AUTHOR: Scott G DATE: 9:38:00 PM ----- BODY:

Grand opening, finally!

Today was the grand opening at work today. I got in at 7 and there were already quite a few people waiting to be let in. They let people in at 7:30 and then had ribbon cutting ceremony before allowing shopping at 8:00. You can read this news story for more information. This one is also informative, but was written before the opening. Everything went well and the day flew by. I was surprised at just how busy it was. The residents have been waiting for a big retail store there for a while. The only Wally World close by is fairly run down and is the only one within 20-30 miles. Hopefully this one that I helped build from scratch won't get destroyed, but you never know. I think the one before us is like that because it was the only such store for miles and was so heavily shopped. They never really had time to pause and clean up the mess. Deb and Alex are both doing very well. Alex still gets the shots, but they're over in a few weeks. We have an appointment on 11/2 and they may put an end to the shots. Who knows? We live in my Mom's house and it gets cold in this old house, so today we bought a nice new heater. It has a setting that will keep the rooms up here at a certain temperature during this cold winter. With Alex up here we need to keep her warm. It has features that prevent it from causing a fire and it was really cheap. I'm going to suggest that my Mom get one for downstairs but she'll probably say that the ones we have (that spark) are fine. I don't want to be awoken in the middle of the night by thick smoke. My family's safety means a lot to me. Old electric space heaters worth $30 to $40 aren't worth dying over. I have work at 7 again tomorrow so I have to get to bed soon, until next time.. --------