Redecorating, trips, and the like.

I forget to blog sometimes. I think about it, then I go to do it, get sidetracked and completely forget. I apologize.

Not a lot new here, things are working out better this time around. I finally received a paycheck from my employer. I am still filing a case against them, but I still have a job. So - that part is good, I suppose. I've committed to covering Thursdays and Fridays at the hospital. I will eventually add another day in there but I am not sure about the hospital or at another lab.

J.R. has been working really long hours, and hasn't been real happy with his job. He applied at a few places, and wants to work at a dealership again. He received a call back and had an interview at a Nissan dealership in Stafford. He was told he would be hired, they are just waiting on results for background, drug test, etc. It will be a pay-cut, but he will be working 40 hours. With the job he is at presently - he was "there"60 hours a week and only getting paid flag hours - so barely hitting 32 hrs sometimes. So this will work out a little better, we hope. Only time will tell.

My classes are going well. I was kind of worried about my contemporary business communication class. I guess I thought it might be boring. So far - I LOVE it. This is mostly set up online, so I can log on when it's convenient for me. I've written a couple papers for this class, and received a "Substantive" stamp on both of the assignments. Which makes me feel awesome! It means I have found something I can excel in, while I know that might sound kinda silly to others - it's just weird to me that something I thought I'd have no real interest in, just happens to go well.

It's been super rainy here lately. Our backyard is definitely looking awful. It's so wet, so it's muddy and sloshy in spots where it downpours off the hot tub hut and the shed. It has ruined the grass and the ants are worse than ever. I am not sure what we are going to do about it. We've come up with a couple plans. The biggest one that everyone has voted on so far, was to put cement blocks like a walkway around the little hut. That way - the rain hits off something else other than the same spot all the time. I am not sure if it'll work, so we're looking at all options.

Bryson goes back to the hospital for a little stay coming up soon. He has made so much progress with the physical therapy, that we hope this round of chemo won't take that away from him. He has worked so hard! He received his ankle braces this week, finally. He was able to stand with a little help for the first time! We are really excited that with some more work, he'll be able to bear weight on his hips and ankles so that he'll crawl or walk. Poor little guy has been through so much, but he is quite the trooper. He sure knows how to make his Aunt's heart melt.

J.R.'s Dad - Al, Stepmom - Pat, and brother - David are coming to visit us next weekend. We are really excited about that. They will be our first houseguests since moving down here. Well, Aunt Marsha helped us move and she stayed a couple nights, but since then we haven't had anyone. We've got a couple little trips planned. Hopefully to NASA at Al's request, and to Kemah Boardwalk and Galveston. Not sure what else.

We are planning on coming up for the holidays, just have to work all the details out. We sure do miss home, but getting acquainted with a new life in Texas. I've been decorating a lot. We got some new things for the living room. New rug, new pillows, put up curtains, etc. Since we bought a new sofa, the decor didn't match the new as well as it did the old. So I had to buy new things to match! haha. It's a lot of fun to be able to do that.

Well that's pretty much all that's going on here... til next time.