You learn something new every day. And last night at work was no exception. The Norsk Hostfest is in town, wich means there are people from all over the world. I thought just the US and Canada were here. But as I was on the express lane last night I had Canadians and Norweigans. You could tell because they had an accent and they didn't really understand American money. If they had a card they needed help understanding how to use it. One person told me they don't have this kind of thing over in Norway.
I had a wonderful old couple come through. And they were delightful. She didn't want the box for her shoes but I was having a little difficulty understanding her. But we were able to laugh.
Then later I had two older gentlemen come through with a huge suitcase. Had to do a price adjustment and when it was done they wanted to know why if the advertised price was $60 what the extra $4 and some odd cents was. But when I told them taxes they seemed to understand. Then they asked if it was ok to leave the store with it. I told them that yep they could go and go to sleep. They laughed and said they just got here so they where way jet lagged. I'm thinking the huge time difference. It was probably the middle of the day for them.
I had a conversation with a man from Canada about Linny's and Looneys? Any way he said he didn't understand the american paper money. So that got me to thinking: How difficult is the big huge numbers printed on it. I mean I thought math was the same all over the world. Oh well.
Thought I would share my fun night. And we will see what tonight brings because I get to do it all over again. Although I think I will be in the food area.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Starting Fall
The first day of Fall was last week. And with the start of the a new season brought cold, rainy weather. V caught a stuffed up nose and cough. He then decided I needed it. That would have been all fine and dandy except that I started orientation at Target the same day. And the next day when I was training on the registers my nose decided to run. Well by Saturday my throat was sore and my voice was hoarse. But you know that's ok. I work about 25 hours a week.
I will be cashiering and working in food avenue. I already spent two days there and I really enjoy it.
M is loving his hours and the work. He gets paid every monday and that works out great. So we will constantly have cash flow.
OOOOHHH oh oh I need to let you all know that if you get a Target Debit card, it is connected directly to your checking account you will recieve 5% off your purchases!!!!!
Ok now, last but definately the best part, V got a hair cut. He looks so grown up. He has been acting it too.
Last night when I came home from work he was being silly. Throwing the cat toy and then hopping after it. Saturday he was running back and forth down the hall. When M asked where he was going he pointed down the hall and had a look on his face that clearly said "DUH" is he a teenager already?
Happy Fall!!!!
I will be cashiering and working in food avenue. I already spent two days there and I really enjoy it.
M is loving his hours and the work. He gets paid every monday and that works out great. So we will constantly have cash flow.
OOOOHHH oh oh I need to let you all know that if you get a Target Debit card, it is connected directly to your checking account you will recieve 5% off your purchases!!!!!
Ok now, last but definately the best part, V got a hair cut. He looks so grown up. He has been acting it too.
Last night when I came home from work he was being silly. Throwing the cat toy and then hopping after it. Saturday he was running back and forth down the hall. When M asked where he was going he pointed down the hall and had a look on his face that clearly said "DUH" is he a teenager already?
Happy Fall!!!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
New things
It is amazing how fast things can change. Last week M and I were starting to feel hopeless. Maybe he would never be able to find a job. So I started applying. And by that I mean that I filled out 3 applications on friday. Then we went to church sunday. The nursery was roudy. All the 2 and under kids where wild! But thats not the story. The 1st councilor in the bishopric asked M to come see him Monday if he was still interested in the job with the roof and floor truss manufacturing company that this councilor just happened to be a mananger of. So he goes. And he comes back. And then he tells me that he has to be there the next day (today) at 7 in the morning!!!!!!!!!
It starts at $11 an hour. He will get weekends off, paid vacation after 30 days, paid holidays and he will work 9 hours a day!
OH how exciting. Well it doesn't end there!!!!!
Remember those applications that I filled out? Well I got a call yesterday from Target asking me to come in and do some interviews. Here we might run into a little snag. I told them I was seeking full time hours, but with M having a job now it is going to have to be part time in the evenings and open on saturdays. But if they work with me I will get to help bring in more money to meet our needs.
Thank you to all who have been praying for us. Prayers really are answered. I feel that this is the start of all our dreams being met. And we may just see all you Fallon dwellers this summer!!!!! Cause he has paid vacation!!!!!!!!!!!
It starts at $11 an hour. He will get weekends off, paid vacation after 30 days, paid holidays and he will work 9 hours a day!
OH how exciting. Well it doesn't end there!!!!!
Remember those applications that I filled out? Well I got a call yesterday from Target asking me to come in and do some interviews. Here we might run into a little snag. I told them I was seeking full time hours, but with M having a job now it is going to have to be part time in the evenings and open on saturdays. But if they work with me I will get to help bring in more money to meet our needs.
Thank you to all who have been praying for us. Prayers really are answered. I feel that this is the start of all our dreams being met. And we may just see all you Fallon dwellers this summer!!!!! Cause he has paid vacation!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September
You know how sometimes you do something then look back and realize that it was really stupid and you feel like a fool? Well that happened to me yesterday. I was paying our bills in cash. Had to go to the office building of our gas company. There was no way in the building. One door was locked and the other said ring bell for deliveries. There was a very nice man sitting in a company truck. So he let me in. All the way through their maze of offices to the back where a nice lady let me pay. When it was all over she told me there were a few places around town where I could do my payments in cash. How silly I felt. And my question is why couldn't they have told me this before I even started. Oh how I felt like a fool.
Yesterday V took to wearing my shoes around the house. A black slipper with a bow on it, and a brown heel with a bow on it. So when he was walking toward you you heard shlip, clunk, shlip, clunk, shlip, clunk. Then he traded the black slipper for the other brown heel. And he wanted to go for a walk in them. I told him he couldn't wear mommy's shoes outside. So I had to wear the brown heels and he went and put on my.......
TENNIS SHOES!!!!!!!
So we went on a walk like that.
Every day V likes to sit at the computer and watch TONS and TONS of videos about tractors. Sometimes it changes and there will have to be videos of "Mycles" or "Tomas" trains. He is very much still a farm boy at heart.
The weather has started to cool off. The leaves are turning yellow. I love the crispness in the air. The only thing I am not looking forward to is the blanket of leaves that will fall in our yard. Four trees and two lilac bushes. We can't burn them either. It is too close to our neighbors and well we are in city limits. But it would be a whole lot easier to do that than to rake them up, put them in bags and then take them to the compost area. Last year we had 10 HUGE bags of leaves.
It has also been raining. A LOT. But V has some nice rain boots and he loves to walk around in the puddles. And splash. He doesn't care that he is getting wet.
Unfortunately I think that Insomnia has set in for M. He didn't fall asleep last night till 5 in the morning. I hated this stage of unemployment last time. And I hope that it doesn't last this time. He did have a job interview last friday, but we haven't heard anything from them since then and absolutely nothing from any of the other places he applied.
Yesterday V took to wearing my shoes around the house. A black slipper with a bow on it, and a brown heel with a bow on it. So when he was walking toward you you heard shlip, clunk, shlip, clunk, shlip, clunk. Then he traded the black slipper for the other brown heel. And he wanted to go for a walk in them. I told him he couldn't wear mommy's shoes outside. So I had to wear the brown heels and he went and put on my.......
TENNIS SHOES!!!!!!!
So we went on a walk like that.
Every day V likes to sit at the computer and watch TONS and TONS of videos about tractors. Sometimes it changes and there will have to be videos of "Mycles" or "Tomas" trains. He is very much still a farm boy at heart.
The weather has started to cool off. The leaves are turning yellow. I love the crispness in the air. The only thing I am not looking forward to is the blanket of leaves that will fall in our yard. Four trees and two lilac bushes. We can't burn them either. It is too close to our neighbors and well we are in city limits. But it would be a whole lot easier to do that than to rake them up, put them in bags and then take them to the compost area. Last year we had 10 HUGE bags of leaves.
It has also been raining. A LOT. But V has some nice rain boots and he loves to walk around in the puddles. And splash. He doesn't care that he is getting wet.
Unfortunately I think that Insomnia has set in for M. He didn't fall asleep last night till 5 in the morning. I hated this stage of unemployment last time. And I hope that it doesn't last this time. He did have a job interview last friday, but we haven't heard anything from them since then and absolutely nothing from any of the other places he applied.
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