This is the clock I really wanted when I ordered that station clock a couple of weeks ago. It arrived today, and I got so excited to show you that I took the picture before I even took it out of the package.
It is gorgeous! I think it will look just right in my living room. I'm going to try to get it hung this weekend, since I will actually get a weekend this weekend.
Oh, yeah, as of today, A shift will no longer be allowed to work on Saturdays. We will have to sign up for Fridays and Sundays. When Supervisor told me, I said, "When does that start?" He said, "Today." I said, "Well, heck, if I'd known that, I'd have signed up for Sunday instead of Saturday."
My friend has a membership on Ancestry.com. After I'd posted about finding my first ancestor to come to America, we started talking about geneology and stuff. She is really into it. She got on Ancestry started a family tree for me. However, when I tried to edit or even see the leaves, it said I had to have a membership. I went ahead and signed up, thinking I'd just cancel it after my two week free trial. Then I started checking out the ancestry hints. Holy cow, the information they had! I saw my grandfather's World War I draft card. There were census records, and marriage records. I may trade my cable subscription for an Ancestry.com membership. It's way more entertaining. Not to mention cheaper.
BTW, I think I may have found an earlier ancestor. I was following my maternal great grandmother's line on Family Search, and found some Cherokee Indians in there. I'd always thought the Cherokee was on my dad's side, but apparently, that's something else I was mistaken about. Once I've cross referenced and confirmed on Ancestry, I'll post more about that.
I know, I was going to do it yesterday, but work was rough. It was one of those days that absolutely nothing went right. The other brazer wasn't there, none of the parts were right, and they couldn't get me any help. They sent a guy from another line to help me, but the other person who brazed on his line didn't want to work by herself, so she went home. The guy had to go back to his line, but when he saw the other brazer had gone home, he didn't want to work by himself, so he went home, too. Then they sent someone from a different other line, and she brazed half an order, then went back to her own line.
I didn't have any headers on the line by shift end, so I stayed over a bit to get some built up for B shift. Group Leader asked one of the line brazers to stay and help me. She said she would, then went crying to Supervisor, saying, "Why do I have to stay?", and she went home. I ended up staying until 5:00 PM -- a 13 hour shift. After all that, I was so worn out, I said, "The clock can wait," and so it did.
I took it back this afternoon, and once I'd gotten my refund, I went to the clock section of the store to see what they had on hand. Nothing jumped out at me, so I came on home.
Yes, my friends, I walked into and subsequently out of Wal-Mart and didn't buy a thing. That has got to be some kind of record.
Back online, I found a clock with the exact same picture on it, only this one is what I was thinking it was getting the first time. I hope.
I haven't ordered it yet. I'm still looking for other stuff to make up enough to get free shipping. I'm thinking about also hitting up secondhand and thrift stores, or maybe try to catch a flea market or something.
If I can see something in person, I might have a better idea of the kind of things I want to put in there. One weekend, I just might have to not volunteer for overtime and do some shopping. It won't be this weekend. I've already signed up to work.
Last Sunday, I got out my paint cans and did my touch-ups on my walls. You would not believe how much better it looks with those spots cleaned up, even though they were small. I did smear the paint just a bit on this door frame,
but it's barely noticeable. I'll touch that up when I paint the closet door -- whenever I get around to that.
So, now that the painting is all done, it's time to start decorating the place.
When I first moved into this house, my friend Sue sent me this picture, which she drew.
Right now, it's hanging in my bedroom, but the intention has always been to hang it in either the living room or kitchen. The debate was whether to hang it in this spot
between the entertainment center and the doorway. Or this one,
between the entertainment center and the window. I was really leaning towards the former, but I just wasn't sure it would look right. Naturally, I did what any 21st century red-blooded American would do. I posed the question to my internet friends. Some of them suggested a long narrow picture would fit better in that space instead. Since they have much better design sense than I do, I deferred to their opinions and began searching Amazon for ideas.
It didn't take me long to find the absolute most perfect thing ever, and I immediately ordered it.
When I went to hang it up, I found the tag on the back. It just added to its perfection.
It fits with my rustic, barnyard theme very well, and is, of course, a quote from one of my very favorite hymns.
While I was online, I also ordered a couple of clocks. I was waiting for them to arrive, so I could post about all of it at once. However, when I got the one I'd ordered for the living room, it wasn't at all what I thought it was.
This is the only picture that was on the website, and the description said wall clock, so I was thinking it was one of those round, flat clocks you hang on the wall.
The rooster fit with my decorating theme, and I thought it was just gorgeous. When it arrived, though, it what I thought it was. It was what I'd call a station clock, as it had an iron bracket thing and stuck out into the room like this:
What's more, the actual clock part is very small -- like maybe 5" across. I'll be taking that back to the store tomorrow after work. Fortunately, I bought it from Wal-mart, so it'll be easy to return. Won't have to bother mailing it or anything. I've found some other clocks I like. The hard part is choosing which one to get.
Oh, and I did get this one for my bedroom.
As soon as it arrived, I found one on Amazon that has a lighthouse on it, which goes with my bedroom theme. Only the one I got kind of looks like a porthole, and matches my colors...so I like it too.
Now, about Sue's picture...I've decided to hang it in the second spot. My fear there was that it would get kind of lost in that big old space, but I have an idea.
I want to try to find some decorative metal or resin vines to kind of frame it. You know, kind of a John 5:15 kind of thing -- I am the vine, ye are the branches. Goes well with the As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord quote on Sue's drawing.
Now that the living room is pretty much done (except for decorating), I've started back to working on my fireplace bricks. I like to listen to music while I work, and have some playlists set up on YouTube. You know how when you get to the end of your playlist, YouTube will pick out random songs related to the one you just listened to? This morning, it gave me this one.
