Win's Update

Who else but Tracy would ask if I have fallen off the face of the Earth! =.) I am surprised that I was missed, but most of all, I am grateful that you would think of moi.

My computer finally came out of the Geek Hospital, but unfortunately, everything I had in it has been erased. Sometimes I feel that it might be a blessing to have a few things erased from my mind, but alas, my memory includes the good, the bad, and the ugly, and if it were not for the bad and the ugly, how would we ever be able to tell what is good?!# It would be good to get more memory into my computer, but that is a huge chunk of $100.00 out of my pocket. Still, I have no idea how I was able to upgrade from AOL 5.0 to AOL 9.0. My computer says it is impossible for me to have 9.0 because my computer doesnt have enough memory, but look at me! I've got 9.0!

As per previous entry, my grandson has been in a rush to come into the world. After rushing his mother to the hospital for the forth time, the doctors could not hold him back any longer. The little man arrived at 11:57 a.m. on September 17, 2005, at a mere 5 lb 9oz. He is even smaller than his sister, who was also a premie. Unfortunately, because of my work schedule, I havent met him yet. Angel says he seems very advanced and very verbal and he is already trying to hold his head up. Makes me wonder what special purpose he has to fill in the world that he is so anxious to get right down to it.

The new company takes over in October. Everybody at work has already received their rehire letters except me. Some people have commented that they dont understand it, because I am very good at my job, I always get the most hires, and whatsmore, my boss is very dependent on the work that I do. With the new company there will be many changes and we will have to know every program, but if I dont get rehired, being without income will be more frightening than having to learn all of the programs. I wonder if I applied for the wrong thing.

The diet has not been a priority lately, because I have been more concerned if I will be employed or not, but it seems that I have lost five pounds on my one dollar diet! I have been eating three times a day, and pigging out from time to time, especially in the evening. The only difference is that at lunch time, I have been eating the double meat double cheese cheeseburger from McDonald's. I trick my mind into thinking that I am eating more by taking it apart, adding picante sauce, and eating one open-faced half at a time. Unfortunately, I could still stand to lose a lot more weight, but let's just take that one cheeseburger at a time; shall we?!

The idea came to mind, because when I go to the grocery store, I spend too much money. How can you spend $50 or more for groceries and run out of food every week?! Buying a McDonald cheeseburger daily, the sandwich is warm and prepared fresh, and I am spending $5.40 per week. Add the generic diet six-pack of soda from the grocery store and that's a total of $6.28 per week. Taking lunch got to be too expensive and spending only $6.28 a week is a drastic savings. That means there is more money for more luxurious things like toilet paper and gasoline for my car. 

My daughter commented the other day that she remembers how I used to watch for the lowest priced gasoline when she was a little girl. With gas prices at almost $3.00 a gallon, now she understands why.