A couple of Sundays ago, my dgs suggested to Skype on Sundays for storytime.  A story was read to us and this last Sunday we read a story to my grandchildren.  My dd, I live with, kept all of her childhood books we had bought her.  She loved Berenstain Bears, so my dh and I read "Moving Day".  Which was what we were doing during the weekend.  I loved reading to them, it made me feel I was still part of their lives.  My dgs then suggested for us to Skype for breakfast.  I loved that idea too.  He asked me "what will I have for breakfast"?  I told him "it will be muffins or a bagel.  He had asked his mom (my dd) and she said "oatmeal". Of course he wasn't to thrilled with that idea.  

The next day, my dh and I had Skyped for breakfast with our grandchildren.  My dgs talked his mom into making muffins. It was so much fun!  My nineteen month old gs had finished his yogurt, so he decided to take some from his four year sister's bowl.  Which of course was too cute.  My dd didn't think it was so cute.  And while he was eating he would put his feet on the table and I would pretend to tickle them, which my dd did for me.  My dgd is so pretty.  She is going her hair longer and she is getting taller.  It was a fun way to start off my day.  I would like that to happen more often.  

My dh started working yesterday.  I can't believe the place isn't air-conditioned, especially living in Florida.  He came home beat, from the job and plus the heat.  Today is another hot and humid day. I know he will be coming home the same way.  

I had sent out a resume today.  Let's see what happens  next.  

My dh has started a job today.  It is contract work and only 30 hrs. but it's a start.  I am still looking for work, but right now it's a good thing I don't have a job.  We have moved into our dd's house and I am getting the house unpacked.

We had moved in last Friday.  And to sleep in our own bed was the best part.  In the middle of the night I woke up and seeing the grim reaper staying over me, of course it wasn't, it was the shape of the window with the curtain.  lol.  Yes, I was a little disoriented, but I fell back to sleep.

The job that I had interviewed for reminded me of a cattle call.  I feel I interview well and I am not uncomfortable in interviews.  They had said that I would be notified in by the next day.  When I went to my car and looked at my phone and there was a message from the company saying I wasn't the right candidate for the job.  I just left the place and I couldn't believe I had already gotten a rejection letter.  Then in my email the next day was the same letter.  I wonder if it's my age, but being sixty is the  new fifty.  I do know that something awesome is out there, it's just taking it's time to make room for me.

My plan for today is to attack the kitchen.  We have a laundry room to the right of the kitchen and they have a nice size closet with shelving already placed.  I need to wash that down so the big kitchen appliances could go in there. The kitchen will take me all day.

We cannot park our cars in the garage, it is so packed with boxes.  I just don't know where the items will all go.  Living in Florida you don't have basements.  In one way that's good, you won't keep as much stuff.  I am trying to minimize but that is so hard to do.  The house we had in Illinois had a basement and I kept things thinking my children would want them.  No they didn't, so it went to garage sale or for donation.

One of the hard things I have are old pictures of family.  These are portraits, they are not my parents, but of cousins and family members I don't even know.  I tried to pass them off to other family members, but they didn't want them either.  They don't even know what to do with the ones they have.  I don't want to throw them away, I'd feel guilty doing that.  I guess they'll stay in a box and when I am long gone my children will throw them away.  They have no guilt in having to throw them out.  And that's ok with me.

I had gone to my job interview and I should know in a couple of days.  I was in the waiting room with three other candidates and I know more people were being interviewed before mine and after mine.  So we will see what happens.  If I don't get it, something else will be around the corner.

While I was in the interview my dh had gotten a phone call regarding a job on contract.  This will mean he will get paid when the company gets paid.  It's better that nothing.  Maybe it will be a start to get his foot in the door.

On the way home I decided to go to JoAnn's and get some yarn and crochet something for my dgd.  I don't what to say what because my dd will probably read this and the surprise is done.  I will take a picture of it when I know she has gotten it in the mail.

Now the next problem arises, I have 2 dgs, ages seven and two, I need to get them something in the mail too because I don't want them to feel left out.  Any ideas??  I did send them books already.  It has got to be something different.

My chigger bites are getting so much better.  I can't wait until I'm off the steroids, they are affecting me.  I am taking one less pill every two days.  And I'm sleeping through the night.

Weather in Florida is nice.  When you need to get things done, you have to do it early because of the heat and it seems to rain in the mid-afternoon.  When it rains, it does so for no more than a half hour then its done. I am enjoying being here.

Hope to hear from you.

I'm not feeling the best today.  I have looked for jobs, interviewed, and still at my dil's house which is fine but my stuff isn't here.  So I read, watch tv, and cook.  Exciting. Not.  This last week I ended up having chiggers.  Oh my is that ever awful.  Had to go to dr. and I'm on steroids along with topical meds.  I am on the mend, but it hasn't been easy.

I have a job interview on Thursday and I hope it goes well.  There are so many people looking for work and that makes it even tougher. But I am trying to stay positive.  Something has to give soon.

I'm missing my family back home.  I never realized how much they kept me busy until now.  We do Skype but it's not as if you can hug them or give kisses.  My dgd kisses the computer screen when we say good-bye.  It's so cute.

I also miss my friends.  I know we didn't get together often, but they were close by whenever you needed a friend.

I know this sounds sad, which I don't intended it to be, but it is only how I'm feeling right now.  I know once I get settled we will be okay.

At the age of sixty we shouldn't have had to go through this.