Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Last Day

Today is October 31, 2010, my last day before working extra hours at Community Action. Although I am grateful for the extra money for Christmas, I dread the long hours and no down time. With 7 weeks of school left, Thanksgiving, Alabama, election day, Christmas, & everything included in each of those it will be 2 exhausting months. I am grateful I have not had to work full time all my life. I am thankful my small contribution helps. I am thankful Gramps is employed & we have enough. When the next nine weeks are over another semester will begin & I will still be working, I will enjoy & more fully appreciate being a part time employee again.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Gramps & I have been shopping for bike helmets. We looked at Sports Authority & found them to be on sale for $30 - $60 each. Gramps wanted me to buy one, but I persuaded him to wait. Then we asked around & Jennifer told us we could get them for much less at WalMart. Gramps is a bit of a store snob & WalMart is one of the stores he loves to avoid. It's too big & all they sell is junk. So I was surprised when he told me he bought a bike helmet. A nice, shiny, blue one and he didn't pay very much for it. In fact he only paid $3.00. Wow! Why didn't you buy two I asked? Well, this one fit him & he couldn't fine one he thought I would like. I am proud to say Gramps found his new bike helmet at the D.I. I didn't know he knew where it was or that he would ever take it off his stores to avoid list. Three cheers fro Gramps...hip, hip, hoory...hip, hip, hooray...hip, hip, hooray!