Familial Research and Development

I find that more and more I understand why I want to work. There are a lot of miniscule reasons. Below I've listed a few of them: 1) I like having money to do things 2) I like doing things with my grandchildren and my children 3) I like being able to drop a dollar in the Salvation Army Bucket 4) I like saying yes at the check-out stand when asked, "Would you like to donate a dollar to...." 5) I like being able to go to a store and pick out some paint and new curtains and redo a room 6) I like having things to keep me busy 7) I like social interaction 8) I need something to keep me busy while my husband is off to work I volunteer work at www.new.FamilySearch.org doing indexing of various records: census, (ship) passenger lists, community projects, civil registrations, draft registration cards, county marriage records, etc. I feel these things give me purpose or rather value. I'm doing something good, at my expense and in my leisure, expecting nothing in re...

It was supposed to be a 'normal' day. A simple day. Go to work, do your tasks, do some reading, answer e-mails, track down articles, create e-reqs, etc. Halfway through the day things took a dramatic change. Jamie said, "I need some help with this. I'm not sure how to do this, but I need a black table cloth to cover this little shelf." Well, how big is it? How wide? Maybe we should just go take a look at it. I bring a paper, pencil and measuring tape. 12" here, 24.5" there, and 36" here. He wants a freaking fitted sheet basically for this little shelf-with the back open. Seeing that it was to have a glass distiller put atop it and knowing if the table cover had an overhanging lip of 2" or so at the back the cover would be more secure. Jamie briefly explains how the back needs to be open for air flow purposes, but the bucket, pump, hoses, electrical accoutrements, etc. all need to be concealed. Then he said, "I'm not sure how ...