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January 9, 2007

DH SAID

Filed under: FAMILY — grandi13 @ 9:35 pm

In 1995 I was extremely overweight. I mean overweight, not double chins but quad chins.:roll:

The church was making a new directory so DH and I went to have our picture made for this.When the pictures came back, an awful looking woman is in the picture with DH. After close examination, I determine that the woman is me. I say to DH “Do I really look that bad and fat?”. In his loving kindness, he replied “Pictures don’t lie”.

No, his answer did not make me mad or hurt my feelings. I did lose 34 pounds in 18 months. I kept the weight off until 2003, when I quit smoking again. I am still not at the weight I was then, but do need to shed about 20 pounds.

Hopefully, I can get myself in gear soon, start exercising and loose some of the excess baggage that I am carrying around. I know that I would feel better about myself if I were to do this, but just am soooo lazy.

I really should make myself do this for me and him. He is 6 months older than I am, but for our entire married life (30 years) people have thought that I am older, some even comment that I am his mother. My hair is probably 75-80% white and his is maybe 5%. His temples have not even turned gray. I have been on the hair-color train and the ride is exhausting, so I don’t care to do that anymore.

I just need to get myself in shape so that I will feel better about myself and hence look better .

Til Next Time

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ANNUAL REVIEW

Filed under: THIS 'n' THAT — grandi13 @ 5:01 pm

I will be due my annual review on February 20th. I will have worked for this national and overseas retailer for 10 years. I wonder if at the local level or at headquarters if they have ever considered using any employee review software. This would have to be easier than having a paper trail on each employee. At the local level, I have never worked for more understanding people. I have always been truthful with them about any situation and they have always treated me well.

Til Next Time

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STARTED TO TOWN

Filed under: FAMILY, MOTHER — grandi13 @ 4:43 pm

but as I neared the Cape Fear River bridge, traffic was only allowed in one lane.

Having such a busy day and the day most already half gone, I turned around, went to see Mother, fed her all she would eat (only about 25 % if that much) took her back to her room, hung her clothes and shortly two aids came in with a hoya lift to put Mother in bed.  As the old saying goes, ‘that is the trick with a hole in it’.   Mother is rolled onto a piece of fabric while still lying in bed, this fabric is very, very heavy duty with eyelets in it to be attached to hooks on the lift and Mother is just picked up by the lift and placed in her chair or put back in bed.  It is much easier and more comfortable for Mother to be moved this way and I know it has to be easier for the aids.  Talked a very few minutes with the DON, she is on top of what happened Saturday.

Came back thru the hometown and on over to the big city–got the tags for DH truck and my new drivers license.  What a frightful picture, I look as if I have lost my last friend.  Have a story to tell you about a pic of me and what DH said, but not now.
Til Next Time

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INSURANCE

Filed under: THIS 'n' THAT — grandi13 @ 4:04 pm

Do you have enough insurance coverage whether it be health, car or home. Good insurance is really hard to find. Not only is it hard to find it is also very expensive. Our car insurance is outrageously high for only 2 adults with good driving records. Of course we have to have home owners insurance in case there be a fire or hurricane. Naturally, if one lives east of I-95 home insurance seems to triple in premium.



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