I have been by myself since yesterday. Guy had to do his annual dove hunting. Next I am sure he will say he has to go deer hunting. I am not into hunting animals and killing them. I know lots of guys are but guess I have never known anyone who done that. My Dad didn't and my brothers didn't. I feel sorry for those deer with the sad looking eyes. They know what is going to happen to them I am sure.
I had started a job on Monday doing child care in the peoples home while they work. Tuesday night I got that stomach virus that is going around. There older child that I wasn't keeping stayed home from school that first day but stayed in her room. She had the virus. She only came out a few times to get something to eat so I didn't think I would get it.
The next night I started getting chills. I woke up at 4 am throwing up and feeling like I was going to pass out when I stood up. Not good since Guy had made plans to leave that day for Kerrville. He decided to stay home and help me that day. Wonders will never cease. I have to admit he done a good job of taking care of me. He went and bought me 7ups and soup. Waited on me hand and foot. I was very grateful for that. I could hardly eat anything because I was so sick to my stomach.
That stomach virus only lasts for one day at least. But it leaves you very weak cause it has just drained you. I still feel a little weak today. And Guy waited one day but he was not going to wait any longer. I really thought he would. I got surprised. He did take me to breakfast at Oak St. Café. After we got back home he was gone though.
I was feeling kind of down because I was just getting over being sick. He went to a friends ranch and I didn't even hardly hear from him yesterday at all. Finally last night he called to check on me. By then I was a little upset with him.
This morning he texted me some saying he was trying to find doves to shoot. He only found one all day he said. I went thru all of this alone for him to shoot one dove? Makes me wonder how our married life will be? If the situation were reversed I don't think I would leave him alone for three or four days while I was enjoying myself with friends. I have a little more compassion than that. Makes me wonder if I am doing the right thing.
Only time will tell......
Friday, October 24, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Retired or Not?
I thought two or three years ago I would be retired but here I am at 69 and still not retired. I don't know if I would even want to be. I have always been an active person and I think that keeps you healthy. I had a cleaning business for 15 years. I just finally quit altogether when I moved here.
I have to say it gets boring just being home all day. Don't get me wrong. It is nice not having to get up early and leaving on PJ's all day if you want too. Get online or watch TV or do whatever you want too. Then there is that little problem of not having enough money either. That presents a big problem sometimes.
Of course if I could make enough money writing I could be at home and feel retired even when I am working. To me writing is not work. I love doing it. Sometimes there are too many distractions when you are home too. So I don't get a lot of writing done sometimes. I just need to set a time for it and not let anything get in my way. I am really working on that.
In the meantime I decided to do this little job of childcare. Two kids ages 2 months and 20 months. Hours 5:30 am until 3:00 pm. I started it today and I can already say I need to get on my writing and make money doing it . This child care is not for me anymore. I have nine kids and 21 grandkids and 2 great grandkids and I use to have my license and had a day care in my home. That was okay back when my kids were small. But not anymore. Its okay to keep my grandkids now and then but not someone else's kids everyday. That is just not for me now at this stage in my life.
A few of my friends said no way would they get up at 5:30 to watch kids. I have always had to work so I guess it doesn't bother me as much. But it is bothering me or I wouldn't be writing this. I know if you don't like something you got to change it. That is what I got to work on.
I am probably one of those people who will never completely retire but almost retiring feels really good I think. Yeah that is what I will do....
I have to say it gets boring just being home all day. Don't get me wrong. It is nice not having to get up early and leaving on PJ's all day if you want too. Get online or watch TV or do whatever you want too. Then there is that little problem of not having enough money either. That presents a big problem sometimes.
Of course if I could make enough money writing I could be at home and feel retired even when I am working. To me writing is not work. I love doing it. Sometimes there are too many distractions when you are home too. So I don't get a lot of writing done sometimes. I just need to set a time for it and not let anything get in my way. I am really working on that.
In the meantime I decided to do this little job of childcare. Two kids ages 2 months and 20 months. Hours 5:30 am until 3:00 pm. I started it today and I can already say I need to get on my writing and make money doing it . This child care is not for me anymore. I have nine kids and 21 grandkids and 2 great grandkids and I use to have my license and had a day care in my home. That was okay back when my kids were small. But not anymore. Its okay to keep my grandkids now and then but not someone else's kids everyday. That is just not for me now at this stage in my life.
A few of my friends said no way would they get up at 5:30 to watch kids. I have always had to work so I guess it doesn't bother me as much. But it is bothering me or I wouldn't be writing this. I know if you don't like something you got to change it. That is what I got to work on.
I am probably one of those people who will never completely retire but almost retiring feels really good I think. Yeah that is what I will do....
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Pros and Cons of Living in the Big City or Little Town
We have been here a week and I am enjoying being here in the small town of Sweetwater. Some things are kind of inconvenient but that is to be expected I guess. There are also things that are inconvenient in the big city. At least I am not real anxious about things like I was in Fort Worth.
In the big city people are not real friendly and some act like you are doing something to them or they are worried you might. I kept my doors locked all the time there and when I went anywhere I made sure my car doors were locked. Here we don't even lock our doors when we go somewhere if we are not going to be gone long. And at night I feel a lot safer. In Fort Worth I had heard of someone breaking in and killing someone quite often. That would be a bad way to wake up in the middle of the night. I lived there for twenty five years and guess I was lucky nothing ever happened.
Things not convenient there was the driving in traffic I guess. If there was a wreck on that freeway it might be a thirty minute delay or more. And drivers there are so rude. Then there is the parking and having to walk a mile if you happen to find a parking place. Waiting in line and I am not a patient person. You got to pay for parking most places too. Some places you go might be thirty or forty minutes away . And that is driving on the freeways and hoping no traffic jams. There is the convenience of being able to find anything you want though.
Inconveniences I have found here is like we were looking for a bug zapper and they didn't have one here. We went to Abilene this morning though and we got one. Got home and now my ATT cell is not working right. So it is back to Abilene tomorrow. You got to plan for unexpected emergences I suppose. I got to make a list and be sure I get everything I need because that will only be a once a week trip.
I have always been a believer that if you do things all the time it seems so common and is not exciting to do them anymore. Shopping or eating out . When you go once a week here it is a lot more exciting to get to go. Same thing on eating out. If you go once or twice a week it is nice to do that. If you do it everyday you get tired of it. That is just like a kid with a toy. If they have lots of toys they don't want to play with them. If they only have a few and just get new ones on Christmas or birthdays it is a lot more exciting.
Anyway there are advantages and disadvantages of the big city and little town. I am very grateful that I can be both places right now. I get tired of one place I can go to the other one for a little while. We will see how it goes. It is an adjustment from one to the other. It is like two different worlds.
In the big city people are not real friendly and some act like you are doing something to them or they are worried you might. I kept my doors locked all the time there and when I went anywhere I made sure my car doors were locked. Here we don't even lock our doors when we go somewhere if we are not going to be gone long. And at night I feel a lot safer. In Fort Worth I had heard of someone breaking in and killing someone quite often. That would be a bad way to wake up in the middle of the night. I lived there for twenty five years and guess I was lucky nothing ever happened.
Things not convenient there was the driving in traffic I guess. If there was a wreck on that freeway it might be a thirty minute delay or more. And drivers there are so rude. Then there is the parking and having to walk a mile if you happen to find a parking place. Waiting in line and I am not a patient person. You got to pay for parking most places too. Some places you go might be thirty or forty minutes away . And that is driving on the freeways and hoping no traffic jams. There is the convenience of being able to find anything you want though.
Inconveniences I have found here is like we were looking for a bug zapper and they didn't have one here. We went to Abilene this morning though and we got one. Got home and now my ATT cell is not working right. So it is back to Abilene tomorrow. You got to plan for unexpected emergences I suppose. I got to make a list and be sure I get everything I need because that will only be a once a week trip.
I have always been a believer that if you do things all the time it seems so common and is not exciting to do them anymore. Shopping or eating out . When you go once a week here it is a lot more exciting to get to go. Same thing on eating out. If you go once or twice a week it is nice to do that. If you do it everyday you get tired of it. That is just like a kid with a toy. If they have lots of toys they don't want to play with them. If they only have a few and just get new ones on Christmas or birthdays it is a lot more exciting.
Anyway there are advantages and disadvantages of the big city and little town. I am very grateful that I can be both places right now. I get tired of one place I can go to the other one for a little while. We will see how it goes. It is an adjustment from one to the other. It is like two different worlds.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Festival at the park
Guy and I went to the festival at the park yesterday. We had a good time. As we drove to park I was thinking how much easier to park here than in Fort Worth. First of all we didn't have to pay to park. Second we didn't have to walk a mile. Everything is so much easier than in the big city.
We walked to where it was all happening and I went up to a table and someone said, "Oh you made it back to Sweetwater". That was Lita. I know she does a lot for the town of Sweetwater. And Gayle Greer was there beside her. She ask me where I was living. Same house as last time. They were giving away a thousand dollar shopping trip. I gave a dollar for the entry fee and signed up. Guess I didn't win because no one called me.
Went to the next table which was for USG. Free pens. Very nice. The lady said they were hiring starting out at $19 an hour. That is pretty good pay.
We walked by several other tables which didn't interest us. I seen a couple of people I knew and waved. We were trying to find out about the pie eating contest. Guy thought he could win that hundred dollars for the fastest eating one. One lady had schedules for each hour. It was at 4. So at 4 we went over to where everyone was gathering around. Come to find out you had to register for it. That left Guy out. Betty Myers came over and talked to us. She sat down at the table to try for it. You had to eat a piece of pie with your hands behind your back. She kind of cheated. Her hands were not behind her back. I got a good picture of her though with her cheeks puffed out. Some young guy won .
After that we went to get something to eat. They had chili pie, one of my favorites. Guy got sausage on a stick. He said it was very good. We took a few pictures and then we went home. It was a very nice and relaxing day . We topped that off with a movie last night on TV. We got Dish for our satellite and got lots of movies for three months. We watched Dallas Buyers Club. They sure talk bad in that movie but other wise it was okay.
So far life in Sweetwater is great! I am loving it!
We walked to where it was all happening and I went up to a table and someone said, "Oh you made it back to Sweetwater". That was Lita. I know she does a lot for the town of Sweetwater. And Gayle Greer was there beside her. She ask me where I was living. Same house as last time. They were giving away a thousand dollar shopping trip. I gave a dollar for the entry fee and signed up. Guess I didn't win because no one called me.
Went to the next table which was for USG. Free pens. Very nice. The lady said they were hiring starting out at $19 an hour. That is pretty good pay.
We walked by several other tables which didn't interest us. I seen a couple of people I knew and waved. We were trying to find out about the pie eating contest. Guy thought he could win that hundred dollars for the fastest eating one. One lady had schedules for each hour. It was at 4. So at 4 we went over to where everyone was gathering around. Come to find out you had to register for it. That left Guy out. Betty Myers came over and talked to us. She sat down at the table to try for it. You had to eat a piece of pie with your hands behind your back. She kind of cheated. Her hands were not behind her back. I got a good picture of her though with her cheeks puffed out. Some young guy won .
After that we went to get something to eat. They had chili pie, one of my favorites. Guy got sausage on a stick. He said it was very good. We took a few pictures and then we went home. It was a very nice and relaxing day . We topped that off with a movie last night on TV. We got Dish for our satellite and got lots of movies for three months. We watched Dallas Buyers Club. They sure talk bad in that movie but other wise it was okay.
So far life in Sweetwater is great! I am loving it!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
We are in Sweetwater.....
It has been a rough few days since Sunday but we have survived. I found out it is hard to move at our age unless you have a lot of help. We had help leaving by my son Charles and my good friend Kim whom I have known for 40 years. She cleaned as we moved stuff too the truck. I couldn't have done it all without her.
I didn't take everything. Only about half and that filled up a 22 ft. truck. So anytime I am feeling like being in the big city I can go stay a few days then back to small town life.
We didn't leave Fort Worth until late Sunday which meant I had to drive after dark which I hate to do, We didn't get to Sweetwater until about 10 that night. I had a lot of anxiety on the way. Then we pull in to Sweetwater and go to our house and find out there is no electricity. Pitch dark. What to do. I text Allen because he is the one we are buying the house from. He said his in laws would be glad to let us stay with them. The Gesins are really nice people. We spent the night there and next morning went over the house to begin our journey.
I have a son John who lives in Sweetwater so he helps us some but the majority of it we had to do. He was real busy at the time. We went down the water office and they said the water was still on in the last person that had lived there. So my son Allen had to call them and finally we got that straight. Went down to pay the deposit and had to have cash. So back to the ATM. We had to go to Higginbotham's about four times before we ever got the right stuff for the ice maker.
Yesterday we spent most of the day trying to get the internet on. ATT said we had to have a phone jack even though there would be no home phone. If they came out that would be another $99. My son John came over today and he did it. He had to climb under the house and he got very dirty. But he is a little man so he can work fast and quick. We finally got it going and I was so glad.
Still unpacking but we are getting there. I have a ankle that is swelling when I stand a lot on it for some reason. It is very painful by the end of the day. I had started buying new things for the house two months ago. So it was nice looking at what I had, some of it I had forgotten about. It will be very homey soon for Guy and I.
Everywhere I go I see someone I know. That is so nice after living in the big city and never seeing anyone I know. And I am so grateful for a lot of things. That I still have five fish left. Grateful for Kim and Charles helping us. Grateful for the Gesins helping us. Grateful for my son John and his girlfriend Amy helping us. Grateful I get to have both houses thanks to my son Allen. Life is great in Sweetwater... And on the way down here I heard a song about Sweetwater, Texas on my sirrus radio. Isn't it strange sometimes how things happen?
I didn't take everything. Only about half and that filled up a 22 ft. truck. So anytime I am feeling like being in the big city I can go stay a few days then back to small town life.
We didn't leave Fort Worth until late Sunday which meant I had to drive after dark which I hate to do, We didn't get to Sweetwater until about 10 that night. I had a lot of anxiety on the way. Then we pull in to Sweetwater and go to our house and find out there is no electricity. Pitch dark. What to do. I text Allen because he is the one we are buying the house from. He said his in laws would be glad to let us stay with them. The Gesins are really nice people. We spent the night there and next morning went over the house to begin our journey.
I have a son John who lives in Sweetwater so he helps us some but the majority of it we had to do. He was real busy at the time. We went down the water office and they said the water was still on in the last person that had lived there. So my son Allen had to call them and finally we got that straight. Went down to pay the deposit and had to have cash. So back to the ATM. We had to go to Higginbotham's about four times before we ever got the right stuff for the ice maker.
Yesterday we spent most of the day trying to get the internet on. ATT said we had to have a phone jack even though there would be no home phone. If they came out that would be another $99. My son John came over today and he did it. He had to climb under the house and he got very dirty. But he is a little man so he can work fast and quick. We finally got it going and I was so glad.
Still unpacking but we are getting there. I have a ankle that is swelling when I stand a lot on it for some reason. It is very painful by the end of the day. I had started buying new things for the house two months ago. So it was nice looking at what I had, some of it I had forgotten about. It will be very homey soon for Guy and I.
Everywhere I go I see someone I know. That is so nice after living in the big city and never seeing anyone I know. And I am so grateful for a lot of things. That I still have five fish left. Grateful for Kim and Charles helping us. Grateful for the Gesins helping us. Grateful for my son John and his girlfriend Amy helping us. Grateful I get to have both houses thanks to my son Allen. Life is great in Sweetwater... And on the way down here I heard a song about Sweetwater, Texas on my sirrus radio. Isn't it strange sometimes how things happen?
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Finally My Dream is Coming True
We have been getting ready for the move to Sweetwater for two weeks now. Almost there. After we get up in the morning and load up the rest of the stuff we will be out of here for a little while. The good part is we can come back anytime we want too.
This is what I wanted for a long time. I tried moving back to Sweetwater a few times. I always missed the kids and grandkids and I must admit all the stores so I always came back after a few months. Now I get the best of two worlds. I can live in a small town when I want too. When I want to do some major shopping or see the kids or grandkids I can come back and stay long as I want too.
My son bought this house in Sweetwater a few years back. When it came time to give up my new house I just couldn't do it. I had to choose between one or the other. I had redone every room in my new house just the way I wanted it. Hard to give up and go to an older house.
Now I am looking forward to working on that house and making it ours. I love wallpaper and bright colors and I have some great ideas so I know it will look great when I get thru.
I have a table my Granny used years ago that I am redoing just for that house. It probably is over a 100 years old. I am painting it antique white and then the chairs are all different colors. Then I got a stool for one side.
It is hard trying to figure out what I want to keep for the Fort Worth house and the house in Sweetwater but shopaholic I am I got stuff for both places.
This is what I wanted for a long time. I tried moving back to Sweetwater a few times. I always missed the kids and grandkids and I must admit all the stores so I always came back after a few months. Now I get the best of two worlds. I can live in a small town when I want too. When I want to do some major shopping or see the kids or grandkids I can come back and stay long as I want too.
My son bought this house in Sweetwater a few years back. When it came time to give up my new house I just couldn't do it. I had to choose between one or the other. I had redone every room in my new house just the way I wanted it. Hard to give up and go to an older house.
Now I am looking forward to working on that house and making it ours. I love wallpaper and bright colors and I have some great ideas so I know it will look great when I get thru.
I have a table my Granny used years ago that I am redoing just for that house. It probably is over a 100 years old. I am painting it antique white and then the chairs are all different colors. Then I got a stool for one side.
It is hard trying to figure out what I want to keep for the Fort Worth house and the house in Sweetwater but shopaholic I am I got stuff for both places.
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