Updates and the Down-low

I decided it was time to post a new blog.
It has been a busy summer, and I have yet to do anything fun. I've been working a ton between both my jobs, especially these last 3-4 weeks. I know I need it, especially with my car blowing up on me again, but my body is starting to protest. All I have to say is, 3 more work days until my vacation!!! : )
I'm taking an eight day vacation to go home to my family, the county fair is going on and my nieces and nephews will be taking their 4-h projects to the fair. I will be taking some artwork into open class myself. I get a cheaper season pass that way, and I like the competition. It's a good way for me to keep using my talent and not lose what I have left all together.
Praise God for the timing of my vacation as well. There has been a spell of drama going on at work and I can't deal with it. Fortunately the girl who likes to start stuff put her two weeks in yesterday. God bless her though, she probably needs it seeing as she has issues with the Creator.
Another reason for the well timed break, my body just needs a rest. My neck muscles have been so tight that for the last 4 weeks I can't relax to fall asleep. It's not too fun laying in bed for an hour or two before sleep finally overtakes me. This also makes it really hard to get back up in the morning, lately I've been sleeping through my alarms. I have more than one and I still can't seem to get up.
My plans for my eight days: tan while picking wild raspberries, some drawing, possibly some painting, eating a few cheese curds with the kids at the fairgrounds and getting a new cell phone.

This is my last gripe for this post, I swear. My cell company has been increasingly getting worse at taking care of my issues and I've finally reached the end of my rope when I had a problem using an application accidentally by forgetting to lock my keypad when I threw my phone in my purse. The customer service person on the other end was not helpful at all, didn't offer to get me anyone who could help me better and basically said it was my fault because I don't have a new phone and they cannot credit back my time lost. She then asked if I wanted to upgrade my phone so it wouldn't happen again. I said no, because all the phones that my current provider has right now are junk, and I want a new Nokia. If you know me, you know why. My phones get a lot of punishment, and the Nokia I have now has taken the beatings I've given it for over two and a half years. Before this phone I went through 3 Motorolas in one year. Basically it comes down to the fact that I need a rugged phone because I can be a little bit of a klutz.
I'm now looking at getting the 6085 from Cellular One. They have better plans too. For the same price I'm paying now, I'll get the same coverage and 1000 more anytime minutes. I can't wait to get the 6085; Bluetooth, FM radio, mp3 and a camera. (Having the bluetooth probably will help my neck tightness improve. I have a habit of pinning my phone to my ear with my shoulder to free up my hands sometimes.)

: )

I will miss the 3585 though, it has served me well.