Being "Farmed" out

Hi all! Well another week has passed and the weather here continues to amaze me (the weathermen too!). Most days this week were in the low 70's to high 60's. Whats been interesting is that they keep saying how its going to rain. Well, it really doesn't rain. It may "spit" (=a Midwest term I guess) a little during the day, but its how the day progresses that is funny. I wake up and its sunny and clear skies. I laugh at the "rainy day" mentioned on last nights weather forecast (which I had to stay up until 11pm for!), then get dressed and head to work. I get to work and within one hour or so the skies cloud over with the dark clouds and big white heavy clouds. Not much sun at all. This continues all day long, I get into my car to go home and on the way home...the Sun appears. Within 30 minutes the clouds are all gone and the sky is most clear! It did this for 2-3 days this week. It was weird. As for rain, its only spit here or there except for the one time it POURED rain for all of 5 minutes. Of course it just so happened to be the minutes that I was walking out to my car (Parked 3 blocks down the road because I can't parallel park) with my pizza box. As soon as I walk in my front door...poof the rain stops and the sky clears. I think someone was out to get me last night...but oh well. I may be sweet but not sweet enough to melt in the rain.

Anyway, about the title to this blog. I thought it was a fitting Midwestern title. I have been "Farmed"(i.e.loaned) to another program (in Child Services) for a few weeks. Its been interesting and I have learned a lot. I don't mind it, in fact when asked by my boss if I wanted to continue working there or do something different, I said I wouldn't mind staying there if they needed the help. So I am now on loan for the next 2 weeks (at least). Its stressful, but fun!

On to other parts of my life. Well, when mom was here we got some blackout material to make a shade (since they have so much darn light here...way too early in the morning!). We tried to use fabric tape (steam-a-seam) to hold it together (since I had not brought my sewing machine), but that didn't work. So I was left with trying to figure out what to do. I saw in the ads last weekend that Walgreen's had a sewing machine (small/compact) with a bonus handheld sewing machine for $19.99 (after rebate), so I drove all around town to find a walgreens and managed to get the last box they had. I spent my Friday night stitching my shades. Well, the sewing machine is not the heavy duty one I am used to so I only got 1 panel done (I have 2 panels to make for my long window in the bedroom), so I have one more to finish tonight so I can (hopefully) sleep in tomorrow. I also decided to raise my bed up, that way I can use under it for storage. Since I am quite tall (so I am told) I shouldn't have any problem trying to get into bed with it being higher. So I bought the risers for the bed and bought a bed skirt to hide the underside. Poor Fritz is going to have to jump 7 more inches to get up. I hope he can make it. STOP. Don't do that....don't feel sorry for him. Its good exercise for him. Hey, if he can't make it up he has his bed on the floor. Feel bad for me, if I cant make it up, I don't fit in his bed. (we've tried, right mom?).

Any way, I hope you all have a great week. I miss you. Its nice out here but I could use some of my good old friends and family here to talk with. Well, there is a family fair at the park just down the road a few blocks so I am off to see what its like (I hear they have BBQ there!). Take care and talk with y'all later.--Katie