Memeing it...

 It's "Friyay" here...and it also means a 3-day reprieve from work. SO, how about some memes?

P.S. To answer some comments:

--my husband is retired

--yes 6-9 months of a wait for concrete

--we have a 1/3 of an acre that the cottage will sit on.

--I work for the Dept. of Corrections as a Classification clerk. Listen, us clerks are what makes the prison(s) run...don't mess with us (lololol)--we do everything from Out to Court Transfers, Identification, Filing, Intakes, Transfers to other prisons etc. Folks think we have easy peasy jobs, ha...NOT. NOT that I am downplaying being an Officer (they are not called guards). I am just saying, our jobs are just as dangerous as the officer(s). My office is far in the prison gates, actually, I have intense security pass throughs.

--We have a closing date of Oct. 2--it will be either that Friday before or Monday---and it might be the following Friday. But it will be the first week.

Hello and welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4. We are so glad you have you join in. The "Ber" months have begun: September, October, November and December.   Let's talk about September okay?

1. When you were in school or university, did you look forward to returning? Why or why not?

Yes, I liked returning. I can't believe I have been out of college for 2 years now.

2. September has Labor Day, which, for many is the signal of summer's end and fall's grand entrance.  Do you celebrate Labor Day in any way or is it just a day off for you?

Right now...as I speak our housemates have left for the beach until Tuesday-they asked us to come with. We have elected to stay here...we need a break from each other ((grin)). So, right now, it's just a day to relax...actually...b-r-o-k-e comes to mind. We finished paying off the closing of the house. We are meeting the well/water people etc. tomorrow at the land. We also decided not to head out anywhere--and stay here.

3. September's birthstone is the Sapphire which is 2nd only to a diamond in hardness. (Ruby is a red sapphire by the way) It comes in many colors.  Do you know your birthstone and do you like it?

Aquamarine and I love it and have numerous jewelry pieces.

4. September's birth flower is the Astor. What is yours?

Daffodil. I like daffodils and they remind me of spring.

1. Something you've labored over recently?

Work and the very fact I am really not sleeping well. 

2. How will you rest on Labor Day? 

Just plain r and r. I plan not doing much and we are ok with that. It's been a long 5 months since we have been here sharing a house (and a long near 9 months since our son passed away--no, I really can't say long--it's just different) --to which have been a Godsend to us--just keeping it real--but we just need to be on our own.

3. Margaret Mead is quoted as saying, "I learned the value of hard work by working hard." Would you agree? Where and how did you learn the value of hard work? 

My parents and grandparents.

4. It's National Eat Outside Day (August 31st). Will you? Do you enjoy dining 'al fresco' or prefer indoor seating? 

We dined inside here at the house. It is still too hot and humid to eat outside. I like to eat outside when the weather is a tad bit less humid.

5. Somehow, it's the end of August. What was the best day of the month for you and tell us what made it so? 

Honestly, the days have all been running together...I really can't say just one thing...meeting up with fellow blogger Pamela and her family and having a good heart to heart talk with them, really put joy in our lives. As did meeting up with fellow bloggers Barbara and Terri a couple of months ago.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Well...not quite yet here...but it will be come late October into late Nov. We have to get though hurricane season first, grin.