The
high winds that we received, miles from the Harrisburg, IL tornado, had
blown away my recycle bin and I couldn't find it after work. I
walked down my cul-de-sac but couldn't find it in the dark. The next
morning I walked my dogs in the daylight and found it on the curb 5
houses down. The man at the house said he found it in his back yard and
apologized. Why? The gusts of 53 MPH wind did it. Then Monday we had
an inch of snow and on Tuesday we had temp of 71 with high winds.
I
sold my Air Force mess
dress to a TSgt in AZ who needed it for a banquet in a week and she
needed a small size. I shipped it Saturday using that online postage
that you print and put out for the pickup and she got it in time. I
didn't realize that the post office closed at 11:30 on Saturday and I
went at 11:45 thinking they closed at noon. My mail route delivers late
in the afternoon so caught that pick up. She’s up for a possible
honor on Saturday and I'm hoping she gets it.
I
usually do not answer the phone for my cubicle mate but despite this
caller not emailing his problem so my cubei can check remotely, this guy
keeps calling. I was even present when he came back from class to
return the call and spelled out his email. Then he says he gets the
mail returned because
he had abbreviated @illinois.gov part of the email. Duh!
PEBKAC (an acronym for "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
I
had a box returned to me on Saturday that I had sent to a lady soldier I
had been assigned from Soldiers Angels Ladies of Liberty Team. I
checked the wrong box on the customs form to return to sender rather
than abandon. However, it happens to be that tight/full box so I hope I
can repack and send again to my next assignment.
Friday morning we had a thunderstorm so I put my scared dog in her Thunder Shirt.
Marley feels safe in the bathroom but usually leaves when I’m using my hair dryer. Not today.
While at lunch, some car parked in my assigned parking space which I pay $35 month. I parked in the slot next to it.
Saturday
morning I watched people jump into Lake Springfield as part of the
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. I took pictures and video and my
fingers were cold. Here is a link to the pictures that I took:
Saturday evening I went to the Army Field Band at
the Sangamon Auditorium. Tickets were free but required and it was a
sold out crowd. Special thanks to the ILANG Color Guard
an Gold Star family of Jacob Palmatier.
Sunday
I organized my files and receipts in preparation for taxes. I put
together all my customs tags and receipts from boxes that I sent to our
soldiers and counted 55.
I
need some more sewing needles but it would be more economical to make a
trip to Joanne on the way home from work rather than a special trip for
$5 needles with these gas prices.
Had
an online chat with a previously sponsored soldier, Doug, through
Soldiers Angels who is leaving (again) for Afghanistan. I told him his
doggies are going to miss him and he agreed. It will be his last
deployment before retirement.
I
went to our American Legion meeting on Monday night. I was surprised
to see our past post commander there because he told me over facebook
that he wasn't coming, something about time to himself. Apparently I
wasn't the only one to ask him to come. I also learned that our post
had been reporting itself as community oriented rather than a
veterans organization. That would explain the donations to
the high school and village of Chatham which are taxpayer funded. I
asked our finance officer for a copy of that report.
Monday was Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois and many kids were off of school.
I
started a discussion on a forum about the lesbian that was shunned at
her mother's Catholic funeral and was told I was being judgmental. I
brought it up but I wasn't the priest that denied the Communion.
Either way, this is faith shattering. No standards.
My sons gave me a bonsai for our anniversary. How
sweet
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