New Friend

Harley made a new friend the other night. He will sit at the sliding door and look out and watch the bugs. There will be times when he starts jumping and hitting the window. That is what he was doing the other night. I of course thought nothing of it, a normal sound from Harley. Don took the dogs out and watched Harley. He commented-He is a big one, isn't he? Intrigued, I had to look. There was Harley checking out the toad on the other side of the window.


Here is Harley trying to play with his new friend. He continued to roll around on the floor and paw at the window.

This is a great shot of the toad. He is literally "standing" on his tippy toads to look into the window and see what is going on. In order to this, he had to get up two steps and make it from the pond area.

Another view of the two checking each other out. It was like a stare down. Who is going to blink first? Me? You?

This is my favorite picture of them. Harley is nose to window while the toad is as close as he/she can get. It was fun to watch the interaction. Harley was not trying to attack (like when he goes after a bug) but rather intrigued by the "new" creature. He had never seen a toad before and was just checking out the interesting creature.

Davidson went over to investigate but did not get too close. He is a scaredy cat - yes literally. He is fearful of anything that is new the first one or two times he comes across something. If it happens again, he most likely will get a bit closer, but not as close as Harley. Such opposite cats. It the same with the dogs. Bandit waits for Smokey to do something, but he is the first one to continue to investigate. She is a bit pushy with people, he will patiently wait his turn.

Not an interview for me

I check my email like any other American who is obsessive and addicted to the Internet. There low and behold are 2 emails from the Alabama teacher job search site. Whoo who! the first one I read: Call by this time and date to set up an interview for the following positions. I call. Then asked my name, of course I give it. Then here is the best part: Oh, you received the email as a mistake. I ask, How did this occur? Oh we clicked on the wrong name. Followed by "click". So now here I am without a job interview and no explanation. Now that is depressing, upsetting and pisses me off. I don't know what is better, to have the interview and not get the job or just not having the information regarding the interview.

I have actually been trying to get to the gym. I have gone twice this week. I want to go tomorrow as well, but it depends on if Don is working or not. He needs to take a day of to register the RV in AL as well as do a few other things around the house. I was hoping he was going to take yesterday off so we could have had lunch at the park. Wilson park does music in the park every Wednesday from 11-1. I hope he takes a Wednesday off this summer so we can do lunch and enjoy music together.

It is so wonderful to be able to hang laundry outside in the sunshine. I did laundry today and then it began to cloud over as I am hanging it on the line. Oh well-bring it to the porch and put it on the drying rack. It still has not begun to rain, but it is dark out. I do know when it begins to rain-the frogs will start croaking. I wish I could post an example of their loud volume.

I sent the application to HR for fostering children. I hope they contact us soon. I think that will give me purpose and I won't have to open a child care/babysitting service. I know we have classes to take as well as CPR and first aide but that is part of the process. I just think I need a purpose that involves children and since it looks like I am not going to give birth to one at any time-this would be a great way to give to the next generation.

It is another Monday. the month of may is half way over. I have begun to accept that I won't have a teaching position in Alabama. It is sooo political and hard to find a job. I even went to a tutoring site. I did get a request and am working on finalizing the necessary things before I can accept the postion. I think one of us has to be vested. i think that is what i am looking for word wise. It would be tutoring a rising 6th grader in math. I am open to do anything. I do hope this leads to further income.
I had a yard sale over the weekend. Southerners are so southern. I was able to meet many of my neighbors. I am not going to remember any one's name or even where they live. Of course they told me both and gave specific directions. Then I was asked if we had found a church yet. That was the clincher to let me know they were my neighbors. I was invited to at least 5 different churches. It was even described to me the preaching that goes on and the times for bible study. I gave up saying I was goign to a synagouge in Florence after the 3rd blank stare I recieved. i think many of my neighbors (ok most of the south) has not met a Jewish person before.
the yard sale got rid of a lot of stuff. Of course there is still more to sell. That will wait for another month. I figure having a yard sale at least every other month would be a good thing. I think the next one will have to wait until August due to the impending heat that will happen in both June and July. I may not wait because June may be the best time to set up even for one day. I just found it was wierd that Friday brought in more money than Saturday. I only made $45 on Saturday while i brought in over $150 on Friday. I did not count the change that I was paid in, it was just an easier way to keep track-counting bills is so much easier.
I do know I need to create a time line and time management plan for myself. I think I will use the white board in the kitchen to help with this. Listing what I need to do, down to the dusting, vacuuming and laundry. I think that will help me with completing everything in the ohouse in a timely manner. that will with getting the house in order finally! now i just have to put it into motion and follow through.

It's a Monday

This morning as I type-Our whole sale company is on my crappy list. I had an order to be placed and they of course do not have the item. I made an executive decision and sent a replacement. I figured I would make the customer happy and screw the the overhead and the profit. I need to go into the site (eBay) and add the disclaimer and take what is gone/out of stock off the site. These are all new items. This is really getting old and tiresome.

I am still not working and this is becoming more frustrating! No income. No prospects of having an income. I am going to apply for unemployment but I have to wait until the middle of June. Then I can apply but i may not qualify. I hope I do qualify and can collect something. Even if it is just enough to cover the outstanding debt/bills I have. That way they are paid off and money can be put aside to pay the taxes on the money.

Another Mother's Day is over. Again I am still not a biological mother. I am a step mother and grandmother. I am becoming aware that we may not have our own children. It is disheartening and makes me a bit sad. OK it makes me a lot sad, but I am coming to accept it. between age and pcos, I know that it would be close to a miracle to have a child at this time. The reading and writing of that makes me a feel a bit more accepting about the issue. it is still sad, but I am able to better comprehend it.

Don and I talked about the money in my savings account. He was amazed how much was there, I was shocked that there isn't more. We discussed where the money went-taxes, blinds for the windows, glassware...we discussed how he will pick up the bills I still have outstanding once he puts them into his budget. That way I am not using the money from the savings account. I feel so crappy taking money like that, and not contributing any money into the house.

I am going to start to push the new web site. I have to put it on all correspondence and also put it on the ebay pages.

www.bugmainstore.com