me…

 

HI

This is my first time participating in the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge…

This is me… These pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago in Oakhurst California…

I’m a wife, married to hubby, 21 years…

I’m a mother to three boys… Son1, 26 years old; Son2, 20 years old; Son3, 12 years old…

I’m a soon to be Grandma to my first grandchild in August via Son1 and DIL…

But first in June I will be turning 50…

I’ve worked in retail for Sears for 33 years…

I’m currently the Footwear Lead…

I’ve been in Footwear for the last 10 years…

I was born in Rhode Island…

I have lived in Florida, Texas and California…

I’ve lived in California for almost 35 years…

Follow along with me on the A to Z challenge to learn more about me throughout the month of April…

Happy Journaling…

March Thirty First

 

It’s raining and cold and windy tonight…

Hubby and I had leftovers for dinner and are watching our shows… Supernatural now…

Son2 is out with friends… Son3 on his XBox, but it is almost time to get ready for bed and school…

Took pictures around the yard when I got home before the rain started…

Work was good today but I am still in a mood lately… weepy on the way to work, grumpy at work, grumpy with hubby, weepy on the way home in the car, better once I get home where it’s comfy cozy… I can’t handle my mood swings… lol…

I was busy doing manager stuff at work today, I was barely in the department all day…

On the computer doing reports, taking pictures of the department and emailing them, talking with my boss, conference call with the footwear district manager, talking with my associates, making the manager phone duty schedule, doing my online computer training…

Now I work for the next two days, which is good so I can get something done in the department…

My new pants I ordered for work came in the mail today…

I have a million things to do in the house, but for now I sit here blogging and watching TV with hubby…

Now to go finish my first entry for the A-Z April Blogging Challenge…

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

We don't need to pray for faith. We just need to use the faith we have. And the more we use the faith we have, the stronger it will get.

God will give you the power to what's right, even when you feel all wrong.

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

God has an important purpose for you, and made everything possible for you to succeed.

That's not to say it's an easy purpose, or a convenient one. It might very well seem hard or even impossible, but it only looks that way. The truth is that one day you will look back and see how all the pieces fit together. And how your life has been a complete and utter success.

 

Tonight

 

Rain 42° Precip 80%

Tomorrow

 

Scattered Showers 63° Precip 40%

Tomorrow night

 

Rain 43° Precip 70%

Happy Journaling…

March Thirtieth

 

I was off this weekend…

Yesterday hubby made omelets for breakfast with corned beef hash…

I moved son3’s XBox into his room with a little help from son2…

Son2 and Son3 were having a little trouble coexisting in the front room with son3 on his XBox live with his friends on his headset… Being loud while son2 was on his computers/games…

Hubby had to work in the afternoon so I straightened up the house and watched my shows…

For dinner last night I fixed fish, stewed tomatoes, and black eyed peas…

The pumpkins are still growing…

I’ve been taking pictures in the yard all week…

Miss Holly in the yard…

Today hubby made berry pancakes for breakfast…

We went to Big Lots, Rite Aide and WinCo looking for hubby’s shampoo… We did find his shampoo and a few groceries too…

Then we came home and watched a couple of Havens…

I made teriyaki ginger pork steaks with honey butter cornbread, rice, pasta salad, carrots and peas for dinner…

Now we are watching ParaNorman…

Weekends go by so fast… They’re supposed to be a time of lounging, reading books, walking outside and painting your nails… Bit I didn’t do any of that this weekend… and now it’s time to go back to work tomorrow…

Our manager text the staff schedule for the next two weeks today…

My day off was changed from Tuesday to Thursday… Would have been nice to be asked, just in case maybe I did stuff on Tuesdays, I don’t, but what if I did…

Son2 planted an onion that was growing in the kitchen that we didn’t eat on time and replanted his strawberries with it… He also planted some bell pepper seeds in another pot…

He also decided to not finish his college classes this semester… He originally dropped PE because it was at 7am… then he dropped English because it was based on music/songs and he’s not a big listen to the radio or CD’s kind of person… that left Dinosaurs that he took just for a fun class… And Algebra that he has not been doing well because he doesn’t like the teacher although she is hardly there and he likes the substitute better…

So he lost his focus this semester… It was his last semester of his GED classes… He’s been in college two years now… So he still needs a PE class, an English class and a math class… So he will have one more semester at city college in the Fall… for now he wants to get his driver’s license, buy a car and get a job… he says that way in the fall semester he can drive his own self and won’t have to feel obligated to pick classes to fit our work schedules so we can drive him… so he could pick classes that he likes to finish his GED, not just what was left over to fit the schedule… that’s his story anyway and plan… I told him I would also make him a list of chores to do around the house while he was job hunting… it’s four and a half months til school starts again in the fall…

Then when he is done with the last three classes he can start his classes for his major of being an EMT… Which is at night and clear across town so he definitely needs his own transportation…

ParaNorman is over… It was cute… hubby and the boys loved it… Time to get ready for work and school… Son2 is off to hang with friends tonight…

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 48°

Tomorrow

 

Scattered Showers 68° Precip 50%

Tomorrow night

 

Rain 43° Precip 90%

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

Don't waste today regretting the past or dreading the future. Enjoy this day because it is a gift from God! –Joyce

We should trust God's love even when we cannot discern His purpose. –Joyce

Prayer is simply conversation with God. It doesn't need to be long, loud or fancy. What's important is the sincerity of our heart and the confidence that God hears and will answer us. We must develop the confidence that even if we simply say, "God help me," He hears and will answer.

Joy is our strength and actually energizes us, so I encourage you to take every opportunity you have to smile and laugh! –Joyce

Don't postpone being glad until everything is perfect – be glad today! -Joyce

Don't just pray for God to open doors, pray for God to close doors in your life that need to be closed. –Joyce

 

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

tolerance is your gift to the world.

It is easy to respond to hurts and frustrations with anger. The real measure of communion with God is tolerance.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

sometimes it's ok if the only thing you did today was breathe.

A day well lived does not have to include anything more than celebrating this Divine world through simple breathing.

Happy Journaling…