Monday, Febuary 14, 2011

I haven't posted lately.  It's been busy around here, and I haven't been able to sleep, so I've felt badly.
Living with Fibro is pure HELL!
I think we may be on the way to resolving the problems with Family Dollar.  It seems that on Friday or Saturday, Beth and Elaine told Joan what was happening with Fern.  Fern was trying to make it seem that my being at the store was a problem with some customers, and that they had called her at home to complain about me.  Elaine told Joan that Fern's theory didn't hold water.  Fern had also established a habit of calling the corporate offices to complain about and question anything Joan told the employees to do or when she had changed any store policy.
Elaine and Beth told Joan also that they loved me and my sense of humor, and that they liked all the help I was giving them.  I'm flattered that they would speak on my behalf.
Joan laughed Saturday evening and told me to do anything I wanted to do, that Fern wasn't there.
I think she now knows where her problems are coming from.
So, I'm back volunteering there, when Fern is not there.
Beth returned my carpet cleaner, and complimented me on how well it cleaned her carpets.  She said it got out dirt that the rental unit didn't get.  She was really pleased with her results.
Her boys probably carry in a lot of dirt on her floors.  She's pretty watchful of them.
I told her that I have a large closet that I'll give her for her boys to use for closet space.  They're the closets that Edith got me when the nursing home remodled a couple of years ago.  There's never enough closet space in any home.
She's so nice, and I'm glad to help her in any way I can.
Saturday was a bland day for the first half.  I hadn't slept well, and felt draggy.  In the early afternoon, I went to the Down Home for lunch.  Lou Lou was there, and it's really hard to feel badly when you're around her.  She's always so up-beat.  She always gives me a hug.
I got the catfish dinner, and kept three pieces out right away, so I could take them to Joan.  She had been working sinse that morning, and I figured she hadn't took time for dinner.  I was right, and when I took the fish to her, she was very grateful.
I then went to the Goodwill to volunteer for a while.  I stayed until closing time.  I sorted and put socks together all afternoon, but they look a lot neater now.  It's an odious chore.
After the Goodwill closed, I went to the Family Dollar, and worked there until closing time.  All the ladies hugged and thanked me for my work there.  Elaine's girls were there all evening, too, and helped put stock on the shelves.  They were all getting ready for the Easter items.
Jeri, Elaine's daughter, and I made plans to go to Jefferson City on Sunday and get acrylic nails done.  Jeri is so pretty, and really works on her appearance.
Elaine invited me to her house to see it on Sunday before we were to go to Jefferson City.
I went Sunday morning.  It's a really nice house.
She rents from Don Nance, who is the tax collector for Grainger County.
She apologised for the appearance of everything, but it was really nice and clean.  She showed me around, and when we went into the basement, she explained that there was a water problem with rain water coming through the walls.  I told her I would look around when we went outside to see if I could tell what the problem could be.  I found several contributing factors.
She doesn't have enough downspouts on her gutters, so they are over-flowed with rain when it rains hard.  She also has a pretty sizable seam between her front walk and her house, and water can run down between them.  I told her I would bring some materials and try to fix her problems.  She was pretty impressed with my assessment of her problems, and how easy it would be to get them fixed.
Jeri and I went to Jefferson City then, but the nail salon was closed.  We were not off-put from adventure, though.  We went to a couple of flea markets.  She didn't buy anything, but I bought several items.
We then got two buckets of fried chicken and several sides and took them back to Elaine's house for dinner.  Elaine will have no trouble getting rid of the chicken, as she has three hungry children, and they have quite a bit of traffic in and out of the house.  I hope they don't get sick of chicken before it's all gone.
Elaine has a really nice carport on one side of her house, and she smokes out there.  While we were sitting out there, I asked her if she'd like to screen it in and make it more of a sunroom, where she could put her kitchen table in the summer.  She said that she had already thought of that, and we talked about 'making a project' out of the job.
She also told me that they have more of the tile I had got at the Family Dollar at the reduced price.  I'm going to get all of it that I can.  It's really pretty.
Jeri and I made plans to go today to get our nails done, and we're going to help Elaine at the Family Dollar.
I helped Elaine find my blog, so I may have a couple of new followers.  She and Jeri were reading some of it yesterday afternoon.
It's not daylight, and I've been up for several hours.  I can't sleep without my Ambien.
I'll have to call Dr. Duck and get another perscription.
I just don't like to feel so 'spacey' after a bad night.
I may go back to bed for a short while.
Rest, sweet rest.