It has been Spring Break here at the Oregon Coast and lots of people are visiting. Not in our house but in our city. We finally had vacationing neighbors show up next door just a few minutes ago. It is the last Saturday of Spring break so I suspect they are on a different schedule and will be here for more than one night. The vacation times in different areas and states vary so I don't think the onslaught is over after this weekend. Dick informed me the neighbors are from Washington. Aha!
The weather has been better than usual. Most of the rain has been in the evenings with some sun breaks each day. There was one bad day where people either congregated at the mall, swam at the community center or went bowling. It poured! But that isn't bad for Oregon. There are lots of people crawling over the rocks but I think it must be Spring Break for dogs, too. More of them than usual out there having fun. We are seeing extended families around with 2 or 3 dogs so the dogs all have playmates just like the kids. We just saw a three-legged German Shepard having a blast running wobbly along the beach. The unusual sight was a small black dog with him that didn't seem to be having much fun but managed (with 4 legs) to wobble along side the German Shepard. Dick and I wonder if they were raised together and the little black one imitates the big one with the wobble. Cute!
Our cat is enjoying the warmer weather after hibernating all winter. She is on daily treks in the great outdoors. She hides in the grasses and sunbathes on the deck. After originally living on acreage, she certainly has adapted to the coast and no longer roams very far. Just far enough to enjoy all the views of HER ocean.
We are off soon from our vantage point to our regular life but love watching life go on in front of our windows. Wish you were here to enjoy with us. It's just another day, watching the tide come and go.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
2010 Census
I am now officially working for the 2010 Census Bureau! I have completed 24 plus hours of training, I have all my materials and I am ready to roll. Can't tell you much about what I will do our I will have to either kill you or go to jail. Privacy is a must. I can tell you that the US Government has labelled me a GQ Enumerator and I will be enumerating. It sounds like exterminator or annihilator so it does sound ominous, doesn't it? I will be counting heads.
I learned the scripts, forms and have boxes of materials. I started each day of my training much earlier than I would have liked but I have a temporary job and it only comes around once every 10 years. It should be fun meeting people, too. Did you send in your survey? Did you receive one? Dick and I didn't but we managed to find a place to get one so as of tomorrow, we will be legal according to the Census Bureau.
Census Day is April 1st. Happy birthday, Janet, also. I will be out interviewing. Be thinking of me. It will be just an Enumerating day!
I learned the scripts, forms and have boxes of materials. I started each day of my training much earlier than I would have liked but I have a temporary job and it only comes around once every 10 years. It should be fun meeting people, too. Did you send in your survey? Did you receive one? Dick and I didn't but we managed to find a place to get one so as of tomorrow, we will be legal according to the Census Bureau.
Census Day is April 1st. Happy birthday, Janet, also. I will be out interviewing. Be thinking of me. It will be just an Enumerating day!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Aaahhhhhhh!
That is the feeling I have now that I have finished babysitting a 3-year-old at the same time I decided to paint my bathroom. The prep work was all done. Taped off the mirror and anything else that needed it. Removed all hardware and switch covers. Cleaned! Removed towels, tp, kleenex, soap, lotion, etc from the counter and toilet back. Of course, I didn't remove the toilet! That would be too easy. So I was well prepared.
Then, Dena came over after we had coffee together to get my blood pumping. She decided she wanted to paint, too, so Grandma got out the paintbrushes for the kids easel that is always out. She had a great time and took home a cute painting for her Mommy. Did I mention we are also potty training? Dena even brought her own potty along. Well, I decided to set my goals a little lower in the paint project. If I could get the corners and edges done while she was here, I would be happy. The roller part would only take a few minutes to complete later in the afternoon.
When I set lower goals for myself while I am babysitting, the results seem to be much better. I had lots of patience for stopping and starting my painting. We had numerous snacks that also translated to lunch since Dena ate her way through the morning with crackers and cheese, popcorn...I had to pop it...a whole apple (mustn't cut it, you know), another bout of crackers and cheese, some fruit snacks and a little bit of bran muffin....and this is after a half a bagel at the coffee house. We stopped several times to try to go potty and guess what! The pee pee wasn't shy and it came out this time...according to Dena. We celebrated wholeheartedly! And still, I got some painting done.
TV was the next request but at the condo we don't have DVR or on demand TV. This concept is new to Dena. In her lifetime, she hasn't lived without one or the other. So, we settled for what Grandma did have on and I got more painting done.
By the time Mommy got here to pick her up for naptime, Grandma had finished the bathroom, including the roller part. The edges are a bit messed up but I did get to do another once over for spots I didn't get completely covered. I will get back to those edges when I don't have the distractions of any of my grandchildren. They are only kids once so I prefer their company to a perfect bathroom. If you disagree, I will probably stick my tongue out at you and feel sorry for you and your priorities.
I even got the switch covers back on, tp holder back where needed, all the essentials back in place and I have a nice warm sand color in my bathroom. Aahhh! The sun is out and Dick is on his way over from the beach so we can have dinner with friends tonight. Aahhhh, again! It's just a perfectly painted day.
Then, Dena came over after we had coffee together to get my blood pumping. She decided she wanted to paint, too, so Grandma got out the paintbrushes for the kids easel that is always out. She had a great time and took home a cute painting for her Mommy. Did I mention we are also potty training? Dena even brought her own potty along. Well, I decided to set my goals a little lower in the paint project. If I could get the corners and edges done while she was here, I would be happy. The roller part would only take a few minutes to complete later in the afternoon.
When I set lower goals for myself while I am babysitting, the results seem to be much better. I had lots of patience for stopping and starting my painting. We had numerous snacks that also translated to lunch since Dena ate her way through the morning with crackers and cheese, popcorn...I had to pop it...a whole apple (mustn't cut it, you know), another bout of crackers and cheese, some fruit snacks and a little bit of bran muffin....and this is after a half a bagel at the coffee house. We stopped several times to try to go potty and guess what! The pee pee wasn't shy and it came out this time...according to Dena. We celebrated wholeheartedly! And still, I got some painting done.
TV was the next request but at the condo we don't have DVR or on demand TV. This concept is new to Dena. In her lifetime, she hasn't lived without one or the other. So, we settled for what Grandma did have on and I got more painting done.
By the time Mommy got here to pick her up for naptime, Grandma had finished the bathroom, including the roller part. The edges are a bit messed up but I did get to do another once over for spots I didn't get completely covered. I will get back to those edges when I don't have the distractions of any of my grandchildren. They are only kids once so I prefer their company to a perfect bathroom. If you disagree, I will probably stick my tongue out at you and feel sorry for you and your priorities.
I even got the switch covers back on, tp holder back where needed, all the essentials back in place and I have a nice warm sand color in my bathroom. Aahhh! The sun is out and Dick is on his way over from the beach so we can have dinner with friends tonight. Aahhhh, again! It's just a perfectly painted day.
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