Wednesday, February 01, 2006
JANUARY.....2003
Well, I’m getting the horse out of the barn and going to saddle up so we can ride the cyber space range once again. I’ve had more than a week off and I found out one thing for sure……I have certainly missed writing and it’s certainly a lot more fun with a new computer.
Getting down to business on Essentially Esther, we pick up with the year 2003. Since Rocky and I are a two family marriage, holidays are always double the fun. The first week-end in January we had Rocky’s family over for our Christmas together. We had his daughter Holly and family, a couple who have grown up with the Rockenbach’s, Johnny and Lisa….and Becky. After the holiday meal we opened gifts all around and had a good time visiting. Becky moved back home after staying with us since Christmas while she healed from her foot surgery.
I was still working at the Antique Barn and business is always slow in January so we did a lot of reorganizing and cleaning. On the 16th we woke up to a snow covered world …….we only had 2 or 3 inches on the ground but it was pretty, however, quite cold and windy.
Rocky had been working to install a shower door on the outer edge of our bathtub and we had a man take out the old shower and replace it with a linen closet in the bathroom……which also provided an opening and shelves in the hall next to the washer and dryer. The addition of closet space was needed and Rocky had a man-sized shower now to bathe in. It was a “win win” project.
On the 29th, Rocky and Bill went to Jefferson City to get their background checks to drive Medicaid patients to their appointments. Rocky wanted to start his own business since the company he was driving for closed down in December. He had several good drivers lined up and was working on all the paper work and requirements. Rocky was retired from trucking but still wanted something to fill in his time.
We are always glad to see January come to an end. It’s a long month, very cold and disagreeable as a rule…….and this year would be very different when the month was over. America would face another tragedy.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
Getting down to business on Essentially Esther, we pick up with the year 2003. Since Rocky and I are a two family marriage, holidays are always double the fun. The first week-end in January we had Rocky’s family over for our Christmas together. We had his daughter Holly and family, a couple who have grown up with the Rockenbach’s, Johnny and Lisa….and Becky. After the holiday meal we opened gifts all around and had a good time visiting. Becky moved back home after staying with us since Christmas while she healed from her foot surgery.
I was still working at the Antique Barn and business is always slow in January so we did a lot of reorganizing and cleaning. On the 16th we woke up to a snow covered world …….we only had 2 or 3 inches on the ground but it was pretty, however, quite cold and windy.
Rocky had been working to install a shower door on the outer edge of our bathtub and we had a man take out the old shower and replace it with a linen closet in the bathroom……which also provided an opening and shelves in the hall next to the washer and dryer. The addition of closet space was needed and Rocky had a man-sized shower now to bathe in. It was a “win win” project.
On the 29th, Rocky and Bill went to Jefferson City to get their background checks to drive Medicaid patients to their appointments. Rocky wanted to start his own business since the company he was driving for closed down in December. He had several good drivers lined up and was working on all the paper work and requirements. Rocky was retired from trucking but still wanted something to fill in his time.
We are always glad to see January come to an end. It’s a long month, very cold and disagreeable as a rule…….and this year would be very different when the month was over. America would face another tragedy.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
