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Busy...............

Well, I guessed it would be busy and, boy, did I guess right. We had 5 registers running up front plus outside garden and Lumber. At various times throughout the day pretty much every member of the managerial staff who were at the store could be seen running other registers besides. I am exhausted and I ache. When the customers come at me fast and furious like that, I have no chance to stretch my poor overtaxed muscles. But, it does make the day go fast until it gets close to quittin' time when every minute seems to last forever. I was so wiped out today that I was getting silly before it was all over. And, no one showed up to relieve me or tell me to go home so finally, I turned off the overhead light, flagged the head cashier down, pointed to where a watch would be on my arm (if I wore one) and waved bye. Thank goodness, the head cashier waved goodbye and I was finally able to get out of there. It was just about quarter after before I could clock out.

This is one aggravated woman right here. I had a client scheduled to drop off material to prepare her trust return on Thursday. She called and said she just couldn't make it. So, we rescheduled for 4PM today. And did she come? No! But, she'll still expect the return done by the due date, you can bet............

Another cause for aggravation: They have removed the water bottle from the break room at work. It's been moved out to outside garden. The ASM wants to save money and, it seems, too many people were actually able to drink the water when it was in the break room. Of course, we can all go out there to fill our water containers and the trip and return would probably blow around half of our breaks...........Of course, the store will happily sell us those stupid plastic bottles of water for a price.............The HR person was chortling that she made this happen--free potable water for employees. I wonder what she has to say now.........

I have been pretty well totally devoid of motivation tonight. Shame on me I guess. I'm going to head to bed and hope that tomorrow is better...............

 

Here we go again..........

I work tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday. It should be busy and I'm not really looking forward to it. I wish I could say that at least I am going into it well rested, but that's not the case. I really did not sleep well last night--another one of those nights when I went to bed at a reasonable hour and then spent a lot of time praying, both for sleep and many other things. Somewhere in the middle of the night, I reset the alarm clock to gain another hour of sleep, but it wasn't enough. I did get a nap this afternoon, but it was barely enough to make up for some of what was lost last night. Not enough to recharge the batteries..........

I pulled some Unstuffed Cabbage Soup out of the freezer for dinner. I have to admit I REALLY like that stuff. I think there's only one baggie left and then you can bet I'll be making more.

I've done some additional cleaning and decluttering in the bathrooms. I did a very small load of laundry--the microfiber cloths I use for cleaning. I pulled about three pieces out of the master closet for donation--much more to add to THAT pile. I also put away some of the clean sweaters I've been washing up to get them ready for storage for the summer. Roomie has been doing her thing and doing a good job of it. I helped her out a little by brushing the dog. If I can control the amount of dog hair he is currently shedding, perhaps we can finally be done with the accumulation one day. The kitchen is in decent shape as to dishes, the sink area, the counters, and the stove. I also started cooking down those beef bones I bought the other day from the clearance area at the grocery store. They are in the crockpot and I intend to cook them for a long time, low and slow. Those should make some good broth.........But, there's still lots of stuff to deal with out there.

I almost forgot to say that I dug around in the garage and found a drill. Happily, I found a corded drill. I did NOT find even 1/5 of the drill bits I know are out there. But, in that I found a corded drill, once I find or buy some drill bits, perhaps I can finally replace that toilet seat in the hall bath.........

It was quite warm today. My rule is that when it hits 80 degrees, I can turn on the AC in the van. So, I drove home from DSIL's place with the AC running. The result of this, however, is that I'm going to need to increase the budget for gasoline. It won't help at all that the price of gasoline has climbed around here.

I paid all the bills due as of now except the mortgage payment. I'm 2 days into the 28 days the money in the checking account is supposed to last and there's only going to be $66 left once I pay the mortgage payment! And the gas bill is not in yet.........Thank God for the tax money which isn't much but will help. I'm not sure what kind of a rabbit I'll pull out of my hat once the tax money is gone......But, God has a plan. According to the Bible, I have "all sufficiency in all things". It's nice to know that but the trick is to "walk" in it!

So, anyway I'm off to bed to try to be "ready" for tomorrow. I hope you had a BLESSED day. I certainly did!

I got to see the chillen..........

Yep, went down there around 10AM and made it home just about 2:30. I didn't know but SIL needed to go to his office so I was the "babysitter". That was fine by me! I was greeted by hugs--talk about something that does a Grandma's heart good! We had a late breakfast/early lunch at IHOP and came back to SIL's house. There, they showed off their many Lego construction projects. I don't know if they have any at their mom's house, but there are many here! They're on shelves, tables, and even some hanging from the ceiling (flying through the air, of course.)

We also talked a bit about their life in Sacramento. Each of them has found a new "best friend" there and they seem to be settling in pretty well. Apparently their mother has hired a live-in nanny for them. So the nanny has the responsibility for them from approximately 3PM when they get out of school til their mother gets home around 6. They tell me they walk to school but the nanny usually walks with them. It's nice that the school is so close by. They have 2 dogs and a cat and they are responsible for taking care of them. DGS is also responsible for "cleaning the dishes" (he scrapes & rinses before they go into the dishwasher) and DGD "helps to cook" and empties the dishwasher. I asked DGD what she knows how to cook. She tells me she can make grilled cheese sandwiches, but mainly she just helps with the cutting.......... DGS tells me he can cook breakfast.

DGS and I got into a discussion of WWII. I was pleasantly surprised that he knew as much as he does--he's 10. He knew about the holocaust. I've heard that many schools have edited that out of history classes in order "not to offend" certain people. He also knew about Pearl Harbor, at least to the extent of the fact that it happened. I was able to add a few details to his knowledge store.

Anyway, we had a pretty good time for an old lady and a couple of kids. They are just as sweet and lovable as they can be. I have to give credit where credit is due--good job, DD and DSIL.

Turns out SIL has a new acquisition--a REALLY BIG dining room table and chairs. Beautiful, really. He got it at an estate sale just down the street from his house. They have several leaves in the table right now and I kinda think it's a bit too big, but the leaves will come out and that will be nice. It's also nice that it's light in color. SIL's house, like mine, was built in the 80's so not so many windows as in newer homes. He also has a number of large shade trees shading the back of his house, so it's rather dark in there. The light color of the table & chairs seems to brighten up the place.

His old dining room table and chairs are in the side yard, supposedly waiting to be hauled away by the Vietnam Vets. Well, I don't begrudge the Vietnam Vets anything they get, but I put in a request for the table and chairs. They are not my dream addition to my house, but they will fit nicely and the table at least is in much better condition than mine. I bought mine 2nd hand from a man who bought it 2nd hand, and I bought it 20 years ago. For a while, I loaned the table to my DD and it did not come back in as good a shape as it was in when it left here. There are water marks, bad ones, on the top from that kind gesture. There is also one spot where there is something of a gouge in the table top. Most of that could be "fixed" by sanding and painting. What I don't know what to do with, and what has stopped me from doing anything is that there is a place where the wood that makes up the table top is splitting apart. Like it is coming unglued. Certainly I am capable of gluing and clamping, but what has mystified me is how to get the split part opened up far enough to actually get glue in there. And so, it has sat here, looking sad for a long time.

The table SIL had is black metal with inset but removable earth toned tiles forming the top. It has 6 side chairs. The chairs look to need the seats reupholstered, but that's no big deal. He didn't like it because he said food bits got stuck down in where the tiles were inserted. Well, gee, a tablecloth will fix that! Those wall units I clean all the time are black. I think that table will look good sitting in there with those wall units. I am THRILLED. I don't know if he'll take any money for the stuff, but, of course, I'll offer. I can scrounge up a little for what is, for me, a blessing. He is even going to deliver it!!!!!!!!!!!

BEST OF ALL: I came away with cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses for both DGS & DGD. I made them promise that if their mother doesn't want me to be in touch with them, they will let me know, but, maybe, just maybe, I'll actually be able to hear from them more often from now on.

Should note that oldest DGS was in CA visiting his mother. I was disappointed not to be able to see him this time, but hope springs eternal.............Maybe next time.

 

An unusual experience...........

I have a lot of old movies which provide my "entertainment" and "company" most evenings. About three nights ago I watched a movie, made in 1967, starring Rock Hudson, entitled "Tobruk". When that one was finished, I realized I also had a movie called "Raid on Rommel". The second movie stars Richard Burton and was made in 1971.

Well, even if you don't like WWII movies, a good long look at either Rock Hudson or Burton in his younger days never hurt the eyes. So I decided to follow "Tobruk" with "Raid on Rommel". The broad strokes of the plot lines are similar. British soldiers, posing as prisoners of war, penetrate the German defenses around Tobruk and destroy the huge fuel dumps Rommel had in that area as well as some massive guns mounted in a cliff. Of course, all of this is accomplished just in the nick of time as the Brits are about to land troops in Tobruk. There are even some scenes thrown in of those huge German guns firing on the approaching British ships.

Here's the odd part. As I was watching the second movie, we got to the part where the fuel dump is being blown to bits. And the scenes looked VERY familiar. It seemed almost as if I could predict exactly what was going to happen next on screen. Finally a couple of scenes were REALLY familiar! So, I went an looked it up. It seems they reused those scenes from the Rock Hudson movie for the Richard Burton movie. The exact same scenes! I think that is pretty darned unusual.

We all know that various old movies have been filmed on the back lots in Hollywood. And, no doubt, on the same sets. However, the sets are rearranged a bit, things are renamed, etc., to camouflage the locations. I have NEVER seen two movies where it was totally obvious that scenery, let alone whole minutes of film, have been reused. Isn't that weird? I think so..........

Fresher, Better, Stronger...........

If you count my 2 hour nap, I got 9 hours of sleep last night. Wow! And I feel pretty good about today. I just put a new bottle with 2 gallons of water in it on the water cooler and it didn't seem heavy at all. Does this mean I should always have a good night's sleep before I lift water bottles?

This is just a quickie post as I thought of a couple of little tidbits I wanted to share with you. I seem to have a new reputation in the store. I'm called "the lady who is always smiling".........This was started by one of the guys who works in the back in the Lumber area. I know his first name and that's about all I know. But, everytime I see him, he works into the conversation that I'm "the lady who is always smiling".........Yesterday I heard him telling customers that! I guess, when you're a King's Kid, that's an okay reputation to have. Whaddayouthink?

Had a lady customer from CA a day or so ago. She was remarking on the customer service in our store. (Now understand, most of us employees feel there should be more staff as we think we're spread too thin to give the kind of service we'd like to give.) She, however, made a small circle with her middle finger and her thumb and said that was how much service one could expect in stores in CA. She spread her arms wide and said that was like the comparative service she gets here. Maybe we're just good at fakin' it til we make it, LOL. I showed her the survey form on the bottom of our register receipts and told her how much we'd love to have her say that in writing..........

Okay, got to finish getting ready for work. It's great to feel well when facing a day at the store! Praise God!

 

 

Giving up for tonight............

Much that I wanted to do tonight did not get done. I'll have to quicken the pace tomorrow night.

I did take a nap. That should have helped but I have a headache. That happens a lot lately on work days. I think it is so "dirty" (dusty) in that store that it tweaks everyone's allergies. The headache is mostly broken now, but I have a lot of tension in the back of my neck. I'm going after it with the massager before I go to sleep in hopes I won't wake up with a stiff neck.

I did work on two interwoven tax returns and I have answers on both of them. Will discuss with the client tomorrow night and finish them up.

I marvel at people, I really do. One of these returns belongs to a dear friend. I don't know what her debt load is. It may be substantial. She literally had income of 4 x mine and she claims she's having a hard time making it. I know her rent is not more than a few bucks higher than my mortgage payment..........I am sure there are people who would look at my income and consider it good compared to theirs. It's NOT good, but I make it work. I even have a little bit stashed for car repairs and such--not enough but something........It's just interesting how people perceive their circumstances.

I did get some work done on the budget. And I fixed dinner and I got one drawer and one shelf of the fridge cleaned out. Maybe I'll just do this on the "installment plan" and do another shelf tomorrow night, LOL.

Anyway, in view of my lousy night's sleep last night, the lingering part of my headache, and a none-too-happy tummy, I'm headed to bed. I hope to sleep it all off!

I prefer sitting down...........

Yep, I worked in Lumber again. It's frowned upon by those who sit on their own rear ends all day, but cashiers assigned down there sit. To the best of my knowledge we all do it. I went down there after my break and it was a blessing.

I work tomorrow and then I have Friday off. It's a single day off and the result of my asking NOT to work the 8 days in a row for which I was originally scheduled. So, the paycheck will be short for this week, but that's the way it goes. That sounds good, right. However, I am scheduled for 7 in a row from the 9th through the 15th! Someone really doesn't seem to like me much. Maybe they're taking some particular frustration out on me.............I KNOW it's not because I'm indispensable!

I've had some good news and some bad news at work the last two days. I'll give you the bad news. I noticed that a young man I like a lot hasn't been around when I'm around. He's a responsible worker and, honestly, not many young men would "waste time" talking to a female my age. Well, schedules fluctuate between days of the week and hours of the day so it's not unusual to not see a particular person for days at a time. But it's been longer. So today I had the presence of mind to ask about him. Poor kid............He rides a motorcycle back and forth to work. He's not a "biker", but he's young and a motorcycle is more affordable than a car. Seems someone came barreling out of an apartment complex without looking. And careened right into him. I guess he was in the hospital for weeks. This all happened somewhere around 6 weeks ago. Apparently, he is pretty darned messed up with a broken left arm and a shattered bone in his right leg. He's asked for and been granted "medical leave" for a year because there's going to be extensive therapy once the bones are healed enough to start that.

The good news involves a promotion. If you remember, the store had a staffing shake up about a year ago. Twelve managers were reduced to 5. And, unfortunately one of the 5, the "blessed one" wasn't even from our store. So 8 managers were demoted. They lost their titles but were allowed to retain their pay for one year. So, one of the 5 was fired a couple of weeks ago. I told you the story of him shooting the bird at another manager, ending up with his finger sticking in an employee's face. The employee told him if he did it again she'd grab it and twist it off. So, he did it again. So, she grabbed it and gave the "twisting off" part her best shot. When management "counseled" her about it and let it drop, that was not sufficient for him. He called corporate and gave them some story about being in shock over it and being really hurt. They called management and ordered the employee fired. Then he went on the employee's facebook page and wrote a bunch of garbage. After thinking about it, he tried to delete the post but she had taken a screen shot of it and sent it to corporate. THAT got him fired. Well, one of the people who has always been kind to me has been selected to fill the position. It has been reported that he was not a very good manager, but one never knows what a manager has been ordered to do if he's a good manager. Anyway, I like him and he seems to like me. I'm sure he'll be a much less volatile but wholly dedicated manager. I'm very happy for him.

So, the dude that calls to tell me he's working on his return has made his second call of the season. He's working on it. We're what, 20 days out??? So glad to know he's working on it. (I know you can't see me so I'll just tell you that was said with my tongue in my cheek......)

I have assigned myself the chore of cleaning out the fridge tonight. I don't enjoy doing that at all. It doesn't help one bit that it involves bending! I think I'm going to drag my little stepstool over in front of the fridge, plop myself down and do it that way. I know my back will appreciate that.

I ordered a pair of shorts for work. The bulk of what I have to wear to work is REALLY old. Joe's been dead 7 years and I bought those oldies but goodies USED off of e-bay several years before he died. I have worried about how long I can make those shorts last so I'm going to try and replace them whenever the money is available. Sadly they won't arrive til around the 9th of April and Friday is our first day of the season with highs in the 80's. It'll only go up, way up, from there.........

So, I need to get busy around here. I hope you had a blessed day.

How fast can a senior citizen jump out of bed?

Pretty darned fast when a muscle spasm in the calf hits at 4:26AM! I also "had the duty". I was on pottie patrol every two hours. I will undoubtedly be operating in the strength God gives me today!

I think I have confirmed something I'd like to share with you. I have believed for years now that Levaquin destroyed my muscles. I have based this on two things--weakness and appearance. You've heard me talk about how I can't lift a bag of dog food or a bottle of water. So, yes, weakness. And weakness that didn't exist before the first round of Levaquin. I DID lift those bags of dog food and while I didn't find carrying bottles of water to be fun, it was certainly easier for me than it is now. My ability to do these things disappeared by the time I got home from the hospital 4 days later. In fact, I was so weak I had trouble walking from one end of the house to the other and the house is not that big!

You also heard me complain about the appearance of my skin, how it just sagged on my butt, on my thighs, on my arms. I went into the hospital as a reasonably toned woman for my age. I came out looking like I was 90.

Well, here's the "proof". I've been doing a kind of modified push up--at work. Of course, I'm in a standing position. I move my feet well back (at least 2 feet) from the counter, plant my hands on the counter and, while arching my back backwards, I lower myself to the counter and hold it for as long as I can. This eases the back pain a little and it has rebuilt muscle. This is based partially on a yoga position and partially on good old push ups. I have biceps. I have triceps. I even have deltoids. It's wonderful! For a while I really had that hanging, saggy skin under the arm, inches of it. Now there is barely any and under what's left of it, you can see the shape of muscle. Do I really care about the appearance of that part of my body? Well, no, but it is an indication that the repetitive exercise has had an effect on musculature that was destroyed.

I should not discount the fact that I do a little "heavy lifting" at work. I avoid it if I can, but I do it when it's necessary. I laughed when my doctor told me I should look into weight training. You try lifting an expensive ceiling fan out of a cart, doc.............Let's see if you'd call that weight training. I do!

It also gives me hope. Hope that with continued work perhaps the legs will come back. Hope that both legs and arms will regain their strength.

I walk a lot at work. Particularly lately they have been sending me down to Lumber a lot which really increases the # of steps I walk every day. Yesterday I walked about 3.2 miles when you count going to Lumber and back, in and out of the building, around the grocery store, and lugging groceries in from the van. I hurt when I did that. I have never begged off going down to Lumber and I hope I never will. I just tell myself it's beneficial exercise that will help rebuild my leg muscles.

I wish my leg muscles had made the gains my arm muscles have. However, I have to keep in mind that the muscles in the lower part of the body are much larger than the muscles in the arms. I would expect it would take longer to rebuild them, and that is the case. But, even in the case of the leg muscles, there is evidence of improvement. Remember, a few weeks ago, I was able to climb up onto a chair without having to use a stepstool to get up there--for the first time in years...........

Who knows? Maybe one day I'll get back to "normal". It's three years right about now since that first fateful case of hospitalization for pneumonia. Oh how I wish the "healing" had been instantaneous rather than "process", but it's healing nonetheless. So thankful to God for His mercy to me!

I just love it when............

a plan comes together. Today was the beginning of that, I think. You all know I've been working at buying ahead, cooking ahead, canning, freezing, etc. My goal for the moment is to be able to spend my money on what is on special, not on everyday stuff, to the fullest extent I can. I also want to have a stash so that when what I am currently using is used up, there is more in the house somewhere.

Tonight after work I went to the grocery store. I didn't want to, but I plodded along, up and down the aisles. I am quite happy with most of what I bought. I found cheese sticks on sale so I now have about a month's supply. Eight ounce blocks of cheddar cheese were on sale so that is headed to the freezer for later use. I bought a $12 roast for under $6. I will add it to my small stash of beef in the freezer and when I manage to catch another one on sale, I should have enough for another batch of canned roast beef. I found canned milk on sale, 10 cans for $10. (Canned milk is my back up when I run out of half and half.) Butter was on sale again so I have 4 more pounds now. I honestly think I have enough butter to last til December if I don't get crazy and bake a lot of stuff. I found beef bones in the markdown section. Those are in the freezer now. They will be cooked for soup and broth. So healthy! Gain laundry detergent was on sale and I had a $2 coupon. I'm using a small bottle of Tide I bought a few weeks ago and the Gain will be my backup supply. Eggs were on sale so I bought two dozen of those. Also Asparagus was on sale. I am planning a frittata for dinner next week. Breakfast for dinner happens a lot around here so they'll be used..........

What did I buy that wasn't stock up stuff? Well, let's see. I've been having sausage gravy and biscuits as a dinner every few weeks. I use my freeze dried sausage (very low in fat) and I've been making the biscuits. However, this week I bought 2 cans of Grands. Less healthy, but it's tax season........ Some sacrifices have to be made. I bought a loaf of Irish Soda bread I didn't need, but that was my "treat" in lieu of cookies or pie or whatever. It will be good toasted for breakfast. I bought some cottage cheese. This works well with some fruit for lunches on the days I'm home. I bought a rotisserie chicken. That wasn't planned but it was dinner tonight and the remainder will become chicken quesadillas, chicken broth, etc. I also had to buy the usual dairy--milk and half 'n' half. I don't remember too much else except a spare tube of Poligrip. Oh, and I got another Freschetta pizza on sale. They may not be the healthiest thing, but I happen to like them and each pizza provides about 4 meals. I think that's about it.

And I came in almost exactly on budget!

Along the way as I was putting the groceries away, I needed to wrap that beef roast I bought for the freezer. I have two rolls of foodsaver bags with just a tiny bit left on them. I needed another roll. I had 2 rolls in the cupboard!

So I didn't get home til nearly 5PM. Since then I've dragged the trashcan in from the curb, gathered up all kinds of trash either the trashmen or the wind blew around, made multiple trips to empty out the van, and put all the groceries away. I cleaned the toilets, wiped down the counter in the master bath, and folded and put away a load of laundry. And, last but not least, I finished up some dishes that needed done and wiped down the counters. Also took a few minutes and worked on my own tax return. Imagine that!

It is not everything I wanted to get done tonight, but not too bad a showing. I still hope to turn roomie loose and maybe work in the living room a little, decluttering and dusting. We'll see if that happens. I'm feeling pretty tired by now............

 

Failure to communicate?

I asked to leave work early today. I had 3 errands I needed to complete and then be home by 4PM, ready to receive the client who was due to arrive at that time. They let me leave about 5 minutes early.

The most urgent errand was a trip to the AT&T store to have them look at my phone. The phone isn't much use when it can't be used for outgoing calls........... Well, the guy today basically greeted me at the door, asked about the problem, took the back off the phone, removed the battery, removed the SIM card, replaced everything and it was fixed. AND he showed me what he was doing so that the next time this crops up, I can do it myself. According to him, the phone gets jostled in some way and this "resets" it. Okay, whatever. I just need it to work! Anyway, it was a quick trip in and out, quite surprisingly. It took me MUCH longer last time.

Next, the bank account has dwindled and I unearthed a few cashable checks, so I wanted to get them into the bank. I need to acquire some back up ink supplies and I need to have $$$ in the bank account to back up the debit card. It wasn't much money, but still...........more than enough to buy ink for the printer. No one in line when I got to the bank so I happily got that taken care of and scooted out of there. The nice part about this is that the AT&T store and the bank are in the outlying buildings around the same big strip mall.

Third item on the list--water. I had 3 empty water bottles in the van. I don't like letting my water reserves get too far down. Three empties is my limit. So, I got all three filled and lifted back into the van and headed the last little bit home. The tax return that was due to be picked up was ready--I had made sure of that this morning before I left. But, being a bit OCD, I thought I should double check it again. And once I got that done, I was ready for the client to arrive with about 10 minutes to spare. And he didn't come. I spoke with him last night and it was agreed I'd be home and waiting for him by 4. He finally came around 5:30. Ugh!

I wanted in the worst way to get a nap. But, instead i was sentenced to "wait", one of my least favorite things to do. I didn't want to be back in the back of the house because, while it's hard to hear a knock on the door or to hear the doorbell ring if I'm in the office, it's almost impossible if I'm back in the bedroom or bathroom, and we all know Parker is no help. He doesn't bark, even if someone knocks on the door. This client is well into his 80's and I did not want to have him wobble up to the house from his vehicle--he's a little unsteady on his feet. So first I worked on carrying the water bottles in. I was really tired when I finished that, but I got all 3 into the house.

I had bought a box fan last week for my bedroom. But I hadn't taken time to set it up. So, in the living room, right inside the front door, I put that together and quickly set it up in the bedroom. If you remember, I had a fan I'd used in there for years and it bit the dust a few weeks ago. But, I can't sleep unless there is air movement. I remembered that there was a fan in the guest room. So, I have been using that. But, it barely stirs the air and I haven't slept well........... The box fan works much better, thank the Lord.

Anyway, I finally went and took a nap around 6 and slept almost 3 hours. So far, I've managed to unload the dishwasher and straighten up the kitchen some and that is the extent of my accomplishments...........NOT a good showing for the evening, particularly considering I am headed to bed when I finish this.........

I spent most of the day in Lumber again. That entailed 2 trips down and back and my legs were quite uncooperative today. I made it, but............. I was wearing my crocs. They work fine when I am just hanging around the front end, but this evening my ankles and knees are talking back. I have been going down to Lumber a good bit lately, but usually not two trips. Well, it probably helped me rebuild .0001% of the muscle I've lost, so praise be............The muscles in my back are sore, but I think that is unrelated to the shoe issue.

Our newest full time head cashier is something else. The most senior head cashier sent me to Lumber. I was down there just a few minutes and the phone rang. It was the newest full time head cashier. She couldn't figure out where I was............I just absolutely marvel at this. She knows I don't go out to Outside Lawn & Garden. She has a clipboard that records every employee's schedule. It shows what time I'm due in and it shows whether or not I've called saying I'm sick. It records what time I'm due a break. The front end where most of the registers are is clearly visible to the head cashiers. If I'm there, not due a break, and she can't see me, where else would I be? I couldn't possibly be anywhere but Lumber. What is with the phone calls? This has happened frequently and it astonishes me. She should know by now that I'm not the kind of employee who just disappears. Besides, opportunities for cashiers to disappear are few and far between. If I can follow a logical process and figure out where everyone is, why can't she? Isn't she supposed to be my "superior"? Oh, well, I guess we all have our strengths and weaknesses and, certainly, I have mine. I will keep reminding myself she was the only applicant for the position..............This is also the head cashier who gossips about her bosses and about her employees, a BIG no-no for a supervisor.........

Night all. Enough out of me!