To serve and serve

I am a server at a restaurant and yesterday when I worked, I got so caught up in my side work of filling syrup set ups and other such things, I forgot that there might be people coming in during the midst of all this. Usually when the hostess seats someone, she tells the server that they have someone in their section. Well, this didn't happen for me. So the manager, instead of just coming to get me immediately, went to the tables to see what they wanted for drinks. Then she came back and got me and kind of yelled at me. She didn't raise her voice, but I knew she wasn't happy with me. She told me that I had two tables that had been there for a while, and that when we are so busy the hostess can't be coming back to tell me that there are tables in my section. I understand that, but I felt like things had slowed down a bit and so we weren't as busy. I guess I was wrong. She helped me get the drinks and told me who needed what, but I was a little confused to say the least. I sometimes think that help can definately hinder a person. So anyway, I went to 2 tables, and one of them was the wrong one. Oops. The floor chart had just been changed, and I totally forgot about it. It was an honest mistake. So, instead of bringing the right drink to the right table, I tried to give the wrong drink to the wrong table. "Which one of you had coke?" I said when I got to the table, and the lady looked at me like I was nuts. "We didn't have coke" she said, and then it hit me, as I was looking around, I went to the wrong table. OH NOOOOO! Well, what do you do? Just deal and move on, and that's exactly what I did. I took their order. Then the 2nd table was a gentleman. And just as I was getting ready to go to his table, a different manager, The restaraunt manager, went up and took his order. I was so close. At that point I really, truly didn't care. After that situation, with me waiting on the wrong table and so on, the manager that told me about the tables in the first place said something to me about going to the wrong table. I don't know what she said, but it almost turned into a full blown discussion/argument and had it not been for another server that told us to get in the kitchen, it would have unraveled right there in the dining room. I am so thankful for that other server. Anyway, as we were making our way to the kitchen, I just walked away and got the drinks for the table. It all turned out to be fine, and I got a decent enough tip off the table, and I'm not sure if the man left a tip or not. I didn't deserve one anyway. The whole day was like that-all confusing and super busy. With mistakes made here and there. I know I am a very good server. But sometimes, I just have moments where it's just not working out, but I keep on trucking. For now at least, I really enjoy my job, and it gives my family a little extra money. And that is the best part.

I called my husband yesterday, because he has made the paper. Not the local one, but one in another part of the state. I can't believe that my husband, who would rather stand behind the guy asking questions and taking pictures, made the paper. I am so excited. My sister's mil will be sending me the paper. It's so neat. My husband also told me that he would have a little air time on the radio, which really shocked me. Where did my shy husband go and what have they done with him?:)
~e.

More of this and that

So I just heard from my husband. He told me that he might be staying in LA for a little while longer. I am not sure for how long or even for sure that will happen. I just have so much on my mind and of course I miss my husband quite a bit.
Tonight while my mil was getting my kids ready for supper and then after, it was very important for me to consiously participate. It's so easy just to let my mil take care of my kids and do everything for them. I know it's important for me not to and to be actively involved but man it's so easy to let my mil take care of everything for me. It's truly like I have a nanny. But only better because I don't have to pay her, and plus my kids reap the benefit of having their grandma take care of them.
How on earth does one organize their photos when they are in such disarray? I have so many bazillion photos and they are just shoved in shoe boxes and not put in any kind of order. It's so frustrating. One day at a time I guess. Well, I must end. I wish that my friends would type something in their blog.
~E.

This and That

So it's been a few days since I've spoken to my husband. I sure do miss him and I really wish he were going to be home soon. I just transferred money into his account. He says he needs some money, so I guess I better comply. I just heard on the news that a band director, his wife, and their eleven year old daughter were killed in a bus/truck accident. How sad. But dying with my family is the way I'd want to do it. Then I wouldn't have to live without them and they without me. Of course my friends are a whole other story. I don't know what I'd do without my friends. Maybe if the world just ended and we could all die together. Ok enough about that.
My mother-in-law is outside raking~of her own accord. I have to run and pick up a prescription for her. I want to pick up some other things for dinner. Work was really good today. It was busy for a Monday. That was really good for me. I'm a waitress and so the busier we are, the more tips I should make. So I have this errand I need to run. I'll type more later.
~E.

Miscelaneous bits

So this weekend was really nice. I visited my family and stayed in a hotel. My kids didn't get a nap in, and so my son was sooooooooooooooooooo tired by the time we got to bed. It was really late anyway as I was up visiting with my siblings. I was also busy making mints for the farewell party for my dad and his wife. So we didn't actually leave my sisters house until midnight. My son fell asleep on our way to the hotel, but then woke up once we got there. He fell asleep in the chair, so cute, and I moved him to the pull out bed where his sister was already asleep. I went to bed a little while later and then about an hour later, my son fell out of bed. Oh no. That started a cycle of sleep deprivation and frustration. I took him to bed with me, and then like every half hour he sat up in bed and said go bye bye and would sort of cry. Around 4, he finally got to sleep. But around that time, my daughter fell out of bed. She was ok, and slept with grandma. But oh boy, my poor kids had a really rough night. My daughter woke up at 7:30 or 8:00. My son woke up at around 9:30. It was such a blessing that he slept for so long after such a rough go of it. I'm sure they just had such a hard night because they were in an unfamiliar bed and they got to bed sooooo late. Today, they got a nap in, even though I didn't think it would be possible due to our situation. But the kids were so tired and it worked out pretty nicely. They slept really well. What a blessing.

Today was the farewell party for my dad and his wife. There was a really nice turnout of people. My dad and his wife are moving to another state. I will miss them both terribly. It was nice to be able to see them whenever but now it's going to be quite a trek if I wish to see them. They said they were coming home next summer. Hopefully they are still able to do that when summer comes. They are buying a house, fixing it up, selling it, and then taking that money and having a house built. I'm sure it will be nice when it's all said and done. Dad's wife said that she is really craving christian friends and I hope that she is able to find them where they are going. We all need good friends like that.

Yesterday was a whole bunch of fun. We went to this cornfield maze. The cornfield maze is in a cornfield that has paths plowed in the shape of an entire farm. Barn, windmill, farmhouse, etc. and then within the maze are mailboxes. The reason for the mailboxes is because it's kind of like a treasure hunt/test. They give you this quiz sheet and then you have to find the mailboxes and insided the mailboxes are the answers to the quiz, and you just have to guess which mailbox goes with which question. It was so cool. My family was doing this for competition, and I decided that it was too much pressure, so I decided just to walk the cornfield maze just for fun. It was too hard to read the map and I just couldn't figure it out. But it was sure a lot of fun!!
Have a great night. ~E.

down south

So, in a recent post, I mean real recent, so recent I could edit, but didn't want to, I forgot to mention that my hubby is still down south. I called him last night and we talked for a little while. He said that they cleaned out a school in the souther part of New Orleans, and brought all the school supplies to a town farther north. Before that, they were bagging sand for the levy. He told me that they would be home by Halloween. I hope thats how it will be, because I really would love to have him home for Halloween. He says he's doing well and keeping busy. ~E.

It's all good

Well, I'm still cleaning my house. I think it's never ending. I am not so bogged down by cleaning though so that's a good thing. I am listening to Dr Dobson on my computer right now listening to him explain his reason for supporting the newest nominee of the Supreme Court. It's kind of interesting. My checkbook is off and so I have to go thru that. I wrote my brother a check and he still hasn't cashed it. I'll have to tell him to get on that. Right now, I'm not writing any checks, because we don't have any check blanks. That's ok, but not really. I have a few more bills to pay, which I forgot about. Oops. Oh well, the one will get paid, and it'll be alright. So like I said, I'm still cleaning. I have to make beds, and change sheets, that sort of thing. Plus I need to rainbow my house. My daughter went potty on the potty this morning. It was so wonderful. I don't know if she had to go really, or that she knew what she was doing, but when I got up, she was saying potty, potty, and so I sat her down on her little potty while I went potty, and lo and behold, she went potty too. It was so great. I hope that I can seriously start training her soon. I haven't done that yet simply because I just feel it's too soon. Plus I don't see how I can get up in the middle of the night to take her to the potty so she won't wet the bed. Of course I wouldn't stop having her wear diapers at night, but the point is, I just don't know if I could get up in the night.:) My son hasn't started potty training yet and he's older than his sister. He hasn't even gone potty on the potty chair. So It's definately something that will have to wait. I just hope my kids don't outgrow diapers before they go potty on the toilet.:) So, since I'm still cleaning, I better go. Thanks for stopping.
~E.

spring cleaning

Hi there! I know it's not spring. But is there another name for thorough cleaning? I am really enjoying myself. I don't have the tv on. It's a new concept. I have a lot of things I want to get done, and I just feel that the tv would definately prevent me from doing anything constructive. It's good that I'm cleaning. It's really nice out today, and I feel like I should be outside cleaning my shed or cleaning out my car. But I also feel strongly that I should be right here where I am inside cleaning. It's been a good time for me. I'm actually motivated to clean. Sometimes I'm not~actually I'm not motivated a lot of the time. There is so much to do. I am thinking of putting a collage of pictures on my table under my clear plastic table cloth. I think it will be fun. My son made me think of that. He put some business card underneath the plastic-he was playing-and it made me think of such a neat idea. I really love to take pictures, and I have TONS of them. My house could probably be wrapped 3 times in photos if it were done wall to wall inside and out. I have that many pictures! Oh boy!!! So I just wanted to take a minute to do something fun. But I better get back to it. Bye
~E.

Long time no type

It's been a little while since I've blogged. I've just been uninterested. I went and looked at a house the other day. It's a really old house. In my opinion, it requires a TON of work. It's really neat though. It's in my price range. It's in the town I live in. The house is liveable, it just has that old plaster and lath walls. The carpet is pretty old. The kitchen is carpeted with really old carpet. The cabinets are really old. It's a neat house though. It has a really awesome attic. One you can go up in and actually stand. There's even access to the roof where there's a "porch" type thing. IT's so cool. There's even a laundry shoot which I think is really cool. Unfortunately, the laundry is in the basement. The basement is not that great, it's a basement, what can one expect really? There are three bedrooms and they are on the upper level. There is 1.25 bathrooms which means that on the main floor there is only a toilet. ON the upper level is the master bathroom. All this upstairs stuff wouldn't be so bad except that my mother in law has such a hard time with steps. It'll all work out if it's meant to be. I won't know more until my hubby gets home. He's helping with Hurricane Katrina. The kids are napping. My daughter wasn't falling asleep. I think she is finally sleeping though. IT's really cold in my house. I live in a mobile home that I think it must leak so warm air gets out thru the windows and etc. I think this is all for now. Have a great day!
~E.