So, as all of you may know, we have had a very short holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas. During this very short time, I have been involved in two concerts, a Messiah Sing-a-long hosted by the Douglas County Chamber Singers at the Douglasville FUMC and our annual Christmas Concert. I have also helped my Mother put up her Christmas tree and Alan has decked the outside of her home. I have also taken her on a few shopping trips around town so she could satisfy her naughty and nice list, which takes most all of the day since she is 81 and doesn't move as quickly as she used to. I'm not complaining, I feel very fortunate to still have my Mother especially during the holidays when so many of my friends only have the memory of their Mother to get them through the holiday.
I've also had a great luncheon with my "Red Hat" girlfriends and our husbands, made tons of candy and goodies to give away as well as consume and even attended a holiday party. With all of this hustle & bustle what I haven't done is finish what I need to get done at home. So, my Menu for today is to get those packages wrapped, finish the goodies to bring to work and do my grocery shopping for our Christmas Eve dinner for us, Mom & Stef's friend Donna. I already have the bone-in Cowboy Ribeye Steaks aging in the fridge, I still need the green beans for the Green Bean Bundles, the potatoes for the Lyonnaise Potatoes, the Shrimp for the Shrimp Cocktails and the Lettuce & Tomato for the Salad Wedge. Yum, I can hardly wait until Christmas Eve...Merry Christmas Ya'll!
Showing posts with label Monday Menu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monday Menu. Show all posts
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday Menu
Since the park officially opens this week, on May 15th, I am making it my goal for this week to get through the week without fear.
When I applied for this job, I read the job description several times, but I never saw anywhere that said that I would be an actual park ranger. The title for the job is Visitor Use Assistant. So, last week when we received our badges, I was a little taken aback--I am a real park ranger, with the hat and the badge to prove it. For some reason, it put a little lump of fear in the back of my throat. Not that it changed the job responsibilities in any way, it's just that is so OFFICIAL! I know I can do the job. Now I want to be the BEST at it.
So, yeah, now, my goal is to get through opening week without fear.
When I applied for this job, I read the job description several times, but I never saw anywhere that said that I would be an actual park ranger. The title for the job is Visitor Use Assistant. So, last week when we received our badges, I was a little taken aback--I am a real park ranger, with the hat and the badge to prove it. For some reason, it put a little lump of fear in the back of my throat. Not that it changed the job responsibilities in any way, it's just that is so OFFICIAL! I know I can do the job. Now I want to be the BEST at it.
So, yeah, now, my goal is to get through opening week without fear.
Monday, April 21, 2008
My Goal For This Week
Jim and I got the call we had been waiting for today--we are going to work for the National Park Service. We will be leaving Wichita, Kansas in the morning, headed for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is very exciting to me, I can hardly wait to get there. So, my goal for this week:
I want to get to our destination in Arizona by Saturday afternoon. I want to take pictures of at least 5 interesting things along the way. I want to use up all the leftovers in my refrigerator. And, I want to write at least six articles by Sunday.
I know I can do all these things, and I admit, they are pretty easy goals that do not push me very hard to accomplish them. But, I will be traveling 1200 miles before I get to my destination, so that in itself is a challenge.
We'll see how I did next week.
I want to get to our destination in Arizona by Saturday afternoon. I want to take pictures of at least 5 interesting things along the way. I want to use up all the leftovers in my refrigerator. And, I want to write at least six articles by Sunday.
I know I can do all these things, and I admit, they are pretty easy goals that do not push me very hard to accomplish them. But, I will be traveling 1200 miles before I get to my destination, so that in itself is a challenge.
We'll see how I did next week.
Monday, April 14, 2008
My Goals For This Week
The Monday Menus here at JITT can be anything you want, from meal planning to sharing your life's dreams, but for today, it is going to be about where I literally want to be by days end. We are traveling from Unicoi State Park to a temporary temporary job in Wichita, Kansas. We told them we would be there by Tuesday, which is a push for us, as we normally don't go more than 300 miles in a day, and we will have to about 450 a day to get there "on time". But, if we don't get there until Wednesday, we'll be okay.
So, my plan for today is to arrive safely just west of Memphis, Tennessee. On Tuesday, we plan to be in Wichita, and the plan for the rest of the week is to work and earn some money so this dog and pony show doesn't go broke.
So maybe this doesn't sound very creative, or in keeping with the overall theme of this blog. But, in reality, it truly is. We were sitting at Unicoi since January 1, volunteering as camp hosts, and slowly going broke while we wait for the final word about our applications for working at Grand Canyon National Park. We talked to them last week, and they said even though the job is supposed to start on April 28, if our background investigation is not completed, we can't start working. Yikes!
So, I happened to see an ad on Workamper News Hotline, for someone to work at a campground in Kansas. We had actually been offered a job there earlier this year, but turned it down because we wanted the job at the Grand Canyon. So, after some thought about the matter, I picked up my phone and called the place in Kansas, told them I had seen their Hotline Ad, and said, "you need help, we need a temporary job, if you can use us for 2-3 weeks we will come" and she thought it was a good idea.
While it is not exactly a world shattering idea, it is a creative means of making some money, and thus preventing our personal starvation. So, off we go to Kansas. And, yes, Dorothy, they do have a storm shelter on the property.
So, my plan for today is to arrive safely just west of Memphis, Tennessee. On Tuesday, we plan to be in Wichita, and the plan for the rest of the week is to work and earn some money so this dog and pony show doesn't go broke.
So maybe this doesn't sound very creative, or in keeping with the overall theme of this blog. But, in reality, it truly is. We were sitting at Unicoi since January 1, volunteering as camp hosts, and slowly going broke while we wait for the final word about our applications for working at Grand Canyon National Park. We talked to them last week, and they said even though the job is supposed to start on April 28, if our background investigation is not completed, we can't start working. Yikes!
So, I happened to see an ad on Workamper News Hotline, for someone to work at a campground in Kansas. We had actually been offered a job there earlier this year, but turned it down because we wanted the job at the Grand Canyon. So, after some thought about the matter, I picked up my phone and called the place in Kansas, told them I had seen their Hotline Ad, and said, "you need help, we need a temporary job, if you can use us for 2-3 weeks we will come" and she thought it was a good idea.
While it is not exactly a world shattering idea, it is a creative means of making some money, and thus preventing our personal starvation. So, off we go to Kansas. And, yes, Dorothy, they do have a storm shelter on the property.
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