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June 16, 2008

Monday Monday...

This is sort of a boring update - I can't be witty and charming everyday. Oh, or at all I guess. *LAUGH*

Today was a typical Monday... I had a thousand meetings... Running from place to place... Holding my pee until I saw yellow (because I didn't have time to go, yo.) But, it wasn't a horrible day - just really busy. Productive as well - which is always good for the psyche. (I got one of the three presentations done that I've been working on forever. Woot!)

This is the week of baton. Prissy had a lesson tonight, she has a team make up practice tomorrow, her regular team practice on Wednesday, and a baton camp on Thursday and Friday, then Regionals (for the Western United States) this weekend. She'll be competing against her biggest challenger - we'll call her BATONGIRL. Prissy and BATONGIRL are often neck in neck. Last year, BATONGIRL won 1st place and only beat her by 10 points in both states and regionals. And this year BATONGIRL beat her by 10 points at states. However, the rest of the season, Prissy has been beating her by 30-50 points (the other girls of the same age are 100+ points behind Prissy and BATONGIRL.) BATONGIRL won a 1st place in Nationals in one event and 2nd place in a different event. So, beating her is a really amazing thing. I hope that Prissy beats her - and if not - oh well. It'd just be really cool for her - I think that it might be a really big confidence booster for Prissy before going to Nationals. BATONGIRL will also be at this baton camp and the girls are friends - which is always nice to have some friendly competition.

On a kitty update. Oreo (btw - is a girl cat) and Jasmine are becoming fast friends. They are playing with each other now. No more hissing or growling. Oreo is still soft smacking her in the head occasionally - but it's clearly playing and not being pissed - no claws no pain. Oreo still follows her everywhere, but occasionally runs past her to get Jasmine to follow her back. I was a little worried on Saturday - but not anymore. Oreo will be Jasmine's protector and big sister (that will torture her just a little. Just like a real big sister.) They were laying next to each other a little while ago. As far as Pookie (our scaredy cat) - I'm not sure she even knows we have another cat in the house. She's just thrilled we have kitten food (which is her FAVORITE.)

Sorry for the long post, it's just been a decent day.

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June 06, 2008

'Bout Sums it Up

This about sums up my day today:

I LOVE MY JOB! I LOVE MY JOB! I LOVE MY JOB!!!

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May 25, 2008

Joy and Happiness


I stole this image from someone on the web. I'd give proper credit, but I'm not sure who it belongs to. Anyway, realize that I didn't take the photo, and I'm not trying to steal it - it's just appropriate for how I feel today.

I DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW!!!!

This shouldn't bring me so much glee. But, work has been so (horrific, horrible, hateful, awful, makes me sob every day on the way home, sad, depressing, failure inspiring) hard lately that an extra day off is wonderful. Without anything major hanging over our heads. Nothing. I just have to go to WalMart and maybe the bookstore.

Not working brings me glee. GLEE, I tell you! And something even more exciting? I don't have to go to work on Friday or the following Monday either. I know! I only have a 3 day (hell hole) work week! That so rocks!

I'm thinking that maybe work is maybe stressing me out.

Oh yeah, I'm taking a PHP and MySQL class for fun. (programming and database class) It's been a LOOOOOOONG time since I've done any programming. And, I've missed it. It surprises me. But, I used to really enjoy the challenge of a good program. So, I'm liking my class. Maybe I can make the website that I want in the way that I want to do it. Maybe...

So, I'm feeling happy and refreshed and joyful. And it's all because I don't have to go to work tomorrow. Which says something about the state of my employeed life.

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January 28, 2008

High Blood Pressure Day

Today started with me getting to work - knowing my day was completely booked back to back to back to back with meetings.  Monday's truly suck.  Anyway, I got to work and the orthodontist called and I totally forgot about Prissy's appointment (which was at 8:15pm).  I rescheduled it for tomorrow, but it's at 9:30am.  I should never schedule anything at 8am on a Monday morning.   
Then, meetings, meetings, meetings... Then, lunch, which was a nice break.  However, Hubby reminded me that Prissy has a field trip tomorrow - at the same time I scheduled her ortho appointment.  As soon as I got back to work I was going to call the ortho, but my phone was ringing... It was the school and Bubba had ripped his pants.  A lot... And they needed me to go home and get him another pair of pants.  We live an hour away - so I told them, while giggling hysterically, that I couldn't go home, but that I'd run to Target to pick him up a new pair.  *sigh*  So, I canceled my right after lunch meeting and ran to the store and picked him up two pairs of pants (he's an incredibly skinny kid and it's hard to size him.  I bought him a 4/5 and a 6 slim with the super neat adjustable waist.)  The horrible part is that I found it incredibly funny.  I couldn't stop laughing the entire time I was shopping. 
Anyway, I got to the school and he was sitting in the office.  The hole - totally ripped in the crotch from front to back.  His Pirates of the Carribean underwear were there for all the world to see.  It took every ounce of control I had to not crack up in front of him.  He was so embarrassed... But, to see his underwear just "out there" was almost too much to bear.  Anyway, the 4/5 was too big around the waist, so I made the 6 slim as absolutely as small as possible and they fit.  A bit long, but one roll he was fine.  He really liked the new pants.  Anyway, he went back to class and I got in my car and laughed until I had tears...
Went back and went to all my meetings and they were much better.  A good belly laugh fixes almost anything.  I realized at 5pm that I failed to call the ortho to reschedule the appointment for tomorrow.  We called and asked them to give us a call.  I picked up Prissy, we went to dinner and then went to her baton lesson.  Then home - where hubby was sort of on a tirade about taxes.  He thinks we're gonna get hit with the AMT tax because I sold all my stock options in December.  However, I had to sell my options because I'm leaving my company (we were spun off - not a choice of mine) and I will lose them if I don't sell them.  The cool part is that I sold them at a relatively good price (the stock tanked shortly after that.)  But, they will probably all go away in taxes for next year.  GAH!

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January 24, 2008

Great Day Today

Today was a great day. Yes, yes, it really was! I mean it!  We had a retirement party this afternoon for 4 of my team members. One actually left the company and stopped working and the other three are retiring from our current company (because they have put in their sweat and tears for enough years) and will be rehired at the new company. Anyway, we all got to leave early. And these people are some of my favorite people.

I work in a very very male dominated industry (computer engineering) - it is not always easy. I have the most awesome group of people.  Two of the retirees are women, and these two women in particular have taken me under their wing to "groom" me. They decided long ago that I would become the next WOMAN MANAGER. And you know what - I am. These two women have paved the way for me (and the other women in the industry.) They have participated in women's conferences (in our particular industry) and pushed back on the jerk men to make them see.. These are women that I look up to, and I had the greatest honor to manage. But, they are also partly responsibile for me getting this position (just giving me the courage to pursue it and for paving they way to even allow the possibility of a woman manager.)

Anyway, the party was AWESOME... It was great to leave work early... It was great to see everyone that I haven't seen in awhile.

Tomorrow, we travel to a baton competition... My daughter and I will drive several hours and stay in a hotel room tomorrow night. It's very exciting for both of us. First, it's wonderful for us to spend some alone time together (I have to make sure to balance it out with my son.) And competitions are always fun and exciting... Anyway, I like the whole deal... We get there and go out to dinner (just the two of us) and then come back and cuddle and watch TV... Then I'm ALWAYS so proud of her in competition... She's just so amazing..

So, today was a good day... I'm feeling positive, energized, and ready to go back tomorrow... Tomorrow morning may be a different story, but right now - I'm just feeling all around good... :D

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January 09, 2008

Back to Work Blues

I forgot how tired I am when I'm working and doing all the kid stuff.  I was doing so great exercising every day - and since I've gone back to work, I'm just SO TIRED that I can't seem to make myself exercise right now.  So, I'm giving myself this week to re-adjust to real life.  This happens to be a busier than normal week anyway, so whatever.

Speaking of exercising though - I'm down 10.2 pounds!!!!  Yay me!!!  It's not coming off super fast, but I'm good with that.  I'm definately not perfect every day, but I'm doing really good and if I'm sabataged with a cookie at lunch (stupid sandwich place gave us a delicious free cookie) I don't give up on my day and still eat a healthy dinner.  Although, one of my co-workers also sabataged me by bringing in fudge and waving it in front of my face and not leaving when I told him to get out of my office.  And then I ate one.  BUT, I stuck with my salad for dinner (I almost decided to throw in the towel and have a big mac, but I didn't.  It's the small things that make me happy.)  But, I have to say that most days I stick to the not-a-diet-but-a-live-it (ugh!).

I'm exhausted and I'm done blogging for tonight.

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January 08, 2008

Cranky Pants

I am cranky cranky cranky...

Work today was typical... It started at 8am with a big fight with my soon to be Italian boss. Ugh... The fight lingered in my thoughts all day. I had meetings all day long and a big project I needed to do for Ib (Italian boss) that he just "assigned" to me this morning. I got it done, and I wrote up a long email trying to describe why I thought he was incorrect in his thinking (which he is and he will never admit to.) I'm going to my other old bosses to help me try to make this situation better.

I told you that I was supposed to work late and then have a work dinner. I decided to attend my hair appointment instead. (I've had the appointment for almost 3 months - you can't just cancel and get back in... The woman is booked forever in advance.) And she colored my hair this awesome shade of brown with a hint of reddish... It's really warm and pretty.

I'm really bummed tonight... Hubby wants to get a nice new bigger house - I'd rather quit my job and stay here and be a stay at home mom... I seriously don't know if I can handle Ib for the next several years.

I was telling Bubba (my 6 year old) that he needed to find what he loved to do and that could be his career when he grew up. I told him never to settle for something he didn't love just because he was making good money. He said that he wanted to be a jeweler and that he was a good artist. I think he'd be a great jeweler.

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