Too busy to blog

Well, I have come to the conclusion that I am too busy to be a good blogger. I probably do have a lot to say and a lot to tell, just no time in which to say it or share it with you.
Things are crazier than normal around here lately and it just seems like they're not likely to smooth out any time soon. I see no light at the end of my tunnel!!! :( I definitely need a vacation! Two months, if I can just hang on for two months, it'll be here!
I don't have time to attend to regular email, much less "specialty" projects such as blogging!
I have houseguests right now who are at home waiting for me to get there and visit with them, but I must wait for these printers to quit before I can even think about going! Last night, it was 8:30 before I got home from work. Tonight will not be that late, hopefully it will only be about 7. I have been keeping track for about 3 months now and it is clear that we are killing a lot of trees in this business. Hope we own our own forests! We are using an average of $14,000 worth of paper every month! And that's just in this room, doesn't even count anything from the rest of this large office! And we spend over $4,000 a month on ink! And the printers we use cost about $20,000 each. Talk about operating expenses - holy cow!!!!!
Well, I must run or I'll be camping out here all night.
Will return when I can but don't hold your breath!

Here I am again!

Well, two days in a row, whaddaya know?? I have enjoyed my Saturday, even though the major portion of it has been spent cleaning house and doing laundry. There was no sunshine today at all so the plan of doing outdoor things did not materialize. My cleaning girl was here today and while she cleans, I clean also. I just clean "other things" and do projects I wouldn't ordinarily have time to do (like clean out the refrigerator and closets, ironing, going through mail and bills, etc.). We have a good time while she is here, mostly just trying to communicate. She speaks no English, well, very little, and I speak no Spanish to speak of! But we manage somehow and things get done. We do a lot of gesturing and laughing and shaking our heads or shrugging our shoulders. I am beginning to recall more Spanish words that I knew a long time ago but had forgotten. I took Spanish in high school, just a few years back (ha!) and could've done OK back then, but since that was 30 years ago, the old memory has faded. But with the help of a translation site on my computer, I can recall some and look up some. But trust me, the translation sites don't necessarily translate accurately. When I try to get the translation for "dust the furniture" (or something like that) it comes back with something like "dirt the furniture." So I have to be very careful or I will have Abelia Bedilia "drawing my drapes" or "dressing the chicken" or something such as that (for you youngsters who have no idea who she is, never mind!). I hope to brush up on my Spanish and maybe eventually be able to actually converse in that language. I have been wanting to really know how to speak Spanish for many years now. Maybe we can teach each other our own languages. She knows a few words now, such as "sister, husband, work, house, pretty, baby, shoes, birthday" etc. Well, I must go now and get a few more things accomplished before Mr. G gets home. Later alligators!

TGIF!!!!!

I am SOOOOO happy it's Friday - you just can't imagine! It's been such a busy week I am very ready for some down time! And for the first time in over two months, I will have the house to myself for the weekend and enjoy some "alone" time! Well, not completely by myself, hubby will be home on his off hours but still .... it'll be peaceful. And the weather is so gorgeous today, if tomorrow is anything like this, I will be in hog-heaven! I can work out in the back yard and get some things ready for planting new flowers and clean up old dead leaves and stuff! Maybe get to clean off the back porch a little bit. Yea! Might even take time to lay in the hammock and soak up some beautiful sunshine and read my new Southern Living magazine. Won't that be great? Oh, yeah!
Our missions conference started Wednesday night and was really great! It being the first night, they introduced all of the missionary families that were here (14 in all) and they all came down the middle aisle of the church with one person carrying a real big flag of the nation they represent, then they each told a brief blurb about their family and how long they had been on their field. We had some great music and then one of the missionaries brought a good message. We didn't get home until 9:30 but it was well worth it. Then last night, we went also but before going we met a couple of friends at Abuelo's for dinner (which was great) then went on. The first missionary we heard speak was from Taiwan. He showed slides and answered questions, in a small group in one of the Sunday school classrooms, before the main service. He and his family have been over there for 16 years. Would you believe he actually knows Mark Lehman, of all things, isn't it a small world after all????? He had nothing but great things to say about Mark. Of course, Mark grew up in that country so it was no surprise when he said that Mark's knowledge of the language was superb! Then the missionary that brought the message was from the Ivory Coast, he and family have been over there for 20 years. We also heard a brief testimony from a single lady missionary who works with the deaf in the remote jungles of Mexico. It was inspirational to say the least. Very moving. Home late again, but again, well worth it. Such a minor inconvenience compared to what these folks go through on a daily basis on the mission field, in some cases.
Well, time to go wrap things up so I can hit the road and hopefully beat the 5 o'clock traffic!
Talk to you all soon!