Life In Lumber: Y6, W38

 Day 151: High 60s

Arrived and took over for Kem. Began the prelim duties, but was busy. Around 5:30, ASM Shannon swapped me with Kim, and told me to go zone the sidestacks in Aisle 1 and around the back. At first I thought I'd done something wrong, or it was because I didn't have a voice, but it turned out Corporate was there and wanted everything zoned.  Turned out I was the only cashier who knew how to do it. Zoned until nearly 8, then started to do my AP4Me in the training room, then was called back to Lumber. Finished my AP4Me and my LU, then pulled trash, sanitized the coffee bar, and fronted the soda again. Had to ring up two large orders (both had 3 carts!) at closing. Locked the doors; ASM Ian brought in the concrete; I took the trash to the hopper and after HC Kay cleaned me out, returned items to Plumbing, Electrical, Tools, and Lights. Put up my vest and clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Black V-neck tunic, new dark jeggings, blue sapphire hoops

Day 152: Cooler, low 60s

Arrived and took over for Kem, and the first two customers, it was 'pick on Molly' time, ha ha, due to my voice still being squeaky. The rush ended and was able to do the prelim duties and my LU. Was steady through 6pm, when I swept the area and mucked the mats. Marilyn sent me to lunch at 7:30. When I returned, pulled trash, sanitized the registers, and zoned the screw displays. After locking the doors, took the trash to the hopper, the coffee down to clean out the pot and returned items to Fashion Bath and Tools. Put up my vest. and clocked out at 9:30/

Outfit:  Gray V-neck tee, faded jeggings, blue sapphire hoops

Off tomorrow to go to Lafayette, and Thurs for choir practice.

Day 153:

Day 154:  Rare Sun

Life In Lumber: Y6, W37

 Day 147:  Cooler, windy, 50s

Arrived and took over for Kem, then was busy for an hour. Helped Pro Kath with a large order, then observed ASM Chris B on #2.  At one point, Pro K was on another register and I hopped on #3 to help with the line until the customer at #1 was able to complete his purchase:) Was busy until 6, when Katie came down to send me to break. Returned and was moderately busy, then did the prelim duties and swept the area. Pulled trash at 8, and had another 'rush', then sanitized the coffee bar, mucked #1's mat, and locked the doors at 9. Loader Con brought in the concrete and took the trash. HC Austin cleaned me out; I put up my vest and clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Red turtleneck, new faded jeggings (found hole beside pocket), silver diamond danglies

Day 148: Rain, 50s

Arrived at 2:30, due to Kem having an appointment at 3:15. Was fairly steady for a while, then things dropped off. Printed off my paycheck stub and did my LU. Marilyn sent me to break at 4, and when I returned, took back a few things to Plumbing. M left at 5, so did the prelim duties. Dawson sent me to lunch at 6 and when I returned, swept the entire area, mucked the mats, sanitized the coffee bar, registers, and the top of the coolers. Final customer left at 8:30. Loader Joe brought in the concrete at 9; I locked the doors; he took the trash. After HC Austin cleaned me out, returned an item to Aisle 10 and put up my vest. Clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Brown gauze, black vest, new dark jeggings, sea horses

Day 149: Cool, 50s

Arrived and was instantly busy.  Had taken ASM Alex his cookies (see last month), then discovered SM Jeff had been fired for either the way the store was performing or too many HR reports?  I also heard that either ASM Alex or Scott Ch were being tapped to take over.  Did get the prelim duties accomplished, then had another rush. Kohl arrived to send me to lunch, and when I returned, had another rush. Pulled trash and began sweeping,but was constantly busy.  Did get my LU done. Loader Vince took the trash; Loader Joe brought in the concrete.  Clocked out at 9:30 after taking items back to Plumbing and Tools.

D wrecked out our bathroom floor!  Brent came over, got the plumbing items; I had Loader Joe log in so I could pay for it.  Bathroom will be completely finished next week:)

Voice began getting gravely.  Ugh.

Outfit:  White tunic, yellow plaid vest, new dark jeggings, blue sapphire hoops

Day 150:  Rare Sat Cool, 50s

Arrived and took over for Robin. Was busy at first, then was able to do my LU and the prelim duties, then was busy until 6:30, when Kait sent me to break. Returned and was busy until 8, when the crowd died down. Swept the area, sanitized the coffee bar and the counters, pulled trash. Think I had maybe 4 customers that last hour. Loader Charles took the trash and brought in the concrete; I locked the doors. HC Austin cleaned me out, then I put up my vest and clocked out at 9:30. Bought a faucet, pink tape measure, and 2 tees.

Outfit:  Purdue sweatshirt, new dark jeggings, small gold hoops

Off tomorrow!  Hoping my voice returns....

November Goals

 It's November already???  How did I do in Oct?

-Lose 5 pounds (243)

-Clean out storage

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Sold 3:)

-Get clean bill of health Oct 8th Check:)  Note To Self:  Don't skip thyroid meds until after next blood draw early Dec

-Have an enjoyable MHS Reunion Check!

-Do well at Pumpkin Stroll/Pop Up Creative Market Sold 1 and ran out of candy and prizes within the 1st hour.

-Add words to Heart Song Check!  Have reached Ch. 8!

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men Check!  Now on SE11 10/26:  Now on SE12!

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat Still watching...

-Watch BB26 Check!  Chelsie won; Makensy 2nd!

-Watch L&O: SVU Watched 1st 4 episodes

-Order 10 more Mandela Effect I THINK I did this???

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills Working on it...

Books Read:  11

            Print:  6

        E-book:  5

             DNF: 2

Karaoke Songs Added:  5

2024 Events:

November 1:  First Friday Art Walk Cold; zero sales

November 6-9th:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show Sold 43, bartered 2!  Total:  45!

                             Wed:  5

                            Thurs:  10

                             Fri:  10

                             Sat:  4

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 6th:  Kris Kringle Market (weather permitting)

December 7th:  KCPL Author Fair, 10-2pm

2025 Events:

Feb 15-16th:  Saluki Con, Il

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan Pd $60; still owe $120

November Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start: 243)

-Do well at ICGAHS Sold 45!  Tied with 2021 as best show sales:)

-Buy BP machine

-Finish Heart Song

-Add words to new fairy story

-Finish watching 2.5 Men Check!  11/16!

-Buy tix to Beautiful Noise (May)

-Pay for Peoria and Saluki Con

-Make another payment to Dreaming in Michigan

-Start chipping away at med bills

-Enjoy Thanksgiving

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings

November Reading Schedule:

Memories of Moscow-Harold Lipman

A Fantastic Ride-Bob Rohrman

Becoming-Michelle Obama

A Royal Duty-Paul Burrell

Redemption of the Duke-Gayle Callen

Wildwood Creek-Lisa Wingate

Stitched With Love-Cathy Marie Hake, et al

A Wild Yearning-Penelope Williamson

The Husband List-Janet Evanovich

Delusion In Death-JD Robb

New York To Dallas-JD Robb

Special Circumstances-Sheldon Siegel

Split Second-Catherine Coulter

Romancing Miss Bronte-Juliet Gael

Live Wire-Lora Leigh

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn-Betty Smith

Shores-Tiare H Johnston

Older But Wilder-Elfie Leland Wilder

Killers of the Flower Moon-David Graham

Burr-Gore Vidal

Sex and Vanity-Kevin Kwan

The Neopolitan Sisters-Margo Candela

I Am Sheffrou-Cami Michaels

Letters To Matthew-Amy Leigh McCorkle

Get Jiro-Anthony Bourdain

All Hail The Queen of the Freaks-T Harriman

The Vermin Sleep-James M Watjen

Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes- Alexa Martin

Ms Demeanor-Elinor Lipton

Down the Rabbit Hole of Narcissism-Natalie Mosely Klenotic

Loving Out Loud-Michael DeCamp

When My Heart Speaks-Steven Petty

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-41

E-book:

Royal-Emily Silver

Closer Home-Kerry Anne King

Pine Grove Sampler-Jean Joachim

Meet Me In Fantasyland-Mary Martinez

Secret Identity-Ava Cuvey, et al

The Scottish Play-Phoebe Alexander

Fisher Of Men-Phoebe Alexander

Help Me Remember-Corinne Michaels (Want to get)

Karaoke Songs:

11/7:  Out of town

11/14

The Longest Time-Billy Joel Ugh...too low

Shout-Tears For Fears Slightly better, but again, too low

I'm Trying-Rachael Bawn DNH

Remember Me This Way-Jordan Hill Nailed it:)

Show Me The Way-Styx Did well:)

Lonely Night-Captain and Tenille Nailed it:)

B got new gig in E'ville, so will have to find a new place....:(

Life In Lumber: Y6, W35 and 36

Day 142: Warm, 80s

After being off Mon and Tues, I arrived and took over for Kem, and was instantly busy. Fairly steady, but was able to get the prelim duties accomplished. Had a 'rush' at 5:30, then did my LU and my one AP4Me vid. Checked and printed out my Nov schedule, then began sweeping. HC Austin sent me to break at 7:30 and when I returned, was on #2, due to #1 being full. Made a rookie mistake; IL customer had a merch card, but I kept entering his O as 'zero', and it kept getting rejected. Sent him to CS; Austin called me 3 times to find out what I'd entered....and the 3rd time it dawned on us what the issue was!  Apologized up and down to the customer, who was good-natured about it. Mucked the mats, pulled the trash, sanitized the registers and coffee bar, locked the doors at 9:55. Kait took the trash to the hopper; Mgr Alex brought in the concrete. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Halloween shirt, black jeggings, Halloween hearts, Spider headband.

Day 143:  Halloween Rain, mid 60s

Went in at 1 to see the managers in their kilts, lol!  Returned at 3 and SM Jeff corralled me, to do my yearly eval. Basically, I'm doing a good job:) Clocked in and helped Kem with a complicated order, then took over. Did the prelim duties. HC Austin sent me to lunch at 5:30, and when I returned, swept the place and did my LU. Robin sent me to break at 8 (she was dressed as Rosie the Riveter), then pulled trash, sanitized the coffee bar, and fronted the soda.  Locked the doors at 9:45; Loader Con took the trash to the hopper and brought in the concrete; HC Austin cleaned me out. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit: "Statue of Liberty" costume:  Green Dr's shirt, black LJ tee; black jeggings, foam crown, black flashlight, "Boo" earrings.

Off tomorrow for either First Friday Art Walk or trip to Jane Wells' viewing in Shelbyville.  Also helping Sara take belongings to her new apt in E'ville, so timing depends on the 1st trip.

Day 144:  Rare Sat Mid 60s

Was late, due to helping S move. Took the kids to laundromat and did all her laundry, then rehomed Smokey to HC Kay's house.  Praying she's a good fit. Took over for Debbie, and had an hour long 'rush. Kate sent me to break at 6:30. Returned and did my LU, and began the closing duties. Swept, pulled trash at 7:30, fronted the soda, locked the doors at 9. Just as HC Austin was cleaning me out, final customer appeared. Checked them out on Pro Jer's register, then waited until they loaded their vehicles. ASM Charlie brought in the concrete; Loader Jax took my trash to the hopper. Returned an item to Tools, then put up my vest. Clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Red/black Hot Cocoa tee, faded jeggings, large zircons

Day 145:  Rare Sun Mid 70s

Was late again, b/c we went down to E'ville to deliver Alex's mattress and to help bring home the couch and dining room table. Realized, with the time change, we were leaving at 2pm. and I needed to be at work by 3!  Made it by 3:30, and took over so Marilyn could have a break. Was steady until 6, when I did the prelim duties and ran out of $$ on Reg 1. Was on 2 the rest of the night. Did get the floor swept and the mats mucked. HC Kay sent me to break at 6:30. When I returned, I did my LU and fronted soda. Pulled trash, locked the doors at 8. Loader Vince brought in the concrete. I took the trash to the hopper and returned items to Paint, Lights, and Flooring.  Clocked out at 8:30.

Outfit:  Blue Colts Jersey, faded jeggings, Yukon Colors

Day 146:  Mon Before Vacation Mid 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem, and things died down, so did my LU and AP4Me, Was steady from 5-6:30, with complicated customers, needing a forklift driver until Loader Con came back from lunch, and needing an override! Finally the madness ended and I was able to start my prelim duties, and did the soda count. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 7 and when I returned, began sweeping. Pulled trash at 8, and put away the soda. Had 3 final customers at closing, then locked the doors. ASM Ian took the trash to the hopper; Loader Con brought in the concrete. Returned items to Tools, Plumbing, Lights, Paint, and Hardware. Put up my vest and clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Blue USA tee, dark jeggings, chunky silver hoops

OFFICIALLY ON VACATION UNTIL THE 11TH!!!!!!

Life In Lumber: Y6, W34

 Day 139:  Warmer, high 70s

Arrived; did the prelim duties and fronted the soda. Was slammed until 8, when I could finally do the soda count, my LU, and my AP4Me. Mucked the mats and pulled the trash, then HC Kay sent me to lunch at 8:20. Returned items to Plumbing. Returned and swept the area, plus rang up the final 3 customers. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Joe brought in the concrete and Loader Con took the trash. HC Kay cleaned me out; returned items to Ladders, Electrical, and Aisle 10. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit: Gray LU Plank tee, new dark jeggings, large gold hoops

Day 140: Warmer, high 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem; did the prelim duties. Was fairly busy until 5:30, then things slowed down. HC Austin sent me to lunch at 6:30 and when I returned, rang up two complicated orders. Swept the entire area, sanitized the coffee bar, pulled trash. Locked the doors at 9:45 when the parking lot was empty. HC Joe took the trash to the hopper and brought in the concrete; HC Austin cleaned me out; put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Gray USA flower tee, new dark jeggings, large zirconians

Off to Lafayette tomorrow, then choir practice Thurs, and Downtown Halloween Bash on Friday!

Day 141:  Rare Sun Cool, mid 60s

Arrived and took over for Marilyn (actually had to get on Pro Jer's register to help with the line), and Robin and I were fairly steady until she left at 4. I was steady until 6-ish, when I was able to start sweeping.  I'd already done the prelim duties and discovered the coffee hadn't been enptied on Fri. Fronted soda, checked my email, filled out my Benefits survey, and did my LU. HC Kay sent me to break at 7 and when I returned, pulled trash, swept the rest of the area, and sanitized the coffee bar, registers, and the top of the Pepsi cooler. Locked the doors at 7:45 after last customer left, but left one door open. Closed and locked it at 8. Loader Vince took the trash to the hopper and brought in the concrete while HC Kay cleaned me out. Put up my vest and clocked out at 8:20.  Got lots of compliments on my haircut! (Cut 3" off).

Outfit:  Blue Manning jersey, new dark jeggings, large zirconians

Life In Lumber: Y6, W33

 Day 136: Chilly, low 60s

Arrived and took over for Ivree.  Was fairly steady until 7, then was able to do the prelim duties.  Had to seriously bite my tongue when a man wearing an "H-W" political tee came through; I said something snarky to the next customer after the man was out of earshot, but can't remember what I said!  Had another customer hand me his $405 one bill at a time, so my sense of humor kicked in, and handed back his change, one bill at a time (he's a regular, ha ha!)! HC Kay sent me to break at 7:30, and when I returned, pulled trash, then helped Trevor ring up a customer with 5 carts! Swept the area, and helped a Pro customer save $$ by running his order through VSP, which he didn't know he was eligible for.  I said, "This is when you say 'thank you Molly'.....he grinned and did so. When I locked the doors later, I discovered he'd left his grout behind. Pulled it inside and stuck a note on it....just as HC Kay called me and asked about it.  After Loader Joe took my trash and brought in the concrete, and HC Kay cleaned me out, I returned items to Tools and Flooring, then put up my vest and took the cart full of grout up front, stashing it in the Fulfillment area.  Clocked out at 10:30.

We're also playing Front End Bingo, but it has to be cover all.  *blows raspberry* I've already got one across, but don't think I'll EVER get the Cover All. I did complete all 3 crosswords, with HC Kay's help.  Think I get a Starbucks coffee, but since I don't like it cold, I'll snag a candy bar.

We also received a small lunch box with a soup or coffee mug, charging bank, keychain, and socks.

Outfit:  Bless This Mess sweatshirt, new faded jeggings, large zirconians

Day 137: Chilly, high 50s

Arrived and took over for Marilyn. Was busy for two hours, then did the prelim duties, my LU, and requested my Nov and Dec dates off. Did the soda count, and had it finished by 8. HC Kay sent me to lunch and when I returned, pulled trash, sanitized the coffee bar and registers, and put the soda away. After Loader Con took the trash and brought in the concrete, I locked the doors. HC Kay cleaned me out, and I returned items to Aisle 10, Tools, and Hardware. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Whitehorse sweatshirt, new faded jeggings, large zirconians.

I owe Alex a batch of cookies for Mon, for getting snippy with him when he took too long to answer my override page....he was with a customer.

Day 138:  Chilly, high 50s

Arrived and went to Receiving for large and small trash bags, then clocked in and took over for Debi. Did the prelim duties, then was slammed from 5-5:30, with a similar issue as last night, needing an o/r and no one coming!  Finally SM Jeff showed up, and fortunately, it was the last customer of the 'rush'. Mucked the mats, did my LU, and swept. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 8:15, and when I returend, pulled trash, sanitized the registers and coffee bar and wiped down the counters. Loader Vince took the trash and brought in the concrete. Locked the doors. HC Kay cleaned me out; returned items to ISLG and clocked out at 10:25.

Outfit:  Maroon blouse, white vest, new faded jeggings, antique silver and pearl danglies

Off the next 4 days for the MHS reunion!

BB26: Week 12 and Finale

 HOH Comp: Chelsie gets 4 answers correct, Rubina 2, and Cam 1.

Chelsie wins!  Nominates Mack and Cam

POV:

Rubina is eliminated 1st, followed by Chelsie.  Mack wins!!!!

Eviction:  

Mack evicts Rubina.

Julie, not a fan of those shoes with that outfit.  Just sayin'.....

HOH Comp #1:  Endurance Comp

Mack falls first, followed by Cam, ten mins later:)  Chelsie wins Pt 1:)

Pt 2:  Cam vs Mack

Mack wins!!!!!

Jury Roundtable:  Taylor...ugh.

Pt 3:  Mack vs Chelsie

Mack wins!!!!!!  Takes Chelsie to the end with her:)  Bye-bye Cam!

Jury Interrogation/Vote:

The winner of BB2024 is........

                         Chelsie!!!!!   7-0

America's Favorite:  

                         Tucker!!!!!

And....Jankie was rebooted?!?!?!?

Life In Lumber: Y6, W32

 Day 130: Cool, low 70s

Arrived; paid D's cc bill, then took over for Kem. Was fairly steady until 6:30, then began the prelim duties. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 7; returned and started the closing duties. Final customer left at 9:15. Was able to give Brianna her free book, and sold a sample chapter book to Gil. Closed and locked the doors at 10, then ASM Alex brought in the concrete; HC Kay cleaned me out. Took the trash to the hopper and returned items to Plumbing, Appliances, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:25.

Also managed to do my AP4Me and LU, AND reinstate my crappy medical insurance.

Outfit:  Black Dog USA tee; new faded jeggings, diamond flower studs

Off tomorrow for drs appt!

Day 131:  Warm, mid 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem. Was busy until 6:30, then was able to do the prelim duties. Jared sent me to lunch at 6:45; returned and checked out a few customers, then did my LU, my ADA and Credit Card training. Final customer was at 8:30; pulled trash and swept; mucked the mats; sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Joe brought in the concrete and took the trash; HC Austin cleaned me out. Returned items to Fashion Bath, RTM, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Gray USA tee; new faded jeggings; dangly r/w/b stars, and the 'I Voted' sticker.

Day 132: Warmer, low 80s

Due to laundry, was slightly late to work (clocked in at 3:01). Was busy until 7; spent the majority telling people the difference between the MLRCC and the MYRLOYALTY program.....I seriously want to bash someone over the head for calling both the CC and the Loyalty program THE SAME NAME!  "But I've got MLR..." (holds up the CC).  "Yes, but do you have the LOYALTY program, where you earn points and get $$ back?"  "Oh, I don't want to mess with that."  "Then you don't qualify for the special sales this week."  "Well that's stupid."

I agree.  By the time HC Shel sent me to lunch, I was sooooooo over people not 'getting' it, I wanted a drink!

Things calmed down after lunch, and was able to get the closing duties and my LU done. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Con brought in the concrete and took my trash; HC Shel cleaned me out; I returned items to Plumbing, Electrical, Tools, Lights, and ISLG. Clocked out at 10:30.

Saw Tasha, former front end ASM.

Outfit:  Gray Purdue tee, new faded jeggings, black danglies

Day 133: Warm, 81

Arrived to find things definitely slower. Was steady until 5, then things dropped off. Did my LU and prelim duties, then HC Shel sent me to lunch at 5:30. Returned and swept the area, and generally goofed off between customers, lol. HC Austin sent me to my 2nd break at 8:30, and at 9, pulled trash. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Joe brought in the concrete and took the trash. HC Austin cleaned me out; put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Black blouse, Halloween denim shirt, new faded jeggings, Halloween Hearts

Day 134:   Rare Sat Low 80s

Arrived to discover I was 30 mins early; did my LU and ate a slice of Brent's banana bread. Took over for Dawson; first customer paid with $100 and cleaned Reg #1 of $1s, 5s, and 10s.  Hopped over to #2 until nearly 7:30, when HC Austin could bring the $$!  Things were slow. Did the prelim duties; HC Austin sent me to break at 8:10; returned and pulled trash, sanitized the coffee bar, and swept a little. Final customer left at 9:30, then we had some hilarity.

Former HC Shelby arrived to say hi; her b/f Nick and ASM Alex walk in. Nick flipped up her shirt; Shel's not wearing a bra and yelps. Alex and I burst into laughter! Finally, everyone calmed down. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Jeff brought in the concrete and took the trash; HC Austin cleaned me out. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, Paint, Clothing, Flooring, and Fashion Bath. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Orange Halloween shirt, new faded jeggings, skeletons

Day 135:  Rare Sun Mid-70s

Arrived and took over for Marilyn, and had an issue with a delivery order. Saved it, in order to get through the line, and called HC Kay down to help. Then things died down for 90 mins....then picked up again and stayed steady until close.  I was able to get the closing duties finished, and had to shoo my last customer out of the store when we closed, and told another pair we were already closed. After HC Austin cleaned me out, I locked all the doors, took my trash to the hopper, and returned items to Plumbing, Tools, and Paint. Clocked out at 8:30.

Outfit:  Blue Colts Jersey, new faded jeggings, silver chains

BB26: Week 11

 HOH: Constructing a tiny key card

Mackensy wins!!!!!

Puts up Kimo and Rubina.

POV:  BB Comics!!

Kimo:  30:27

Mack:  13:51 WINNER! Smart move, finding the differences 1st, then the order.

Mack decides to NOT use it on Rubina and put up Cam, even though she's furious at him for not doing anything all season.

Jury House:  Quinn, TK, Leah, and Angela

Leah (chubby-chaser) confesses to have a crush on Quinn!

Eviction:

Kimo is evicted 2-0

Life In Lumber: Y6, W31

 Day 129: Sunny, 70s

Arrived and took over for Marilyn.  Was busy for an hour, then did the prelim duties, my AP4Me, and LU. Printed off my October schedule and the sneak peeks of Mandela Effect. Swept, then HC Kay sent me to break. Returned and pulled trash. Final customers left at 9:30. Sanitized the counters and the coffee bar. After HC Kay cleaned me out at 10, locked the doors. Loader Con brought in the concrete and took the trash. Returned items to Electrical and tools, then put up my vest. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Red LU tee, new faded jeggings, small gold hoops.

Only worked one day this week, due to cutting hours, and the fact I'm taking off Friday to work the First Friday Art Walk.  Was supposed to be involved in a vendor fair this weekend, but the organizer never got back to me.  Which is fine; I found out I can tour the Toyota Plant and see where my child works:)

October Goals

I wasn't very productive last month, but I DID finish one book and have added words to another:)

-Lose 5 pounds (238) Crap....gained 5.

-Clean out storage Nope

-Take pics for tax hearing Check:)

-Finish writing Mandala Effect Check:)

-Add words to Heart Song Check!

-Have an enjoyable class reunion Check!

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men Almost; have reached Ep 17.

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat Think I've made it to Ep 9?

-Watch BB26 Only 2 weeks and Final 5 left!

-Order copies of Whispers (6), Beach (5), River (5), Holidays (20), and Mixed Bag (5) $164 Check!

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills Got a raise!  Whoot!

-Fix MBA Still waiting....

-Cut carpet out of S's room Not yet....

-Upload digital copies to Patreon Nope

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) Nope

-Read more in evenings Check!

Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

             DNF: 0

Karaoke Songs Added:  10

2024 Events:

October 4th:  First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 Main St Cold, no sales

October 19-20th:  MHS 40th Reunion

October 25th:  Halloween Stroll, Creative Market Pop Up Shop, 5-8pm Sold 1; ran out of candy and prizes within the 1st hour.

November 1:  First Friday Art Walk

November 6-9th:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 6th:  First Friday Art Walk (weather permitting)

December 7th:  KCPL Author Fair

2025 Events:

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan Pd $60; still owe $120

October Goals:

-Lose 5 pounds (243)

-Clean out storage

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Sold 3:)

-Get clean bill of health Oct 8th Check:)  Note To Self:  Don't skip thyroid meds until after next blood draw early Dec

-Have an enjoyable MHS Reunion Check!

-Do well at Pumpkin Stroll/Pop Up Creative Market Sold 1 and ran out of candy and prizes within the 1st hour.

-Add words to Heart Song

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men Check!  Now on SE11 10/26:  Now on SE12!

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat

-Watch BB26 Check!  Chelsie won; Makensy 2nd!

-Watch L&O: SVU 

-Order 10 more Mandela Effect

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings

September Reading Schedule

The Queen-Andrew Morton DRR!  Wonderful bio of Elizabeth II.

Hearts Don't Lie-Sutton Bishop DRR!!!  Really loved this 2nd chance story!  Cried at the end.

Transient Pulse-Laura Juntunen DNF.  After the 6th chapter, I realized it wasn't holding my attention.

One More Time-Effie Leland Wilder RR!  Funny and cute:)

Legacy-James Michener DRR!  A GREAT look at the history of the US Constitution.  Wish he'd gone into more detail about the Iran/Contra affair....I was in college and could have cared less.

From Here To The Great Unknown-Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough DRR! Very well written and a peek inside Elvis' world and LM's.  Warning:  Tear-jerker.

Letters In The Attic-Meredith Lindsey DRR!  Very enjoyable story!

A Soldier Finds Grace-Katherine St. Clair DNF

Memories of Moscow-Harold Lipman

A Fantastic Ride-Bob Rohrman

Becoming-Michelle Obama

A Royal Duty-Paul Burrell

Redemption of the Duke-Gayle Callen

Wildwood Creek-Lisa Wingate

Stitched With Love-Cathy Marie Hake, et al

A Wild Yearning-Penelope Williamson

The Husband List-Janet Evanovich

Delusion In Death-JD Robb

New York To Dallas-JD Robb

Special Circumstances-Sheldon Siegel

Split Second-Catherine Coulter

Romancing Miss Bronte-Juliet Gael

Live Wire-Lora Leigh

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn-Betty Smith

Shores-Tiare H Johnston

Older But Wilder-Elfie Leland Wilder

Killers of the Flower Moon-David Graham

Burr-Gore Vidal

Sex and Vanity-Kevin Kwan

The Neopolitan Sisters-Margo Candela

I Am Sheffrou-Cami Michaels

Letters To Matthew-Amy Leigh McCorkle

Get Jiro-Anthony Bourdain

All Hail The Queen of the Freaks-T Harriman

The Vermin Sleep-James M Watjen

Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes- Alexa Martin

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-44

E-book:

Because You're Mine-Claire Contreas Good story; slightly too long

Christmas Bargain-Spice Cute story:)

Lynxed-Brynn Paulin Good story, though I question the 1st Nation tribe name.....

Loving Layla-Brynn Paulin Good story:)

Come Undone-Jessica Hawkins Good story

Royal-Emily Silver

Closer Home-Kerry Anne King

Pine Grove Sampler-Jean Joachim

Meet Me In Fantasyland-Mary Martinez

Secret Identity-Ava Cuvey, et al

The Scottish Play-Phoebe Alexander

Fisher Of Men-Phoebe Alexander

Help Me Remember-Corinne Michaels (Want to get)

Karaoke Songs:

10/3 Brower's B-Day

Head Over Heels-The Go-Gos Not too bad

Borderline-Madonna Good:)

Desert Moon-Dennis DeYoung Forgot to put it on written list

The Warrior-Scandal Always fun to sing:)

Let's Hear It For The Boy-Deniece Williams B appreciated it:)

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Petty/Nicks Sang this with Kenny D, and though he dropped his part a bit, we had fun with it:)

Close My Eyes-Ozzy/Lita B and Janie sang it, so he and I did Bring Me To Life and nailed it:)

Holding Out For A Hero-Bonnie Tyler Nailed this one!

10/10

The Long Run-The Eagles Good:)

Shop Around-Captain and Tenille Nailed it, including the attitude, lol:)

Should Have Known Better-Richard Marx Not too bad:)

Could Have Been-Tiffany Did well!  Only blew one line at end.

Desert Moon-Dennis DeYoung Nailed it:)

10/17:  Out of town

10/24: VBC private event

10/31:  Brower out of town

BB26: Week 10:

 HOH Comp:  Candy Stacking

Rubina: 25

Makensy: 30 wins!!! 

Angela:  20

Mack puts up Kimo and Angela:)

POV:   Mack, Kimo, Angela, Cam, Leah, and Chelsie

Also on the line:  Watching the movie The Wild Robot:)

Translate The Animals' Language!

Top 3:

Leah:  Came in 2nd

Mack:  9:12 WINS!!  Picks Kimo, Cam, and Rubina!  Chelsie is NOT happy at being left out with Angela and Leah,

Chelsie:  35:23

Veto Meeting:

Mack uses it on Kimo; puts up Leah next to Angela.  Whoot!!!!  I reeeeeaaaallly hope Angela is evicted!!!  I am SO tired of her tears, paranoia, etc.

Julie appears as an avatar and warns everyone Ainsley has 'evolved' and everyone is in 'grave danger'.....foreshadowing the double eviction???

Double Eviction Night!

Eviction #1:

Leah is evicted 4-0

HOH:  Chelsie wins between the tie-breaker with Angela:)

Chelsie nominates Angela and Kimo.

POV:  Chelsie, Angela, Kimo, Cam, Rubina, and Mack

Kimo wins and takes himself off the block; Chelsie puts up Rubina

Eviction #2:

Angela is evicted, 3-0  YAY!!!!!!!!!

1) Get the hell out of the house....

2) Shut the f**k up.....

3) Sit the f**k down.....

4) Quit crying!

Life In Lumber: Y6, W30

 Day 125: Rain, low 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem. Did the prelim duties, and after Pro Kath left at 5, did my LU and AP4Me.  SM Jeff called me the 'survey queen', after getting 21 surveys last week (only got 2 today). Went to lunch at 7:30, then HC Shel paged me at 8:10. Called her back; she thought my break was over.  Nope, get an hour.  She apologized, and I resumed reading. Returned and pulled trash, then discovered my broom and dustpan missing from the locker!  Locked the doors at 10; Loader Con took the trash and brought in the concrete; HC Shel cleaned me out; returned items to Plumbing, Electrical, Tools, Paint, Hardware, and ISLG. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:25.

Outfit:  Blue MVP tee, long capris, silver chains

Off the next two days; Daughter has endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow, and the SU has a cardiology appt on Wed.

Day 126: Rain, high 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem. After Pro Kath left, did the prelim duties. Was fairly steady until 6, when HC Shel sent me to lunch. Returned and swept, then pulled trash at 8:30. Mucked the mats and sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Final customers were at 9:45. Loader Con watched the regeister while I took a pit stop, then locked the doors when HC Shel cleaned me out. Closed the garage door and took the trash to the hopper....then discovered I'd not actually CLOSED the left side door!  Took some good-natured ribbing from ASM Alex. Returned an item to Plumbing, then put up my vest. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Red JHS Reunion tee, new faded jeggings, small gold hoops

Day 127:  Rare Sat Light rain, low 70s

Arrived and took over for Debi. Was busy for an hour, then did the prelim duties. Began sweeping at 7; did my LU; Brent brought down a cinnamon roll with rum glaze that was AMAZING!  HC Austin sent me to break at 8, and when I returned, I finished sweeping and pulled trash. Sanitized the coffee bar. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Charles brought in the concrete and Loader Jared took my trash to the hopper. Returned items to Electrical, Plumbing, Lights, ISLG, and Flooring.  Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Black Eclipse tee, new faded jeggings, Eclipse danglies

Day 128:  Rare Sun Cloudy, mid 70s

Arrived and sent Marilyn to break Did my LU, and rang up customers.  Did soda count. Marilyn left at 5 and was steady for an hour, then Ivree sent me to break. Returned and pulled trash. Final customer left at 7:55. Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took my trash to the hopper.  Put up my vest and clocked out at 8:20.

Outfit:  Blue Manning jersey, long capris, large gold knots

BB26: Week 9

 HOH Comp:  Jankie's World:) Pizza, Ice Cream, Dancing, and Singing ALL WEEK LONG!

Leah wins by holding her marshmallow to the fire for over 9 hours!! 

T'Kor dropped 1st, followed by Kimo, Mack, Rubina, Angela, then Cam.

Leah puts up Kimo and Rubina

POV:  Leah, Kimo, Rubina, Angela, Chelsie, and T'Kor

Candy puzzle, plus whomever comes in 2nd wins the 'Jankie' veto:)

Angela finishes 1st...*gag*....then dances around yelling.  Shut up, woman....

Leah wins the Jankie POV, which means she has to play a 'Jankie' game in order to activate it.

Veto Meeting:

Jankie Game:  Leah cannot knock down 5 bottles with 3 balls...

Angela takes down Kimo; Leah nominates T'Kor (1st time!).

Eviction:

T'Kor is evicted, 4-1 (Kimo voted for Rubina to leave).

Life In Lumber: Y6, W29

 Day 122:  Hot, 90s

Arrived at 3 and took over for Dawson. Was fairly steady, then HC Kay sent me to lunch at 4:30. Returned and was busy; HC Kay had done the soda count, so in between customers, I was putting it away. Didn't get done until after 9. Did take a pit stop around 8:45. Got 10 surveys filled:)  Loader Con watched the register while I emptied the coffee pot. Pulled trash; did my LU and AP4Me. Locked the doors at 10 and after HC Kay cleaned me out, took the trash to the hopper and returned items to Plumbing and Tools. Put up my vest and clocked out around 10:25.

Started feeling puny....hope I feel better tomorrow.  Have class reunion on Friday!

Outfit:  Blue LU tee, faded cut off capris, Ecquador beads.

Day 123: Hot, 90s

Arrived at 4 and took over for Pro Jer. Did the prelim duties, then was fairly busy until 6. Swept and mucked the mats. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 7, and when I returned, did my LU and checked my mail. Sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Final customer left at 9:45. Locked the doors at 9:55; Loader Joe took the hopper; Loader Con brought in the concrete. HC Kay cleaned me out, and returned items to Tools, Aisle 10, Hardware, and Kids. Felt about the same as yesterday. Clocked out at 10:20.

Outfit:  Blue/white stripe tee, faded cut off capris, small blue sapphire hoops

Day 124:  Hot, high 80s

Arrived and took over for Alice, who was headed down to cover Robin's break in Garden. Was fairly steady until 5, then did the prelim duties and LU. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 6:30, and when I returned, swept the area and pulled trash.. Ended up getting 8 surveys, so ASM Shan gave me two fall candles. HC Kay gave me a break at 9:45; cleaned out the coffee por and retrieved small trash bags. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash.. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, and Fashion Bath. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:20,

Outfit:  Gray IN tee, faded cut off capris, small gold textured hoops

Off tomorrow and the weekend for my JHS 40th Class Reunion:)

BB26: Week 8

Will someone please pour Mack out of that dress?

 HOH:  Chelsie wins!

They watched a series of strange videos, then did the 'before or after' comp.

LMAO.....birds flew over the backyard and one dropped their business on her forehead!!  YUCK!

Chelsie nominates Angela and Kimo.  Leah is her backup, should either of them take themselves off.

Oh Angela....get over yourself!

POV:  OTEV Comp!!!!  Otev, the Trash-Talking Trash Panda:)

Chelsie, Angela, Kimo, Quinn, Makensy, and Rubina

Round 1:  Makensy got the only correct answer!!!!  

Crazy....1st time in HISTORY this comp was won in the FIRST ROUND!!!

Mack uses the veto on Angela; Chelsie puts up Quinn

Julie has a mild case of COVID, so Jerry O'Connell steps in to host.

Eviction:

Quinn is evicted, 4-2

OMG Leah....you forgot half your dress!  Mack, you're falling out of yours....and Rubina.....wth are you wearing???

Ainsley Has An Announcement!

Another AI will be joining the house soon:)

Life In Lumber: Y6, W28

 Day 118: Warmer, low 80s

Was called in, due to Hallie NCNS. Discovered #1 was still having chip issues, so went back to #2. Did prelim duties and fronted soda. Was steady until 7, then did my AP4Me and LU. HC Shel sent me to break at 8:45, and when I returned, pulled trash. Final customer left at 9:50. Locked the doors. When Loader Con brought in the concrete, he took the turn too fast and dumped maybe 1/3 of the red bags. While he restacked them, I put my trash in the hopper. HC Shel cleaned me out. Shut the garage door and put up my vest, then returned items to Flooring and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Black Mom tee, dark jeggings, large gold hoops

Today should be a National Day of Mourning,....James Earl Jones passed away around 5pm.  RIP Darth Vader and Mufasa.

Day 119: Hot, 91

Arrived and took over for Alice; discovered the chip reader on #1 was still acting up, so moved over to #2. Really only had 2 'rushes'....one when I arrived and the other after Marilyn asked me to do the soda count!  Did get it done by 7. Swept, did my LU, and discovered I'm getting a .75 raise, effective Oct 4th!  Going up to $16/hr!  Watched Nick place a Kobalt Gangbox on a high shelf, first with the Ballymore, then with the order picker, to straighten it out. Loader Joe took the hopper around and brought in the concrete; HC Kay cleaned me out. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, and Aisle  32. Clocked out at 10:30.

Sold a book to Ted Hazelwood:)

Outfit:  Spare Parts tee, faded cut off capris, silver/blue/pink hoops

Day 120: Rain, mid-70s

Arrived; did prelim duties and checked out the occasional customer. Fronted soda.  After Pro Kath left at 5, did my LU and wrote. Was promised a break at 6:30....then 7:30.....then HC Shel gave me a 15 at 7:30, where I cleaned out the coffee pot, then she came back after closing Garden and sent me to my hour lunch at 8:20. Came back and pulled trash; put away what little soda we needed,  and did a quick sweep of the floor. Sanitized the coffee bar. Final customer was at 9:55; locked the doors after he left and sent the trash out with Loader Joe, who also brought in the concrete. HC Shel cleaned me out; returned items to Roofing, Electrical, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

My sense of humor kicked in at one point:  Customer: "We're not from around here."  Me:  "I won't hold it against you."  LMAO!

Outfit:  Black Alaskan Hwy tee, dark jeggings.

Sold a book to Pauline Mangin:)

Day 121:  Rare Sun Hot, Mid 80s

Store Meeting (6am-7:45):  Enjoyed bagals, apple slices, cheese, chocolate milk, and an airy cruller. Won a fire extinguisher. Scott showed the pic of Amy and I sitting in the rocking chairs.

Regular Shift:  Arrived and took over for Marilyn, and was relieved to see Halle was with me the 1st 2 hours. We were busy and I worked through my break. She went to relieve Deja, and HC Kay came down at 6 to give me mine. Returned and pulled trash, swept, mucked the mats at Reg 2 and 3.  Locked the doors at 8; Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash to the hopper. Final customer was at 8, all decked out in Green Bay; I was wearing Colts.  Told her I was NOT going to make her go through SCO!  Clocked out at 8:30

Outfit:  Blue Manning jersey, faded cut off capris, Colts earrings

Colts lost, 16-10.  When I put it all on, the score was 10-0, Green Bay.  So it helped, lol....

BB26: Week 7

Wow....the aftermath of Tucker leaving!  Angela is shocked to tears when Kimo revealed he voted to evict her; Quinn happy-dancing all over the diary room and the bathroom, and admitting he was wearing Rubina's skirt?  Is this kid also LGBTQ?   

HOH: The egg /chicken wire challenge!

Quinn drops egg; becomes Have-Not, followed by Kimo and Makensy.

Quinn wins!  Does this still mean he's a Have-Not?  LMAO!

He nominates Angela, Rubina (noooo!), and Kimo

Q, what kind of pants are you wearing???  It looks as if a patchwork quilt was made into pants....or shorts were lengthened by other fabrics???

POV:  Quinn, Angela, Rubina, Kimo, Joseph, and Leah

In the dark comp!  Leah wins!!!  Quinn tossed the one item he needed away, then couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Leah uses it on Angela; Quinn puts up Joseph.

Ooooh, the green-eyed monster has hit Chelsie, watching Cam and Mack snuggle!

AI Arena: Rubina, Kimo, Joseph

Untangle comp!  Rubina wins!!!!  I thought she might; she's the smallest:)

Yikes...Mack has her dress on backwards again!!!  Or did Leah wear it a few weeks ago???  Okay; it's a halter top....in that case, thank GOD she's small-busted!  Who the hell designed that monstrosity?  3 bows in the front, with cut-outs between them.  Ugh.  She also acts as if the dress is too tight....then why wear it???

Eviction:

Joseph is evicted, 4-3:) Last person before Jury begins.

Ainsley's Surprise:

No More AI ARENA!!!!!

Life In Lumber: Y6, W27

Day 113:  Sunny, low 80s

Arrived and took over for Alice, whom Jeremy told me had put in her 2 week notice.  ASM SCh MAY offer that shift to me again, but 1) I'd have to be at work by 8am; 2) I wouldn't have the freedom or the counter space to write again (I'd be on Reg #2); and 3) I'd be expected to cook dinner every night. The only GOOD things would be, no weekends and I would no longer have to do closing duties or soda count.

Shift was a good one; was busy for an hour, then swept, did my LU and AP4Me, and wrote, FINISHING The Present Dilemma!!  Sanitized the coffee bar and the counters, then locked the doors, took the trash to the hopper. HC Shel cleaned me out, and after Loader Joe brought in the concrete, closed the door and returned items to Tools, Plumbing, Hardware, Toys, and some hangers to the central clothing horseshoe.  Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Vegas Indian Motorcycle tee; faded jeggings; dream catchers

Day 114: Sunny, 88

Arrived and took over for Alice. Did prelim duties, then needed an emergency pit stop....thank god Loader Joe stepped up! Came back, did my LU and printed my paystub. Fronted soda, and then....needed another emergency pit stop!  Thank god this one was a false alarm. I guess from not on, no more eating D2K before work!  Had a rush at 7 and ran out of $1s....but couldn't call until nearly 8, so hopped to #2. Swept entire area, then HC Kay sent me to break at 8:30. I'd gotten 6 surveys, whoot!  After break, I pulled the trash, mucked the mats, sanitized the coffee bar. Loader Joe took the hopper while Loader Charles brought in the concrete.....and ran out of gas IN THE MIDDLE of the doorway!  Joe swapped out the propane tanks, enough so C could finish bringing in the concrete and park the forklift. Then swapped out the tanks again and put up the hopper.  I shut the door and returned items to Tools and Hardware.

Outfit:  Mama Bear tee, faded cut off capris, small gold hoops

Off tomorrow!

Day 115: Sunny, mid-80s

Arrived and took over for Alice; did prelim duties and LU. Didn't get busy until closer to 6, then was steady for an hour. Swept; HC Austin sent me to break at 8:30. Returned and pulled trash, then sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, Fashion Bath, Paint, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Blue Vancouver Aquarium tee, faded cut off capris, sea horses.

Day 116:  Rare Sat Sunny, Low 70s

Arrived and was busy for 90 mins. Did prelim duties and my LU. Swept the area and fronted soday. HC Austin sent me to break at 8:30 and when I returned, he'd already pulled all the trash. Final customer left at 9:45. Locked the doors at 10; ASM Charlie brought in the concrete and took my cardboard box to the hopper. HC Austin cleaned me out; returned items to Gitters and Plumbing. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Dept of Having Fun tee, dark jeggings, silver chains

Day 117:  Rare Sun Cool; high 60s

Walked into a sh*tshow....Marilyn was slammed; Reg #1 was having chip issues; Robin called in; Loader Vince called in. I was busy until 6:30, then did soda count and prelim duties. Was about to go to break when  my customers who wanted to set up a delivery were ready, and Kim didn't know how to do it.  I took care of it, then needed and o/r....and so did Kim on 2. Used Jeremy's register for stragglers, when ASM Chris finally showed up.  Afterward, I escaped for 15 mins, and when I returned, pulled trash and put away the soda. Final customer left at 7:55. Did get my LU done, but no sweeping or sanitizing. Loader Con brought in the concrete; ASM Kari cleaned me out. Shut the door and returned an item to Lights, then put up my vest, took the leftover soda to the front, and clocked out at 8:35.

Outfit:  Blue paisley blouse, dark jeggings, thin gold hoops

September Goals

Was it just me or did August drag on?

 -Lose 5 lbs (start:  238)

-Spend 2 days with Mom, celebrating her birthday Check!

-Do well at Watermelon Festival Sold 3:)

-Enjoy the Olympics Check!

     Women's All-Around:  USA Simone Biles Gold, Brazil Rebecca Andrada Silver; USA Suni Lee Bronze

     Women's Balance Beam:  China bobbled; Suni Lee fell off; Brazil fell off; Italy (Manila) wobbled, but stayed on; Romania fell off TWICE; Italy (Alice), clean!; Simone fell off; Brazil (Rebeca) clean! Final: Italy (Alice) Gold (1st medal EVER in Gymnastics; China silver, Italy (Manila) Bronze. 

     Women's Floor:  Brazil (Rebeca Andraje) clean; Japan out of bounds and a wobble; Romania out of bounds; Simone out of bounds twice; Romania (2) clean; Jordan Chiles clean.  Final: Brazil Gold, Simone Silver, Jordan Chiles, Bronze

     Women's Vault:  Simone Gold; Brazil (Rebeca Andrade) Silver, Jade Carey Bronze

    Women's Uneven Bars:  China fell off; Italy solid; Belarus solid; GB fell off; China solid; Algeria solid; Germany solid; Suni Lee solid. Final:  Algeria Gold, China Silver, Suni Lee Bronze

     Men's Floor:  Spain out of bounds on dismount; Israel solid; Philippines solid; China out of bounds 1st pass; Kazistan solid; GB solid; Ukraine solid; GB solid.  Final:  Philippines Gold (1st ever!!); Israel Silver, GB Bronze

     Men's Pommel Horse:  Ireland Gold, Kazistan Silver, USA Stephen Nedoroscik Bronze

     Men's Rings: China Gold and Silver; Greece Bronze

     Men's Vault:  Phillipines Gold; Armenia Silver, GB (Harry Hepworth) Bronze

     Men's Parallel Bars:  China Gold, Ukraine Silver, Japan Bronze

     Men's High Bar: Chinese Tai-Pei fell; Japan clean; Columbia clean; Cypress fell on dismount; Japan fell and fell on dismount; China couldn't hold onto the dismount; Croatia fell twice; China fell on dismount.  Final:  Japan Gold; Columbia Silver; China and Chinese Tai-Pei (tie) Bronze

     Women's 10M Platform Diving:  China Gold and Silver, N. Korea Bronze

    Women's 200 M sprint:  USA Gabby Thomas Gold; St. Lucia Julian Alfred Silver; USA Brittany Brown Bronze (she looks like Jimmie Walker in drag, imho....)

     Men's 1500:  USA Cole Hocker Gold; GB Josh Kerr Silver; USA Yared Nuguse (from Indpls!) Bronze

    Women's Beach Volleyball:  USA loses to Canada in Round 16.

    Men's Beach Volleyball:  

    Women's 3M Springboard Diving:  China Gold and Bronze; Australia Silver

    Men's 3M Springboard Diving:  China Gold and Silver; Mexico Bronze. USA's Carson Tyler 4th!

    Men's 10M Platform Diving:  China Gold (swept diving gold!); Japan Silver (1st diving medal ever!); GB Silver.  2nd Chinese diver had a bad day and ended in 12th.,

     Rhythmic Gymnastics Team:  China Gold, Israel Silver, Italy Bronze

     Rhythmic Gymnastics Single:  Germany Gold, Bulgaria Silver, Italy Bronze

     Closing ceremony:  Amazing!  Loved the Tom Cruise stunt and throwing it to the California beach!  Still can't understand Billie Eilish.

-Do well at Collectors, Carnival, and Crafts Sold 6:)

-Do well at Geek Fest Sold 1.....

-Finish SE9 of 2.5 Men Check:)  Now beginning SE10.

-Start watching BB26 Check:)  Am up to Week 5...

Books Read:  3

            Print:  3

        E-book:  0

             DNF: 0

Karaoke Songs Added:  5

2024 Events:

September 20th-21st:  JHS 40th Reunion Good time!

October 4th:  First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 Main St

October 5-6:  Vendor Fair, Willow St???

October 19-20th:  MHS 40th Reunion

October 25th:  Halloween Stroll, Creative Market Pop Up Shop, 5-8pm

November6-9th:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 6-7th:  Kringle Market

2025 Events:

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan Pd $60; still owe $120

September Goals:

-Lose 5 pounds (238)

-Clean out storage

-Take pics for tax hearing Check:)

-Finish writing Mandala Effect Check:)

-Add words to Heart Song

-Have an enjoyable class reunion Check!

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat

-Watch BB26

-Order copies of Whispers (6), Beach (5), River (5), Holidays (20), and Mixed Bag (5) $164 Check!

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings

September Reading Schedule

Advika and The Hollywood Wives-Kirthana Ramisetti RR!  Really enjoyed this book!

Life Lessons-Katie Cawood DRR!  Took two days off (Labor Day and most of the next) to read this entire thing:)  Now looking forward to 'Yesterday's News'!

An Elephant in the Garden-Michae Morpurgo Cute story, and based on a true story!

One Flew Over The Cucoo's Nest-Ken Kesey Interesting. Now want to see the movie.

A Journey of Faith-Edward Grinnan DRR!  Tear-jerker, and has some wonderful advice!

E-book:

Along Came Tess-Sandra Sookoo Good story; fave word: 'Nodcock'

Break My Heart-Jean Joachim RR!  Great story!!

Karaoke Songs:

9/5

The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens Did well:)

She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals Fairly decent:)

She Talks To Angels-Black Crows Bleh....too low

Body Rock-Maria Vidal Nailed it!

Independence Day-Martina McBride Nailed it:)

9/12:

The Living Years-Michael and the Mechanics Ugh...voice was gravely.

She Thinks His Name Was John-Rebe McEntyre Slightly better; rushed the 1st verse a little

She Will Be Loved-Maroon 5 Not too bad; need to practice more.

She Works Hard For The Money-Donna Summer Best one of the four!

Hold On-Kansas DNH

Voices Carry-Til Tuesday Nailed it!

Body Rock-Maria Vidal Nailed it:)

9/19:

The Loco Motion-Kylie Minogue/Grand Funk Good!

She's In Love With the Boy-Trisha Yearwood Verses, slightly gravely; too low in places. Chorus, nailed it!

I Want You I Need You-Chris Christian DNH

Simply The Best-Tina Turner Nailed it!

I Remember You-Skid Row Did well:)

Always Remember Us This Way-Lady Gaga Brower complimented me on this, saying my singing has improved over the past few years!

Carry On My Wayward Son-Kansas Voice was beginning to go...

Take Me Home Country Road-John Denver Backed up Jack with this, and our voices blended well:)

9/26:

The Long and Winding Road-Beatles Not too bad

Shooting Star-Bad Company (last one on YT list) Turned out better than I thought!

You Say-Lauren Daigle Slightly too low, but not too bad:)