Skip to main content

I really don't have anything to say but don't let that stop yo..u reading this


First of all it is hot as hades in this house. It is in the 90's here today, but we're trying not to use the ac until June. I don't know if we are going to make it. We have three days of 90 degree weather predicted until it cools off a bit again (to the 80's) so we may break down before we get there. Fortunately it is not extremely humid yet and it still cools off to the low 60's at night.
My allergies have been horrible for the past week. I think having our windows open all the time is letting in a lot of pollen and really bothering me so I have been a zombie because I've been taking Benedryl all the time. I hate that stuff but I can't live without it. It's the only medicine that works on my allergies. Claritin and others have no noticeable effect. I forced myself to stay awake through the sleepy period of the medicines effects today and am just now starting to feel perkier. I took the medicine at 9 this morning. I may have to go buy a two liter of DP to aid me in staying awake if this continues to be the normal state of things.
Aaron and I have started working on a little kids book that I started working on a couple of years ago. I guess I should say we've started working on it again. Anyway, it is about science--chemistry in particular. I have been working on that some today. We want to include several simple experiments the kids can do to go along with the story. Aaron will be one of the authors so we are hoping that between his Ph.D in biochemistry and my English degree we can get some publisher to take our manuscript seriously. We ordered a book from Amazon that lists 2008 publishers and their requirements, so when that comes I'll be busy writing query letters and mailing off manuscripts.
I have also listed a few other drawings on Ebay. I don't know if anything will happen with that. I may try to do some more animal drawings and see what kind of luck I have with that. The animal paintings and drawings seemed to be a pretty hot commodity on ebay.
I am struggling to make myself apply for a part-time job at different stores right around our house. If I can't get a job at one of those there is no point in getting one because with gas prices at the place they are I'd just be working to pay for gas to get to work. I am having a hard time motivating myself to do it because I am so sick of the retail, customer service- you-are -not- a- person- but- a -slave- of -this- store- that- I- yell -at- when- you- accidentally- short- me -a- penny- on- my- change- kind of jobs. But it would only be for 15-20 hrs a week (all I could handle when my summer classes start in June). But I really don't want to work at a retail place. But I could make some money. But I don't want to work there. This is the battle I go through every time I get an application to somewhere. I did apply at Target a couple of weeks ago and never heard a thing from them. I think I did not pass the test where they give you all these hypothetical situations and say "what is the best choice, what is the worse choice". Sigh.
Our tomatoes and squash are doing awesome right now. We have lots of little green tomatoes coming on and the squash seems like it doubles in size every day right now. I cannot wait to eat some squash and tomatoes.
Aaron is still waiting to hear from UTA and DBU about the teaching positions that he applied for. I hope that he will get one of the two because he is getting really tired of the lab again. He is having a hard time getting his experiments to work right now so I think that is part of the frustration. That job definitely has it's good points because the hours are flexible and it has very decent insurance. Aaron can go to the dr. for free because he is considered a student at UT Southwestern. But he just gets tired of the repetitiveness and he likes teaching so much better than research. We'll just have to keep praying and see what happens. I really want him to be able to get a teaching position for other reasons too, like maybe if the school he works out would give me a discounted rate for grad school classes.
For those of you who haven't heard we were trying to refinance our house and it did not go through. Washington Mutual really messed up our refinance. They did not get the paper work done the first time and by the time they got it done the second time the credit market had changed so much that they denied us to refinance. We are talking to another place to see if we can do it through them but rates have gone up a lot again since Aaron looked into it the first time so it may not be worth it.
I am getting really excited about Cindy's wedding. Just about a week and a half until we leave to go to Colorado. I have a feeling it will be a welcome escape from the heat. I just hope that Denver isn't too much on the opposite spectrum and Cindy has nice weather for her wedding. I saw her engagement pictures, finished versions, and they look great. I am so excited to get one from her.
Well I am just going on and on and it is time for me to shut up and stop procrastinating and get back to work.

Comments

Anonymous said…
SERIOUSLY!! It was so hot yesterday that I dragged myself around and got very little done. Nighttime wasn't too much better. We haven't turned on our ac either and are trying to hold out. But the thermostat last night said 88 degrees! I'm not sure we can do this too much longer. Thankfully it's a bit cloudy today. That's awesome that your tomato and squash are doing well! I get to harvest my spinach next week and I'm pumped! Good luck with your paintings- I'm going to check them out. Also, the kids book sounds cool. Hope that works out. Stinks about the refinancing- hope it gets solved. ugh, just the idea of a part time job in retail or service sounds miserable to me. I have been unemployed too long to desire anything of the sort. mkay, this is too long.
brittany
May 20, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Chrissy Cross said…
You guys are crazy, I think that being comfortable is worth a few extra dollars per month. Turn on your AC's!!!! Retail jobs are the pits, but sometimes you do what needs to be done, whether or not you like it. I have worked many jobs that were not necessarily fun or even tolerable sometimes, but they paid the bills and I got through it because I knew it wasn't forever. And there is no such thing as the perfect job, every job has some sort of downfall. The most important thing is that you do your best to support your family in whatever situation you are given. I think your art is really cool, maybe you should just stay home and paint animals and sell them online. If you could get one done per hour, you could be making $40 per hour!! Wow! Even one per 2 hours would be great pay.
May 20, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Anonymous said…
David Fox told me Ynez's aunt is taking orders over a computer, provided by McDonalds, from customers all over the nation. $7 or $8 an hour. She works from home. I also know a lady in Albuq. who takes orders by phone at a Victoria's Secret facility. $15 an hour and some benefits. No face to face contact with customers. I am nice to the checkers in the store. At the same time, I will not be the victim of their incompetence(or try not to be!). I expect correct change, correct prices, and overall good customer service. I'm with Chrissy, turn on the A/C!! Comfort please!!! Allergies are accentuated with open windows. I have read numerous articles about closing your windows and running the A/C to cut down on pollens, etc. in your house. We do not open our windows. I would be headachy and stuffy. Energy costs are crazy, but even if you could run it for a few hours, it might help. nan
May 20, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Getaway to Ticks Bend....I Mean Beavers Bend State Park

 Back in April, we decided we needed to do a short family getaway after the semester was over. The last time we'd been on vacation just to vacation (not going to see family in CO) was when we went to San Antonio when Maddy was 3 months old. We found Beavers Bend State Park close to Broken Bow, OK and decided to go there. We booked a cabin in the state park and eagerly awaited the day we could take off for our getaway. We left on Sunday afternoon and stayed through Tuesday afternoon. It was short, but so fun and relaxing. We had no computer and no cell phones while we were up there. We just got to enjoy being around each other and the beautiful scenery.  We built a fire and roasted some marshmallows. Also popped some jiffy pop. Aaron had never done one of those before.  This is a 100 year old cabin they had at the visitor center. I like the mud chinking ( I think that's what it's called). A couple named Comma and Mabel lived in the cabin when the CCC was building the
4 comments
Read more

Another Sonogram

We went to the high risk pregnancy doc today for another sonogram. This time he could see all four chambers of the heart, the pulmonary valve, etc. In his words it looked "dramatically better". He feels there is still some slight compression on the heart and that we need to continue watching it. As of now he cannot see anything that is causing it and the MRI did not see anything either. He also felt that the hands were okay. They are not clenched fists at least as he first thought, meaning that the fingers aren't overlapping each other. Her hands are still in fists and she won't open them but he said he has had other babies that have not opened their fist in the sonogram but the hands have been normal at birth, so we still have a lot of hope for those little hands. He was able to get a better look at the face today, no cleft palate, so that is a huge blessing. The feet are still concerning. They are definitely clubbed but she is also not moving them. She is moving her
10 comments
Read more

More Miss Maddy pics

Here are some more pictures of Maddy. I know everyone is eager for pictures. We got to put her first little outfit on last night. She got out of the incubator bed and into a regular bassinet so she can now wear clothes and have her own blankies and stuff. It is great.
9 comments
Read more