This Life Of Mine

Loaf of homemade bread baked by Weslee.

Funky loves to sleep on the same bed with Walter.

I feel exhausted. It’s always noisy. The child is always talking and running around, there’s no pause. She does have ADHD. Everyone else is odd on the weekends and are able to go and do different things. I have Wednesday and Thursday off and I’m usually taking care of Joplyn while Weslee goes for an interview or something else. I need to go to Peoria and haven’t been able. On the positive side, they found a babysitter and it looks it’ll work just fine. Weslee got a job offer and may start soon. Can’t wait for school to start.

This morning’s sunrise. Beautiful. At 6:15 am. Then we were supposed to have thunderstorms but they blew north of us.

Now enjoying quiet time in front porch, today is basically my Friday. David still has a bad cold and kept coughing so I decided to go sleep on my recliner. Then the cats started to have some sort of argument among themselves. I finally got to sleep maybe 3 hours. So, for such little sleep I think my day was pretty good.

Last night sunset was gorgeous while there was a helicopter flying really low I imagine he was spraying the fields?

This morning, coffee in hand, up at 5:00 but been awake since 3am. Why you ask? Well, Ms. Joplyn woke up and decided to have a tantrum at that time. You see, she likes to have her way and doesn’t like to be told no. So after all the screaming, I couldn’t go back to sleep. Listen, I raised my kids and I’m sure I made lots of mistakes, but this bargain back and forth and gentle parenting doesn’t work with some children. Anyway, I try not to say much but will stand my ground when dealing with her myself, I will not be disrespected by a 4 years old child.

Weslee had 2 interviews today. Both went really well.

Michael is closing today so he’ll work until 7pm.

I’m exhausted. I don’t know which one is more exhausting, being at work or being at home all day with Joplyn. Today was an ok day. We had some discussions and some good times. There’s always an argument about everything. Not an easy child to please.

We did have some fun blowing bubbles.

Today wasn’t as hot as the last couple of days, the sun looked so very red and on my way to work I saw a fox crossing the street, such a skinny little thing.

The girl went to Peoria to explore, and even though she’s a girly girl, she liked farm equipment, who knew.

Work wasn’t too busy. I just get tired of the people complaining about everything and everyone. I’m not saying that they may be wrong but they make it worse for everyone. One of my coworkers has an interview coming up at the health department, if she gets that job, that’s more hours not been covered.

It’s super hot and humid and the cicadas are really loud. Corn sweat is real. I heard about it in Iowa but since we used to live in the middle of town and no corn very close, it never got too humid. I mean, maybe for the locals did, but coming from Arkansas, it wasn’t bad. But here we’re surrounded by corn north, south, east and west, there’s no escape. It’s ok.

Work was fine, steady mostly. Had a team meeting online with the other 2 hospitals. My 6 months can’t come soon enough. Cheyanne got interviewed for the clinic job, she has a good chance of getting it. I hope she does. Although that will be bad for me, that would leave me by myself on my second shift. David and I are at the cafeteria. The food was ok, not great and not too bad but 10.00 for both plates, you can’t beat that.

When I came home Weslee told me that Joplyn didn’t take a nap cause the air conditioner has been leaking and the guys who were going to work on it showed up right at the beginning of her nap. So she and Weslee went to bed about an hour ago.