Pink Flamingo on Toast

Thinking about going to Word Press. Played with it a little this afternoon. Here's the link. http://gknee.org/wordpress Still deciding though...

Seems like I don't post much anymore. I guess Twitter and Facebook are getting my time lately. Plus I really don't have anything new to report. Seriously, our life is work, home and visiting the nursing home. We are both a little depressed about things. We try to make each other laugh each day but some days are harder than others. We visited MIL on Saturday and she got really mad at us because we didn't take her out for dinner. I think she has it in her head that she can do anything. I feel bad. *sigh* Ugh...depressing... Work is going good. I thought I might be moved to the work program but it looks like I'm going to stay in my current position. This makes me happy. I didn't want to abandon my kids. I can't believe that the holidays are nearly here. I'm really dreading this year as I know it's going to be tough on Jerry and his mom. We need to get her out shopping but that is really a chore. Maybe we'll need to break down and rent a ...

Today was a good day! Those have been few and far between. Jerry and I did all our errands in the morning. We took his car so we could enjoy the sunroof on this cool day. Temps were mild and the sun was shining. Jerry even stuck his head through the roof at one point. Fun... A couple of weeks ago, maybe it was last week, Jerry and I got roped into watching a Nuwave Pro Oven infomercial. We decided that we could be eating a lot more turkey if only we could cook it in a couple of hours and not all day. So we ordered one, it came sometime during the week. Today was the day we broke it in. We cooked a 6.5 lb-ish turkey breast in two and half hours. We thought it would take longer as per the cooking guide but thankfully I kept on eye on it. It turned out great! The skin was golden brown and the meat was nice and juicy. I'm looking forward to the roast to be "Nuwaved" later in the week. Tomorrow is another Jaguar game. The weather should be perfect and I'm ...

hehe...so yeah, I tripped last week going down the hall at the hospital. I didn't fall but Jerry and I did get a good giggle at how I looked. I think I pulled some crazy muscle in my lower back though. It started hurting on Friday. After the weekend I couldn't take it much longer and headed to the doctor. Yay for pain meds and muscle relaxers. I do have to say that while they allow me to sleep it is killing my brain processing for interpreting. Other things in life are going okay. MIL - is out of the hospital and back in the nursing home. She is still very swollen but Jerry says she is in a good mood. (I didn't visit her last night as I was knocked out on drugs) Work - Good...finding my groove in all my classes and remembering what my role is and keeping to it. Marriage - Wow..coming up on 13 years. Can you believe it. I can't imagine life without him. He keeps me laughing :) Family - I miss my family. I'm really thankful for Facebook as I feel it keeps ...

I thought with the summer that I might forget how to do my job. Nope! I am feeling more and more comfortable with my interpreting each day. I don't feel like the newbie anymore. Just last week I had a self assuring moment. Love those! Nice to know I am on the right track and progressing. I can see how one might become stagnant in this profession. I have to remind myself everyday that only I can improve my skills. As selfish as it sounds, I really need to focus on that. Come December I'm up for another Quality Assurance test. I'm really hoping to do well and have my work cut out. I also need to remember to take care of myself. One of the classes I'm interpreting for is touch. Lots of movies/tv without captioning. (Yes, I've expressed concerns about accessibility issues.) Those rapid fire conversations can wear out weary wrists. Feeling good about my journey right now!

The school year has started here in Jax. Kids start on Monday. I'm pretty excited. I am now interpreting at a High School instead of Middle school. I'm hoping the kids aren't as crazy but I'm sure they are just as nuts. I was excited to hear that the principal at the school is someone I've already worked for. He's wonderful! This week has been hectic with meetings and misunderstandings about things. Today it seemed to iron itself out and hopefully we'll all get into our grooves quickly. I loved having my summer off but really am looking forward to having something to do. With all the free time I tended to worry too much about things that I have no control over. (Family... medical drama...the cost of tea in china...you know..) So interpreting will be a nice change. (not that I can always control what comes off my hands...haha)