It appears everyone is finally over the jet lag we seemed to be hampered by late last week! Today was a very productive day for all concerned. The little one got up, took her shower, got dressed and made her breakfast without a problem. Just a note about her making her breakfast - it is just as much, if not more work for me but she is developing a spirit of independence that I think everyone needs. We've cleaned up a couple of milk messes and had some issue getting a cereal bowl or two from the "pouring" spot to the table but I can live with those. Right now we are working on her being more consistent in getting her empty dishes from the table to the sink!
Our teenager must have been fully rested, all I had to do was open her door and turn on the light this morning for her to get going!
The day was absolutely beautiful - so nice in fact that the regular bus driver took the day off! Fortunately both girls were able to jump on another bus that runs by the house later to make it to school.
Had a chance to talk with my wife for 15 minutes today - we'll certainly have to remember the USO the next time they ask for financial assistance! They have certainly made things nice for all concerned. She was in good spirits and sounded well. One of her former division directors was in camp and she saw a couple of other people she had worked with in the past so that gave her some comfort!
After the phone call, the day really shifted into a higher gear. I talked with the guy who was going to work in the garage Tuesday just to make sure the list was correct, then it was off to the lumber yard. They were quite organized so getting the lumber was easy enough, loading it was a different story! But I was able to do so and get it home and into the garage. Later in the day, I made a trip to Home Depot and Lowe's to pick up some other items for the project. I'm ready to get this one over with - I'm sure it will enhance the house a lot; I promise you it will enhance my feelings about the garage!
The line at the post office today was long, at least for our branch. They had two postal workers at the counter so the line went pretty fast. I can remember days in Maryland waiting 45 minutes to an hour at the post office on a normal day - here 10 minutes is a long wait! I was able to mail off two more boxes so once all these arrive she should have plenty of supplies. I have four more boxes at home packed, wrapped and ready to go. I'll probably send two more Wednesday and two Thursday. Once my wife arrives at her final destination she can tell me what the PX doesn't stock.
The youngest daughter made it home safely and we ran out to the guy's house that was working on my computer. He was able to get it to run and work but it still won't access the Internet but I can live with that. I'll make sure I have all my files off the computer that I want and then we'll see what we'll do with it.
The oldest daughter had a good day at school but came home loaded down with homework. She always comes home with a backpack full of books so you never know what she really has to do or not but she worked hard most of the night.
The girls wanted hot dogs for supper so I made those, mac&cheese and fries. Plus we had a good chat while eating so that was nice. We talked about suppers for the rest of the week as well as the missionaries coming to stay with us for a week.
The first part of the evening after supper we moved things around in the garage so the work could begin tomorrow. I just need to move the freezer in the morning and he can get started. The girls were a big help until the first spider came out of his slumber and they decided that was enough for them - darn city girls! I spent part of the evening working on my topic for Friday night and getting it ready - we are in week two of a look at Joseph's life from the Old Testament giving it current day implications to our lives. I also took a little time to clean up my Internet - I've decided I'm going to minimize my exposure to negative people and cut way back on my Internet time - both are real thieves of my time.
My devotion tonight was "The Relinquished Life" referencing Galatians 2:20. The girls devotion tonight was "slug bug" referencing Numbers 13:25-33 - it spoke about how you see things - good or bad? Kind of went along with my resolve to minimize or eliminate my exposure to negative people!
Day Thirty Six comes to a close. Here's looking forward to Day Thirty Seven!
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