It's been awhile since I've been able to post. I started working for Wal-mart in September and have had a hectic time since then. At first I was working all kinds of hours, sometimes morning, sometimes evening, never had two days off in a row so it felt like I was working all the time. They finally got me on a consistant schedule and I get two days off together, (hope it lasts!)
I enjoy working there, but my body is starting to feel my age, my feet and legs hurt so much at times. My co-workers consist of three ladies who are quite a ways past retirement age but continue to work. One is raising her 3 great grandchildren and needs the income for it. Another two ladies are my age and hold down two jobs, one because her ex-husband quit paying child support and she had to get a second job to make up the difference. The other lady took a pay cut at her other job so has to work at Wal-mart to make up the difference.
I've run into a few JWs since starting. It's a mixed reaction. Some will talk to me if their spouse or other family member is not present. (We are trained to greet all our customers and call them by name if we know it.) Others will ignore me and continue to shop in my department or quickly run off to another. I find the ones that ignore me to be quite ironic. One is an elders wife and she was out shopping with a worldly gal pal, she just continued to shop and try on clothes after I said hello to her and she just looked at me and turned away. Another lady was disfellowshipped several years ago for adultery. She is now quite the active pioneer and she quickly ran off to another department when I greeted her. Another works for a company that has a display inside Wal-mart. She will talk to me but if her husband comes by she won't. I find them to be downright silly at times. It's getting so it bothers me less and less. I was never DF or DA just quit going. At least I was never notified of any action.
On the home front, my mom has her good days and bad days. Recently she had problems with her stomach bleeding from all the meds they give her. she got very weak and I had to sit and feed her. She continues to share with me some of the things she has gone through and has not talked of in years. She was raped when she was 16, I never knew it. I sat and cried with her for what she went through.
Hubby's business is still on the roller coaster. I think he did a bit better than what he did last year. He can make in a couple days what I make in two weeks. So there are times that my Wal-mart check seems so meager and other times when we are grateful it was there for food and the light bill. His business left us in the red last year with venders encouraging us to run credit with them, they kept saying things will get better, they didn't. We're slowing digging out of debt, it's like trying to dig out after a blizzard with a small shovel. You're going to make some progress but it takes an awful long time.
Today is my day off and I'm hoping to get the house in shape and put up our Christmas tree. Last year we were so broke, we didn't have a tree or presents. this year we'll have the tree and there'll be some present under it.
Well I best get at my dishes, cleaning and laundry. And I said this is my day off. Will try to post more if I can.
Best wishes to all,
Sadie