Busy, Busy

This week I plan to go over to see my parents in Chipley. I cleaned three condos this past weekend at my BBCJ (Backbreaking Cleaning Job), went to Confession at St Mary's in Fort Walton Saturday, and Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pensacola yesterday afternoon. Big Weekend.

I'm sort of taking today off because I had to clean yesterday. A super cool thing has occurred! I got 2 responses from my 40 or so contacts last week with work at home ad selling endeavor (www.homeeddirectory.com)! I like how the directory folks have the process organized. After someone expresses interest, I simply send them the info pack along with form letter that I personalize via email . It's all very organized, simple, and flexible. I was really encouraged to hear back from some folks and it motivates me to shoot for 40 contacts/day. I contacted 25 on Friday so I think it can be done. Most of all I like that I can go visit Mom and Dad, work from their house, and return to Navarre Friday to clean next Sat.

Well you are all (Amy, Mardi, and sometimes cousin Joan :))completely 100% up to speed. I'm sure you've been waiting with bated breath...

Funny Stuff

Tina Fey is so clever. I almost busted a gut when she said this on 30 Rock last night: "If I have learned anything from my Sims family, when a child doesn't see his father enough he starts to jump up and down, and then his mood level will drop until he pees himself." Jack was figuring out if he should meet his Dad or not.

Ok, Ace of Cakes is really fun on the Food Network. I was only vaguely aware of this show but was working and had it on in the background. It's really quirky and is like IT person meets bakery chef. I love it. Yesterday, this one guy was making a sky scraper cake for a company out of Center City, PA (Philly). It would show him working on it and muttering under his breath, "everything could go wrong with this cake". Then when stuff did start going wrong with it, he was fully able to problem solve and make it brilliant. I love this show! Here's a pic from photobucket.com.



The sky scraper guy is the one on the far left in black t-shirt.

Mockingbirds

The mockingbirds are starting to sing. We're already getting into the 80's. I don't miss the cold weather in WY one bit.

I talked to my team leader today with homeeddirectory.com and got some of my questions answered. I'm enjoying the research and process of selling, working from home, and getting organized.

Here's a mockingbird montage:







I've always thought this was a cool fact about the song of the mockingbird (from http://10000birds.com/mockingbirds.htm): The song of the mockingbird is actually a medley of the calls of many other birds. Each imitation is repeated two or three times before another song is initiated. A given bird may have 30, 40 or even 200 songs in its repertoire, including other bird songs, insect and amphibian sounds, and even the occasional mechanical noise.

Loretta Lynn to play the Saenger in Pensacola on 5/15/2009

Oh how I would love to see her in concert! Anyone available?

I'm working on selling ads for www.homeeddirectory.com and have been out of contact for a couple of days. Truthfully, we added some satellite channels, and I have also been mesmerized by the tube today. Surfing with 150 channels is spectacular.

More news: I have cut my own hair with Wahl brand clippers. My hair is now very short :/ !!!

There is officially NO good reason to ever leave the house.

Festus

Hello All! I FINALLY feel better today - two full weeks of feeling bad. I'm still congested but the antibiotic is kicking it. Props to a great PA that my sister uses, Jennifer Bisson, here in Navarre. I saw her last Friday. She's also a pharmacist so can answer a lot of medication questions. She prescribed the antibiotic and a new antidepressant, keeping them both in $4.00 Walmart list. Yipee.

The pic is of Festus, another of three dogs that live here. He was my brother Eddie's. Great name, huh? His lovely girlfriend, Olga, is not a dog person, so Festus lives with the animal colony here - three dogs and two cats.

Today I got to take care of lots of errands that were piling up. Made some changes to phone and tv service I've needed to do. Ended up adding more channels for the same price. Oh yeah, we got a big screen TV from one of Cheryl's friends. They updated to HD so we got their giant 4'x3' TV. Sense and Sensibility is playing at the moment. You can see every detail! Really cool!

To my two grand librarian followers: Mardi,there's an update:). I will add your blog so I can check it more often. Do you update it? Hey Amy, I missed your call and wasn't able to call back. I hope I can catch you tomorrow.

Peace

Coco

Coco is an 8 y/o Miniature Pincher. She is actually my sister Joy's dog, or her son Matt's. She has been living in FL, though, for most of her life because Wyoming was too cold.

I love this pic of her. It was taken the same time as the other close up picture posted on an earler day. She was really sleepy and here looks goofy with one eye half closed.

I have a sinus infection I think and still feel awful. Prayers please.

Peace