September 2005 Blog:
Thursday 9-01-05:Hello Everyone – Well today I took our intern in our office out for some appt so she can see what we do in our jobs as she is taking college courses in Social Work, then I went to lunch at Pizza Hut with Christie and Karla. The afternoon went pretty quick a again I was out of the office for appt. and then stopped to fill the car up and WOW I paid 3.19 a gallon I only needed half a tank but I passed a station that was 3.49 so thought I better get some. Once home took at 25 minute power nap then worked on the rummage sale stuff think we are about ready for Sat just hope people come and buy- buy- buy. I went down to the bank and swept the floors and took out the trash for my mother then came home and got a call from Patrick and had a nice long -long – long conversation and laughed and laughed and I Topped off the night by taking a bubble bath and listening to some music. Stacey Out
Friday 9-02-05:Well here is another that really nothing went on. I worked all day in the office went to lunch with Christie at our Mexican place and she told me a funny story of locking her keys in the car and having to call a locksmith, well it probably wasn’t funny to her at the time. I went to the bank on the way home and after supper got the last things done for our rummage sale then went to my grandparents for a quick visit and then parked my car at the neighbors next door so all our shoppers tomorrow will have a place to park-lol—Everyone have a great holiday weekend enjoy- Stacey Out
Saturday 9-03-05:WOW--- what a wonderful weather day in Indiana, wish you all could have enjoyed it, sunny and 80 just about perfect. I got up today before 7 am got dressed grabbed a quick breakfast and pulled out all the tables and such for the rummage sale. The sale did not start until 9 am but people were here right after 8 am, I had made 100 by noon. The sale went pretty good not as busy as usual but don’t think I had as much stuff as normal, sold a bunch have a bunch left. I had my mother and my grandmother helping till about noon then mom went to work and Nanny (that is what I call her) went home and brought my lunch back. Spent the entire afternoon running rummage by myself but it was ok sat in lounge chair and got some sun. Finally closed the sale about 6 pm made about 250 total and I made 150—mom and nanny had stuff in the sale too. I only had one lady ask about taking less on something I hate those people don’t YOU be one of those people—lol she wanted me to go down from 3 dollars to 2 dollars on Tommy Hilfiger Jeans come one isn’t 3 cheap enough for good jeans. Well after I closed up the sale got a surprise call from Patrick asking me if I wanted to come to Muncie for Dinner at Pureta Villarta . So I said of course and changed clothes went to his house picked him up and we had a nice dinner we both had chicken and he had tacos also. Dropped him back off so he could start a radio show and I stopped at Marsh for just a couple of things I needed for Sunday School tomorrow and made the mistake of calling my mom to see if she needed something and spent 50 dollars . I am now listening to Patrick’s show getting ready to take my nightly bubble bath . Today I also talked to Kim in England on the computer and was so happy to talk to her again , Talked to Kim in Aus., and also to Steven in England and Kim in England WOW I sound like a real jet setter –lol—Stacey Out
Sunday 9-04-05:Today was another beautiful day with perfect weather, it is also my cousin Jay’s 41st birthday everyone always thinks I am the oldest of all my cousins but I’m not he is by 11 months. I went to Sunday school only today because I needed to get home and open up rummage I am in charge of snacks for Sunday school this quarter/. After church came home and opened by the rummage turned on computer and Patrick was having a radio show so I listened to that while I watched for people coming to the rummage sale I had one a sale all day for 1 dollar wow hope tomorrow is better. I had a family cook out to go to at 2 so I made some food and I know you are all thinking Stacey does not cook and you are right – I made fruit salad and put some cheese bread In the oven and it would not be a family get together of ours without our family’s favorite thing and you in a million years will never guess what it is—Black Olives we all love them and go through about 3 cans. At 2 I closed up the rummage and went to my aunts went by myself mom was still cleaning every other sun she cleans the lawyer office in town and my dad was still playing golf . Guess should tell who was at the cookout. My aunt and uncle- (my mother’s brother) my grandparents., my cousin dale and his wife Cheryl and their two kids Brady who is 5 and Halle who is 3 by the way I am Halle’s favorite person right now she follows my everywhere she is so cute and some cousins from my aunt side of the family and her mother. We had the usual to eat hamburgers and hotdogs, tomatoes, potato salad. Baked beans, mac and cheese, and for dessert peach pie and home made ice cream my favorite in 2 flavors vanilla and strawberry. After dinner we all went swimming and I was in for a while and the kids wore me out jumping on me etc so I got out of the pool and was just watching them swim. Halle the 3 yr old was standing on the stairs going into the pool and slipped off into the pool and she can’t swim and was going under and I jumped off the chair and jumped in and grabbed her. Wow it scared me and her both so I guess I was a hero today—hahaha. We stayed for a while after and my parents finally came and ate. I went down to the video store after the party and got a movie and on the way home drove by my cousin Angie’s house they are away for the weekend. They are going to SH*** someone has toilet papered the house the 2 cars in the driveway and all the trees I would clean it up but where to start. So I am home now going to take a bath and get ready for one more day of rummage. Everyone have a wonderful Labor day holiday for us in the USA. Please e-mail me if you have any questions,
leostace@yahoo.com. Stacey Out
Monday 9-05-05:Hello everyone hope you all had a great Labor Day. I ran the rummage sale today for one more day made at total of about 200 dollars which will buy a lot more clothes to hang in my closet, haha. My friend Teresa came down stayed a while and we talked. My grandparents made lunch for me and ran down to their house and ate then ran some quick errands in town. We closed up the sale about 4:30 and put everything left in boxes and bags. My car is filled up beyond belief and I will drop it all off tomorrow at Good Will. My parents and I ran to Anderson for dinner and we ate at Applebee's. Back to work tomorrow. Stacey Out
Tuesday 9-06-05:Hello and Welcome to my Tuesday. I worked today of course and had appt. outside the office so I was on the road a lot today. Christie and I had lunch at our favorite mex. place and I know what you are thinking Stacey do you ever eat anything else, well the truth is Christie and Patrick force me to eat there every other day, lol. After work I stopped and had my car washed at my favorite place it is by the Mounds Mall in Anderson and the people are very nice that work there and some of the money goes to local churches. I did learn one thing at the car wash my outside mirrors fold in, I did not know that. hahaha. I came home ate dinner, washed the dishes and went down to the bank and helped my mother, ran to the grocery and stopped by friend Teresa’s for a few and had a nice visit with her and her mom. During the day today have spoken with Patrick on the phone and computer about his escapades with his bowling partners, just ask him and spoken on the computer with Kim in AUS and Judy. I have also gotten nice e-mails from Carol and I am so glad everyone is enjoying my blogs, I never thought I would enjoy writing them so much, God I hate to tell Patrick he was right. Stacey Out
Wednesday 9-07-05:Wednesday, Wednesday what can I say, Lets see I worked in the office this morning and we had a Home Care company that we deal with bring us in lunch from Fazoli’s. It was very good. Those bread sticks the best. I had an appt. out of the office after lunch, my supervisor went with me and we visited an elderly lady with a great since of humor that told us lots of funny and some dirty jokes-lol. I stopped at the Hallmark store on the way home from work and bought 2 cards that I needed made a quick run through the Sears store and found a cute top for 3 bucks that I just had to have. After I got home from work, I spoke to Patrick on the phone while he drove to Indianapolis and from the cam in the car, I can honestly say that he drives too fast (101mph)—lol. I ran down to the bank and swept the floors and took out the trash for my mother and then stopped by my grandparent’s home for a visit. I had taped Ophra’s shows for the last 2 days about the hurricane and finally watched it tonight. I am really not much of a crier but that was pretty awful and horrible to see. Stacey Out
Thursday 9-08-05:Hello, well it’s Thursday. I went to work and had lunch at the Mexican place again and YES I was forced, lol and Christie brought in reinforcements Statia and Cody from next door, but probably should say that every time I eat there I get something different. I had some appt out of the office today and stopped and got gas and it cost me 38.25, whose idea was it again to get a new car with a bigger engine???. On my way home from work I stopped at Target to pick up a gift card for a shower gift. NO I do not shop everyday after work. I got home and ate took my nightly bubble bath and listened to Patrick’s radio show. I know sounds pretty boring, Well any suggestions to liven up my days and nights let me know at
leostace@yahoo.com (no 3-ways please, I’m a nice girl ).
Friday 9-09-05:TGIF—I only worked a half today so I left work at noon and stopped and got a sandwich and ate it at home. I needed to run some errands so I first ran to the bank and set it up so that they will take the car payment money out of my account , I know this does not seem like a big thing to some people, but it is a big step for me to allow them to get into my money-lol. I stopped and got some stamps then I went to our graphic store in town. My aunt made me a purse for my birthday and I took it there to have something embroidered on it. I then went down to our license branch to have plates put on my new car and it cost me 113 more so that was not bad but I told off the BMV worker, my mom said WOW I can’t believe that my daughter just did that but she was rude to me so I told her what I thought. Ok I am going to get on my soap box for just a minute. Our wonderful Gov. here in Indiana My man Mitch, well he is not my man, is closing a lot of the license’s branches to save the state money well ours is one that is closing next week and I know that we should look at the big picture but when they are screwing with your small town it is hard to see the big picture so now when we need to go to the BMV we have to go to the other side of the county. When I got home from my errands I had a headache so I took a two hour nap, I never do that in the middle of the day and wow it felt great. I got up talked to Kim in AUS all night on the computer we both watched Patrick work on his office. I grilled out for supper and helped my mom down at the bank by sweeping and taking out the trash. Everyone have a great weekend, it is suppose to be warm and sunny here. Stacey Out
Saturday 9-10-05:AHHHHHHHH the weekend!! I actually slept in until 8:30 am and that is really late for me. I got dressed and went down to our festival in town at about 10:30 and saw it all in about 10 minutes lol not much there this year. My mother, grandmother her friend and I then went to Pendleton which is about 25 min away for there festival it is really big. They have rows and rows and rows and several tents full of booths and crafts and etc. He ate lunch at this place that my mother and grandmother like it looks like a Victorian house and I had the best peanut butter pie it was to die for. We looked at everything walked forever and man was it hot. I did not buy much just a couple of things. I got home about 4:00 and took a shower (yes a shower Patrick and Christie) My dad and I went to the Ball State football game tonight. He said he has never been to a college football game and its been well a lot of years since I have been to one I wont say how many but lets say it was when I was a freshman in college. Since it was a beautiful night we went and I had a good time we lost 31-40 but it was close and I got a free t-shirt and hat. Busy day with lots of walking, came home and talked to Kim in Aus on the computer. Stacey Out
Sunday 9-11-05:Hello Everyone I wanted to say thanks everyone for reading my blog and YEAH to Kim for writing hers again. I got up today at 8 am went out and got our 3 papers that we get on Sunday and went through all the ads, I just love to see all the things on sale I could buy. I went to church and for the snack today in Sunday school we made faces on sugar cookies. After church I went down to our festival in town and sold apple dumplings for our church. I sold 20 in the 2 hrs I worked. I also got stung by a bee glad it was me and not my mom is allergic, the bees were horrible down there and it was soooo hot. I went to my grandmothers for lunch she had roast beef, potatoes and corn. I got a call from Patrick asking if I would like to come over and watch the Colts win and I said yes so I took a shower the 2nd one in a roll (I usually take bubble baths). I stopped by my friend Teresa's and picked up all her cd's and also stopped by my aunts and got all of hers so Patrick can download them into his computer. Patrick made us hot dogs and mac and cheese and he only let me have a spoon full (ha-ha). We are watching the COLTS win of course and talking to Kim, Judy and Sharon on the computer. Patrick's new shelves are just wonderful it is soo hard for me to concentrate on the game due to the nice white walls . Back to work tomorrow (but not for Patrick-- what's new about that