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August 20 Do Not Disturb My BrainOne week from today and I'll be on the beach!!!! The idea of just being away from home for a while is refreshing and I'm anticipating the fun! Sun, surf, sand and seashells are all I'll need for a few days. Don't get me wrong, I still love my job, but I'm thrilled to be able to get away from here for a while. One week.... and counting!!!!! August 10 Vcation is around the corner!!!!!!It's supposed to be hot again today. We reached a new record yesterday with a high of 105! I worry about our little cats outside. It's soooo hot! I bring them in at night but there's no one home today to let them in and they can't stay in the house full time as they HATE it! I'll be ready for some snow if the heat doesn't let up. Well, in just 2 1/2 weeks I'll be on the beach! Tybee Island has been mine and Hubby's "getaway" place for years, but usually we go in the winter when it's not cold, but it's not hot either. It's comfortable and there's hardly anyone there except the locals. Too bad we can't afford to buy a house there and just live there when we want to. In a bold and possibly stupid move, I invited Hubby's parents to come with us. They're insistant to bring their little Chihuahua dogs, but we've rented a house so maybe they won't be as bothersome. Hubby's mother and I get along fairly well, that is when she isn't making snide and snarky comments about me. I've gotten used to it and if I hadn't already become used to her rudeness, I probably wouldn't have invited them. Besides, Tybee is a big enough island so I won't have to have her shoved up my ass all the time. LOL Either way, I'm just glad to be getting away from the house for a while. I'm the one who planned this trip and did all the checking on houses so my in laws SHOULD be kissing my ass right now. I've handled every aspect of searching for the place to stay, signing contracts, working with the agent, paying the fees, etc. Wonder if I could do like the vikings and just stick the in laws on a long boat, set it ablaze and send it out to sea? LOL I know, that's mean and a sick joke. I'm sorry.
I've been working really hard lately. Between deadlines and inspections, it's been a challenge to get everything finished, but I will say that I'm LOVING it! Someone asked me if I would ever try to transfer and be closer to home, and I told her , "No Way". Once you're around a small group every day, they become your family. This IS my family. These guys are like my brothers and the women here are like my sisters. It's interesting how I trust every one of them, when I usually have a hard time trusting people. I feel comforted in knowing that they trust me as well. They know that I'm only here to help them and to make sure they have what they need. Kinda like a mom, isn't it? One of the troopers brought his 8 month old daughter by here to see me. He warned me that when he gave her to me that she would poke out her lip and start to cry. He said that she does it to everybody, even to grandparents, but there was nothing to worry about. From the moment I held that precious little girl, she never once poked out her lip, never cried, just giggled, smiled and laughed. This was enough of a big deal that the Trooper's wife called me to tell me that I was the only person she had not cried with. I felt SO blessed! The irony of it all is that my mother in law once made a loud remark to my best friend, while I was holding my best friend's new baby that I didn't know how to care for a baby. Yeah, like SHE was an expert. Oh well....back to work. Take care!!!!!!!! |
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