Little tidbits of my life

I FINALLY saw my hubby this week...and prayer request

Hi Folks!

I have not written in awhile because I went to West Virginia with my In-Laws to see my hubby for 4 days.  As I had mentioned before, he is currently working in WV.  He is at the John Amos Power Plant.  We missed him and I have not been able to stay out there because of my health problems.  I cannot seem to get my doctor appointments scheduled far enough apart to give me some time to see him for even a few weeks at a time. 

My MIL, FIL and I all cleaned up the little 1 bedroom apartment he just moved into that was unfurnished and so we tried to make it more like a home.  It was like stepping back into the seventies when we stepped in the door of that place!  LOL...EXCEPT for the MOTORCYCLE in the living room!  YES, that is correct, your eyes are not deceiving you!  My silly hubby and his boy toys!  I was able to find a room rug on sale that was the same color as the bike, so I put it on the floor where he parks the bike!  SO now it "kinda" blends into the decor!  The bike is not a HUGE bike at all.  It is basically a street legal dirt bike, with VERY good gas mileage, so this is definitely a big PLUS, at least until winter approaches.

My sister and BIL had GIVEN us a beautiful QUEEN sleigh bed, so that took care of the bedroom.  I was amazed at her generosity.  The size was perfect for the space. 

Needless to say, all that cleaning put me into an awful flareup and I have not felt up to blogging until now.  My MIL has been sick from the new carpet that was in the apartment.  I am thankful we have new carpet there, but sad that it is making us sick b/c of the fumes that come w/new carpet! 

I found a few good deals at Walmart near the apartment, so I bought a Black and Decker Toaster Oven for only $19.95!!!!  I also found a cute little Bissell vacuum cleaner for $39 that is the PERFECT size for the little apartment.  We did not want to clutter up the place since it is so tiny, so we just put a futon in the living room, along w/the tiny 13 inch tv that had been in my sewing room :o(...we also found some really nice floor lamps on sale at Walmart.  I think my MIL and I ended up with a total of 4 floor lamps this past week!  lol...only 1 of them actually made it to the apartment!!!  One went to my MIL's house and two went to my house!  lol.  I think the best transformation was the bathroom.  It was a hideous looking little bathroom.  Would you believe that they actually used STAPLES to put the lineoleum together behind the toilet???  ANYWAY, my MIL and I seem to work very well together in picking out accessories and were very pleased when we put down the dark gray rugs, very modern looking shower curtain w/various sized circles of dark brownish gray/light gray and white, with a white liner...along w/dark towel and smaller white towel folded for decoration on the wall...and clear accessories on the counter that is also a really old countertop in the same colors as the shower curtain.  I also loved the little shower curtain hooks I found to match, but difficult to describe.  ANYWAY, I wish I'd taken some before and after shots, but now that I'm back home and have taken 2 and a half days to recooperate, I realize I never even took my camera out of its case the entire trip!  OH WELL!!!  We had WAY TOO MANY destractions.  I used Black/White accents in the kitchen even though the kitchen appliances were primarily off-white (VERY OLD) and everything seemed to be particle board.  My favorite feature of the apartment was the utility room.  This room is HUGE and there are washer/dryer hook-ups, but we did not purchase additional sets at this time.  SO I just purchased a utility shelf w/5 shelves and put it in there for extra storage for the kitchen.  This made everything just right!  NOW I have a TOTALLY NEW perspective for the apartment.  I look forward to spending ALOT of time there now as soon as I see my heart rhythm specialist next week, dependent on what tests he orders, I might even get to go back up there for an ENTIRE MONTH!!!!!!  That would be so nice to spend the whole month with my hubby.  We really need the time together.  I could really tell he is starting to get homesick.  He never actually said those words, but I know him pretty well and I could just tell.

PRAY FOR THIS MAN'S FAMILY:

I also have some sad news.  A man at the John Amos Power Plant died this week while working night shift.  He was 62 years old, married with kids.  He apparently had a heart attack and possibly fell from a scaffold.  I'm not sure of the exact details.  My hubby had left for work tuesday morning only to return an hour later because all workers were sent home for the entire day while OSHA investigated the NC man's death.  Apparently there are MANY travelers working there right now during this outage.  I think the paper said 3,000 folks are working the outage.  The man was a pipefitter.  ANYWAY, I do not have many details, just please PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY. 

I was glad we were there with my hubby this particular day as we did not know yet what had caused the accident, so it was a particularly upsetting day.  I KNOW my hubby's job as an industrial electrician can be dangerous as they work w/extremely high voltage and often climb VERY high.  They must be safety conscious all the time...BUT hearing that someone actually has died on the same job my hubby works is a real wake up call to me as to how dangerous it can be to have to work so high up all the time.  I recall before Jamey was put on high blood pressure meds, he nearly passed out while working up high and the guys had to help him down to the ground...his foreman drove him to our family doctor and b/c he knew I'd freak out, he called his mom to come get him.  This was when he was first diagnosed w/high BP and he was only in his mid 20s!  SO all it takes is one swoon like that!  If the guys hadn't been there to catch him, I shudder to think what might have happened to my hubby that day! 

We spent the day going to the New River Gorge Bridge as we had never seen it before.  This is one of the tallest arched bridges in western hemisphere from what I understand.  I actually slept most of the day, but I did go see the bridge.  Jamey and his dad took the steps down to get a better view and once Jamey emails the pics to me, I will post them for you.  My MIL and I were not able to go down the steps due to her bad knees and my bad feet!  BUT we were perfectly happy enjoying the breeze and resting at the top!  We enjoyed some BEAUTIFUL scenery on the drive back to Georgia and I plan to take pics on my next journey.  Hopefully the leaves will be turning alot more by then!  I love it when the leaves turn! 

May God Bless You and I hope my blog was not too lengthy for you!

Teresa

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08:26, Saturday, September 27, 2008 .. Posted by Kitty

I do hope you get to feeling better. I too have a bulging disc in my upper back/neck area that acts up everytime I over do things. Needless to say, it's acting up now, lol. Im also glad you got to visit with your hubby, that always helps huh...........take care.....Kitty

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08:20, Sunday, September 28, 2008 .. Posted by Mennobrarian

Oh Theresa, it's so thrilling to hear that of your cute little apartment and getting to spend time with your husband. You really deserve it, and I pray that your health will improve. What I wouldn't give for a clean, tidy apartment instead of construction material everywhere. You are so blessed! And thank you for the words of encouragement you left on my blog. It really means a lot.