Here Lately...

To my loyal readers,
I'm so very sorry that you have had to go so long with out hearing from me.  Lucky for you ;-) Eddie is working and I found just enough time to share some things from our life with you.  HAHA Lucky for you! ;-)

So the first thing to talk about are Eddie's crazy busy work hours.  Just so ya know, the boy worked for almost 27 hours straight yesterday.  The most frustrating part is the fact that it doesn't have to go like that.  With a little better management there's probably no reason for them to work more than a 15 hour day max.  But, let me tell you, these Oil/Gas field billionaires didn't ask my opinion on it.  If they had, you know I'd have more than just that for my input.  LOL

Moving on...

I'm such a nerd.  Something about new school supplies makes me really excited.  It's been a secret that I've kept to myself for a little while.  However, the new colored-clear pocket- binders at Wal-Mart drew me in the other night.  I couldn't help myself.  I bought all that I would need for this semester and the dividers too!  Then... THEN!  I proceeded to come home and print out my title pages to go in the front pockets.  I mean really... who does that in JULY?!  I know I'm nuts.  Oh and to top it all off, yes, world, I, Greta, Harding P2, have already ordered my textbooks.  Terrible, I know.  This obsession with the beginning of school has always been inside me since I was 6 I think.  lol... rest assure though, about the 3rd week in September, I will begin my countdown for Christmas break. 
Maybe I should go back and read an earlier post I made about being happy in the moment.  Maybe this has just been one more way that I have been wishing my life away.  hmmm, too deep for this late in the night, I think I'll sleep on that.

Decorating...

So, after a year in the house, I've decided that the main parts are almost perfect... well perfect for us.  But, there are still a few areas that need some "designer" attention.  The guest bedroom has some old bedding that I used in college.  It doesn't really flow with the new things that I've gotten for the house.  So I'm thinking that room deserves a little attention.  Also, the office/guest/Eddie's "man room" (no, its not big enough to be all of these-lol) is a disaster.  I need to add some storage for Eddie's hunting things and my scrapbook stuff that I leave in there.  The rest of the house only needs a few minor touches here and there and I'll be posting pictures soon of the progress that I make.  To the left, you can see my most recent purchase.  I little piece of artwork.  I know, a little strange and quirky.  But I really kind of love it.  It might be my most favorite thing so far.  I know, I know... I'm a little weird.  lol

The plan...

Back to Eddie's working situation.  We now have a career plan for my dear husband.  It only took him 24 years to come back to the idea of coaching/teaching.  Which is wonderful!  He'll be so great at it.  Finally, he will have a real reason to be telling me about all this football stuff.  It feels so good to have a plan.  I don't know if you've noticed or not but I'm an organizer and a planner.  Luckily, he's not too far from applying for jobs.  He'll start applying in February probably- at any school within driving distance.  So this whole mess with the wonderful gas field company is simply TEMPORARY!  Which again, I'm looking forward to the future... but I don't think we could survive this if we didn't...lol. 

What's the old saying, "What doesn't kill you, will make you stronger?"  Pretty darn accurate for the last year.  Its just His way of showing us that He's in charge and he wouldn't give us any challenge that we couldn't handle.  Life truly is a wonderful gift.