Wednesday. Yea!

Moving right along.

Things continue to be active and busy at the store. We have suspected a few computer glitches for the last couple of weeks but yesterday drew some of these out. We ordered two of one item for stock and received an entire tote! Forty of them. $250 worth compared to $12. Add to this the problem last week where we ordered six of one item and received 100. $301 worth compared to $36 worth we ordered. The final one was the straw that broke the camels back though. Chris ordered three boxes or sixty particle masks. They shipped us what he ordered, but billed us for sixty boxes. $460 worth compared to $24 worth we ordered. So I figure I saved the store $939 yesterday.

Hey, I might be a value buy.

I had taken my admonition last week, but yesterday was my day to dish it out! It has always bothered me that many of the distribution center employees have a "holier than" attitude. It does my heart good when I can be right! Yes! Of course when I told them of the problem, they had to go into their system just to see if I was telling them the truth. Same thing for them, order two get forty.

The other problem was that the computer was not showing the size of lots available. Often times things are available in singles or groups and the computer is supposed to tell you how many of what you have to buy. I reported this to computer support before I took on the DC. My argument was if I believed what they wanted me to believe, I shouldn't have received 100, I should have received 600 of the item!

Best part of talking with the DC was telling them we needed a return goods authorization number! Lately they have been forcing us to live with any mistakes, theirs or ours, saying they were changing over to scheduled "class returns" only. When we called for the authorization number Chris simply told them if was for items not ordered, or computer generated orders, or items shipped in error. We loaded them up. Everything we have wanted to ship back was packed on that skid. Chris says we can expect a phone call today.

Hey, we are just dumb country bumpkins!

The high lite of my work day was lunch! But not for the meal. Pat came by with Memama and picked me up and we went to Smacker's, a small local restaurant. It is the first time I have eaten out when I have been at work and that is probably approaching four months! Usually I take my lunch and either eat at the counter or at my desk or if I leave the store I have gone to Memama's or Pat's houses.

This might be a good thing to schedule weekly. Lunch out on the town.

Our lunch break expanded as Pat took Memama to Inadale and we expanded our tour back to Loraine and South of Roscoe, showing her the tremendous progress at the wind farm. Unless you see it, it is hard to believe!

Krl is supposed to go to the doctor today. She fully expects to get her cast off. If she doesn't get it off I feel sorry for the doctor because I figure she'll leave it with him! He just might not like the way it is administered.

Two weeks today since we lost Freddy. I have my moments. I wonder how long this will go on. I don't not to want to remember him, but I want to remember him without being sad. I'm not talking about being sad for him, because I think he is in a much better place than where we are. He is at peace. Right now he is six foot two, lean and mean, bullet proof, and is basking in a glorious place. No worries. I'm talking about feeling sad for me. I feel selfish.

Pat gave me a book to read and I am reading it now. I may finish it this morning. Ninety Minutes in Heaven. So far it has been an interesting read. As it turns out, a friend of Memama's gave her the same book.

It continues to amaze me, the number of cards still arriving at Mom and Dad's. What we have received here at our house is minuscule by comparison.

One more day until I am minus staples. I can hardly wait! Now If I could just get rid of the bruising too!

I find myself looking forward to our Thursday scheduled jaunt to the seasonal job site for the community wide barbecue. I need to see our friends out there. I am hopeful that we can leave early enough to do a little business too.

Well, let's have a day. We'll call it Wednesday! Make it a good one!

FATHER, heal our hearts, send your angels for our comfort. Tell Freddy hi!