Got a minute?

Neither do I!! But I'm going to steal one and write a short (very short) blog!

It is now mid March and the weather is finally getting nice outside! We have had several days of nice spring-like weather to enjoy! Well, I mean "enjoy" as in getting in and out of the car coming into the office and going home, and maybe a few minutes during the lunch hour going and coming from wherever we might go eat! I don't mean "enjoy" as in laying outside in the back yard in the hammock or swing soaking up some nice rays of sunshine! However, you will be glad to know that I am actually taking a VACATION DAY on Friday (day after tomorrow) and I intend to do just that - soak up some good sunshine! I hope the weather holds and is still nice by then because I sure hope to do some yard work and get my flower beds in the back yard into some kind of shape for planting. Too bad my older sister doesn't have extra time on her hands and isn't looking for something to do or I would sure utilize her green thumb and put her to work in my yard! As it is, I'll just have to do the best I know how and try to put into practice some of the good tips I have been reading in my "Backyard Living" magazine that she sends me a subscription for every year! It's really neat and they sure make it sound easy. We'll see!

I almost have my new help trained so that I can even take a REAL vacation (like a week!) in a few weeks, hopefully in about 2 weeks. I'm taking this one day just to give her a test. I know she will do fine, but she doesn't know it yet. She isn't confident enough that she can handle the basics if I'm not there. I told her my cell phone is always on and plus, there are a couple of people here in the office that could answer her questions if she couldn't reach me or didn't want to bother me. I told her it was no bother! I said "if I'm at laying in the swimming pool on a raft soaking up the sun, it won't disturb me one iota to paddle my way over to the edge, pick up my cell phone and answer a quick question or two from you!" Won't make me miss one ray of sunshine! We will undoubtedly go to TN on this first week of vacation to have a VERY belated Christmas with my family and visit those we haven't seen in a long time. I can't wait to see little Jackson, he is such a living doll! I have pictures of him posted all over my overhead file cabinet in my office and everyone always oohs and aahs over how cute he is! Of course! And I also have pictures of my other delightful nephews (from when they were tiny to more recent) which I also have to brag about. Plus pictures of my one and only very cute and fiesty niece, plus a few pictures of the grandkids. So, as you can imagine, family pictures are everywhere in my office!

We would like to go on a "real" vacation soon, somewhere to enjoy the scenery and relax and have a "touristy" time, but that will have to wait for later on in the year, possibly around October. In April, I might take one day off for a 3 day weekend and go to Texas to see my dear, old friend who is coming down from Canada to visit her brother and family. I did that last year (just on a Sat/Sun) and it was great to see her but just way too short a visit and a bit of a long trip for just a day. Then in May, we'll be going to AR to the 3 bedroom condo as usual. Hopefully, some of the family can come over and join us for a fun time over there!

Well, maybe that wasn't such a short blog after all! And since I started it one day last week and just now finished it, I've already had the one vacation day off and am back at it now! Will finish up here later!