I was at work, and was quite busy there. I also, on my break, worked on getting some estimates for my son's roof. I believe one of the contractors was trying to scam me, so he's off my contacts list.

Tonight I'm going for a bike ride with my DD, and then I have a couple of calls to make. Oh, and I have cookies to make for a girl at work.

Ladies potluck luncheon, today. Nice crowd, but smaller than usual. 17

Went to gym afterwards and walked 1/2 mile, without stopping, and did two machines for back strengthening. I'm getting there :o) Three weeks before big trip.

I shampooed my living room carpet, made a WalMart run and sat on the deck and watched DS paint my neighbor's house. I will be so happy this fall when we rip up 3 rooms of carpet and replace it with laminate. Then I can sell my rug shampooer.

This was my morning in the kitchen at Meals on Wheels...I made sauce for 100 people and then helped bag those meals...DH and I then delivered 25 of those meals...

This afternoon, I played cards with 3 very dear friends...We ate, played cards and just sat and had a great time....I didn't get home until almost 6:00...I always call these friends, the "kids"...I'm the baby, 71,1 is 78, 1 is 88 and our "youngest" is 94...We met at the 94 yr. old's home and she ordered pizza...We try to get together every 2 or 3 weeks and just have the best time....

DH is watching a movie on Demand and I think I'll be taking an early bath and heading off to bed with my book.....

Oh, I'm so jealous of you all! (moaning in self-indulgent, self-pity)

Let's see what did I do today. Woke up, read. Took off my cast, hobbled to the bathroom to take a shower. Put the cast back on. Struggled down the stairs. Hung out on the computer for a bit. Answered a few phone calls. Had lunch (you notice I skipped breakfast--it's just too difficult going up and down the stairs a gazillion times a day). Finished off an article I was writing, sent it off. Went back upstairs read for a while. Went out to dinner with DH and DD. Now I'm back, vegetating on the couch until I need to make another trip upstairs.

Oh, and somewhere along the way, I got an e-mail from 'my' editor. YEAH! Looks like I may have the job! Makes up for the rest of the day, week and month I'll be laid up.

Since lightning was severe and we lost power last night, I had a sink full of dishes to do first thing this morning. Then I mixed up two large batches of homemade birdfood which made more dishes to wash, and then I did some printing and have been working on Christmas gifts for the family.

It was Monday...

I was greeted at work with a squealing computer power source/surge protector. We'd lost power in every electrical outlet one on side (the library side) of the building.
I ran extension cords to power the suge protector and my library computer so I could work until my boss decided what to do.

22 kids came to story time.
This is the best part of my job!
Today we read about imagining what we could be when we grew up then drew our adult selves on the sidewalk with chalk.
I'm going to be a cowgirl....

Then some patrons came in to use the computers.
These two are regular abusers.
I have two computer stations.
She uses one of the libraries machine.
He parks his butt in the other patron computer station and uses his laptop. And they will stay there forever.

Even though I TOLD them we were having electrical problems the guy said 'oh I can plug here' and pulled the power to the library computer.

Good thing I back up every day!

My library software is corrupted.
I can't access books or patrons.
As husband would say 'I'm dead in the water'
I called tech support.
It seems our subscription expired June 30, 2009.

Lots of people visited today and checked out books.
I wrote down names and barcode numbers (about a hundred books), emailed my boss and put it all in his lap and came home.

Now I am editing and uploading photos.

Lori

Lori, that sounds like such a pain. But is this a different job than you had before? I think I missed something...

Printed Wedding invitations

Went to spa and had bi-weekly hour massage and nails refilled.

Stopped at target for more baby shower invitation blanks.

Got home to find contractor and workers getting ready to start work on the kitchen....was a surprise, he still swears he told me they would start today.

Put Foxy in her box and went to vets for chemo. Looks like tumor is back already. Vet put her back on cancer drug she was on before she had the infection. Through this all...she is still acting very normal and happy.

Stopped at grocery store for some salmon for supper.

Came back home...furniture from kitchen scattered all over the first floor. Kitchen table is in butler's pantry, etc.

Printer out the last of the shower invitations and inserts.

Checked out some caterers for the wedding. Will call them tomorrow.

Started moving things out of kitchen cabinets....only to realize that the wallboard for the ceiling is stacked against the doors to the food pantry. Boxes of cabinet contents now in sunroom. Oh well, they're putting it up tomorrow.

Made dinner...watched some TV...and am exhausted.

Got to get up early tomorrow to be ready for workers...they're supposed to be here around 8.

I had a wonderful day. Drove 1 1/2 hours to DDs and took her and 2 1/2 year old grandson and my son to lunch. Played with the grandson and did laundry and vacuumed to help daughter as she ran errands. Visited, came home, went to get a quick dinner with DH.

That grandson of mine is getting cuter all the time.