Oldest son is in Boston visiting girlfriend. Robert graduates basic training tomorrow! On to AIT. Baby Michael, wife, parents, and sister have all gone to SC to celebrate. It's only 2 days, so we stayed back to let Robert and wife and baby have space. He is planning on calling me tomorrow, so cell phone will be at the ready---after tomorrow he can call anytime in the evenings he wants. Hubby and youngest are on "vacation" this week (Spring break) and I hardly see them--holed up playing video games, sleeping and goofing off. Hubby did clean out the garage. I'm jealous....having to work...I have bitten off one big hunk o' mural to do for a church. Oy. About 1000 square ft of mural. I'm blocking stuff in right now, and can't wait to get to the "fun" parts...the details and colors. That's it.....thankfully, things are quiet, albeit lonely without lots of family around!
Boring post? Yeah. And I'm really glad about that!

Friday humor

Resume Mistakes:
"Here are my qualifications for you to overlook."
"Education: College, August 1880-May 1984."
"Work Experience: Dealing with customers' conflicts that arouse."
"Develop and recommend an annual operating expense fudget."
"I'm a rabid typist."
"Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain operation."

Reasons for Leaving your Previous Job:
"Responsibility makes me nervous."
"They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 every morning. Couldn't work under those conditions."
"Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job."
"Was met with a string of broken promises and lies, as well as cockroaches."
"I was working for my mom until she decided to move."
"The company made me a scapegoat - just like my three previous employers."

Personal Qualities:
"I'm married with 9 children. I don't require prescription drugs."
"I am extremely loyal to my present firm, so please don't let them know of my immediate availability."
"Number of dependents: 40."
"Marital Status: Often. Children: Various."
"I was proud to win the Gregg Typting Award."

Special Requests
"Please call me after 5:30 because I am self-employed and my employer does not know I am looking for another job."

Got Skype?

My hubby loaded Skype on my 'puter and I'm up and runnin'. I was messin' around with it, and dialed up Dave in Scotland! Much to my surprise, he answered! What fun! So cool to talk to him! Email me for my Skype address if you want to talk. Love to chat!

Tombs and such....

I missed the documentary, but I thought this Washington Post article was interesting. I like the non-believers who are not believing James Cameron's "show," so lookie here.

amazing grace...

Well, God just works all over. We count our blessings, if we're wise. I'm going to my regular doctor to discuss a few things. I have a factor in my blood that can cause clotting and such. It has never caused any problems before, so just wanting to make sure all my ducks (and platelets!) are in a row.
Here's the amazing stuff:
If I hadn't had this eye thing happen, I'd never have gone to my opthamologist.
He would never have taken blood to check for Vitamin D deficiency (and I'm anemic again.)
I would never have started Vit. D supplementation under supervision.
My pain level has decreased by 50%...at least. My flexibility and mobility are INCREASED. My labrador, who usually stands firm by the side of the bed in the a.m. so I can lean on her to get up, is flabbergasted. I get up with little to no stiffness.
So, now, I can tell those of you with inflammatory diseases and arthritis to make sure you're getting enough of Vit. D3.....you can get it in Omega 3 (good ones) capsules, salmon....and maybe you will improve as well. Research this. Apparently, people with inflammatory diseases are notoriously low in Vit. D.
Then, I am working with a church on two murals. For some reason, I click with all of these people. For some reason I am led to tell them about my eye, and my lupus. I don't mention any health issues to clients. It turns out one of the pastors AND his wife have lupus....they are both suffering terribly with it. I can't help but think the Holy Spirit brought all of this together for mutual encouragement. What are the chances?