This has been a different week for me. I have vowed to make my schedule less busy and because I plan so far on ahead, it has taken me weeks to have it go into effect. But, now I have 1 Tuesday off from shelter in a month. And, I am not planning things Thursday evenings anymore, that's my stay at home night. Once choir is over then I might do something Thursday nights occasionally except when there's church then I will try to make it to church Wednesday nights. I had a very good time with my cousin. In my last post I think I posted what I did up til Wednesday. I had picked up Junise and we went swimming and then baked chocolate creamcheese cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies. I gave her some to take home and the rest I am taking to a church fellowship dinner. Then in the evening I had a choir engagement so I took them both along to listen to us. Then I got a scratchy voice and an annoying cough that I've had ever since. Well, today was the first that I have felt like it's almost gone.
Sunday I was going to go to Ricket's Glen with some friends but the heat irritates my cold and I was coughing so much that I decided not to go. I was told it's supposed to be the hottest day of the year, plus it rained some too. I missed some gorgeous scenery but I would have been miserable hiking in the rain with this cold. So Karena went home because I took her to her church.
Now this week was kinda interesting.....not in a good way. I got a phone call from someone that I thought alot of and got treated as a child and scolded and told the same thing three times in a row. It was from a professing Christian and was done in a very unprofessional manner. I mean it was not a tone of "I'm sorry but I have to be firm" but it was a tone of "YOU ARE A PAIN IN THE BUTT AND IF YOU MESS UP ONE MORE TIME YOU ARE HISTORY". I was in tears when I got off the phone with him. I hate conflict and I hate when someone is mad at me. The guy is a chaplain/counselor and that is the last kind of person I would expect to be so rude and inconsiderate.
So, that day was a rotten day and it made me so sad I came pretty close to puking. I was not that depressed in a LONG time. But after I talked with some others and they all assured me that I should not take it personal, he just had a "bee in his bonnet" like maybe he had a bad day and was taking it out on me. My version is that he must have had PMS but I know that's impossible......but one friend suggested that I should have handed him a MIDOL pill bottle, maybe had would have gotten the hint!
Another thing that has me down is that we need volunteers so bad for the shelter right now. We are down to the bare basics, scraping by but barely! Why are there not more people interested in witnessing for Jesus? It's the least you can do after what all Jesus did for us. I mean, it's not near as bad as having to go to Africa! Or Haiti for that matter! I think some people think you have to be super spiritual or know the Bible by heart or something like that but we invite people who are timid by personality and they end up liking it eventually and start coming out of their shells. I would have laughed in the face of anyone who had told me I would become the girl's group leader someday but now it's as natural for me as breathing, well almost, and I enjoy it. The part I don't enjoy is when we are so low on volunteers:(
Last night we had a program (the choir) and I had to miss it because of my cold. Sure spited me but my voice was too weird yet and after a song or so I have to cough alot. I would have embarrassed myself. So I stayed home. It was a relaxing time of talking on the phone with friends. I am not used to that, I'm used to performing and completing lists and constantly working. It is so sweet to learn to relax and actually take time to talk to friends. And, to take time to play the piano. There for a few weeks I was stuck on the one song because I was gone every evening and never had time to practice it except on the weekends and even then hardly. When I did have time, Sharon was always in bed so I didn't dare plunk on my piano! Sigh! But last week when I had those days off I practiced alot and amazed myself and got two songs done. Now last night I took time as well as tonight to learn another song. Now I'm ready for the second one for this week. It's so much more fun when you practice!
So tonight I actually have time to blog, imagine that! And, I should be writing a few letters as well. I also have a friend who wishes to talk to me so.....I shall keep relaxing and taking it easy in general.
Oh, and this Saturday I am going to a concert. It is featuring Will Stoltz and Breakthrough and the Smoker family from Haiti. It is to benefit them. I am SOOO looking forward to it. Will Stoltz is an ex-Amish who made it to Nashville. Isn't that astonishing that he got accepted there. I think it's absolutely cool! His voice is so rich, I love it. He sings Country (only clean songs with good morals) and also Country Gospel. I am not a big fan of Country music, it gets too twangy for me and repetitious but he is an exception, he's wonderful! Breakthrough is good too, I always enjoy them. Sunday lunch I have a fellowship meal at church. Then Sunday night I have another singing engagement with the choir. So my whole weekend is planned out.
Well, that's all for now folks!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Blissful Days
This week is a WONDERFUL week! My boss went on vacation today at noon, so I got off at noon today. I did some much needed shopping. I have off the rest of the week. It is such a treat. My cousin Karena is staying with me for the week. It's fun having someone else around for something different.
Saturday I was at a mystery supper. I had never been at one before, neither had I ever heard of one. There were four rounds. It was all about solving a mystery. There were 20 people taking part, plus a moderator and a butler. And, of course, there were cooks and waitresses. My name was Terry Underwood and I was a Broadway Script writer. I love acting out things. We started the first round, the we had hors'devoures and then another round and then main course and another round and dessert and another round. Neither of us had the right answer guessed at the end. I would definitely do it again, it was great fun. I was to dress smart and attractive but plain and simple. So I wore a black skirt and a bright aqua shirt and black boots and put my hair in a bun at the nape of my neck and wore black shoes that lace up like boots. Also, I wore dress-up glasses, ones that were huge and black rimmed.
Sunday I was at a gang supper but alot of the girls were not present and I got bored so a couple of us came back and we spent the evening at my house. We watched some Laura and Mary Ingalls films.
Monday I took "my kids" to the Crayola Factory. All 3 of them. Also, since I got my cousin on Saturday, she was along. It was certainly a blessing to have someone else along to help take care of the kids. What a stressful thing it would have been otherwise. Evan especially takes off so fast. Like a blink of an eye he is moved to a totally new place and it's hard to keep track of him. Karena is 12 and she took care of Lyla alot. Lyla is 18 months old. Reece the 6 year old disappointed me. I thought he would do some coloring. I mean, for pete's sake this is a crayon factory. Yet he didn't do any of the projects that were there for hands on. There was a place to make puppets, a place to color pages of nice things, a place to make sun catcher pictures, and other stuff as well. There was even a place to draw with chalk. So disappointing that he didn't want to do any of that. I was actually afraid he would not even do anything fun. But, we found the water canel museum part where they have you put boats in the water and you open and close the locks. Reece loved that so much he wanted to do it again. We also found the place where there are glowing markers to write on the wall with. And, a place to dance and make motions and there were special lights to make odd things happen on the wall, activated by how you moved. All the kids really liked that. The drive was 2 hours away, so we spent alot of time on the road too. I got so sleepy coming home that I considered pulling over. It was dangerous, the sun was shining in so warmly that I could hardly stay awake. But thank God He brought me safely home.
Tomorrow I plan to pick up Junise and take my cousin and her swimming. We first will probably stop at the Tanger outlets but after that we'll pick up Junise and go swimming. Next we plan to come back and bake. Junise is a girl that I met at the shelter and we kept in contact since she's out. She has been begging me to bake with her. She loves my baked items and she wants to learn to make them as well. Then I will take her to her appointment and do some things at home that need to be done. In the evening we have our first choir program.
Thursday I plan to houseclean my bedroom. I also have a junky dentist appointment in the afternoon. Yuck! I suppose it must be done....sigh!
Friday I am planning to help a widow in Carisle.
Oh, what a lovely lovely week this is!
Saturday I was at a mystery supper. I had never been at one before, neither had I ever heard of one. There were four rounds. It was all about solving a mystery. There were 20 people taking part, plus a moderator and a butler. And, of course, there were cooks and waitresses. My name was Terry Underwood and I was a Broadway Script writer. I love acting out things. We started the first round, the we had hors'devoures and then another round and then main course and another round and dessert and another round. Neither of us had the right answer guessed at the end. I would definitely do it again, it was great fun. I was to dress smart and attractive but plain and simple. So I wore a black skirt and a bright aqua shirt and black boots and put my hair in a bun at the nape of my neck and wore black shoes that lace up like boots. Also, I wore dress-up glasses, ones that were huge and black rimmed.
Sunday I was at a gang supper but alot of the girls were not present and I got bored so a couple of us came back and we spent the evening at my house. We watched some Laura and Mary Ingalls films.
Monday I took "my kids" to the Crayola Factory. All 3 of them. Also, since I got my cousin on Saturday, she was along. It was certainly a blessing to have someone else along to help take care of the kids. What a stressful thing it would have been otherwise. Evan especially takes off so fast. Like a blink of an eye he is moved to a totally new place and it's hard to keep track of him. Karena is 12 and she took care of Lyla alot. Lyla is 18 months old. Reece the 6 year old disappointed me. I thought he would do some coloring. I mean, for pete's sake this is a crayon factory. Yet he didn't do any of the projects that were there for hands on. There was a place to make puppets, a place to color pages of nice things, a place to make sun catcher pictures, and other stuff as well. There was even a place to draw with chalk. So disappointing that he didn't want to do any of that. I was actually afraid he would not even do anything fun. But, we found the water canel museum part where they have you put boats in the water and you open and close the locks. Reece loved that so much he wanted to do it again. We also found the place where there are glowing markers to write on the wall with. And, a place to dance and make motions and there were special lights to make odd things happen on the wall, activated by how you moved. All the kids really liked that. The drive was 2 hours away, so we spent alot of time on the road too. I got so sleepy coming home that I considered pulling over. It was dangerous, the sun was shining in so warmly that I could hardly stay awake. But thank God He brought me safely home.
Tomorrow I plan to pick up Junise and take my cousin and her swimming. We first will probably stop at the Tanger outlets but after that we'll pick up Junise and go swimming. Next we plan to come back and bake. Junise is a girl that I met at the shelter and we kept in contact since she's out. She has been begging me to bake with her. She loves my baked items and she wants to learn to make them as well. Then I will take her to her appointment and do some things at home that need to be done. In the evening we have our first choir program.
Thursday I plan to houseclean my bedroom. I also have a junky dentist appointment in the afternoon. Yuck! I suppose it must be done....sigh!
Friday I am planning to help a widow in Carisle.
Oh, what a lovely lovely week this is!
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