Just Another Day!

Okay, survived the heat, and am now in alright temperatures. lol And yes, sometimes I do wish I was back in cold weather Washington. Luckily all is going well. Dinner from the hot night turned out to be cold ham slices, mushrooms, sliced beets, home made potato salad and a boiled egg. It was quite yummy, and refreshing in the heat.
I think tonight will be Salmon for me, GM can have sausages and home made potato salad & veggies.
Things are going alright at the moment. GM is feeling sick again. Think it is a virus like he had before we went away on holidays, same symptoms. Not impressed. Hopefully will get him to bed early tonight, so he can feel better soon.
Had dinner at the in-laws last night, that was nice, and played with Ralphy a bit.
Normal life stuff I guess. Hope all is well in your worlds!
~Melissa

Heat Wave!

I admit it, I do not like the heat! It was very warm overnight(80*F), and it always make me feel yucky. Yesterday it got over 90*F & today the high was up there too! Thank goodness I am alive to experience it, but I will be glad when it cools down a little.
Okay, evidently it has cooled off a little outside(80*F). Yeah!
I was only able to have my orange juice for breakfast, as I had that nauseous feeling form the heat all morning. Now for lunch, (now that it is almost 4pm. hehehe) I am having cold fruit I sliced up last night. Strawberries, banana, green grapes, and a nectarine. YUMMY! Hopefully I can eat a bit of it, without feeling too yucky. Boy the heat affects me funny.
For dinner, I think we are having cold meat, a boiled egg, potato salad and some more fruit. Very good for me I guess. And an early night would be good too.
And because of the heat, there will probably be no walk tonight, but we will see.
Hope you are all well!

Christmas Table Runner

Okay, I started this table runner well before I went to the US on Holidays.

I waited till we got home to actually sew the whole thing together, But I think it looks good now.
The squares I had cut, and lined up before we went on Holidays, and used these pics to remember the sequence.
I think it turned out pretty ok. And I am feeling better about my quilting ability.
I stitched the center part Here before we left, and finished it off in the states.



I have started on another Christmas one, I am doing the stitching as I get time. I hope I get better as I go.

9 January 2009

Okay, so back to reality right? ? ?

I left for the US unemployed, and unsure of any job prospects. While I was away, I got an email from my former boss, who wanted me back on temporary assignment. So, when we got home, and hour after we walked in the front door, I got a call from the company, and made an appointment for 8:15am the following day.

Got there on time, and spent the next 8 hours doing paperwork, and a medical exam. Got home, celebrated New Year's. saw the fireworks on tv, and at 12:15am on 1/1/2009. I went to bed. . .lol On 2 January 2009 I started work at 8:30am. Granted it is a temporary, but I am a lucky girl. So, I am sitting at the same desk, doing the same job, for the same boss, just for a different company. . . lol

I have decided even though this is a temporary assignment, and I am happy with it, I do want to look for something closer to home. We will see if that pans out. I certainly hope so.

A Million Miles

A Million Miles. That is what it feels like I have done, since I last blogged. Our holiday was very nice, had a few rough patches, but turned out okay. Not great, but okay. Was really unsure, leaving when my sister was about to have surgery, my friend's husband was in the hospital, and I left with an uneasy feeling.
Thanksgiving was lovely, had a good time spending with my family, learning to play Rock Band, and Guitar Hero. Had a blast. Got to make a fool of myself, but had fun.
Also for the first time, I looked around the room, and saw the two kids I raised, and became very emotional, as my parents were not in the room. I loved seeing my brother and his family, and my sister all grown up! It was a great feeling.
Also, got to have a second Thanksgiving, with Lori and her family on the Saturday following. It was great fun. I totally enjoyed spending time with her and her family. I am too old to be going to bed after midnight every night, but loved it none the less.
My li'l sis and I got our tattoos prettied up, again matching, I love having a reminder of her with me all the time.

2007

2008

And boy do I think she is gorgeous!

I also got another Tattoo, right above my heart.

I thought it was fantastic, and GM likes it too!

GM got a couple tattoos too.

Never guess he likes the Hawks. :)

GM got to speak at Lori's Cub Scout Meeting, he seemed to really enjoy it. And the boys did too. That was nice.

We got to decorate the Christmas tree with my family, and that used to be a big chore for our family, but after a couple hiccups, it all went well. Had family portraits taken, GM got his haircut in the snow for the first, and probably last time ever. He seemed to enjoy it, afterwards. . .lol Here we usually cut his hair on the back deck in the sunshine. :)

We got sick for a few days, and on the tail end of that, we got snowed in for a week. And I mean snowed in. It was soo beautiful outside I could not believe it . I was very pleased to have the snow, and a white Christmas, as I do not know when I will get to be back for one again. It was GM's first white Christmas, and I think he is over snow now. Boy was that fun. . .lol

All in all, it was wonderful.

Then we get towards the end of the trip, and it gets a little more hairy. Christmas morning we woke up, and there was lots of snow. We had to get to my folks house, and the car we were using was not going to make it. Luckily Jeff was nice enough to take us, and Lori was nice enough to give up her husband for a little while. Thank you!

Got to my mom's, and had a nice Christmas. Stayed the night with my folks, and the next morning we were going back to Lori's. Lori called me in the morning, to say that Jeff was on his way to Harrison Hospital. That was not good news. Very scary in fact. GM & I met her at the hospital, we got there before she did, as some of the roads were still packed with ice & snow.