Grumpy, Sneezy and Snow White

I noticed a distinct difference in my disposition as the sunlight diminishes with the approach of winter......I become sneezy, then grumpy (the former being a medical condition brought on by allergies and the latter a personality quirk brought on by light deprivation) Maybe I'd be better off sleeping thru the winter a la Snow White????

I'm gearing up for the long trek to Ed and Gay's for Thanksgiving...If I didn't miss them so much, I'd stay here and cook a turkey for Julie...I have to get ready psychologically for the 9.5 hour drive....Maybe I'll trade my car in and drive back in a "new" one...

.I plan on giving my goodbye notice to work before I break for Thanksgiving...the AHA moment came as I was driving back to New Bern from Newport on a dark, winding, unmarked road and as I passed a prison in the middle of godknowswhere, my fuel light blinked its warning.....I had logged 58 miles on this trip (no mileage reimbursement) with a 45 minute journey each way (no pay for travel) and made $34 before taxes for the 4 hours I was gone....with a partial gas fill costing $32......good thing I had already bought catfood for the week! I've never been a superior math person, but that moment with the blinking light in the middle of a dark nowhere led me to question the accounting consequences of this part-time job....DUH! (see??? I told you I was grumpy!)

As we say in North Carolina, "Have a Blessed Day, Y'all........

Back to the Future

I finally entered the HDTV flatscreen era....just bought a 37" Toshiba which I will pick up Monday and depend on the kindness of my sailing buddy to set up! I still need a good antenna (no, I do NOT want cable) but anticipate that I will be receiving more than my current 4 channels (Oh, the stress that comes with multiple choices!)

I have my little Jack Russell McCormick visiting "The Puppy Spa" (aka, my home) this weekend....I couldn't ask for a better boy to guard me and help me with yard work. Julie contests this belief, rather strongly at times, but so far, I have kept them apart and McCormick still has all his body parts.

The fall has done fallen in the South....we have cool days and even cooler nights; the real blessing is a decrease in humidity. Of course I do have 2.38 tons of leaves falling daily on the ground surrounding my house.... and I do recall celebrating the sale of Medford with the thought that my leaf-removal days were over...ah well, there are always ironic turns in one's life plans.

I am still ministering to the needs of the NC Easter Seals people...Anyone want a slightly used intensive in-home worker?