For some unknown reason I've slept 10 hours two nights this week. HMMMMM Old age I guess.
We had planned to go on a Swamp Tour this morning. When I called I was informed that he doesn't go unless he has 8 wanting to go and so far had no one else interested this morning. Well, Durn.
So...I gathered up the last of the laundry, cleaned our little apartment, paid bills, and here I sit.
Next Saturday we hope to be in Biloxi and get to see Connie, Jim, and MR. B.
Then we only have 3 more weeks before we head north one more time. Think I'll go to the library and see if I can find a good book about - well WHATEVER.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Week Two in the Sewing Room
Well, this was a great week. We had four women from Texas and two men, one from Texas and the other one from Florida.
These two men were a hoot. The one tried to sew but soon gave it up for a more challenging job - pinning handles on the bags before they were sewn on. This sounds really terrible, I know, but it actually is a very important step in the process of sewing the bags and makes the job easier for the ones that ARE putting handles on.
We laughed, told jokes, made fun of the men, they made fun of us, took breaks, and just had a great time. AND...they made 375 school bags this week. I think that's almost a record for anyone that has worked in there when I was here.
I'm going to miss this group but I have a feeling a couple of them and I will be close for a long time to come. One of them could not believe I was 75. I asked her how old she thought I was and she said, "Oh, about 60". I KNOW she and I are going to be friends. :)
So...this morning my helper and I clean the machines, put new needles in and make sure we have work for the ones coming in Monday to do.
There is a large group coming next week. Over 70 volunteers and it will be a busy campus. Hope we have good workers again in the sewing room.
I know this is calm compared to a couple of weeks last year and that's JUST FINE WITH ME.
These two men were a hoot. The one tried to sew but soon gave it up for a more challenging job - pinning handles on the bags before they were sewn on. This sounds really terrible, I know, but it actually is a very important step in the process of sewing the bags and makes the job easier for the ones that ARE putting handles on.
We laughed, told jokes, made fun of the men, they made fun of us, took breaks, and just had a great time. AND...they made 375 school bags this week. I think that's almost a record for anyone that has worked in there when I was here.
I'm going to miss this group but I have a feeling a couple of them and I will be close for a long time to come. One of them could not believe I was 75. I asked her how old she thought I was and she said, "Oh, about 60". I KNOW she and I are going to be friends. :)
So...this morning my helper and I clean the machines, put new needles in and make sure we have work for the ones coming in Monday to do.
There is a large group coming next week. Over 70 volunteers and it will be a busy campus. Hope we have good workers again in the sewing room.
I know this is calm compared to a couple of weeks last year and that's JUST FINE WITH ME.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUMBER TWO
Fifty years ago today we had a second beautiful baby girl. Happy birthday, Jill. I hope you have a WONDERFUL day.
Love you, mom
Love you, mom
Sunday, October 9, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
October 9, 1957 we had our first born child. A beautiful baby girl. Happy Birthday, Kim. Love you.
Friday, October 7, 2011
ONE WEEK DOWN, FIVE TO GO
This is the last day of our first week here. I'm ready for a day off. It's been a trying week but going better with each passing day.
This morning I showered, got dressed and started putting my name tag on, turn on my phone, be sure my keys were in my pocket and couldn't find my pocket. I HAD PUT MY SLACKS ON BACKWARD.
TGIF
This morning I showered, got dressed and started putting my name tag on, turn on my phone, be sure my keys were in my pocket and couldn't find my pocket. I HAD PUT MY SLACKS ON BACKWARD.
TGIF
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A Day at Work
We are back in Louisiana for awhile. I'm back in the sewing room and Ted is hard at work in Depot after cleaning out all the dryer vents on campus yesterday. Even though he shows the crew here how to do that little job, they always have them waiting for him to do. Never mind he just turned 80 and I doubt any of them are much over 50, save one.
My two singing ladies are back this year but I discovered I have an ACE on my side. Upon arrival to the sewing room yesterday I learned I had a helper this year. Her name is Louise and she is on a Gov't grant of some kind. She can only work so many hours a week and told me right away she had been told she had a way with people. SO...I shared with her the plight of the lady that sewed on a serger like she was driving an Indy 500 car.
Louise took over and I admired her work from across the room. AND...low and behold the driver slowed down. Well, most of the time. Since Louise is only allowed to work so many hours a week she left at noon today and it only took my friend a few minutes to totally wreck the serger that had been working just fine.
I finally said I'd deal with it tomorrow and about that time another serger was in pain. I took over and got it fixed after going back over my instructions on how to clean and thread the little devil.
I'm going to let the race car driver cut out blankets for birthing kits in the morning and hopefully by the time everyone gets here Thursday morning all the machines will be in working order. Why do I feel I have to do this? Maybe it's time I moved on to something else. We'll see how things progress and how the rest of our 6 week tour goes before making any big decisions.
*Note, Louise is not her real name but has been changed to protect the innocent. :)
My two singing ladies are back this year but I discovered I have an ACE on my side. Upon arrival to the sewing room yesterday I learned I had a helper this year. Her name is Louise and she is on a Gov't grant of some kind. She can only work so many hours a week and told me right away she had been told she had a way with people. SO...I shared with her the plight of the lady that sewed on a serger like she was driving an Indy 500 car.
Louise took over and I admired her work from across the room. AND...low and behold the driver slowed down. Well, most of the time. Since Louise is only allowed to work so many hours a week she left at noon today and it only took my friend a few minutes to totally wreck the serger that had been working just fine.
I finally said I'd deal with it tomorrow and about that time another serger was in pain. I took over and got it fixed after going back over my instructions on how to clean and thread the little devil.
I'm going to let the race car driver cut out blankets for birthing kits in the morning and hopefully by the time everyone gets here Thursday morning all the machines will be in working order. Why do I feel I have to do this? Maybe it's time I moved on to something else. We'll see how things progress and how the rest of our 6 week tour goes before making any big decisions.
*Note, Louise is not her real name but has been changed to protect the innocent. :)
Monday, October 3, 2011
ANDY ROONEY
Last night Andy Rooney said "Good-bye" to us on 60 Minutes. He was one of my favorite people. He said it like he saw it. I'm going to miss that old codger.
I had heard some of the stories he shared last night but many I had not. I knew he was a correspondent in WWII but he said he really didn't want to go into the service. He didn't think we should be in that war - until he got to Germany. He never signed autographs. Said he couldn't imagine what kind of person would want his signature on a piece of paper. I particularly liked what he said about Timothy McVeigh after the Oklahoma Bombing. With great anger in his eyes he said he could kill the B _ _ _ _ _ _ D.
Most journalists today act like they are auditioning for a play. The one's we have on the T.V. stations in Nashville get so involved in the stories they are telling I wonder sometimes how they get away with it. Andy just told the story. Oh yes, sometimes he got really angry but that was what made him so special to me.
He told of some of the people he worked with. Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer and others along the way. How close he was to his friends in the war and how many close friends he lost.
He closed his program by saying if he could do anything over he'd like to be on a T.V. show like 60 minutes to share his views and get paid for it. Pretty neat to have worked for a company as long as he has and still LOVE it.
ANYWAY...I'm going to miss seeing him.
I had heard some of the stories he shared last night but many I had not. I knew he was a correspondent in WWII but he said he really didn't want to go into the service. He didn't think we should be in that war - until he got to Germany. He never signed autographs. Said he couldn't imagine what kind of person would want his signature on a piece of paper. I particularly liked what he said about Timothy McVeigh after the Oklahoma Bombing. With great anger in his eyes he said he could kill the B _ _ _ _ _ _ D.
Most journalists today act like they are auditioning for a play. The one's we have on the T.V. stations in Nashville get so involved in the stories they are telling I wonder sometimes how they get away with it. Andy just told the story. Oh yes, sometimes he got really angry but that was what made him so special to me.
He told of some of the people he worked with. Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer and others along the way. How close he was to his friends in the war and how many close friends he lost.
He closed his program by saying if he could do anything over he'd like to be on a T.V. show like 60 minutes to share his views and get paid for it. Pretty neat to have worked for a company as long as he has and still LOVE it.
ANYWAY...I'm going to miss seeing him.
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