This and That on a Sunday Morning

Sitting here in the living room, waiting until it's time to go to church. I don't have to work this afternoon, so I can actually go-kinda feels good.

My dog is howling and whining and being a pain in the butt. That's what he always does after he gets walked and put back in his pen-he's a whiner. And he tries to eat cats.

Yesterday was a busy day at JCP-doorbusters again. It kept me on my toes, and I always like that. I was sure glad to see 3pm roll around, though.

Last night I went over to my sister's house to help them with their 'project'. Pulled about 5 million nails out of some of their walls and then mudded in their laundry room. A little boring, but we blasted Frank Sinatra (and other songs from the soundtrack to What Women Want) so it made everything okay. The free McDonald's and Diet Pepsi made it even better, though.

I don't work at Penney's again until Wednesday, so I'm hoping some substitute calls roll in this week-would be nice.

Random Thoughts for a Sunday Evening

I worked 12-6 today. Not that exciting, but we were steady for the first 3 hours so that kept things interesting. I really do like working at Penney's-the girls are fun, and it keeps me on my toes.

This past Friday night I hung out with a bunch of coworkers at one of the girls' apartments. It was nice to just sit around with a few drinks and play some Wii. Saturday morning I went to Decatur with my little sister to go to the bank and then we got Pizza Hut for lunch. That evening I went back to Decatur with Mom, Dad, and Grace. Ate dinner at Back 40 Junction (don't go there, overpriced and the food is not worth it) and then went to Wal-Mart. Call me silly, but I actually enjoy going to town with the family to get groceries. I got two boxes of Swedish Fish, and yes, both boxes are gone.

After work I went in to Celina to play Bingo at the K of C Hall with the usuals plus a few more. They upped the payouts so there were A LOT of people there. And boy, do I mean a lot. The parking lot was nuts. I got there at about 6:20 but then grabbed dinner at Taco Bell and it took some doing to find a parking spot. UGH. And of course, did not win a darn thing. I still had fun though.

I have Monday and Tuesday off, but then I work Wednesday-Sunday. Hey, it pays. At least Monday and Tuesday I can get my usual chores around the house done.

That's all, folks.

Sleep Schedules, Baking, and Movies

So Saturday night (after working 3-9) I couldn't fall asleep until about 2am. I woke up on Sunday to an alarm and finally rolled out of bed at about 8:30am. Last night I was so pooped I almost fell asleep in the living room at 10:30. I ended up finally going to bed at 11:45. This morning I woke up on my own at 7:45 but didn't get out of bed until 8:20. Tonight I might not go to bed for another hour or so-and I'm not setting an alarm for tomorrow, so Lord knows when I'm going to wake up (although I'd bet it's around 8:30 since that seems to be the norm).

I've been googling recipes for pumpkin cheesecake or pumpkin cheesecake bars. Not impressed with any of the recipes, so I'm thinking about just making a plain cheesecake and putting fruit on top or resurrecting an old favorite, my diet coke/chocolate cake mix cake.

I returned 17 Again on my way home from work tonight. Grace and I are going to watch Mall Cop tomorrow night and then I think when I stop at Family Video again I may rent Twilight. I know I've said this before, but you really can't beat the deals at FV-I got two movies for $2.41-although I do get half-price until my 30 days is up. Since I've got a tv in my room that's hooked up to a DVD player I may be renting a little bit more these days......

And now it's time to go do more logic puzzles.

Tales from Behind the WrapDesk

I actually enjoyed my shift tonight at Penney's, save for one thing, but I'm not going to blog on here about a cantankerous co-worker. Enough said.

So it's not really Tales from Behind the WrapDesk, but the beginning of the post was about work, so it kind of ties in.

I just signed up for Family Video in Celina-I really like it so far. I got my first rental for free and then I get half-price rentals for 30 days. I rented Confessions of a Shopaholic and The House Bunny and only had to pay $1.07. Good deal.

I work tomorow 12-6. Surprise, surprise.

Tales from Behind the WrapDesk

I feel like the title for my blog could be the title of a tell-all book about JCPenney's. However, I have no need to write a tell-all book. I like my job.

As I was organizing the clearance rounders this afternoon I saw a pretty white purse on that rack that was marked down to $3.97. And with my employee discount, I ended up getting the purse for $3.40.

What was the original price of the purse you ask?

$55

Yes. I. Am. Awesome.

New Addition to the Purse Collection!

No, I really didn't need this purse. This makes 14.

Logic Puzzles, The Price Is Right, and Days Off

When I was in 3rd-5th grade I was in this enrichment program called TAG (talented and gifted). We got pulled out of class once a week and the 5 of us did extra activities outside of the regular classroom. Every so often we did logic grid puzzles. You were given 4-5 things to figure. Suzy was born on a Thursday in Idaho at 9pm, Johnny was born on a Wednesday in New York at 8pm, and so on. That being said, I found a website where you can do these kinds of puzzles online or print them off. I really like these puzzles and have gotten back into doing them. I'm going to try and get a book of them eventually.

I don't think I can say enough how much I love The Price is Right. Especially when they play the old school games that I can remember watching when I was in kindergarten. Yeah, that doesn't date me at all.....

I had yesterday off and today as well. I work 10-4 tomorrow and then have Thursday off. I try to be productive on my days off. I folded Grace's laundry and put it on her bed and straightened up my room a little. I've got more laundry to do and am eventually going to go on a walk, probably this afternoon.

I tell you, I certainly do lead an exciting life.