Our First Adventure With This Blogging Thing

Well all, this is the first blog I have ever created, so bare with me. Hope this finds you all well and happy. I guess I should start with telling everyone the latest things that are going on here. As you can see, we now have a computer and everything we need for it just about, I have to get the camera part fixed so I can add pics and such but this will do for now. Gene is still working for Fry Foods here in Weiser, and believe you me, they are keeping him plenty busy! He works about 60 hours a week, and is making pretty good money, but also works 7 days a week. I feel so sorry for him as he gets so very tired that he can hardly see straight. He seems to enjoy it though for the most part. I know I couldn't do it! He just works, eats and sleeps, and very little else, it has been about 3 weeks since we have even been to his mom's house. We just don't have the time. I know she would love to see us, but I am not going to ask Gene to make that long trip and take all that time when he gets home from work, and nearly falls asleep in his dinner!
As for me, I stay plenty busy, between the house, laundry, shopping, and the animals and my AA program/work. For instance.....this am, I had to take our dog to the vet, because when she woke up with me at 4am, her poor little face was swollen shut! I was horrified, so as soon as they opened I rushed her in. The vet said she got into something she is alergic to, and that is what is causing it. He gave her an antihistamine, and told me to give it to her every six hours until the swelling is gone, and to find out what she got into and remove it immediately from the house, so I have scowered the house looking for what it might be. The only thing I can think of is a plant that is in Gene's office. She usually isn't so curious, but the office door was open when I got up. She does sometimes go in there, but she usually leaves things on his desk alone. I think maybe one of the cats knocked part of the plant over and she got into it. That would make more sense than anything else I can think of.
You all know how nuts I am, well you aint seen nothing yet!!! Guess what I did 2 days ago? I put up my Christmas Tree!!!!!!! Is that dumb or what?!?!?!? Its really beautiful though, mostly in pinks. Soon as I get a chance I will take some pictures, so that you can see it for yourself.
Gene and I have plans for Thanksgiving this year, we are haveing another family over to our place and splitting all the responsabilities for the meal with them. We are looking forward to it, as we have known them for a while. We originally met them in Emmett, and bumped into them here in Weiser in the grocery store about 2 months ago or so. We were shocked that they had moved here. The husband just got a job where Gene works and I am AA sponsoring the wife, and Gene is AA sponsoring the young man/son that lives at home with them. They are really neat people and Gene and I have made good friends of them I think. Don't know what is up for Christmas yet, but hope to have something to do. We were invited to James and Tessie's for Thanksgiving, but we had already made our plans. We are kind of regretting that now. It would have been fun to go to James', and see everyone, but you know how it goes, it would be real rude of us to cancel on our friends, and they have no one and no where else to go and can't afford to do it on their own. They are just starting over, and have nearly nothing, and since Gene and I came here the same way we know how it feels. Lots of folks helped us out, so we are just trying to pay it forward, in hopes that they will too in return to someone else.
I am on lay off status at work, as they had to downsize because of the economy being in trouble, I am hopeing they will bring me back if for nothing else, for the holiday season. I kind of doubt they will but we will see I guess. Well all, that is about all I can think of for this first time, but I will update when something else comes up, in the mean time, feel free to post!! Love to hear from you all!