Christmas Letter

This is good - With all the uproar over Christmas and what folks wish you - it gives us something to think about! This came to me on email this morning and I'll share it here!

Letter from Jesus about Christmas --
Dear Children,

It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn'tactually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival.

Although I do appreciate being remembered any time. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Now, having said that let Me go on. If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.

Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of being one in a teaching, explaining who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.

If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth here is my wish list, choose something from it:

1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. It doesn't make any difference how you voted, he is your president and needs Me. Then do it - it will be nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try being kind and give everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference.
7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with Me and their families.
8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary--especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name.
9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me and they will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.

Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love, and remember I LOVE YOU.

JESUS

The Finished Project

Well, I am SO proud of myself! I made a pair of socks!! Thank you to Jenn at knit 'n lit for the inspiration! If you have never visited her site, stop by - her collection of hand knit socks is amazing! She knits a lot of other beautiful things too - but the socks intrigued me! I asked her for a book recommendation and she gave me one, so off I went! I started using 4 needles, then went to 5 and was about to trash the whole project, then as a last ditch effort switched to 2 short round needles and that was the ticket for me! There just wasn't enough room for my fingers and all those little short needles in one place!

This is Regina bamboo yarn knit on #2 needles - I have them on today for the first time and they are really comfy! I have short feet, so finding socks that don't hang off the toes is rare. These fit just perfect! About half way through the first sock with all those needles I was pretty sure I was never going to make another pair - but after I changed to the round needles the 2nd sock went so quickly I may just do it again!! That is a good thing - because by the time I bought the needles (a package of double pointed bamboo ones and 2 round ones the wrong size and 2 the right size) and the book, not to mention the yarn, this 1 pair cost a bundle! Every time I use those needles again to make more socks that takes the price per sock down - if I make a lot it will eventually come down to a more reasonable price per pair!

Hubby just laughed - when we moved to the apartment I was determined not to have too many projects because there is just not a lot of extra space - - but here I go starting new things! At least yarn and needles don't take up toooo much space!!

My 9 Weird Things

Well, I got quite a chuckle over this from Morning Glory and Queen Beth - So I decided to join in the fun!

9 Weird Things About Me

1. My left foot is larger than my right - it's a 6 wide, right is 6 medium. Makes buying shoes interesting! Slip-ons usually just don't cut it, and with boots I have to wear 2 socks on the right foot so my foot doesn't slip!

2. My little fingers both curve in at the last joint. Not from arthritis, I was just born that way! First thing I checked on my granddaughters is to see if they had crooked little fingers - now I can't remember if they did or not!!

3. Because my first name is unisex and I didn't use my middle name, I was assigned to boy's gym the first day of Jr High! From then on I filled out forms with my middle name "Annette" showing!

4. I organize all my drawers - my underwear drawer has all the undies rolled and put in rows by color. My sox all line up in rows in their drawer so I can see the colors without messing up the rest. I also organize the tops and jackets in my closet by sleeve length, then color!

5. I discovered, when we moved, that I own more than 100 pair of earrings - I wear the same silver hoops about 99% of the time!

6. I hate my car being messy inside - doesn't bother me a bit if someone else's is messy - just makes me crazy if mine is!

7. I am not athletic, and I don't feel I am very competitive, but I am really into weight training at the gym and I love to feel that strength in my legs when I crouch down and can stand up easily! I also LOVE to snow ski and feel great competition with myself to improve even as I am getting older. I picture myself being more physically active and maybe walking in distance events when I am not working and have more time.

8. If I had the opportunity, I would love to work on an archeological dig - I don't care where - the process has always facinated me.

9. I enjoy being by myself - I like to sew, read or shop - and I usually don't turn on tv or music if I am home by myself during the day. I am not unnerved by silence. I do turn on the tv however, if I am home by myself at night - if for nothing else than to mark the passage of time.

There! 9 things! - - You know - I guess I am not all that weird for the most part after all!! HA!!

Another Fun Meme

I found this one over at The Sassy Lime It looked like fun, so here goes:

A is for age: 58
B is for beer of choice: root - especially diet with a tiny bit of cream - tastes just like a root beer float only lo-cal!
C is for career: Currently - Human Resources and Benefits Administrator
D is for your dog's name: none any more, but my last one was a black American cocker named Nikki
E is for essential item you use everyday: computer, coffee maker, electric toothbrush.
F is for favorite tv show at the moment: I love NCIS and The Unit. I also love any cooking, decorating, and remodeling show I can find!
G is for favorite game: I love card games - but don't enjoy when it gets "cutthroat"
H is for Hometown: Tustin, CA
I is for instruments you play: I tried the piano - 3 years of lessions - just couldn't make my fingers behave! I sing instead!
J is for favorite juice: cranberry juice
K is for things that drive you krazy: people who misspell they're/their/and there and you're/your. And putting apostrophies where they don't belong! That drives me bonker's (See - like that!)
L is for last place you ate: my desk, Medifast diet bar for lunch.
M is for marriage: 38 years and I still really like him!
N is for your name: Grandi will do!
O is for overnight hospital stay: 4 - one to have surgery to get pregnant, 2 babies and a gall bladder!
P is for people you were with today: my husband before work and my work mates.
Q is for quote: from my dad "Mind over matter - if you don't mind it doesn't matter"
R is for biggest regret: not too many really - probably that I didn't keep my weight under control better when I was younger.
S is for sport: love to watch gymnastics, skating and golf sometimes
T is for time you woke up today: 5 am - to walk, have my quiet time and be ready to leave for work a little after 7.
U is for current underwear: Yup - I'm wearing mine!
V is for vegetable you love: nearly all veggies. I love big salads and brussels sprouts, and green beans, artichokes, asparagas - about the only one I won't eat is okra!
W is for something you have won: not too many things - but recently, 2 Disneyland passes - took our son, daughter in law and granddaughter with us! Fun day!
X is for x-rays you have had: well my teeth, but also knees, hand and mamograms.
Y is for yummy food you ate today: the piece of Holloween candy I ate after my diet bar for lunch!
Z is for zodiac: I'm a gemini, but I really stay away from that stuff - I'd rather put my trust in God!

Ok - your turn! Let me know if you played!

Trip To Walmart

Thanks to my friend Terry - She sent this to me and I just had to share it!

Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired, and Mrs. Fenton insists her husband go with her to Wal-Mart. He gets so bored with all the shopping trips. He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. One day Mrs. Fenton gets this letter from Wal-Mart:

Dear Mrs. Fenton,
Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban both of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment. All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.

Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in Wal-Mart:

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in House wares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the ladies rest rooms.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in house wares..... and watched what happened.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.

6. September 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

8. September 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to cry and asks, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'

9. October 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.

10. November 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked the clerk if he knows where the antidepressants are.

11. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

12. December 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

13. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

14. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

And last, but certainly not least .. ;

15. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"

The Cost of A Child

This is just too good not to share!

I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

ut $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into: $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere $24.24 a day! Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich."

Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
Let's look - -

Naming rights - First, middle, and last!

Glimpses of God every day.

Giggles under the covers every night.

More love than you ever dreamed your heart could hold.

Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.

A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites and making snow angels.

Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:

finger-paint,

carve pumpkins,

play hide-and-seek,

cuddle under the covers on a stormy night,

catch lightning bugs,

and never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,

watching Saturday morning cartoons,

going to Disney movies,

and wishing on stars.

You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay on Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day. For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for:

retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,

taking the training wheels off a bike,

removing a splinter,

filling a wading pool,

coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs,

and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the:

first step, first word,

first bra,

first date,

and first time behind the wheel.

You get to be a little bit immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, logistics, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God.

You have all the power to:

heal a boo-boo with a kiss,

scare away the monsters under the bed,

patch a broken heart,

police a slumber party,

ground them forever,

and

love them without limits.

So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is actually quite a deal!

Disneyland!

I finally got my camera to work and time to download the pictures on the same day! Blogger wouldn't load as many as I wanted, but I got some of them in!!

A couple of weeks ago we took Computer Guy, Darling Wife and MissC to Disneyland to celebrate birthdays! We have season passes and won 1-day passes in a raffle, so we could all go - it was such a fun day! Disneyland was packed that day - Yom Kippur, we found out is a Los Angeles City Schools holiday! Oh well - the weather was beautiful and we had a super time in spite of the crowds. The park had just been decorated for Halloween, and although I am not a Halloween fan all the pumpkin stuff was really cute!

MissC was feeling a little puny that day, I think she had a slight fever and a little runny nose - maybe more teeth? She wasn't fussy, just not as perky as she normaly is! So we went with the day and showed her all the sights anyway! (You can see why hubby teases CG about being his bodyguard - he got all the height in the family!)



The view from daddy's shoulders was a lot better than down in the stroller!

We started in California Adventure and rode the carousel and saw that park first, had lunch there then went into the Disneyland side and spent the rest of the day there. There were so many people we didn't ride a lot of things, but we went on Small World - MissC liked that, then she slept through most of Pirates of the Caribbean - the line was long, so it seemed like a good time for a nap! We went out of the park into Downtown Disney for an early dinner - in California they are right next to each other. She perked up a bit at dinner time and was being silly with mommy - (this is not a mad face) - they were playing!




After dinner we went back into the park and saw the parade - NOW MissC came alive! She LOVED all the lights and colors and the music and dancing!! We finished the night with coffee and dessert on Main Street.



CG & DW decided to use the free passes we had to turn in on season passes - so they just had to pay the difference which wasn't bad at all! We have already made plans with them to go again in a couple of months! Miss C will enjoy it more when she is not feeling poorly and we will pick a day that is not a holiday for anyone so the crowds will be down! It will be past Halloween then and all the Christmas decorations will be up - that always makes the parks even prettier!

It was such a fun day - what an adorable family they are!! We are blessed!

To Those Born 1930 - 1979

I've seen this several times, and it always makes me laugh - so I will share it with you! My goodness - all this and we DID survive!!


We are the kids who survived the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking when we got older.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. If we were lucky enough to have a soft drink we shared it with four friends, all drinking from one bottle and no one actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because we were always outside playing!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then we'd ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot about the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, in fact - no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no IMing, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms....... We just had our friends and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, occasionally broke bones and no one sued anyone else. Our friends signed our white plaster casts and we were the hero!

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We built treehouses and forts with hammers and nails and scrap lumber, not with kits from the mega home center.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays; made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out our eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just called out and walked in! We talked face to face - not on a computer.

If we did something bad at a friend's house, their mom would scold us, and our parents didn't sue them.

We got spanked when we deserved it and had our mouths washed out with soap when we said bad words and no one thought of turning their parents in for abuse.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

Our teachers were not our babysitters and we were expected to behave. If we got into trouble at school, we were in for more trouble at home.


These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility - and we are not perfect - but we learned how to deal with most things!

If you were born in these years . . . I salute you! If you were born later - it's ok to let your kids experience freedom, failure, success and responsibility - learning these things first hand is a good thing!

60 Things About Me

Well, I have finally passed that mile marker that you all passed so long ago! I have posted 50 blogs! Well, 60 - actually counting this one! It seems to be the tradition to do a "Things About Me" blog when you hit these milestones - so here goes - all 60 of them!

1. I am a 3rd generation native Californian
2. My horse lived in my backyard for about 10 years starting when I was in 7th grade, and I rode in the hills behind my house almost every day.
3. I love classical music
4. If I had the opportunity, I would go and live in England for 6 months or so
5. My first car was a 1959 Studebaker Lark - turquoise
6. The scar on my arm is from scraping the pavement with it when the go-kart my brother and I made turned too sharp because the steering wasn't finished and the seat wasn't nailed down and I wanted to test it anyway going down our hill when I was 13
7. I went deep-sea fishing with my grandfather 3 times - caught my fish, then got seasick every time
8. I don't do rollercoasters - or anything remotely like them
9. I have best friends - and I am blessed to have them
10. I have been married to the same man for 38 years
11. I love to body surf or boogey board in the ocean
12. I had to have surgery in order to get pregnant
13. It worked and after 2nd son was born, had surgery to not get pregnant!
14. I love to put a bit of heavy cream over ice and add diet root beer - tastes just like a float!
15. I love to sew
16. I hate doing alterations
17. I tried being a "seamstress", did NOT like sewing for other women!
18. I love making quilts
19. I took a pottery class in 1990 and got hooked - I have taken a ceramics class every semester at the local community college since then.
20. I am not an artist by "brain" - but I love the process of shaping the clay on the wheel
21. I offer to take pictures of folks with their camera if they want a picture of themselves together
22. My husband and friends laugh at me for doing this!
23. I am a mother-in-law
24. I cringe when girls talk about hating their mother-in-laws
25. I really loved my mother and father in law - they are gone now - I miss them
26. I love to take walks in pretty places
27. I could sit and watch and/or listen to water moving or a fire burning for hours
28. I love the taste of coffee - and will drink it even if it has been in the pot for a while, or has gotten cold in the cup.
29. I keep a book in the car so anywhere I have to wait I have a book to help me do it
30. I can walk/ride the cardio machines at the gym for a long time if I have something to read - if not, I can't do more than about 10 minutes
31. I think I am mildly ADD
32. I am easily distracted - but can keep track of several tasks at the same time
33. I love to go camping & hiking
34. I am NOT fond of spiders
35. Snakes don't bother me
36. Mosquitos and fleas usually don't bite me
37. I love big fireworks displays
38. I used to have a vegetable garden - I'm looking forward to having the time to have one again
39. I have had lasic on my eyes - twice - I can see - Wahoo!!
40. I did not need glasses at all til I was 35 - then slowly progressed to legally blind!
41. I recently bought my 3rd bicycle - a Trek - it's really neat - I should get a helmet
42. My next vehicle will either be another minivan or an SUV - I like being up high and having a lot of space for stuff and people
43. I work on a computer more than 90% of my workday
44. I love to travel
45. I love pretty much any day that I don't have to be sitting at this desk!
46. I love to cook when I have the time
47. I love to do things with my hands, ceramics, sewing, knitting, crocheting
48. I love relaxing before dinner with a glass of red wine and a piece of good cheese
48. I'm sensitive/alergic to most perfumes
49. I like the increasing silver in my hair - and I highlight what's still darker to make it lighter too
50. I am right handed, but use the computer mouse with my left
51. I love my husband
52. I enjoy playing golf and one of these days I'll play more often
53. I can hardly wait to quit work and move out of state and have time for my hobbies.
54. I worked part time for several mortuaries doing hair and makeup while the kids were in school when I was a stay at home mom
55. I hate funerals
56. I love hot & spicy food - pepperoni and jalapeno pepper pizza - yummmm!
57. I love going shopping by myself
58. My favorite way to spend an evening is with friends drinking coffee, and visiting or playing a game
59. I loved being a stay at home mom
60. I work out with a trainer at the gym twice a week

Happy Birthday to You

Well, Birthday Greetings are in order - My oldest son, Computer Guy has a birthday this week! He will be 32 on Friday! Wow - I can hardly believe that 32 years have gone so quickly! (This picture was of him and MissC at her birthday party 6 months ago!)

We tried to get pregnant for about 6 years before I had to have some corrective surgery - and "taa-daa" - we did it!! We were on tour with the gospel quartet hubby sang with back then and we were in Durango, Colorado where they did an outdooor concert at the home of some friends. I was 7 months pregnant and was very uncomfortable sitting in a folding chair, so I was hanging out at the back with the kids and there was this darling little boy - who's name was C***! He was the cutest kid I had ever seen and later that night I asked hubby if he had noticed him. He had, and right there and then, we had a name for our baby if it was a boy! I sort of "knew" down inside that a boy was coming - we didn't have ultrasound for that sort of thing then!

He has always been a terrific guy; very compassionate, good athlete, loyal friend, consistant christian, incredibly smart with computer stuff, super musician, now loving husband and daddy! It was so fun to watch my kids grow up and become who they are! And such a blessing to see what quality people they have become! CG was my first reason for being a stay-at-home-mom and I never regretted making the choice to quit work and raise my kids. They were so.much.fun!! Oh, we had our time-outs and spankings (yes, I spanked) - but over all I had a great time! Now he is all grown up and has a family of his own - Darling wife and sweet MissC and even a granddog who is a character!

One of the fun things about CG's birthday, is that 4 days later is Darling Wife's birthday! This year we get to celebrate both birthdays by taking them all to Disneyland! It will be MissC's first time so you know we will both have cameras ready! (Providing I can get blogger to post the pictures I'll show you next week!) Hubby and I are taking a day off work and they are driving up to meet us there. We are so excited to see CG and DW of course, but MissC changes so much every time we see her - we can hardly wait! This morning DW emailed me to say that MissC has added the word "pretty" to her vocabulary! Perfect timing - with Disneyland being so pretty!! I hope she can make it to the fireworks - that will really exercise her new word!!

This is a recent picture of her I just can't resist - DW let her pick out her own outfit that day, and this is what she wanted to wear - don't you just want to kiss that face??!!

Tag - I'm It

Morning Glory tagged me for a little word meaning meme - I'll bite!


Piggy Bank - Not my style - never liked those little guys looking at me!

Yesterday - is gone, but not forgotten, but in some cases needs to be gotten over

Ronald - Well, we call him Ron and he is a dear friend

Rainbows - hmmm - I love looking at them and looking for them, they remind me that God is there, even in the storms.


There! Not too difficult! How about it Tammy, Karen and Beth?

Here are your words:

Mountains
Humor
Candles
Elephant

Any body else want to play? Let me know if you did!

A New Adding Machine

Oh! The joy of a new adding machine!! Now this might not seem like a joy to you - but I use mine a lot here at work!! My old one never really quit working, but over the last few months has started to blur all the numbers. Not too bad when it was just for my eyes, because I could still see the totals on the screen even if I couldn't quite read all the numbers on the tape. Things changed last week though, the gal who always did the bank deposits moved on to a new company - and since we don't have an accounting department in our office - and since I am HR (and can do darn near everything!) it naturally (?) fell to me!!

"So what?" you say? Well, since I now have to run tapes of all the bookstore sales and the bookshow sales (we sell building code books) I now have to have tapes someone can actually read! I scrubbed the number barrel on my old machine with a toothbrush and a soft cloth - but that actually made it worse - so I broke the news that it was time to retire and I placed my request for a new machine.

I got it this morning - and, WAHOO!!, I (and anyone else that wants to) can really read the numbers!! Not only that but it has a setting so that I can print the date on the top, and it automatically counts the number of items I have just listed! It also prints negative numbers in red and is a lot faster than my old one! I am in adding machine heaven!

I know - it doesn't take much to please some folks - - and that is me today!! It's nice new, clean cover has promped me to clean that area of my (usually messy) desk so I can actually use it without reaching over a (smallish) pile of paperwork! And since today is the day the Brinks truck comes to pick up my deposit, I will be proud of the results on my new machine!! Oh - happy day!!