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Jun. 18, 2008
So I have three jobs now...
Four, actually... If you include writing novels.
In the mornings, Jon and I work in the garden for Grandpa. In the afternoon on Mondays and Tuesdays, I babysit, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays, I do housework for Grandma. So as a sum-up of events:
Gardening is (for me) really hard work. I'm so sore now, not to mention the fact that all the walking is making my bad foot act up again... I have to walk on the side of my foot now. But I will persevere. Because I have to. Yesterday, we did the second half of the corn. So we were digging holes and transplanting. Well, I stuck my hand in the dirt that's mostly rotten manure and felt something slice my hand. Upon rinsing off said hand with the hose, I found that I'd managed to cut an inch-long cut up my finger. Phooey. Grandpa said that if I show up without gloves on again, he'll fire me. Now I just need to find some boots that don't have giant holes in them.
Babysitting is really cool. I still can't get over the fact that I'm being paid to play. It's just... weird! I do have educational activities planned among the playing, don't worry! I am going to refer to my girl as "Sari". I would have called her Andi, but I already call someone else Andi. :-P
Sari is 10 years old and quite the little cowgirl. I knew we'd hit it off when I went into her room and saw an elk's skull on the shelf above her bed. Hehe! She thinks the WORLD of David, who taught her in the after-school program this spring. Apparently David was so cool that she figured his sister had to be just as cool. I dunno 'bout that. Anyway, we've been having a great time. I'm thinking about reading the Circle C books aloud to her. What do you think of that, Andi? Good idea?
Sari tried to teach me to play Guitar Hero. I failed miserably, but oh well... I was never good at games, anyway. And I was introduced to The Cheetah Girls and a few other miserably mind-numbing kiddy TV shows. The TV will not come back on if I can help it. There are MUCH better things to do than watch that stuff. *gag*
And then, of course, two days a week I have dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and minor landscaping for Grandma. That's not too hard. :-)
Then I come home and work on my book.
What are your summer plans, guys? Anything really exciting? |
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Jun. 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Haha. Thanks ;)
Eh, I don't know about Survivorman, I mean what does he do when the camera goes off?
With Man vs. Wild he's like 'rawr' while the camera is on. And Survivorman is all whiney...LOL no offense!
That is, after all, just my opinion! ;D