Whirlwind weekend

It was my turn to work a half-day this weekend, so I went in yesterday morning.  It started out pretty busy, but I ran out of much to do by 10.  Since I needed to stay until noon, I started cleaning and organizing my desk and work bins.  By the time I headed home, it was as clean as on my first day.  What a relief.  It feels good to accomplish that much.

We found out something about Jonathan this weekend, too.  My stepson has had a lot of bumps along the road that is his life.  Little run-ins with the law, dropping out of high school, etc etc.  I used to wonder if he'd ever turn it around, and it seems he has.  He's kept this job longer than any job before, and it has paid off.  He got a promotion, and a transfer to a nearby town with a bigger store (it's a grocery store) and it involves a raise of $2 an hour!  WooooHoooo!  Go Jonathan.  He was so happy, you could hear it in his voice when we called to tell him how proud we are.  He also took the last section of his GED (the only portion that he hadn't passed) and will get the results soon.  There is hope for Brett yet.  I won't give up.

We went to mom's for lunch today, and got to see Aunt Maxine before she heads to Texas for the winter.  It's so cold and windy today.  It feels more like winter than fall.  The wind bites your nose and blows right through your coat.  Kevin and I got the house cleaned, oven and all.  It's been needing it quite badly.  I'll be flying out of town next Sunday, and knew that if it didn't get done today, it'd be two more weeks.

Well, time to wind it down for the evening.  The girls need to shower and we'll do a couple more loads of laundry.  It's that time of year...the time of year that will find me under a quilt any time I'm sitting still for more than a minute.  Brrrrrr.