Frustration in me

I just spent the last 10 minutes trying to log in! Grr. They upgraded and I don't have a gmail account, so I hijacked Paul's. Then everytime I logged in, I got Karen's blog. I finally think I got it. urgh.

So I painted part of the dining room today. I'm sick of brown carpet, brown walls, and brown furniture. I got a $2.50 can of mis-mixed paint and did one wall.

Secret Shopping

SSsshhhh... don't tell anyone but I'm a secret shopper. I usually do ones just around the area or plan one when I go to Hermiston, but this weekend was different. I've done several gas station audits and they pay $14 + $2 reimbursement for a purchase. An employee from Shop 'n Chek called me a week ago and asked if I'd go to La Grande, an hour away, for 2 audits. I have to walk around, take pictures of signs, pumps, and anything that is 'wrong' (dirty bathrooms, hand-written signs, etc). I told them how far it was to go, so they upped the payment to $20. I was fine with that. $40 for one day is pretty good. Plus I'd get some alone time with Karen. Immediately after I get off the phone, another employee calls and asks if I'd do it, and she'd give me $25 each! So I pulled in $50.

Today I got another call for an audit in Dayton, 45 minutes the other way. $40! I have 2 in Hermiston and 1 in Pendleton for Thursday that are secret shops. My parents will watch Curtis for those.

Groundhog's day

I don't care what Phil says... it's still very COLD here!! We did get up to 40* today, but it has already dropped to 30* and it's 6:30.

Today was my last day of work at the church. I feel called to be a stay at home mom. I have beren working for over 3 years. I worked my entire pregnancy and the whole 2 years Curtis has been breathing oxygen. I feel it's time. This will also allow us to take in younger foster kids since at the moment we are strictly grade-school.

I did have a very hard time leaving. I packed up my last things, said "See you Sunday" to Pastor and left before I cried. I'm such a sap!!