2013, who'd a thunk?  ;D


Surprised this hasn't been started already.  Guess everyone really believed it wouldn't happen?

2013, who'd a thunk?  ;D


Surprised this hasn't been started already.  Guess everyone really believed it wouldn't happen?



well I was waiting til I got to work tonight  :P   

Here's to a better upcoming year, 2012 was so stressful.

I hope 2013 is a better year than 2012, 2012 was a terrible year (for us)


2013, who'd a thunk?  ;D



I can still recall the hysteria surrounding Y2K, 13 years ago now. Seems like just yesterday, almost.

I can still recall the hysteria surrounding Y2K, 13 years ago now. Seems like just yesterday, almost.

As do I. I remember watching the TV that day; every hour, they showed different parts of the world celebrating the start of the new year. And there were no major glitches reported, which was a good sign.

Now we can start over again :) That's what is so great about a new year.

well I was waiting til I got to work tonight  :P   




Usually it gets started daaaaays before so there. :P



I hope 2013 is a better year than 2012, 2012 was a terrible year (for us)




Agreed and 2012 kinda sucked for me, too. 

Hopeful... :)

I hope 2013 is a better year than 2012, 2012 was a terrible year (for us)

I can still recall the hysteria surrounding Y2K, 13 years ago now. Seems like just yesterday, almost.


seems like yesterday we were all worried about Y2K.

As do I. I remember watching the TV that day; every hour, they showed different parts of the world celebrating the start of the new year. And there were no major glitches reported, which was a good sign.


Thank god nothing happened.

Now we can start over again :) That's what is so great about a new year.


and hopefully no one gets hurt, shoots someone, throws someone off a train platform or gets run over with a car.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!!


May 2013 be much better than 2012. May everyone have a happy, healthy, and peaceful year.



Cat

http://www.zastavki.com/pictures/640x480/2012/Animals_Hares_and_rabbits_White_Rabbit_031227_29.jpg

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!!


May 2013 be much better than 2012. May everyone have a happy, healthy, and peaceful year.



Cat

Agreed to that! :) 8) O0

Thank you Cat! Same to you, all the best to you and yours this new year :)

Just got back from lunch and a movie for Sarah's birthday.  We saw Les Miserables.  It was okay, not my favorite movie.  Then end had me bawling like a baby, though.  And it is almost 3 hours long.  Be warned if you haven't gone.  Then we went to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for lunch.  Ordered two small fries to go with our burgers and ended up bringing most of them home.  Two small is a whole heck of a lot of fries. ;D

In all, good day.

Happy birthday, baby girl. 

Just got back from lunch and a movie for Sarah's birthday.  We saw Les Miserables.  It was okay, not my favorite movie.  Then end had me bawling like a baby, though.  And it is almost 3 hours long.  Be warned if you haven't gone.  Then we went to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for lunch.  Ordered two small fries to go with our burgers and ended up bringing most of them home.  Two small is a whole heck of a lot of fries. ;D

In all, good day.

Happy birthday, baby girl.



Happy Birthday to Sarah.

I like the 10th Anniversary of Les Mis in Concert and I bawl my eyes out every time I watch it. Haven't seen the movie yet.



Cat

Just got back from lunch and a movie for Sarah's birthday.  We saw Les Miserables.  It was okay, not my favorite movie.  Then end had me bawling like a baby, though.  And it is almost 3 hours long.  Be warned if you haven't gone.  Then we went to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for lunch.  Ordered two small fries to go with our burgers and ended up bringing most of them home.  Two small is a whole heck of a lot of fries. ;D

In all, good day.

Happy birthday, baby girl.



Happy Birthday Sarah!

you're the first person to say Les Mis was just okay....seems everyone I know on FB is raving about it.... I'll see it eventually...

don't know if you saw that 5 Guys "review" video when I posted it on FB but you've got me sing DAYUM, DAYUM DAYUM  :D

Happy Birthday to Sarah.

I like the 10th Anniversary of Les Mis in Concert and I bawl my eyes out every time I watch it. Haven't seen the movie yet.



Cat


Russell Crowe can't sing.



Happy Birthday Sarah!

you're the first person to say Les Mis was just okay....seems everyone I know on FB is raving about it.... I'll see it eventually...

don't know if you saw that 5 Guys "review" video when I posted it on FB but you've got me sing DAYUM, DAYUM DAYUM  :D


I didn't but it was yum.  Thankfully there isn't one too close so my resolution of less eating out can be safe. 

Russell Crowe can't sing.




LOL.... when I saw he was in it I went  ??? 
but thought maybe people knew something I didn't..... guess I was right.  :D




I didn't but it was yum.  Thankfully there isn't one too close so my resolution of less eating out can be safe.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er2zMKr5W9k




:D (except for the cheese part!)  :D 

Went an hour up north to the country & visited some friends late this morning until mid afternoon. They don't have much snow either, but it's a nice "country white" snow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er2zMKr5W9k




:D (except for the cheese part!)  :D 




Okay, my reaction wasn't quite so excited but it was good. ;D

Okay, my reaction wasn't quite so excited but it was good. ;D


;D

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!!


May 2013 be much better than 2012. May everyone have a happy, healthy, and peaceful year.



Cat


I hope in 2013 that I can try not to rush myself like I did in 2012 and lost both my wallet one month and my cellphone in another.

I had a great first day of the year!

I had a great first day of the year!


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I have about 3 hours left to go in my 14 hour day...

Pretty good! 2012 was a long year.

Just got back from lunch and a movie for Sarah's birthday.  We saw Les Miserables.  It was okay, not my favorite movie.  Then end had me bawling like a baby, though.  And it is almost 3 hours long.  Be warned if you haven't gone.  Then we went to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for lunch.  Ordered two small fries to go with our burgers and ended up bringing most of them home.  Two small is a whole heck of a lot of fries. ;D

In all, good day.

Happy birthday, baby girl.

Happy bday to Sarah. http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/newyears/smiley.gif

Happy birthday Sarah

I had a great first day of the year!


mine was quiet.

Pretty good! 2012 was a long year.


and a depressing one too.

Pretty good! 2012 was a long year.


You think so? I thought it went by very fast.

Old and flabby, what's it to you?

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Um I'd rather not tell you how I really feel because I would probably overload the profanity fillters.  :P

Lot of negativity here!  :P

You think so? I thought it went by very fast.


They always do.

Old and flabby, what's it to you?

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don't feel so down.  :(

Lot of negativity here!  :P


We just tell the truth.

Yesterday was my last day of holiday break, so today it is back to work.

Yesterday was my last day of holiday break, so today it is back to work.


what's a holiday break?  :P

what's a holiday break?  :P



And I was complaining that it wasn't enough time off, lol.

Lot of negativity here!  :P


If I'm negative it just means that there's six more months untill my birthday.  :(

Yesterday was my last day of holiday break, so today it is back to work.


I hate going back to work after a holiday, I come to work and I'll I hear is complaining screaming and kvetching all day long! ::)

If I'm negative it just means that there's six more months untill my birthday.  :(


I got 2 more months.

lousy mode, false hunger, stress around the eyes  lets just start gardening this weekend anyway.  I'll be in a better mood at least.

I hate going back to work after a holiday, I come to work and I'll I hear is complaining screaming and kvetching all day long! ::)


Good thing you leave those things at work and don't complain here.

If I'm negative it just means that there's six more months untill my birthday.  :(


Well, at least it is still six months away. That's quite a long time.

I hate going back to work after a holiday, I come to work and I'll I hear is complaining screaming and kvetching all day long! ::)


I have a feeling you're not the only one....  ;D

don't feel so down.  :(


Okay, I'll feel up!

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2013, who'd a thunk?  ;D


Surprised this hasn't been started already.  Guess everyone really believed it wouldn't happen?



Well, I'M happy that the days are getting longer!!!! :)

Elizabeth is at school today (though they don't officially go back until Monday).  She is part of a team entering a science and engineering competition and they are building their model of a school and community fitness centre.

James has a friend around for the day.

Dai is at work

I am trying to motivate myself to get some housework done before I go back to work next week.  we've taken down some fo the decorations already and I need to dust and vacuum those rooms.

Good thing you leave those things at work and don't complain here.


I try not too sometimes.

I have a feeling you're not the only one....  ;D


I'm in the breakroom eating lunch and outside all they do is scream fight argue and BS (all day until a lot of them leave and go home) See, that's the new norm. ::)

Well, I'M happy that the days are getting longer!!!! :)


and the sun goes down at 420pm

I try not too sometimes.


That's good.


I'm in the breakroom eating lunch and outside all they do is scream fight argue and BS (all day until a lot of them leave and go home) See, that's the new norm. ::)


That lasted 2 minutes... :D

Just an observation, and I haven't been around here as long as the others, but on average I'd say you probably complain about your work here, a little more than others members.  Have you noticed that?  ???

I'm in the breakroom eating lunch and outside all they do is scream fight argue and BS (all day until a lot of them leave and go home) See, that's the new norm. ::)


I suppose the old norm is to keep it all inside until you get home then complain and kvetch to a bunch of people online you've never met...  :D

That's good.

That lasted 2 minutes... :D

Just an observation, and I haven't been around here as long as the others, but on average I'd say you probably complain about your work here, a little more than others members.  Have you noticed that?  ???




Speaking of complaining about work...I'm the least popular person in dispatch. The powers that be have decided I'm too valuable to be on graves. They restructured the schedule to get me back on days...  Tantrums were thrown, hissies were fitted and I probably shouldn't accept any baked goods for a while  :D

In the meantime a grievance is under works with the union. Hopefully my side wins. I don't wanna go to graves  ;D

Well, at least it is still six months away. That's quite a long time.


Well, true.  But I just realize the older I get the more grumpy I get.  My mom says "you're too young to be grumpy!" Oh really?  ::)

Speaking of complaining about work...I'm the least popular person in dispatch. The powers that be have decided I'm too valuable to be on graves. They restructured the schedule to get me back on days...  Tantrums were thrown, hissies were fitted and I probably shouldn't accept any baked goods for a while  :D

In the meantime a grievance is under works with the union. Hopefully my side wins. I don't wanna go to graves  ;D


So your co-workers want you on graveyard and not on days with them around? Nice co-workers  ::)
In a perfect world, no one person within a group of people should work graves all the time.  (unless they were hired specifically for grave shifts)

Office politics sucks. It's the 2nd worst type of dirty politics I have experienced.

Btw, I never got contacted yesterday about the temporary job position that I "started" last Thursday. I think I've done my part in regards to contacting this person (who said that she'd call me to set up a working schedule, but never did).

Btw, I never got contacted yesterday about the temporary job position that I "started" last Thursday. I think I've done my part in regards to contacting this person (who said that she'd call me to set up a working schedule, but never did).


It you haven't contacted them this week at all and are still waiting, I'd call back on Monday to touch base. Don't go with "I think I've done my part in regards to contacting this person".  It's OK to try again next week. Just don't tell them "You said you were supposed to call me with a working schedule last week, but never did". Just touch base with them and ask tell them you are still available for that position and if the position still open...something like that. 

Sometimes people in offices get busy and a temp position is not the first thing on their minds. I used to have 17 staff working under me, it gets busy...

It you haven't contacted them this week at all and are still waiting, I'd call back on Monday to touch base. Don't go with "I think I've done my part in regards to contacting this person".  It's OK to try again next week. Just don't tell them "You said you were supposed to call me with a working schedule last week, but never did". Just touch base with them and ask tell them you are still available for that position and if the position still open...something like that. 

Sometimes people in offices get busy and a temp position is not the first thing on their minds. I used to have 17 staff working under me, it gets busy...

Well, ok. But I first went in on Thursday of last week, after receiving a call the previous morning (the day after Christmas). When I was done for the day, she paid me in cash, and then sent home an application with me (including a W4 tax form), which I filled out and returned the next day. So I called this person, from my phone, and she said she'd be in touch with me "on Monday", which was New Year's Eve. So then I waited for a call from her on that day...and after not hearing from her at all in the morning, I called her at noon; she was not ready to talk in further detail with me due to the fact that it was New Year's Eve and that things were crazy at that time of year, so she'd call me "on Thursday to discuss when I can come in and work". Thursday came and went without a call from her.

And I've still heard nothing from the court with regards to that position for which I interviewed a month ago. No phone call, email, snail mail, nada. If I don't get selected for it, they should have the courtesy to tell me one way or another, even if it's in the form of a business letter.

Speaking of complaining about work...I'm the least popular person in dispatch. The powers that be have decided I'm too valuable to be on graves. They restructured the schedule to get me back on days...  Tantrums were thrown, hissies were fitted and I probably shouldn't accept any baked goods for a while  :D

In the meantime a grievance is under works with the union. Hopefully my side wins. I don't wanna go to graves  ;D


Hissies were fitted....;D


Way to go.  I hope your side wins, too. 



Hey, guess what?  It's Friday!  So happy, my employees have been kind of pissy this week.  December into January is slow ever year.  We made it all through December without any early outs/late starts this year which is good.  This week started the late starts and optional early outs.  It will probably be that way, all though not to the same extent, next week.  One of our customers doesn't send work in Dec but they are starting to again so it will help.  I just wish they would understand that I have been in their shoes so I do get why it sucks. 

I did a little gardening and went a little shopping but my head still hurts

Well, ok. But I first went in on Thursday of last week, after receiving a call the previous morning (the day after Christmas). When I was done for the day, she paid me in cash, and then sent home an application with me (including a W4 tax form), which I filled out and returned the next day. So I called this person, from my phone, and she said she'd be in touch with me "on Monday", which was New Year's Eve. So then I waited for a call from her on that day...and after not hearing from her at all in the morning, I called her at noon; she was not ready to talk in further detail with me due to the fact that it was New Year's Eve and that things were crazy at that time of year, so she'd call me "on Thursday to discuss when I can come in and work". Thursday came and went without a call from her.

And I've still heard nothing from the court with regards to that position for which I interviewed a month ago. No phone call, email, snail mail, nada. If I don't get selected for it, they should have the courtesy to tell me one way or another, even if it's in the form of a business letter.


Back in the 1980s when I first looked for full time work, I’d apply for jobs and receive rejections letters (nicknamed FOAD letters If people here understand that  ;D)

They don’t do that anymore. You are *lucky* if you even get an email back from a job application.

These days companies get hundreds of applications for just 1 position. There is no time or staff available to reply to that volume of applicants. The larger companies use software now to narrow down the applicants, usually scanning your C.V. for key words and only selects those that pass the test.

I’d still phone them on Monday, nally. You might feel a little upset or hurt now that they haven’t contacted you yet, but if you do end up getting that job, it might be because of the phone call you will make. Be a shame if you don’t even try.

Back in the 1980s when I first looked for full time work, I’d apply for jobs and receive rejections letters (nicknamed FOAD letters If people here understand that  ;D)

They don’t do that anymore. You are *lucky* if you even get an email back from a job application.

These days companies get hundreds of applications for just 1 position. There is no time or staff available to reply to that volume of applicants. The larger companies use software now to narrow down the applicants, usually scanning your C.V. for key words and only selects those that pass the test.

I’d still phone them on Monday, nally. You might feel a little upset or hurt now that they haven’t contacted you yet, but if you do end up getting that job, it might be because of the phone call you will make. Be a shame if you don’t even try.


Then they see your pic on FB holding a glass of wine at a dinner party and say, "We're not hiring this drunk!"
::)

Back in the 1980s when I first looked for full time work, I’d apply for jobs and receive rejections letters (nicknamed FOAD letters If people here understand that  ;D)



Oh yeah, had my share of FOAD letters. ;D


Nally, call Monday.  Don't assume the worst, she may just be busy.  It happens at our company.  Plus, I can tell you that our HR guy likes it when he gets a follow up call or email.  It makes the applicant look interested.

Just an observation, and I haven't been around here as long as the others, but on average I'd say you probably complain about your work here, a little more than others members.  Have you noticed that?

because the company just pisses me off, a multi-million dollar company and you can't provide things sometimes for customers and workers? Are you freakin kidding me? ::)

I suppose the old norm is to keep it all inside until you get home then complain and kvetch to a bunch of people online you've never met...  :D


yep that's what I do, I keep it all bottled up, I'm more of a stuffer.

you can't provide things sometimes for customers and workers?


Such as?

Well, true.  But I just realize the older I get the more grumpy I get.  My mom says "you're too young to be grumpy!" Oh really?  ::)


the older I get the more hair I'm losing.

I suppose the old norm is to keep it all inside until you get home then complain and kvetch to a bunch of people online you've never met...  :D



yep that's what I do, I keep it all bottled up, I'm more of a stuffer.


I think you missed Q's point there..

Such as?


a nice neat cart key and not one with a no battery cover or one that is stuffed with a paper towel that is used for a battery cover or has scotch tape on it.  ::)

coffee cover lids and stirrers, not ones that look like tongue depressors!  ::)

a nice neat cart key and not one with a no battery cover or one that is stuffed with a paper towel that is used for a battery cover or has scotch tape on it.  ::)


Cart key with a battery cover?
Show us a photo, have no idea what that looks like.



coffee cover lids and stirrers, not ones that look like tongue depressors!  ::)


You have a job, you get paid. You have an employee lunch room, and I know you get hot chocolate and you get coffee. Many people who have no job would trade for your job in a minute.   

http://c10566323.r23.cf2.rackcdn.com/03-28-36_key-to-unlock-the-wheels-of-a-cart_original.jpg

this one has an UNLOCK AND LOCK button.

http://c10566323.r23.cf2.rackcdn.com/03-28-36_key-to-unlock-the-wheels-of-a-cart_original.jpg

this one has an UNLOCK AND LOCK button.


But does the key (they provide you) work properly? You want one that looks exactly like that?

So your co-workers want you on graveyard and not on days with them around? Nice co-workers  ::)
In a perfect world, no one person within a group of people should work graves all the time.  (unless they were hired specifically for grave shifts)

Office politics sucks. It's the 2nd worst type of dirty politics I have experienced.


Not quite. Two dispatchers got shifted around because one dispatch has an issue and needs to be on days and my supervisors have their own issues and need me on days.

The two people scheduled to work days got moved to swings  and graves. 

Well, ok. But I first went in on Thursday of last week, after receiving a call the previous morning (the day after Christmas). When I was done for the day, she paid me in cash, and then sent home an application with me (including a W4 tax form), which I filled out and returned the next day. So I called this person, from my phone, and she said she'd be in touch with me "on Monday", which was New Year's Eve. So then I waited for a call from her on that day...and after not hearing from her at all in the morning, I called her at noon; she was not ready to talk in further detail with me due to the fact that it was New Year's Eve and that things were crazy at that time of year, so she'd call me "on Thursday to discuss when I can come in and work". Thursday came and went without a call from her.

And I've still heard nothing from the court with regards to that position for which I interviewed a month ago. No phone call, email, snail mail, nada. If I don't get selected for it, they should have the courtesy to tell me one way or another, even if it's in the form of a business letter.



Jeff in my heart of hearts I just want you to know, and I hope you know this is coming from kindness with no judgement whatsoever, when dealing with people who hire you cannot hold them to a "strict" schedule. You are diligent and punctual and timely. Most of the people don't exactly operate that way. If I say I'll call you Minday I mean I'll call you sometime next week. And, if I say I'll call you Friday I mean I'll call you eventually.

when you initially posted about her calling on Monday  I wish I had told you to wait until Thursday to call her. I knew she want going to call you on NYE. Hell when she said she's call you on Monday she probably forgot mon was NYE. Sometimes you have to give people room to breathe I know you are eager to work and that's a great trait but sometimes eagerness reads as impatience. My suggestion, if you choose to take it, is send her a nice email on Monday (if you have her email address ) tell her thank you for opportunity and let her know you enjoyed the work you did for that one day. Then let her know you look forward to hearing from her if there is more work that needs to be done. (You and I both know she has more work to be done but phrasing it this way softens the delivery and comes across more pleasantly) 

Obviously you are under no obligation to take my advice but I am really just trying to help you land the job.


As for the Court job things really take a long time in government work. We tested for dispatchers in may the person we hired didn't start until oct 30th. But you have waited long enough you could contact them if you wanted to.

Hissies were fitted....;D


Way to go.  I hope your side wins, too. 



Hey, guess what?  It's Friday!  So happy, my employees have been kind of pissy this week.  December into January is slow ever year.  We made it all through December without any early outs/late starts this year which is good.  This week started the late starts and optional early outs.  It will probably be that way, all though not to the same extent, next week.  One of our customers doesn't send work in Dec but they are starting to again so it will help.  I just wish they would understand that I have been in their shoes so I do get why it sucks.


Sadly they don't get the shoe thing. People always think they're the only ones who suffer. No one ever has had to deal with the misery that befell them  ::)

Here's an example of a hissy that was fitted (glad you liked that it made me chuckle to)

My boss pulled in the two affected by the change. The names shall be changed to him and her to protect the not so innocent  ;)

Boss: so some things have happened and we need to make changes to the schedule at shift change
'That one guy' has to be on days (for reasons I cannot disclose) and we need q on days because in her capacity as Lead Disp we rely on her to do all the heavy lifting so we can focus on anything but disp. (Okay she probably didn't say that exactly but that's what she meant  ;D

Him: what's that mean?

Boss: that one guy will be assigned to the weekend days shift (her's) instead of swings and q will be assigned to weekday days (his) instead of graves. I'm sending you (him) to Q's graveyard shift and I'm sending her to swings.

Her: I don't wanna work swings why can't q work swings

Boss: because we need q on days for projects, meetings, requests from the chief etc

Her: well this is inconvenient there must be another solution

Boss: if you find one that works key me know.

Her: I drafted a proposed schedule that will keep me on days, put q 1/2 on days 1/2 on swings and this way Hom is the only one inconvenienced

Him: WTF

me, after hearing the story,  ;D cuz I could totally see the look on his face when he heard that.

Sadly they don't get the shoe thing. People always think they're the only ones who suffer. No one ever has had to deal with the misery that befell them  ::)

Here's an example of a hissy that was fitted (glad you liked that it made me chuckle to)

My boss pulled in the two affected by the change. The names shall be changed to him and her to protect the not so innocent  ;)

Boss: so some things have happened and we need to make changes to the schedule at shift change
'That one guy' has to be on days (for reasons I cannot disclose) and we need q on days because in her capacity as Lead Disp we rely on her to do all the heavy lifting so we can focus on anything but disp. (Okay she probably didn't say that exactly but that's what she meant  ;D

Him: what's that mean?

Boss: that one guy will be assigned to the weekend days shift (her's) instead of swings and q will be assigned to weekday days (his) instead of graves. I'm sending you (him) to Q's graveyard shift and I'm sending her to swings.

Her: I don't wanna work swings why can't q work swings

Boss: because we need q on days for projects, meetings, requests from the chief etc

Her: well this is inconvenient there must be another solution

Boss: if you find one that works key me know.

Her: I drafted a proposed schedule that will keep me on days, put q 1/2 on days 1/2 on swings and this way Hom is the only one inconvenienced

Him: WTF

me, after hearing the story,  ;D cuz I could totally see the look on his face when he heard that.








;D  Someone needs to explain to her that 'lead dispatch' usually means seniority at the very least and should get the days.  If your job entails dealing with others who work days it is a no brainer. 


Oh yeah, I get the shoe thing.  It's like they blame me.  Duh, it happens every year.  Every Oct/Nov when we get really busy I warn them to get ready for the Dec/Jan slow down.  Then they act like it is a surprise.  Maybe if they would listen instead of smile and nod they would not be so surprised. :D (another shoe thing...I used to do the smile and nod thing at my supervisor, too. ;D)

Well, true.  But I just realize the older I get the more grumpy I get.  My mom says "you're too young to be grumpy!" Oh really?  ::)


http://i.imgur.com/E3UHN.jpg

Grumpy Cat approves.


Btw, I never got contacted yesterday


Oh, and nally?  Yeah, give 'em a call on Monday.  Nobody gets anything done this week. 

Mon Dec 31: either make the holiday slowdown another 4-day weekend, or bring a bottle to work and start drinking at noon with your cow orkers.
Tue Jan 1: Day off by law.
Wed Jan 2: Catch up on all the email you missed over the Xmas/New Year's Break.  Figure out how far behind you are.
Thu Jan 3: Start doing all the stuff you couldn't do until you knew Dec 31's numbers.  Figure out whether you might get caught up tomorrow.
Fri Jan 4: Finish up most of that stuff and start thinking about what you want to do next year.

Your industry may vary, but in lots of places, 2013 business doesn't start getting done until next Monday.  If I were you, I'd call back a few hours into the Monday workday and say you're touching base after the holidays.

;D  Someone needs to explain to her that 'lead dispatch' usually means seniority at the very least and should get the days.  If your job entails dealing with others who work days it is a no brainer. 


Oh yeah, I get the shoe thing.  It's like they blame me.  Duh, it happens every year.  Every Oct/Nov when we get really busy I warn them to get ready for the Dec/Jan slow down.  Then they act like it is a surprise.  Maybe if they would listen instead of smile and nod they would not be so surprised. :D (another shoe thing...I used to do the smile and nod thing at my supervisor, too. ;D)


Fascinating concept...the idea that 90% of the people I deal with dont work round the clock. How come u get it and she doesn't. Even he, who wasnt happy, understood. She's .....well I can't say what she is but you could try and read my mind and you'd be right.


Sux your people don't heed the wisdom of your experience. Maybe next October you can say remember last oct when I warned you and u didn't listen? Yeah, we'll that's happening again...soon  ;D

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I'm thinking it isn't so much Happy New Year as it is Here We Go Again

But does the key (they provide you) work properly? You want one that looks exactly like that?


It works sometimes but when I first started that Pathmark, there was 3 or 4 cart keys WITH a battery cover and now they only have 1 without a battery cover and they plug up the hole with with paper towels or toilet paper. And they had one with a string attached to put around your neck so it would be easy to carry instead of putting it in your pocket.

It works sometimes but when I first started that Pathmark, there was 3 or 4 cart keys WITH a battery cover and now they only have 1 without a battery cover and they plug up the hole with with paper towels or toilet paper. And they had one with a string attached to put around your neck so it would be easy to carry instead of putting it in your pocket.


So...Pathmark now has only 1 key (instead of 3 or 4), and it's missing the string (so you can't put it around your neck and you have to put it in your pocket instead?)  This is what you are upset about ?

Sorry Howard, I am just trying to understand your being "pissed off" and your situation from the information you provide me. Maybe I don't quite understand the problem. :(

So...Pathmark now has only 1 key (instead of 3 or 4), and it's missing the string (so you can't put it around your neck and you have to put it in your pocket instead?)  This is what you are upset about ?

See, this company is known for playing magic tricks, one day you have 3 or 4 cart keys and the next day you have 1, one day you have 4 and the next day maybe 2 because the last person who used it forgets to put it back on the table and that's what pisses me off.

See, this company is known for playing magic tricks, one day you have 3 or 4 cart keys and the next day you have 1, one day you have 4 and the next day maybe 2 because the last person who used it forgets to put it back on the table and that's what pisses me off.

So one day Pathmark has 4 cart keys, the next day only 1, the day after that maybe 3.. Is that right?

Do you have access to a cart key when you begin your shift? If not, get one from your boss or supervisor.
Do you require more than one cart key to do your shift?

Fascinating concept...the idea that 90% of the people I deal with dont work round the clock. How come u get it and she doesn't. Even he, who wasnt happy, understood. She's .....well I can't say what she is but you could try and read my mind and you'd be right.


Sux your people don't heed the wisdom of your experience. Maybe next October you can say remember last oct when I warned you and u didn't listen? Yeah, we'll that's happening again...soon  ;D


;D  I doubt it. 

Already nearly five days gone of the new year... which also means my two week vacation/Christmas break is nearly over. :( Back to the office on Monday.


For what it's worth: 2012 was okay for me. No major upsets, while on the other hand we had a nice summer vacation, my dad's 80th birthday and my 12.5-year anniversary with my current employer. Could have been a lot worse!

Oh yeah, had my share of FOAD letters. ;D


Is that F**K OFF AND DIE
???

Is that F**K OFF AND DIE
???


It is that.  ;D

When my sister was about to graduate from HS in 1979, she started applying for a bunch of jobs (back then you applied for jobs after checking the newspaper adds, or just walked into any office). My sister applied for many jobs, and each time she'd receive a rejection letter, she would scotch tape it to her bedroom wall. One day my dad asked her what she was doing. She said "I'm looking for work, these are my F**K OFF AND DIE letters I get back, I'm putting them all on the wall until I get a job". My dad...had no idea how to respond to that.  ;D  She moved out not long after that (but not because of the feedback from this incident).

Jeff in my heart of hearts I just want you to know, and I hope you know this is coming from kindness with no judgement whatsoever, when dealing with people who hire you cannot hold them to a "strict" schedule. You are diligent and punctual and timely. Most of the people don't exactly operate that way. If I say I'll call you Minday I mean I'll call you sometime next week. And, if I say I'll call you Friday I mean I'll call you eventually.

when you initially posted about her calling on Monday  I wish I had told you to wait until Thursday to call her. I knew she want going to call you on NYE. Hell when she said she's call you on Monday she probably forgot mon was NYE. Sometimes you have to give people room to breathe I know you are eager to work and that's a great trait but sometimes eagerness reads as impatience. My suggestion, if you choose to take it, is send her a nice email on Monday (if you have her email address ) tell her thank you for opportunity and let her know you enjoyed the work you did for that one day. Then let her know you look forward to hearing from her if there is more work that needs to be done. (You and I both know she has more work to be done but phrasing it this way softens the delivery and comes across more pleasantly) 

Obviously you are under no obligation to take my advice but I am really just trying to help you land the job.

I realize that; some of your suggestions sound like something I could try. :) Btw, there is clearly lots of work needing to be done, as this list dates back several months; when I was there last week for that one day, I entered info from July into the system.

It's just that when someone says they're gonna do something (such as contact me on a certain date, help me with something, etc), and they don't do it (i.e., go back on their word, so to speak), that seems like insincerity and I wonder if I should trust them.



As for the Court job things really take a long time in government work. We tested for dispatchers in may the person we hired didn't start until oct 30th. But you have waited long enough you could contact them if you wanted to.



That'll be in my list of things to do on Monday (either before I go to the library, or after I come back home, in the afternoon). I have the number for the office, so I'll call them and politely ask where things stand.

Is that F**K OFF AND DIE
???


Yup ;D

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Are you calling ME grumpy? How you know me so well.



Cat

I figured out I want to be a writer. Finally, here at age 24, I know what I want to be. So write I will!  :)

So one day Pathmark has 4 cart keys, the next day only 1, the day after that maybe 3.. Is that right?

Yep, that's right, you can't find anything in that company anymore!  >:( ::)

Do you have access to a cart key when you begin your shift? If not, get one from your boss or supervisor.Do you require more than one cart key to do your shift?

yes I have access and there's one on the front end desk after the last person uses it he puts it back on the table for the next guy to use it.

Like I said there should be 2 or 3 like on busy days one guy can do one side where there are stuck carts and the other guy can do the other side but it's hard to share one cartkey for one shift on a busy day,It doesn't work that way.

I figured out I want to be a writer. Finally, here at age 24, I know what I want to be. So write I will!  :)


congratulations.  :)

I figured out I want to be a writer. Finally, here at age 24, I know what I want to be. So write I will!  :)


GO FOR IT!

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I realize that; some of your suggestions sound like something I could try. :) Btw, there is clearly lots of work needing to be done, as this list dates back several months; when I was there last week for that one day, I entered info from July into the system.

It's just that when someone says they're gonna do something (such as contact me on a certain date, help me with something, etc), and they don't do it (i.e., go back on their word, so to speak), that seems like insincerity and I wonder if I should trust them.

That'll be in my list of things to do on Monday (either before I go to the library, or after I come back home, in the afternoon). I have the number for the office, so I'll call them and politely ask where things stand.



As I said you know there's a lot of work and she knows there's a lot of work but if you phrase it as I stated then it sounds less demanding, like you're leaving a window open. It's a more pleasant exchange for the both of you.

I know you want someone to stick to their word when they say they'll do something at a certain time.  Of course I can only speak for myself but I've worked many different jobs and work with many different people and I've sat in in countless interviews. People never mean ill call you at exactly this time. They just mean they'll call you. Often times work piles up, other crisis happen, or they just forgot.

I only know one thing for sure Jeff.  If I told someone I'd call them on Monday and then realized after Monday was NYE I would expect them to recognize it was NYE and realize I probably made a mistake. I would expect them to wait til after the new year to call me.  If I'm being totally honest I'd be annoyed if that person called me on the afternoon of NYE and said you said you'd call but you didn't.

You can't hold people to such strict standards Jeff it's unrealistic and its just not how the world operates. 

I figured out I want to be a writer. Finally, here at age 24, I know what I want to be. So write I will!  :)


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Thanks everybody for their comments about me becoming a writer. Let's hope my writing is better than some of my comments here!  ;D

Thanks everybody for their comments about me becoming a writer. Let's hope my writing is better than some of my comments here!  ;D



Becoming a writer may not be as easy as it might seem. First of all, you have to write, write, write, and then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. You also have to be prepared to be rejected. Believe it or not, J.K. Rowling was rejected about 12 times with her first Harry Potter book (which I'm sure all those other publishers are kicking themselves now). When you think your work is good, there will always be someone who thinks it could be better or worse, they think it is a piece of crap-which means rewriting AGAIN.

I'm not telling you this to discourage you. I'm telling you this to let you know the reality of it. You could self-publish and try to sell your work on your own. The good news is that once you get published, it is easier to have other works published. But, it is that getting your foot in the door which is VERY hard. 

My sister is a published author. Her last book she self-published and is now selling the books herself.

I, too wanted to be a writer and tried my hand at it. I have started I can't tell you how many stories. Only one I finished-a children's book (which a few people here have read). I have thought about getting it published I don't know how many times but I don't do well at rejection-which is why I haven't even submitted it to publishers. But, I have thought about self-publishing. At this point, I am not thinking of making $$$$ off of it-I only want to make maybe about 50 copies of it-one for each of the grandkids & other family members.

Anyway, I wish you well with the endeavor.



Cat

It's just that when someone says they're gonna do something (such as contact me on a certain date, help me with something, etc), and they don't do it (i.e., go back on their word, so to speak), that seems like insincerity and I wonder if I should trust them.



As snoz said before, it isn't insincerity, it's other work taking priority.  Stuff happens especially around holiday time that might get in the way of someone calling exactly when they say they will.  I would wait until Monday afternoon at the earliest before calling. 



First day back at work for me tomorrow.  Spent the weekend mostly putting away the Christmas decorations and cleaning/vacuuming the place.  Won't have time to do such a  thorough job again for a while.

We did take a brief time out to check out a new indoor climbing place that has opened nearby.  Dai and the kids went bouldering (that is using the hand and footholds to move around the room but not getting so high off the ground that they needed a rope).  I need to get a bit more arm strength before I try it I think.

Becoming a writer may not be as easy as it might seem. First of all, you have to write, write, write, and then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. You also have to be prepared to be rejected. Believe it or not, J.K. Rowling was rejected about 12 times with her first Harry Potter book (which I'm sure all those other publishers are kicking themselves now). When you think your work is good, there will always be someone who thinks it could be better or worse, they think it is a piece of crap-which means rewriting AGAIN.

I'm not telling you this to discourage you. I'm telling you this to let you know the reality of it. You could self-publish and try to sell your work on your own. The good news is that once you get published, it is easier to have other works published. But, it is that getting your foot in the door which is VERY hard. 

My sister is a published author. Her last book she self-published and is now selling the books herself.

I, too wanted to be a writer and tried my hand at it. I have started I can't tell you how many stories. Only one I finished-a children's book (which a few people here have read). I have thought about getting it published I don't know how many times but I don't do well at rejection-which is why I haven't even submitted it to publishers. But, I have thought about self-publishing. At this point, I am not thinking of making $$$$ off of it-I only want to make maybe about 50 copies of it-one for each of the grandkids & other family members.

Anyway, I wish you well with the endeavor.



Cat


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Yeah, I doubt I'll get to selling 400 million books like JK Rowling, but maybe a few thousand will be nice. As for rejection, it isn't my worse fear, but I have other fears like every human. Fears like not being able to keep my job for at least a year, which is close to being a year (11 months to be exact).  :(

Thanks everybody for their comments about me becoming a writer. Let's hope my writing is better than some of my comments here!  ;D


what's the book about? 

what's the book about?


It's a secret, BUT you guys/girls on inthe00s will be one of the first to know (besides family) after I'm done writing.

As I said you know there's a lot of work and she knows there's a lot of work but if you phrase it as I stated then it sounds less demanding, like you're leaving a window open. It's a more pleasant exchange for the both of you.

I know you want someone to stick to their word when they say they'll do something at a certain time.  Of course I can only speak for myself but I've worked many different jobs and work with many different people and I've sat in in countless interviews. People never mean ill call you at exactly this time. They just mean they'll call you. Often times work piles up, other crisis happen, or they just forgot.

True, true. That could be what happened, even this past week; who knows.



I only know one thing for sure Jeff.  If I told someone I'd call them on Monday and then realized after Monday was NYE I would expect them to recognize it was NYE and realize I probably made a mistake. I would expect them to wait til after the new year to call me.  If I'm being totally honest I'd be annoyed if that person called me on the afternoon of NYE and said you said you'd call but you didn't.

Yes, I realized last Monday was New Year's Eve, but I wasn't going to say anything about that when I spoke to the shopkeeper on the phone; it's not a legal holiday like New Year's Day is. (It is in fact a workday for lots of people.) And I did NOT say "You told me you'd call but you didn't"; in fact, I was polite on the phone.



You can't hold people to such strict standards Jeff it's unrealistic and its just not how the world operates.

I know; I don't even think Im doing that. I do, however, get confused (for lack of a better word) when someone tells me they're gonna do something and fails to do it, leaving me unsure as to what to do next.

As snoz said before, it isn't insincerity, it's other work taking priority.  Stuff happens especially around holiday time that might get in the way of someone calling exactly when they say they will.  I would wait until Monday afternoon at the earliest before calling. 

And that's just what I'm gonna do.


First day back at work for me tomorrow.  Spent the weekend mostly putting away the Christmas decorations and cleaning/vacuuming the place.  Won't have time to do such a  thorough job again for a while.

We did take a brief time out to check out a new indoor climbing place that has opened nearby.  Dai and the kids went bouldering (that is using the hand and footholds to move around the room but not getting so high off the ground that they needed a rope).  I need to get a bit more arm strength before I try it I think.

We'll be putting ours away during this week.

True, true. That could be what happened, even this past week; who knows.

Yes, I realized last Monday was New Year's Eve, but I wasn't going to say anything about that when I spoke to the shopkeeper on the phone; it's not a legal holiday like New Year's Day is. (It is in fact a workday for lots of people.) And I did NOT say "You told me you'd call but you didn't"; in fact, I was polite on the phone.


I didn't mean to imply you actually said those exact words but the actions, as I layed them out imply the messages as I conveyed them.


I know; I don't even think Im doing that. I do, however, get confused (for lack of a better word) when someone tells me they're gonna do something and fails to do it, leaving me unsure as to what to do next.

You give people a few days and then you call.

My observation is that you may be a fairly literal person in figurative world. I can see how that can be both confusing and frustrating for you. Unfortunately the world will not confirm to your standards so perhaps it's time to try flexibility.

Finished my assignment today, so I have tomorrow and Wednesday off! Not sure what I will do yet during those two days.

Finished my assignment today, so I have tomorrow and Wednesday off! Not sure what I will do yet during those two days.



Post here?  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Post here?  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


You know I definitely will! :)

I got some pieces to finish my necklaces and my mom gave me some crimp beads and wire to try out. To of my neckles are now crimped on a wire.  One of them I left on the memory wire because I just couldn't get the thenner beads on fire that kept fraying.

Morning from hell.  It started out with a dead battery.  Somehow the passenger door on my jeep was cracked.  I think it mush have hit the seatbelt when she shut it and didn't notice.  I asked my neighbor for a jump.  He helped me push it out of the driveway then told me he was late.  I told him to go on, I would figure out something.  I went in to call AAA.  He bangs on my door and tells me to "come on".  Fine.  Then he hooks the cables up backwards....pretty spark. (it was dark and we couldn't see the posts)  I finally got it started and so far the only problem was it reset the clock.  It made an awful squealing sound at first, like a belt was getting ready to go but there were no problems when I started it up to come home.  The thing that makes me so angry is I let this guy park in my driveway because we have no on street parking and he has no room in his driveway.  I know that he was late...he could have left.  I get it.  He didn't have to be a jerk about staying.  It is tempting to not let him use my driveway anymore if he is going to take that attitude with me. 

Hell, I should have called AAA in the first place.  They probably would have hooked it up right.  It's just that he was outside when I was so I thought I would ask.

The rest of the week better go easier.  I may cry.

Finished my assignment today, so I have tomorrow and Wednesday off! Not sure what I will do yet during those two days.


fantastic, what're your plans?

Speaking of complaining about work...I'm the least popular person in dispatch. The powers that be have decided I'm too valuable to be on graves. They restructured the schedule to get me back on days...  Tantrums were thrown, hissies were fitted and I probably shouldn't accept any baked goods for a while  :D

In the meantime a grievance is under works with the union. Hopefully my side wins. I don't wanna go to graves  ;D
Yay! boo, Yay!  boo, you are most definitely right, and Booooooooo! 

So your co-workers want you on graveyard and not on days with them around? Nice co-workers  ::)
In a perfect world, no one person within a group of people should work graves all the time.  (unless they were hired specifically for grave shifts)

Office politics sucks. It's the 2nd worst type of dirty politics I have experienced.
no I am supposing the issue is her co-workers don't want to pick up her graves....  They could care less if q is wi them or not  ;)

:D

Btw, I never got contacted yesterday about the temporary job position that I "started" last Thursday. I think I've done my part in regards to contacting this person (who said that she'd call me to set up a working schedule, but never did).
with the holiday hubbub over, you may want to give it a polite reminder.  Depending on how many you have already done.  You just do not want to come across as pushy and annoying!

no I am supposing the issue is her co-workers don't want to pick up her graves....  They could care less if q is wi them or not  ;)

:D



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Sooooo  you've met my coworkers?  :D

fantastic, what're your plans?


Probably nothing but shopping :D

Or maybe I will spend time with my parents, that's always nice :)

Morning from hell.  It started out with a dead battery.  Somehow the passenger door on my jeep was cracked.  I think it mush have hit the seatbelt when she shut it and didn't notice.  I asked my neighbor for a jump.  He helped me push it out of the driveway then told me he was late.  I told him to go on, I would figure out something.  I went in to call AAA.  He bangs on my door and tells me to "come on".  Fine.  Then he hooks the cables up backwards....pretty spark. (it was dark and we couldn't see the posts)  I finally got it started and so far the only problem was it reset the clock.  It made an awful squealing sound at first, like a belt was getting ready to go but there were no problems when I started it up to come home.  The thing that makes me so angry is I let this guy park in my driveway because we have no on street parking and he has no room in his driveway.  I know that he was late...he could have left.  I get it.  He didn't have to be a jerk about staying.  It is tempting to not let him use my driveway anymore if he is going to take that attitude with me. 

Hell, I should have called AAA in the first place.  They probably would have hooked it up right.  It's just that he was outside when I was so I thought I would ask.

The rest of the week better go easier.  I may cry.
glad you got going.  Maybe his "attitude" wasn't so much with you or your situation.  If it was, I don't think he would have come back and helped.  Maybe he was upset with his own initial reaction to bolt, maybe he was threatened by his boss " if you guy's are late one more time, you're axed". Maybe he just woke up, realized it is Monday, and a full week with no Holiday to look forward to.  8). Better Tuesday  8)

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Sooooo  you've met my coworkers?  :D
Well I have been on the receiving end of a grievance because I was hired for the job, because of my experience and schooling (urban forestry, horticulture, and turf grass management).  Too bad the sewer and water employee didn't get it...  :P

Well I have been on the receiving end of a grievance because I was hired for the job, because of my experience and schooling (urban forestry, horticulture, and turf grass management).  Too bad the sewer and water employee didn't get it...  :P


;D

with the holiday hubbub over, you may want to give it a polite reminder.  Depending on how many you have already done.  You just do not want to come across as pushy and annoying!

Of course not!

Probably nothing but shopping :D

Or maybe I will spend time with my parents, that's always nice :)


shopping's good.

Today is SIL's birthday. And how are we going to celebrate it? By picking her up at the airport.  ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Today is SIL's birthday. And how are we going to celebrate it? By picking her up at the airport.  ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Happy Birthday to your SIL.

Today is SIL's birthday. And how are we going to celebrate it? By picking her up at the airport.  ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Happy bday to her. :) Are you gonna do anything more?

Had a nice time today. Spent the day with my parents and my aunt. I helped to make most of our dinner(because I happen to be a very great cook!), so I was asked to make something really good. I had not seen my aunt in a while so it was nice to talk to her after a long time. Another wonderful day gone by. I hope there are many more!

Happy bday to her. :) Are you gonna do anything more?



nope...they are gonna pick her up at the airport then take her back tomorrow... Happy Birthday to the best SIL on the planet!  enjoy your flight!  :D

nope...they are gonna pick her up at the airport then take her back tomorrow... Happy Birthday to the best SIL on the planet!  enjoy your flight!  :D

As long as they get to spend some time together, (even if it's just a few seconds or minutes) I guess that's what counts.

As long as they get to spend some time together, (even if it's just a few seconds or minutes) I guess that's what counts.


It's a hell of a long way from/to PR for that tho  :D

It's a hell of a long way from/to PR for that tho  :D

Even so, that could be the only way they get to spend time in person. I d'nno.

Yesterday was my first night of my art class and tomorrow is my first meeting to start my laser face hair removal.

I've started taking down some of my Christmas decorations this week, and I'll be taking down more of them today. The tree still has yet to be undecorated; we should get to that within the next couple o' days.

It has been a wonderful 24 hours. We spend most of the day with ALL 7 of the grandkids and all 4 of the step-kids (plus one in-law)-because Carlos' oldest came in from California with her 2. Unfortunately, we also had to spend some of that time with Carlos' ex & her husband. Oh well. That is price to pay. It was still good. When we first arrived, Granddaughter #4 came running up to me saying, "I've missed you." AWWWW, how sweet. We order sushi/Chinese food to feed an army-but that is what we had. We were going to wait until SIL came in so she wouldn't have to eat alone but when everyone else started to eat, everything looked good so we just had a little. And then we had "second" dinner when SIL came in. We did pack an over-night just in case we decided to spend the night. But then we figured we should go home because we forgot several things. We ended up spending the night anyway. We all went out to brunch (minus Carlos' ex & her husband).

The kids were so funny. They all kept saying, "That is MY cousin!" Of course, most of them were cousins-there were only a couple of siblings in the bunch.

The two funniest moments were:

1: Granddaughters #1 & #2 were playing in the bedroom. Granddaughter #3 came into the room crying saying, "They changed the password and I don't know it so I can't go in."

2: Granddaughter #2 comes into the room wearing an extremely tight shirt. She said, "Mom, you packed the wrong shirt for me because this doesn't fit. I don't even recognize it". Come to find out that it was Granddaughter #4's shirt. It even had her name in it.  :D ;D ;D And then Granddaughter #2 had trouble taking the shirt off.


I will post some pics later.


Cat

Sounds like a great old fun time, Cat.

I have an interview tommorrow for a specialist position in plan designs. Hope it goes well. I just got a sore throat today too.

Yesterday was my first night of my art class and tomorrow is my first meeting to start my laser face hair removal.


How'd it go?

Sounds like a great old fun time, Cat.

I have an interview tommorrow for a specialist position in plan designs. Hope it goes well. I just got a sore throat today too.


good luck with your interview.

I'm sick. That is all. Good night.

I'm sick. That is all. Good night.


Hope you feel better.

Going to sign out now so that I can do my assignments for today. Every Thursday is something new. But, I have to do them or else no credits for me ::)

Hope you feel better.


Thx Howard

Going to sign out now so that I can do my assignments for today. Every Thursday is something new. But, I have to do them or else no credits for me ::)


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I'm sick. That is all. Good night.

Sorry to hear that.



Hope you feel better.

Ditto what Howard says.

I'm sick. That is all. Good night.



(((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))


Cat

I'm sick. That is all. Good night.


What do you have, the flu? Feel better ok.

good luck with your interview.


Thanks Howard. My sore throat & cough were a challenge.

Thanks Howard. My sore throat & cough were a challenge.


What did you take for your cough and sore throat?

What did you take for your cough and sore throat?


Cough syrup, some Chinese herbal stuff, throat lozanges and Tylenol for colds.

Cough syrup, some Chinese herbal stuff, throat lozanges and Tylenol for colds.

Hope it helped (or will help).

(((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))


Cat


Thx

What do you have, the flu? Feel better ok.


Yeah it's the flu.

Cough syrup, some Chinese herbal stuff, throat lozanges and Tylenol for colds.


I don't have a cough but I took some "leaded" cough syrup last night. My throat still hurts and my body still aches but I slept like a baby  ;)

I'm sick. That is all. Good night.


Thanks Howard. My sore throat & cough were a challenge.


Hope you both feeling better quickly.

back from Sacramento yes my ears are all clean and no more dead skin and the lazor treatment felt just like a scolding hot iron.

Well, I already started my first 2 paragraphs of my book. Small itty bitty steps I guess. :-\\

Today I am getting a flu shot.  too many awful stories from people who have had it.

Today I am getting a flu shot.  too many awful stories from people who have had it.



Hope it works for you.  It's a nasty bug this year. One of my employees got the shot but got the flu anyway.  I guess it is hit and miss which strain they are vaccinating for. 

Hope it works for you.  It's a nasty bug this year. One of my employees got the shot but got the flu anyway.  I guess it is hit and miss which strain they are vaccinating for.


I saw on the View yesterday...while I was recovering from my flu.....that there's an 80% effectiveness rate in adults...

I never get flu shots...funny I never used to get sick but the last three or four years I've been hit kinda hard...guess I should rethink my strategy

I saw on the View yesterday...while I was recovering from my flu.....that there's an 80% effectiveness rate in adults...

I never get flu shots...funny I never used to get sick but the last three or four years I've been hit kinda hard...guess I should rethink my strategy



I never get flu shots, either. When I was in the service and HAD to, I tried to weasel my way out of them. I think I'm pregnant-yeah, that's it. Or I'm TRYING to get pregnant. (Always a good excuse). Sometimes I just couldn't get out of it so ended up getting one.  8-P 8-P 8-P


Now, it is not mandatory so I don't. Carlos' doc always tells him that he wants me to come in for a flu shot and Carlos says to him, "Good luck with that."



Cat

Today I am getting a flu shot.  too many awful stories from people who have had it.


I heard it's worse this year than other years.

I heard it's worse this year than other years.


I hear that too... but that's what they said about N1H1 (Swine flu) a couple years ago....they always create a panic!

I hear that too... but that's what they said about N1H1 (Swine flu) a couple years ago....they always create a panic!


Luckily I got my flu and cootie shot in October!  ;D

Today I am getting a flu shot.  too many awful stories from people who have had it.


I had mine yesterday.  My arm is still a little sore from it.  But I'm glad I had it done.  :)

Luckily I got my flu and cootie shot in October!  ;D

As did I. I always make sure I get 'em in the fall.

Some of the guys at work got it and they say it is really nasty, worse than they ever had.

Some of the guys at work got it and they say it is really nasty, worse than they ever had.


I might have it. Temp of 99.7, sore throat, cough, head feels like shyt.

I never get flu shots, either. When I was in the service and HAD to, I tried to weasel my way out of them. I think I'm pregnant-yeah, that's it. Or I'm TRYING to get pregnant. (Always a good excuse). Sometimes I just couldn't get out of it so ended up getting one.  8-P 8-P 8-P


Now, it is not mandatory so I don't. Carlos' doc always tells him that he wants me to come in for a flu shot and Carlos says to him, "Good luck with that."



Cat


I'm with you.  I never get the shot.  I can see getting it for young kids, sick or elderly people but I don't think I need it.  I am kinda young and relatively healthy.  If I get it I will deal.  I haven't had the flu in years.  ****knocks wood****

:P
As did I. I always make sure I get 'em in the fall.


Yeah my mother urges us to get em every fall.

Cough syrup, some Chinese herbal stuff, throat lozanges and Tylenol for colds.


hope it works.

I don't have a cough but I took some "leaded" cough syrup last night. My throat still hurts and my body still aches but I slept like a baby  ;)


How'd the cough syrup taste?

Well, I already started my first 2 paragraphs of my book. Small itty bitty steps I guess. :-\\



good luck.

Today I am getting a flu shot.  too many awful stories from people who have had it.


I plan to get my flu shot soon.

hope it works.

So far no. Gargling with salt water and taking extra vitamin C hasn't done much either.

I might have it. Temp of 99.7, sore throat, cough, head feels like shyt.


feel better.

I might have it. Temp of 99.7, sore throat, cough, head feels like shyt.


Sux get better.


I no longer have the flu. Now I have a cold. It sux but I've been worse

How'd the cough syrup taste?


It's nasty but I sleep so well I don't mind

Well, I already started my first 2 paragraphs of my book. Small itty bitty steps I guess. :-\\

yeah, sometimes that's what it takes to do a good job. I know how that is.

yeah, sometimes that's what it takes to do a good job. I know how that is.


Yes!  ;D

good luck.


Yeah.  :D

Almost all of our Christmas stuff is put away now. All we have to do now, essentially, is repackage all of our tree ornaments, carefully. (They've been sitting on a table for the past three days or so.)

Today James did the entrance exam to the private school we hope he will get into.  We get the results in a couple of weeks.

Tomorrow I am morris dancing in the early afternoon then going to my brothers to celebrate his 50th birthday.

It is supposed to snow tomorrow or Monday.  :-\\

I think Q has infected the board :P.  I just want to breathe! An day nose is sooo sore!

I think Q has infected the board :P.  I just want to breathe! An day nose is sooo sore!

Breathing is highly over rated  :P

Sux get better.


I no longer have the flu. Now I have a cold. It sux but I've been worse


I think Q has infected the board :P.  I just want to breathe! An day nose is sooo sore!


I still have a cold too, sami, blame Canada me

I've had an upset tummy for a few days now and have stopped drinking soda because I know it doesn't help.

Sux get better.


I no longer have the flu. Now I have a cold. It sux but I've been worse


keep getting lots of rest.

I think Q has infected the board :P.  I just want to breathe! An day nose is sooo sore!


put a quarantine on this board.

Almost all of our Christmas stuff is put away now. All we have to do now, essentially, is repackage all of our tree ornaments, carefully. (They've been sitting on a table for the past three days or so.)


If you put the ornaments in plastic containers they will keep well.

If you put the ornaments in plastic containers they will keep well.

Some of them go in their own little boxes, including the "Keepsake" series, which we get almost every year.

I've had an upset tummy for a few days now and have stopped drinking soda because I know it doesn't help.


Actually ginger ale does help. 

I still have a cold too, sami, blame Canada me
okay!  You get it too!  Since Q was the first to state she was sick, I was blaming her for you too  8). Sitting in a hot running shower, trying to breathe!!!  Kleenex feel like sand paper against my nose, and I have broken out the sinus rinse!  My husband, the sweetheart that he is, bought me some Naked fruit smoothies.  I always pump myself full of those when I am sick, but all of the ones he bought have bananas in them.  I am allergic to bananas, I am about to say hell with it!

Busy day yesterday. First we went to an auction. Always fun. Yeah, we came home with a lot of junk that we will sell as antiques.  ;) :D :D ;D ;D  I only had a couple of hours to do a little research on the stuff when we were off again. Had dinner at Carlos' doc's house. It was a very enjoyable evening.


I guess everything in the last week caught up to me because I slept late this morning. When I opened my eyes this morning and looked at the clock, I was shocked at how late I slept. I guess I needed it.

Now, I have a lot of stuff to do. I only have a little more than a week to get EVERYTHING done.

And for all of you who aren't feeling well, please get well quickly and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GIVE IT TO ME!!!!! I really can't afford to be sick for the next week or so. In two weeks will be ok but not now.



Cat

Actually ginger ale does help.

Very much so. Last weekend my dad had an upset stomach and the ginger ale helped.

Breathing is highly over rated  :P


;D

And for all of you who aren't feeling well, please get well quickly and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GIVE IT TO ME!!!!! I really can't afford to be sick for the next week or so. In two weeks will be ok but not now.

Don't worry, that won't happen.

If you put the ornaments in plastic containers they will keep well.

Some of them go in their own little boxes, including the "Keepsake" series, which we get almost every year.

And we got 'em all put away today, so I was busy helping my family do that. Eleven months from now, we will be getting 'em all out again.

About to sign out so that I can do my assignment for today. A five page essay. It will take me the entire day...BUT I CAN DO IT! :D

About to sign out so that I can do my assignment for today. A five page essay. It will take me the entire day...BUT I CAN DO IT! :D

Yes you can! Good luck with it.


In a little while I will be going to the library to do my volunteering there for today.

Trying to avoid the flu..it is making it's rounds at my work.  :( I work with a girl who is going into her fourth week with it.

We got snow.  And then it melted

About to sign out so that I can do my assignment for today. A five page essay. It will take me the entire day...BUT I CAN DO IT! :D


Good Luck.

Trying to avoid the flu..it is making it's rounds at my work.  :( I work with a girl who is going into her fourth week with it.


feel better Meesa.

Yes you can! Good luck with it.



Good Luck.


Thank you Jeffrey, and Howard. I was wrong about it being a 5 page essay, it was actually 5 to 8 pages. I did it though, and I know I did excellent on it!

Thank you Jeffrey, and Howard. I was wrong about it being a 5 page essay, it was actually 5 to 8 pages. I did it though, and I know I did excellent on it!

Good for you! :)

I remember when I was an undergrad student and had multi-page papers to write. I got 'em all done, though...and there was one paper in particular that I did which was at least 8 pages long, specifically for an upper-division history class. The paper had to be about a particular event in the history of California, and the significance of it, and I chose the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. As I recall, I did quite well on it.

Trying to avoid the flu..it is making it's rounds at my work.  :( I work with a girl who is going into her fourth week with it.


I might not be very helpful, but maybe if you don't think about it you will not get it. :)

Trying to avoid the flu..it is making it's rounds at my work.  :( I work with a girl who is going into her fourth week with it.

feel better Meesa.

Howard, Meesa is not sick yet; she just indicated that people in her workplace have been getting it and she's trying not to get infected with it. All the same, I wish her the best.

Today started out as one of those days where you just need to go home, pull the covers over your head and don't come out til tomorrow.

It is realllllllllly cold here.  (woke up to -2 Farenheit)  We just had a nasty snow storm and so much snow was stuck under my car the tires ground against it when I turned.  I took it to a car wash yesterday and concentrated on the undercarriage.  I got a big chunk of it off but not all.  Anyway, I woke up this morning to a driver door that wouldn't open.  Sarah crawled in the passenger seat and opened it for me.  I get to work and the lock is frozen so the door won't lock.  I make sure nothing of value is in the truck and go in with it unlocked.  Seriously what are they going to steal?  My stock radio with a cassette deck? ;D 

I get to my desk and my computer has the blue screen of death.  Crap.  I reboot and get the lovely message that the hard drive can not be found.  I look under my desk and there it is so I guess that is not what the message meant. ;)

Thankfully that is where hell ended.  I sat at another desk til the big boss came in.  They got me the computer from the conference room.  It is older (the office package on it is from 2003)  but it is so much faster.  Not complaining.

Then I got my new glasses in the mail.  I got the prescription and ordered them online.  They are different that what I normally get so it will take some getting used to.  They are a white frame.  My sister hates them.  Sarah thinks they are cute and my mom said she likes them.  I just have to get used to them.

And, Monday is over.  Bring on Tuesday.

It is realllllllllly cold here.  (woke up to -2 Farenheit)  We just had a nasty snow storm and so much snow was stuck under my car the tires ground against it when I turned. 


Wow, and I thought we've been getting all the terrible cold weather! It can get extremely cold here as well, but it has not gone down to a -2 yet. That is just TOO cold.

Wow, and I thought we've been getting all the terrible cold weather! It can get extremely cold here as well, but it has not gone down to a -2 yet. That is just TOO cold.


It was worse where my sister lives, about 75 miles north of me -13.  It does get this cold in Utah, but not often.  This is the second week in 3 that it has done this.  The part that really sucks is the haze gets trapped in the valley and you end up being able to see the air.  Bad.

This is what January used to be like in Maryland, not Massachusetts.
::)

I might not be very helpful, but maybe if you don't think about it you will not get it. :)


It's hard not thinking about the flu.

Wow, and I thought we've been getting all the terrible cold weather! It can get extremely cold here as well, but it has not gone down to a -2 yet. That is just TOO cold.


New York is supposed to be in the upper 20's by next week. :o

This morning I woke up thinking I was someplace else :( I don't know why! That doesn't happen to me very often...weird.

Went to doctor today, I couldn't breathe (chest was tight) and coughing a lot with nothing produced.  He listened to my lungs and told me they sound like crap.  If I waited I would be in the ER tonight.  Thre prescriptions now!  I can start feeling better anytime!

For the rest of you sanitize, lots of vitamin c and rest!  Healthy immune systems for all of you!

Went to doctor today, I couldn't breathe (chest was tight) and coughing a lot with nothing produced.  He listened to my lungs and told me they sound like crap.  If I waited I would be in the ER tonight.  Thre prescriptions now!  I can start feeling better anytime!

For the rest of you sanitize, lots of vitamin c and rest!  Healthy immune systems for all of you!


What did the doctor say it was?
???

This cold is going around. I'm on day #6. First day in many I don't have a fever. :) 
Getting better, I think.

It is making the rounds at my office.  Awful.

What did the doctor say it was?
???
he didn't... I didn't ask!  I am a special case always due to the chronic asthma, others may get away with 6 day short burst of prednisolone, oh no I get a 12!  I knew I was going on those when I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight and my rescue inhaler wasn't touching it.  He put me on the pred, and doxycylclene, and some tussin (sp?) pills for cough. 

I just wanted the meds, when you have been in respiratory distress as much as I have, it doesn't really matter "what it" just how do I get better! 

Sorry for not having your answer.  We didn't draw blood, it wasn't strep, I didn't have a swab stuck up my nose and into my ear drum! 

he didn't... I didn't ask!  I am a special case always due to the chronic asthma, others may get away with 6 day short burst of prednisolone, oh no I get a 12!  I knew I was going on those when I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight and my rescue inhaler wasn't touching it.  He put me on the pred, and doxycylclene, and some tussin (sp?) pills for cough. 

I just wanted the meds, when you have been in respiratory distress as much as I have, it doesn't really matter "what it" just how do I get better! 

Sorry for not having your answer.  We didn't draw blood, it wasn't strep, I didn't have a swab stuck up my nose and into my ear drum!


Somehow, I knew you'd be a special case...  ;)

This cold is going around. I'm on day #6. First day in many I don't have a fever. :) 
Getting better, I think.
I think I finally broke my fever tonight!  I had to go pick up the girls from school, I parked in the lot and walked in and waited (sure enough they got on the bus and road it to the high school).  Walked back to the lot and drive to h.s. and parked in that lot, walked across the school (outside 20 degrees) and I was gasping by the time I got girls.  I was also sweating buckets....  That lasted for the next 2 hours!  Sucked!  I hope it is done! 

I still don't know what I will leave for sub plans (the semester switched classes today) - can I cry now!  I just want to rest!

May you be on the mend!

It is making the rounds at my office.  Awful.
sanitize and sterilize!  Stay well my friend!

Somehow, I knew you'd be a special case...  ;)
takes one to know one  8)

he didn't... I didn't ask!  I am a special case always due to the chronic asthma, others may get away with 6 day short burst of prednisolone, oh no I get a 12!  I knew I was going on those when I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight and my rescue inhaler wasn't touching it.  He put me on the pred, and doxycylclene, and some tussin (sp?) pills for cough. 

I just wanted the meds, when you have been in respiratory distress as much as I have, it doesn't really matter "what it" just how do I get better! 

Sorry for not having your answer.  We didn't draw blood, it wasn't strep, I didn't have a swab stuck up my nose and into my ear drum!


Could be the asthma aggravated by a chest cold.  So long as it ain't TB!
:o

Could be the asthma aggravated by a chest cold.  So long as it ain't TB!
:o
I have had numerous TB tests (most recently to get the job at school) and a chest x-ray at a sanitarium for another public job.  No signs of tb!  Thanks for the concern though!

sanitize and sterilize!  Stay well my friend!


Trust me, I have a tub of clorox wipes for cases like her.  Anytime someone calls in sick or leaves early here comes Dagny with her wipes. ;D

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...
happy Anniversary!!!

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...


Happy anniversary, Patty :)

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...


Congrats on hitting the Big 10.  I wish you and your husband as many more love-filled years as the Lord will allow!
:)

Congrats on hitting the Big 10.  I wish you and your husband as many more love-filled years as the Lord will allow!
:)

I echo that statement! :)

Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcRBEqq-tGY

Enjoy Jefferson Airplane's "Grace Slick and her Sesame Street band" with their rendition of #10

This morning I woke up thinking I was someplace else :( I don't know why! That doesn't happen to me very often...weird.


where did you think you were at?  ???

Went to doctor today, I couldn't breathe (chest was tight) and coughing a lot with nothing produced.  He listened to my lungs and told me they sound like crap.  If I waited I would be in the ER tonight.  Thre prescriptions now!  I can start feeling better anytime!

For the rest of you sanitize, lots of vitamin c and rest!  Healthy immune systems for all of you!


Thanks I sure will and hope you feel better soon.

It is making the rounds at my office.  Awful.


workers are starting to cough where I am.

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...


Happy Anniversary.

That'll be in my list of things to do on Monday (either before I go to the library, or after I come back home, in the afternoon). I have the number for the office, so I'll call them and politely ask where things stand.


Did you ever get a chance to contact them about that temporary job? Any news?

where did you think you were at?  ???


I was definitely at home, it just felt like I wasn't. I think I've been staying inside too long and I probably need to go for my walks or something. That could be it.

Feel better those that are sick.

Stay healthy those that aren't sick.


Today was my 10th wedding anniversary, we didn't really do much.  We went out for lunch and had tacos at Qdoba.  We have some really stressful things going on with our neighbor right now, so neither of us really felt like celebrating much.  We'll get around to it some other time.  We both know we love each other and that hasn't changed since we met 12 years ago...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf8ZAMRO1DU




Cat

Did you ever get a chance to contact them about that temporary job? Any news?

Nope, still no word.

Nope, still no word.

OK.. So, did you ever try phoning them back last Monday or so?

I was definitely at home, it just felt like I wasn't. I think I've been staying inside too long and I probably need to go for my walks or something. That could be it.


I think maybe you are cooped up in your house too long, you could need some fresh air.

I think maybe you are cooped up in your house too long, you could need some fresh air.


I think so too :-\\ I miss going on my long walks around the neighborhood.

OK.. So, did you ever try phoning them back last Monday or so?

Nope, and others have told me that governmental jobs take a long time to fill.

Thank you all for the anniversary wishes.  What a long strange trip it's been!  lol  Wouldn't change a single thing.  He's so annimated, he's like a cartoon himself!  ;D

I think so too :-\\ I miss going on my long walks around the neighborhood.


is it because you're busy with your assignments? ???

is it because you're busy with your assignments? ???


It probably is. But yesterday I set aside some time to go for a nice walk, even with this weather it was nice. I really should do that more often.

It probably is. But yesterday I set aside some time to go for a nice walk, even with this weather it was nice. I really should do that more often.

Ah, that's good. Glad you were able to get some exercise. I've been wanting to do that myself this week, but the weather hasn't been so great. Today it should be, so maybe sometime this afternoon I'll be able to get out there. :)

Nope, and others have told me that governmental jobs take a long time to fill.


Hold on nally I thought you really wanted that job?  No one suggested you shouldn't call them at all, just that you should try not to sound impatient with them for not calling you first.

That other job (the governmental one) is probably ready for a call back now.  Or perhaps ask if they have any new vacancies on the horizon.

It probably is. But yesterday I set aside some time to go for a nice walk, even with this weather it was nice. I really should do that more often.


That's great a good walk for yourself is nice.  :)

Hold on nally I thought you really wanted that job?  No one suggested you shouldn't call them at all, just that you should try not to sound impatient with them for not calling you first.

That other job (the governmental one) is probably ready for a call back now.  Or perhaps ask if they have any new vacancies on the horizon.


Agreed, Karen.


I’d still phone them on Monday, nally. You might feel a little upset or hurt now that they haven’t contacted you yet, but if you do end up getting that job, it might be because of the phone call you will make. Be a shame if you don’t even try.

It probably is. But yesterday I set aside some time to go for a nice walk, even with this weather it was nice. I really should do that more often.


I've been meaning to ask...what are you studying?

Hold on nally I thought you really wanted that job?  No one suggested you shouldn't call them at all, just that you should try not to sound impatient with them for not calling you first.

That other job (the governmental one) is probably ready for a call back now.  Or perhaps ask if they have any new vacancies on the horizon.

The governmental one is the court processing assistant, which I interviewed for at the beginning of last month. And I've heard nothing from them about whether the position has been filled or not. No call, no email, no letter, no nothing. However, the person I found out about this position from, told me today he'd contact them (either today or tomorrow) to see what the deal is, and get back to me asap.

Meanwhile I will continue to search on my own. In addition, next week when I volunteer at the library again, I will talk to my supervisor there and ask him about possible paid positions there, as I have enjoyed volunteering at the library and have thought about what it would be like to work there.

Jeffrey

I've been meaning to ask...what are you studying?


I am going for my bachelors(4 to 6 yrs) in History. This will be my second year in April. I was inspired when I read somewhere that there was a 46 year old attending a university and that it was her last year(that was last year). I thought, well if she can do it then I most certainly can, I am only in my early 30s. One of the best decisions I have ever made!

I am going for my bachelors(4 to 6 yrs) in History. This will be my second year in April. I was inspired when I read somewhere that there was a 46 year old attending a university and that it was her last year(that was last year). I thought, well if she can do it then I most certainly can, I am only in my early 30s. One of the best decisions I have ever made!

Ah, very nice. :) I'm proud of ya. Good luck with it all!!

Ah, very nice. :) I'm proud of ya. Good luck with it all!!


Thanks! :)

I am going for my bachelors(4 to 6 yrs) in History. This will be my second year in April. I was inspired when I read somewhere that there was a 46 year old attending a university and that it was her last year(that was last year). I thought, well if she can do it then I most certainly can, I am only in my early 30s. One of the best decisions I have ever made!


Good for you!!!!

I also was a non traditional student. I started in 96 at the age of 28/29. Finished my last class and finally got my BA in 2010 at the age of 42. I went for 4 yrs straight thought I was done and then found out some jr college classes I took 88-90 didn't transfer like I thought. I took time off then finished my last 5 classes over the summers from 05-10

Good for you!!!!

I also was a non traditional student. I started in 96 at the age of 28/29. Finished my last class and finally got my BA in 2010 at the age of 42. I went for 4 yrs straight thought I was done and then found out some jr college classes I took 88-90 didn't transfer like I thought. I took time off then finished my last 5 classes over the summers from 05-10


That's great! My course will also take 4 to 6 years. At the time I'm doing excellently, thank goodness.

That's great! My course will also take 4 to 6 years. At the time I'm doing excellently, thank goodness.


Keep up the good work!

Keep up the good work!


Definitely will do :)

I am going for my bachelors(4 to 6 yrs) in History. This will be my second year in April. I was inspired when I read somewhere that there was a 46 year old attending a university and that it was her last year(that was last year). I thought, well if she can do it then I most certainly can, I am only in my early 30s. One of the best decisions I have ever made!



I went back to school in my late 20s. I think I was something like 36 when got my B.A. (in History & Early Childhood Education-K-6). I did attend some graduate school but never did get my M.A. I withdrew because at that point I was pretty much burnt out. I had the intent of going back but that was over 10 years ago and I have the feeling it ain't gonna happen.  :-\\


There is a saying: Education is wasted on the young. I'm sure you see it where students are more concerned with the parties that are going on rather than studying. Non-trads make better students because they appreciate getting an education rather than going wild because it is their first time away from home.



Cat

Snowing.  Every time it happens in the UK you'd think we've never seen the stuff before.  Because snow isn't guaranteed each winter many councils don't have snow ploughs or they wait until it has stopped and then start ploughing.  Meanwhile the roads slow to a crawl and people don't know how to drive in the stuff.

I went back to school in my late 20s. I think I was something like 36 when got my B.A. (in History & Early Childhood Education-K-6). I did attend some graduate school but never did get my M.A. I withdrew because at that point I was pretty much burnt out. I had the intent of going back but that was over 10 years ago and I have the feeling it ain't gonna happen.  :-\\


There is a saying: Education is wasted on the young. I'm sure you see it where students are more concerned with the parties that are going on rather than studying. Non-trads make better students because they appreciate getting an education rather than going wild because it is their first time away from home.



Cat



It must have been hard to have taken two courses. That's great that you did though!

That's great! My course will also take 4 to 6 years. At the time I'm doing excellently, thank goodness.


keep it up.  :)

I went back to school in my late 20s. I think I was something like 36 when got my B.A. (in History & Early Childhood Education-K-6). I did attend some graduate school but never did get my M.A. I withdrew because at that point I was pretty much burnt out. I had the intent of going back but that was over 10 years ago and I have the feeling it ain't gonna happen.  :-\\


There is a saying: Education is wasted on the young. I'm sure you see it where students are more concerned with the parties that are going on rather than studying. Non-trads make better students because they appreciate getting an education rather than going wild because it is their first time away from home.



Cat


It must have been hard to have taken two courses. That's great that you did though!


I spent 10 years as an undergrad before finally getting my Bachelor's degree. Mainly because I started out in one course of study but switched to something else when my original path wasn't going as planned. And I don't plan on going for an M.A. anytime soon (just my personal choice, that's all).

Today is Christmas Eve.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Today is Christmas Eve.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Are there stockings to open!?!

Today is Christmas Eve.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat



Huh?  ???

Huh?  ???

I admit I was baffled when I first saw that too. Clearly not something to be taken literally.

Today is Christmas Eve.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Huh?  ???

I admit I was baffled when I first saw that too. Clearly not something to be taken literally.
Sounds like she's possibly celebrating Christmas a little late.
If today is Christmas Eve tomorrow must be Christmas. The fact she hasn't been around to comment suggests she's having the fabulous time she deserves!

Today is Christmas Eve.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Today must be Christmas day. Merry Christmas Cat!

Sounds like she's possibly celebrating Christmas a little late.
If today is Christmas Eve tomorrow must be Christmas. The fact she hasn't been around to comment suggests she's having the fabulous time she deserves!

Celebrating a little late; I can understand that.

Went sledging (sledding) with the kids yesterday morning.  Think I twisted my knee somehow  :-\\

this morning we went orienteering.  I followed James round his course doing some coaching with him.  Good job I did because the course had a really hard section that he probably wouldn't have coped with on his own.  the snow made it interesting as well.

Busy couple of weeks ahead at work.  The girls in the final couple of years have to do assessed practicals (experiments) for their science qualifications and they are taking place over the next few weeks.  i think tuesday this week and wednesday next week look quiet but otherwise !!!

AFC and NFC Championships are on today, and I have to work from 4 to midnight.

http://images.clipartof.com/small/22173-Yellow-Emoticon-Face-Mad-With-Anger-Gritting-His-Teeth.jpg

AFC and NFC Championships are on today, and I have to work from 4 to midnight.

http://images.clipartof.com/small/22173-Yellow-Emoticon-Face-Mad-With-Anger-Gritting-His-Teeth.jpg


Why don't you start reading lots of posts in "what's the middle part of a decade" thread. You will get a headache fast...then you can call in sick  :D

It's going to be long week ahead. I'M READY FOR IT THOUGH!:D

Why don't you start reading lots of posts in "what's the middle part of a decade" thread. You will get a headache fast...then you can call in sick  :D


Well for what it's worth, one of the guys at the plant told me the games will be on the TV in the break room, so I asked him if he could maybe drop a monkey wrench into one of the lines so they could shut it down for a few hours. :D

Sounds like she's possibly celebrating Christmas a little late.
If today is Christmas Eve tomorrow must be Christmas. The fact she hasn't been around to comment suggests she's having the fabulous time she deserves!



Yup-today was Christmas. It was a great time. ALL the grandkids were there. We opened presents, sang Christmas carols, etc.


Today must be Christmas day. Merry Christmas Cat!



Thanks.


I will try to post some pics in a bit.


Cat

Today must be Christmas day. Merry Christmas Cat!


same here.

Went sledging (sledding) with the kids yesterday morning.  Think I twisted my knee somehow

feel better Karen.

I've never typed more than 10 pages in my life, but I'm proud of my current accomplishment.  ;D

7 pages of my book typed! I plan for it to be 300 pages total!

I've never typed more than 10 pages in my life, but I'm proud of my current accomplishment.  ;D

7 pages of my book typed! I plan for it to be 300 pages total!


Do t shoot  for a page count. Let the book write itself. You'll know when you're done whether its 187 pgs or 503.

Do t shoot  for a page count. Let the book write itself. You'll know when you're done whether its 187 pgs or 503.


You're right, but it's just an idea I have. I like your line of Let the story write itself.

I've never typed more than 10 pages in my life, but I'm proud of my current accomplishment.  ;D

7 pages of my book typed! I plan for it to be 300 pages total!


congratulations.

congratulations.


Yeah, it takes practice. Like I said, I never typed more than 10 pages in my whole life, maybe not even 10, maybe like 8 at the most!

It gets easier for some reason for me after the first 4 pages, I remember looking at my computer screen blank, not knowing the details of my story, but already having a concept or 'main idea' at least.

AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!



Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Carry on. As you were.



Cat

Day 11 of my cold/flu. Still coughing, keeping me awake at nights.  Now, for instance.

Nights over the past week due to my cold:

1. Feel sleepy.
2. Fall asleep.
3. Minutes later, start coughing.
4. Wait for coughing to stop.
5. Repeat step 1

I wanna be happy so I go to the Doc, tell him I'm sneezy and grumpy coz I'm dopey because I'm always sleepy. I'm not to bashful to share this.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qq9JAJc7KRI/TE3Qwup_a6I/AAAAAAAACDI/5dxP2CV_cq8/s320/Snow+White+and+animals.jpg

AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!



Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Carry on. As you were.



Cat


computer problems again? ???

Day 11 of my cold/flu. Still coughing, keeping me awake at nights.  Now, for instance.

Nights over the past week due to my cold:

1. Feel sleepy.
2. Fall asleep.
3. Minutes later, start coughing.
4. Wait for coughing to stop.
5. Repeat step 1

I wanna be happy so I go to the Doc, tell him I'm sneezy and grumpy coz I'm dopey because I'm always sleepy. I'm not to bashful to share this.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qq9JAJc7KRI/TE3Qwup_a6I/AAAAAAAACDI/5dxP2CV_cq8/s320/Snow+White+and+animals.jpg


Hope you're not coming down with anything serious.

computer problems again? ???



Not this time. Just a bit stressed. But, hopefully the stress will be gone by Thursday.



Cat

Not this time. Just a bit stressed. But, hopefully the stress will be gone by Thursday.



Cat


feel better.  :)

feel better.  :)



Thank you, Howard but it is not a matter of feeling better as it is a matter of getting through.



Cat

Stressed about cable guy not showing up after two hours and then having to borrow a car to pick up my cable box and remote after my pizza gets here, looking forward to the 'za, enjoying the cold weather.

I wanna be happy so I go to the Doc, tell him I'm sneezy and grumpy coz I'm dopey because I'm always sleepy. I'm not to bashful to share this.


Hehe.

Today at 3pm Pacific time (which is about an hour from now) I'll be interviewed at another temp agency; I was contacted last week from someone who I met through networking, and that person told me over the phone that they might have a position or two that can use my skills.

Today at 3pm Pacific time (which is about an hour from now) I'll be interviewed at another temp agency; I was contacted last week from someone who I met through networking, and that person told me over the phone that they might have a position or two that can use my skills.


All the best to you during your interview :)

Today at 3pm Pacific time (which is about an hour from now) I'll be interviewed at another temp agency; I was contacted last week from someone who I met through networking, and that person told me over the phone that they might have a position or two that can use my skills.


Good luck, nally.  Let us know how it went.




As for me, I am having troubles breathing today.  I don't know if I am getting sick or the air quality is getting to me.  We have the worst air in the country right now...awesome, huh?  The breathing issue started at work.  My desk is right by the coat rack and one of my employees is a heavy smoker who smokes in her car so the coat can't air out and it hangs by me.  That usually gets my eyes watering.  Then there is also the creeping crud that is making it's way around my office.  Not happy either way.

As for me, I am having troubles breathing today.  I don't know if I am getting sick or the air quality is getting to me.  We have the worst air in the country right now...awesome, huh?  The breathing issue started at work.  My desk is right by the coat rack and one of my employees is a heavy smoker who smokes in her car so the coat can't air out and it hangs by me.  That usually gets my eyes watering.  Then there is also the creeping crud that is making it's way around my office.  Not happy either way.


That must be terrible. And the smoke is most likely making it worse. Hope you get better from it soon.

Thank you; it went pretty well. :) Now I have to write thank you letters to the people who interviewed me.


Jeffrey

Thank you; it went pretty well. :) Now I have to write thank you letters to the people who interviewed me.


Jeffrey


Good idea.  Glad they went well.  Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

That must be terrible. And the smoke is most likely making it worse. Hope you get better from it soon.


Thanks :)

Stressed about cable guy not showing up after two hours and then having to borrow a car to pick up my cable box and remote after my pizza gets here, looking forward to the 'za, enjoying the cold weather.


what happened to the cable?

Today at 3pm Pacific time (which is about an hour from now) I'll be interviewed at another temp agency; I was contacted last week from someone who I met through networking, and that person told me over the phone that they might have a position or two that can use my skills.


good luck with the interview.

good luck with the interview.

Howard, I had the interview already. And I made a follow-up post saying that it went well:


Thank you; it went pretty well. :) Now I have to write thank you letters to the people who interviewed me.


Jeffrey

It was a LONG exhausting day. But, it is now over. I'm sitting here drinking a rum. I can NOW relax! Nothing is pressing for awhile anyway.



Cat

there was celery with peanut butter and my mom has to tell me as if I cant see it or am too retarded or something to know what it is.  I've been really badly depressed lately and then my mom does this.  If her goal is to p--- me of, it works every time.  She doesn't want me to write parodies as often as I use to because it isn't a job or volunteer work.  She's called me a lazy ass about this in the past and I laughed ( how judgmental of her).  Sorry, but everything is hard for me and if I do learn something I forget another.  Live seems so much dam harder for me then it might for others. 

Carry on my wayword sun        if making people laugh is something I can still do I'll do it.  Whatever I can do is what I can do..

why don't you turn me loose     

I'm not saying my mom isn't frusterated, I'm sure she is.  I do't know. I'm just gonna to try to do what I can

So it was -9 f this morning when we left the house.  Now I am sitting here in shorts and a tee shirt, sipping some Don Q. with no heat on, and considering turning on the AC in the bed room

So I got something in the mail today from someone near and dear to my heart...to her i say: I so wish I could my friend. I really do!!! :-)

what happened to the cable?

I just moved into a new apartment from a small trailer, decided to get cable after 6 years without it. Cable guy didn't show up since I supposedly wasn't in the system, in the end I had to go to Comcast, now I have cable.  :)

So it was -9 f this morning when we left the house.  Now I am sitting here in shorts and a tee shirt, sipping some Don Q. with no heat on, and considering turning on the AC in the bed room


...it's still -9F outside, but all that weed made you immune to the environment.  :D
Hope you had a nice & easy trip to PR.

So it was -9 f this morning when we left the house.  Now I am sitting here in shorts and a tee shirt, sipping some Don Q. with no heat on, and considering turning on the AC in the bed room


Won't turning on the AC make the room even colder?  ???

Won't turning on the AC make the room even colder?  ???

Toto Howard, I have a feeling they're not in Kansas Vermont anymore.

Won't turning on the AC make the room even colder?  ???



I think make it colder is exactly what he wants to do  ;D

I said I couldn't get sick until Thursday and today is now Thursday and guess what? I'm sick.  :(  Not too bad, just a bit of a head cold and a wicked sore throat (post nasal drip). I actually had this for a few days now-sniffling & sneezing but the sore throat came on yesterday which I was totally trying to ignore. Now, I can just do nothing and take care of myself. The only thing we HAVE to do is go to the grocery store. Otherwise, we don't have anything else planned for today.



Cat

I said I couldn't get sick until Thursday and today is now Thursday and guess what? I'm sick.  :(  Not too bad, just a bit of a head cold and a wicked sore throat (post nasal drip). I actually had this for a few days now-sniffling & sneezing but the sore throat came on yesterday which I was totally trying to ignore. Now, I can just do nothing and take care of myself. The only thing we HAVE to do is go to the grocery store. Otherwise, we don't have anything else planned for today.



Cat


Rest and feel better!

I said I couldn't get sick until Thursday and today is now Thursday and guess what? I'm sick.  :(  Not too bad, just a bit of a head cold and a wicked sore throat (post nasal drip). I actually had this for a few days now-sniffling & sneezing but the sore throat came on yesterday which I was totally trying to ignore. Now, I can just do nothing and take care of myself. The only thing we HAVE to do is go to the grocery store. Otherwise, we don't have anything else planned for today.



Cat



the warm weather should help you heal faster than you would if you were still up north...  :)

I think I may be coming down with a cold. I don't consider it a big deal and live like nothing was wrong (but do cough/sneeze into my elbows, blow my nose into a hanky and use hand sanitizer a lot), it's just a part of life.

I think I may be coming down with a cold. I don't consider it a big deal and live like nothing was wrong (but do cough/sneeze into my elbows, blow my nose into a hanky and use hand sanitizer a lot), it's just a part of life.


I just had one that lasted 13 days, it's just going away now. Nasty one, worst I have had in a long time..but so many people are saying the same thing, it's a nasty bug going around.

I said I couldn't get sick until Thursday and today is now Thursday and guess what? I'm sick.  :(  Not too bad, just a bit of a head cold and a wicked sore throat (post nasal drip). I actually had this for a few days now-sniffling & sneezing but the sore throat came on yesterday which I was totally trying to ignore. Now, I can just do nothing and take care of myself. The only thing we HAVE to do is go to the grocery store. Otherwise, we don't have anything else planned for today.



Cat


feel better and take care of yourself.

I think I may be coming down with a cold. I don't consider it a big deal and live like nothing was wrong (but do cough/sneeze into my elbows, blow my nose into a hanky and use hand sanitizer a lot), it's just a part of life.


feel better and try to take care of yourself.

I think I may be coming down with a cold. I don't consider it a big deal and live like nothing was wrong (but do cough/sneeze into my elbows, blow my nose into a hanky and use hand sanitizer a lot), it's just a part of life.


Feel better, ok.

I had came across some papers of a study in 2005 with Medulloblastoma brain tumor survivors and it says that their total IQ fell within border range.  Their performance IQ fell in the mentally retarded range.  Good reminder that I'm not going to be doing well in performance levels like jobs or something. 

My head feels like it is about to explode. My "chef" is making "Sinus Soup" for me tonight. Hopefully, that will help.



Cat

I had came across some papers of a study in 2005 with Medulloblastoma brain tumor survivors and it says that their total IQ fell within border range.  Their performance IQ fell in the mentally retarded range.  Good reminder that I'm not going to be doing well in performance levels like jobs or something.


If this is what you have, just because the range says something, doesn't mean you will fall in that range, you may score higher or be in the upper range of it. Give yourself a chance.
When I was 13 or 14, my teacher told me that he thought my IQ was low because I didn't do well in languages. So I took a standardised IQ test. The teacher got my score and asked me to do the test again. I didn't know why. I thought my IQ was really low at that point. Turns out my IQ was over 140 on both tests (not that it means anything in life, I'm nowhere near being a millionaire with that IQ ;D)

If I didn't do the tests myself, I may have thought my IQ was low for my whole life. Might have hurt my confidence too. So, don't sell yourself short!  :)

If this is what you have, just because the range says something, doesn't mean you will fall in that range, you may score higher or be in the upper range of it. Give yourself a chance.
When I was 13 or 14, my teacher told me that he thought my IQ was low because I didn't do well in languages. So I took a standardised IQ test. The teacher got my score and asked me to do the test again. I didn't know why. I thought my IQ was really low at that point. Turns out my IQ was over 140 on both tests (not that it means anything in life, I'm nowhere near being a millionaire with that IQ ;D)

If I didn't do the tests myself, I may have thought my IQ was low for my whole life. Might have hurt my confidence too. So, don't sell yourself short!  :)


No I'm just observing that getting a great job or something may not be a strong point of mine.  I know my mom thinks having a job or something is very important.  Hey, I said I'm going to do my best however.  If I cant do anything to get a job,  start a business, volunteer for much then I cant.  If I cant make up my mind and have no idea what to do then I don't and cant. I'll just continue doing what I can and my mom can stop telling me what's at the dinner table because I'm not blind or stupid.

I think I may be coming down with a cold. I don't consider it a big deal and live like nothing was wrong (but do cough/sneeze into my elbows, blow my nose into a hanky and use hand sanitizer a lot), it's just a part of life.

Just try to get better and take care of yourself.

The same goes for everyone on here who is feeling sick.

Had a nasty freezing rain storm this morning.  Not normal for Utah at all.  Lots of accidents and the airport even shut down.  I guess a plane landing hit a patch of ice and slid.  No one was hurt, but I bet there wasn't clean underwear left when the plane came to a stop. ;D

I had came across some papers of a study in 2005 with Medulloblastoma brain tumor survivors and it says that their total IQ fell within border range.  Their performance IQ fell in the mentally retarded range.  Good reminder that I'm not going to be doing well in performance levels like jobs or something.


That doesn't mean there aren't jobs out there that you can't do. There are plenty of people functioning at lower iq levels working jobs. You've just got to figure out what tasks you are capable of handling and find a job that suits your abilities. It may be difficult but not impossible. There are groups that may be able to assist you fonding jobs if that's what you'd want to do.

That doesn't mean there aren't jobs out there that you can't do. There are plenty of people functioning at lower iq levels working jobs. You've just got to figure out what tasks you are capable of handling and find a job that suits your abilities. It may be difficult but not impossible. There are groups that may be able to assist you fonding jobs if that's what you'd want to do.


I said great job and I meant by that maybe not your high paying, and or super important seaming jobs, but maybe I can collect some shopping carts  or something.

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)

I had came across some papers of a study in 2005 with Medulloblastoma brain tumor survivors and it says that their total IQ fell within border range.  Their performance IQ fell in the mentally retarded range.  Good reminder that I'm not going to be doing well in performance levels like jobs or something.


We can only do what we are capable of doing. I know I'm never gonna get a full time job so for me I enjoy part time jobs.

My head feels like it is about to explode. My "chef" is making "Sinus Soup" for me tonight. Hopefully, that will help.



Cat


enjoy the soup.

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)



Good luck.  I hope what ever problems you are having get resolved.  And, don't worry, my lips are sealed. :)

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)


It sounds really unpleasant. I really hope things work out at the new location.

Still have the bug but I'm feeling a bit better. We went to bed about 9:30-though I think our bodies thought that it was 8:30 with the time change. Slept at least 10+ hours-BOTH OF US. We really needed it. Traveling always wears us out.  And this bug doesn't help either.


Not much planned today. Just taking it easy and doing some cleaning. Apparently, we had unwanted critters take up residence in one of our cupboards. I think we got rid of them (with a spray of raid) but they left a mess that we need to clean. And now all our dishes (which are in the cupboard next to that one) have to be cleaned. I didn't realize that my husband was going to spray there without taking everything out first.  ::) Yesterday, we threw out a lot of food-food that had been sitting in the freezer for 2 years. Some is still good but others... 8-P  One of my step-daughters was here since we have been. She left a bunch of stuff-including a nice bottle of wine. Wasn't that nice of her.  ;D ;D ;D  It will take a few days to get everything in order. Hopefully by then, I will be feeling better. And then we can HIT THE BEACH!!!!    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

We can only do what we are capable of doing. I know I'm never gonna get a full time job so for me I enjoy part time jobs.


That's right, we can only do what we can and that's what I plan on doing.

This morning a parody I had written in the past came to mind.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/styx35.shtml

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)

I promise I won't mention a thing to anyone regarding that. :-X Hope everything works out.

I said great job and I meant by that maybe not your high paying, and or super important seaming jobs, but maybe I can collect some shopping carts  or something.



any job that serves a purpose is a great job...

For the record I appreciate the people who do those menial labor / every day jobs way more than I appreciate the people with the white collar jobs.. I'm never happy to see the chief of police walk in the door but I am always glad to see the janitor, the electrician, the plumber, the computer techs, the phone guys.....because they make my job easier and do the stuff I can't or don't want to do.

I appreciate the waitresses, cooks, bus boys, cashiers, clerks, baggers, parking vendors....because the world would not operate if people didnt hold jobs like these.

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)



got it... won't say a word...

I hope things work out for the best for you and the hubby. 

are you going to be any closer to your family at least? 20 miles in either direction makes a difference...

got it... won't say a word...

I hope things work out for the best for you and the hubby. 

are you going to be any closer to your family at least? 20 miles in either direction makes a difference...


20 miles further away, but at least it's mostly highway, so...
It's a real nice apartment (smaller then the house (obviously) but newer... ammenities (if you will).)  I'll get a fireplace and a dishwasher.  A bathroom for each bedroom plus a half-bath for the main floor (which in itself is a blessing, always was a pain to have to race upstairs after waiting too long to go to the bathroom because I was playing on the computer.)  ;D  Plus a one car garage, which may or may not eventually hold a car (depending on how much we bring with us.)  No more scraping ice and snow off the windshield of the car.

I'm using this as an opportunity for a complete life overhaul.  Less  hoarding, more exercising (we get a free year membership to the YMCA), eating healthier/less eating out (simply because the kitchen is much bigger and we'll be paying rent again.)  I think hubby will be less stressed (always a blessing) once we get this move over with (although since we don't have to be out of the house by a certain date, we can kinda spread moving over a longer period.)

Went to visit my aunt today who is very sick with the flu. It's her 51st birthday today, so we all got together and gave her a surprise birthday cake! It was nice since I really haven't been visiting her very often. I'm not too worried about catching her flu, so maybe I won't catch it lol.

Went to visit my aunt today who is very sick with the flu. It's her 51st birthday today, so we all got together and gave her a surprise birthday cake! It was nice since I really haven't been visiting her very often. I'm not too worried about catching her flu, so maybe I won't catch it lol.

Happy birthday to your aunt! Sorry she isn't feeling well. It is kinda disappointing (for lack of a better word) for a person to be sick on their b'day.

Happy birthday to your aunt! Sorry she isn't feeling well. It is kinda disappointing (for lack of a better word) for a person to be sick on their b'day.


Thanks! And well, she did enjoy the day a little so I'm glad for that. :)

That's right, we can only do what we can and that's what I plan on doing.

This morning a parody I had written in the past came to mind.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/styx35.shtml


part time jobs are good because you can keep your Social Security and still continue to work without losing it.

Went to visit my aunt today who is very sick with the flu. It's her 51st birthday today, so we all got together and gave her a surprise birthday cake! It was nice since I really haven't been visiting her very often. I'm not too worried about catching her flu, so maybe I won't catch it lol.


hope your aunt feels better.

hope your aunt feels better.


I'm sure she will soon. Thanks.

20 miles further away, but at least it's mostly highway, so...
It's a real nice apartment (smaller then the house (obviously) but newer... ammenities (if you will).)  I'll get a fireplace and a dishwasher.  A bathroom for each bedroom plus a half-bath for the main floor (which in itself is a blessing, always was a pain to have to race upstairs after waiting too long to go to the bathroom because I was playing on the computer.)  ;D  Plus a one car garage, which may or may not eventually hold a car (depending on how much we bring with us.)  No more scraping ice and snow off the windshield of the car.

I'm using this as an opportunity for a complete life overhaul.  Less  hoarding, more exercising (we get a free year membership to the YMCA), eating healthier/less eating out (simply because the kitchen is much bigger and we'll be paying rent again.)  I think hubby will be less stressed (always a blessing) once we get this move over with (although since we don't have to be out of the house by a certain date, we can kinda spread moving over a longer period.)



That's really awesome patty!  Sounds like this'll be great on many levels.

Contemplating applying for a job at UCLA it may pay less but I'd be in LA and away from the interal stresses of my current job.  Obviously no guarantees I'd even get hired but.....

My only fear is, this may sound dumb but it's a serious issue for me, paleyfest. I don't think any other department would let me take 3 weeks off every spring for my most favorite annual excursion.  :-\\

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.

So sorry for you loss, Chris

So sorry for you loss, Chris

Thanks.

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.



I am so sorry. I know no words I can say will heal your pain, but I do hope that you can find some peace.



Cat

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.


Sorry for your loss Chris.  :(

20 miles further away, but at least it's mostly highway, so...
It's a real nice apartment (smaller then the house (obviously) but newer... ammenities (if you will).)  I'll get a fireplace and a dishwasher.  A bathroom for each bedroom plus a half-bath for the main floor (which in itself is a blessing, always was a pain to have to race upstairs after waiting too long to go to the bathroom because I was playing on the computer.)  ;D  Plus a one car garage, which may or may not eventually hold a car (depending on how much we bring with us.)  No more scraping ice and snow off the windshield of the car.

I'm using this as an opportunity for a complete life overhaul.  Less  hoarding, more exercising (we get a free year membership to the YMCA), eating healthier/less eating out (simply because the kitchen is much bigger and we'll be paying rent again.)  I think hubby will be less stressed (always a blessing) once we get this move over with (although since we don't have to be out of the house by a certain date, we can kinda spread moving over a longer period.)



If you need furniture, auctions are the place to get it.  ;D ;D ;D


As for me, I was SUPPOSED to be feeling much better today. After sleeping really well the night before, I figured one more night like that, I would have this cold kicked. But, that didn't happened. It seemed like as soon as I started to fall asleep, I felt a tickle on my throat and started coughing and coughing and coughing. I would get up and the coughing would subside-until I laid back down and fall asleep-and then it happened all over again. I should have slept standing up. About 4 this morning, I took a decongestant but that only made me so sleepy and groggy and made it even harder to get up when I started coughing again. All night long I kept telling myself, "I slept last night. Why do I need to sleep tonight, too." or "Sleeping is overrated." Now, my throat is so raw and I am VERY tired. I apologized to Carlos for keeping him up all night and he said, "I did ok." That was sweet of him. He said that he was going to suggest that I sleep in the rocker. Maybe I should have. Not saying that I would have gotten much sleep but I didn't really sleep in the bed either.  :-\\


Cat

I am so sorry. I know no words I can say will heal your pain, but I do hope that you can find some peace.



Cat

Yeah Chris, what Cat said.  :(

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.


So very sorry about your loss, and that you're going through this, Chris.

The gardener is here. The yard really needs major work but I really HATE the sound of the weed-whacker not to mention the fact that all the crap that is going in the air and is making me cough again.  :-\\  I know, I know, it will stop shortly.



Cat

I yank my weeds out by hand.  Hey you want to hire me to come pull out your weeds?

Thanks for the kind words, folks. Knew my first impression of inthe00s was right, that it's a friendly community.  :)

Better day today, I've decided to cheer myself up by looking at what kind of exotic, 1990s old-stock toy cars the hobby shop downtown has, thinking about picking up one or two, fix any repairs needed after 15-20 years in a warehouse, take pictures, all that... and I'm thinking about that once I'm on disability, I might take a junior-college graphic design course, and if I'm good at it, offer my services as a donation or freelance effort to nonprofit groups, bands and the like.

I would LOVE to do something like designing beer bottle labels for the local Ninkasi, Oakshire, Rogue Ales and Hop Valley craft breweries or design posters for bands that perform here, or if I move to Portland, the Bay Area or San Diego like I've thought about, doing similar stuff there.

That's right, we can only do what we can and that's what I plan on doing.

This morning a parody I had written in the past came to mind.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/styx35.shtml

Btw, I took a look at your parody but I didn't comment/vote on it because I DKTOS. (I know, I can look for it on Youtube and try to follow along.) However I'm sure that it's well-paced, based on the 5-5-5 votes it got.

Thanks! And well, she did enjoy the day a little so I'm glad for that. :)

Well that's a good thing. 8) Having her niece there (or any other family members) should cheer her up.

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.

So sorry to hear this, Chris. :\'(

That's right, we can only do what we can and that's what I plan on doing.

This morning a parody I had written in the past came to mind.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/styx35.shtml


Funny.

I yank my weeds out by hand.  Hey you want to hire me to come pull out your weeds?



Sure. Can you be here by 2?


Cat

So sorry to hear this, Chris. :\'(

Thanks. Again I am slowly getting over it.

Sure. Can you be here by 2?


Cat


sure  :D    I know I don't want to trim my weeds and have them grow back, I want too yank their roots out and kill it.           

I cant drive and that's something to consider In getting a job, starting a business or whatever. 

Turned in my application. Scared ill get the job and scared I won't  :D

Also, Effie & I walked 6 miles!

Funny.


It's true though that I've gotten a lot of pain from her choosing to raise me dysfunctionally my first five years and then having to live with it longer so my brothers get equal treatment.  That makes 15 years, half my live.  I think I'd forgotten how bad that's hurt me.  something else I think I forgot is how careful my mom says I have to be so I don't loose my SSI.  My answer to this was why don't I do nothing then.  I've felt all my live like my mom wants to control my live or something.  Possibly make me look worse then her so she can feel better about herself maybe.  I don't know, I'm just going to try to do the best I can do.

The gardener is here. The yard really needs major work but I really HATE the sound of the weed-whacker not to mention the fact that all the crap that is going in the air and is making me cough again.  :-\\  I know, I know, it will stop shortly.



Cat



Have you used a face mask before?  ???

Headachy, stressed from a long period of depression, trying to figure out a plan for taking a graphic design course... I have a dream of designing adult beverage and organic/gourmet food labels, band and theatre posters, album cover art, etc., and Eugene, Portland and the Bay Area are the best places for selling designs of that type of stuff...

Have you used a face mask before?  ???


Ummm ... hello!  You're speaking about Catwoman!

Ummm ... hello!  You're speaking about Catwoman!


I'm just saying a face-mask to keep the air particles away from her face from the weed wacker.

Ummm ... hello!  You're speaking about Catwoman!




;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

My father turned 70 this month! Wow, he's getting old.  :-[

My father turned 70 this month! Wow, he's getting old.  :-[

Happy birthday to your dad.


Mine will be 60 this April.

Happy birthday to your dad.


Mine will be 60 this April.


Thanks! Our family is glad he's made it to 70. He has a sickness and it's a miracle to us.

Headachy, stressed from a long period of depression, trying to figure out a plan for taking a graphic design course... I have a dream of designing adult beverage and organic/gourmet food labels, band and theatre posters, album cover art, etc., and Eugene, Portland and the Bay Area are the best places for selling designs of that type of stuff...


Hope all turns out well for you when you being your course! :)

Busy day. The exterminator came today. After cleaning out all the cabinets and drawers, he sprayed EVERYWHERE. I thought he was only going to spray a few places but man, it was EVERYWHERE. After he left, so did we. We decided it was a good time to go to KMart and to let everything dry. While we were on our way to KMart, Carlos' cousin called and invited us over. They live right around the corner from KMart so we were heading that way anyway. It was a WONDERFUL visit. They are super nice people. As many years as I have known them, this is the first time I have been to their house. Every time we saw them, they were staying in their parent's condo which is in the same building as SIL's condo. (In fact, it was his dad who build the condos.)

So now we are back and all the cabinets are empty and everything needs to be cleaned and put away.  ::)  So, when does this vacation start?



Cat

Hope all turns out well for you when you being your course! :)

Thanks, I hope so too!

Today was stressful, but I'm handling it OK.

My father turned 70 this month! Wow, he's getting old.  :-[


My Father is 71.

Thanks! Our family is glad he's made it to 70. He has a sickness and it's a miracle to us.


mine just has arthritis and bursitis.

My Father is 71.


That's wonderful Howard :) I just love older people. Younger people too lol, but there is just something special about the elderly.


My father turned 70 this month! Wow, he's getting old.  :-[


Hope that he had a great birthday, 80sfan.

That's wonderful Howard :) I just love older people. Younger people too lol, but there is just something special about the elderly.


I know, especially when they live a very long time. :) My maternal grandma is 91, and does not get around much anymore (unless someone comes to pick her up and take her places). This afternoon we went to her place to visit, as she'd been sick last night but didn't let us know about it until around lunchtime. We did some shopping for her before going out to her place, and did some tasks for her while we were there. She is always appreciative to have people around. :)

That's wonderful Howard  :) I just love older people. Younger people too lol, but there is just something special about the elderly.

You just have to enjoy My Father's humor sort of like the Archie Bunker of today along with his arthritis and bursitis and his constant complaining of finances and politics on TV.

Busy day planned. Doing laundry now.  :P Then we are taking a trip to Home Depot & back to KMart to pick up all the stuff that we forgot to get at KMart yesterday.  ::)  Have to put the kitchen back together. Everything is still out of the cabinets from yesterday. I also have to wash ALL the dishes in the house. YUP-ALL OF THEM!!! After sitting here unused for 2 years plus having the place sprayed yesterday, they all have to be cleaned.  :P  I'm hoping that we find a small mop today because this floor needs to be cleaned, too.

Oh yeah, I found evidence of termites on our bathroom door.  :-\\  I hope the exterminator zapped them.

All of this on not so much sleep last night. About every hour or so, I would wake up coughing.



So, when does this vacation start?



Cat

Next Wednesday we are moving into an apartment.  I don't want to announce it on Facebook, because some of the reason that we are leaving the house (that we finally paid off last April) is on my Facebook "friends", and if they found out that we are moving out, they would make it much worse for us.  Basically, we're trying to do this as quietly as possible.  We may (or may not) eventually sell the house or allow my hubby's cousin to live in it.  Tension here amongst my hubby's family and our neighbors who are really just overstepping boundaries, have made it very very unpleasant to live here for now. 

We are not taking most of our furniture, we'll just get other stuff here and there.  It'll not be too far away from here, about 20 miles so we can come and go (bringing things as we need them, and throwing out stuff as we go through it.)  I'm hoping for the best.
I would appreciate that if you are my friend on Facebook, please do not mention or even hint that I am moving.  ::)


Good luck with the move. I know it can be stressfull...so take it easy! Hope your new apartment will bring you the (internal) peace and quiet you're looking for. :)

Heartsick and completely down, missing someone who I thought loved me very much but had to leave me a few years ago. Turns out she killed herself early last year, and I would give anything to get her back in my arms where she belongs.


Sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you.

I know, especially when they live a very long time. :) My maternal grandma is 91, and does not get around much anymore (unless someone comes to pick her up and take her places). This afternoon we went to her place to visit, as she'd been sick last night but didn't let us know about it until around lunchtime. We did some shopping for her before going out to her place, and did some tasks for her while we were there. She is always appreciative to have people around. :)


I really hope that she gets better. That's great that you spend time with her and help her get around.




You just have to enjoy My Father's humor sort of like the Archie Bunker of today along with his arthritis and bursitis and his constant complaining of finances and politics on TV.


Aww. I'm sure he is lovable. I feel badly that he has both Arthritis and Bursitis.

I really hope that she gets better. That's great that you spend time with her and help her get around.




She was feeling better yesterday when we went to see her. However, she did not move from the chair in the den. She's diabetic, btw, and uses a walker to move around.

Did my Monday assignments today. They keep getting harder and harder :o But I am very determined to finish!

So...I had an interesting day at the library today. At noon, I was going to leave, like I usually do at that time, but my supervisor, Peter, was headed for the back room and I needed to ask him something. I finally caught up with him in the break room (in the very back of the building)...and there was a going-away party set up for him in there. Apparently, today was his last day, and he said he was going back to school full time, starting next week. So someone will take over his duties (his title is "Volunteer Coordinator"; in fact, he's the man I spoke to back in September when I was looking to volunteer there); meanwhile, there is an interim person I'll be checking in with each time I go there starting tomorrow. So I hung around for almost an hour, and ate some food that was there (including pizza catered from Pizza Hut).

Sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you.

Thanks.  :)

I'm doing a bit better, still missing her tho.

Aww. I'm sure he is lovable. I feel badly that he has both Arthritis and Bursitis.


from all the injuries over the past 30 years from playing raquetball in 1981 to 9 years ago when he fell in the workplace and retired so he has had his share of nagging problems.

Another busy day today-mainly putting the house back together. We still haven't since the exterminator came in the other day. Yesterday, we got shelf lining so we need to put that in before putting away all the dishes. We were just so tired after coming home yesterday that we didn't bother. Hey, we are vacation so we can take our time.  :D ;D ;D

Our jobo tree is coming down today-YAY!!!

http://puertoricoloves.us/?p=340

The reason why we don't like it is the fact, that it does produce a lot of fruit but there is only a day or two window where you can actually eat it. Also, when we did get a chance to eat it, we didn't like it.  :P So, it is coming down today along with the termites' nest that was zapped the other day. It was good that the exterminator zapped that nest before the tree came down otherwise all those live termites will scatter.  :-\\  So, no need to worry about that now.

Yesterday, we bought these stakes that you put in the ground around the house and it gets the termites there. So, hopefully, we can protect our little house from those nasty creatures. That is one thing that I really hate about Puerto Rico-the island is INFESTED with termites. Around here it is not at matter of IF your house is going to get termites, it is a matter of WHEN. It is a never-ending battle.


Cat

Enjoying my days off today and tomorrow. I always spend my days off to myself, so today and tomorrow I will do something different and spend the days with my parents...and of course, posting here when I get the chance to!

down with the flu. Man oh man, this stuff is terrible. :(

down with the flu. Man oh man, this stuff is terrible. :(


feel better.  :)

For all those who still have the flu/cold and have to sleep sitting up and all that, hope you all feel better. Took me 2 weeks to get over it, just recently.

^ Glad to hear you've gotten over it.

So I had another busy day at the library this morning, after attending ContactsNCoffee. My interim supervisor's title is "Circulation Supervisor"; she currently oversees the volunteers and will continue to do so until someone is hired as the new Volunteer Coordinator.

down with the flu. Man oh man, this stuff is terrible. :(



That sucks!!!

I have decided I live in a bubble.  A lot of my local facebook friends are posting about the awful road conditions and weather.  I look outside and, yes it snowed a little and there are clouds, but no actual snow falling and I saw some blue between the clouds.

I have decided I live in a bubble.  A lot of my local facebook friends are posting about the awful road conditions and weather.  I look outside and, yes it snowed a little and there are clouds, but no actual snow falling and I saw some blue between the clouds.


Ooh bubbles!!!  :D

I have decided I live in a bubble.  A lot of my local facebook friends are posting about the awful road conditions and weather.  I look outside and, yes it snowed a little and there are clouds, but no actual snow falling and I saw some blue between the clouds.
just rained 2" today with a high temp of 68 degrees today! Unheard of, currently it is 35 and rain turning to sleet and snow with 6" of accumulation and 5 degrees....  Yeesh!  Crazy weather!!!!

It's raining and I'm unhappy over the same old sh*t and really getting tired of it.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2xc8PdmgdN4/UQPMc9fjy7I/AAAAAAAASX8/6EqjFom-COM/s1600/Awesome-Ranom-Funny-Captions-18.jpg

just rained 2" today with a high temp of 68 degrees today! Unheard of, currently it is 35 and rain turning to sleet and snow with 6" of accumulation and 5 degrees....  Yeesh!  Crazy weather!!!!

We are getting something like that today. All the snow has melted yesterday & today. We are expecting 15 degrees C (about 60F) today, and by tomorrow night it will be -14C (or about 8F). Weird.

I have decided I live in a bubble.  A lot of my local facebook friends are posting about the awful road conditions and weather.  I look outside and, yes it snowed a little and there are clouds, but no actual snow falling and I saw some blue between the clouds.


could've been just a passing flurry.

just rained 2" today with a high temp of 68 degrees today! Unheard of, currently it is 35 and rain turning to sleet and snow with 6" of accumulation and 5 degrees....  Yeesh!  Crazy weather!!!!



crazy weather here in New York 60 today 35 tomorrow afternoon and Friday!  :o

It is so gloomy today. It's cloudy, rainy, and dark... :-\\

I need something to brighten up my day, and I know just what to do!

Hi I wasn't here yesterday because my eyes have been just getting sour and probably wont be here today much.  I got a good nights sleep last night so that's good.  Yesterday I had searched for desert plants and it gave me a whole list of plants and they're butterfly plants as well so I'm exited.  Doing good, gust cant stay on the computer right now.

Vacation finally started. SIL & I went to the casino today-and we both lost.  :\'( :\'( :\'(  But, had a good time anyway.



Cat

It is so gloomy today. It's cloudy, rainy, and dark... :-\\

I need something to brighten up my day, and I know just what to do!


watch something funny?

watch something funny?


Nope. Something better!

After spending a few days in an area where the Internet is not readily available, I am back online once again.

After spending a few days in an area where the Internet is not readily available, I am back online once again.



glad to see you back online Phil.  :)

We are getting something like that today. All the snow has melted yesterday & today. We are expecting 15 degrees C (about 60F) today, and by tomorrow night it will be -14C (or about 8F). Weird.


After almost reaching 60F yesterday at this time, it is now about 17F with a windchill, making it about 0F. A drop of 60 degrees in 24 hours  :o

After almost reaching 60F yesterday at this time, it is now about 17F with a windchill, making it about 0F. A drop of 60 degrees in 24 hours  :o



New York last night was close to 60 then it's gonna drop to 33 later.  :o

After spending a few days in an area where the Internet is not readily available, I am back online once again.


Welcome back online, Philip :)

It is about 85 here and not a snowflake in sight.  ;D ;D ;D ;D




Cat

It is about 85 here and not a snowflake in sight.  ;D ;D ;D ;D




Cat
It has been the same for me.

I finally have a trainee I don't wanna drop kick through a wall!!!!  :D 


occassionally I wanna strangle her but only because I know she knows how to do the thing she's asking how to do.... she is smart and capable...I know it; I just need her to know it too!!!!  8)

I finally have a trainee I don't wanna drop kick through a wall!!!!  :D 


occassionally I wanna strangle her but only because I know she knows how to do the thing she's asking how to do.... she is smart and capable...I know it; I just need her to know it too!!!!  8)





Yay!

I finally have a trainee I don't wanna drop kick through a wall!!!!  :D 


occassionally I wanna strangle her but only because I know she knows how to do the thing she's asking how to do.... she is smart and capable...I know it; I just need her to know it too!!!!  8)




Yay!



I was going to say that.

Ok, I'll say it anyway.


YAY!!!!!




Cat

After spending a few days in an area where the Internet is not readily available, I am back online once again.

That is so good to hear. It is wonderful to see you back here again. :)

I finally have a trainee I don't wanna drop kick through a wall!!!!  :D 


occassionally I wanna strangle her but only because I know she knows how to do the thing she's asking how to do.... she is smart and capable...I know it; I just need her to know it too!!!!  8)
congrats :)