3 for 3

OK, here it is 3 for 3. The 3rd day I am blogging. Today was easier getting up and going to work Again we were busy! Worked om PI Notebook and PI Plan and updated all the policies I have neglected to update. Lunch was a bust- so I had a hamburger and my apple. Learned today that we are not getting our merit raises for 2008, nor will there be a raise in 2009. HMA has frozen raises, frozen hiring, and has cut back hours. Fortunately, I am not dependent on the raise and hours as many are. When the recession hits healthcare... it's bad. I wouldn't be surprised if HMA isn't around much longer.

So after work I went to Hancock's Fabric and got the muslin to make binding for the quilt. When I am done with it, I will post a picture. All their Christmas stuff was 75% off, but there was nothing I was interested in. In fact, it was sorta depressing - the left over stuff that nobody wants! I usually feel depressed after Christmas. I read one time if you get depressed after the holidays you should plan a trip somewhere the middle to the end of January and you will have something to look forward to. That sounds like a fun idea to me.. I think I'll mention it to Mike and see what he says.

Tonight, Mike is playing cards and I am home alone. I plan to eat supper while reading the paper and then watching whatever I want on TV. I need to get in bed earlier. I drag around and it's 11 or 11:30 before I go to bed then I can't get to sleep until midnight. I need to go to bed at 10:15 - 10:30 so I am asleep by 11.

I have started reading a really good book. It's old, but still being printed. It is "Two From Galilee" by Marjorie Holmes. It is a Biblically-based fictional story about Mary and Joseph. I read it once years ago and then lost the book, so I was excited to find it on Amazon and I got it the day after Christmas.

Today at work there was a going away gathering for our doctor, Dr. Ed Brewer. He is closing his practice and going to work at Whitfield, the state mental hospital. I teased him and told him at least he would know for sure now that his patients were crazy! HaHa So we've chosen Dr. Jennifer Bryant as our new doctor... hope it works out OK.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and we have no plans. A quiet night at home with a glass of champagne and a kiss from my guy at midnight sounds good to me.

2008 has been a terrible year and I am looking forward to a happy 2009! God bless us all.