KateP's musings

1.         I am thankful for my family warts and all.  My mother's side of the family will be gathering in the next few days to say goodbye to My Aunt Serena.  My hope is that many will come I haven’t seen in awhile. 2.         I am thankful for my kitties.   As I mentioned earlier this week they stayed with me when I got sick this week and I promptly thanked one of them by locking them unwittingly in the closet. 3.         I am thankful for my job.   This week was busy catching up on mail even the one day off was glitch but I managed.  Will be back to catching up next week as I have off tomorrow for  the funeral. Sadly a few more of my co-workers lost a family member this week.  More fliers went around and haven’t contributed yet. Bake sale was yesterday and $200 was made.  WE were given an update for Evening holiday party an...

Something happened 24 hours ago.   I started feeling like crap and I was fine when I went to bed Monday night.   I suspect the 12 plus wings I had for dinner that night caused it but yesterday morning I felt like a block was in my stomach.   I got ready for work and just felt sluggish and it felt worse by the time I got to work.   So I finished Monday’s mail and headed for home.   Not before vomiting in the bathroom.   After a quick chat with Sally T I headed home and was home by 10.   I got into my pajamas and went to bed.   For the next 8-12 hour s I slept and hard.   I know the times I did wake up I checked the clock.   I also noticed that my kitties were at my feet. Awwww. I also did get sick to my stomach a couple of times before settling down and haven’t felt like doing that today.   It depends if my dinner (mushroom ravioli in white sauce) acts up.   I had a great Thanksgiving holiday with my Family and spen...

Another Monday has come and gone.   I am sitting here with herbal tea and have Nat Geo Wild on in the background.   I have been home since 5.   I have had my dinner from Adams Market and just reflecting on my day. When I left here this morning it was just 35 degrees and barely any frost on the car.   I had been up a good couple of hours and did our daily routine. Except I didn’t go back to sleep.   I managed to get ready for work and leave by 20 after 7.   The ride in was unexpectedly quiet.   I am thinking all the holiday weekenders decided to call and book off.   I managed to get to the office just before 8.   After extending my morning greetings I hopped right on the mail that was waiting for me.   I also found a few announcements on my desk.   A collection for Registration Kelly for her Mom’s passing last week.   I have until Friday to contribute.   We also got new instructions for our voicemail.   I ...

I decided to take it easy this weekend.   The last few days were exhausting and fun.   Thanksgiving dinner at my niece and nephew’s home was wonderful.   It was a lovely day.   The kids were funny and the best part is Olivia my great niece gravitated towards me a lot.   She willingly sat on my lap more than a few times.   I am lucky if I get a hello from her.     I was there until about 4:30 or so and then we came home.   A short time later we back in Milford.   After that I came home and scrambled to get the bed made for when my friend Karen came. Karen is my HS classmate and friend.   We shared quite an adventure with another friend and it was a tough those years.   More for her then me.   We also worked together back in the late 80s and our relationship faded again.   We reconnected a few more times after that and most recently on FB.   We spent most of thanksgiving night catching up on life. ...

1.                     I am thankful for my family warts and all.   Today I am having Dinner with the Rivera clan for thanksgiving.   It is the first time I have been to their home for the holiday it is usually spent with Jim either here or in Allentown.    We are leaving my sister’s house by quarter of 1.   Not going for the pre snack session (although we still may catch it).   Jim will be having dinner with his kids and ex-wife at the local Golf course in Lehigh.   Not really sure he is going to have a great time but there is always next year.   I will be there for him then. As I mentioned yesterday Bob’s family will celebrating Thanksgiving together in Alaska where it is snowing.    I was worried they weren’t going to be celebrating much.   So much for them checking in with us!. Sorry.   I should have been in contac...

Last week I found out my Neighbor put her house up for sale-again.  She lives on the corner of our street (and she is the one who complains about the least little thing).  I usually get along with her except for a couple of rare occassions she pissed me off.  She has been wanting to do this ever since the condos broke ground across the street.  She tried several months ago but it never left the ground.  She had an open house over the weekend and even though I had asked another neighbor if there were a lot of people i got the impression no was a strong clue The Auction was a huge success in attendance.  We had 101 tickets turned in and 110 dinners ordered.  Lots of items auctioned off and I managed to bid on a couple of things and won item I bid on was a theme basket of Disney.  I got it.  Guess who is getting it? Work is fine.  Been busy as usual and preparing for the holidays.  We have a number of fun activities coming up in...

I ended up going to bed my normal 10 pm time.  The kitties came with me for a few hours.  I did write some on the computer but not long.  I had warm milk and needed to get to bed.  I hung up the clothes in the laundry area and will put them away tonight when I get home.  The reason I decided to forgo the all nighter is I would be unable to function today in any capacity.   I was supposed to be here early so that MS and I could steam the very heavy winter coat I have been wearing.  IT didn’t happen.  I got here just before 8.  But we did do it at break time and it looks great.  MS has to leave early today. I was relieved when the committee meeting was cancelled today.  Mostly because of the holiday (  people were going to leave early etc).  We do have a membership meeting on the 16th (again). I emailed Liz this morning to find out the details for Thanksgiving.  It looks like the munchies are being served by 1...

I heard from my friend Karen tonight and she says she was able to get Friday off and wanted to come over Thursday night for a sleep over.   So of course I said yes.   I am really glad Livia came today!!!! Anyway, she will come in from her brother’s as soon as I am home from Jr. and Lisa’s.   I just hope dinner isn’t late.   I am going to need to get soda before she comes. So tonight I am doing laundry and going to stay up long enough to get it done.   The house looks great and so she will see it the way It is.   Tomorrow I will wash the sheets on the guest room bed (it’s been a little hairy since the kitties have been sleeping there).

Sorry I disappeared after Saturday afternoon.  I had a visit with Liz and then came home and relaxed and rested before the Auction that night.  We got the rain that was predicted just about 5 and it lasted until I got home i think. The whole event was great.  I would say over a hundred people came and there were a lot of nice things at auction and I even made some bids.  I managed to even bid on a theme basket and it's going to Chris and Jenn.   The food was good (as always).  It was buffet food (chicken, fish, beef (pork), pasta).  I sat with Janet at her table and chatted with a few people.  I stayed until 9 and was home a short time  later.  I did a few things and then went to bed. I spent most of Sunday morning sleeping.  I just wasn’t feeling great.  I called LIz and told her about the Auction and how fun it was.  I sent a message to Suzanne and told her I had a great time.   In the afternoon I wen...

I woke up this morning realizing I picked the worst weekend to do grocery shopping!   The weekend before Thanksgiving!   What the hell was I thinking?   I am afraid it will be so jam packed and hectic I won’t like it.   I will in all likely get flustered and aggravated.   I will have to go tomorrow as it might be too busy at lunch time. This morning we are finishing up the set up for Auction tonight.   I have to be over Janet’s house by quarter of ten. Then to the school auditorium set up. It shouldn’t take long.   I hope.   The rest of the day I will probably write some letters and take a nap before getting ready for the auction.

I am glad last night was a fairly quiet night.  I did some laundry and had dinner and watched TV for a while.  I didn’t get on the computer much.  I was getting tired. I did get an invitation to the Municipal Inauguration next Tuesday at Parson’s complex.  Its early but it lasts two hours.  Everyone who was elected to boards and commissions and offices of Mayor and CIty Clerk will be sworn in.  I have gone every year since our Mayor was elected. I also got two phone calls.  One was from the woman who ordered five tickets and reserved a table for the AUction tomorrow night.  She wanted to give me her phone number.  She was flighty.  As of our conversation she didn’t receive the tickets.  I mailed them out Sunday.  I told her to call me if she didn’t get them. The other call was from the Cardiologist’s office they needed to change the appointment in December to January 2 (the day we come back to work).  I believe i...

1.             I am thankful for my family warts and all. My Niece celebrated her birthday yesterday.  Actually she did earlier in the week with her husband, mother and several of her friends in NY.  Everyone else is fine.  I will be spending Thanksgiving with My sister and her family at my Niece and nephew’s home. 2.             I am thankful for my kitties.   They are good.  They have been running around at night and at times cuddly.  They do sleep on the bed at night.  They will probably curl up soon and relax until it's time for me to go to bed. 3.             I am thankful for my job.   Things have been busy on a daily basis. Mostly working on mail.  Been able to scan daily .  Didn’t  do a lot of refund work this week actually.   The Area Union Committees are pr...

Finalized Thanksgiving plans with family mid week and I feel confident that it will be a great time.  I need to pick up flowers for that day.  As you know I was aggravated because my phone wasn’t working well and the end results was Jim did a 180 degree turn regarding the holiday.  You can’t keep doing that. To those who had made plans for dinner and or your companions. The weekend was spent mostly inside writing some letters.  As always have more to do.  I kept putting off grocery shopping because of the weather, I was too tired, or I still had food to reheat.  It doesn’t look like I will be shopping anytime soon. I had my session with Debra and we discussed Thanksgiving plans, life in general and how not to be so hard on myself for doing things that I ended up doing after making promises that I wasn’t going to do (Like eating out every night) Might call it an early night.  It was nearly 6 when I got home and had my dinner and did some laundry....

Despite sleeping late I managed to get to work barely on time.  Somehow I managed to get dressed and spend a little time on the computer before leaving as well.  That could be considered as “Pushing my luck”.  The traffic went my way too.  The only thing I forgot about was the elevator in the garage is out-again.  It happened yesterday but by the time I went home it was fixed. I got to work and chatted with MS as we caught up with each other since she was here last.  She told me about having to get a new furnace and she had no heat.  She had to spend most of the week at her RI home.  I told her how my thanksgiving plans changed and how Jim did a 180. I managed to finish yesterday’s mail and delivered then spent three hours scanning.  I was surprised to see how much was to be scanned (the daily stuff) the backlog is a non issue.  Luckily the scanner was cooperative the entire time. I finally  heard from lawn guy this m...