TIME FOR WORK

WELL IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN WHEN I MUST GO TO WORK. YEP THE CLEARFIELD COUNTY FAIR IS STARTING UP IN JUST 5 DAYS. I REALLY LIKE WORKING THE FAIR FOR MY BROTHER BUT I CAN SEE THE DAY MAY COME WHEN I NO LONGER CAN SO I AM TRAINING DEAN FOR THE JOB. HE WORKED WITH ME LAST YEAR AND DID REALLY GOOD FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD AND FIRST TIMER. WELL HECK HE DID REALLY GOOD FOR ALOT OF OTHER AGES TOO. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF DIFFERENT HELP OVER THE YEARS AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS THAT WHOEVER IS HELPING HAS 1 OR 2 JOBS THAT THEY CAN'T DO AND IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN HE WAS ABLE TO DO ALL THE JOBS I ASKED HIM TO DO. I DIDN'T HAVE HIM HANDLING THE MONEY YET OR TAKING PICTURES. THIS YEAR I WILL PROBABLY LET HIM TRY THE PICTURES WHEN WE ARE NOT TOO BUSY. BUT AS FOR MAKING THE "GADGETS" HE DOES PRETTY GOOD. HIS BIG WEAK SPOT IS SMELLING ALL THE FOOD AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT IT. WE ARE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ALL THE "GOOD STUFF".

MY NIECE KAYLA JUST HEADED OUT FOR THE NAVY YESTERDAY I HOPE SHE DOES WELL. I TOLD HER TO KEEP HER CHIN UP, NOSE CLEAN AND MOUTH SHUT AND SHE WILL DO FINE. I HOPE SHE LISTENS TO ME. AS I GET WORD ON HER I WILL POST MORE.

I JUST ABOUT GAVE UP ON PAMPERED CHEF FOR A WHILE AND THEN A LADY ASKED ME ABOUT DOING A CATALOG SHOW (THAT IS CLOSING FRIDAY). AND THEN ANOTHER CONTACTED ME ABOUT A HOME SHOW AND THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AUG 13. IT WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE STYLE WHERE SHE WILL MAKE ALL THE FOOD AHEAD OF TIME AND TAKE IN SOME ORDERS AHEAD OF TIME SO I WILL JUST BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND DISPLAY ALL MY GOODIES.

AFTER THAT BUT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS ON AUG 27TH WE WILL MAKE ANOTHER TRIP TO LANCASTER COUNTY TO SEE GRANDBABY ARIANNA. THEY LIVE IN MARRIETTA.

WE SOLD OUR MOTOR HOME YESTERDAY AND WILL LOOK FOR A CAMPER BUT PROBABLY NOT TIL NEXT SPRING BECAUSE WE ARE GONNA USE THE MONEY TO PAY OFF ED'S TRUCK. THEN SAVE OVER THE WINTER AND BUY IN THE SPRING. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR THAT WE HAD HIS TRUCK BUT IT REALLY EATS AT US TO HAVE CAR PAYMENTS ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT INCLUDES FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. THAT WAS THE FIRST WE HAD A CAR PAYMENT IN MANY A YEARS AND WE DON'T WANT THEM EVER AGAIN. WE CAN ALWAYS CAMP IN A TENT OR MOTEL TIL SPRING.

WELL TIME FOR SUPPER. HAMBURGERS ON THE GRILL. IF YOU WANT THE RECIPE E MAIL ME donnamom69@hotmail.com AND TELL ME YOU WANT RECIPES AND SPECIALS. I SEND OUT AN E MAIL ABOUT 1 A MONTH WITH RECIPES AND HOST/GUEST SPECIALS FOR PAMPERED CHEF AND ANY NEWS OF NEW OR RETIRING PRODUCTS

HOW TIME FLIES

OK IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. SO LAST UPDATE I TOLD YOU I WOULD KEEP YOU POSTED ON DEANS VISIT. WELL I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO UPDATE CUZ HE NEVER LEFT ME ALONE. I SAW HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT TIL SUNDAY SO I TOLD HIM NOT TO CONTACT ME AGAIN AND I WOULD COME GET HIM ON FRIDAY. THAT WAS WEDNESDAY EVENING. THEN THURSDAY SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT ED DIDN'T WORK (SOMETHING WITH THE TRUCK AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE OUTCOME, JUST THAT HE WAS OFF ON THURSDAY) SO I CALLED MY MOM AND ASKED HER ABOUT GOING TO DELGROSSO'S AMUSEMENT PARK (WHICH WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR MONDAY THE 2ND WHEN SHE CAME HERE FOR A VISIST) SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE PLANS (AND THE COUPONS WOULD BE $6 OFF INSTEAD OF $3 BECAUSE JUNE WAS CHEAPER) SO WE WENT. AND THEN DEAN CAME HOME WITH US FROM THERE. SO HE MADE IT (IF THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL IT) 2 DAYS. SO, THEN SUNDAY MOM CAME DOWN HERE FOR A VISIT. MONDAY STARTED THE CRESSON VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FESTIVAL SO WE WENT THERE AND SPENT THE EVENING AND BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHE HELPED ME IN MY GARDEN (THAT I WASN'T GOING TO DO THIS YEAR BUT AM GLAD I DID CUZ IT IS GROWING NICELY) AND SHE PLAYED WITH THE KIDS. THEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON SHE LEFT. THAT NIGHT WE WENT TO THE FESTIVAL AGAIN AND LET THE KIDS RIDE THE RIDES. WE HAD A REALLY NICE TIME AND THEN.... THE PHONE CALLS STARTED. IT WAS EDDIE. OUR GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY. WE WERE EXPECTING HER THE PREVIOUS THURSDAY BUT SHE WANTED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO 7-7-07. WELL THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT HAPPENING. SO WE WERE GOING TO GET A NIGHT SLEEP AND HEAD DOWN IN THE MORNING. GOT THE KIDS IN THE SHOWER AND THEN TO BED. MEANWHILE ED AND I WERE PACKING STUFF. THEN HE GOT HIS SHOWER AND WE GOT YET ANOTHER CALL FROM THE EXPECTING FATHER WHO MADE IT SOUND LIKE HE WOULD REALLY LIKE US TO BE THERE. SO WE LOADED ALL OUR STUFF AND I GOT MY SHOWER AND BY THE TIME I WAS DONE FUELING AND WE WERE ON THE ROAD IT WAS 1;55AM. THE TYPICALLY 2.5 HOUR TRIP GOT US THERE AT 4AM AND I DROVE THE WHOLE WAY. AFTER ALOT OF STRESS AND CONFUSION (ON THE MOM TO BE'S PART) THEY HAD TO DELIVER BY EMERGENCY C SECTION. ARIANNA ADISON RINEER MADE HER DEBUT AT 11;04 AM ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 7 LBS 7OZ AND WAS 20 1/2 INCHES LONG (I THINK THAT WAS THE LENGTH I WILL UPDATE IF I FIND OUT I AM WRONG). ANY HOW SHE HAD A NICE HEAD OF HAIR (NOT THE ABSOLUTE FULLEST I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT NONE THE LESS HAIR) IT IS DARK BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE FOR LONG. HER EYE BROWS AND LASHES ARE LIGHT. HER EYES SO FAR ARE DARK BLUEISH GREY. SO WE WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE COME OUT AS. AND SO FAR NO SIGN OF A DIMPLE OR TWO. EDDIE HAS ONE AND DESTINY (THE MOM) HAS NONE SHE IS SO HOPING ARIANNA WILL GET ATLEAST ONE IF NOT TWO. EDDIE HAS ONE ON HIS LEFT CHEEK AND DEAN HAS 2 AND JILL HAS ONE ON HER RIGHT CHEEK. NEITHER ED NOR I HAVE DIMPLES SO I SAY WE GAVE THEM TO OUR CHILDREN AND BEING WE HAD THREE WE HAD TO SPLIT THEM UP. YOU COULD SAY THAT ED GAVE THE OLDEST AND THE YOUNGEST EACH ONE AND I GAVE ALL MINE TO DEAN. OR ED GAVE EDDIE THE LEFT AND DEAN THE RIGHT AND I GAVE DEAN THE LEFT AND JILL THE RIGHT. BUT NO ONE ELSE IN MY BLOOD LINE OR EDS THAT I AM AWARE OF HAS DIMPLES. SO WE SPENT EDS BIRTHDAY (THE 5TH) IN THE HOSPITAL AND THEN ON THE ROAD HOME (AGAIN I DROVE). AND THEN WE SLEPT ON FRIDAY. AND THEN WE WENT TO THE FESTIVAL AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FINAL NIGHT .