OCD or not!

     Obsessive-compulsive disorder: A psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions, such as cleaning, checking, counting, or hoarding.  I don't hoard, so maybe I am not OCD after all!  I do want things in order, even shoes that are taken off - they must be lined up side by side and facing a wall; I am a fanatic about counting, checking this or that and going back and checking again.....but I don't hoard!!!
     Let's see, what do I need to post.  Oh yes, a cute one.  My 5 year old grandson stays with a lady during the day while my son and daughter in law work.  This lady keeps any where from 2 - 5 children at any given time.  Jesse came in one day last week and began telling me about a new little boy named Dawson.  He said he is so cute Nana, he has elf ears!  Oh my.  The babysitter's daughter posted this picture on Facebook of Jesse feeding Dawson.  I don't see elf ears, do you?  Well maybe...:-)

     Yesterday Jim went out in his smokehouse, where he has been curing three country hams.  What he discovered upset him terribly.  Someone had stolen one of the hams.  These hang from the ceiling, so it wasn't a child, or animal.  He just couldn't believe that someone would steal meat and if they did, why they only took one of them.

     So, we went on to the doctor at 7:30, where he got a prescription for a walker with a seat and basket, so off we went looking for one at a equipment company.

     From there, we went straight to Caroline's walk-a-thon, where I took several pictures of them having so much fun.

     So, after that we hit the road, trying to find a place to have a new lock and key made for the smokehouse.  He also locked up a container and of course the garage.  Not to say a lock will prevent someone that really wants to break in, but it might deter them or someone might hear or see them and stop it.  This old world is really in a bad shape if someone has to steal meat.  As Jim said, he couldn't sell it and get money for drugs, but maybe they were hungry.  If I were hungry though, I wouldn't be stealing country ham.  Sigh!

     We ended the night by going out to eat and then taking our usual ride through downtown.  Man oh man, everybody and his brother were out, eating at the outside restaurants, walking their babies in strollers, etc.  It is a very active part of Chattanooga - down by the Tennessee River area and the Aquarium.

     I do have one last request if you will.  My daughter in law was laid off from her job yesterday, after being there 8 years.  It is one of those big insurance companies that have the reputation of doing things like that.  She has until 5-10 to reapply to another department within the company and then she would receive a severance package if she isn't hired.  Plus the company has hired a group to help those laid off, to update their resumes' and help them find work.  Needless to say, she and my son were devastated.  She has perfect marks on her work and had just received a raise.  But it is my understanding that these companies like to get rid of those making the most, so they can hire someone new and pay them the lowest salary, thus saving them money.  Oh, and they laid off 9 in her department and hired 19 new employees in India.  So please pray that God's will be done for her and their family.

 

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