I love this house!!

I'm sitting here at our kitchen table doing some work on my laptop. I missed work yesterday and will miss work again Friday afternoon for A's sisters wedding. So I wanted to make up as much time as I can without having to use vacation. I'm sitting here working away when someone knocked on the door and rang the bell

Let me interrupt and ask, who does that? Pick one, ring the bell or knock. Don't do both. Oh and the knock was the infamous da dada da da duh duh. Really who does that on some one's door? OK ranting done.

I have two rules about answering my front door; 1.If we're expecting friends I'll answer it and 2.I don't have to answer it if I don't want to.

And tonight I don't want to because we aren't expecting anyone and plus the knock and doorbell gave me the willies. None of our friends do that.

And the reason I love this house. I didn't have to and they didn't know we are home because the window doesn't look into our whole house like the other house did. I have sat on my couch and had some weird old man looking in my front door window ringing the bell at our old house motioning me to answer it (JT wasn't home). Just because he could see me doesn't mean I have to answer it. I did not feel safe watching TV at night in our old house. Even if I had the lights off someone could see me sitting in the livingroom. In this house if they look in they'll see a wall with hooks and coats on it. Ha!

LOVE IT!

P.S. 4 1/2 more days until the consult!

Quiet Day

This has been a pretty relaxing weekend. We had no major plans and pretty much everything in the house is in it's (new) spot. I am still looking for the camera cord, one of my pictures that has the Lord's Prayer on it, and my jewelry box. How do you lose a jewelry box?! I think it's packed in a box but I thought all the boxes were unpacked. It may be in the garage, although I really hope it isn't.

Daddy got the kitchen cleaned out and there aren't any boxes or bags in the dining room any more. Yahoo! He also cleaned off the papers on the counter and table. I really wish I could find the camera cord so I can post pictures.

The snow is melting off of our driveway and I noticed it's a cement driveway and not asphalt (did I spell that right?). Nice. I can't wait for the rest of the snow to melt so Little Man can play outside. I suppose that would require warmer weather and I wish for that too.

On Feb 17th I had my one year anniversary at my job. I can't believe it's been a year. That year has flown by. I have gone from being extremely confused in my job to taking on all the Medicare billing, and soon will be learning HMO therapy billing to help with that (you know that means the person in that position will be let go...but shhhh you didn't hear that from me). I have my 1 year review on March 1st. I'm not nervous or anxious about it because my boss has told me multiple times how much they appreciate the work I do. She has also mentioned how the board of directors are noticing the money coming in. In this economy a little bit helps. The one thing I'm wondering about is if I'm getting a raise. I would love a raise. In most places I would say I know I would be getting a raise. But in the health care industry, especially Long Term Care, money is lacking, jobs are being cut, and we are pinching every penny. We have furlough days we are required to take once a month. So that is why I am wondering if I get a raise. It would be nice if I did but I completely understand if I don't.