Thursday

Already loaded 14 flats of watermelons for the farmer we grow them for; dumped some mostly dead stuff, cleaned up and pruned some stuff and moved it...am trying to get the shrubs and trees neat and together so it's easier to tend them.

Will water later on.

Stacie finally got a bit of settlement from her wreck back last August. She bought a motorcycle of all things. I have nothing to say regarding that choice.

I see CJ is up there this morning. Wonder what is up with that, but will wait to worry. I told Stacie the Jan/Lisa story and ended with--the moral of this telling is this; you pay your bills, you be honest and you can live in the house and do your thing. Lie to me, use me and I'll be worse than Bob. :)

Coke break over, back to work.

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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.

The Jones

Enjoyed Judy and Robert's visit. They left while we were at church,  but I had to go back after church and do the checks as I didn't do them while company was here.
Got news today on Dylan..he showed up at church with Casey...Terry had gone to their papa's and picked them up for Black Light practice. Seems BJ and his new woman were arrested last week for selling scrap iron they claim to have had permission to sell, but the owner filed charges against them for stealing it. The girl is out, but since BJ is on probation he is still in jail. According to Casey, the girl has proof on her phone that they had permission to sell it.
Also, according to Casey CJ is still CJ, accusing Casey of stealing her medication and selling it to kids at school.
Casey wants to move out of papa's and live with me or Stacie because papa won't take her to church. I say no way because the first time I discipline her or not let her have her way she will be gone again or she will try cussing me out and I will beat the crap out of her. Stacie says no way, no how.

I think all this accusing of pill stealing adds to the rumors of drug use among young people these days. Why can't parents keep their mouth shuts and mind their own business.

Saw a prospective preacher last week. Fairly hopeful that this one might be the one. Some at church are discouraged because we don't have one and we don't have one because no one will accept the position. The discouraged ones are aggravated with the leadership of the church, which I guess is the chairman of the deacons. Who knows. I thought the leadership was all who have positions which would include some who are discouraged. Maybe I am wrong.



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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.

thoughts..dangerous eh?

Hmm, Stacie was served with papers yesterday while she was gone. I got them. Worried the ____out of me. Back last April she rear ended a dude sitting in the middle of the road. His truck had died and he was just sitting there, no flashers, no trying to move it. She saw the truck, slowed down, thought he was moving but still bumped into his back bumper with her car. Wasn't enough to deploy the air bag, did some damage to her front fender, but he claimed the hit in the read caused his truck to not crank.
Highway patrol officer came, Stacie got a citation because she couldn't find proof of insurance, which she had..she is just disorganized. No other citations listed. Stacie's insurance paid the man whatever...she couldn't remember the sum.
Now he plans to sue her.
Funny. She has nothing. No house in her name. No vehicle in her name. No checking account. No savings account. NOTHING. NADA. Just herself and her kids, a box full of bills and a few thrown away pieces of furniture. What will he do? What will his lawyer do? Can blood be squeezed from a turnip?
We think he's suing because we have the nursery business and he thinks we have plenty of money. Another LOL for sure.

She isn't as worried as I am about it. I hate worry. I hate chaos. I hate not knowing.

Terry woke up with upset stomach today and has run all day.

Ana is cleaning my house and mama is mad about that.

Shandi is sitting over there looking like a lost kid.

I want to go to McComb tonight, take Shandi to eat for her birthday which is Monday and maybe buy me a tablet.
I may, I may not.

I am still just down about my penguin friend's diagnosis of cancer and the fear her husband has it also. So not fair.

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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.

Disturbing events

One would think that life would run smoothly from time to time. Oh, yes, it will, maybe for a nano second.

Family company over the weekend was very enjoyable for the most part. There were, as always, a few glitches. One has to put up with R's opinionated tales and what he would or wouldn't do. J is prone to being ridiculously petty in playing games, even toward a child. B brings that thing she's hooked up with and he thinks he knows everything...but still, the visit was good when it was good.

S even joined in and was pleasant, a miracle in itself.

PSC met on Tuesday night and discussed the finding from the resumes we had went over the week before. I had heard back on the positive from one and we called to set up a time to meet with him. God answering machine/voice mail. I came home and emailed; heard back by morning, was told after discussing with his wife he would let me know by last night...no word yet.

Dear friend in online group was diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday. Hubby is under going test for bone cancer. Hurts my heart. Worries me. She's such a worker, professional, never slows down...this will throw her a curve ball. I've not doubt she will survive but my heart hurts for her.

Yesterday, daughter and I went to McComb and bought Ana a computer and herself one. She will give hers to Shandi. Last night at church recieved a bunch of text from CR concerning Ana. She claims Ana smokes weed with Casey, Casey and CJ provide it for her, gets Vyvanse from CS at school so there fore she is no longer going to be friends with her. Also claimed Ana was still cutting. Came home, got Stacie and papa and had confrontation with Ana. Examined her for cutting...no. She did tell us that CR wanted to cut last time they were at her house but she (Ana) stopped her. Ana also said that Brianna S and her mom had called her trashy...this from a woman who lives with her bf, has family that uses and takes from family. People need to keep their mouth shut about other people.

Got a text from SS that one of our Search members told a church members who we were planning to meet and interview...our prospect knows these members and our chairperson had requested the members not be told. Even adults can't be trusted.

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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.

ughhh the cost of doing business

Seriously though. I'm into the 8th year of using First American Payment Systems Credit Card Processors. I had a 3 year contract. Deep within the bowels of the 10 page agreement was the statement that after 3 years there is a one year auto renewal clause and contractual requirement to provide written notification of termination at least 30 days but no more than 90 days prior to the end of applicable term. So, anniversary date is 8/23/12 of this years contract. I must write them a letter and they must receive it between May 26 and July 26 of this year in order to close my account. I pay them 40 a month and can't even use the processing machine because I no longer have a land line and it won't work  via internet connection.

I called this morning to see if I could pay out the contract. Yes I can....595.00 will get me out of the contract. I can pay them 40 a month and only pay 200.

Me: Do you think I just fell off the turnip truck that I would give you 600 when another 5 months, 200  and the cost of a stamp will end my agreement?

She: Well you could see if anyone else wants to take over your contract.

ME: Did you not understand me? It won't work on the internet connection and I am still in business, just part time.

She: but don't you know some other business who might need a processor?

Me: Even if I did I wouldn't recommend ya'll to them. I do not trust ya'll.

She: Then you will just have to maintain the checking account associated with your account until August and be sure to send in your closure letter. Or I can give you some other person who will walk you through giving us the information for any new account you might want to run this through..I had mentioned wanted to change banks as the bank my business account is in is a pain in the butt.

Me: No thank you. I do not want you having any NEW bank information I have. I do not trust ya'll.

She: Then keep the checking account so we can continue to withdraw the monthly fee.

Me: Or I can move my money and you can dig for the rest of the money you want. LOL

Ugghh

And did ya'll know that if I have a checking account that is a personal account...Klara or Terry Reid on the account, I cannot deposit or cash a check with Reid's Greenhouse on it? I didn't. Banks are getting strict aren't they?

So, now I got to figure out how to manage the business side of the money without having to pay so much extra just because it is business.

What got me started was my garbage bill came yesterday. I always pay it yearly. Since starting this business the crabby old woman in the collection office charged me business rates even though they do NOT pick up garbage here, only at my house and it is only household garbage. Today I called and asked the NEW collection clerk about it and she gladly put it back to personal collection which saves me 100 a year.

So now I want to get my checking account down to indicate it is a part/time/hobby type business not a full blown business. The lady at Trustmark that I spoke with said I could have a personal account/Prime of Life, 500 minimum balance/no service charge and have it listed as special account and as long as the checks didn't say Greenhouse on them they could deposit them..they could say Reid's or my name or Terry's name or cash, but just not Reid's Greenhouse. I told her I would figure out what to do and how to do it. Right now Pike National has a hold on our income returns because Terry's not listed as owner on that account and his name is on the tax returns and we both had to sign a paper for the hold to be lifted.


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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.

Monday, 4.2.12

I jumped up this morning and discovered the side by side wasn't working properly. We knew it wasn't making ice but thought it was just a slow down or glitch and would correct itself. It happens sometimes when a chunk of ice gets stuck. This morning what little ice had made was thawing and some of my food in the freezer section. then I remembered the refrigerator stuff hadn't felt as cold as it should have lately so called my refrig man. He came and it's a fan, so that will be in tomorrow and that problem solved.

Funny that my refrig man is a good friend and we bull shit with each other all the time. When I was in bed sick with the crud he called after 6 and wanted to buy some tomato plants and I let him and his buddy come buy them. Ana took care of the money end. He called and apologized for bothering me and I told him the only apology I wanted was when i called with a broken refrig he had to come regardless of time or day or night. So when I called this morning I got the answering machine and said...I didn't think I would have to call in my favor quite so quickly but...LOL

Then I had to water the plantation and be ready to leave at 12 for a 1:00 appointment, I needed to pick up Ana on the way as she had a 3 appointment with her counselor, Stacie and Terry were going to visit with Shandi this evening........so...I made my appointment, we stopped by the banks to discover my income and state tax checks are on hold with my business account bank because Terry's name, while on the list to sign checks isn't on the account itself and therefore without both of us signing off they won't deposit our refund check because it has both our names on it. They won't add Terry's name to the account unless we both are in the bank at the same time and up until lately that hasn't been easy to accomplish as we are open past the banks' closing hours. I think I will just move my money once these checks clear which they will tomorrow as Terry will run to town and sign off below my name.

then we went for food, meantime the evening thunderstorms began and we're in and out of that all evening. We make it to counseling and I talk with the secretary about all the crap going on because I know she will pass the world on to Ana's counselor, then Ana and her counselor come out and with Ana's permission we talk and I share my concerns about Stacie and how she treats the girls.

Pam, she tells me about this medication her alzheimer mother and her daughter who is within that autism range diagnosis takes called nudesta or nudexta and she said it was truly a miracle the way it worked on those two people. She described them as Stacie act alikes and says her mother has always been a hateful old woman until she began this med and now she is truly a sweet little old lady. I laughed and said maybe I needed some of it but definitely we needed to try it on Stacie. She asked about Stacie's counseling and I told her...all in all we talked about 30 minutes and she plans to do more working with Stacie and Ana on communication skills and she wants to work with Ana on proper assertiveness. I shared that while Ana is very good at speaking up for herself she needs some grooming in speaking up properly so as not to antagonize the other person. In all, it was a good visit. The counselor said she only heard good from Ana about me and was so glad i was there in there life as a buffer..blah, blah, blah...all that nice stuff they say.

Came home to no electric but now it's on and I must go dig in the closet for my box of checks as I need a new register and I think maybe there is one in the box unless I used the last book and forgot to reorder checks. ach!!!!!!

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Character is what we are, not what others think we are.