Local Stuff and Homework

It was a relaxing morning yesterday and we just sat around, had some coffee and a bowl of cereal and watched the Today show. It was around 11:30 when we decided to drive down the street to the Walmart and pick up a few items for the apartment. Josie needed a small rug for the doorway and also wanted a picture frame - the multiple frame type - to hang on the wall with family photos.

We then stopped at the Goodwill store that is close to our Community to see if they might have a small table we could place on our patio outside to use with our chairs that we brought over from the fifth wheel. There was nothing there that we could use, so we'll wait on that. Even though there is a high percentage of junk in those stores, occasionally you can find something that is in good shape and real cheap.

Following our errands, we did some of the homework assignments that we need to complete within the first 30 days at the Community. There are assignments that need to be done within the first 7 days (all done), first 30 days and the first 90 days. There is no complete break from work until after all those assignments are done. They are all online and not too difficult so we don't mind doing them.

I called DirecTV to schedule them to come out and connect our service at the apartment. It turns out that they will come out, install a new dish outside and let us use another receiver for $6 a month while we are here. That way, we don't have to take the box out of the fifth wheel to use here. It will allow us to continue to use DirecTV while on weekend trips in the fifth wheel without the hassle of switching the box out each time. They come today, between noon and 4 PM.

Our only obligation today is to help out with the events that are scheduled between 10 AM and 2 PM. We should be done with work by that time and be able to enjoy the rest of today, tomorrow and Monday before heading back to work. There was an ecall at 3 AM this morning and we were glad we didn't have to handle that one on our day off. Although we haven't seen them yet, we understand that Terri and Charlie are back from their trip to OK. They begin work again tomorrow, so it will be just the 4 of us for the next several weeks as Rob and Jamie leave tomorrow night. We feel confident that we will be able to handle the tasks ahead...