More Thankfuls

• The sound of rain pounding on the skylight of the lobby where I am working.
• My first full week of training finished.
• Knowing that I know much more now about the job than I did at the first of the week, and am feeling much more comfortable answering phones and working on the computer.
  
• The people at work are very patient with me even when I a make mistakes.
  
• Having my hubby take me out for dinner last evening so that I didn't have to cook at the end of a long week.
• Having my hubby help with cleaning. He does a great job vacumming the floors, and even spot cleaning where it is needed.
• The fun of having Max come sit in my lap purring his little heart out after I have been away all day. He really seems to like to have me home.
• Having fun using Firefox and figuring out tabs. I am impressed.
• Having good library books to read.
• Reading blogs and feeling connected with so many friends. I do not comment much, but sure do enjoy every one.
• Our son who celebrated a birthday this week. What a wonderful gift from the Lord he is.
• Picking a fresh white rose to enjoy.
• Last, at least on this list, I am thankful for God's Word, and the aliveness of it each day.
  

First Week at My New Job

They say the first week at a new job is always the hardest. So, I have lived through the first week! I am sure it will get easier, and I will be more relaxed when I go back in on Monday. And, I am amazed at what I have learned already.

Monday was my first day, and was just orientation. A day full of policies, rules, etc. We even had to practice with fire extinguishers! And they carefully went over the dress code. (If you think the dress code at F......... is hard you should see this one! Absolutely no denim at any time is one of the rules!) They did give us lunch brought in from Chick-Fil-A which was yummy and a definate plus for a day that was not very exciting.

Then Tuesday and Thursday I spent at the clinic observing, and doing some simple things, and finding I really love it! It is good to be back doing something in the medical field. And it is such a bonus to not have a long commute to work. The Lord is good.

Thanks for all your prayers.

Mistaken Identity

Yes, this actually happened.
As is true in most subdivisions, many of the houses are quite similar in design, though most of them near us are quite different. Except the one two doors down. It looks exactly like ours at first glance, and more than once we have almost driven into the driveway thinking it was ours. And we have actually driven into the driveway, and wondered why the garage door opener wasn't working. Very embarrassing.
Well, it turns out that we are not the only ones confused.
Last evening the lady who owns the house similar to ours came over with a confession. Seems that she had gone away for 3 days and had asked her mom to come over to feed her cats for her while she was gone. So, last Friday, "Mom" came over, put her key in the door, opened the door and walked in. She was interested to observe that her daughter had rearranged the furniture...had even gotten a new dining room set.....was pleased to find the cat...but when she noticed the sitting area in the master bedroom the lightbulbs began to go off. It was with much embarrassment that she quickly vacated the premises, went to what was really her daughter's house, and fed her cats. She had gone into the wrong house!
Of course our neighbor was very apologetic, and was concerned that her key fit our door. What we think happened was that somehow we had forgotten to lock the front door, which almost never happens. I can remember coming home on Friday and noticing that it was unlocked, and thinking, Well, nothing happened, so the Lord protected us in spite of my neglect. Little did I know!
There, our latest saga. At least we got to meet our neighbor. Maybe we can trade cat sitting. Her black cat is the one that comes over to visit Max periodically. Course one is outside staring in, and one inside staring out, but they seem to enjoy the fellowship.

New Job

Well, praise the Lord, I start work next Monday! I am so grateful that the Lord has provided. He has taught me some lessons on trust, perseverance, waiting etc, and He has faithfully met our needs.
I was wandering through the store getting groceries yesterday when the lady from Human Resources called me to say I had the job, and to set up all the appointments for orientation, filling out paper work, getting my picture taken for my badge- all that fun stuff. I think that I was in a state of shock for several hours after that, and I hope I got all the groceries I was supposed to get!
I will be a Patient Registrar at a local Urgent Care clinic. It is close to home - no freeway driving etc and the job sounds like something I will enjoy doing. It is part time, so that is another bonus.
So, thanks to all who have been praying.

More Thankfuls

• Celebrating the anniversary of the day we first met our daughter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PENNY! :)
• Playing hide and seek- Max's way.
• Learning more of what it means to perservere.
• Celebrating the fourth with our family and enjoying a delicious BBQ.
• Watching the shuttle being launched successfully.
• More lovely blooms on our white rose.
• The Lord faithfully meeting our needs for another week.
• Enjoying the pleasure of the company of SA for a few hours on Thursday.

Happy Independence Day

Blessings on you all as we celebrate our Freedoms. What a privilege it is to live in this country and to be able to enjoy the freedoms we have, and to be remembering the sacrifices that have been made, and are being made so that we can still have those freedoms.
And it is fun to be wearing red white and blue, and to be anticipating a BBQ with family later in the day. God is good.

Laptops

I have discovered something better than getting a new laptop. It is getting my old laptop back after not being able to use it for two months. The poor thing has been sickly, and under the tender services of Dr. Brad, and while it is not completely back to normal, the patient is doing much better than it was. And a new part is being ordered that will make it as good as new- or better.
So, I now have it back to use, and what a blessing.
I mean, just think of it, my hubby and I had to SHARE one computer!
I will say that he has been very gracious in sharing, and it really has worked out fine, with no problem. And, we could continue on doing that for quite some time quite contentedly. But, I am very, very grateful that we are now back enjoying the richness of his and hers computers.
So, three cheers for the return of my laptop!
And, many thanks to Dr. Brad for all his efforts and expertise. No wonder that he is my favorite son.

Many Blessings

Some of my thankfuls for the past week:

• My mother is doing a little better and that I was able to talk with her on the telephone yesterday.
• I had a good job interview on Monday
• They called me back yesterday to fill out paper work for the next step in the hiring process. And gave me more paperwork to fill out in case I make it to the next level.
• The new job would be part time, less than 15 minutes from home.
• Going for rides with my hubby, exploring new roads, and stopping to get an ice cream cone. (no, not as good as Kimball's but a very close second.)
• Enjoying rainbows in my kitchen again.
• Playing fetch with Max. ( he doesn't realize he is a cat and is not supposed to do that)
• Going clothes shopping and enjoying the process for a change.
• Some nice rain earlier in the week.
• Living close enough to my daughter so that we are in the same phone exchange - no toll calls!
• Fresh juicy watermelon.