Two years...

Actually, it's a little longer than two years since I started this blog! :~) I was thinking about it the other day and thought it was about two years ago. The two year mark was May 11th. Just in case you want to go back in time...

Today I'm trying, albeit not to hard as I'm writing on my blog right now, to finish my third assignment for ESL. This is one that I thought would be easier, however, it has proven to be just as difficult as the other two. Ugh! :~} Hopefully, I will get a good grade on it. I REALLY don't want to have to do it again!

Yesterday I picked up 6 more hours at Peebles! :~) Since I worked for 6 hours I got a break. Jamey came and picked me up and we went out to eat at McD's. I got a whole hour for break, so we took our time! :~) That was fun!! :~) Since I was not scheduled for work yesterday I continually thought that I didn't have to work today. I also went about yesterday thinking it was Thursday for the exact same reason. Luckily, last night I remembered that today is Thursday and I do have to work this evening... I hate forgetting about work! :~o And since I have to work tonight I'll miss softball!! :~( Oh well, at least the money I'll make working tonight can wipe away those tears! ;~)

Last night Jamey's sister Sarah brought home a lot of jewelry!! :~) We split it up and we each have like 50 pairs of earrings now... No, I don't think I'm exaggerating that much! :~o So today I'll have to coordinate my outfit on what earrings I want to wear! :~)

OK, I don't think I can avoid it anymore... I think my ESL is calling to me. Or maybe it's laughing at me, I can't tell! I'll try to make this blog a once a week thing until things stop being crazy... Well, maybe until they start to have some schedule anyway! ;~)

Wow...

This is sad... I haven't posted on here since April 23rd! :~o I really need to get into some sort of routine with this thing.

So far this week I've worked for three days. I worked Sunday, Monday and yesterday. I really like working at Peebles, it's a very clean store and busier than I ever thought it would be! I'm so cheep that even with my discount for working there I can't bring myself to purchase anything they have! :~o However, it never ceases to amaze me that some people will spend $30 or $40 for a top or purchase more than a hundred dollars worth of stuff! I needed flat shoes the other day cause I don't have any and the heels were killing me, so I went to Payless to get some. They are cute and very comfortable. They cost $20. It took me a while to convince myself to get them. I don't work again this week until Saturday. It should be even busier on a weekend! :~o

I'm also working on my English as a Second Language (ESL) training. So far, I'm almost done with the third assignment! :~) Only two more to go! This one is a little easier. It deals with planning a lesson instead of a lot of grammar which was getting me down with the earlier assignments. Hopefully the last two will be somewhat easier like this one! :~)

Last Thursday Jamey and I went and played softball with the church we used to go to when we lived in Memphis. We get to do it every Thursday evening. It's really fun! We play in this Baptist park with about four ball fields in it. We play different churches every week and at different times, but it's all in the same place. Jamey got to be in the outfield and caught a fly ball! :~) He also scored a base hit. It was my first real game of ball so I wasn't sure I could do a whole lot, but I managed to watch the ball and get on base with four balls. Then I ran like I was on fire to score a run! :~) Yay me! ;~) Tomorrow is our next game. We won that first game so hopefully we will be able to at least not get crushed! :~)

Hi!

I know that my posting has been lack luster at best lately... I don't know, maybe it's the stress of trying to find a job accompanied by the need to get the English training done. Maybe I'm just having a bad day! :~) Could happen!

Today Jamey and I went to see about a job at Krystal's (fast food for those of you who don't know what it is). Jamey got asked to come back, but they didn't have any applications for me... Oh, well! Tomorrow I'm going to try to see about the McD's around here. That should be interesting working in that kind of environment again! :~}

After that Jamey and I stayed in Memphis for a little while longer. We went to some places that we went before we moved and some new ones... It was fun being back in Memphis. I didn't realize this before, but I kinda miss it. I guess I always will have fond memories of this place since this is where my first home was after getting married.

I hope we will have that kind of attachment in China! I'm looking forward to it... I know it will be something totally different than what I'm used to, but I think we all need that sometimes! :~)

I'll do my best to keep you up to date on the job search and how we're doing. Oh, a little brag here... I passed my first assignment with the English as a Second Language course!!!! :~D I needed a 16 to pass and I got a 17! I'll try to do better with this next one, but I'm happy with the results so far! :~) Besides, they had some pretty hard questions in that first one!

Well, I should probably get some sleep so I can face the new day with a smile! :~)

Yay more blog posts!

Hi! I know it's been a while since I really blogged. I have been trying to find some sort of job and trying to do some classes on English. I've spent all my life trying to avoid grammar, but now it's coming back to bite me in the butt! :~) I don't mind too much, it's just some of those questions on the course. You'd think that speaking English would be enough. Oh, well! :~)

I've been trying to get into some sort of shape lately... And I don't mean round! :~) I've been trying to walk for an hour every night to try to get rid of those pesky pounds that have decided to take up residence on my thighs! It's been working. I've been doing it for about half a month now... I also just started to do some sit ups and push ups to tone a little. I hope to keep this up and then maybe lose those pounds that I've been putting on for the past year!! :~o

Today has been a slow day. It's something that I don't like to do a lot... Which is just stay home and do nothing. Usually I like to be doing something or going somewhere. But today, I don't know, I just want to relax.

I'll do more to post on here more regularly... I'm getting more used to the change of address, which means that I'll feel more like doing things that I enjoy. I wish it didn't take this long to get used to a change... But I'm weird like that! ;~)

Ummm... Hi! :~}

OK, I haven't felt like writing anything for a while... At least not since Jamey and I moved back to TN. I'm suffering from some blahs right now, so I don't know when I'll write more. So much for the everyday stuff, huh?

My sister's blog got me motivated to write something... So thank her. :~) I think I've got a job. Yay! It's at Peeble's. I had to take a drug test so I'm assuming that means that they want to hire me! At last my years of watching What Not to Wear has paid off!!! :~D

Well, I'll try to post more later. Maybe I'll even post everyday! :~) I'm not sure yet though. :~)

Happy Anniversary to my Parents!

My parents are celebrating their 31st anniversary today! :~) Happy anniversary Mommy and Daddy! :~) I love you guys! :~)

Today we had to take our pets to an adoption place for pets... I cried! I tried not to think about it before, but when we were there Munchkin looked so scared! She looked the same way she does when she goes to see the vet! :~( I tried to comfort her and pet her a little, but it did no good. When I gave her to the lady she meowed and looked confused... I don't ever want to have to do that again!

I went through my clothes today and hopefully I was very brutal in my throwing clothes in the "never have worn them" pile... I don't know about you, but I always have this thought in my head that I will wear clothes that I have that I have never worn before. I always like to give things second chances... Unfortunately, my dresser is full of clothes that I've given numerous chances to and still haven't worn! I guess I'm just a pack rat at heart! :~)

Here's the recipe... A day late, I know... But hey, I'm dealing with a move here! ;~) Now, I've tried numerous recipes for fried chicken and this is the best one that I've found! Jamey is a lover of fried chicken and he loves this recipe... And I do to! Which is good cause I'm not a fan of chicken!

Southern Fried Chicken Strips

3/4 Cup Borden or Meadow gold Buttermilk
1 Tablespoon Wyler's or Steero Chicken-Flavor Instant bouillon
1/2 Teaspoon Oregano Leaves
1 Pound skinned boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 1/4 Cups unsifted flour (Jamey likes it better with all-purpose... Although I have tried self-rising and it turned out fine)
1 to 2 Teaspoons paprika

In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, bouillon and oregano; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in chicken. Let stand 30 minutes to blend flavors. In plastic bag, combine flour and paprika. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; shake to coat. Dip in buttermilk mixture again; coat with flour again. In large skillet, fry chicken strips in hot oil until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes 4 Servings

Anyway, hope you get a lot of use out of this recipe! :~) We've enjoyed it! Like I said it's the only fried chicken recipe that I've found that we both REALLY like! :~p

Well, I have to go get clothes off our bed so we can sleep sometime tonight! :~) Hopefully I'll get time to post tomorrow!

More stuff...

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, but I spent about 3 hours cleaning out the closet in my sewing room... Man, I have a lot of stuff that I don't need! :~)

Today I didn't do much. Someone came to look at the TV... They ended up paying for it, but couldn't take it with them just yet. We also got another laptop! :~) When we move over seas we won't be able to take the large computer and I don't know what I would do without a laptop! :~o Isn't that sad? :~)

We went to some friends of ours for dinner tonight. That was a nice change of pace! We had a fantastic meal and played catch phrase for a while... It was so nice to be around a group of really nice people! :~) Made me feel better!

I hope that feeling better will continue till tomorrow... I'll need all the happy I can get! We are going to take Munchkin and Shorty to an adoption place in town here. I'm going to be really upset when I have to leave Munchkin... I haven't found a place for her, so I have no choice. The people that were there when we went to check it out seem like nice people, so that helps a little... But not much! :~( I'll take some last pics and maybe use the camcorder.

Anyway, I need to go to bed! It's sad that I'm tired already, but maybe it's all the stress of everything. Hopefully, I'll be able to post some tomorrow! :~)

P.S. I'll post a Tasty Tuesday tomorrow... Totally forgot about that! :~}