April 11, 2008

• Drama

  I thought when we sold the hotel that the drama would end.  That is, that we wouldn't have staff drama to put up with, Wrong.  Last night I got an email from Steve that was filled with drama, how the world is ending type stuff.  I just can't get too upset with all of it, maybe have gotten hard but most of the drama is self created.  We'll see how he handles the latest in his long line of tales of whoa. 
  We are going to MP today and coming back tomorrow.  The auctioneer will be there at 9 AM, then we have some errands to run, things to pack up to bring back. 
  The weather is really crazy here, it's not supposed to get warm at all today, in fact, there is a chance of snow but then by Wed. (…)

April 10, 2008

• It's Winter in Iowa

  I'm not so sure that there is any good thing to say about the weather we are having today with the exception that because it is so nasty cold and wet outside people are staying in their offices so they are reachable by phone. 
  In fact, I actually got in touch with a gal that I have been trying to reach for a week.  She is going with an ad but not until May 6th since she is doing a bunch of shows right now and doesn't have time.  Ok, we'll need it then too. (…)

April 8, 2008

• Day 2 for Mercy

  I went home for lunch because GW is working on school stuff.  I went to see how Mercy was doing (hiding under the bedspread in the bedroom) and she got just a little miffed that I would expect her to come out.  She was snug and sleeping and I had the audacity to bother her.  She walks around the apartment just fine, doesn't seem to be upset at all by that so guess she'll be fine. (…)

April 7, 2008

• The Mercy Adventure

   
  The trip to DM wasn't nearly as noisy as we thought it would be, Mercy actually settled down on "her dads" lap after about 20 miles and then only let out a yelp once in a great while.  She is now (and has been for quite some time) under GW's desk, under a blanket with just her nose sticking out.  She doesn't want to come out.  I picked her up a little while ago and showed her where her food and litter box are here and although, when I put her down she smelled them, she went right back to the blanket and has stayed there since.  GW picked her up and carried her around for a little bit, put her on his lap and she jumped down, walked under his desk and went right to the blanket.  It may take a couple of days.  Not only does she have to get used to here but later we are taking her to the apartment which will cause her even more stress, poor baby. (…)

April 6, 2008

• Tomorrow back to DM

  The car is packed to the gills and we don't have Mercy's stuff in it yet or the frozen and cold food, but, we'll get those in the morning.  It's been a long weekend in some ways and good in others.  
  We went through the house tonight and made a list of what we are wanting to keep and decided with some of the big things we are going to ask Jeff if we can put a reserve on them, if not, we will not sell them.  Thought that made the most sense. (…)

April 5, 2008

• Packing

  I've started packing groceries and dishes to go to DM.  The trunk is nearly full so I quit since I still have to put the frozen and cold stuff in on Monday morning.  My goodness but we have a lot of stuff LOL
  Now we will have to go through the house, probably tomorrow, and mark the things that we are not selling so that Jeff will know not to take those into consideration.  I thought I would be sad but in fact I'm kind of excited.  We are moving on.  We are doing what we want to do and although we love our house, it is a ball and chain right now to drive back and forth, pay the utilities here (whereas we can turn them way down being gone all the time) and the hassle of packing each weekend and still not having everything we'd like to have in DM. (…)

April 3, 2008

• Des Moines News

  Here is an update on the Des Moines situation.  We are going to be staying in Des Moines full time (other than when we have to be back in MP for something).  I talked to Mike and he said sure, it's all ours.  That will be so great, no more Thursday night trips back here and off early on Monday mornings to get to the office in time to be at work by 9. (…)

• ICKY

  Ok, this is about enough now!  It is SNOWING again!  Yes, that beautiful white stuff that we love to see on Christmas is now coming down after EASTER!!  In April!  On the 3rd of April!  So quit!  Let me out of this crazy place!!  Of course it is Thursday, of course we are driving back to MP tonight, of course we are! 
  The good news is that I talked to Mike (manager at the hotel) today and beginning next week we are staying there 7 days a week.  We will be bringing Mercy with us next week, some of our stuff and essentially moving in until at least July.  By then we will know where we plan to be located for the next while, where GW may be teaching, what we will be doing and so forth. (…)

• Report Card Time

   
  Well, maybe not, but it is in this case.  Greg enjoyed teaching a great deal.  He said the only thing he knows is that he is going to have to be a little more familiar with the lesson next week just in case they ask something he hasn't an answer for yet.  He said it didn't happen last night but he felt like it could have, so, he will work harder on it for next week.  But, outside of that he said his lesson plan was just the perfect time, the students had a good time, they learned a lot and he enjoyed it.  Doesn't get much better than that!  He IS a Professor; it is something he should do in my opinion.  It is thrilling to me to know that all the work, hardship and stress of his going back to school was worth it all. 
  I had a pretty good day at work, talked to lots of people and things are looking pretty good so we just keep moving on! 
  I also thought about Jim Greenfields and wondered what he was doing and if he was still in Indianola.  That lead me to looking him up online and he was there so I called.  Yes, it was the right Jim.  We talked and laughed for close to half an hour.  He is going to come into the office some afternoon next week.  That will be such fun! (…)

March 31, 2008

• Rain

  Well, there wasn't snow today anyway, it was just a HUGE thunderstorm with lightening and torrents of rain coming down between Albia and Pella (that's about 70 miles or so).  It was raining so hard that some of the traffic was going really slow, it was just that hard to see. (…)

March 28, 2008

• Quilt Update

  The quilt is sewn together and all that is left is to tie it off.  I thought it had to go to Marshalltown but last night I looked at the newsletter and it has to go to Honey Creek- New Providence.  That assures me that I will find someone that is going up cause I'm not going that far.  Perhaps Dylon is going, I'll call him later. (…)

March 24, 2008

• Minnesota Weather

  I got an email from Rita yesterday that just about blew my mind, I really had to think back to when we lived in Minnesota.  She attached pictures of their yard on the 22nd of March and there was snow all over everything, not a little snow, a lot of snow.  The pine tree in the yard was weighed down with snow and the fence line was about half covered with snow.  Uck!  It was beautiful as long as it wasn't in our area!  It was bad enough to have snow fall yesterday even though it didn't stick, it was still snowing! (…)

March 23, 2008

• Happy Easter!

  Guess what it was doing in Mount Pleasant for Easter….SNOWING.  Yes, that's right, in good old Iowa, it was snowing again.  It has to be spring pretty soon, don't ya think? (…)

March 18, 2008

• Yeah, Like I know ANYTHING About Fantasy Baseball

  Ok, so there was this opportunity for a $12 blog on baseball..I couldn't let that pass, first because it was available and secondly because it's $12!!  So, I went ahead and wrote a bunch of crap that I took off their site and hopefully it will be accepted.  They sure do provide a bunch of information for those that are interested in playing. (…)

March 17, 2008

• Rain and St. Patrick's Day

  There was a parade for St. (…)

March 15, 2008

• Want Snow? Come to Iowa!

  It's March 15th and it's snowing!  Regardless of how beautiful Iowa is most of the year this has been way too much…we need to move!  Not to another place in Iowa, a place where, if there is snow, it lasts no more than a couple of months.  It started snowing here in November and is has been continual since.  We aren't used to it and don't like it at all, it is supposed to be spring here now, or close to it! (…)

March 12, 2008

• It's Sunny - Of course it's supposed to snow Friday!

  Yes, that's right, snow again.  It's hard to take much more of this, people are so tired of the rotten weather that they are actually rather grumpy.  Advertisers are saying that the traffic is way down due to all the ice and cold that this winter has thrown at us.  It is even affecting the staff, they want warm and people to start shopping. (…)

• Ok, Now the Cough

  The flu seems to be gone, now all I have is the cough which is so bloody irritating.  I put mentholatum on my feet before I went to bed (and once earlier) and it seemed to stop it for most of the night.  Now it is 4:30 AM and it woke me up so I'm in the living room waiting for the stupid cough to settle down so I can go back to bed for a couple of hours before I have to go to work.  I'll put more on my feet when I go back to bed, it should take care of it for a couple more hours, it lasted for 5 hours last time! (…)

March 9, 2008

• Hopefully the End of the Flu

  Can't be sure, but think I'm at the end of the flu run, I feel better today than I have for the last couple of days.  The only thing that I've learned is that the Nyquil stuff really does knock you out for the night, and you wake up with cotton mouth and achy muscles…at least that's what I experienced.  Shoot, I slept really well but sure didn't like the after affects. (…)

March 7, 2008

• Blogging

  I may feel like crap, but Greg is taking such good care of me!  He just brought me chicken noodle soup cause that, along with my tried and true mentholatum are the two things that should make me well! 
  I just got the pop up that told me that tomorrow is the County Republican Convention.  Although McCain has it locked up, I still think I'll go (I'm a delegate) just to see what happens when there is nothing to choose other than the platform (which is BORING) and doesn't mean crap anyway.  But, it will be interesting to see if there is anything else that goes on.  I haven't been to one for about 20 years.  Of course, that will all depend on whether I feel ok, which I should by then.