August 21, 2010.

It's been a fairly busy week. Despite losing his job last week, Chris and I have been coping fairly well. He has been sick with a bad bacterial infection in his lungs all week, but yesterday and today has not run a temperature. He's now just coughing, coughing and more coughing. Being sick, plus the losing his job part has made for a very depressed husband..but, he seems to be perking up. He has landed a full-time job at Family Express. It's only a clerk position...paying 8.00 an hour, but it's full-time and after 6 months he will be eligible for benefits. This is the kind of company where you can work your way up. He also has a job interview at the local college here in town. That is the job he really wants, so we are praying that he does well at the interview. But, either way...he does have a job. The power of prayer does work!

I've been busy this week working both my jobs plus a lot of things in the evenings at church. Last night we had our Family Fun Night there. We did have a small turn-out, but we had a great big fun time! Today, it's stuff around the house, errands and we are working the movie at the cinema tonight. Little extra cash there and we get to do it again tomorrow night.

Rudy-dog seems to be doing better. He is still on an antibiotic for the infection in his sinus and he is now on a prescription antihistamine....which is fairly expensive. It seems to be working, so if our vet keeps him on it I will see about buying it through the swine vet clinic I work for. That is one nice perk about working there. I can purchase medications for my dogs and get them for cost. So, if this turns out to be a medicine he is put on for long-term, I will buy it there. This stuff is like a dollar a pill and he is currently taking 4 a day. I should be able to get it for half that cost...I hope.

I've been frustrated with my weight. I am at the heaviest I've been in probably 10 years. I'm frustrated with that, but I'm also tired of dieting! Why does it have to be so hard! I have been walking a ton this summer and my friend who I walk with has the same frustrations that I do. I'm sure it's partly age..being in our 40's I think the hormones are just working against us. It's just not fair.