Getting an early start

 because I have a 6AM board meeting in the morning and I know I won't have much time to write in here - if at all.  So figured if I type 'something', you'd at least have something to read, right?  I usually tell you about my day anyway.... just saying.

So my Wednesday started out picking hubby up at AAA as he wanted them to do an oil change.  I'm irritated.  I get the notices from AAA because the account is in my name.  I called AAA this afternoon and asked if his car was ready, and was told yes.  So I asked how much.  $221.84.  Ok, so why so high?  I had reviewed the list of things they suggested needed done - and told them all NO.  He not only asked for an oil change, rotate tires, but also an A/C 'recharge'.  What the heck is that?  He never told me a word about it.  I know, he was 'afraid to'.  He acts at times like I'm the wicked witch of the west because he is afraid to tell me the truth. Anyway - it was done.  I dropped him off and came back to work.  Left him to pay for it. 

But my day did start off better when I met Sue for breakfast at our usual place.  I was able to give her the retirement gifts I had for her, and she gave me a birthday gift bag.  That was fun too!  We are already making plans for December 4th - that's the day we go to the Christmas Idea House - and have done it for about 10 years I'm guessing?  I don't know - but it's always fun to go to. She reminded me to put in PTO for that date - so I did that as soon as I got back home.

I take hubby over to the dentist at 4p Thursday, which, by the time you read this, it will be.  2.5 hours they say, to drill down those front teeth.  $600+.  It's got to be done so no sense in putting it off.  Then, we will have to figure out a trip to Tempe, which I will have to take the entire day off cause hubby can not go down there by himself.  Talked with Sue about it this morning, and it's not a problem.  See what I mean by having a great boss and a good job?  If needed, I can take off work.  Friday I have to drive him down to see Dr. Mark about getting a biopsy of a mole on his forehead.  Bet he uses his walker to go in to the office.  Ya think?

Yeah, I started the above yesterday afternoon, plus a little more which I deleted this morning.  Let's see if I can finish this in a short amount of time. Yes, I still have that board meeting at 6a.  It is just way too early to be that alert!  But then, I was in bed by 8p last night; I couldn't keep my eyes open I was so tired.  

But I did finish God, Where are You? by John Bevere.  Personally, I got a lot out of it, and especially the last two chapters I think it was.  The basics of it is that God has His own timing for things to happen.  God knows when we should leave jobs, and when we should stay.  He knows what the big picture is, what the future holds.  I have no clue.  So, guess I need to get all this retirement wishes out of my mind for the time being, for it apparently is not in His picture for me at this time.  I definitely do not want to 'jump ship' and then cause us financial stress over something.  If I want for His timing to bring it all together, I will not have the stress I will have going 'over His head' and doing what I want.  Make sense?  Sometimes it is just better to wait on God and let Him tell me when it is time.  So the question comes down to, do I trust God as much as I say I do?  I certainly do not want to get ahead of Him, so even though I'd love my time back, I will submit to Him and His timing.  I think I do need to take time off occasionally and do some of my projects; maybe that will help me chill and feel better.  I don't mind working, I really don't.  I couldn't stand not doing anything.  But I think I am getting somewhat burned out with the every day same thing.... and hubby interrupting all the time doesn't help.  If I was in the office, I probably wouldn't even be interested in retiring - just because of the social aspect. I miss that the most.  Seeing people and having different conversations.

So I need to stop focusing on 'me' and my 'wishes', and instead turn my focus on work and how I can do better at it, plus in my 'down' times I can work on some of my projects.  If the company doesn't get the contracts it is trying to get this next year, my working may be a mute point.  Perhaps I need to keep working until we find out about those anyway.  Will see!  

Deuteronomy 32:4 (NKJV):  He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He.

All of God's ways are perfect; His way is perfect, His knowledge is perfect.  God has never made a mistake; He will not mar that record when guiding His children.

Doesn't that statement cause you to 'feel better'?  You can trust God; He doesn't make any mistakes. I know sometimes we wonder about that, don't we, when things don't go the way we think they should if governed by God, but if we step back and look at the big picture, He knows how it will end, and He knows what to do and He knows..... period.  We can trust Him.  We can believe in Him.  We can let God be God, for He is.  And we are not.

And with that - sorry - but I got to get dressed and set up for the board meeting.  May you have an amazing day today!  The week is nearly over - whoo hoo!

Blessings!

So glad it's Friday!

 I was worn out from the day yesterday and went to bed at 8PM.  I was awake off and on during the night; and have slept in here off and on since I came in here at 4AM.  And I could still go back to sleep - but time is now getting away from me.  Hubby has left for his bible study and I will get this done and get on the work computer.  I have a dentist appointment at 9AM so other than work, that's all I have to get done today.  Well, there IS wrapping still.  After work I visited my daughter in the rehab center, and when I came home, I fixed hubby a grilled ham and cheese sandwich and called it dinner.  Sat on the couch for a little bit until I decided I just needed to go to bed.  Quit looking at the time; my body was telling me it needed rest.  So I did.

My core training went well yesterday and now our trainer is off for six weeks.  She is to be induced in the morning, if she doesn't go into labor today.  Now for six weeks, hubby and I will have to go to the gym and work out on our own.  At least I can do my core work here at home.  I'm still self-conscious at the gym, although no one really pays any attention to me.  I will definitely miss Morgan.  But this will also give me a chance to prove to myself I can do it on my own.  I have some weights here at home, a treadmill, a trampoline, a ball, a weighted ball.... yeah, I need to put them to use.

Tis the weekend before Christmas, can you believe it?  This bed never did get cleaned off and my Christmas bedspread put on.  At this point, why bother.  I just want to get it cleaned off.

Oh I have something funny to share.  The white elephant gift exchange at work - Sue and I decided to participate, although in the past I have not.  Well, I took a gift last year to participate - but some guy grabbed my gift before I did. I figured he wanted to play and didn't bring anything. No biggie.  Anyway, what Sue and I heard when the announcement to play the white elephant game was "grab a gift and come get in the circle".  I grabbed what I took; Sue grabbed someone else's gift.  No biggie, right?  After we were seated, one of the leaders came over and told Sue she had not picked up her gift; she had someone else's gift, and that it was ok.  Weird conversation, and Sue and I both could not figure out what the big deal was.  Here is where it gets funny.  We start playing the 'Right Family' game - you know where every time the word RIGHT is used, the gift is moved right, where LEFT is used, it is moved to the left.  Well, we got through the story - and whatever gift you have, is the gift you get.   I 'received' a two-piece plastic container for snacks (or something like that; I haven't really looked at it yet.  Sue received her own gift!!  The very gift that she didn't start with, but brought for the white elephant exchange, she got as her gift!  She told me, of course, because we brought the same thing.  She just opened it up and acted like it was something new - and of course people were wanting to see what she ended up with because she is very respected and popular.  She and I both got a good laugh about it.

I did get to see my close friends; one got her gingersnaps and was very happy.  The other and I exchanged our gifts; she gave me a nice candle and some homemade biscotti and a beautiful card with a very special note in it.  My other boss, Brett, was there as well along with a few other co-workers.  It was fun to see everyone in person.  Many I had not seen for at least 5 years came this year.  My two friends and I got our photo taken together.  I never like my photos, but I'm glad I have some of my friends with me.  It does make me realize I am twenty years old or more than they are, when I look at my wrinkles!  Got to get rid of this muffin top though!  

My table and chairs for the great grandchildren arrived the other day.  Hubby asked me what it was; I just said "Christmas"!  My thought is that all of us can't always fit around our 8 person table since we have additions to families.  So, I bought a child size table and chairs that maybe I can sit with the great-grands and enjoy being with them.  Of course only one or two are old enough to sit there by themselves, but still, next year they may be able to.  Planning ahead, right?  I had a car seat delivered yesterday - I remember when I drove the grandchildren to church on Wednesday nights in my suburban....and I had a car seat for the littlest one.  David was the last one to use it.  That was many years ago.  I may never use this one, but if by some chance I have a great-grandchild (or another small child) that I need to take somewhere, I'm prepared, right?  Wishful on my part, perhaps.  I have always said my grandchildren kept me young.  I'm hoping the great-grandchildren do the same.  I don't mind getting older in age.... I want to be young in body to where I can get down (and back up!) to play with them on the floor.  And that, my friend, is the reason I torture my body in these workouts.  Not to look good (although that is a great side-effect), but to be able to play with my great-grandchildren.  I don't know how many years I have left, but I want them to remember my getting down to their level and playing with them.

Which reminds me, we need to look at getting a new table and chair set for the adults.  Obviously, although it was expensive, this table was cheaply made.  It's perhaps about ten years old now and the table is wobbly some, the chair seats are coming off, chairs are losing screws.  And people rarely sit in them.  I need more like the chair we keep for special people. Strong, sturdy, and heavy. 

And - since I've been rambling so much this morning, I need to get off here and get dressed for the dentist (and for work).  I'm hoping it will be a light work day so that I can get a few things done.  I think I'm 'done' with baking, except I need to fix things for my boss as we are meeting on Tuesday to exchange gifts, and then figure out something for my neighbors.  I work Monday, but I am off Tuesday (meeting Sue), Wednesday, (finishing up things), Thursday, Christmas day, and Friday I'm working.  A two-day work week.   Daughter and family and us need to figure out when we can do Christmas together since she won't be discharged until Christmas Day.  We both figure she needs to do nothing when she gets discharged; work on getting home and moving around.  They were coming Christmas Eve.  Will figure it out eventually.  Maybe Sunday evening, depending on how she is doing.  

And with that - I'm off here.  Hope that you have an amazing, safe, happy, day.

Blessings!