52 And another day

 Today I decide to be wealthy.

I woke up in the morning and thought about getting the paperwork all pulled together.  And then thought about how I didn't have a document 1099 from Sister Boyce, about my working for her. I'll have to find the records I have.

I found the last two bank statements I needed.  They were with the other ones, but behind a divider. I'd gotten up early and felt sleepy in mid-morning and dreamed that a couple of people I'd known at Fred Meyer were asking me to return. I know it has far more to do with my own loneliness than anything else.

One of my daughters called. She was excited about her grad school interview. She still doesn't have a job, but she may have a chance at being accepted in a master's program at a quiet university. It would be interesting it she got it--the third generation in that town! My mom got her bachelor's there, and I lived next to campus when I lived there while trying to make it on my own.  (I ended up going back to U. of Oregon. I should have stayed another year for my grandmother's sake and to grow up more.)

In the afternoon, I went to the school and assisted in taking care of a couple of kids that need one-to-one attention. One is a small girl with Down's Syndrome, who doesn't talk.  I thought about my own daughters, and how hard it would have been to take care of her, and wondered about the girl's parents.

I went to the copy shop to copy the papers, and make sure I had everything with our names and our case/loan number on the top, and then I got groceries and came home.

 Today I decide to be wealthy.

51 A new day

Today I decide to be wealthy.

I got called to work at Pine Ridge Elementary for a few hours in the afternoon, and asked if I'd work a couple more tomorrow. I did recess duty, and helped with reading classes.  Some of the kids were the same ones I'd worked with before, and they were happy to see me. They told their teacher that they didn't like another substitute they'd had the week before.

Tina came by to visit teach me in the morning.  She asked about if I'd go back to Fred Meyer. She was the third person to ask me that.

Short answer:  I really, seriously doubt that the store management would hire me back.

I found one of the missing papers I need for NeighborImpact.

I need to get more applications out, and I need to work on my family history book and Sister Boyce's book. Those are what I find myself thinking about when all is quiet.

 Today I decide to be wealthy.

Day 38 Lost diamond and Job interview

Today I decide to be wealthy.

The diamond in my wedding ring is gone, apparently fallen out when a bracket broke.  I knew it need repairs years ago, and I was working in a store where there was a jewelry repair artist, too.  Just didn't do it--the ring was stuck on my finger, so I just didn't make the time to get it off and get it fixed.  So tomorrow I'm going to sift through garbage to look for it, as my husband and I were up until 1 a.m. sweeping, vacuuming and peering around for it.  My husband even took off the traps of the kitchen and bathroom sinks and checked the pipes, cleaning them with old toothbrushes. 

It isn't a child, or a pet or anything. It was a very flawed .58 carat diamond that was very fiery. And now it's like looking for a child's lost--every little sparkle on the floor must be checked, the laundry carefully fingered before washing, the garbage carefully sifted.  And the empty ring is still on my finger, the prongs catching on everything, the skeleton left behind.



I had my interview with Touchmark for housekeeping.  The seamstress retired last month--alterations brought in $600 in that month.  They said that they couldn't find my application, so I sat down to try to fill one from memory, and then they found it.  Angie (from Fred Meyer) is working there, and told them to hire me, that I'm good.  And it does have benefits, and they said that if I'm hired, I would be able to go to Sacrament Meetings on Sunday.

I need to finish the library application and get it in tomorrow.  Deadline is the day after tomorrow.

I'm eating too much crap again, and not exercising, period.

I visited Connie afterwards, a friend I hadn't seen in a long time, and then I went over to another place and visited Alan and Peggy for a brief time.  Alan has been ill for a long time, but they both seemed to be happy for the company.

So now I'm off to bed. I have a dental appointment in the afternoon.

Today I decide to be wealthy.
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From craigslist:

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