December Goals

WOW November flew by!  I did get quite a bit accomplished:)  

Do well at Creative Market 11/8 Sold 4:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show (sneak peeks) Check!

-Do well at ICGAHS:  Check!  Sold 40; 2nd highest sales total!

     Wed: 4

     Thurs: 8

     Fri: 10

     Sat: 18

-Have fun at SC concert Check!  Even gave him a copy of DD!

-Do well at Creative Market 11/29 Sold 4:)

-Finish self-edits of Heart Song 11/5 Check!

-Send Heart Song to editor Check! 11/21

-Watch SE9 Bones Check! Now up to SE10, Ep 16

-PAY Nancy ($60) Check!  11/24 

-PAY Dawne ($200) Check! 11/20 

-PAY Lenore ($100) Check! 11/21 

Health:  Foot/leg issues continue, with two more red splotches on top of foot.  Head stopped up for a week (mainly due to the falling temps), beginning 11/23 -present (12/1).  Even though my voice is in the basement, I can surprisingly still hit the high notes at choir practice!

Books Read:  3

            Print:  1

        E-book:  2

             DNF:  1

2025 Events:

Dec 3-4th, Good Sam Christmas Craft Show, GSH Hedde Center, Vincennes, In

Dec 20th:  Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC

2026 Events:

March 13-14th:  Big River Comics, Hannibal, MO ($122)

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

April 18th:  Saluki Con, Carbondale, IL ($50?)

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

December Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start: 244)

-Get 2nd opinion on foot/leg

-Do well at GSH event

-Have fun at Amy Grant concert

-Bake cookies

-Attend Austin's concert 12/6 at 6pm

-Sing well at Cantata

-Get hair cut

-Write/send Holiday newsletter and cards

-Write/send Nov/Dec newsletter

-Have an enjoyable 60th birthday

-Do well at Holiday Creative Market

-Have an enjoyable Christmas

-Enjoy NYE

-Edit and RELEASE Heart Song

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story 

-Create new website

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book 

Dec Reading Schedule:  

She Who Frees The Selkie-K. Malady

Double D Ranch-Rochelle Bradley

The Restless Few-James Watjen

How To Raise Viking Children-Troy Maynard

Trick of the Tale:  Genesis-Jen Selinsky

Echoes of Vengeance-Stephanie Lanham

Memoirs of an Angel-Brian Rodman

Kingdom of Ambrosia:  Soul Walkers-Howlett and Dixon

October Forever-Katie Cawood

The Chosen 3:  And I Will Give You Rest-Jerry B Jenkins

Fiction Favorites:

-Welcome To Murder Week-Karen Dukess

-I Need You To Read This-Jessa Maxwell

-Yours, Eventually- Nora Maznavi

-Perfect Storm-Paige Shelton

The President and the Freedom Fighter- Brian Kilmeade

Die Laughing-Benjamin Oneal

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

-18

E-book:

Prancing Around With Sleeping Beauty-Stacy Juba

Trimmed In Blue-Sandra Sookoo

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Murder In Disguise-Sandra Sookoo

Carbon Copy-Terri Ventures

Peonies For Paige-Kasey Kennedy

TBB (on wish list-was tired of not finding them!)

The Marriage Bargain-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Trap-Jennifer Probst (2013-$15)

The Marriage Mistake-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Merger-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

Into Thin Air-Jon Krakauer (2013-$15)

The Cookbook Collection-Allegra Goodman (2013-$11)

The Girfriend-Abigail Barnett

The Summer Without Her (Men???)-Siri Hustvedt

Searching For Someday-Jennifer Probst (2014-$8)

Hard As You Can-Laura Kay (2014-$9)

The Year of Living Biblically-A.J. Jacobs (2014-$15)

Retaliation-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10)

Accused-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10) 

Romulus-Marilyn Campbell ($5)

Gaslight Chronicles-Cindy Spencer Pape ($8)

So Far Away-Dakota Madison, et al

Defending Devon-Shannon West

Love Realized-Melanie Codina

Love Resisted-Melanie Codina

Assumptions-Melanie Codina

One The Run-Jade C. Jamison

Decker-AD Ellis

Sawyer-AD Ellis

Twins-RG Miller

Saving Sarah-Nan Reinhart

Monster Among The Rose-Linda Kage

A Life Before-Julien Ayotta

Flower of Heaven-Julien Ayotta

Dangerous Bloodlines-Julien Ayotta

Dare To Love-Sandy Sullivan

If I Fall-Lydia Michaels ($5)

If You Want Me-Tara Mills

Tomorrow-Samantha Kane

Backdoor Billionaire's Bride-Roz Lee (2019-$5)

The Play-Tawdra Kandle

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Hopeful In Yellow-Sandra Sookoo

Magic In Mayflowers-Sandra Sookoo

Zero Chance-Linda Kage (want entire series in print)

Paging Dr, Breakup-Jillian David

The Girl Vanished-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

The Lost Summers-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

Ballad of Us-Sasha Marshall

Naughty, Nice, Never Been Kissed-Cassidy Hudspeth

Amazing Race: BB Week 10

 Italy

Whoot!  Kyland/Taylor have to take the 2nd flight; 45 mins behind the others:)

Roadblock:  Making a dress out of flowers

Jas:  Gets it on 12th attempt!

Adam:  Blood sugar crashes; has to take a break; medical called in.  After some water and rest, he resumes. Gets it after 6 tries!

Izzy:  Gets it after 6 attempts! 

Jack:  Gets it on 11th try!

Kyland:  Got it on 2nd attempt!

Jack/Chelsie turned the wrong way; ended back at 1st Roadblock

Roadblock:  Puzzle, then jousting 4 rings in a single lap

Jag: Flew through the clock tower puzzle and nailed the rings on the 1st try!

Paige:  Built the tower;  took 5 tries to get her 4 rings:)

Adam:  Built the tower; Ringed all 4 1st try!

Taylor:  Figured out her tower; got her rings 2nd try.

Chelsie:  Was neck and neck with Tay; finished tower;  got rings on 3rd try:)

Detour:  Make a self-supporting Bridge

J/J:  Got it 1st try:)

I/P:  Get it 1st try:)

J/A:  Got it 1st try, even though Adam was 'trapped' in the bridge:)

K/T: Got it 1st try

J/C:  1st try fell apart; got it 2nd try:)

Pit Stop:

J/J:  1st place:)

I/P:  2nd place:)

J/A:  3rd place:)

K/T;  4th place

Jack and Chelsie eliminated

Survivor, Week 10

 Reward Challenge:

Sofi, Sophie, Sage, and Steven (Blue) Vs Kristina, Rizzo, Savannah, and Jawan (Yellow)

Blue reaches their bueys 1st and wins an afternoon at the Sanctuary!

Rizzo, Savannah, and Sofi want to oust Steven

Sage and Jawan want to oust Savannah

Who will Sophie and Kristina vote?

Immunity Challenge:  Race through a Teeter-Totter, then transport puzzle pieces and put the puzzle together.

Twist:  3 people sit out and get enough rice for 7 more days.

No takers; challenge is on.

Stephen to the puzzle 1st

Sophie wins!

Uh-oh....Sophie tells Savannah the plan. Now Sofi and Savannah want to put the votes on Sage!

Sophie still wants Stephen....

Kristina and Rizzo have idols.

Savannah has an extra vote.

Sofi has the power to take away an idol and use it herself.  What will happen?

Tribal Council:

Kristina uses her idol for Stephen

Rizzo plays a FAKE idol for Savannah

Jawan is voted off, 5-3 (Savannah)-1 (Rizzo) (Savannah used her Extra Vote on Jawan)

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W33

 Day 135: Chilly, mid 50s; 94 t/a

ASM:  Maria and Daniel

HC:  DS Raven

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah, DS Ian

1) I was called in an hour later, due to not having coverage

2) Forgot to take the coffee pot with me to break AND lunch; did it afterward

3) Couldn't access my my $5 MyLowesMoney; bought 3 tees for me, 1 for Mom, 1 for Sara

4) Customer left his cart in front of the register.

Outfit:  Gray hooded sweatshirt, faded jeggings.  Ears still not accepting earrings

Day 136: Chilly, 40s; 101 t/a

ASM:  Alex, Daniel

HC:  Austin, Raven

Loaders:  Conrad, Isaiah

1) Wasn't very busy the 1st 2 hours

2) Had a rush from 8-8:45

3) Alex and Daniel had us putting signage all around the store

4) SM Matt came in, walked around and wished us all a Happy Thanksgiving, and told us how he appreciates each and every one of us.....then left.  WTH???  Not even gonna help us?

Outfit:  Dark brown and white stripe cowl neck, faded jeggings, patterned leggings, small gold hoops

Off tomorrow for T-day!

Day 137:  Black Friday Cold, high 30s; 56 t/a

ASM:  Alex and Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Isaiah, Sam

1) Things had calmed WAY down by the time I arrived at 4!

2) 1st customer wanted to use his gift cards, then adding items.  2nd time I tossed his cards in the trash, I LOST the merch card!  Found it while he was getting another item.  When I rang him up the 3rd time, I held onto the cards until he was finished, ha ha!

3) Karen was with me on #2 all evening, which made it nice:)  I did have a small 'rush' when she went to lunch from 6:30-7:30.

4) We kept finding gold stars all over the place, even in the bathroom!

5) Management ordered Pizza Hut pizzas for us:)  Ate one slice of cheese while on break.

Outfit:  Red Santa shirt with the bell sleeves, white s/s turtleneck, black l/s tee, patterned leggings, faded jeggings, light up reindeer antlers.

Off tomorrow for the Creative Market!  Supposed to get snow....ugh.

Day 138:  Rare Sun Cold, low 30s; 63 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Talon was with me the 1st hour, then Maya came down around 5. She and I traded off ringing people up.

2) Went to find trash bags, but a ladder was in the way, in addition to an H cart and 2 order pickers. Trevor said he had some, and brought down two Moxi trash bags.

3) Accidentally left the left side doors open.  Had left them open to bring in a cart.....then locked the right side and left the other open!  Thankfully Isaiah pointed it out!

Outfit:  Blue/white sweater, white s/s turtleneck, patterned leggings, faded jeggings, gold reindeer antlers.

Amazing Race BB: Week 8 and 9

Week 8:  Romania

I watched it live with my mom, and didn't have the laptop with me.

Jas and Jag won this leg, with Eric and Tucker a close 2nd:)

Joseph and Adam get a reprieve; Non-Elimination leg!  They're still in it:)

Week 9:  Greece

Live Double U-Turn:

No speed bump for J/A; they get a U-turn vote!

Tucker and Eric:  4 votes

Tie between Ky/Tay and Jas/Jag:  Revote: 3-3, so they both have to do it!

Tay's pissed, but I'm thrilled!!!

Detour:  Playing a musical instument and collecting $$  or  Identify Olives

 Olives:  J/C :  Lost; arrive last. Get it 2nd try:)

              I/P:  Get it 1st try:)

Music:  J/A 2nd to finish!

K/T:  Music 1st; forgot stand; 3rd to finish and onto the olives! Got it on the 6th try:)

T/E:  Music 1st; forgot tip basket; does handstand for the $$!  Finish 2nd and onto the olives! Got it 1st try:)

J/J:  Music 1st; finish 1st and on to the olives!  Got it 1st try:)

Rolling A Boulder Up A Hill:

J/J and J/A arrive same time; J/J finish 1st; J/A 2nd

T/E:  Stuck in traffic??? Finally arrive! Finish 3rd

I/P:  4th

J/C:  5th

K/T:  6th

Roadblock:  Memorizing Greek Alphabet (lower case)

Jag: 5th time!

Joseph:  7th try!  3rd place

Tucker: Struggling......got it 10th try! Last place

Paige: 5th try!  4th place

Chelsie: 2nd try! 2nd place

Taylor: 3rd try....5th place

Pit Stop:

Jas/Jag 1st place:)  1st team to EVER check in 1st after a double U-turn!

Jack/Chelsie

Joseph/Adam

Izzy/Paige

Kyland/Taylor

Tucker/Eric eliminated....taken out by the Greek alphabet.

Survivor 49: Week 9

 Reward Challenge:

Kristina, Sophie, Alex, and Savannah

                    Vs

Rizzo, Sage, Stephen, and Jawan

Sofi not chosen; she wagered Rizzo's group would win.

Rizzo's group reaches the 1st target and gets the bag; Alex not far behind/

Stephen frees the rings; Rizzo starts tossing them up.

Sophie frees her rings; Jawan lands the 1st ring.

Alex lands one, then 2nd and 3rd.  Wins fried chicken, french fries, cheesecake.

Kristina gives up her reward for Jawan, who is reluctant, but eventually accepts it.

Immunity Challenge: Pressing a disc with your feet

Rizzo out 1st, then Kristina

Sage drops

Alex drops

Sofi drops

Jawan drops; Stephen wins Immunity:)

Savannah vs Sophie:  Sophie drops; Savannah wins Immunity:)

Tribal Council:

Rizzo or Alex?

Alex is evicted, 6-3

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W32

 Day 133: Rain, mid 50s; 69 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) My 1st day back from vacation and IN FRONT of a TRAINEE, I botched doing a return. Had to completely start all over before I remembered how to do it. THEN, I rang up a customer, accepted his payment.....then noticed the 2nd toilet. Joked I needed to learn to count.

2) The bandage around my lower calf slipped; I fixed it at lunch, but by 8pm, it was hovering around my ankle again.

3) Received an email from Crystal about needing to do my AP4Me. I'VE BEEN GONE FOR 2 WEEKS! I KNOW I NEED TO DO IT!  Did it and the 2nd half of the previous week's  Plus, only scored 2/7 on LU and did my aisle spotter training, only missing 2.  Not too bad....

4) I don't think the mats were mucked or the floor swept behind the counter for the past 2 weeks. It was FILTHY!

5) New:  Emily has joined Pro from Cabinets, and we have a new ice cooler.

Outfit:  Brown gauze blouse, new dark jeggings, small gold hoops

Day 134:  Rare Sun 50s, but chilly 45 at close; 83 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Austin, Kaitlyn

Loader:  Jax

1) Charles is now DS over Building Materials!

2) Riley pushed noisy carts as I was trying to have 2 conversations AND check out a customer, lol!

3) Drip edge wouldn't scan, and couldn't read the numbers, so had to look it up

4) Couple picked up boards ordered online, but someone loaded the wrong ones. Found the correct ones, but didn't have what they needed, so got some longer ones.  Tried to refund the smaller ones, but no luck, so just agreed to swap 'em out:)

Outfit:  Teal blue patterned blouse; new dark jeggings.  Right ear still not accepting earrings

Survivor 49: Week 8

 Kristina finds the new idol!  Jawan and Alex were with her.

Immunity Challenge:  Dividing into 2 groups; hanging on a wall.  Group that falls 1st gets 0 immunity, 0 reward.  Person outlasting the others gets an advantage.

Yellow:  Stephen, Kristina, Alex, Sofi, and Savannah

Blue:  Sage, Rizzo, MC, Jawan, and Sophie

Kristina drops 1st

Alex drops 2nd

Rizzo drops 3rd

MC drops 4th

Stephen drops 5th

Jawan drops 6th

Sofi drops 7th

Sage drops 8th

Down to Savannah for yellow, Sophie for blue.

Sophie drops; Savannah wins advantage; send Blue to Tribal;

Savannah's advantage:  Gets to go to Tribal and cast a vote or SAVE it for an extra vote at a later time!

Tribal Council:

Savannah banks her vote; MC is voted out, 4-1

I Don't Normally Do This Here, But.....

 As some of you know, I have a daily Quiet time, where I spend time in scripture, prayer, and reading my daily Guidepost, now called Walking In Grace. Due to my personal schedule, I'm only able to do this every two-three days, and tomorrow's testimony spoke to me this morning, concerning my sister.

It was a testimony about growing up during the Civil Rights movement, and desegregation, and how the author realized that as soon as he and his new classmates got to know each other, high emotions melted into friendships.

At the end, he writes, ".....many people in my life who I treasure are there because we both looked past our differences to embrace the best we have in each other."

It hit me, because, due to my sister's travels and my mother's outreach through our church, I've gotten to know people from Canada and Japan that I otherwise would never have met. We used to live next door to friends from Ethiopia, and were invited to share in their cultural celebrations.

My point is, can our government stop bickering long enough to realize we all want the same things in life, but we have to come together and COMPROMISE in order to move forward?

It's time to stop acting like spoiled brats, just because you don't like who has authority over you. Stop acting like we have an evil step-parent; one that if we complain enough, a divorce will happen and we'll get one who will allow us to do what we want.

Remember that song from John Michael Montgomery (or was it Garth Brooks?), "Thank God For Unanswered Prayers"? If we get everything we want, what's there to strive for in the future?

We're supposed to be adults, setting a good example for the next generation. Start acting like it.

Amazing Race BB: Week 7

 Romania!

Four teams leaving on 1st flight; rest on 2nd.

Roadblock:  Skydiving!

Joseph

Tucker

Taylor

Jas

Paige

Chelsie

Natalie

Corralling 5 sheep

T/E first; lmao....K/T had one sheep jump OVER the fence!

I/P last

Detour:  Bricks or Masks

Bricks                                          Masks

T/E:  1st!                                       I/P:  6th

J/J:  2nd

K/T:  4th

J/A:  3rd

J/C:  5th

N/S:  7th

Tucker/Eric 1st!  (4th time in a row!)

Eliminated:  Natalie and Stephanie

Suvivor 49: Week 7

 Merge time!

Sage, Jawan, and Stephen are too nervous when the others arrive, and Nate's radar goes up.  Those 3 should have faked a happy greeting, instead of coming off as 'oh shit, they're here.'

Sage wins an advantage!  She does NOT have to compete in the 1st part of the challenge:)

Challenge:  Pt 1 Reward:  Moving a large boulder toward a word puzzle

Yellow: Figures out the puzzle words 1st; gets it solved 1 SECOND before blue; earns the Merge Meal:)

Blue:  Gets to the puzzle first, but can't catch yellow.

Challenge Pt 2 Immunity:  Balancing on a beam while holding a ball on a pole

Sage, Sophi, Sophie, Stephen, Rizzo, and Nate

Rizzo drops 1st

Sage drops 2nd

Nate drops 3rd

Sophi drops 4th

Stephen drops; Sophie (whose name is being tossed around for elimination) WINS!

MC has no vote, unless she finds the rest of her Beware Advantage idol. Plus, Old Ulli has to find a new target.

MC finds it, plus the key, but Savannah discovers her looking for the key.

Tribal Council:  

MC plays her idol.....

Nate voted out, 7-5.  1st member of the jury.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W31

Day 130: 60s; 80 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Keri

Loader:  Jax, Ian

1) Customer needed assistance in Plumbing; couldn't get anyone to come or answer their phone.  Jax helped a little; gave them 10% off their cart.

2) Customer paid $12 in change

3) There was an hour between #78 and #79.

4) Something flew down my throat after ringing up a customer; coughed for about 15 mins afterward.

Outfit:  Mama Bear hoodie, new faded jeggings.

Day 131: Mid 60s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Conrad

1) Customer's card refused to work; invoiced her cart while she went to the ATM.

2) Customer lined up her regular cart with two others by the large door, then pushed her drywall cart to aisle 20.

3) Suddenly, if you type in the phone # for LBA, it won't let you?  Wonder if this is due to the two fraudulent attempts over the phone last week????

Outfit:  Blue X-mas sweater, white s/s turtleneck, new faded jeggings.

Day 132:  Rare Sun Snow flurries; low 30s; 122t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Jean

IT SNOWED!!!  Just flurries, but still?????

Outfit:  Ash gray IN sweatshirt, new faded jeggings

On VACATION officially tomorrow:)

November Goals

 Is it just me or did October fly by?  I DID get quite a lot accomplished:)

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245) Lost 1!

-Get Teacher's Pet released Check!

-Order TP copies Check!  10/17 ordered 10

-Order PWT copies Check!

-Order New Antho copies Check! Ordered 15

-Do well at Creative Market Only sold 1, but Marcia sold 8!

-Do well at LibraryCon No one showed, but enjoyed hanging out with BKM and the Tockerts:)

-Do well at Lafayette ComicCon Sold 5:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show Check:)

-Finish current chapter of Heart Song 10/20:  FINISHED!!!!

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story Check:)

-Add new words to Aiden Kross story Check and FINISHED it 10/15

-Buy BP machine Finally got one 10/17!!

Health:  Foot pain is getting better; only have to take normal amount of Aleve now:)  Have vascular doppler on Wed Nov 5th.

Also feel as if I'm trying to 'catch' something; began taking Zinc every morning, sucking cough drops, and drinking hot tea.

 Books Read:  11

            Print:  6

        E-book:  5

             DNF:  0

2025 Events:

Nov 8th:  Creative Market, 1972 KCARC  Sold 4:)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS Sold 40!  2nd highest sales:)

Nov 29th:  Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC

Dec 3-4th, Good Sam Christmas Craft Show, GSH Hedde Center, Vincennes, In

Dec 20th:  Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC

2026 Events:

March 13-14th:  Big River Comics, Hannibal, MO ($122)

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

April 18th:  Saluki Con, Carbondale, IL ($50?)

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

November Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start: 244)

-Do well at Creative Market 11/8 Sold 4:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show (sneak peeks) Check!

-Do well at ICGAHS:  Check!  Sold 40; 2nd highest sales total!

     Wed: 4

     Thurs: 8

     Fri: 10

     Sat: 18

-Have fun at SC concert Check!  Even gave him a copy of DD!

-Do well at Creative Market 11/29

-Finish self-edits of Heart Song 11/5 Check!

-Send Heart Song to editor Check! 11/21

-Watch SE9 Bones Check!

-PAY Nancy ($60) Check!  11/24 on new CC $62

-PAY Dawne ($200) Check! 11/20 on new CC $212

-PAY Lenore ($100) Check! 11/21 on new CC $104

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story Check, plus began a new one...ugh!

-Create new website

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books Only managed 4...

-Finish current e-book Yes:)

Nov Reading Schedule:  

Just One Summer-Lynn Stevens RR! Good story:)

E-book:

Promised To The Worst Duke In England-Sandra Sookoo Good story

Abigail's Journey-Jean Joachim DNF; wonky formatting. Will get print copy!

Dr. Alaska-Jillian David Good story!

Amazing Race BB: Week 6

Croatia, Pt 2:  Raining!

Detour:  Bag salt or pull up oysters?

Salt:                                                                                                        Oysters

Tucker/Eric (breezed through)                                                               Kyland (trouble rowing)

J/J (can't figure out reverse on car; had to redo 1 bag)                          Nat/Steph (good work!)

Joseph/Adam (got it!)                                                                             Rubina/Kristine (R-loses glasses!)

Izzy/Paige (issues with sealer; dump and kick wheelbarrow; got it)

Jack/Chelsie (went past the wheelbarrows; had to redo 2 bags)

Roadblock:  Reading A Map and answer questions

Eric-got it in 2 tries:)

Taylor-didn't read all the facts; realized questions change; gets it after 4 tries.

Jas-Gets it in 2 tries:)

Steph-not sure what a relief map is; 1st try

Adam-1st try:)

Jack-2nd try:)

Izzy-2nd try:)

Rubina-2nd try:)

Pit Stop:

Tucker/Eric 1st:)

Rubina/Kristine-Eliminated (was soooooo hoping that when the clue said 'may', it meant non-elim leg!)

Survivor 49: Week 6

 Tribe Switch!  Back to 3 tribes:)

Blue: Stephen, Shannon, Sage, and Jawan (Sage can't stand Shannon!)

Yellow:  MC, Sophi, Rizzo, Savannah

Red:  Alex, Sophie, Nate, and Kristina (who appears to be having an issue with her knee??)

Right away, Kristina is overcome by the heat, and Jeff calls Medical in.  She's fine after some water and a short break.

Reward Challenge:

Yellow wins grilled cheese, potato chips, iced tea, and brownies! Sophi finally gets to eat something other than coconuts!!!!

Red gets just grilled cheese

Blue goes back empty-handed.

Stephen's on the outs at blue; MC at yellow, and Nate at red.

Sophi finds the Knowledge Is Power advantage!  She can ask anyone at tribal about an idol, and it becomes hers:)

Immunity Challenge:

Yellow and Red win, sending Blue back to Tribal.

Tribal Council:

Shannon wants to out Jawan; Sage wants to out Shannon; Stephen's game for whomever.

Shannon voted out:)

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W36

Day 127: Chilly, rain; 58 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC: Isaac

Loader:  Conrad

1) DS Charlie is now over Flooring :(

2) Customer's card declined; he finally used another card

3) Customer's drywall wouldn't fit in truck; returned 90 mins later.

4) Could NOT get Maria or Daniel on the phone!  Turned out everything blew up at once....

5) Customer wanted 2 5' pieces of pipe, since we didn't have any 10' in the 2" size....but since I couldn't get an answer, he had to leave to go get his wife.  If he returns, I'm authorized for ONLY 2 pieces!

Outfit:  Halloween shirt, black l/s tee, black jeggings, Boos

Off tomorrow for choir practice!

Day 128:  Halloween Mid 50s; 76 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Isaac (last day...:()

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Reg 1 refused to print at 3:30; rebooted it TWICE; hopped to #3 at 4:30, then on #2 after Karen left at 5.

2) Customer had me open the large door, even though they CLEARLY could fit through the regular doors (eye roll).

3) Played Balloon Volleyball with 3 y/o Isaac and 7 y/o Jonah, Pro DS Ian's kids.

Appliances, Plumbing, Millwork, and Pro all had toolboxes decorated for Halloween, and passed out candy to kids.  Everyone had a great time!

Outfit:  Fairy costume (pirate dress, black jeggings, flower headdress).

Off tomorrow; we're moving Sara and Angelo into their new house on the far west side of Evansville.

Day 129:  Rare Sun DST Fall begins :(

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Arrived and #1 and 2 both had lines; logged onto Pro K's and discovered NO RECEIPT PAPER!  Fortunately, customer wanted it emailed, and 2nd one didn't need one.

2) Had to be on #2 for 30 mins, due to #1 being out of $10s, $5s, and $1s.

3) D had to drive me to work; my van refused to start.  Fuel pump?  Fuel filter?

4) Customer left his phone in the cart; returned for it 30 mins later:)

5) Insulation machine hoses were either missing, or customer took them out of the container.

6) #3's bag was INSIDE the money tray!

7) Man was being arrested outside lumber doors (back of store) as we were closing.  Discovered he's the one who tried to steal items for past 3 days.

Outfit:  Maroon blouse, black l/s tee, dark jeggings, silver spirals

Amazing Race BB Week 5

Croatia:

Detour:  Deliver Fishnets or Skinning Fish?

Men:  Deliver

Tucker/Eric 1st out.

Women: Skinning!  

Rubina cuts herself, but is okay; Nat/Steph 1st out

Double U-Turn!

Jas/Jag U-turned Izzy/Paige

Joseph/Adam U-Turned Rubina/Kristine

Chadda team wanted to switch, but no one's phone's maps worked, so they returned to try again,even though they were last.  

Roadblock:  Racing downhill in 36 seconds:)

Tucker does it in one shot!

Jag loses his bolts on 1st attempt.

Chelsie, Simone, Paige, and Kristine all struggle to get down the hill in 36 seconds.  Most are 37 or 38, and fatigue sets in.

Pit Stop:

Tucker/Eric 1st

Kyland/Taylor 2nd

Jas/Jag 3rd

Joseph/Adam 4th

Nat/Steph 5th

Jack/Chelsie 6th

Izzy/Paige 7th

Rubina/Kristine 8th

Hannah/Simone:  Eliminated

Survivor 49: Week 5

 Journey:  Nate and MC

Task:  Move sandbags from Point A to Point B before the timer runs out.

TWIST:  There's an advantage in the jungle, but if one finds it, the other loses their vote. Nate realizes MC has a better chance of finding it, so he concocts the scheme to finish the bags all but one, then they go look.  When the timer's nearly empty, they simply move the final sand bag, thus securing both their votes, but neither has the advantage.

At Camp:

Shannon has been uber friendly with everyone except Sage, about creating a merge alliance, but she also tells Steven she wants to vote out Sage. Naturally, this gets back to Sage, who informs the others that Rizzo has an idol, and she feels Shannon is playing way too hard and needs to go. The others agree with her.

Meanwhile, over at Blue tribe, Jawan is driving Savannah nuts. First by using her bag to collect firewood, then by accidentally grabbing her water bottle.  3rd, he seems to try to be around every time she's having a conversation with others.

Challenge:

Reward:  Chickens!

Blue tribe pulls out the win:)  Alex and Steven managed to kill the rooster so they can eat, but the girls are traumatized by the killing.  Though everyone does eat it!  Not like in previous seasons where bleeding hearts either set them free or kept them alive the entire time.

Yellow going back to Tribal; Jason might be on the chopping block, along with Jawan.

Jason's voted out.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W35

 Day 124:  Cool, high 60s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loader:  Jax

1) Had an intestinal issue 30 mins after I arrived.  Thank God Isaiah was there to cover for me!

2) Customer and I harassed each other about his cart:)

3) Customer's card declined; used another one. When I asked if he'd like to make a payment, he looked at me like I had 3 heads and said, "No." As if, "PAY?  You want me to PAY?"

4) Have a new way of doing the LCAs.  Now we log into Touchpoint, scan their IDs, THEN input the phone #.  Geez.....2nd time, it went a little faster.

Outfit:  Palm tree sweatshirt, faded jeggings, Boo danglies

Off tomorrow!

Day 125:  Cooler, low 60s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Learned we ZERO bags; went out and got some of mine from the tote in the car!

2) Hearing impaired customer had problems looking for the right battery/drill combo

3) Customer wanted 50 dog-eared pickets, but couldn't locate them; they were in LG.

4) Customer bought an air compressor and hose, but didn't know which couplings he needed.  Called Hardware; Taylor helped him!

5) Downloaded the new UKG Pro app for my phone, so I can clock in and out.  *eye roll*  This starts Friday.

6) Touchpoint refused to work; had to use 'trusted customer' and get an o/r.

Outfit:  Bless This Mess sweatshirt, faded jeggings, skeletons

Off tomorrow for choir practice, then I leave for Lafayette on Friday and Lafayette ComicCon on Sat:)

Day 126:  Rare Sunday Cool, rain, high 50s; 81 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Brenda H's son arrived and gave us an update on her:  NO CANCER!!!!  But she did fall recently and blackened her eye.

2) Tried to go to break, but one of my hispanic customers caught up with me at Aisle 17 and asked if I'd come back to check something.....then Isaiah asked me how to input the military discount.....and another customer (Brandon Littlejohn) was asking about S.  I finally went to break about 10 mins late!  "Is it okay with y'all if I go sit down for 15 mins?"  They laughed and said yes:)

Outfit:  Blue Whitehourse sweatshirt, faded jeggings.  No earrings; my right ear is complaining.

Amazing Race BB Week 4

 Budapest, Hungary!

Most of the teams took the early train, but little sleep, due to having to change trains 3 times.  The others left an hour later, but travel straight through, meaning they will be well rested when they arrive an hour later than the sleep-deprived ones:)

Fast-Forward:  Solving a Rubic's Cube:  Tucker And Eric Attempt It and GET IT!

J/J having an issue getting a taxi; they finally put up their hoods up to mask their Muslim headgear.

Roadblock:  Steering a coach around a figure 8 track.

N/S:  2 tries:)

I/P:  3 tries

J/J:  1st try:)

J/A:  8 tries:)

K/T:  2 tries:)

K/A:  5 tries:)

J/C:  4 tries:)

H/S:  10th time made it:)

R/K:  4th time:)

Detour:  Juggling or Dancing while balancing a bottle on your head?

N/S:  Dance; got it in 3 attempts:)

I/P:  Dance Got it on 1st try:)

J/J:  Dance 6 tries:)

K/T:  Juggle 3 tries:)

J/A:  Juggle 133 tries to get it!!!

J/C:  Dance  6th try:)

R/K:  Dance 3 tries:)

K/A:  Dance  9th try (and two meltdowns later!)

H/S:  Dance 2 tries:)

Pit Stop:

Tucker and Eric, 1st place

Eliminated:  Alex and Kat

Survivor 49: Week 4

 Tribe Switch!

Blue: Alex, Steven, Kristina, MC, Sophie, Shannon, and Sage

Yellow:  Rizzo, Jawan, Nate, Savannah, Sophi, Matt, and Jason

Challenge:  Blue wins for the 1st time!

Rizzo finds the rest of his Beware Idol and gets his vote back:)

Now the debate:  Jason, who admitted he's still loyal to his old tribe, or Matt, who revealed he was once a manager at a brokerage firm, and therefore, smarter than his hippie exterior belies?

Matt also tries to get Jawan to turn on Nate, but J TELLS Nate and the others. Meanwhile, Jason tells Sophi he's going to play his Shot In The Dark. 

Tribal:

LMAO....Jawan's face is like seeing Carnegie Hall for the 1st time!

Matt voted out, 4-2 (Jason)-1 (Nate)

Too bad; I liked him.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W34

 Day 121:  Cooler, high 70s; 49 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Slow; arrived 15 mins late, due to long P/T conference with Alex's teachers.

2) Customers leaving carts in the entryway.  One lined his up perfectly diagonally with the water; when I collected it, I noticed someone else had left their H cart in the same way next to the Blue Def!

3) Two customers had unruly kids. I was happy when they left.

4) Honestly wondered if I needed to be worried when an entire family arrived, ALL wearing masks! Think they either left while I was on my break or if they exited elsewhere.

5) Didn't wear my boot; it's bothering the back of my calf too much.

6) Had to gently escort two men out of the store when they tried to enter after we closed (only made it as far as the register).

Outfit:  Dark blue LU safety tee, long capris, Halloween hearts

Day 122:  Warmer, low 80s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel, Alex

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Jax, Isaiah

1) Customer REALLY thrilled we had strawberry/banana drinks!

2) 1st customer after lunch had a door marked 10% off.  I didn't notice the computer glitched; HC Austin gave me my o/r, and I hit pay....the customer remarked, "Something's off about that total."

I looked; it said $23K.  Tabbed back; customer now had 110 doors!  Fixed it, then we joked about the 'new math' the computer was using.  "Must be Common Core!"

3) Went to lunch at 6:10, due to Olivia being busy.

Outfit:  Charlie Kirk Day, so red Sarcasm tee, long capris, thin gold hoops.

For Front End Appreciation, we got tumblers, a gym tote, a wireless speaker, and our patch:)  Plus, I noticed cookies and candy up front, so I ate 2 cookies, one mini-Kit-Kat, and 2 bags of mini cheese balls.  I THINK we're getting Jimmy Johns on Friday?????

Day 123: Cooler, high 70s; 79 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Isaiah

1) Was with new guy John til 4; the crowd arrived and I was waiting on an o/r, so I asked him if he'd stick around.  He left at 4:30, once everyone was taken care of.

2) ASM Alex was on my case; mainly teasing, but after I clocked in from lunch and was headed to the restroon, he stopped me.  "You've got 2 mins; this is becoming an issue; it throws everyone off."

"If you'll stop talking and just let me pee, I won't be late!"  Ended up being a minute late....then had to help a woman find an item (turned out to be a special order), then had to use Isaac's sales ID to ring up Granddaughter Alex's Monster!  She and D had brought me fettucini alfredo, but I'd already eaten.  Managers ordered in Jimmy Johns for Front End Appreciation.  We received tumblers, wireless speakers, patches, and candy.  I'm still waiting for the 'thank you ' note from all the managers!

3) After going up front, discovered the trash, so took it back to Receiving.

Outfit:  Happy People tee, faded jeggings, Halloween Candy danglies

Off the next 2 days, unless I get called in.

Amazing Race BB Week 3

 Czech Republic:  Jas/Jag, Jospeh/Adam, Natalie/Stephanie all working together to drive to the 1st leg, where a Driver's Seat is ahead.  Arrive 2 hours before it opens, they strategize about the Driver's Seat.

Roadblock:  Bottling Beer

3 crates:                                2 crates:                                            1 crate:

J/J  passed 2nd:)                    J/A 3rd! (found J/J's directions!      Izzy/Paige 5th:)          

E/T 4th!                                 N/S passed 1st!                                S/H 6th                                            

 J/Chels 8th!                           R/K 7th!

                                              Ky/Tay  9th

                                              Kat/Alex 10th

                                              Meg/Matt Last

Detour:  Ploughing the field to find the next clue!

Adam and Joseph lost their car keys...found it in the field:)

Roadblock:  Ice Hockey!

J/J got it on 2nd try:)

Nat gets it on 2nd try:)

Tucker:  12th try:)

Joseph:  20th try:)

Simone:  3rd try:)

Paige:  6th try:)

Kristine:  1st try!

Chels:  13th try:)

Tay: 1st try!

Alex:  25th try!

Matt and Megan never even got there; Phil met them at the Ploughing.

Pit Stop:

Jas/Jag gave it to Nat/Steph since it's Nat's birthday the next day.....$2500 ea:)

Tucker/Eric:  3rd:)

Eliminated:  Matt and Megan

Survivor 49: Week 3

 Oh no....Mr. Beefcake Jake got bitten by a venomous sea snake!  Goes to Medical....even though it's a 'dry' bite (no venom), he gets pulled from the game for his own health.

Challenge:  Water Obstacle Course and Turtle Puzzle

Yellow wins, Red 2nd, and now Blue has to go to Tribal again.

Yellow finds their Beware Advantage.

Red finds their Beware Advantage

UPDATE:  Jake is healthy and made it home for the birth of his son:)  Hopefully he'll apply and get a 2nd chance.

Tribal Council:  Have I mentioned how Jeremiah looks like Peanut (Jeff Dunham's puppet)? Sofi wants to vote out Alex.

Alex plays his idol; Jeremiah voted out 2-1.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W33

 Day 119: Rain, low 70s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Austin (back from his cruise!)

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) 1st Zebra refused to log me in; had to use Pro Zach's 4 times!  At my break, swapped it out for one that would log me in.  Didn't have to use it.

2) Customer griped about his inconsiderate kids not helping him, but left his cart in front of my counter AND other customers.  Irony....

3) Customer's card refused to work, so I looked up his account.  "Not found".

Outfit:  Gray Plank LU tee, faded capris, 'Boo' danglies

Off tomorrow!

Day 120:  Cooler, low 70s; 108 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad, Isaiah

1) Customer's weed fell out when he pulled out his wallet.  "oops.....It's legal in Ill'

   "Just be careful going home."

2) Went to lunch at 8.

3) Successfully signed up for my health insurance.

4) Saw Jeff Cardinal:)

Outfit:  Blue USA tee, faded cut off capris, skeletons

Off tomorrow, then leaving for Lafayette on Fri:)

October Goals

 Did August seem to go on and on?  It did for me!

-Lose 5 lbs Lost a pound!

-Get foot checked out 9/4:  Cultures taken 9/11:  Tested positive for staph infection; am on antibiotic silver lotion.  Insurance refused Wound Center and further tests.  Grrr....

-Mammogram Check!  LOVE the new 3D one!

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Bleh....it rained.

-Do well at Cil-Con  Sold 4; paid for my gas.

-Do well at Peoria event Sold 3, bartered 1:)  Paid for my gas...

-Finish writing Heart Song Not yet

-Add words to Aiden Kross and Dragon stories Check!

 Health:  My right foot developed two wounds Labor Day weekend, which podiatrist said tested positive for staph infection. Began putting antibiotic lotion and wearing compression wrap. At first, I tried wearing a sneaker and a house slipper, then discovered my dress China flat worked better. But PAIN shooting up the calf is what has frustrated me the most.  I'm taking waaaaaay too much Aleve, but 4 capsules twelve hours apart is what is keeping it manageable. About once a week, the pain gets so bad it wakes me up (stabbing pain in calf wound), and had to take an extra dose at 3:30 am just to get to sleep at 5.  At least it no longer itches! And I discovered this week (Oct 2nd) that maybe I need to stop putting the sterile gauze dressing on the calf one?  Pain returned to 'normal' on the 2nd.

 Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

             DNF:  1

2025 Events:

Oct 3rd:  Fall Creative Market Sold 1

Oct 11th:  LibraryCon, Benton Co Public Library, Fowler, In 0 sales

Oct 11th:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippi County Fairgrounds ($50-Pd 6/13) Sold 5:)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS ($700-making payments)

Dec 3-4th, Good Sam Christmas Craft Show, GSH Hedde Center, Vincennes, In

2026 Events:

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

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

October Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245) Lost 1!

-Get Teacher's Pet released Check!

-Order TP copies Check!  10/17 ordered 10

-Order PWT copies Check!

-Order New Antho copies Check! Ordered 15

-Do well at Creative Market Only sold 1, but Marcia sold 8!

-Do well at LibraryCon No one showed, but enjoyed hanging out with BKM and the Tockerts:)

-Do well at Lafayette ComicCon Sold 5:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show Check:)

-Finish current chapter of Heart Song 10/20:  FINISHED!!!!

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story Check:)

-Add new words to Aiden Kross story Check and FINISHED it 10/15

-Buy BP machine Finally got one 10/17!!

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book Check:)

Oct Reading Schedule:  

The Lady's Mine-Francine Rivers Probably my favorite of hers!  Very good!  

Dream Girl Drama-Tessa Bailey (Library book):  Good, but not my fave.   Guess I don't understand the whole 'but she's my STEPBROTHER' issue....duh....they're not related by BLOOD; get over it.  Spoiler Alert:  At the end, Sig learns his 'father' is not his biological, and everything's okay.

Fix Her Up-Tessa Bailey (Library book) RR! Good story; loved the humor! And the sex *fans self* WOW!

Innocence Taken-Victoria M. Patton Thought I had the plot figured out, but was only half right. Still, not a bad read.  Just tedious in spots.

Fish Tank-Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra RR!  Some very good stories in there!  Didn't completely understand some of the Cuban ones, but then again, I'm not familiar with the culture.

The Trouble With Angels-Maggie Adams Good story up until final 2 chapters....

E-book:

The Stanhope Challenge-Cerise Deland 3rd one, okay; 4th one better:)

Dark Side of Disney-Leonard Kinsey Interesting.....not sure I would do any of these.

A Divided Heart-Alessandra Torra Meh....skimmed most of it. Was surprised by the twist:)

Moonshot-Alessandra Torra Good story; skimmed a lot

Trophy Wife-Alessandra Torra Meh.....skimmed a lot

Amazing Race: BB Week 2

 Prague:

1) Everyone had transportation issues.  The 1st 8 got off on the wrong train; 5 of them hopped on another train; the other 3 found a train getting them there an hour earlier.  Three more teams arrived at Franfurt to discover their connection was cancelled.  Megan and Matt are on a third train.

Megan and Matt catch up to the 2nd group of 3:)

Roadblock:  Walking out on a plank high above the city to retrieve a clue.

Jas, Adam, and Stephanie make it:)

Tucker, Paige, Jack, Rubina, and Simone make it:)

Kyland, Kat, Lexi, and Matt make it:)

  

Detour:  Knowing villages crests or Deliver glass:)

J/J, A/J, N/S deliver glass

The others do Remember The Chair

Chaddah get the Chair 1st!

K/T do the glass

Kat/Alex, M/M, and A/L do the Chair

Pit Stop:  Jas/Jag get there 1st!

Eliminated:  Angela and Lexi:)

Survivor 49: Week 2

 Alliances are beginning to form:

Blue Tribe:  Annie's on the outs, b/c she's trying to dictate to people about the coconuts, and throwing Jake (hunky beefcake) under the bus, by saying if he makes it to the merge, then his strength is going to steamroll over everyone.

Yellow Tribe:  Matt thinks he has a solid 4, but MC isn't buying what he's selling, and told Sofia about the foursome.

Red Tribe:  Nate is learning a new vocabulary!  'Rizz', 'Cinema', 'fire', and 'vibe':) Nate, Savannah, Shannon, and Rizzo.  Jawan just upset Savannah, who caught a crab earlier, by accidentally using her bag to collect firewood.

Journey:  MC, Jawan, and Jake:)  Jake and Matt are out; Jawan wins!  Chooses to give one of the other tribes a disadvantage at the next immunity challenge.

Alex and Jake find the Beware Advantage, but can't do anything further until they lose an immunity challenge

Immunity Challenge:

Jawan chooses Yellow to run the challenge with 20 pounds of coconuts on their backs AND 10 keys to unlock the rope gate, b/c 'Blue has already been through so much'.

Naturally, Yellow sees it as a hit.

Yellow and Red win!!!  Blue can't do the puzzle, despite a HUGE lead!

Alex finds the hidden immunity idol, and TELLS Annie, WELL AWARE the others want to vote Annie out!  He tells A they'll vote Sophi out.

Tribal Council:  Annie voted out.

From The Stupid Files: Y7; W32

Day 114: Hot, mid 80s; 96 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Was so busy after I arrived, hopped on #2 to help with the line. Kem finally left at 3:30!

2) Was finally able to sit down around 4:30

3) Back pain arrived around 9....ugh.

Outfit:  Gray USA tee, dark cut off capris, thin gold hoops

Day 115: Hot, mid 80s; 95 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Was fairly busy until 7.

2) Back pain after lunch.

3) Was sitting by 4pm.

4) Fan quit around 9...ugh.

Outfit:  Yellow Fla tee, dark cut off capris, sea horses

Day 116: Hot, mid-80s; 81 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad

1) Man arrived for order; took 3 tag-team phone calls to figure out where it was.

2) Got my $.27 raise!  $16.53/hour!  From now on, they're performance-based....ugh.

3) Got 5 surveys AND a credit app!  Alex fist-bumped me 3 times.

Outfit:  Gray USA flower tee, dark cut off capris, dangliy blue marbles

Off the next two days for Mom appt and the Creative Market:)

Day 117:  Rare Sat Warm, mid-80s; 73 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC: Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Ran out of $1s and $10s at 6pm; hopped to #2.

2) Went to break at 9; couldn't get to the trash bags, due to the Star Wars being charged and carts wedged between it and the shelves.

3) Shelves and ice machine behind Pro desk were shoved to the right

Outfit:  Indian motorcycle Vegas tee; dark cut off capris; skeletons

Day 118:  Rare Sun Warm, mid-80s; 94 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Only charged a customer for 3 rebar, instead of 4

2) Only charged another customer for 2 J-channels....then caught it and he paid for the other two

3) Had 2 customers at close.  1 wanted 4 R/R ties; HC Kait arranged it.

Outfit:  Blue flowered tee, dark cut off capris, Halloween Hearts

BB27: Finale

Past Players/Jury Reflection:  

Rehash of the Keanu/Rachel fights.

Rachel, what the hell are you wearing? Red short 'bubble' dress with a cross strap? Did you borrow your daughter's dress?  *gag*

Rachel's jaw hits the floor when she sees both Kelley and Lauren!

Watching the recap, Rachel tells Lauren she acts like Vince's puppy dog, which infuriates Lauren (which she thankfully does NOT show her anger!), then is astounded when Vince has the chance to take out comp beast Keanu, but instead evicts KELLEY in the tie-breaker!

BTW Rachel....your ass is showing while you sit on that couch....

Good lord Rachel....playing cornhole in a freaking red strapless dress (ruffled neckline) and yellow flower earrings while the others are in shorts and T-shirts???  Are you always so dramatic in your 'down time'??

Keanu arrives....he and Rachel have a testy 'you should have listened to me' moment, then Rachels asks if he's the one who peed on the floor!  His response?  "I don't know."

"Then take a mop and clean it up!  There's a swiffer for that!"

Lauren:  Thankfully, we all have our own bathrooms in the jury house.

Morgan is clumsy and trips over everything? Ash thinks Katy Perry landed on the moon???

Ugly crying in the diary room....

May the best Judge win!

 HOH Pt 1:  Standing on drones, twirling and tilting endurance comp!

Ash drops after 28 mins

Vince drops after 53 mins.

Morgan wins!

Jury Debate:  

Ash:  Best social

Morgan:  Good social 1st half; excellent comp beast 2nd half

Vince:  Most HOH wins; most blood on his hands.

Rachel, why the gloves?  Why the red evening gown? Lauren and Kelley, coctail dresses; Keanu and Will, casual dress; Ava her own style.

HOH Pt 2:  Vince vs Ash:  Frankie Grande is back!!! Fly on a zipline to knock down the blocks; then find the pieces with the faces of 6 competitors, then decode it to unmask the Mastermind!!

Vince knocks down the billboards 1st.  Ash still on #2.

Ash knocks down hers; Vince has half the faces assembled.

Vince begins decoding; but keeps getting them wrong.  OMG...it's the ORDER, not the DAY!

Ash realizes it, so is very stealthily changing her answers and WINS! (her 1st win)

Vince has a meltdown.

Mastermind Unmasked:  Dr. Will???  YES!  I WAS RIGHT!!!

Grrrr...Will says he was framed....

There were THREE!  Frankie Grande, Jesse (*gag*), and Aaron??

HOH Pt 3:  Morgan vs Ash:  Pick the false statement

Ash, WTH are you wearing???  A brown skirt with a tank top bustier draping to a V at the end, leaving her hips exposed.

Ash wins, 4-1 (her 2nd win!)

Ash evicts Morgan.  WOW...I thought Morgan was going to win!  I'm not sure the jury is going to award it to Ash though.

Jury Votes:

Jury is SHOCKED when Morgan comes out!  

Ooooh....I might have been wrong....Ash has a very compelling argument.

Ashley revealed she's an attorney, and Julie has to cut her off when she begins to run over her time.

Julie has to cut off Vince too!

Winner:  Ashley!  6-1.

America's Favorite:  Keanu with 65% of the vote (Will and Rachel were 2nd and 3rd)

Taylor won Fantasy BB (*gag*)

Survivor 49 Week 1

 Savannah's in for a RUDE awakening...."This will be the easiest million I've ever made."

Famous last words....

1st Challenge:  Yellow wins their tribe supplies!

2nd Challenge:  Rizzo vs Alex for supplies

Rizzo pulls it out, DESPITE Alex's HUGE lead!  A could NOT find the wheel, even though R had to use A's puzzle as a reference to solve his own puzzle!

Yellow:  Matt (old guy) is a Boy Scout! Jason is a gamer; Stephen has hearing aids; 

Blue:  Jake's SO is having a baby next week: and, he's the 'shoe bandit'; Annie with her pink braids is a musician.

Red:  Savannah's a reporter; Nate works on Marvel movies

Immunity Challenge:

Yellow wins 1st!

Red wins 2nd!

Blue going to Tribal Council.

Tribal Council:

Annie, Jake, Nicole, Alex, Jerimiah, or Sophi?

Nicole gets blindsided.  Annie got 1 vote.

Amazing Race: BB Style!

Teams:

Tucker/Eric (yay!!)        Angela/Lexi (ugh)        Chelsie/Jack        Jag/Jas

Kyland/Taylor (ugh)         Izzy/Paige                   Kat/Alex            Jack/Enzo

Megan/Matt                Hannah/Simone            Joseph/Adam        Kristine/Rubina (Yay!)

Natalie/Stephanie

Netherlands:  Express Pass Challenge:  Bowling/sledding head first

Jas/Jag and Angela/Lexi miss the clue box???

Taylor/Kyland get express pass....ugh.  Give the 2nd Express pass to Jag/Jas

Final ones to finish:  Jack/Enzo.  Will have a penalty hazard sometime

Stacking/Deliver Cheese Challenge:

Megan/Matt are hopelessly lost, but finally found it!

Kat forgot to take off her bandana; driving back to cheese market to return it.

Hazmat:  Eat a herring and ride the clog bike:)  

Herring, check!  Jack in the clog; Enzo cycling. Not doing so well; hopelessly lost and can't find the cheese station. FINALLY got on the right path!

Roadblock:  J/J get their 1st

Picking/arranging flowers:  Jas and Jack team up to help each other.

LMAO.....the shades close, forcing the contestants to use flashlights!

Final 3:  J/E; M/M; K/A

Pit Stop:  J/J 1st place, T/J on their heels:)

Eliminated:  Jack/Enzo

BB27: Week 12

 HOH Comp: Morgan wins!  Ava and Ash can't navigate the cube.

ROFL.....Ava:  "Crazier things could happen:  Morgan could put up Vinnie; Hell could freeze over; Ash could do a chore; Vinnie could finally tell the truth!."

Morgan puts up Ash and Ava

POV:  Remember the Day comp:

Morgan wins again!  

Vinnie to Morgan:  "I would so be dominating this game if you weren't here..."  "Lauren would have been just as good..."  Open mouth, insert foot. Don't make the girl second guess you!  I want Ash to go!

Veto Meeting:

Morgan keeps the noms the same:)

Eviction:

Ava:  "Vinnie, don't contact me after this."

Vince evicts Ava.

Ash, what is with your dress?  Gaping in the back....strange 'tail' hanging off your halter??  Is it all one piece of fabric or something?

And Morgan....a leather coat over black tee, shorts, and knee boots???

BB27: Week 11

HOH:  Vince wins!  Keanu slipped.

Puts up Keanu and Ava.

POV:  The teeny tiny stacking puzzle with the large tweezer challenge!

Morgan wins!  Even though the top row is skewed,

Vince and Morgan, late night, talking about percentages.....is it their 'relationship', or chance at jury???

Family vids!  Keanu's mom strapped on a 'Butt-ler'!

Vince's g/f is a no-show; is he too affectionate with Morgan?

K pitches to Ash to toss him a vote and force a tie; he has a better chance at taking out Morgan than Ava or Vince.  This is going to piss off Vince and Morgan....esp Vince, who does NOT want to break a tie!

Veto Meeting:

Morgan does NOT use the veto,

Keanu, Ava, and Ash have an hour to figure things out.

I DO think Keanu has a point; Vince is just doing Morgan's bidding.  He needs to man up, even though K is basically threatening him with his jury vote.

Eviction:  

Keanu is evicted, 2-0.  No tie breaker needed.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W31

Day 112:  Cloudy, rain, mid 70s; 76 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Conrad, Jax

1) I opened the large door for a couple with a shower; they pushed it through the side door!  WTH???

2) Did AP4Me; had to redo two questions and watch the video again to get the rest of my points. Not sure why that happened....

3) Found out Raven got the DS slot!

Outfit:  Black dog tee, long capris, diamond hoops

My pain level is getting better; didn't have to sit down until 6:30, but after five mins, was slammed until 7:10!

Off tomorrow to see Dr. Steve:)

Day 113:  Mid 70s; 82 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Raven (filling in for Austin, who called in-he leaves on his cruise tomorrow)

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Jax

1) Sold 1 PWT to Ken (bed bug guy) for $20!  "Keep the change".

2) 1st day in my new boot; was exhausted by 4:30.  Took a 10 min nap on my break and a 45 nap during lunch.  Wasn't hungry; had chills.

3) Got cold at 7:45; Talon sent me to lunch at 8. Dug out my red hooded sweatshirt and napped instead of eating.  Got hot again around 9:45.

4) Only wore the boot until lunch, then took it off and wore my dress croc again.

Outfit:  Purdue tee, long capris, thin gold hoops.

Off to Peoria tomorrow!