Day 2

Day 2 of the Pen

Yes, you guessed it....I did it once again. This time it was in front of a new person who just signed on for us to represent their products. HAHAHA... I told him the story about me fiddling and he suggested that I "tape" the end cap. Not a bad idea since I can't seem to leave it be.

Things are going pretty well today. I have the place to myself this afternoon. I have found I like it when the owner is not around. The only issue is I end up doing only half of the work I need to do. When I think about it, only doing half is probably about the same amount I did when we were fully staffed. I used to have many interruptions...So I am telling myself not to be to hard on myself as I am so doing the same amount as before however some how I feel guilty about it anyway.

Smile!

Pen

I got this pen for my birthday. As you can see, it has tiny beads inside. It is a very cute pen and I love it...can you imagine what happens when I am in a meeting? Me the fiddler? I open and close the cap. Not the side of the pen, which the ink comes from, the other side...the side which the arrow is pointing to. Now can you guess what happens? I am in a BIG meeting and these beads spill go all over the place...I laughed out loud. The gentlemen in the meeting just looked at me....Oh well....

Classroom

My mom sent this one to me and I liked it so I wanted to share it.

Come with me to a third grade classroom....

There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet.

He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop, he puts his head down and prays this prayer, "Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat."

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out.

All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.

The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie. She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. "You've done enough, you klutz!"

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

Susie whispers back, "I wet my pants once too."

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Birthday Cake

Take a look at my birthday cake here. (Posted under Auntie's Birthday Cake). To get why it looked as it did, you will need to read the post. Man, do we love that child or what?! Normally, my mom decorates her cakes and they look more like this.

Finally

Lunch date with friend Stephanie. After a month of scheduling and rescheduling, we finally hooked up! Of course, I had already eaten my lunch at work since I brought it but it was still really really nice to get out for a break! Thanks Stephanie!

Birthday Weekend

Whoo Hoo...I have celebrated 40 in a big way! First, I celebrated with my friends at Bravo on Saturday and today (Sunday) we came down and my parents took us out to Steak N Ale. Then SIL and I went to Archiver's. Since I love art supplies and crafty things, I was quite excited to spend the day with the people I love the most...my family.

Hope everyone had a good day too.

FRIDAY!

It is a day of happiness for me! I am free at 3 p.m. today!! HURRAY!!

Things are going pretty well even though there isn't enough money coming in to pay me...what to do...well, I have what they call blind faith. My job has gotten so much better...if only there was enough money to pay me it would be great.

Judy, please let us know when you get back so we can plan for an outting!

Stephanie, are you so hungover that you didn't get to work today? It stinks to get old doesn't it!!

ARG vs cussing

Since we lost a contract from work, I am cussing much less! I have found instead of cussing every day, all day at work, I cuss ... maybe 2-3 times a week! I have replaced the cussing with the word ARG in my writing too! It goes to show how much stress I really was under and how much better things are for me right now. Guess it looks like I am not going to have to buy this book after all...

This is for Laurie

Cancel Wednesday Night

I am MAD!

Our sever went down yesterday. Since we are extended warranty, there is a 24 hour response time to have someone here onsite to fix....I called YESTERDAY morning...Guess what time the tech is coming in...at 5 PM TONIGHT!!! ARG! Looks like my plans are going to be cancelled tonight.....ARG!

Wednesday Night

We were thinking about either 1. Having dinner or 2. Getting pedicures OR 3.We can wait until you get back....At any rate, let's get together!!...How about at 5:45 p.m.? Does that work or is that to early for husband to get home? I was just thinking about beating the crowds. Let me know what time is good and where....Charleston's? Don Pablo's? Yeng Ching? Red Lobster? Chinese, Japenese, Dirty Knees...

Card Made For My Aunt

Here is a card I messed with for about 6 hours for my Aunt. Her birthday is 1 day before mine.

Judy

Judy, I hate daylight saving time too!

Judy, I can't offer up what isn't mine here, however I would offer up my friendly face to go with you to a laundry mat if you want the company. I am sure Carmel has some nice ones and I bet they are NEVER used!

Judy, why do you even talk to this neighor person?

Read this book!

Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
by Jen Lancaster

I loved this book and at times, I laughed out loud. Right now SIL is reading the book. If there is anyone out there who would like to read it next, I would be happy to have it pass on when she has finished. The author, Jen, writes about herself honestly and she is one who you love to hate and hate to love.

Wednesday

Hey Judy and Stephanie...How about Wednesday night? I am still planning to go on Saturday too...Stephenie P can go on Wednesday and Saturday too....at least Judy will have a chance to get out with some adult friends...

Converse and Advise!

Achy

Woke up today with a sore throat, ear ache and body aches. Isn't that grand? On a Saturday when I could be out shopping, I am at home laying in bed...*LOL*

I wanted to plan a girls night out for my birthday. I was informed I could not do that by a certain "Zookeeper"...So, I am going to pass on to Zookeeper who I would like see at my unsurprise night out and where I would like to go. Judy W....if you are leaving and going out of town on Friday, does this mean you will not be able to join us on Saturday? I am disappointed and yet happy for you at the same time.

I got in trouble at work on Thursday morning and was sent home for the day. I think a more punishable task would have been to make me stay and work...(To me, it is kinda liking a school expelling a student for skipping school...) Anyway, the owner told me I could say and do whatever I wanted to our ex corporate America company but when I called his ex boss and used the F word, my owner sent me home....I said "you said you didn't care what I did or say"...Oh well...Owner was in a mood and I pushed him to far. I realize it was unprofessional but I would have NEVER done it if I hadn't had permission. I, however, enjoyed my day off by having a leasurly lunch and then shopping. I learned my lesson though, I am not going to use the F word on anyone but my closet friends. HA HA!

That's it and that's all for now!

Working off nervous N R G

I have created a disaster in my room....I started moving things around and it has becoming a nightmare...My crafting area has taken over almost 1/2 of my room....And the other half has clothes...I decided to work off some nervous energy and sort and get rid of what I don't need to hold onto any longer. Have you ever heard about the storm before the calm? Well, I am half way through the strom so I decided to take a break and blog...

I haven't heard anything about the work situation. Normally I get emails from the bosses wife but haven't seen anything today. Last evening she wrote and said he was feeling much better because son (early teens) hit a home run. Do all men do this? Their moods depend on their favorite team? It is hard for me to understand what one has to do with the other...Well, maybe I do. I could be in a rotten mood and go shopping and spend an obscene amount of money ($30 bucks or more) and feel better about things..At least for a little while. (I used to spend hundreds to get my fix so I have really controlled my spending a great deal.)

I also have a confession to make...I took an hour nap today. I had promised myself I wouldn't do it but the pillows keep calling my name. I didn't think an hour was so bad considered I only sleep a short few hours last night. I guess if I don't sleep tonight I will know why...

Nerves are bad

I was up until after 2 a.m. this morning as I couldn't sleep at all. My thoughts in my head was going 100 miles a minute and I could not turn it off. I finally took a Tylenol PM (normally I only have to take 1/2) but I took a whole one and I finally got some shut eye so I have decided to stop drinking caffeine today at 1 p.m. and will NOT nap today in hopes I will get some normal rest tonight. I am sure it is all due to me worrying. I know it doesn't help but I do it anyway. My job may be over and I don't like the thought of having to look for a new one. My nerves are bad once again.

Tag

I made this tag for one of the girls at the new rep agency. I really, really like her. She is really nice and we hit it off really well. She is having a hard time right now, (rightfully so) so I wanted to send her a note telling her I was thinking about her.

Taking Time

I got a headache that just will not quit! I haven’t been drinking any water so I am sure that has to do with some of it. I am trying to learn to let go and work at a slower pace; however not lie down and sleep. I am having trouble staying focused at work. I think I may have to bring in a tv to watch or something! I have the radio on but the music these days are awful and to jump from station to station gets on my nerves. CRY ME A RIVER right? Sorry, you came here to read what is up with me and right now, you are reading that I am having troubles being alone. I know it will get better. It is just going to take some time.

Sitting at movies waiting for the clock to tick down. We are seeing cars.

Happy July 4th

Since our favorite craft stores are closed, what are we to do? SHOP ONLINE!

We might go see a movie. I am not sure if I am up to it or not but I am very glad I get the day off with pay. You just can't beat that with a stick.

Hope everyone enjoys the day with their families! I know I will...I love being at home with my brother, sil and niece! Slice of heaven to relax and play all day.

Judy, do you have any interest in looking at my TAC catalog before I place an order? I plan on doing it this week...maybe tomorrow. If no, just know anytime you want to place an order, you can have my discount. Lots of scrapbooking supplies as well as stamping supplies. Ahhh, life is good.

What a crew - July 3

This wasn't all of us but I had to take a picture before it got to dark. What a bunch of monkeys we are!

Pretty Serena

July 3rd

We went to my bosses house for a cook out and then he let off fireworks. The children were pretty good. These 2 boys ran up and down the street to make another little boy laugh. It was a fun time.

My niece played baseball. She batted from a T and then ran with her tongue hanging out...the owner held her hand and helped her run from base to base. At one point, we were all cheering run Maggie run and she ran from third base to first base. It was so cute! Pretty good time for her since she refused to go in the beginning. She knocked on my door of my room and said, "Auntie, what are you doing in your room?" I said, "Getting ready for the party." She said, "I am not going." I said, "Please go." She replied "No and I am not going to say it again." Serena, Laurie's little girl, pulled her out of my car because Maggie refused to get out. Thanks to Serena!!

I can change my name!

When I post, it shows the name "Stressed Out Manager." Since I will not be a manager any longer, I will need to choose a new name for myself. How about "stressed out bitch?" (No, I don't like that one)...Any suggestions?

I haven't received an apology yet...................

Here is a picture of the cake!

Last Day

We had a little celebration today. (I am not kidding about that!!) My mother made us a cake and brought it over to us. It was SO BEAUTIFUL! I will have to tell everyone about what happened today but right now, I just want to lay down for a bit.

The Sounds Of Silence

Even though the girls are nice, it is so hard for me to look at them in the face! I had the most difficult time! It is a good thing we are getting paid to do this otherwise I would NOT be able to stomach this training.

During lunch there were odd sounds of silence. I sure wished they would have wanted to go out and eat on their own but NO they wanted to eat with the rest of us. Darn them for being so NICE! It is really difficult to NOT like them when they are fun. I realize it isn't their fault this all happened so I am braving it out like a big girl.

Show Me The Money

Okay, owner said "YES" to my questions about the money coming in for the training. My company is getting a large amount of money for training. This makes me happier.

Birthday Candle

Maggie wants me to put this on my 40th birthdaycake! Isn't that cute!

Love this one!

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

It's The Final Countdown!

5 more days and I will no longer be taking care of my current customers. I will also not have to work with "Corporate America at it's finest!" I am looking forward to the new job...not new job but different job.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Went Shopping Today

We went shopping today at Scrapbook Corner. I got some paper flowers! Hurray! I have been wanting some forever and just haven't gotten any but today I spoiled myself and got some.

I have been trying to craft daily. I read some place where you are suppose to create something everyday for your soul. So that is what I am trying to do.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I will check back with you later!

From Good To Bad

I am starting to feel attacked at work. The owner has been on my back like a fly swarming shit most of the afternoon. It is like I can’t do anything right for him. I am not trying to feel sorry for myself; I just want it to stop. It is extremely frustrating. I realize he is under much stress but HEY! NEWS FLASH! So am I!!!
His kid is in all stars for baseball. I just found out his team isn’t doing well. That explains A LOT! It doesn’t make it right, but I have a better understanding of his mood. (SIGH) And I thought working with all women was tough!

Pretty Good Day

I am having a pretty good day, other than a little touch of a sinus headache..(darn the weather anyway!) The phones have been pretty good, as in NOT ringing every minute!! I actually got to eat lunch and only got interrupted with a call one time! Hurray!!

I only have 6 1/2 more days to work like a crazy person, going 100 miles a minute. Things are about to change and it is a good thing because my memory (stress related) is SHOT! I am looking forward to good things ahead!

BD Card

Here is my latest crap…oops..did I say that? I meant creation! Anyway, I am sending this off today to my friend Beth who lives in the mighty state of Texas. She has one more year until she reaches my age and then we will both be the same age forever. Sorry about the quality of the picture, it was taken in the dark with the flash…not a good scenario.

A Day In the Life of a Reformed Zookeeper

((hugs)) to my girlie Stressed Manager, who has been up to her armpits in her job lately. I disocvered a wonderful little secret, though. That her office isn't as far from my office as I previously had thought. I got to go to the Culvers down by her today to pick up food, and plan on meeting her for lunch in the not-so-distant future.

today was nothing short of manic today. i sometimes wonder if i went from the Zoo to the Insane Asylum. the phones didn't stop rining today....the work orders didn't stop coming, either, once i went around and begged for work. bad idea on a busy standpoint, but a good idea, too. i at least feel like i earned my pittance (which, shall go up to a sum that is not so much of a pittance in a few months.... we shall see). i think that i should learn me some skills that i could use on the properties, though, as they make pretty decent wages. (read: more than me...)

all in all, today wasn't a bad day. just busy. which i would so prefer to not busy, because then all i would do is pine for going home and being with my babies.

Think Calm Thoughts

If one more person asks me for something I am going to scream! I am pulled in so many different directions all day long. I work at a very fast pace and still can’t get ahead. I have decided to slow down and work at a reasonable pace, which will only improve my stress level. Yesterday I found myself shaking and feeling anxious I was moving so quickly. This is the first time I actually took noticed. Again today, I had to stop myself and but my brakes on. This is going to take getting used to.

ooooh.... the power, muhahahahahaha

....taking over the world, one step at a time. Rebecca has invited me to guest post on her blog! And I'm feeling very heady now. *winks*

...this shall be my new place to vent about my job. Going underground, so to speak, since I won't post about it on my own blog. Why not ruin someone else's blog? hehe

....and there really isn't anything much to gripe about at present. I'm getting used to everyone's personalities, and I've a feeling that they're getting used to mine. The only thing worth really bitching about is the fact that they can't seem to clean up after themselves. So not only am I supposedly the office eye-candy, I'm also the office mommy or bitch. Take your pick.

...one thing I do have to vent about was my father's reaction to the announcement that I work for a bunch of Arabic men. He said, and I quote... "You work for the Arabs?" Does everyone now see why I had to get out of his house. Me, the hippie-wannabe, has a father who is more conservative and pig-headed than most people I know. *sigh*

....today my internet was down, so I had to grumble, whine, and moan for work. And the guy who was supposed to fix it was, of course, busy with something else. Oh, well, here's to a better and more exciting tomorrow.... filled with the music that streams from Yahoo! Launch.

Archivers Trip

My trip to Archiver's was pretty successful. I got a gift for one of my employees who will be leaving on the 30th (all my employees are leaving on the 30th). Anyway, she LOVES to craft but doesn't have any craft supplies so I purchased her a pack of cards and envelopes, 2 ink pads, a clear block and a set of clear stamps. I really think she will enjoy the gift and I really am looking forward to giving it to her.

I also picked up a stamp set, which I am planning on returning. I am not sure what to do with it craft wise. Normally, after I put tons of stuff in my cart, I go back through my cart and take out half, well this ended up going home with me. It should have went back on the shelf.

The big news is I received my TAC catalog in the mail today. I have several things I want to purchase but will have to save up as I spent my savings on Friday. If anyone wants to look and purchase I would be happy to share the catalog. Only problem is I only have 1 catalog and I won't be purchasing any more. Since I only sell to friends, I don't buy any more than what i would need. If you want one, I can order you one...I am not sure of the cost...maybe 5 bucks?? Not so sure about that but like the items in the catalogs, I would only charge you want is charged of me.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far.

I Need A Computer Person

Does anyone know of anyone who works on servers and printers? I need help and I am sure it is an easy thing to fix, I just don't know how to fix the problem. I can't tollerate not having printers running at work for yet another day. I have such a headache and I am going to scream or worse cuss someone out.

Tuesday

I am feeling pretty ill. I have been pretty achy for the last few days and today is no exception. UGH! I really dislike feeling badly. Of course, who does?

The darn phones will not stop ringing. I am here for another 15 minutes before anyone else comes in so I am the one who is answering all the calls. Since my computer isn’t up and running with the specific program I need, I have to put the caller on hold and go to another computer. I have decided to sit here and type this until someone else comes in. Murphy’s Law will be that the phones will not ring.

I have another meeting with the owner today. I am unsure why. He scheduled me to meet with him last Friday and today. It is weird. We normally don’t meet quite this often. I guess this may be a reason why my stomach isn’t feeling well either. I wonder if I am getting an ulcer.

Brownies

We didn't have the right ingredients for homemade cookies so we made brownies from the box. She didn't care that it was from the box. She was just happy to open the box, pour the water and stir a little bit. She was most happiest when I said she could eat a few chocolate chips. She was eating them faster than what I could get them into the bowl. It is a good thing my hands are bigger than hers otherwise there wouldn't have been any in the batter.

Fixed some soup for her for lunch but she is refusing to eat. (May have been all those chocolate chips!) Oh well, isn't this type of behavior okay from an auntie! LOL!! I will offer soup again in a little while and if I need to I will bribe her. I know, it isn't the best way to handle the situation...oh well, there is always tomorrow to start differently.

Early Morning with Mags

I took the day off to spend with Mags. Mommy is working half the day. Why didn't I sleep in? I don't know. I got up early today and started reorganizing my room. It is a neverending task. I pick it up and then it becomes messy again. I guess that is what happens when you live out of a small room. I have my craft area up there too so it seems always messy. I love it though. This morning after we watch Clifford The Big Red Dog Big Movie,(WHOOT!) I am planning on making cookies with Mags today. Something we haven't ever done so this should be an interesting day.

GREAT NEWS GREAT NEWS

Yesterday, while I was working owner received a call from a company who wants to interview to sell their products!!! THIS IS HUGE for our company! I am staying with my company for sure until December 2006. I am going to be the only employee. So depending on what I can do and sell for the business for the next 6 months will determine if the business can stay open. The great news is with this new line, the chances of staying open is GREAT! Sales needs to generate 3 thousand more dollars a month to sustain. The only down fall is getting through the last quarter of 2007. Election year always sucks for business for us. Here is hoping enough money can be generated to help sustain through those rough months ahead. I am looking forward. Just knowing what I do personally, will impact the business more now than ever. It is an exciting time for me. I live (and love) starting new things. This is a new adventure for me.

Don't Go There!

Today is not a bad day…I didn’t wake up with a horrible headache like I did yesterday so things are looking good for me! I was really sick yesterday with a sinus headache. I survived the day however when I got home, I went to bed. I woke up several hours later with just the slightest headache…HURRAY!

I got up this morning at 4 a.m. and made a card for my friend Stephanie. She started a new job on Monday and it seems, I am going to have to go Kong fu some of her witchy, female co-workers. It is kind of like picking on my niece…You DON’T GO THERE UNLESS YOU WANT ME ON YOUR BACK! There is absolutely NO reason why someone should cry on their second day of work! I will have your back Stephanie if you need me!

Update Tag

Yes! Judy is correct, I would also like to be crafting alone or with friends! Now how could I have forgotten that???

Tag You Are It!

I got tagged from Beth

Four Jobs I have had in my life
1. Office Manager
2. Bill Collector
3. Nanny
4. Admin Assistant

Four Movies you would watch over and over: (Sorry I have so many!)
1. When Harry Met Sally
2. Pride and Prejudice (1995) (mini) TV Series Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (The one with Collin Firth)

3. Bridget Jones Diary (Both of them)
4. About A Boy
5. Pieces of April
6. Billy Elliott
7. Napoleon Dynamite
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Four places you have lived: (Tennessee and California when I was a baby)
1. Paragon, IN
2. Mooresville, IN
3. Indianapolis, IN
4. Westfield, IN

Four TV shows you love to watch:
(None really… but if I have to list)
1. Seinfeld
2. Everybody Loves Raymond
3. Sex in the City
4. 6 feet Under

Four places you have been on vacation:
1. New York
2. Florida
3. Grand Cannon
4. Texas

Web sites you visit daily:
1. Yahoo for email
2. My Blog
3. Stephanie’s Blog
4. My moms Blog

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Chocolate
2. Potatoes
3. Mexican
4. Italian

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Home
2. In bed
3. Shopping
Having trouble with the last one!

Had A Dream

Since I was up half the night, I laid down for a few hours today. When I woke up, I realized it was the second time I had the same dream, however this time the dream went a little longer so I got to see more of myself in the dream.

I will get to the interesting part straight away. Both times in my dreams, I was at my grandma's house. (She has already passed away in real life.) We were expecting visitors over for dinner at my Grandma's house. I remember thinking we are having all these people over and this is such a small house...Anyway it was similiar to a Thanksgiving dinner because it had all the fixings...turkey, noodles, mashed potatoes (all those comfort foods)...Anyway, I was looking in a mirror and I had a wedding gown on in the mirror. While looking at myself through my veil, I took my hands and flipped the veil back. Nothing unusual here EXCEPT, when I looked at myself in the mirror I was wearing white dress and a white veil and when I folded back the veil I was looking in the mirror and the veil was black and so was my dress.

Does this mean I think subconsciously marriage is death? Could this be sign of another kind? What do you think?

Get Out Of My Way

If you note the time, it is 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Why am I up? Well, obviously my mind won't shut down. As I am laying there thinking about what has happened in the last 60 days and while I am trying to pick up new lines which my company can rep it dawns on me. Look on the web to the gentleman who just stole the line, which is bascially putting my employer out of business. So I get on line and find he reps several lines, which we could take from him. So I have found 2 contacts I can call on Monday to arrange appointments with. So I want to say, get out of my way man because what comes around goes around buddy!!!!!!

My nerves are bad! That is all I can say about my day.

Friday - A Pretty Good Day!

With the heat going down 10 degrees, it felt pretty good in the front offices. This is where I HAD to sit because my computer is still dead in my office. It has a bad hard drive and Dell sent me its replacement today. Anyway, on top of being cooled, Laurie and I had a pretty good day. We did get a lot accomplished but we had FUN too! I laughed a lot today. It felt good even though we were SLAMMED by incoming phone calls and faxes, we still laughed out loud on several occasions.

The best news is that I found 3 leads for owner to call to see if we can represent. The last lead was the very best. I was transferred to the NATIONAL SALES MANAGER and I spoke to him about us. He wasn't to keen on speaking with me when he found out why I was calling. I soon got his attention when I asked the right questions. First he was pretty short with me..."WE HAVE REPRESENTATION IN THIS AREA." I then replied, "Yes, but are they doing a good job for you?" This question normally throws them for a loop. Then I asked if they knew anything about who we currently sold for and he did. He also knew about the so called merger. I said, "We sold over 4 million dollars last year, would you not like the chance for us to do the same for your company?" He became silent and said, "Well, things do change, please send me your information and let's talk." WHOOT WHOOT WHOOT! That is HUGE! It doesn't mean anything, I know, but it was a positive step and a great step for me to end my day with!!

Tomorrow is niece birthday party. Today was her 5th birthday. Although we will have cake tomorrow, I actually celebrate her every day of every year. This morning I went into where she was sleeping and I kissed her face several times then I gave thanks to God for sending her to us. She is a blessing and I am so thankful for her.

Word Play

I was speaking with one of our outside salesmen and I said, "There are 3 hot bitches in the office." "WOW" he said, "I think I will come into the office today." My rely was "Let me rephrase that, There are 3 bitches in the office who are hot." His reply, "I think I will stay away from the office for a few days." HA HA HA We both had a good laugh.

It is still HOT in the office. The building super states "Maybe on Friday". Today is Friday. Let's hope maybe Friday becomes a reality.

100 degrees on the main floor

I have stopped feeling sorry for myself today. Why do you ask? Because I went upstairs and found out each level of building is 20 degree hotter than the one below. Since I am in the basement (yes I have windows) it is cooler. It is 82 degrees in the basement so can you imagine what it is like on the top floor? It is 100 degrees on the main floor. Most of the building is empty. Everyone has gone home and they refuse to work in the heat. I thank God I work in a country, which air conditioning is offered. I would not do well in the third world countries. I guess you get used to it but I like to snuggle with a quilt and when it is this hot all year round, I would miss the opportunity.

The maintenance man came in to my office just now. They think the unit will be up and running tomorrow, if not they are planning on Friday. Hurray! I told him I told the boss to stay away from me or that I would bite his head off if he acted up. (This is a normal occurrence for the boss.) The maintenance man laughed and laughed. I guess he knows this to be true of me!

Still Not Happy

I came in this morning and the temperature in my office is showing 80.2 degrees. It is 8:20 in the freaking morning!!!!!! I warned the owners wife not to call me today because she wouldn't be left with a head because I am about to chew someone's off! The owner said to me "The maintenance man came down this morning and stated the air conditioner would not be fixed until the end of the week or early next week." I then replied, "What reason did he give for this?" "I don't know the reason" was his reply. All I can say is HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL when I get a hold of the owner of this building...And hopefully, there will not be to many people who get hurt along the way before I get his head chewed.






Now, for a more spiritual look at this....I am supposed to be more sympathic to those who don't have or can't afford air conditioning. I get the message...Now PLEASE give me cool air.

MAD!

I can't believe it! It is 84 degrees in my office!!!!!!!! The air conditioning units needed to be replaced for months! For MONTHS the owner of this building knew about this and yet, they waited until the very last minute to replace the damn things! When I get hot I become more bitchy than ever! On top of dealing with the heat, one of the girls in my office is out today and the other one left early (it was planned) so I am stuck here answering the damn phones! AAAHHHHAAAAHHHHHAAAAHHHHAAAHHHHAAAHHH Get the picture? IT SUCKS TO BE ME RIGHT NOW!

Is It Friday Yet?

I am so tired and I have so much to do right now. The phones have not stopped ringing. The phones are killing me! Total craziness is all around the office. It is the heat. Whenever the heat shoots up, our customers products break and so it starts a chain reaction. The only problem is, our air conditioner is broke here in the office so my heat is shooting up too. The maintenance man told me last week that a new unit was to be installed in the building sometime this week. The heat makes me tired so this too is a vicious circle. I am dying here. Does anyone care? I will let you go so that you will not have to continue to read my whining. Later.

Mrs. Byers I Need Your Assistance

My blog seems to be messed up when I preview it? Can you help me?

Pretty Good Sunday

I had a pretty good day, even though it was stinking hot! I didn't spend anytime outside today. I did check to see if we received a Sunday paper and when I went outside to check, I could feel my skin burning. It is a pitty I am dead fish white.

We went to Michaels and the checkout lady gave me 50% off! Whoot! I got a book with the discount and I adore the book. It is inspiring.

Monday will be more of the same. I plan on cleaning bathroom and doing some laundry so other than doing this, should be a nice day as well.

Laurie

This Is Laurie From Work. She Is A Beautiful Person Inside And Out. The Picture Does Not Do Her Justice!

I used my cell phone to send this. The biggest issue is...one must have their head tilted sideways in order to view the picture. Unless your neck has been ran over by a train, this may cause some discomfort. I will have to work on taking pictures differently. Please stay with me.

I am going to learn how to post using my cell phone!

New Bike For 5th Bday

Not a good quality as I took this with my cell phone.

Doggy Dictionary

LEASH:
A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go.

DOG BED: Any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.

DROOL: Is what you do when your persons have food and you don't. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor, or better yet, on their laps.

SNIFF: A social custom to use when you greet other dogs. Place your nose as close as you can to the other dog s rear end and inhale deeply, repeat several times, or until your person makes you stop.

GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.

BICYCLES: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards; the person then swerves and falls into the bushes, and you prance away.

DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs when their person want them in and they want to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down.

THUNDER: This is a signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels.

WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper, envelopes, and old candy wrapper. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house until your person comes home.

SOFAS: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean.

BATH: This is a process by which the humans drench the floor, walls and themselves. You can help by shaking vigorously and frequently.

LEAN: Every good dog's response to the command "sit !", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out. Incredibly effective before black-tie events.

BUMP: The best way to get your human's attention when they are drinking a fresh cup of coffee or tea.

GOOSE BUMP: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require.....especially effective when combined with The Sniff. See above.

LOVE: Is a feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you're lucky, a human will love you in return.

Funny

I am NOT a man hater...but this was passed on to me and I had to laugh and then share...Hope this puts a smile on your face.

1. Don't imagine you can change a man - unless he's in diapers.
2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.
3. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to put them all up there.
4. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.
5. Go for the younger man. You might as well, they never mature anyway.
6. Men are all the same - they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.
7. Definition of a bachelor: a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.
8. Women don't make fools of men - most of them are the do-it-yourself types.
9. Best way to get a man to do something is to suggest he is too old for it.
10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.
12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in Biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.
13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him check books.
14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.
15. Sadly, all men are created equal.

Home Remedies

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers." (Side effects...is that why I have burning?)

Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns? (I will remember this the next time I put my head in the oven.)

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose. (It will help the smell from your gingivitis problem too.)

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles. (Which one of my friends will put this on my back?)

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria. (Also helps keep those vampires away.)

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer . Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use (Note: Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine is not the same..and contains aspirin, which can cause stomach bleeding if you have ulcers.)

Honey remedy for skin blemishes .. Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight. (Not to be used when camping outside.)

Listerine therapy for toenail fungus .. Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again. (Leaves your feet smelling fresh all day.)

Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. (Be sure to take the glass off prior to applying the nail polish. Don't use red unless your eye glasses are red.)

Coca-Cola cure for rust... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done. (I thought coca-cola caused rust? Now which is it?)

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409 . Insects drop to the ground instantly. (I say RUN FOR THE HILLS!)

Smart splinter remover ...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue. (Do not use Crazy glue.)

Hunt's tomato paste boil cure ..cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head. (Good if you get lost and needs a quick bite.)

Balm for broken blisters. To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine .. a powerful antiseptic. (Ouch! That sounds more painful than the blister! Why not just poor salt water and be done with it!)

Heinz vinegar to heal bruises .. Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process. (Keeps away the vampires too.)

Kills fleas instantly. Dawn dish washing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas. (Kills grease too.)

Rainy day cure for dog odor .. Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh. (Are you kidding me?)

Eliminate ear mites... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing. (What if you are the one with the ear mites?)

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief ..It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain. (How long are you supposed to leave it on....are you supposed to LEAVE it on?)

I (Idea Taken From Zookeepers Blog)

I AM: nervous about what my future holds
I WANT: to have a charmed life
I HATE: corporate America
I MISS: the way things used to be without having to deal with corporate America
I FEAR: not getting a decent paying job
I HEAR: negative thoughts in my head sometimes
I WONDER: what life would have been like if I were born in another state
I REGRET: not being adventurous
I AM NOT: going to ever have my desk organized
I DANCE: in my head every day
I SING: terrible but like to sing anyway
I CRY: almost every day now
I AM NOT ALWAYS: hard on myself like others seem to think
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS: paper cards
I WRITE: in my blog more than in my personal journal
I CONFUSE: the owner with jumping from sentence to sentence
I NEED: to slow down when I speak
I SHOULD: play more with my niece
I START: many things
I FINISH: not as many things as I start

Good job Mom!

I think my mom is amazing! For 30 years she worked in a factory supporting my brother and me. Day in and day out she worked at a job, which she didn’t enjoy and offered no chance of creativity. Now after retiring, my mother is getting her chance to be creative and to learn to do the things she has always wanted to. For example, she took three cake decorating class. Last night was her last class and this is the cake she decorated. I am so excited that my mother has both the courage to get out and try new things and the will to do what she has always wanted to do for so many years and couldn’t. Good job Mom! You should be proud of yourself!

29 More Working Days

What I know for sure is I have 29 more paid working days. I have been told this would probably be extended but for how long I am unsure. Although I know I will be taken care of I still continue to worry. In fact, the worry is now starting to manifest into illness. I have had sharp shooting pains in my right shoulder blade for a couple weeks and today, I have had major pains in my stomach along with the shoulder blade pain. The stomach pain is so bad at times I can not even walk! I was so embarrassed today as I had to go to CVS and I was walking doubled over and I had to grab a cart to hold on to. Why am I doing this to myself? I know I trust and I have faith so why is this happening?

I talked to the girls in my office today. One of them was stressed and emotional, which causes others to be stressed. I said, “We are all feeding off each other. We are all living in the future and missing what is happening in front of us.” I asked that we help each other and help each of us not to worry about our futures. This is how we are going to get through this difficult time. Everyone agreed and he spoke in great lengths about our feelings. Sometimes it is great being a girl. I wonder, if I were a man, would I have just went up and punched another male coworker to get my emotions out?

American Management Today - Idiots?

A magazine recently ran a "Dilbert Quotes" contest. They were looking for people to submit quotes from their real-life Dilbert-comic-strip-type managers. These were voted the top ten quotes from the managers we work for in corporate

"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks." (This was the winning quote from Fred Dales, Microsoft Corp. in Redmond WA)

"What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter." (Lykes Lines Shipping)

"E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business." (Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)

"This project is so important we can't let things that are more important interfere with it." (Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)

"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule." (Plant Manager, Delco Corporation)

"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them." (R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing/3M Corp.)

Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say." (Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)

My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my Boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me." (Shipping executive, FTD Florists)

"We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees." (Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

Job Offer - Chicago

I received an offer from a company in Chicago. The owner of this company would like me to come up and spend a couple days, on the companies dime, to see if I would be interested. I am so confused.

Party At Lynn's House

Judy: This Thursday, Lynn is having a "girls nite out". I am not sure of the time, but you are invited. Rumor has it there will be several items from different independent representatives selling products as well as drinks and food. Want to go?

Nothing New

Nothing new to report. I had a pretty good weekend. I wish we were in the middle of the week instead of the beginning of the week. My future at my current place of employement will be told to me this week. I just believe I am staying where I am. I believe that and I have a strong vibe it is so. I realize the money will not be the same and everything will be different but there will bo so MUCH LESS STRESS. I just know all is going to work out for me. For now, I just wait. No matter what the outcome is, whenever I am employed, we have to celebrate by taking a trip to Archivers again. Those discount bins are calling my name. Is anyone game?

Payroll and/or Bookkeeper For Hire

I might have an offer to do payroll for a company one day a week. I am interested in doing this job but do not know how much to charge. I currently do payroll at my current job, but obviously this entails many other duties. Any suggestions as to what I should charge? The gentleman believes it would take 8 hours of work a week to complete.

I am also looking in picking up at least one more book keeping/payroll position. If anyone needs an experienced one, I am your girl! Let me know.

Nashville Poop Out

I was supposed to go to Nashville today with my friends, but I didn't sleep AT ALL last night. I was disappointed I didn't get to go, but I just couldn't get myself up and ready and out the door. I know I let my friends down but I was so out of it. Please forgive me friends. I am sorry. I just didn't have it in me today.

Crying Fit

Boy did I have a rough week. Every day I cried at least once. I would say, 3 times a day was about average. Friday ended in a crying, hysterical, emotional breakdown at work while I was meeting with the owner of my current company. It was so very embarrassing. I don't normally cry but over the last month, I have been so emotionally charged. Owner came over and gave me a hug after we spoke (well, argued and spoke in loud almost yelling voices). Both of lives are in turmoil and I apologized for my behavior. Me being hysterical doesn't help the situation. He understood and we are both going to get through this much better off. I have faith in the outcome I just want the outcome to be here now. Next week we will have answers about all our futures. I will keep you informed with the details.

I need a job. I need a job.

I need a job folks. I have been looking online and can't seem to find what sounds like a good fit. Please keep your eyes and ears open for me.

Endless Opportunities

Judy, I would love to be your personal eBay assistant, however I have to have a computer to work off of first. How much do you think this assistantship would pay? I trip to Dairy Queen or a shopping trip to Paris France? I did sell a pair of used shoes for more than I paid for them so I guess I have what it takes to sell used items. I would really prefer to do bookkeeping and payroll and hey let’s not stop there; I am also a good manager so maybe I could get another job in management. (I know McDonald’s and Taco Bell has growth potential for management.) When I take off my rose colored glasses and get out of bed it seems my options are limitless!

Judy - This one is for you!

DANGEROUS: What's for dinner?

SAFER: Can I help you with dinner?

SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner?

ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.



DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that?

SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown.

SAFEST: WOW! Look at you!

ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.



DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about?

SAFER: What did I do wrong?

SAFEST: Here's fifty dollars.

ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.



DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that?

SAFER: You know, there are a lot of apples left.

SAFEST: Can I get you a glass of wine with that?

ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.



DANGEROUS: What did you do all day?

SAFER: I hope you didn't overdo it today.

SAFEST: I've always loved you in that robe!

ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.

Broken Again

My laptop has a problem with the power plug breaking off. It seems, looking at the interent, the Inspirion 5150 has this problem and it is an ongoing issue for all who use this series of Dell computer. I am without computer once again. I have ordered another part for repair and should have, cross fingers, sometime this week. GRRRR Right now, I am typing on the computer using the Myth TV box. Good thing my brother is a super genius.

Regarding work, Michael's last day was Friday. We had to go ahead and let him go because of our circumstances. It was a sad day for us. Michael cried at the end. Next is Chelsesa and she is going to go sometime at the end of the month. That only leaves full time staff and I am not entirely sure what our last day will be. I keep hoping something breaks for us. I just can not believe all the hours and sweat I have put into this position will be gone in a matter of a few weeks. I realize I will take my experience with me where ever I go but it is just so frustrating! I was just starting to see the rewards. The owner had spoken to me approx 30 days prior about getting a bonus off of what the company made. This was something he promised me years ago and never came because of 9/11. We were so in debit after this date and pulled ourselves out of the hole to finally make profit and now, it seems, I am going to have to start all over. I keep praying that God will take over and place me in a similar position some place else with an owner who both respects me and takes care of me financially. I do have faith something good will happen, I just wish it was in my time and not God's time.

Denial or Faith?

Something is definately happening in my work world. I can just feel it. Let me be the first to say, I don't think I am leaving my place of employment. I think something is going to work out for me there. I would be the only employee left in the entire company because the owner has to get another job to support him and his family but I think I will stay there and run the rest of the business. You see, our biggest contract got pulled. We still have about 12 other contracts. They are small contracts but the owner wants to try and keep these contracts and grow the business. Since he can't live off and support a family of 5 from these smaller contracts and I can, I am hoping I can continue to work. I don't know if this is where I am supposed to end up, but I have said all along that I didn't see myself leaving....denial? Maybe....Faith? YES!

Out of a job!

I haven't been able to say ANYTHING because of a contract but today, it was released into the media so.....I AM LOSING MY JOB! The owner of the company is going out of business because of CORPORATE AMERICA AT IT'S FINEST! I NEVER want to work for a big company EVER EVER again!

I have been up and down the last few days. I was told this during my vacation and the next 2 days were HELL. I was so depressed. Then I felt like everything was going to be okay. I thought everything will work out. I thought I would not lose my job that something else would come along and the owner and I would work together on something new but I guess this is not to be. I am now DEVASTATED again and depression has settled into my bones. I slept all weekend. I keep thinking everything is going to be okay. That I am still going to go in and sit at my desk and work but I am afraid I am in serious denial.

Please pray for me if it feels right.

Purple and yellow are my favorite.

I Am Protected

Have any of you ever felt that something good was about to happen in your life? Something, which you had no control over? That is how I feel at the present.

I used to be able to get depressed in an instant. It didn’t take any effort at all for me to be down. These last few weeks, I have had my share of times where I could have easily fallen deep into depression. My old friend depression was always there for me when I needed him. When I wanted to curl up inside myself and take myself out of the world I could go see him. What I find very peculiar is I haven’t been able to go there and find him. My place of loneliness and misery just could not be found. This was a new concept to me and it dawned on me yesterday, “I can’t get there!” “I can’t find my old friend depression!” What came to me next was I must be held up by a higher power. I have friends and family praying for me. My angels are watching me and I am being lifted. I feel as if I am being lifted up.

I can tell something good is happening all around me. I have so much going on in my life right now and it is scary at times. I know however, I am going to be taken care of and be just fine.

I am so looking forward to sharing the good with everyone. I am positive things are going to be great…. Stay tuned. Rebecca

OUCH it hurts really bad

My head is pounding. Could it be the weather? Hot, cold, rainy, hot and cold...My sinuses are a mess and I am on VACATION! *cry* My head hurts so badly that my stomach is now upset....Maybe it has to do with my taxes and being nervous???? I don't like to leave things wrong intentionally and it isn't like me to give up...

Taxes

I finally GAVE UP! Yes, I gave up!!! My taxes are not correctly done but after working and working and working and working, hours upon hours I just gave up. I used Complete Tax, which is a internet based. I have used it for years now. This time, it keep saying I had an error on my state forms and I couldn't file electronically. I worked and worked and worked. Finally gave up and filled my federal form and printed the state form. I am going to mail the state form in knowing there may or may not be an error. I just couldn't take it any more. If they come back and tell me, you owe $5,000.00 (exaggerated) I will just take a loan out and pay it. I just don't care. I am sick, sick, sick of having to pay, pay, pay but I don't have the time or energy to screw with this any more.

Easter

Had a pretty good day. Easter bunny came and brought all sorts of good things for niece. She was very cute about it. After a nice dinner, we all went outside for a bit and watched each other fly kites. I am pretty spent right now so I am upstairs for alone time, reading and catching up on the news of the day. In a little while, I am going to try finishing my taxes. I just can't figure out the error. I might just file them with the error if I can't get them right. I know, borrowing trouble...I just can't take it. Normally, I get notification I did something wrong and I just pay the darn bill. It is such a hassle so I just do what they tell me.

Hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday.

Out Shopping With Friends

My friends and I planned a trip to Archiver's today. I was so proud of myself for restraining. I put in half of what I wanted, then went to the back of the store and sat down (only because the more I looked, the more I found I wanted) and talked myself out of half of the half I put into my shopping cart! Hurray for me! They have so many fun goodies. It would be so nice not to worry about price and just get everything you wanted, even if you never thought you would use it. I love collecting products. I love to surround myself with beautiful products, which I may or may not ever use but just to have it "in case". Is that terrible?

After our trip to the scrapbook store, we had lunch at UNO's...Yummy. I love the salad I ate. I filled up on fountain Pepsi (3 glasses) and ate 1 piece of my pizza and brought the other piece home. Pizza had way to much broccoli for my taste but it was an enjoyable morning! THANKS FRIENDS!

Easter Bunny Is Coming

It is like Christmas all over!

Niece didn't want to go to school on Thursday. I said, "You have to get ready for school because the Easter Bunny is coming this weekend." "You want him to come to your house don't you?" "YES" She said. "Will I get a big, big basket?" "I bet you will if you get ready to go." I then said, "Well you must hurry and get dressed and get ready for school so he will come"...She ran as fast as her little legs would take her to get dressed. I feel bad lying..

I bought her a Strawberry Short Cake towel, a new dress and a pair of sandels. Daddy bought her a new pair of tennis shoes...Very cute too!...Mommy picked out all the cute things including the basket, which is adorable by itself.

Chocolate

I remember getting these chocolate bunnies when I was little from the Easter bunny. I would get one with a pink bow and my brother would get one with a blue bow. I don't know if this is something, which my brother would remember or not but I believe we used to pretend and do crazy things like it was hurting the bunny...just like the cartoon.

I am courious, what is the difference between chicken tenders and chicken strips?

Monday

We went with Lynn and Parker to Bub's tonight. First sandwich I had to send back, the cow walked acrossed the pasture and into my bun. The second was a little better. Parker is getting so big! He is head and shoulders taller than niece!!

I had a stressful day today. One of computers at work will not log in to the internet and I am the one who is trying to fix the problem. I am going to call someone in tomorrow to fix it. I can't take much more of these computer issues and the employee is beside herself because she can't work at her desk. It seems any little thing and she goes nuts.

Highlight of my day was I saw my coach. It is so nice to get to go in and dump your problems and get them out into the open. He listens and gives feedback and helps me clear my head. It is wonderful. I would recommended having a business coach to anyone who is in a management role.

I can't wait...3 more days until freedom because I am off on Good Friday!!!!

Fraubyers, are you available to go on Saturday???

Birthday at Cancun

SIL brother, mother and mother's "adopted son" came down and we went to Cancun's for SIL brother's birthday! I used the word retarded and then realized it wasn't a good thing to say the moment I said it due being in mixed company. (Not that it is good to say anyway...) Birthday boy said he actually has said worse on several occasions one saying, "F N Retard" while driving and yelling at another driver and adopted son doesn't realize it wasn't socially acceptable or even the fact that he is mentally challenged. Adopted son only said, "It isn't nice to say bad words". I felt bad and hope to learn from this.

The best news of the up and coming week is that I have a 4 day week! Hurray for me! We get off on Good Friday! I am hoping to take the following week off for spring break...(the owner of the company went last week) and I left him a message stating I needed to take a spring break off soon too. So we are going to get it on the calendar a week which I can take off. I think this needs to be done before MJ leaves as he graduates from law school in May.

Hope everyone had a good Saturday. I made a surprise for my 2 bloggers who post. The 2 of you will be going to Christine's on Thursday won't you?

Mark This Day Down

My brother wanted me to let everyone know, this day in history, his only daughter turned down chocolate ice cream.

Anger Management

Thanks to Beth for sending this my way.

When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know.

I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered, saying "Hello."

I politely said, "This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?"

Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear "Get the right f**in number!" and the phone was slammed down on me.

I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude. When I tracked down Robyn's correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits.

After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again.

When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled "You're an asshole!" and hung up. I wrote his number down with the word 'asshole' next to it, and put it in my desk drawer.

Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills or had a really bad day, I'd call him up and yell, "You're an asshole!"

It always cheered me up.

When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic "asshole calling" would have to stop.

So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from the Verizon. I'm calling to see if you're familiar with our Caller ID Program?"

He yelled "NO!" and slammed down the phone.

I quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're an asshole!"

One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot. Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for. I hit the horn and yelled that I'd been waiting for that spot, but the idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale" sign in his back window which included his phone number, so I wrote down the number.

A couple of days later, right after calling the first asshole (I had his number on speed dial) I thought that I'd better call the BMW asshole, too. I said, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?"

"Yes, it is", he said.

"Can you tell me where I can see it?" I asked.

"Yes, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd, in Vaucluse. It's a yellow house, and the car's parked right out in front."

"What's your name?" I asked.

"My name is Don Hansen," he said.

"When's a good time to catch you, Don?"

"I'm home every evening after five."

"Listen, Don, can I tell you something?"

"Yes?"

"Don, you're an asshole!" Then I hung up, and added his number to my speed dial, too.

Now, when I had a problem, I had two assholes to call. Then I came up with an idea. I called Asshole #1.

"Hello."

"You're an asshole!" (But I didn't hang up.)

"Are you still there?" he asked.

"Yeah ," I said.

"Stop calling me," he screamed.

"Make me," I said.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"My name is Don Hansen."

"Yeah? Where do you live?"

"Asshole, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd , Vaucluse, a yellow house, with my black Beamer parked in front."

He said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying your prayers."

I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared, asshole," and hung up.

Then I called Asshole #2. "Hello?" he said.

"Hello, asshole," I said.

He yelled, "If I ever find out who you are..."

"You'll what?" I said.

"I'll kick you r ass," he exclaimed.

I answered, "Well, asshole, here's your chance. I'm coming over right now."

Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I lived at 34 Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse, and that I was on my way over there to kill my gay lover. Then I called Channel 9 News about the gang war going down in Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse.

I quickly got into my car and headed over to Mowbray. I got there just in time to watch two assholes beating the crap out of each other in front of six cop cars, an overhead police helicopter and a news crew.

NOW I feel much better.

Anger management really works...

Brother Is Super Genius

Hurray for Brother! He decided it would be best to strip my computer and reload everything from scratch. I was going to buy a program, which should have taken care of the spyware but he said "NO GO"...So I am very, very happy because he did a very nice and generous thing and fixed my computer!! Hip Hip!

SIL is evil (not really) but I told her so...She and I went to Scrapbook Corner tonight after I told her I wouldn't be shopping until we take a trip down south..Well I was tempted..But the good news is I DIDN'T BUY A THING! I sure wanted to but I didn't cave in. (I plan on taking a trip to the one in Clay Terrace this week tho)...(HOLD ME BACK)

I really dislike Daylight Saving Time. I am not tired when I am supposed to be and tried when I need to be awake. Like now, normally it would be 9 p.m. and I would be in my room starting to relax and take the night in but NO NO NO, it is really 10 p.m. and I am just going up...If we hadn't changed, I would be on schedule...I know, I know, let it go...But I feel like I have jet lag. Does anyone else feel this way?

I am very happy to report that my friend Kathleen (From Nashville Indiana) is adopting a dog she was fostering. The dog's name is Miss Margaret and she is fracking cute!

Work went well today. I got to leave early so I really can't complain much. I passed (PROPER TERM) delegated work like I should have been all along so that felt good too. I am learning..It has only taken me 6 years to do it...

Hope everyone was safe during those storms last night. We ended up in the basement after 10 p.m.

Useless Fact

On Wednesday of next week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be

01:02:03 04/05/06.

Spyware = Drinking Binge

I can not for the life of me get spyware off my computer. I have ran 3 differnt programs and after the final program is ran, I got a pop up. I could have screamed. I am not a drinker (the only hard stuff I drink is coca-cola) but after dealing with this problem, I want to go on a binge.

Who's Yo Daddy!

I have seen this one before but it made me laugh when I read it again.

When someone puts in for Child Support, the proper thing to do is to find out who the father is and see why he is not providing support. The following are all replies that Dallas women have written on Child Support Agency forms in the section for listing father's details. Or putting it another way...

Who's yo Daddy! These are genuine excerpts from the forms.

1. Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, child A was fathered by Jim Munson. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of child B, but I believe that he was conceived on the same night.

2. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps.

3. I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party at 3600 Grand Avenue where I had unprotected sex with a man I met that night I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father, can you send me his phone number? Thanks.

4. I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto heels in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had it replaced.

5. I have never had sex with a man. I am still a Virginian. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was immaculate and that he is Christ risen again.

6. I cannot tell you the name of child A's dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by the country. Please advise.

7. I do not know who the father of my child was as all blacks look the same to me.

8. Peter Smith is the father of child A. If you do catch up with him, can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs? Child B who was also borned at the same time.... well I don't have a clue.

9. From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at Disney World; maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom.

10. So much about that night is a blur. The only thing that I remember for sure is Delia Smith did a program about eggs earlier in the evening. If I'd have stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to the party at 146 Miller Drive, mine might have remained unfertilized.

11. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all when you eat a can of beans you can't be sure which one made you fart.

Yep, you guessed it right. You are all paying taxes to support these dim bulbs.