Work Week #7

Well, here I am in the middle of another week of work. I have gone to Rainbow's End (REA) most afternoons this week (well, Monday, I did take the afternoon off). It is quite a challenge. I organized the purses - and threw about 20 away. I separated the cards into the card rack, so that it would be appealing to people. Cards aren't really a big seller there, but at least it looks like a nice area now. I saw some cool, old-fashioned baby announcements... not that I need them anytime soon! Today I started to rearrange/organize the trinket section. There are a lot of candleholders! There was also a lot of junk; I threw out at least 4 shopping baskets full of stuff. (The dumpster divers will love me!) I worked for at least 2 hours and am only about halfway done. My hands get dusty and dried out - hazards of the job, I guess. I think I will go back to finish that section up tomorrow.

I received a letter from my mom with pictures of my new nephews - the ones born right before we left. They are super cute! Cale is so big; I can't believe it. Paxon looks like a little man; he has lots of dark brown hair with a few curls started. It is amazing how fast they grow and change. I look forward to going home and seeing them in person at Christmas. I can't wait to see the next arrival - Luke and Steph's baby. We are waiting to see if it is a boy or girl; I like that they wait for the surprise effect of it.

Jeremy said he is almost done with the visits to sites to do surveys. There are only two sites left. At one site, the man told Jeremy's fellow surveyor never to come onto his property again; Jeremy is trying to decide if this means him as well. The other site apparently has some killer mules. I mean this literally. They will attack. Someone saw them attack a calf and carry it off. I advised Jeremy to save his life and not visit that one either! We'll see what happens.

The house participates in the Care and Share program. It is a place you can order food in bulk packages for very cheap. The rest of the house is excited about these Godiva French Vanilla latte drinks (24 for $2.70). We also have enjoyed the order of Ghiradelli chocolate chips we ordered (16 bags for $1.62). And 120 packages of Austin sandwich crackers for only $4.32. It is amazing how much this helps with budgeting. Jeff is still calculating our money from last month to see if we stayed in our food budget. We tried, but who knows until it is calculated.

I was thinking about something. Are you really being a generous person if you expect something in return? This is what I mean... If I make a meal for me, and someone in the house asks to have some, should I willingly share even though I know that I will never have a meal in return, have to do all the dishes, etc? If someone asks to borrow something, should I loan it to them even if I know that they won't do anything to return the favor or thank me tangibly? I guess I am just struggling with whether I am being selfish or if there is a common courtesy out there that should be followed. If you have any insight, please feel free to comment. I don't have the answer, just the questions.