This has been a busy week!  I worked at a flower shop to help with the Valentine rush, and  sure enough, we had a lot of guys come in at the last minute to get flowers just like we always do every year.  Some would come in wanting a particular color of roses or maybe tulips or some special flower.  Others would come in and haven’t a clue as to what they wanted.  In either case, it was fun helping them get something they were proud to give.  My favorite customer that I helped this week was a sweet elderly lady.  She wanted to wire flowers to her only daughter out-of-state, and she had waited till the last minute, also.  We had already cut off taking new delivery orders for Valentine’s Day because all our delivery trucks were full.  Most shops were in the same situation, so I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find a florist in the other city who could deliver flowers for her.  But I did, and she was so thrilled that her daughter was going to get flowers from her on Valentine’s Day.  I told my co-worker how much I enjoyed doing that, and she said, “That’s what we’re here for…to make people happy!”   And that’s what made the job so enjoyable.

I’m working at a flower shop this week for the Valentine’s Day rush. I’ve done this for several years now, and every year we always have guys that wait too late to order and the delivery truck is full. Or we’re out of roses and they really want roses. And there are some guys who come in and haven’t a clue what they want, so we have to help them with their choice. It will be interesting to see what happens this week! 🙂

We have been gone for over a week visiting my mother-in-law and got home tonight. (We had a wonderful trip and visit, by the way!) I thought I would be able to write more posts this week, but I haven’t had access to a computer like I thought I would. So…now I have access to my computer and should be able to get back into my old schedule of writing. Of course, there’s all the unpacking and laundry to catch up on. I think everybody has been really busy visiting relatives, having kids out of school, and being busy with everything else that’s going on right now. Next week should return back to normal…maybe! 🙂

I wish each and every one of you a happy New Year in 2008! We will be spending New Year’s Eve with family and friends, eating all sorts of yummy food, visiting, and playing games. We’re supposed to take Rotel Dip and chips, Coke, and Sopapilla Cheesecake, so I had better go get busy in the kitchen. But before I start cooking, I want to say, “Blessings in 2008!”

I have been so busy this past week with Christmas and visiting with different relatives that I haven’t written much on my blog.  Hopefully, this next week will not be quite so hectic and I’ll be able to write more.  So… please bear with me and I should be back to writing on a daily basis real soon.  Also, our daughter and son-in-law gave me a digital camera for Christmas, and I’m so excited to have my very own camera and to not have to borrow our son’s anymore.  I plan to incorporate pictures into more posts starting in January. 

I just had a dark chocolate mint.  Yum!  Dark chocolate is irresistible to me! A few months ago, I discovered Altoids Dark Chocolate Covered Mints….in fact, right before Baby J was born. Oh…they are so good! There’s something about the peppermint oil in them that is good for the stomach, and I know there’s something good about the dark chocolate! 🙂 I was eating a mint one day and noticed on the tin that they started making Altoids over 200 years ago! Wow! That’s old for a candy company. I know they’ve been around for a long time, but I never did care for Altoid Mints until I discovered these dark chocolate covered ones. They are so good!

I needed something from Wal-Mart. So one morning I went to a store close to where we live but they didn’t have the item I was looking for. While I was there, I used the Women’s Restroom. Later that day, I was in another area close to a Wal-Mart, so I stopped there to see if they had what I was looking for. When I got into the store, I had to use the restroom sooo bad. (and I mean bad!!) I hurried into the restroom, assuming that it was in the same spot as it had been at the other Wal-Mart store. Well, let me tell you…they do not make Wal-Marts the same. I discovered after I went into the restroom that this Wal-Mart had their restrooms opposite of how the other Wal-Mart store had them, and I found myself in the men’s room…and there were men in there washing their hands!!! I was so embarrassed (is there a stronger word for embarrassed?) and got out ASAP! A real sweet older lady was waiting for me outside the door and said, “Hon, I tried to catch you before you went in but I couldn’t get to you in time. I’ve done the same thing!” Now, I make sure I notice the signs before I enter the restroom!

It was so awesome here today. It actually seemed like fall weather. I had to wear a light coat, and it seemed so good to be out running errands. It was rainy earlier, and when I first went outside this morning, the air smelled so fresh and crisp. What a nice way to start a Monday morning. The rain went away, but it was cloudy and cool all day long. The wind was a little much at times, but I’ll take the wind any day if we get some much needed rain!

This past week has been so busy and hectic at times. Those of you involved in getting kids ready to go back to school can relate, I’m sure. There are school supplies to buy, forms to fill out and numerous other things to do. We also have a friend who’s had some problems, and we’ve been helping out this past week and weekend. That’s taken a lot of time. So when I looked at the date of my last post just a minute ago, I was surprised to see that it had been five days since I’d written a post. I had good intentions to write several posts over the weekend and read other blogsites, but my good intentions were lost in the hectic times of the week. This is a new week, so hopefully I’ll be able to write more now. 🙂

I haven’t written much this past week (due to being in “grandma heaven” – LOL), but I’m back home now and plan to be writing daily. And now that it’s the time of year when school starts, some of you are probably super busy with all the things involved in getting ready for school. Hope things aren’t too crazy!