I had another successful work day. I got everything done by 3 and managed to get some scanning done. It is such a feeling of accomplishment when this happens. It also will be a constant reality as Claudia has told me that Sally wants it done that way. Mail done the day it comes in. I don’t know if they will be satisfied that some times it can’t be helped. That doesn’t mean I won’t give it a hardy try.
I did manage to make a few phone calls I have needed to make. One was to a new hairdresser in town. Mom sent me the name and number of the one my friend Tessa suggested. I have an appointment this coming Friday at 1. The place is called HarborlitesHairdesign.com.
After work I headed out to Dr. Adams the dentist. Apparently everyone in the state also wanted to get on the highways because driving was slow. However I managed to get there in plenty of time. I called Liz and Nelson to see how they were doing. It wasn’t the best but Liz was sleeping I think. I went in for the cleaning and there is a cavity. I will have to get that filled next Thursday. I had an exam and other than the cavity it was fine. I was out of there before 6. I was home a short time later.
Mom and I had the leftover pork and rice for dinner and had a lovely time. I told her that Liz and Nelson were really upset (actually Liz was) and I told her why. Mom says she should contact the insurance commissioner. I expect that Mom will tell her that tomorrow when she calls. I told Mom that I was a little apprehensive about telling her because of my penchant for saying things I really shouldn’t (or volunteering information that others may not want shared).
After Dinner I watch NCIS and had some pop-corn. That was really a mistake. I got violently ill. From all sides. Now I am going to bed.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Rivers are being watched
Hey everyone Wednesday night and we are just about to sit down to dinner. Mom had a meeting that took longer than she expected so we had a delayed dinner. After that we will probably watch NCIS,
This rain is still with us and causing some concern along the rivers around the state. I called Liz and she had flooding in her house (but she is not near rivers per se). She says it’s the foundation (not unlike what happened to us a long time ago). Oyster River was pretty full when I drove by it but it still hasn’t reached up to the chicken coop (yes you read it right) yet.
Work went well. There was still much tension due to month end and apparently we did pretty well. I got everything done and had some time to straighten the office and get ready for OT. Gayle and I were the only ones doing OT. Well so was this guy Art. He has been helping out with the refund letter scanning and he has been awesome.
Gayle says that Arcenia called the office to let everyone know that our floral arrangement we had sent arrived and her mother was very appreciative. Arcenia will be back on Thursday.
Liz did call back and talked with Mom. She talked about how much damage the flooding is causing and what she has to do about it. She also says Chris (my nephew) is starting a new job at the Savin Rock Roasting Company that has a new chain in Stratford. That is wonderful news. Liz and Mom talked a few more moments and then hung up as Mom told her that the dinner she made was starting to get cold.
Well it is now after 9 and I finished watching NCIS so now I am going to get ready for bed. I went to bed pretty late last night and I am getting slightly tired now. I will see you all in the morning or sometime after my dentist appointment.
This rain is still with us and causing some concern along the rivers around the state. I called Liz and she had flooding in her house (but she is not near rivers per se). She says it’s the foundation (not unlike what happened to us a long time ago). Oyster River was pretty full when I drove by it but it still hasn’t reached up to the chicken coop (yes you read it right) yet.
Work went well. There was still much tension due to month end and apparently we did pretty well. I got everything done and had some time to straighten the office and get ready for OT. Gayle and I were the only ones doing OT. Well so was this guy Art. He has been helping out with the refund letter scanning and he has been awesome.
Gayle says that Arcenia called the office to let everyone know that our floral arrangement we had sent arrived and her mother was very appreciative. Arcenia will be back on Thursday.
Liz did call back and talked with Mom. She talked about how much damage the flooding is causing and what she has to do about it. She also says Chris (my nephew) is starting a new job at the Savin Rock Roasting Company that has a new chain in Stratford. That is wonderful news. Liz and Mom talked a few more moments and then hung up as Mom told her that the dinner she made was starting to get cold.
Well it is now after 9 and I finished watching NCIS so now I am going to get ready for bed. I went to bed pretty late last night and I am getting slightly tired now. I will see you all in the morning or sometime after my dentist appointment.
Monday, March 29, 2010
I am thinking about
I am thinking about building that ark again. It has been raining all day and hasn’t stopped. I can’t tell right now if it is raining or not but it is supposed to rain tomorrow. Over a two day period it is supposed to have up to 8 inches in some areas. The eastern US (places such as Florida and NC) have had such terrible weather. There have been flood watches and flood warnings all over the state. I am not sure how long it will last but I did hear it will be in the 70’s come Saturday and Sunday.
Work went well despite the fact there was uproar towards the end of the day. Apparently someone (LG) went over our boss’s head to complain that she could hear one of her co workers texting in the next cube. Well everyone knew who the people involved with and this made our boss really annoyed. She told us that if there is a problem they need to come to her before going to the next level. She made a point to say this and that someone must have not been doing their job if they could hear it near LG. Boss was so mad at LG because of this.
We also talked about it. I told her that in the rare times I am sitting in the area I can hear the beeping and whatever she is doing. However, I have no right to discuss someone else’s work ethic. I watched LG a few times and she looked pissed.
I met with Debra at a later time then usual. I was getting out a lot of anger and frustration of the past few days. I was so loud that one of her officemates came to the door and asked if we could keep it down. I was so embarrassed not only for myself but for Debra. Yes I told Debra of the recent events.
She did say that we will get through this and my expectations of Mom ever apologizing for anything aren’t going to happen. That much I knew.
When I got home dinner was ready. Mom was still a little aloof but it changed (at least I hope it has) when I started to talk about the Blumenthal flyer that I got last week and the moment it went right to hell. I explained to her that the reason I was getting frustrated was not because of her but my ability to explain about the report I heard just before coming into the house. She said Oh you were quite clear. I pledged that was not it. She at first didn’t want to hear about it over dinner. But I had to clear the air. She seemed to accept it. I even said to her I know you don’t want to hear the "I am sorry" but that’s all I can offer. I reiterated with a little more information about how the Republican caucus from Washington wants to have AG Richard Blumenthal participate in the collective suit against the Healthcare reform.
We also talked about some other things. She wants me to read something was sent to her about the situation. I will do it as soon as she wants me to.
Anyway, we moved on to family holiday stuff and not unexpected Bob and Ethel will be here for that day. It is a good chance that Jim may be here with a cousin of ours. Anyway, I told her since I have off on Good Friday I would vacuum the house and make sure the guest room is in order. I also reassured her that I wasn’t doing it to appease her either.
We also talked about some of the day’s news item such as the attack on the Russian Subways and the militia group in Michigan that was arrested over the weekend. It is sad to know there are still Militia groups that are around the country who are willing to hurt and destroy within our own country.
Well its time for me to get to bed. I will have another long day and I need to get some rest. I am happy to notice that the cold I started with last week is now officially gone. Yehah.
Work went well despite the fact there was uproar towards the end of the day. Apparently someone (LG) went over our boss’s head to complain that she could hear one of her co workers texting in the next cube. Well everyone knew who the people involved with and this made our boss really annoyed. She told us that if there is a problem they need to come to her before going to the next level. She made a point to say this and that someone must have not been doing their job if they could hear it near LG. Boss was so mad at LG because of this.
We also talked about it. I told her that in the rare times I am sitting in the area I can hear the beeping and whatever she is doing. However, I have no right to discuss someone else’s work ethic. I watched LG a few times and she looked pissed.
I met with Debra at a later time then usual. I was getting out a lot of anger and frustration of the past few days. I was so loud that one of her officemates came to the door and asked if we could keep it down. I was so embarrassed not only for myself but for Debra. Yes I told Debra of the recent events.
She did say that we will get through this and my expectations of Mom ever apologizing for anything aren’t going to happen. That much I knew.
When I got home dinner was ready. Mom was still a little aloof but it changed (at least I hope it has) when I started to talk about the Blumenthal flyer that I got last week and the moment it went right to hell. I explained to her that the reason I was getting frustrated was not because of her but my ability to explain about the report I heard just before coming into the house. She said Oh you were quite clear. I pledged that was not it. She at first didn’t want to hear about it over dinner. But I had to clear the air. She seemed to accept it. I even said to her I know you don’t want to hear the "I am sorry" but that’s all I can offer. I reiterated with a little more information about how the Republican caucus from Washington wants to have AG Richard Blumenthal participate in the collective suit against the Healthcare reform.
We also talked about some other things. She wants me to read something was sent to her about the situation. I will do it as soon as she wants me to.
Anyway, we moved on to family holiday stuff and not unexpected Bob and Ethel will be here for that day. It is a good chance that Jim may be here with a cousin of ours. Anyway, I told her since I have off on Good Friday I would vacuum the house and make sure the guest room is in order. I also reassured her that I wasn’t doing it to appease her either.
We also talked about some of the day’s news item such as the attack on the Russian Subways and the militia group in Michigan that was arrested over the weekend. It is sad to know there are still Militia groups that are around the country who are willing to hurt and destroy within our own country.
Well its time for me to get to bed. I will have another long day and I need to get some rest. I am happy to notice that the cold I started with last week is now officially gone. Yehah.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday. I totally forgot after all that I have been feeling and doing this past few days. I truly wasn’t fully into it as the passion play was read out to us I was not paying much attention to it.
I was running late today I almost didn’t go to bingo because I felt it to be wrong if I showed up after not going yesterday. At the same time I felt better so I went. Bob M the recreational therapist was on duty. We served coffee and he and Ryan started getting the residents. Marisa also came and started helping. They both were a big help. Marisa even called the last few games. We had 22 players. We were able to start on time and finish on time. That allowed me to get to church on time as well. That’s a good thing.
When I got home Mom was on the phone. She has been preparing a meatloaf and it smells like its cooking now. We would discuss the DTC stuff and how bingo went but not much else.
Speaking of DTC Phil sent me two emails. One was a thank you for the minutes and to send out and second to remind everyone of the annual Membership Cocktail party we have. It’s going to be at Johnny Rays in Milford. I have been there once for a birthday dinner and it was fairly good. One of our former neighbors is a chef there I think. Actually I don’t know if he still is or not.
The rest of the day I didn’t do much except for write this entry and channel surf on the box. There isn’t much I am interested in today. I might just stay on the computer and see if there is anything there I can watch or read.
I am happy to say that I seem to be feeling better. No excessive sneezing (maybe once the whole day). I have been taking the Dayquil and it seems to be doing the job. I did notice that I started getting stuffy at night for a while. I am not sure if either of the meds were counter acting.
Well the rain that was predicted for the end of the weekend has started already. I just noticed it while I was talking to Mom about emails that were sent for the DTC. A member just emailed me and was curious as to why there was no meeting this past Thursday. Mind you the woman was at the district meeting. All I can say is she is going to be real asset to the district.
Well I am going to close out for now I have some things to do and I want to get them done.
I was running late today I almost didn’t go to bingo because I felt it to be wrong if I showed up after not going yesterday. At the same time I felt better so I went. Bob M the recreational therapist was on duty. We served coffee and he and Ryan started getting the residents. Marisa also came and started helping. They both were a big help. Marisa even called the last few games. We had 22 players. We were able to start on time and finish on time. That allowed me to get to church on time as well. That’s a good thing.
When I got home Mom was on the phone. She has been preparing a meatloaf and it smells like its cooking now. We would discuss the DTC stuff and how bingo went but not much else.
Speaking of DTC Phil sent me two emails. One was a thank you for the minutes and to send out and second to remind everyone of the annual Membership Cocktail party we have. It’s going to be at Johnny Rays in Milford. I have been there once for a birthday dinner and it was fairly good. One of our former neighbors is a chef there I think. Actually I don’t know if he still is or not.
The rest of the day I didn’t do much except for write this entry and channel surf on the box. There isn’t much I am interested in today. I might just stay on the computer and see if there is anything there I can watch or read.
I am happy to say that I seem to be feeling better. No excessive sneezing (maybe once the whole day). I have been taking the Dayquil and it seems to be doing the job. I did notice that I started getting stuffy at night for a while. I am not sure if either of the meds were counter acting.
Well the rain that was predicted for the end of the weekend has started already. I just noticed it while I was talking to Mom about emails that were sent for the DTC. A member just emailed me and was curious as to why there was no meeting this past Thursday. Mind you the woman was at the district meeting. All I can say is she is going to be real asset to the district.
Well I am going to close out for now I have some things to do and I want to get them done.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Our Carnival
Today was the second annual Carnival at the West River Nursing Home sponsored by the GFWC MYWC and Girls Volunteer Organization. After the huge success of last years we organized this one starting months ago. It would have music, games, arts and crafts, and nail care. It was to run from 10 am to 12 pm right before lunch. I was supposed to be there but I couldn’t for two reasons. Primarily because the cold I was fighting all week and secondly I also had to work. I opted to go to work at 8 am. After taking the Dayquil all day it seemed the cold was at bay but I couldn’t risk getting the residents at the home sick. So I went to work instead
I will call Telka tomorrow and see how it went. I may not go to bingo tomorrow either. I will see how I feel tonight. I had called Telka bright and early as I was leaving for work. A part of me felt bad because I really should have been in bed or resting but the way things were here at home didn’t want to risk it.
Work is going well. I am keeping on top of things and we are catching up on the scanning of refunds. That will be for a short time when the whole bunch comes again.
On a sad note one of my dearest co workers had a very bad ending to her week. We found out that her brother died in his sleep sometime Friday Morning. Her mother had a heart attack. They decided to wait to tell her of her son’s death until she got to her doctor’s appointment. The family was there to tell her. She was released from the hospital by the end of the day. Funeral services will be on Monday. This has got to have been devastating to Arcenia. She is very close to her family. Gayle says she will send a memo around for a collection on Monday.
Things here are tenuous at best. Mom and I had an argument about attitudes on Thursday. She thought I was being rude and obnoxious and told me to go to hell. I was trying to explain to her about a report I had heard on AG Richard Blumenthal being asked by the Republican Caucus to Congress and Senate to join other State Attorney’s around the country to call for a repeal of the current health care reform. Unfortunately the conversation didn’t get that far because Mom kept interrupting me to tell me she couldn’t hear or understand me because I was covering up my mouth. I got so damn frustrated that it blew out of whack
From there we yelled at each other and she threatened me. I was in my room slamming things and yelling like I usually do as if I was actually talking with her. I had told her she had an attitude all day that I didn’t like. Before you ask I didn’t see her earlier in the day but we discussed issues that arose from the DTC meeting on Tuesday. She basically in theory accused me of not being loyal to past chairman of our district committee. We had discussed the situation on the phone and I tried to explain my POV on the situation and it was negated.
I do have to say Mom and I worked on the minutes today from the meeting on Tuesday. However, a part of me is suspicious of anything she is doing. I really suspect that someone else will email me about them and make corrections.
So that was the reason I didn’t write on Thursday. My excuse for Friday was I was going to bed early because I was on Nyquil.
Right now though I am going to bed.
I will call Telka tomorrow and see how it went. I may not go to bingo tomorrow either. I will see how I feel tonight. I had called Telka bright and early as I was leaving for work. A part of me felt bad because I really should have been in bed or resting but the way things were here at home didn’t want to risk it.
Work is going well. I am keeping on top of things and we are catching up on the scanning of refunds. That will be for a short time when the whole bunch comes again.
On a sad note one of my dearest co workers had a very bad ending to her week. We found out that her brother died in his sleep sometime Friday Morning. Her mother had a heart attack. They decided to wait to tell her of her son’s death until she got to her doctor’s appointment. The family was there to tell her. She was released from the hospital by the end of the day. Funeral services will be on Monday. This has got to have been devastating to Arcenia. She is very close to her family. Gayle says she will send a memo around for a collection on Monday.
Things here are tenuous at best. Mom and I had an argument about attitudes on Thursday. She thought I was being rude and obnoxious and told me to go to hell. I was trying to explain to her about a report I had heard on AG Richard Blumenthal being asked by the Republican Caucus to Congress and Senate to join other State Attorney’s around the country to call for a repeal of the current health care reform. Unfortunately the conversation didn’t get that far because Mom kept interrupting me to tell me she couldn’t hear or understand me because I was covering up my mouth. I got so damn frustrated that it blew out of whack
From there we yelled at each other and she threatened me. I was in my room slamming things and yelling like I usually do as if I was actually talking with her. I had told her she had an attitude all day that I didn’t like. Before you ask I didn’t see her earlier in the day but we discussed issues that arose from the DTC meeting on Tuesday. She basically in theory accused me of not being loyal to past chairman of our district committee. We had discussed the situation on the phone and I tried to explain my POV on the situation and it was negated.
I do have to say Mom and I worked on the minutes today from the meeting on Tuesday. However, a part of me is suspicious of anything she is doing. I really suspect that someone else will email me about them and make corrections.
So that was the reason I didn’t write on Thursday. My excuse for Friday was I was going to bed early because I was on Nyquil.
Right now though I am going to bed.
Friday, March 26, 2010
going to bed early
Hey all...not really feeling that great...going to bed early...will write alot tomorrow...
Thursday, March 25, 2010
not in the best of moods right now
Sorry for not posting much tonight...Not in the best of moods...not very talkative
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Windy Wednesday
Today was absolutely gorgeous but very windy. It started bright and early and I was sure what ever I have would have gotten worse. Knock on wood it hasn’t. At lunchtime it was just as windy when I went to the bank. If the sun wasn’t out it would have been a lot more uncomfortable then it was. I did take my Dayquil and it seemed to have work well. I wasn’t sneezing as much as I was earlier in the week.
Work went well. Mail volume was light and had everything finished by the time I started OT tonight. I really like it when I am able to finish everything and get to do other things. Such as scanning documents I do that usually on OT but if during the day I done everything early then I can do that as well if there is space to scan.
I had a late lunch today. I went to this cool restaurant on Temple Street that is a bar and grill. I had one of their many burgers and it was delicious. It was their Latino Cheeseburger with all the fixings and a side of onion rings. The relish had been a jalapeño pepper. The burger was cooked Medium and inside it was very red. I like it that way anyhow. It came to about $12.14 (including tax). It was my first time there and I had heard about it from a friend. I would go back there again for a full meal. However, I don’t think I would want to spend that much again for lunch. They do have a build your own burger for $8.99 and I think I should have gone with that.
Tonight is laundry night and NCIS marathon night. As soon as the laundry is done I am probably going to bed. I went to bed late last night and so now I am getting really tired
Work went well. Mail volume was light and had everything finished by the time I started OT tonight. I really like it when I am able to finish everything and get to do other things. Such as scanning documents I do that usually on OT but if during the day I done everything early then I can do that as well if there is space to scan.
I had a late lunch today. I went to this cool restaurant on Temple Street that is a bar and grill. I had one of their many burgers and it was delicious. It was their Latino Cheeseburger with all the fixings and a side of onion rings. The relish had been a jalapeño pepper. The burger was cooked Medium and inside it was very red. I like it that way anyhow. It came to about $12.14 (including tax). It was my first time there and I had heard about it from a friend. I would go back there again for a full meal. However, I don’t think I would want to spend that much again for lunch. They do have a build your own burger for $8.99 and I think I should have gone with that.
Tonight is laundry night and NCIS marathon night. As soon as the laundry is done I am probably going to bed. I went to bed late last night and so now I am getting really tired
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I am Fighting something
I must be fighting something. I am not sure if is allergies or a cold. I have been sneezing through out the day and at times my nose was stuffed. I took the Dayquil once today but not since then. When I get back from the DTC meeting I will take the Nyquil.
Speaking of Health-its done the healthcare reform is now law. I asked Mom what it would mean to her personally and she said it would close the gap for the payment holes. I don’t really think I understood it very well. I tried to read someone else who understands it and they sounded like they understood it but I want to understand it for myself.
Work went well. I was pretty much finished with everything. I have to finish the bad address tallies and Claudia wants to observe how I do it. I stayed until 5:30 for OT so I could be home in time to feed Junior and have dinner and get ready for the DTC.
I got to Roberta’s by 6 I think and called Mom and told her I where I was and when to expect me. I fed the cat and headed home. It was too wet for Charlie to be out so that was good.
We had dinner shortly after I got home. Mom had been watching the news and we had pasta and sauce. We watched the news and then we got ready for the meeting.
When we got there it was dark we waited as others arrived and we all went in. Our speakers arrived as well. We had Mary Glassman, Nancy Wyman, of course AG Richard Blumenthal. Then we had to voting for Officers. Then we broke down into caucuses and did our district offices. No Surprise I am the secretary again. The meeting got over with before 10 and we were home shortly after that.
Now I am going to bed. I was going to do the minutes but I am tired and a little aggravated.
Speaking of Health-its done the healthcare reform is now law. I asked Mom what it would mean to her personally and she said it would close the gap for the payment holes. I don’t really think I understood it very well. I tried to read someone else who understands it and they sounded like they understood it but I want to understand it for myself.
Work went well. I was pretty much finished with everything. I have to finish the bad address tallies and Claudia wants to observe how I do it. I stayed until 5:30 for OT so I could be home in time to feed Junior and have dinner and get ready for the DTC.
I got to Roberta’s by 6 I think and called Mom and told her I where I was and when to expect me. I fed the cat and headed home. It was too wet for Charlie to be out so that was good.
We had dinner shortly after I got home. Mom had been watching the news and we had pasta and sauce. We watched the news and then we got ready for the meeting.
When we got there it was dark we waited as others arrived and we all went in. Our speakers arrived as well. We had Mary Glassman, Nancy Wyman, of course AG Richard Blumenthal. Then we had to voting for Officers. Then we broke down into caucuses and did our district offices. No Surprise I am the secretary again. The meeting got over with before 10 and we were home shortly after that.
Now I am going to bed. I was going to do the minutes but I am tired and a little aggravated.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Early Morning for Us
Mom and I had an early start to our morning. We were both up by 6. Mom had to be ready to leave the house after seven to speak in Hartford at a hearing and I had to be at Mike and Roberta’s to feed Junior before going to work.
Mom spent the entire day up at these hearings and didn’t get home until 4:30. I was at work all day and met with Debra after work. We are both extremely tired and I think I am fighting a cold. I just took some Nyquil.
My day was pretty good. I worked on stuff I wasn’t able to finish on Friday. While I was waiting for the lockbox to arrive I did some scanning at LG’s spot. She had the morning off and came in after her appointment. I was sort of surprised considering she was telling me on Saturday that she may not come in at all.
I called Mike M from Beth-El today and confirmed the date for our dinner at the shelter. It will be April 6th at 6 pm. He was very appreciative of this because apparently other than what the shelters provide no other groups do anything that first week. I have been making phone squad messages to everyone to let them know.
The next phone call I have to make is to the ARC to arrange sponsorship of a blood drive. I hint I can call the local chapter but I am not certain. I will make that call sometime tomorrow.
I couldn’t believe how cold I was in the office today. I was drinking coffee and tea to keep warm. I had my YMG blanket on for part of the day. There are some days its cold but I usually don’t mind it. That’s when I knew I was in trouble.
It rained for a good part of the day and remained cloudy and chilly for the rest of it. As I am writing this I can see the fog out there. I believe it stopped raining for now. It is supposed to rain for another day and half this week I think.
The big news right now is the healthcare reform has been voted on and passed. There was one article from LA Times that talked about it. I have to finish reading it. I want to read up on other things before I do as well. It will help Mom with her prescription but I don’t know how it will effect me as of yet.
Right now though I am tired and going to bed.
Mom spent the entire day up at these hearings and didn’t get home until 4:30. I was at work all day and met with Debra after work. We are both extremely tired and I think I am fighting a cold. I just took some Nyquil.
My day was pretty good. I worked on stuff I wasn’t able to finish on Friday. While I was waiting for the lockbox to arrive I did some scanning at LG’s spot. She had the morning off and came in after her appointment. I was sort of surprised considering she was telling me on Saturday that she may not come in at all.
I called Mike M from Beth-El today and confirmed the date for our dinner at the shelter. It will be April 6th at 6 pm. He was very appreciative of this because apparently other than what the shelters provide no other groups do anything that first week. I have been making phone squad messages to everyone to let them know.
The next phone call I have to make is to the ARC to arrange sponsorship of a blood drive. I hint I can call the local chapter but I am not certain. I will make that call sometime tomorrow.
I couldn’t believe how cold I was in the office today. I was drinking coffee and tea to keep warm. I had my YMG blanket on for part of the day. There are some days its cold but I usually don’t mind it. That’s when I knew I was in trouble.
It rained for a good part of the day and remained cloudy and chilly for the rest of it. As I am writing this I can see the fog out there. I believe it stopped raining for now. It is supposed to rain for another day and half this week I think.
The big news right now is the healthcare reform has been voted on and passed. There was one article from LA Times that talked about it. I have to finish reading it. I want to read up on other things before I do as well. It will help Mom with her prescription but I don’t know how it will effect me as of yet.
Right now though I am tired and going to bed.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Didn't Sleep Well
Well I didn’t get to go to bed until way after midnight this morning. Instead I did some online banking and paid some bills. I could hear Mom getting ready for bed. She was both tired and cold from our activities earlier in the day.
The Reason I couldn’t sleep or get to sleep is the soda and coffee I had while at Lisa and Nelson’s house and because my back still hurt from pulling muscles when I was at work. I put some Ben Gay ® on and took some Ibuprofen for it. I could also feel my nose starting to run. I hope to heck I don’t have allergies right now.
When I finally did get to sleep it didn’t like I was sleeping long because I started getting cramps. I ended up having the runs. They didn’t last long but they didn’t make my stomach feel very good.
It was nearly 7:30 when I got up so I got ready for bingo. I made a quick stop to Roberta’s to feed Junior. I got to spend time with my godson Charlie (a mixed shepherd) from next door. It was after 8:30 when I left and went to the nursing home.
When I got there it was dark and one of the short term patients was watching TV. I brought the newspapers in from out front and delivered the others to their rooms. I made fresh coffee and also had a moment to talk to Phil the chef in the kitchen.
I was the only of the troops doing bingo. My back up team all abandoned me on this day. I had about 12 residents playing. One was an old acquaintance of Mom’s. Well at least she knew the family. Back in the day everyone knew everyone else.
After Bingo I went to church (late) and was very confused. Father Cronin was (I thought giving the homily) he wasn’t he was speaking on giving (contributing more) to the church. Then he went into the homily. The only thing was the Gospel reading hadn’t been read aloud yet. Father Nathan did that. As we finished the reading some us started to sit that is until Father Nathan did the Apostle’s Creed. I was really confused (and probably tired).
After church I went over to Liz and Nelson’s house. Rich had just brought his niece and nephew (Audrey and Jason) to the house to wait for their Mother Stephanie. The kids were outside playing and Liz was watching and so was Nelson. Apparently no one in the Morgan/Rivera homestead slept last night. As a result the kiddies were less the stellar in the behavior department. I left around 1 and came home.
Mom was getting some more baking done and we talked about the morning. We talked about the food we ate and the sleep we didn’t get. I spent some time over at Sylvia’s and Mom did some paper work.
The rest of the afternoon I did some napping and some web browsing online. I watched TV. It seems as if Harry Potter is on again> There was a whole bunch of stuff I really wasn’t interested in watching.
Around 3 I decided to vacuum my car and clean the rubber mats in the car. They were dry by 4:30. Just in time because it looked like the skies were getting cloudy.
Just about 4:30 I went over to feed Junior and came back for Dinner. Mom was making some kind of Chicken cutlet dinner and we were going to eat early so I could make the Board Meeting at Telka’s.
The Reason I couldn’t sleep or get to sleep is the soda and coffee I had while at Lisa and Nelson’s house and because my back still hurt from pulling muscles when I was at work. I put some Ben Gay ® on and took some Ibuprofen for it. I could also feel my nose starting to run. I hope to heck I don’t have allergies right now.
When I finally did get to sleep it didn’t like I was sleeping long because I started getting cramps. I ended up having the runs. They didn’t last long but they didn’t make my stomach feel very good.
It was nearly 7:30 when I got up so I got ready for bingo. I made a quick stop to Roberta’s to feed Junior. I got to spend time with my godson Charlie (a mixed shepherd) from next door. It was after 8:30 when I left and went to the nursing home.
When I got there it was dark and one of the short term patients was watching TV. I brought the newspapers in from out front and delivered the others to their rooms. I made fresh coffee and also had a moment to talk to Phil the chef in the kitchen.
I was the only of the troops doing bingo. My back up team all abandoned me on this day. I had about 12 residents playing. One was an old acquaintance of Mom’s. Well at least she knew the family. Back in the day everyone knew everyone else.
After Bingo I went to church (late) and was very confused. Father Cronin was (I thought giving the homily) he wasn’t he was speaking on giving (contributing more) to the church. Then he went into the homily. The only thing was the Gospel reading hadn’t been read aloud yet. Father Nathan did that. As we finished the reading some us started to sit that is until Father Nathan did the Apostle’s Creed. I was really confused (and probably tired).
After church I went over to Liz and Nelson’s house. Rich had just brought his niece and nephew (Audrey and Jason) to the house to wait for their Mother Stephanie. The kids were outside playing and Liz was watching and so was Nelson. Apparently no one in the Morgan/Rivera homestead slept last night. As a result the kiddies were less the stellar in the behavior department. I left around 1 and came home.
Mom was getting some more baking done and we talked about the morning. We talked about the food we ate and the sleep we didn’t get. I spent some time over at Sylvia’s and Mom did some paper work.
The rest of the afternoon I did some napping and some web browsing online. I watched TV. It seems as if Harry Potter is on again> There was a whole bunch of stuff I really wasn’t interested in watching.
Around 3 I decided to vacuum my car and clean the rubber mats in the car. They were dry by 4:30. Just in time because it looked like the skies were getting cloudy.
Just about 4:30 I went over to feed Junior and came back for Dinner. Mom was making some kind of Chicken cutlet dinner and we were going to eat early so I could make the Board Meeting at Telka’s.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
First Day of Spring
Hey all it is a beautiful Spring Afternoon. It has been spring for an hour and half now and it is very warm. I am in the middle of ironing the clothes I am wearing to Cheryl’s party. Mom is downstairs snacking on crackers.
Today has been pretty good. I got up really early and got ready for the day. On the way to Roberta’s I saw a small flock of Turkey’s on New Haven Avenue. There was one male turkey strutting around trying to impress the others. I am not sure that happened. I fed Junior who was waiting for me at the back door. She ran to the other room to roll around on the floor so I could rub her belly. I fed her and then pet her again and took off.
The drive to New Haven was okay. It actually was rather heavy for 7:30 in the morning. Maybe it was those who have been waiting for a day such as this to get out and enjoy. What ever it was they really could have waited until I got to work.
I got to work just before 8 and realized I left my ID at home. Luckily Lavon a coworker was walking in with me and let me in. I went directly to LG’s desk and started to scan. I was by myself for about three hours. I had finished the batch I started on the 18th and walked to the back where the rest of them were and found AP scanning as well. We are doing pretty well. The piles are not as big as they once were. Annette came around 11 and got to work doing her scanning.
LG came in to approve her time card and so while she did that I did mine. LG and I chatted for a chat time after that and then she left and I got back to scanning. The next three hours went by quick. Soon it was time to go home. As I left I ran into Colleen and CC from Registration. I chatted with both of them and then headed to the car for home.
I went to the card shop and got cards unfortunately my cc wouldn’t accept so I had to come home and get a check. I was embarrassed as usual. It was a clear reminder that I need to get that bill paid. I went back and picked them up and paid by check.
When I got home I started ironing and Mom started prepping for baking for later. I called Liz and Nelson to tell them the traffic was slow. Hopefully it will be better when we go through. Liz called back a short time later to ask if we would drive them. Rich will be taking the kids and Chris is not feeling well.
We left before 4 and got to their house a short time. We packed the car with the food. A few minutes later Nelson’s Brother Tom came and brought even more food. Unfortunately he would not be joining us. He wasn’t feeling well but wanted us to bring the food. After visiting with him and packing the car we were on our way.
The drive was fine until we got to the Branford area. There was a serious accident that shut down the highway. All of us had to go through the rest stop to get around it. We found later that a pedestrian was killed trying to cross the highway. As we got through the accident site Rich called Liz. He was just leaving Liz and Nelson’s with the kids.
We got to the house by 5. The house is beautiful and so was the yard. The rooms were big and comfortable. The next several hours we ate, and talked and I got a chance to play with the kids. When Jason and Audrey arrived with Rich I got hugs from all of them. They reached up to me (at least the younger ones) and let me hug them. We left after Cheryl opened her presents and headed back to Milford. The traffic was better then it was before.
Mom and I got back here a little after 9 and I headed to Roberta’s to feed the cat. She was pleased to see me. She met me at the door just like she did this morning. When I left there I came home again. Mom was watching Channel 13 (PBS) and I went to the blue room and watched NCIS marathon. It was from Season two “SWAK”.
Now that it is getting close to 11 I am going to get ready for bed. I have another full day ahead of me. There is bingo, church and perhaps the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Later on in the afternoon is the Board meeting for the Woman’s Club.
Today has been pretty good. I got up really early and got ready for the day. On the way to Roberta’s I saw a small flock of Turkey’s on New Haven Avenue. There was one male turkey strutting around trying to impress the others. I am not sure that happened. I fed Junior who was waiting for me at the back door. She ran to the other room to roll around on the floor so I could rub her belly. I fed her and then pet her again and took off.
The drive to New Haven was okay. It actually was rather heavy for 7:30 in the morning. Maybe it was those who have been waiting for a day such as this to get out and enjoy. What ever it was they really could have waited until I got to work.
I got to work just before 8 and realized I left my ID at home. Luckily Lavon a coworker was walking in with me and let me in. I went directly to LG’s desk and started to scan. I was by myself for about three hours. I had finished the batch I started on the 18th and walked to the back where the rest of them were and found AP scanning as well. We are doing pretty well. The piles are not as big as they once were. Annette came around 11 and got to work doing her scanning.
LG came in to approve her time card and so while she did that I did mine. LG and I chatted for a chat time after that and then she left and I got back to scanning. The next three hours went by quick. Soon it was time to go home. As I left I ran into Colleen and CC from Registration. I chatted with both of them and then headed to the car for home.
I went to the card shop and got cards unfortunately my cc wouldn’t accept so I had to come home and get a check. I was embarrassed as usual. It was a clear reminder that I need to get that bill paid. I went back and picked them up and paid by check.
When I got home I started ironing and Mom started prepping for baking for later. I called Liz and Nelson to tell them the traffic was slow. Hopefully it will be better when we go through. Liz called back a short time later to ask if we would drive them. Rich will be taking the kids and Chris is not feeling well.
We left before 4 and got to their house a short time. We packed the car with the food. A few minutes later Nelson’s Brother Tom came and brought even more food. Unfortunately he would not be joining us. He wasn’t feeling well but wanted us to bring the food. After visiting with him and packing the car we were on our way.
The drive was fine until we got to the Branford area. There was a serious accident that shut down the highway. All of us had to go through the rest stop to get around it. We found later that a pedestrian was killed trying to cross the highway. As we got through the accident site Rich called Liz. He was just leaving Liz and Nelson’s with the kids.
We got to the house by 5. The house is beautiful and so was the yard. The rooms were big and comfortable. The next several hours we ate, and talked and I got a chance to play with the kids. When Jason and Audrey arrived with Rich I got hugs from all of them. They reached up to me (at least the younger ones) and let me hug them. We left after Cheryl opened her presents and headed back to Milford. The traffic was better then it was before.
Mom and I got back here a little after 9 and I headed to Roberta’s to feed the cat. She was pleased to see me. She met me at the door just like she did this morning. When I left there I came home again. Mom was watching Channel 13 (PBS) and I went to the blue room and watched NCIS marathon. It was from Season two “SWAK”.
Now that it is getting close to 11 I am going to get ready for bed. I have another full day ahead of me. There is bingo, church and perhaps the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Later on in the afternoon is the Board meeting for the Woman’s Club.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Sonic is coming to Milford
Do you remember a few weeks ago I wrote about Krispy Cream Doughnut shop (the only one in Milford) closing? Well I had forgotten to say we are getting a Sonic Restaurant in its place.
I was talking to one of the couriers today and he says that Connecticut will be getting a total of seven restaurants. A family that owns Villa Capri Banquet Hall and the former owners of Yankee Silversmith Restaurant in Wallingford will be getting the franchise for the southern half of the state (locations in Hamden, Milford, and Wallingford). The Northern half of the state will be owned by another person. I am not sure where the locations are going to be. The few people I have heard speak of it have mixed feelings about the menu.
Around 11:30 we lost power in the building. Well at least our floor did and apparently some of the other floors did too. We spent the next two hours waiting for the UI to come and repair. If it had gone on longer then we would have been sent home. Some of us sat at our desk and slept. Some congregated at each other’s desks and had lunch. The power came back on at 1:30. From that point on I busted my ass to get the mail opened. I had it sorted but didn’t deliver it. I wasn’t able to get the bad addresses done I can do that Monday. I can safely say that most of us were disappointed that we were not able to go home. There will be a time when we will. Incidentally this was the first time in at least five years that we had a power failure.
I stayed for OT and had a nice chat with Annette and Joan about former co workers. We also were discussing Bruce M. He is unusual and extremely sensitive. He recently made people move the pencil sharpener from the desk where we log the batches out. It’s been in that spot for a very long time. To be honest he is making himself very unhappy and unpopular with people on our team.
I got home by 7 and had my dinner. Mom was at a fundraiser/event for Kevin Lembo. He is/was the Connecticut Healthcare Advocate. He is in the running for the Lt Governor Position. I guess it is usually up to the candidates who are running for Governor to pick but he is making a big push for it. Mom came home by 8:30.
Mom and I talked about the event and how beautiful the home is where it was being held (about 3 miles from here). We basically got caught up on the day’s events. I reminded Mom that Liz and Nelson will be picking us up at 4 for Cheryl’s party.
I am so tired right now that I am going to bed. I have to be up early to get the cat fed and to see my fur friend Charlie. I haven’t really spent time with him since is best friend Mitzi died back in February. Then I am going to work until 2 in the afternoon.
I was talking to one of the couriers today and he says that Connecticut will be getting a total of seven restaurants. A family that owns Villa Capri Banquet Hall and the former owners of Yankee Silversmith Restaurant in Wallingford will be getting the franchise for the southern half of the state (locations in Hamden, Milford, and Wallingford). The Northern half of the state will be owned by another person. I am not sure where the locations are going to be. The few people I have heard speak of it have mixed feelings about the menu.
Around 11:30 we lost power in the building. Well at least our floor did and apparently some of the other floors did too. We spent the next two hours waiting for the UI to come and repair. If it had gone on longer then we would have been sent home. Some of us sat at our desk and slept. Some congregated at each other’s desks and had lunch. The power came back on at 1:30. From that point on I busted my ass to get the mail opened. I had it sorted but didn’t deliver it. I wasn’t able to get the bad addresses done I can do that Monday. I can safely say that most of us were disappointed that we were not able to go home. There will be a time when we will. Incidentally this was the first time in at least five years that we had a power failure.
I stayed for OT and had a nice chat with Annette and Joan about former co workers. We also were discussing Bruce M. He is unusual and extremely sensitive. He recently made people move the pencil sharpener from the desk where we log the batches out. It’s been in that spot for a very long time. To be honest he is making himself very unhappy and unpopular with people on our team.
I got home by 7 and had my dinner. Mom was at a fundraiser/event for Kevin Lembo. He is/was the Connecticut Healthcare Advocate. He is in the running for the Lt Governor Position. I guess it is usually up to the candidates who are running for Governor to pick but he is making a big push for it. Mom came home by 8:30.
Mom and I talked about the event and how beautiful the home is where it was being held (about 3 miles from here). We basically got caught up on the day’s events. I reminded Mom that Liz and Nelson will be picking us up at 4 for Cheryl’s party.
I am so tired right now that I am going to bed. I have to be up early to get the cat fed and to see my fur friend Charlie. I haven’t really spent time with him since is best friend Mitzi died back in February. Then I am going to work until 2 in the afternoon.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
I woke up with a headache
Well I managed to get a few things done last night before going to bed. I got the garbage out and emailed The Woman’s Club Board Members information about the Dinner at the shelter. I browsed the net for a bit and then went to bed.
Unfortunately I woke up with a headache. I am guessing because my pillow didn’t have a pillow case on it... I went and got some ibuprofen and water. BIG mistake, HUGE mistake, I was expecting my stomach to launch an attack on the toilet. I got very sweaty and my stomach hurt. It never happened. I drank some water on the way to work. I had some saltines when I got to work and then I was fine. I spent most of the day eating all bad things. Cookies and candy mostly.
Today is pay day and that means its bill paying time again. Love those days. Happily those are few and far lately. I will have enough to last me a while.
Work went well got everything done and even managed to get some EOB pulls done as well as some scanning. There was a handbag sale going on in the kitchenette. I am not sure it was approved by all the important people but that’s okay. A collection flyer went around for Toni D who had surgery this week. OT went by fast.
I was home by 6:30 and we had dinner. Mom had English Muffins her mouth still was tender from the dentist earlier today. I had pea soup and the left over spaghetti from yesterday’s meal.
The District meeting I went to went very well. I managed to get the minutes written shortly after I got home. I am just waiting on my chairman to approve. There was about nine of us I think. We talked about the upcoming District Meeting on Tuesday.
I talked with Roberta R tonight she had called me earlier to remind me she was leaving for Colorado for the next five days to spend time with Miriam and Ben before they leave for their new home in Colorado.
WE even talked about the exciting graduation party we have been invited to for Jolyn’s son in June. It was sent via email. It will be held at her church on June 12th.
Okay it is now 11 and I have to check the emails to see if my chairman has responded. I am so tired that I can fall into bed now if I tried.
Unfortunately I woke up with a headache. I am guessing because my pillow didn’t have a pillow case on it... I went and got some ibuprofen and water. BIG mistake, HUGE mistake, I was expecting my stomach to launch an attack on the toilet. I got very sweaty and my stomach hurt. It never happened. I drank some water on the way to work. I had some saltines when I got to work and then I was fine. I spent most of the day eating all bad things. Cookies and candy mostly.
Today is pay day and that means its bill paying time again. Love those days. Happily those are few and far lately. I will have enough to last me a while.
Work went well got everything done and even managed to get some EOB pulls done as well as some scanning. There was a handbag sale going on in the kitchenette. I am not sure it was approved by all the important people but that’s okay. A collection flyer went around for Toni D who had surgery this week. OT went by fast.
I was home by 6:30 and we had dinner. Mom had English Muffins her mouth still was tender from the dentist earlier today. I had pea soup and the left over spaghetti from yesterday’s meal.
The District meeting I went to went very well. I managed to get the minutes written shortly after I got home. I am just waiting on my chairman to approve. There was about nine of us I think. We talked about the upcoming District Meeting on Tuesday.
I talked with Roberta R tonight she had called me earlier to remind me she was leaving for Colorado for the next five days to spend time with Miriam and Ben before they leave for their new home in Colorado.
WE even talked about the exciting graduation party we have been invited to for Jolyn’s son in June. It was sent via email. It will be held at her church on June 12th.
Okay it is now 11 and I have to check the emails to see if my chairman has responded. I am so tired that I can fall into bed now if I tried.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
St Patrick's Day 2010
Today is the day in which everyone is Irish. They dress up in green and have fun. I am no different. I dressed up in my green and black suit with the hat I won in the raffle at the woman’s club meeting last week. I was told I was a tall Leprechaun and very cute. People smiled and laughed.
There were a couple of co workers who really were annoying today. In the morning it was LG but it stopped and then BM. I am not sure what the problem with him was but I spoke to several people and have said that if I did or said something to someone then that person needs to come to me and say “Hey I have a problem with what you (said, did) to me. Not this silent treatment. Of course they may not feel like it that moment so that’s understandable.
One thing I did was to clear the air with the Administration staff in another department. It’s on the 9th Floor of our building. I told the woman that that I sensed we got off on the wrong feet last week and that if I offended you I apologize because I am not usually like that. All she said was Okay. Now a part of me was waiting for her to apologize back to me but it didn’t happen. I am not surprised. As I said to Dolette not everyone has to accept another’s apology right away. It was clear she felt she was wronged.
I didn’t stay for OT tonight. Dolette needed a ride and quite frankly I was a bit tired. I was clearing out my files since everything else was done. I just have to put them in the files in the cabinet.
I got home a little after 4:30 and hung out and watched TV and did some snacking thinking that Mom wouldn’t be home til six. Well that was almost true. She got home by 5:30. She got the tickets and had her meeting. Now she was going to cook dinner.
We had spaghetti with clams. It was delicious. I had alfredo earlier in the day so I was rather full. I had that along with the cookies and 2 pieces of cake and coffee. Yeah a little much I know.
I am going to go empty the garbage and recycle stuff so that I am not doing that at 10 o’clock.
There were a couple of co workers who really were annoying today. In the morning it was LG but it stopped and then BM. I am not sure what the problem with him was but I spoke to several people and have said that if I did or said something to someone then that person needs to come to me and say “Hey I have a problem with what you (said, did) to me. Not this silent treatment. Of course they may not feel like it that moment so that’s understandable.
One thing I did was to clear the air with the Administration staff in another department. It’s on the 9th Floor of our building. I told the woman that that I sensed we got off on the wrong feet last week and that if I offended you I apologize because I am not usually like that. All she said was Okay. Now a part of me was waiting for her to apologize back to me but it didn’t happen. I am not surprised. As I said to Dolette not everyone has to accept another’s apology right away. It was clear she felt she was wronged.
I didn’t stay for OT tonight. Dolette needed a ride and quite frankly I was a bit tired. I was clearing out my files since everything else was done. I just have to put them in the files in the cabinet.
I got home a little after 4:30 and hung out and watched TV and did some snacking thinking that Mom wouldn’t be home til six. Well that was almost true. She got home by 5:30. She got the tickets and had her meeting. Now she was going to cook dinner.
We had spaghetti with clams. It was delicious. I had alfredo earlier in the day so I was rather full. I had that along with the cookies and 2 pieces of cake and coffee. Yeah a little much I know.
I am going to go empty the garbage and recycle stuff so that I am not doing that at 10 o’clock.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Here comes the sun
Well the sun came out for several hours today and it was a really cool thing to see. It even stayed out until 7:30. I didn’t go out into it from the time I got into the office. I understand that by the weekend it will be cloudy and raining again. I am not certain but I will check for it later.
Work went well. I had almost everything done (the readdress mail is waiting to be worked on) by the time I started OT. I couldn’t use Camilla’s for some reason. So I used Lucinda’s work station. I got really silly when I read her appointment card. The Doctor’s name was Love. Joanie and I started getting so silly and loud Gayle was joining in.
I have gotten responses to the email alert for the 4th district meeting this Thursday. As of right now three members can’t make it but there are six of us attending. I hope the others will respond.
I heard from Lisa today. She is really glad we are coming but says the party will be moved up to 5 instead. When I told Mom about it tonight she says that we will be car pooling with Liz and Nelson. I knew that but this was confirmation. I can’t wait to see their home. It is in Killingworth and it is North West of Clinton. I still have to get a card and gift (probably give money).
I haven’t done anything about the Beth-El Shelter dinner. I will have to do it tomorrow without fail. I hope there will be time to do it.
Tomorrow I am going wear the green and the green hat I got as the raffle prize from the meeting last week. They are both ready to go I just have to put them on.
Now I am going to bed. Everyone here is tired. Mom had meetings all day and got home just around 6. Tomorrow she is getting the tickets for Bushnell Auditorium. Then she will have a meeting to go to. I will be working until six.
Work went well. I had almost everything done (the readdress mail is waiting to be worked on) by the time I started OT. I couldn’t use Camilla’s for some reason. So I used Lucinda’s work station. I got really silly when I read her appointment card. The Doctor’s name was Love. Joanie and I started getting so silly and loud Gayle was joining in.
I have gotten responses to the email alert for the 4th district meeting this Thursday. As of right now three members can’t make it but there are six of us attending. I hope the others will respond.
I heard from Lisa today. She is really glad we are coming but says the party will be moved up to 5 instead. When I told Mom about it tonight she says that we will be car pooling with Liz and Nelson. I knew that but this was confirmation. I can’t wait to see their home. It is in Killingworth and it is North West of Clinton. I still have to get a card and gift (probably give money).
I haven’t done anything about the Beth-El Shelter dinner. I will have to do it tomorrow without fail. I hope there will be time to do it.
Tomorrow I am going wear the green and the green hat I got as the raffle prize from the meeting last week. They are both ready to go I just have to put them on.
Now I am going to bed. Everyone here is tired. Mom had meetings all day and got home just around 6. Tomorrow she is getting the tickets for Bushnell Auditorium. Then she will have a meeting to go to. I will be working until six.
Monday, March 15, 2010
The New Spreadsheet
I will tell you in a how the new spreadsheet worked but first I wanted to tell you something I didn’t yesterday. You know how I had a dead battery while at Mediplex? Well guess what I did while at church? Yes yet again. This time I called Nelson and he got me out of the jam. This time I didn’t tell Mom about it like I did earlier. She understood the first time but I don’t think she would be the second time. Nelson says there was corrosion on the battery and that is the reason for it dying. He wanted me to put water and baking soda on and clean it. I haven’t done it because well it was cold out and I would really hate to look foolish out there. Actually it probably wouldn’t have made all that much difference considering I was in the parking lot with the hood up. I didn’t get call Tim’s at all tonight and now that it is after 7 I don’t think anyone would be there for that.
Got to work a little after 8 after stopping to get some gas or I would have been really late. Anyway, I worked on some readdress mail and chatted with people about their experience with the Nor Easter we got here in the state over the weekend. It was mostly broken branches, flooded basements, furniture tossed around like rag dolls. All in all no one was hurt.
The spreadsheet worked out very well. It has some things to be tweaked but I like it. I manage to get the mail all opened but not delivered. I still have to do the bad addresses from today and then I will print it out for the boss. Claudia will have to show me how to print each day (she has five days listed) I still have to show her what to do for the charts and then the bad addresses.
I finally heard from the kitchen rep at Beth El and he gave me some good tips when planning to schedule a dinner at Beth-El. Several organizations have standard monthly dates in which they do a meal for the shelter. So the club can’t do it on those days. I will call Telka tomorrow and let her know. I was just too tired tonight to do it.
I had a great session with Debra. We discussed all the things that went on this past week. She seemed pleased to know things seem to be okay with me.
Well It is getting late and I am tired so I am going to go and get some sleep…
Got to work a little after 8 after stopping to get some gas or I would have been really late. Anyway, I worked on some readdress mail and chatted with people about their experience with the Nor Easter we got here in the state over the weekend. It was mostly broken branches, flooded basements, furniture tossed around like rag dolls. All in all no one was hurt.
The spreadsheet worked out very well. It has some things to be tweaked but I like it. I manage to get the mail all opened but not delivered. I still have to do the bad addresses from today and then I will print it out for the boss. Claudia will have to show me how to print each day (she has five days listed) I still have to show her what to do for the charts and then the bad addresses.
I finally heard from the kitchen rep at Beth El and he gave me some good tips when planning to schedule a dinner at Beth-El. Several organizations have standard monthly dates in which they do a meal for the shelter. So the club can’t do it on those days. I will call Telka tomorrow and let her know. I was just too tired tonight to do it.
I had a great session with Debra. We discussed all the things that went on this past week. She seemed pleased to know things seem to be okay with me.
Well It is getting late and I am tired so I am going to go and get some sleep…
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Day Light Savings Time Begins
Daylight Saving Time began at 2 am this morning which in turn became 3 am. There were times over the years infrequent as they were where I would get up at 2 am and change the clocks at the time it said. Mostly we did it either at the time before going to bed or when we got up the next day. This means that it stays lighter longer until maybe June?
I did clean out the car just like Mom asked and did use the glass cleaner on the matt so that looks better but it rally does need a good vacuuming so that I will do the next time we have a sunny day. I am not sure when that will be. As I have said you can’t really count on the weather forecasters in this country anymore. But I do check out weather.com and they say what’s going on or not. Yes they have been known to be wrong.
Telka called me last night around 6 and she told me that the flyers were ready to be delivered to Mediplex and that she would be dropping them off and I think that’s great. We talked about the club meeting and how successful it was and it really was too. I asked her where she got the idea from and she said from the elementary school kids at her school while doing a Black History month project. WE also talked about her getting her accreditation for Special Education. She has run into some trouble in regards to some of the stuff she has done won’t be accepted. So now she has to fill out the paperwork again.
Diane called from Texas last night. She was in between shows and wanted to talk to Mom. She wanted to discuss about getting together in between the shows for the April 24 at Bushnell. We also talked about our health and work and how she is going back to school online. I am so proud of her. I just hope I didn’t sound stupid to her.
Sylvia called last night a bit concerned that she received a phone call from the fire department to remind her to move her car to higher ground in case the area floods tonight. There is a flood warning watch for the shoreline. She wanted to know what we thought about it. I told her I would be very surprised if the water came up this high. This is the first time in the ten years she has been here that she got this type of call. I told her that perhaps down at the mouth of Oyster River might happen but with the houses right across the street basically blocking it from the beach they would get the brunt of it. Now if the rivers or the sewers (or what ever they are called) start to flood then there is a strong possibility but we have never had that type of problems in the entire time I was living here. I told her if she felt uncomfortable that she and her puppy (6 year old Yorkshire terrier Boppie) could come and stay with us.
Mom didn’t get home until 8:30. She loves having dinner with Martha and they have been friends for years. They do this every month. They talk about everything you can imagine.
I called Dave to see how he was but all I got was his voice mail. About 20 minutes to an hour later I received a text message that he was in Texas visiting his sister and her family. I totally forgot that. He also said he definitely wants to go to the play in April. I let Mom know and told her I would be paying for our share.
When I got up this morning it was way after 8 am. That put me behind a bit for getting ready for Bingo. So I was rushing around getting dressed and showered.
Bingo went very well. We had Judy and Rebecca from the club join me along with Jill V. Telka came around 10:30 or so to drop off the flyers. Natalie came in probably 15 minutes before. There was one woman that Judy was transporting and apparently the woman who complains about every pain didn’t move her leg and when she realized she caused a scene she started to cry. I made sure to reassure she didn’t do anything wrong (despite the fact the head nurse was dismissive of the woman’s feelings.
You are not going to believe this but I left the headlights on while I was in Mediplex so I had to get one of the guys from the kitchen to help me out. I ended up missing the 11:30 mass but went to 4:30 mass. I really have to stop doing that. I haven’t done it in quite some time so I don’t know what they heck I was thinking.
When I got home I had to once again pick up our garbage can from the middle of the back yard and put it back. There were several large branches in the yard from the wind. I suspect it was from the tree next to us. One day that entire tree will be either in our yard or give us a sun roof on the back room.
I spent the time before the next mass just hanging out. I was mostly online or watching TV. Never even touched the whole quicken project I left in the dust.
Oh I finally responded to the Birthday invitation from Lisa R for Cheryl. Her birthday party is next Saturday. It looks like we will be carpooling with Liz and Nelson SR because they live in the boondocks. Liz is afraid we will end up in Canada. Ha-Ha.
Something very weird is happening. I went to check emails and every so often I get knocked off the net. I am not sure why but it happened at least three times in the last few days. I will have to keep and eye on it. I have a feeling I pressed the wrong button and throw me off.
Well you know I have emails that need to be moved around or deleted so I think I am going to do that.
Have a great evening.
I did clean out the car just like Mom asked and did use the glass cleaner on the matt so that looks better but it rally does need a good vacuuming so that I will do the next time we have a sunny day. I am not sure when that will be. As I have said you can’t really count on the weather forecasters in this country anymore. But I do check out weather.com and they say what’s going on or not. Yes they have been known to be wrong.
Telka called me last night around 6 and she told me that the flyers were ready to be delivered to Mediplex and that she would be dropping them off and I think that’s great. We talked about the club meeting and how successful it was and it really was too. I asked her where she got the idea from and she said from the elementary school kids at her school while doing a Black History month project. WE also talked about her getting her accreditation for Special Education. She has run into some trouble in regards to some of the stuff she has done won’t be accepted. So now she has to fill out the paperwork again.
Diane called from Texas last night. She was in between shows and wanted to talk to Mom. She wanted to discuss about getting together in between the shows for the April 24 at Bushnell. We also talked about our health and work and how she is going back to school online. I am so proud of her. I just hope I didn’t sound stupid to her.
Sylvia called last night a bit concerned that she received a phone call from the fire department to remind her to move her car to higher ground in case the area floods tonight. There is a flood warning watch for the shoreline. She wanted to know what we thought about it. I told her I would be very surprised if the water came up this high. This is the first time in the ten years she has been here that she got this type of call. I told her that perhaps down at the mouth of Oyster River might happen but with the houses right across the street basically blocking it from the beach they would get the brunt of it. Now if the rivers or the sewers (or what ever they are called) start to flood then there is a strong possibility but we have never had that type of problems in the entire time I was living here. I told her if she felt uncomfortable that she and her puppy (6 year old Yorkshire terrier Boppie) could come and stay with us.
Mom didn’t get home until 8:30. She loves having dinner with Martha and they have been friends for years. They do this every month. They talk about everything you can imagine.
I called Dave to see how he was but all I got was his voice mail. About 20 minutes to an hour later I received a text message that he was in Texas visiting his sister and her family. I totally forgot that. He also said he definitely wants to go to the play in April. I let Mom know and told her I would be paying for our share.
When I got up this morning it was way after 8 am. That put me behind a bit for getting ready for Bingo. So I was rushing around getting dressed and showered.
Bingo went very well. We had Judy and Rebecca from the club join me along with Jill V. Telka came around 10:30 or so to drop off the flyers. Natalie came in probably 15 minutes before. There was one woman that Judy was transporting and apparently the woman who complains about every pain didn’t move her leg and when she realized she caused a scene she started to cry. I made sure to reassure she didn’t do anything wrong (despite the fact the head nurse was dismissive of the woman’s feelings.
You are not going to believe this but I left the headlights on while I was in Mediplex so I had to get one of the guys from the kitchen to help me out. I ended up missing the 11:30 mass but went to 4:30 mass. I really have to stop doing that. I haven’t done it in quite some time so I don’t know what they heck I was thinking.
When I got home I had to once again pick up our garbage can from the middle of the back yard and put it back. There were several large branches in the yard from the wind. I suspect it was from the tree next to us. One day that entire tree will be either in our yard or give us a sun roof on the back room.
I spent the time before the next mass just hanging out. I was mostly online or watching TV. Never even touched the whole quicken project I left in the dust.
Oh I finally responded to the Birthday invitation from Lisa R for Cheryl. Her birthday party is next Saturday. It looks like we will be carpooling with Liz and Nelson SR because they live in the boondocks. Liz is afraid we will end up in Canada. Ha-Ha.
Something very weird is happening. I went to check emails and every so often I get knocked off the net. I am not sure why but it happened at least three times in the last few days. I will have to keep and eye on it. I have a feeling I pressed the wrong button and throw me off.
Well you know I have emails that need to be moved around or deleted so I think I am going to do that.
Have a great evening.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Blurty.com
Last night when I was trying to post this entry to blurty.com Norton popped up with an “Unsafe site” message. I immediately removed the blog from my favorites. I will do one of two things find another blog to add on to the list of blogs I post to or just keep them to what I have now. I will have to remove the password for it from my passwords directory.
Today I have to do laundry and clean my room. Once again Mom was so nice about saying there was a smell in my room. How rude! I can’t smell it but I will do it just because. She then went into she appreciated the car ride but there was a smell there to. Well next time don’t ask me for a damn ride. I will get the car cleaned when I have a moment. I am not standing in the damn rain to clean out my car. Beggars can’t be choosers.
What gets me is the way people think they can say what ever they want but they don’t let others express themselves. I find it incredibly hypocritical. There are sometimes you have to shut your mouth and then there are others such as yesterday when I had to ask Bruce to cover his mouth when he coughs. He was understanding and said he would do ask I asked.
Getting back to blogs I just added Rick Steves Travel Blog to my favorites. He is the travel guide that has a 30 minute show on PBS stations that discusses and shows wonderful places in Europe.
I have been catching up with my friend Hawk's Journal. I really miss her. She hasn’t been feeling well in the last few days so I made sure I responded to her posts. I can’t believe it has been almost 10 to 11 years since we have met. We knew each other on the USA Studios message board for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys series near the end of its run and we were on several email groups as well. Then we finally met when Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda series began and we had the first of many Season Premiere Parties. After the show ended we got together to catch up and have marathons and spend time with each other. I love her outlook on life.
I decided that I would stay in my pajamas for most of the day (hopefully all day). I didn’t plan on going out so this is a good thing. The only times I stay in my pajamas is if I am sick or if Mom is on a trip and I have the house to myself.
Mom is having dinner with her friend Martha tonight so that means I get the left over lamb shank (already pulled from the bone) from Thursday’s dinner. Have I said how much I love Lamb shanks?
Well I am going to take a bath and get dressed after all.
Today I have to do laundry and clean my room. Once again Mom was so nice about saying there was a smell in my room. How rude! I can’t smell it but I will do it just because. She then went into she appreciated the car ride but there was a smell there to. Well next time don’t ask me for a damn ride. I will get the car cleaned when I have a moment. I am not standing in the damn rain to clean out my car. Beggars can’t be choosers.
What gets me is the way people think they can say what ever they want but they don’t let others express themselves. I find it incredibly hypocritical. There are sometimes you have to shut your mouth and then there are others such as yesterday when I had to ask Bruce to cover his mouth when he coughs. He was understanding and said he would do ask I asked.
Getting back to blogs I just added Rick Steves Travel Blog to my favorites. He is the travel guide that has a 30 minute show on PBS stations that discusses and shows wonderful places in Europe.
I have been catching up with my friend Hawk's Journal. I really miss her. She hasn’t been feeling well in the last few days so I made sure I responded to her posts. I can’t believe it has been almost 10 to 11 years since we have met. We knew each other on the USA Studios message board for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys series near the end of its run and we were on several email groups as well. Then we finally met when Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda series began and we had the first of many Season Premiere Parties. After the show ended we got together to catch up and have marathons and spend time with each other. I love her outlook on life.
I decided that I would stay in my pajamas for most of the day (hopefully all day). I didn’t plan on going out so this is a good thing. The only times I stay in my pajamas is if I am sick or if Mom is on a trip and I have the house to myself.
Mom is having dinner with her friend Martha tonight so that means I get the left over lamb shank (already pulled from the bone) from Thursday’s dinner. Have I said how much I love Lamb shanks?
Well I am going to take a bath and get dressed after all.
Friday, March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010
It is a cold and wet Friday night. Mom is at the literary club meeting and I am in my pajamas almost falling asleep. I probably will go to sleep early tonight since NCIS isn’t on USA network tonight or I might just watch a few episodes on line.
I ran into Sean D from across the street. He had the neatest sweat pants on. They were Green with Boston Red Sox emblems on them. Finian was waiting patiently for Sean to toss the ball for him while we chatted. Sean says the girls all have been sick over the last several weeks. He has been able to avoid it by drinking. Oh yeah that will make Kim happy. Anyway he had to get ready to take his youngest daughter to school.
I can’t remember what time I got to the garage or the office but it was before 8. I started working on the small amount of interoffice (tallied them) and then finished up the work from the day before I think. Then I worked on the bad addresses for a while until the rest of the stuff came. By the time I left today everything was done (except for some readdressing mail I can do on Monday). Claudia sent me the revised daily mail count spreadsheet to start on Monday. I am so looking forward to using it. It is more organized and more specific. As Claudia said it will show just how much mail comes in and if and when it increases (as it is supposed to) it will show if I need more help.
There is a University wide systems upgrade being done over the weekend so there won’t be any OT tomorrow. So I will be home doing stuff around the house. I had forgotten about the Milford St. Patrick’s Day Parade until I talked with Sean but he also said that it looks like it will be cancelled and rescheduled for next week.
I talked with Liz today she was just about to go to a meeting so we didn’t talk long. Everyone is fine. She talked on the phone with Audrey during the week but couldn’t understand her very well. It got Liz silly about it.
Well my brain is turning into mush so I will say good night.
I ran into Sean D from across the street. He had the neatest sweat pants on. They were Green with Boston Red Sox emblems on them. Finian was waiting patiently for Sean to toss the ball for him while we chatted. Sean says the girls all have been sick over the last several weeks. He has been able to avoid it by drinking. Oh yeah that will make Kim happy. Anyway he had to get ready to take his youngest daughter to school.
I can’t remember what time I got to the garage or the office but it was before 8. I started working on the small amount of interoffice (tallied them) and then finished up the work from the day before I think. Then I worked on the bad addresses for a while until the rest of the stuff came. By the time I left today everything was done (except for some readdressing mail I can do on Monday). Claudia sent me the revised daily mail count spreadsheet to start on Monday. I am so looking forward to using it. It is more organized and more specific. As Claudia said it will show just how much mail comes in and if and when it increases (as it is supposed to) it will show if I need more help.
There is a University wide systems upgrade being done over the weekend so there won’t be any OT tomorrow. So I will be home doing stuff around the house. I had forgotten about the Milford St. Patrick’s Day Parade until I talked with Sean but he also said that it looks like it will be cancelled and rescheduled for next week.
I talked with Liz today she was just about to go to a meeting so we didn’t talk long. Everyone is fine. She talked on the phone with Audrey during the week but couldn’t understand her very well. It got Liz silly about it.
Well my brain is turning into mush so I will say good night.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Today turned out okay
Despite a rocky start to the day things went pretty well. You see Mom needed to get her car serviced so she dropped it off this morning. I gave her a ride back to the house. She criticized /complained that MY car was cruddy. I got annoyed and she saw it. When we got back to the house all she said to me was see you later. Not thank you for the ride. You can imagine just what I was feeling by then. I was having a major argument with myself in the car all the way to the highway. I don’t think anyone saw me and I really don’t care either.
After a while I calmed down and drove to the garage in New Haven. It was nearly 7:30 when I got there and by 20 of 8 I was at the office. I told a few people about the morning s events. I don’t think they were all that sympathetic. They probably were right
I decided to drop off mail to other floors and then started working on the rest of the mail from yesterday. Since the post office mail was still large I worked on that first. Lou from Go-For came and dropped off the tub of charts and the reports. I showed them to Claudia. We talked about it for a bit and then I dropped them off to Menchu R’s office.
At some point during the morning Mary and Claudia got those stupid orange Physician Directories out of my office Ye-hah. I asked Claudia if she was going to want to watch me again and she said she had a lot to do and that I should just do what I normally do for now. I was so relieved. I wanted to get everything done. Lockbox was light but I got that done in the afternoon. I was able to get everything done by 2 and got started on the bad addresses.
Claudia showed me what she did for the new daily mail count spreadsheet and it is awesome. We are going to start using it on Monday. She will show me how to just highlight and use one day. It looks so much better than the one I put together. It makes me so mad that I didn’t think of doing it that way a long time ago. I can’t even begin to explain how it is set up. It just is so much better.
I stayed until 6 and did the bad addresses. One was so big that I could only do two days worth of them. I still have three more days worth and when I get to work tomorrow that will be the first thing I work on.
Well I managed to do the one thing I promised Telka last night I would do. I called Beth-El Shelter to set up a dinner for the residents there. Unfortunately the man in charge is part of the delegation that went to Haiti this past week and won’t be back until Wednesday. I haven’t told Telka yet.
I haven’t called the American Red Cross to sign up for sponsoring a blood drive yet. I will do that tomorrow. I am not sure when the next one is for Milford but it should not be too difficult.
When I got to the car I returned to argument I was having with myself this morning about the morning events. It didn’t change much and when I got home things were okay so all of that was a waste of energy I think.
Before having dinner I took a bath and got into my pajamas. I wasn’t feeling all that well (gee what a surprise). Earlier I discovered I was being cursed. It isn’t too bad but it would explain some of the feelings I had this week.
Dinner was delicious. It was our favorite Lamb shanks and vegetables. Mom pulled it off the bones for us to eat and it was out of this world. We watched the news. We chatted about Mom’s day with out the car.
After I finished I came upstairs and watched TV for a while. I also took a mini nap. Now I am going to read some other blogs and then get ready for bed.
Mom is going to be at the Literary club Meeting tomorrow so I will have the house to myself then. I probably will get the laundry done and watch TV.
After a while I calmed down and drove to the garage in New Haven. It was nearly 7:30 when I got there and by 20 of 8 I was at the office. I told a few people about the morning s events. I don’t think they were all that sympathetic. They probably were right
I decided to drop off mail to other floors and then started working on the rest of the mail from yesterday. Since the post office mail was still large I worked on that first. Lou from Go-For came and dropped off the tub of charts and the reports. I showed them to Claudia. We talked about it for a bit and then I dropped them off to Menchu R’s office.
At some point during the morning Mary and Claudia got those stupid orange Physician Directories out of my office Ye-hah. I asked Claudia if she was going to want to watch me again and she said she had a lot to do and that I should just do what I normally do for now. I was so relieved. I wanted to get everything done. Lockbox was light but I got that done in the afternoon. I was able to get everything done by 2 and got started on the bad addresses.
Claudia showed me what she did for the new daily mail count spreadsheet and it is awesome. We are going to start using it on Monday. She will show me how to just highlight and use one day. It looks so much better than the one I put together. It makes me so mad that I didn’t think of doing it that way a long time ago. I can’t even begin to explain how it is set up. It just is so much better.
I stayed until 6 and did the bad addresses. One was so big that I could only do two days worth of them. I still have three more days worth and when I get to work tomorrow that will be the first thing I work on.
Well I managed to do the one thing I promised Telka last night I would do. I called Beth-El Shelter to set up a dinner for the residents there. Unfortunately the man in charge is part of the delegation that went to Haiti this past week and won’t be back until Wednesday. I haven’t told Telka yet.
I haven’t called the American Red Cross to sign up for sponsoring a blood drive yet. I will do that tomorrow. I am not sure when the next one is for Milford but it should not be too difficult.
When I got to the car I returned to argument I was having with myself this morning about the morning events. It didn’t change much and when I got home things were okay so all of that was a waste of energy I think.
Before having dinner I took a bath and got into my pajamas. I wasn’t feeling all that well (gee what a surprise). Earlier I discovered I was being cursed. It isn’t too bad but it would explain some of the feelings I had this week.
Dinner was delicious. It was our favorite Lamb shanks and vegetables. Mom pulled it off the bones for us to eat and it was out of this world. We watched the news. We chatted about Mom’s day with out the car.
After I finished I came upstairs and watched TV for a while. I also took a mini nap. Now I am going to read some other blogs and then get ready for bed.
Mom is going to be at the Literary club Meeting tomorrow so I will have the house to myself then. I probably will get the laundry done and watch TV.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Starting to get a little aggravated
For the past two days I have been working with Claudia M the newest team leader to tweak or improve my job so that when I am out someone can do it with out having a major meltdown. As a result I have had to frequently wait on Claudia to go over the procedures. Some times I would have to wait for her other times I would just continue. Well I still have a lot to do from today and now have to work the rest of todays for tomorrow. We still have to go over the bad addresses procedure. We have already discussed the procedure for ordering charts.
She thought I may have had extra steps in doing the medical records and I was slightly annoyed by that assumption. I just hope I explained it to her so that she understands.
She wants to tweak the spreadsheet I have for the daily mail counts and everything. As of today I will be counting every single thing that comes in and where it is going (every piece of campus/interoffice included). She also wants to organize where I put stuff or where it comes in. At one point she asked if I use the letter opening machine every day. Yes. That’s how the mail gets opened.
Anyway all this plus agonizing about how long its taken me to get the mail done is not making my stomach well. I have been feeling as though I get indigestion a lot lately. Of course it doesn’t help to eat food fast.
The woman’s Club Meeting was tonight. Roberta picked me up around 6:15 and we were late of course. Not a huge problem because they were all doing things. We had a woman’s History Month game in which we had to guess the person we had attached to our back with yes and no questions. I was Nancy Pilosi. I also won the 50-50 raffle and it was green hat.
When I got home Mom wasn’t home long. I could see her at the computer from Roberta’s car. When I got in she was getting changed into pajamas. While she did that I put the garbage out.
Now I am going to bed.
She thought I may have had extra steps in doing the medical records and I was slightly annoyed by that assumption. I just hope I explained it to her so that she understands.
She wants to tweak the spreadsheet I have for the daily mail counts and everything. As of today I will be counting every single thing that comes in and where it is going (every piece of campus/interoffice included). She also wants to organize where I put stuff or where it comes in. At one point she asked if I use the letter opening machine every day. Yes. That’s how the mail gets opened.
Anyway all this plus agonizing about how long its taken me to get the mail done is not making my stomach well. I have been feeling as though I get indigestion a lot lately. Of course it doesn’t help to eat food fast.
The woman’s Club Meeting was tonight. Roberta picked me up around 6:15 and we were late of course. Not a huge problem because they were all doing things. We had a woman’s History Month game in which we had to guess the person we had attached to our back with yes and no questions. I was Nancy Pilosi. I also won the 50-50 raffle and it was green hat.
When I got home Mom wasn’t home long. I could see her at the computer from Roberta’s car. When I got in she was getting changed into pajamas. While she did that I put the garbage out.
Now I am going to bed.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Still having long Days
Today continued in the vein of being a very long day. I woke up early but stayed in bed until 6. I got ready for work still had not found the ID holder. Mom got up for her day and had her coffee and I left just about 7:30.
The ride seemed a bit heavy but I managed to get to the garage okay. A few minutes later I was at the office and knocking at the door. Both Donna C and Claudia were making fun of me for losing the badge holder yet again. A few minutes later I found it.
Claudia and I talked about getting together today and we would start at 8:30. I had some breakfast and started opening yesterday’s lockbox. When Claudia came we spent the next hour or so going over what I do and how it is done. She has some really good ideas and she talked them over with Gayle as well. I found myself at times wish it would get over with because of the volume of the mail. Anyway, Gayle told me Claudia was impressed with my detail orientation (I am probably not saying that right but I am sure you know what I am saying). I showed her how I separated and used the spread sheet. She feels everyone not just me should use it to show how much mail does come in. She showed me what she had typed up so far.
Tomorrow we will do the post office mail and some other things and then I will show her the bad addresses and the lobby mail from downstairs. I really want it all done because it would be nice to have nice organized desk to leave and come back to each day.
I had to get the mail from downstairs and there was a lot. I had talked with Mike (the security guard) about the volume of it and he had told me it was a works worth. I was really annoyed because I had picked it up on Wednesday. I tried to explain to him that it was important to know that it couldn’t be a week because I had picked it up Wednesday. That end of the week I wasn’t here and (he pointed out that they should have had someone covering) wasn’t my fault. I tried to tell him that they are really on me about the mail from there. Now that I think about it I may have given TMI.
I worked on that most of the last hour and part of the time on OT. I actually was supposed to be doing scanning but I couldn’t get on Lucinda’s or Cam’s…It had to do with the Managed work stations. I got most of today’s mail done and I will finish yesterdays’ tomorrow before Claudia has to spend time with me. I am going to get there as early as possible so that all I have to show her to do is the post office mail.
I won’t be staying for OT tomorrow because I have to go to the store to pick up Irish Soda bread for the meeting refreshments tomorrow.
Tonight is quickly ending for me. I have been home since quarter of 7. The ride home was uneventful and when I arrived Mom wasn’t home from her meeting yet.
She left me a note about dinner. It would be ham salad sandwiches or eggs or anything I wanted. I opted for the ham salad sandwich with home made mayonnaise. Its funny for years I kept telling people I don’t like Mayonnaise but I do eat it in a lot of things.
I spent most of the last three hours watching TV. I did get online for a bit and now I am going to go to sleep.
The ride seemed a bit heavy but I managed to get to the garage okay. A few minutes later I was at the office and knocking at the door. Both Donna C and Claudia were making fun of me for losing the badge holder yet again. A few minutes later I found it.
Claudia and I talked about getting together today and we would start at 8:30. I had some breakfast and started opening yesterday’s lockbox. When Claudia came we spent the next hour or so going over what I do and how it is done. She has some really good ideas and she talked them over with Gayle as well. I found myself at times wish it would get over with because of the volume of the mail. Anyway, Gayle told me Claudia was impressed with my detail orientation (I am probably not saying that right but I am sure you know what I am saying). I showed her how I separated and used the spread sheet. She feels everyone not just me should use it to show how much mail does come in. She showed me what she had typed up so far.
Tomorrow we will do the post office mail and some other things and then I will show her the bad addresses and the lobby mail from downstairs. I really want it all done because it would be nice to have nice organized desk to leave and come back to each day.
I had to get the mail from downstairs and there was a lot. I had talked with Mike (the security guard) about the volume of it and he had told me it was a works worth. I was really annoyed because I had picked it up on Wednesday. I tried to explain to him that it was important to know that it couldn’t be a week because I had picked it up Wednesday. That end of the week I wasn’t here and (he pointed out that they should have had someone covering) wasn’t my fault. I tried to tell him that they are really on me about the mail from there. Now that I think about it I may have given TMI.
I worked on that most of the last hour and part of the time on OT. I actually was supposed to be doing scanning but I couldn’t get on Lucinda’s or Cam’s…It had to do with the Managed work stations. I got most of today’s mail done and I will finish yesterdays’ tomorrow before Claudia has to spend time with me. I am going to get there as early as possible so that all I have to show her to do is the post office mail.
I won’t be staying for OT tomorrow because I have to go to the store to pick up Irish Soda bread for the meeting refreshments tomorrow.
Tonight is quickly ending for me. I have been home since quarter of 7. The ride home was uneventful and when I arrived Mom wasn’t home from her meeting yet.
She left me a note about dinner. It would be ham salad sandwiches or eggs or anything I wanted. I opted for the ham salad sandwich with home made mayonnaise. Its funny for years I kept telling people I don’t like Mayonnaise but I do eat it in a lot of things.
I spent most of the last three hours watching TV. I did get online for a bit and now I am going to go to sleep.
Monday, March 08, 2010
A Long Day
Well today is my first day back from my long weekend. It seems like I have been away so long. It is great to be back. I had gotten a phone call on Thursday Gayle and text message from Cami looking for the combo to the records box so I text Cam and called her back after that to make sure it worked out okay. Stephanie did the mail and as usual she did a good job. There was still a lot left for me to do so I put it today’s mail.
Susan wants Claudia to “shadow me” so that they know what needs to be done. I told everyone there was a book on the desk with notes. Stephanie told me she had some notes but still had a hard time remembering where certain things went. Claudia says we will start tomorrow.
I worked on the mail from today and the rest of Fridays for most of the day but didn’t finish it. I will work on it tomorrow along with the mail for tomorrow. I was really hoping I could get it all done by the time I left but it wasn’t to be.
There was some excitement. The one section of Temple Street was blocked off and evacuated due to a bomb scare. There were police and I saw Jamie Muro from Channel 8. He was staring at me for some reason (I probably was talking very loudly on the phone to people). I called Cami and Annette to let them know if anyone was coming in that direction to avoid it. After the calls I asked someone and they didn’t know what was going on.
I went on to Debra’s office and headed to the waiting room. I made a couple of calls for the Woman’s Club and talked with another girl waiting for her appointment to begin. WE talked about the bomb scare and then we both went to our appointments. I wasn’t in Debra’s office for more than ten minutes when the fire alarm went off. Debra sent me out to the hallway and she told me to go on down. I went and I was a little bit nervous I didn’t know where it was going to lead (it ended up outside on Chapel Street.) and she followed. I called Mom who could hear me but I couldn’t hear her.
While everyone else waited under the glass roof we walked to a park bench and had our session. I told her about everything that happened last week. How the trip to PA went and how the conversations went. How the trip back went and how the rest of the weekend went. When I went to pay her I discovered my ID holder was gone. So now have to mail it to her.
After the session I went back to the office to find the badge holder I couldn’t find it. I talked with Annette and Gayle and told her what was happening at the Omni. After a few minutes I left and walked out with Sally T. We chatted about the weekend and about the events at the Omni. She walked up to her car and I took the elevator.
I left the garage by 5:30 and was home a short time later. I was a little worried about losing the badge holder and was trying to think where I had put it. I decided I would still look in the office again tomorrow.
When I got home Mom was getting changed. We talked about the Bomb Threat and about dinner. She wasn’t hungry so I got something for myself. WE were both very tired.
The rest of the night I made some calls and have gotten online. I watched been watching a little of the NCIS marathon and now I am going to bed
Susan wants Claudia to “shadow me” so that they know what needs to be done. I told everyone there was a book on the desk with notes. Stephanie told me she had some notes but still had a hard time remembering where certain things went. Claudia says we will start tomorrow.
I worked on the mail from today and the rest of Fridays for most of the day but didn’t finish it. I will work on it tomorrow along with the mail for tomorrow. I was really hoping I could get it all done by the time I left but it wasn’t to be.
There was some excitement. The one section of Temple Street was blocked off and evacuated due to a bomb scare. There were police and I saw Jamie Muro from Channel 8. He was staring at me for some reason (I probably was talking very loudly on the phone to people). I called Cami and Annette to let them know if anyone was coming in that direction to avoid it. After the calls I asked someone and they didn’t know what was going on.
I went on to Debra’s office and headed to the waiting room. I made a couple of calls for the Woman’s Club and talked with another girl waiting for her appointment to begin. WE talked about the bomb scare and then we both went to our appointments. I wasn’t in Debra’s office for more than ten minutes when the fire alarm went off. Debra sent me out to the hallway and she told me to go on down. I went and I was a little bit nervous I didn’t know where it was going to lead (it ended up outside on Chapel Street.) and she followed. I called Mom who could hear me but I couldn’t hear her.
While everyone else waited under the glass roof we walked to a park bench and had our session. I told her about everything that happened last week. How the trip to PA went and how the conversations went. How the trip back went and how the rest of the weekend went. When I went to pay her I discovered my ID holder was gone. So now have to mail it to her.
After the session I went back to the office to find the badge holder I couldn’t find it. I talked with Annette and Gayle and told her what was happening at the Omni. After a few minutes I left and walked out with Sally T. We chatted about the weekend and about the events at the Omni. She walked up to her car and I took the elevator.
I left the garage by 5:30 and was home a short time later. I was a little worried about losing the badge holder and was trying to think where I had put it. I decided I would still look in the office again tomorrow.
When I got home Mom was getting changed. We talked about the Bomb Threat and about dinner. She wasn’t hungry so I got something for myself. WE were both very tired.
The rest of the night I made some calls and have gotten online. I watched been watching a little of the NCIS marathon and now I am going to bed
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Dave's Oscar Party
Today is Dave’s Oscar party. We will go to the movies first I think he told me Avatar but I am not really sure. Then we will have the dinner and then watch the Oscars. But first things first!
This morning I have bingo and church. While I am at bingo I need to either talk to Natalie or leave her a message to discuss why she had the Carnival on the calendar for February 27. I am hoping that we can have it straightened out by the time I go to the meeting on Wednesday. To be honest I am not looking forward to it but I am hoping it will be resolved amicably.
This morning I have bingo and church. While I am at bingo I need to either talk to Natalie or leave her a message to discuss why she had the Carnival on the calendar for February 27. I am hoping that we can have it straightened out by the time I go to the meeting on Wednesday. To be honest I am not looking forward to it but I am hoping it will be resolved amicably.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
March 6, 2010
Well it is a quiet morning here in the Phelan foundation. Mom is just taking a shower and I have got laundry in the machines. It isn’t a lot but I don’t want it built up so quickly.
The sun is shining and it looks lovely out my back window. I don’t have much planned for today. I probably will do some cleaning with Mom. I might even get the car washed. It’s been something I have wanted to do but never did.
This computer of mine is giving me a little grief. It seems to be freezing at some points and taking a long time to load up. I really hope that the virus or attack that happened on it last week really was taken care of. The Norton stopped it but I am a little bit nervous about it. On some of the sites I visit I had to re sign in with my passwords and such. I guess I could check the virus sweep and see if everything is okay. **Phew I haven’t done the virus sweep but everything seems to be okay right now….
There was a bad accident in the next town over on the highway. It happened about 2 am and has traffic blocked off for a couple of miles. Apparently one has died and one is missing and I saw an overturned truck. IF it has tied up traffic since two AM this morning then I would really hate to see the rest of the day.
Well I just checked the traffic camera and all the cameras in that area are down. They must have them down for investigation purposes.
Well now on to other news. Mom is going to get tickets to see South Pacific (Diane’s show) when it comes to Hartford in April. The PA branch of the family wanted to see Diane in the play so Mom agreed to get tickets. Hopefully the PA branch will be able to come up.
Well it looks like I will be a delegate to the Probate Judge convention that will be held on May 11th. Mom and I will be there with the former Democratic Mayor Alberta Jagoe. From what Mom says Mrs. Jagoe will be the one nominating and we just be there for support or second or third nominations. This will be my first regional convention. The last two were local (mayoral elections). I just sent my approval to Mike. Mom did too.
We also just got the February DTC minutes. The March meeting will be held March 23, 2010. Same time, same place. I just hope I don’t have anything to do afterwards.
Mom heard from Cousin Sharon about getting her stuff. She will be down sometime in April and will get them. Mom did tell her that the stereo and TV were confiscated (by us) but that if she wanted them she could have them and we would get new ones. I have no problem with that!!!
I just got off the phone with Dave. We talked about the accident this morning he says the traffic is moving along now so that means it has cleared up. We also talked about the trip to PA and how it went. He told me his niece will have her confirmation in May or sometime.
We also talked about the “Oscar Party” tomorrow. We talked about the menu Rotisserie Chicken from Costco, vegetables, and dessert. He wants me to bring Pop-corn for the Oscar show. Well that is if the ABC and Cablevision are still having negotiation breakdowns we may not see the Oscars. We are going to the movies before that. Not sure what we are going to see but I hope its Avatar.
Well I probably have a ton of things to do and I am not doing them. I know the stuff in the second dryer is going and I could probably straighten this desk out a little and then find something to do.
The sun is shining and it looks lovely out my back window. I don’t have much planned for today. I probably will do some cleaning with Mom. I might even get the car washed. It’s been something I have wanted to do but never did.
This computer of mine is giving me a little grief. It seems to be freezing at some points and taking a long time to load up. I really hope that the virus or attack that happened on it last week really was taken care of. The Norton stopped it but I am a little bit nervous about it. On some of the sites I visit I had to re sign in with my passwords and such. I guess I could check the virus sweep and see if everything is okay. **Phew I haven’t done the virus sweep but everything seems to be okay right now….
There was a bad accident in the next town over on the highway. It happened about 2 am and has traffic blocked off for a couple of miles. Apparently one has died and one is missing and I saw an overturned truck. IF it has tied up traffic since two AM this morning then I would really hate to see the rest of the day.
Well I just checked the traffic camera and all the cameras in that area are down. They must have them down for investigation purposes.
Well now on to other news. Mom is going to get tickets to see South Pacific (Diane’s show) when it comes to Hartford in April. The PA branch of the family wanted to see Diane in the play so Mom agreed to get tickets. Hopefully the PA branch will be able to come up.
Well it looks like I will be a delegate to the Probate Judge convention that will be held on May 11th. Mom and I will be there with the former Democratic Mayor Alberta Jagoe. From what Mom says Mrs. Jagoe will be the one nominating and we just be there for support or second or third nominations. This will be my first regional convention. The last two were local (mayoral elections). I just sent my approval to Mike. Mom did too.
We also just got the February DTC minutes. The March meeting will be held March 23, 2010. Same time, same place. I just hope I don’t have anything to do afterwards.
Mom heard from Cousin Sharon about getting her stuff. She will be down sometime in April and will get them. Mom did tell her that the stereo and TV were confiscated (by us) but that if she wanted them she could have them and we would get new ones. I have no problem with that!!!
I just got off the phone with Dave. We talked about the accident this morning he says the traffic is moving along now so that means it has cleared up. We also talked about the trip to PA and how it went. He told me his niece will have her confirmation in May or sometime.
We also talked about the “Oscar Party” tomorrow. We talked about the menu Rotisserie Chicken from Costco, vegetables, and dessert. He wants me to bring Pop-corn for the Oscar show. Well that is if the ABC and Cablevision are still having negotiation breakdowns we may not see the Oscars. We are going to the movies before that. Not sure what we are going to see but I hope its Avatar.
Well I probably have a ton of things to do and I am not doing them. I know the stuff in the second dryer is going and I could probably straighten this desk out a little and then find something to do.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Emily's Confirmation
We left the house just before 10:30 for PA. We were admiring how well the GPS was working. We had little to no traffic problems except for construction at certain points of the drive. As we were driving I couldn’t help but notice things had looked different along the way then when were driving through a year earlier. We were about 35 miles away when we called the hotel to ask them for early admission and it was allowed.
We arrived at the hotel by 1:30. We checked in and got settled in waiting for Jim to arrive. Mom had some food to pass along to him and so he stayed for about an hour and half for one of many enjoyable visits. After he left we got ready for the Confirmation services.
It was mutually decided that instead of changing into the suit I originally had planned for the service I would where the black denim pants and the shirt and sweater I had worn on the way done. It looked nice and was not messy. So I freshened up changed my necklace and by quarter of Jim picked us up and drove us to the church. WE noticed the area had been built up around Hamilton Blvd (a new extension of the highway).
When we arrived at the church there was considerably full of cars for the services. Jim had already told me what to expect and where the seat would be. I headed to my place (considerably closer then we were last year) and Jim followed and reminded me of the spot. I got to know my fellow sponsors and we joked and chatted. After a while the services started. A couple of times I made eye contact with Emily. It was the best feeling to know I was doing this for her and I felt proud of her. I looked around for the rest of our family but I couldn’t see them until they walked up for Communion. I actually didn’t see Kristina or Jamie or their mother until afterwards.
I did pretty well when it came time for me to do my bit. The only thing that bothered me was when I was returning to my seat I knocked a beautiful camera to the floor and the sound must have verberated through the entire church.
Afterwards we gathered in the vestibule and then at the family center next door. It just as crowded as last year and we had different refreshments. It was delicious cupcakes. It was decided that Mom, Jim, Jamie, and I would head to the restaurant while Claudia and the girls stayed behind while Emily waited to get her picture taken with the Bishop.
We had dinner at Carrabba's Italian Grill. I guess it is a chain restaurant like Chili’s or even Olive Garden. It was very busy and we were seated near the kitchen. We all had something different to eat. We gave Emily her gifts and she got some really nice ones from Claudia too. Claudia is not of the Catholic faith so unfortunately she showed some of her ignorance’s in regards to the Catholic Church. We spent the next two hours chatting and talking. At one point we thought Mom lost her phone (I was slightly annoyed) but it turned out alright. It was on the floor under the table.
I think we left for the hotel around 8. The kids had homework to do and Jim was getting tired and achy. He had fallen earlier in the week and hurt his back. Jim dropped us off and he went home and we settled in for the night. Mom got into her pajamas and watched TV (something never change) and I decided to go and use the treadmill down in the fitness center. I was on the machine for about 20 minutes and went a mile or so. I was watching Happy Feet while I was there.
I am not sure what time it was but when I got back Mom was watching PBS “Miss Maples” or I should say the TV was watching her. I got ready for bed and started to fall asleep.
I slept until 6 this morning and Mom got up shortly after that and we both started getting ready for the day. We were going to meet Jim for Breakfast in the dining room downstairs. Mom went down before me and I was still getting ready.
When I arrived at the table they were already in a deep discussion about everything. I sat and listen and occasionally contributed to it. We talked nearly three hours. I had some eggs and yogurt and coffee. When we realized what time it was we said goodbye to Jim (he had a phone meeting to attend) and we went upstairs to get our things and check out. Well we couldn’t get into our rooms so I went downstairs and got the key cards reactivated and then picked up everything and took them to the car.
Before leaving Allentown we stopped for gas. It was $2.669 very expensive I thought but Mom tells me that it is supposed to be going up to $3 all over the place.
The ride home was very nice despite the fact the Magellan gave us wrong directions a few times for going home. It wanted us to take one particular route and it would have taken us way out of our way. I had to reiterate what it said a few times to Mom because thought it was saying one thing and it was not. It was partially due to her hearing. As I said to her the way we some times internalize or process information is different for each person.
We had enjoyable conversations as well. It was basically about current events, family issues, and just life in general. We never stopped to take a rest until we got home.
It was close to 3:30 and we were glad to be home. We both checked our emails, unpacked, did some laundry, and I even tried to pick up some of this room.
We had ham sandwiches around 4. We watched CNN and were quite surprised to find that CNN puts their own spin on current events just like everyone else in the media.
For the rest of the evening we each did our own thing. Mom watched her programs and I watched mine upstairs. I sat and listened to Mom talk with Jim on the phone. They were talking about me (not negatively) but it was kind of fun to listen to it. I also tried to catch up on all things NCIS that I had missed in the last 24 hours.
Now that it is almost ten I think I am going to bed. I have come home with a renewed sense of energy on how to do things around here. It happens to me every time I go to visit family and friends. I see how they do things and see if I could learn and not just let things slide.
Have a great night…
We arrived at the hotel by 1:30. We checked in and got settled in waiting for Jim to arrive. Mom had some food to pass along to him and so he stayed for about an hour and half for one of many enjoyable visits. After he left we got ready for the Confirmation services.
It was mutually decided that instead of changing into the suit I originally had planned for the service I would where the black denim pants and the shirt and sweater I had worn on the way done. It looked nice and was not messy. So I freshened up changed my necklace and by quarter of Jim picked us up and drove us to the church. WE noticed the area had been built up around Hamilton Blvd (a new extension of the highway).
When we arrived at the church there was considerably full of cars for the services. Jim had already told me what to expect and where the seat would be. I headed to my place (considerably closer then we were last year) and Jim followed and reminded me of the spot. I got to know my fellow sponsors and we joked and chatted. After a while the services started. A couple of times I made eye contact with Emily. It was the best feeling to know I was doing this for her and I felt proud of her. I looked around for the rest of our family but I couldn’t see them until they walked up for Communion. I actually didn’t see Kristina or Jamie or their mother until afterwards.
I did pretty well when it came time for me to do my bit. The only thing that bothered me was when I was returning to my seat I knocked a beautiful camera to the floor and the sound must have verberated through the entire church.
Afterwards we gathered in the vestibule and then at the family center next door. It just as crowded as last year and we had different refreshments. It was delicious cupcakes. It was decided that Mom, Jim, Jamie, and I would head to the restaurant while Claudia and the girls stayed behind while Emily waited to get her picture taken with the Bishop.
We had dinner at Carrabba's Italian Grill. I guess it is a chain restaurant like Chili’s or even Olive Garden. It was very busy and we were seated near the kitchen. We all had something different to eat. We gave Emily her gifts and she got some really nice ones from Claudia too. Claudia is not of the Catholic faith so unfortunately she showed some of her ignorance’s in regards to the Catholic Church. We spent the next two hours chatting and talking. At one point we thought Mom lost her phone (I was slightly annoyed) but it turned out alright. It was on the floor under the table.
I think we left for the hotel around 8. The kids had homework to do and Jim was getting tired and achy. He had fallen earlier in the week and hurt his back. Jim dropped us off and he went home and we settled in for the night. Mom got into her pajamas and watched TV (something never change) and I decided to go and use the treadmill down in the fitness center. I was on the machine for about 20 minutes and went a mile or so. I was watching Happy Feet while I was there.
I am not sure what time it was but when I got back Mom was watching PBS “Miss Maples” or I should say the TV was watching her. I got ready for bed and started to fall asleep.
I slept until 6 this morning and Mom got up shortly after that and we both started getting ready for the day. We were going to meet Jim for Breakfast in the dining room downstairs. Mom went down before me and I was still getting ready.
When I arrived at the table they were already in a deep discussion about everything. I sat and listen and occasionally contributed to it. We talked nearly three hours. I had some eggs and yogurt and coffee. When we realized what time it was we said goodbye to Jim (he had a phone meeting to attend) and we went upstairs to get our things and check out. Well we couldn’t get into our rooms so I went downstairs and got the key cards reactivated and then picked up everything and took them to the car.
Before leaving Allentown we stopped for gas. It was $2.669 very expensive I thought but Mom tells me that it is supposed to be going up to $3 all over the place.
The ride home was very nice despite the fact the Magellan gave us wrong directions a few times for going home. It wanted us to take one particular route and it would have taken us way out of our way. I had to reiterate what it said a few times to Mom because thought it was saying one thing and it was not. It was partially due to her hearing. As I said to her the way we some times internalize or process information is different for each person.
We had enjoyable conversations as well. It was basically about current events, family issues, and just life in general. We never stopped to take a rest until we got home.
It was close to 3:30 and we were glad to be home. We both checked our emails, unpacked, did some laundry, and I even tried to pick up some of this room.
We had ham sandwiches around 4. We watched CNN and were quite surprised to find that CNN puts their own spin on current events just like everyone else in the media.
For the rest of the evening we each did our own thing. Mom watched her programs and I watched mine upstairs. I sat and listened to Mom talk with Jim on the phone. They were talking about me (not negatively) but it was kind of fun to listen to it. I also tried to catch up on all things NCIS that I had missed in the last 24 hours.
Now that it is almost ten I think I am going to bed. I have come home with a renewed sense of energy on how to do things around here. It happens to me every time I go to visit family and friends. I see how they do things and see if I could learn and not just let things slide.
Have a great night…
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
I found a dollar today
I was coming out of the parking garage elevator and it was on the ground by the corner. I thought it was so cool. I didn’t use it but it really made my day.
Today went pretty well. I got everything done that needed to be done. The only downside was I had delivered mail to another floor and they came back yelling at Sue R that it wasn’t theirs. Gayle just told me to go through it and use my judgment and see what was important or not. Most of it wasn’t. If I couldn’t find them then it was tossed. I got it all done by 4 and I was on my way home by 4:15. I hope that by the time I get back on Monday those Physicians Directories will be gone.
When I got home Mom had dinner cooking in the oven and she was looking some stuff up on the computer. I relaxed until about 5:30 then we ate. We had ham, asparagus, scalloped potatoes, and squash. I had fruit afterwards and then much later some candy.
After Dinner I watched NCIS and packed a bag for the weekend. I got the garbage and recycle stuff out for tomorrow. I got some bills paid and then went to bed.
I was talking to my good friend Tony D today. We have been working together for years now and both have the same outlook on life on some things. She recently got some news about her health. She has a tumor that is causing her to gain weight. I can’t think of the word but it will come to me eventually.
I talked with Liz today. We had been playing telephone tag all week and it was really great to catch up with her. She was telling me a story about Bird Watching with Audrey and Audrey’s response for a 3 year old was so funny (at least to us) when her grandma was pointing out what a particular bird was “it’s just a bird grandma”.
Today she was on her way for an afternoon with Jason Audrey’s 5 year-old Brother. I am not sure what they will do but it usually is a lot of fun.
Well it is time for me to put the garbage out so I better go do it. If I don’t get to post tomorrow I will do it when I get back.
Today went pretty well. I got everything done that needed to be done. The only downside was I had delivered mail to another floor and they came back yelling at Sue R that it wasn’t theirs. Gayle just told me to go through it and use my judgment and see what was important or not. Most of it wasn’t. If I couldn’t find them then it was tossed. I got it all done by 4 and I was on my way home by 4:15. I hope that by the time I get back on Monday those Physicians Directories will be gone.
When I got home Mom had dinner cooking in the oven and she was looking some stuff up on the computer. I relaxed until about 5:30 then we ate. We had ham, asparagus, scalloped potatoes, and squash. I had fruit afterwards and then much later some candy.
After Dinner I watched NCIS and packed a bag for the weekend. I got the garbage and recycle stuff out for tomorrow. I got some bills paid and then went to bed.
I was talking to my good friend Tony D today. We have been working together for years now and both have the same outlook on life on some things. She recently got some news about her health. She has a tumor that is causing her to gain weight. I can’t think of the word but it will come to me eventually.
I talked with Liz today. We had been playing telephone tag all week and it was really great to catch up with her. She was telling me a story about Bird Watching with Audrey and Audrey’s response for a 3 year old was so funny (at least to us) when her grandma was pointing out what a particular bird was “it’s just a bird grandma”.
Today she was on her way for an afternoon with Jason Audrey’s 5 year-old Brother. I am not sure what they will do but it usually is a lot of fun.
Well it is time for me to put the garbage out so I better go do it. If I don’t get to post tomorrow I will do it when I get back.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Had a Good Day
It is Tuesday night and in a few hours I will be watching the much anticipated new episode of NCIS with the rest of the world. In the mean time I am going to pay some more bills and do laundry in preparation for my short trip to PA at the end of the week.
Today went pretty well. I had a good night’s sleep and woke up with no problems and I managed to leave before 7:15. It’s always a goal for me. The ride in was fine until I got to the garage where the construction site was getting a delivery from a very long tractor trailer. It took a few minutes for it to maneuver into the digs and it made me very nervous with the cop so close to the truck I thought for sure he would get clipped or injured.
I got to the office after 7:30 and started working on the lockbox from yesterday. I stopped long enough to get the breakfast I ordered before getting there. The morning went by pretty well. No Major issues and was able to have all that done by the time we (hmm me thinks I am having multiple personalities today) left. The 10 buckets of Physicians directories provided by Connecticut Medical Society that’s been the bane of my existence will be taken and readdressed by Maria R (Senior Administrative Assistant) and out of my hair.
I am hoping that when I finish with the bad address tally for the last two days I can work on getting some other stuff done so I can relax for the rest of the week. I am going to try and go in early tomorrow.
We had a staff meeting today. We usually have one every month. Sue R was there to explain the importance of having accuracy in the work that we do. Well it was mostly pointed at the Cash posting but I what I can from it for my own job.
Yesterday there was a candle light vigil for Alexa and PJ Heron who were killed over the weekend at Gulf Beach in Milford, Friends, and family gathered to honor their memory. According to Danbury Newstime the two teens were returning from a family gathering. Tonight is the wake and the funeral will be held tomorrow. I didn’t know them personally and I even asked Telka if the young girl was supposed to be in the club She said no but that several of the girls might know her or of her.
Well it is time for me to hit the sack. Have a great night and be safe.
Today went pretty well. I had a good night’s sleep and woke up with no problems and I managed to leave before 7:15. It’s always a goal for me. The ride in was fine until I got to the garage where the construction site was getting a delivery from a very long tractor trailer. It took a few minutes for it to maneuver into the digs and it made me very nervous with the cop so close to the truck I thought for sure he would get clipped or injured.
I got to the office after 7:30 and started working on the lockbox from yesterday. I stopped long enough to get the breakfast I ordered before getting there. The morning went by pretty well. No Major issues and was able to have all that done by the time we (hmm me thinks I am having multiple personalities today) left. The 10 buckets of Physicians directories provided by Connecticut Medical Society that’s been the bane of my existence will be taken and readdressed by Maria R (Senior Administrative Assistant) and out of my hair.
I am hoping that when I finish with the bad address tally for the last two days I can work on getting some other stuff done so I can relax for the rest of the week. I am going to try and go in early tomorrow.
We had a staff meeting today. We usually have one every month. Sue R was there to explain the importance of having accuracy in the work that we do. Well it was mostly pointed at the Cash posting but I what I can from it for my own job.
Yesterday there was a candle light vigil for Alexa and PJ Heron who were killed over the weekend at Gulf Beach in Milford, Friends, and family gathered to honor their memory. According to Danbury Newstime the two teens were returning from a family gathering. Tonight is the wake and the funeral will be held tomorrow. I didn’t know them personally and I even asked Telka if the young girl was supposed to be in the club She said no but that several of the girls might know her or of her.
Well it is time for me to hit the sack. Have a great night and be safe.
Monday, March 01, 2010
I talked with John last night
I can honestly say I got some of the major bills paid last night. I still have a few of them to pay and that will be sometime today. As I suspected I pooped out and decided to get ready for bed.
I did get to chat with John H before getting ready for bed and after I got some of the bills paid. He had been on facebook so we chatted. He says he is fine and he didn’t make a big deal about his birthday. He hung out with friends. I asked him if he got my gift and he said he hasn’t checked his mailbox lately. I told him he should be receiving the care package from Grandma as well. I told Mom about it and she did ask me if he got that too. I told her what he said to me. Before ending the chat session I told him I loved him and was proud of him.
What I didn’t say to him is “I am really worried about you as well”. I know many will feel that what I am going to say is not my business but it is for one important reason. We are family. Anyway, every time he posts or at least every other post on facebook he talks about getting drunk or he is hung over or what ever. It is so incredibly scary because it is such an influence in our family. My Father was a recovering alcoholic, my sister is also. Jim is struggling with substance abuse and John’s father is prone to it. Sometimes my SIL feels Bob drinks too much. I don’t drink now but I did along time ago but when I started taking medication I stopped. I also would like to think that losing friends to drunk driving also perpetuated me to that way. I also didn’t like that I would be literally “a chatty Cathy” even though I consider myself an open book. Anyway, I just hope all my nieces and nephews think about what this can do to them.
I think this is pretty good for someone who woke up at 3:30 and didn’t go back to bed until it was time for her to get up for the day. Actually I was able to doze for the hour. I will have to get coffee when I get to work. I am really going to need to concentrate on stuff on my desk and get rid of it. I have a really short week ahead of me.
Well the day is now almost over. I was pretty successful at concentrating on stuff. I managed to get the last week of postage tallies done and almost finished with today’s mail. I still have a lot of readdress mail to do. I am thinking I will get up very early and get to work and make sure stuff is done. I get the feeling there isn’t going to be any OT for the next week.
The Cooperative High School had a bomb scare today. For one hour or so the entire block was evacuated and bomb sniffing dogs were brought out to find it but they didn’t. The students who were sent to Shubert Theater returned.
I found out this morning that two teenagers were killed over the weekend when their car hit a pole over by Oldfield Lane and Gulf Street. There is some confusion at least for me as to what day this happened. The two teens were brother and sister and they lived on Deerfield Lane with their parents. According to the radio report there was going to be grief counselors at the school.
My session with Debra was good. It seemed to go by fast. I told her about the last part of the week and how aggravated with Mom I was from Thursday to Saturday. I also talked about John and my worry about him.
I have to mail her this week’s payment as I didn’t bring my checkbook with me. I tend to forget it sometimes. I didn’t want it to get back up to a large amount like it was last week.
Well I am getting tired and I need to get to bed. I am trying to drink warm milk.
I did get to chat with John H before getting ready for bed and after I got some of the bills paid. He had been on facebook so we chatted. He says he is fine and he didn’t make a big deal about his birthday. He hung out with friends. I asked him if he got my gift and he said he hasn’t checked his mailbox lately. I told him he should be receiving the care package from Grandma as well. I told Mom about it and she did ask me if he got that too. I told her what he said to me. Before ending the chat session I told him I loved him and was proud of him.
What I didn’t say to him is “I am really worried about you as well”. I know many will feel that what I am going to say is not my business but it is for one important reason. We are family. Anyway, every time he posts or at least every other post on facebook he talks about getting drunk or he is hung over or what ever. It is so incredibly scary because it is such an influence in our family. My Father was a recovering alcoholic, my sister is also. Jim is struggling with substance abuse and John’s father is prone to it. Sometimes my SIL feels Bob drinks too much. I don’t drink now but I did along time ago but when I started taking medication I stopped. I also would like to think that losing friends to drunk driving also perpetuated me to that way. I also didn’t like that I would be literally “a chatty Cathy” even though I consider myself an open book. Anyway, I just hope all my nieces and nephews think about what this can do to them.
I think this is pretty good for someone who woke up at 3:30 and didn’t go back to bed until it was time for her to get up for the day. Actually I was able to doze for the hour. I will have to get coffee when I get to work. I am really going to need to concentrate on stuff on my desk and get rid of it. I have a really short week ahead of me.
Well the day is now almost over. I was pretty successful at concentrating on stuff. I managed to get the last week of postage tallies done and almost finished with today’s mail. I still have a lot of readdress mail to do. I am thinking I will get up very early and get to work and make sure stuff is done. I get the feeling there isn’t going to be any OT for the next week.
The Cooperative High School had a bomb scare today. For one hour or so the entire block was evacuated and bomb sniffing dogs were brought out to find it but they didn’t. The students who were sent to Shubert Theater returned.
I found out this morning that two teenagers were killed over the weekend when their car hit a pole over by Oldfield Lane and Gulf Street. There is some confusion at least for me as to what day this happened. The two teens were brother and sister and they lived on Deerfield Lane with their parents. According to the radio report there was going to be grief counselors at the school.
My session with Debra was good. It seemed to go by fast. I told her about the last part of the week and how aggravated with Mom I was from Thursday to Saturday. I also talked about John and my worry about him.
I have to mail her this week’s payment as I didn’t bring my checkbook with me. I tend to forget it sometimes. I didn’t want it to get back up to a large amount like it was last week.
Well I am getting tired and I need to get to bed. I am trying to drink warm milk.
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