Hey everybody!!!!!
At long last, I have a day off, and a bit of time to actually pop in and catch up on all my friends here! Believe me when I tell you
I have missed this forum, and all of you, very very much over the past few months!!! It'll take me a few hours to read all the posts and get caught up on all the fun!
Meanwhile, wanna know what I've been up to? Here goes ...
In a house, oh yes indeed
Destroyed and rebuilt with great speed
No bath, no kitchen, hole in roof
No magic wand to make the mess go poof
Walls a'crumblin', pipes that leak
only the brave dared take a peek
Drywall and spackle, paint and stain
Make this old house grand again
Six weeks time from ugh to wow
Please, oh please, can we move in now
Now go get Grandma and all of her things
She's moving in to an adjacent wing
All the supplies that cured these woes
Came from a wonderful place called Lowes
The staff there treated us mighty fine
A few weeks later I saw a small sign
Lowe's Hiring Office the little sign read
A job for me, my mind then said
Just for the winter, oh no indeed not
A career-changing job is what I've got
We're getting older, with no safety net
Indeed it was time to go out and get
A job with security, health insurance and
a 401K and stock purchase plan
What about Waldo's you will now bellow
Fear not my friends, please remain mellow
Waldo will be there, Gail will too
They will continue to take care of you
All of the staff you've come to know
Will still be there whenever you go
I'll be there too as much as I'm able
Someone's gotta be there to chat at the tables
Meanwhile you'll find me at the Gilford Lowe's
It's my job to make sure the Delivery Truck goes
Appliances, flooring, hot tubs and lumber
Until it's at your house I cannot slumber
So come in and visit, see what we've built there
Five weeks of hard work by employees that care
Sun-up to sundown, working as a team
Now it's a store with aisles that gleam
I'm exhausted and happy and really quite proud
I love the challenge, and could shout out loud
It was especially nice to surprise lots of you
As you were shopping and ran into "you know who"
I'm sorry you all were kept in the dark
This certainly wasn't a walk in the park
Since the 8th of October I've had little rest
But I've lots to show for it, with some help from the best
Friends a girl could ever ask for
Who came with paintbrushes, mugs and more
When the house was finished a new challenge began
And a busy little Pepper was on the move again
The long days are over and now I'll have time
To come and hang out with all my friends online
Thanks for the kind words, the emails and more
They were greatly appreciated, for sure, for sure!
