Wednesday, November 6, 2024

 My company typically doesn't send out the work sheets in advance of payday but they did today. A few minutes ago actually and it was a bit surprising. I did work my butt off but I had enough days off that I thought it would be a pretty small check. 

Not so, not so at all and a pleasant surprise.  A step in the direction of getting caught back up after over 3 weeks off for sickness and vacation.  So that was a nice thing for today beyond Trump winning the election last night and definitively verified today.  

It's just that getting all of this unwanted time off makes me a bit - lazy.  If the RV park is taken care of and there isn't anything pressing over there...and...if I find "other" things to do, I just get work completely out of my mind - trucking work that is - and then getting back into that mind frame becomes extremely difficult.  I have to work for several days in a row to get back to "Oh, yes, I have work tomorrow, no big deal".  It helps that work doesn't typically keep me out all day long.  

Took the boys to church a little while ago. That's a drop-off scenario where you don't have to sit around waiting for 2 hours, there are no other services going on and there are ample adults there plus usually cops.  Yes, cops are normally at the Sunday morning services and the Wednesday kids services.  There are a lot of kids that are dropped off and parents obviously want to be ensured that their children are in safe hands and the capability to keep them safe exists in case of bad actors.  It's a 5 minute drive each way, not a lot of driving and it's worth it to get them learning about Jesus/God.  

Well, the older one pays attention anyway, the younger goes to the Wednesday night service for the food and treats and almost unlimited playtime.  There is a worship segment and a ministry segment that they have to sit through, but there is plenty of play time as well. The younger does not want to go to Sunday services anymore - that's basically the same thing as tonight but only an hour instead of 2 hours. The reason? Well I don't know for sure, but it's highly likely that he's getting food and treats on Wednesday and only treats at the end on Sundays.  I don't think the parents are too happy he has decided to stay home on Sundays. I am not forcing anyone to go to church. 

I've been doing very well with holding back on the fat and cholesterol laden foods - until a little while ago lol.  Taylor found a lasagna recipe so I made it tonight. Absolutely delicious. Sometimes you try new recipes and they don't turn out all the great but this one? Very delicious. The problem? It's full of fat laden cheese and has a lot of red meat in it.  Not that I don't cook the red out of ground beef and sausage but it's still not that great for higher risk people.  So I got a bit carried away with eating over 2 helpings of it and then realized just now that - - oops! 

Well, you can't cry over spilt milk, just move on and try to put more thought into what I am eating at ALL meals and how much of it I can eat. It's not that I can't eat lasagna, it's just that the portion size has to be pretty small.  

And there it is.  I've done almost nothing today. I didn't even leave the house until late afternoon when I realized the recipe calls for an egg and we were out.  Up to the store for that and then a couple house later, take the kids to church.  The folks went to Starbucks, I am sort of hoping they will stay out long enough that they'll just head over to the church to pick up the boys.  I passed on Starbucks since I messed up eating too much dinner.  

Park expansion?  I haven't done anything beyond find out that what I had posted last year wasn't wrong, it just wasn't put in the right expense column.  I did spend that much money, it was out of the personal account but it was definitely spend on business expenses and I have the receipts to prove it.  So I'm not worried about that anymore.  It's not unusual to have a lot of start up expenses the first year of operation of any business, but especially one that was just built and a lot more stuff had to be bought to finish the build out. 

I still have more to do to get the right numbers out of that but at least I have the worrying part of it answered.  But, you know, I think, I wonder if I should wait until after Trump is sworn in and see what happens to interest rates? Will business loans be able to obtain?  Or what? Lol, I get caught up in a whirlpool of thought that eventually just goes around in circles...

Oh, the park host's son is back and I need to get his contact info.  I was going through his father - who is dead now - so I need to be able to contact him directly. Actually, I need to find out what his intentions are. Are they leaving the trailer there? If they are, will I have to go to great extremes to get him to do anything? And really, why should he get that highly desirable lot for free?  See, Allen moved over there with the idea that he was going to pay for that lot.  I really don't feel comfortable giving up that nice spot to a park host.  I'd rather it go to a paying customer and give them some other spot.  

They don't have a 5th wheel equipped truck, however and I would likely have to pay to have it moved.  there's actually only one other long term 5th wheel i the park and that guy doesn't have a truck with 5th wheel hitch in it, either.  There is a dude that is there for a month, however, but he's pretty busy.  I just think they should just get a regular spot and save the premium spot for a premium paying person.  

Well, I'll just have to think about that and also have a talk with that guy.  If they aren't sticking around, that takes care of that.  If they are, then we're going to have to have an understanding...

And finally, the manager added another run to my tablet. So, I am working tomorrow through Monday - at least.  He usually gives me an unasked for day off during the week, so I'll figure I either get Tuesday or Wednesday off and then working again.  

With that? I couldn't resist and am watching the fall out now with more detailed news showing the left commentators and media outlets playing the blame game. Misogynists'!  Referring to the black and latino voters.  Uneducated conservative women! They are too stupid to understand they are voting against their own rights (pro choice)!  The absurd logic is laughable and yes, I have been laughing at some of these people, especially Al Sharpton.  If you don't vote democrat, you are automatically a racist!  Of course that's true with a lot of them but that dude has been saying the same stuff for decades now.

Ok.  I'm good.  And g'nite. 

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