Monday again!

Well, it's Monday. We had a wonderful weekend! When Junior got off Friday a.m. at 1:30 he was off until 3:30 this afternoon. We so enjoyed having him home! And school was closed today for President's day, so Missie got to be with him today and she was happy about that. They took a trip to Walmart to get him some steel toed boots for work.

I felt better today. Not sure what was wrong, but the aching was much better today and I have more energy. I vacuumed and mopped floors after Junior went to work today. Tomorrow night my job is to work on mending and ironing.

Preston has a bit of a sore throat, but otherwise doing great! Missie feels much better today, too, she has been sick since Thurs. with this sinus mess again! I am going to be pumping her with vitamins, calcium and echinacea. I forgot about echinacea, and will be giving it to Preston and Missie for about a week, to get their immune systems built up! Then I will just give it once a week after that for a while. I think part of Missie's problem is she is not used to being around people all of the time, since we homeschooled in SC. Also, the change in the weather from SC to IN has played a part in it I am sure.

Her school (high school)is going to the ACE Competition in March. It is in Muncey, IN. There are 6 singing groups and she is in 4 of them! Singing is her talent, and I am sooo happy. Anyhow, she will be singing a solo, is in a duet, trio and a quartet! Isn't that wonderful? They may not win this year, but it is a wonderful opportunity for them to really try! They will be gone about 4 days or so, I think. The big problem that the girls are not happy with, is that they can't wear any jean skirts. But they can uniform skirts and dress skirts. I bought Missie some shirts today that were reduced for $3 each at Walmart that she can take and got her a couple at goodwill, too.

We are so thankful for our tax refund! It helped us get caught up on some things and Junior and I both an appt. to get our eyes tested and we both need new glasses. We neither one can see very well with the glasses we have. So Sat. we both go to Walmart and get our eyes tested and pick out our new frames. These frames I have now have really been sturdy and held up for years. But they are needing to be replaced.

Well, this is our 2nd week for Junior to be on this shift, and it seems a little easier, for us. By Thurs. he gets very tired. Thankfully it is over 4 days/week.

Oh, we have ordered Preston a 3 wheel bike. He cannot balance or ride a 2 wheel bike. He is sooo excited. It will be so good for him to get back to riding a bike. He used to ride for hours in TN, but then in SC he didn't have a good place to ride, and then was so sick. But it is relatively flat here and he is going to get back to riding. It will arrived fed ex sometime next week, unless it gets here earlier. He is so happy and excited. We got him a helmet, because he doesn't need to have any brain injuries, should be fall off. We told him he had to wear a helmet! He asked for a speedometer, a horn and a mirror so he can see who is behind him. We have all of these things, now we are just waiting for the bike. It will be such good exercise for him, and help him a lot! We have 2 way radios that he and I will use while he is riding. He won't venture very far from home. He was teasing at first and said he would ride to Missie's school and eat lunch with her. He would have to cross a busy highway to do that, and I told him no way! He would probably get killed on that highway. Then he said he would ride to goodwill, even to South Carolina! He was having fun teasing us! I guess knowing he would have a bike gave him a feeling of freedom. Sometimes he says he wishes he could drive so he could go someplace when he wants too. But his eyes are not good enough to drive nor are his reflexes fast enough.

So that is the latest for this time!