Back in McDonough to a empty house!
I thoroughly enjoyed my short trip "home." I got to spend some quality time with G-Pa Sheneman, my dad. He is having a difficult time with some ongoing pain in his side that radiates to the middle of his back. I met he and my brother-in-law at the pain management doctor Tuesday when I got to town. The doctor seems to think it is age related based on the curvature in his spine and barrel chest that have put undue stress on his ribs and rib muscles. He gave him a muscle relaxer and is putting him in a "corset" to put pressure on his ribs and to help him maintain better posture.
My nephew fancies himself a singer, when he's not selling insurance. He was playing at Wild Wings Tuesday night so I went there with my baby sister, brother-in-law, niece, and a few others to listen to him. It didn't hurt they had 1/2 price wings and we ate more than our fair share. Matt can play and sing and I always enjoy listening to him.
Yesterday, Pops and I ran some errands and basically just hung out at his house. He enjoys talking and I enjoy listening. He has some awesome stories from his "war" years in the service and I never get tired of hearing them. Nowadays, like most of the rest of us...he laments about the state of the nation and where it is headed. We agree that Obama is not the right choice.
Last night was back at the sister's for vegetable soup and salad and to catch the end of the Obama "waste of money" infomercial, before the end of the World Series. I caught breakfast this morning with my little sister and two nephews before stopping by Pops and getting on the road.
Tomorrow Stacey, Joey and the grandkids come to town for the Fall Festival at our church and to spend the weekend with us. It's Georgia vs. Florida Saturday, so I know where Joey, Trey, and I will be for the better part of the day
It's good to be home and back with my Debbie!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
R & R
Can you say, "vacation?"
I can! No Kroger for the next 8 days. I love my job and I love my people, but....sometimes I just don't like the routine and the daily grind. Thankfully, I have persevered now for almost 30 years and with this amount of time in service comes 6 weeks of paid vacation. WOW...I am blessed! Now, there are many people that prefer to take their vacations early in the year or in the heat of the summer. NOT ME! I like to save all my weeks until the 2 nd half of the year and take a week off every month starting in July when we typically take our family vacation to the beach. Most of the time, I am off by myself since Debbie barely has 2 weeks vacation. She likes to save a week so she can take it in days when something special comes up. What do I do? Most of the time I head to Wilmington for a few days to visit my dad and sisters and I will head that way tomorrow. Hopefully on this trip, my dad will feel up to going fishing for a few hours. There is nothing like surf fishing in the fall on the coast of North Carolina. That is one of the joys of my life and something I can thank my dad for. He instilled in me a love and respect for the ocean and an absolute passion for salt water fishing. There is nothing that beats the smell of the salt air or sleeping to the sound of the breaking surf.
With that said....I'm outa here to go get my bags and tackle packed!
I can! No Kroger for the next 8 days. I love my job and I love my people, but....sometimes I just don't like the routine and the daily grind. Thankfully, I have persevered now for almost 30 years and with this amount of time in service comes 6 weeks of paid vacation. WOW...I am blessed! Now, there are many people that prefer to take their vacations early in the year or in the heat of the summer. NOT ME! I like to save all my weeks until the 2 nd half of the year and take a week off every month starting in July when we typically take our family vacation to the beach. Most of the time, I am off by myself since Debbie barely has 2 weeks vacation. She likes to save a week so she can take it in days when something special comes up. What do I do? Most of the time I head to Wilmington for a few days to visit my dad and sisters and I will head that way tomorrow. Hopefully on this trip, my dad will feel up to going fishing for a few hours. There is nothing like surf fishing in the fall on the coast of North Carolina. That is one of the joys of my life and something I can thank my dad for. He instilled in me a love and respect for the ocean and an absolute passion for salt water fishing. There is nothing that beats the smell of the salt air or sleeping to the sound of the breaking surf.
With that said....I'm outa here to go get my bags and tackle packed!
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