KateP's musings

I thought today would be one of those days where I am late for everything.  Sleeping, work, appointments everything. I made sure I got to the dentist on time considering they had an opening earlier than 7 tonight.  I spent the morning finishing up yesterday’s mail and worked on preparing the insurance refunds for mailing.  Today’s mail arrived early in the afternoon and was light it took me about an hour to do it.  I went back to the refunds shortly after that. Throughout the day I had been checking social media and message boards for updates on my friends and family in the path of this hurricane. After work I headed home before going to the dentist.  I left the house about quarter of and had no problem getting there.  Getting home was a different story.  I was waiting for traffic to move and a lady from the next town over slammed into the back of me.  The back of my car is dented and slightly skewed.  I yelled a little and then we...

I come in the door and the cats were upstairs I look on the counter and see two carpenter ants doing who knows what.  I cleaned that up and proceeded to open the windows in the kitchen and in the back hall  when what do my wandering eyes find?  a Huge pile of kittie poop on a pillow on the floor.  I am not sure how long it was there or who of the two did it (they both could have done it) but that prompted my to chastise the culprits and immediately cleaned out the litterbox in the bathroom.  It didn't take long and I managed to get some bleach splattered on my gray pants (Bad Advertising Clorox!  Your bleach does splatter).  After I was done with it I made peace with Tiger.  I am pretty sure it was her.  To be clear?  I clean out the kittie poo from the boxes daily.  I will clean out the other litterbox in the upstairs bathroom tomorrow. I have a few things I am going to do right now as I relax.  I have Star Trek:The ...

Dear Mom, I am glad its the weekend.  I had another long and busy day  on Friday and it didn’t seem like it was going to get any better.  I still have to tally up the last couple of days of re-address mail but I did close to 250.  I think I made another dent in it but more always seem to come in. As I was leaving the light in the bedroom went on.  The one on a timer.  It hasn’t done that the whole time we installed it.  I suspect I must have pushed something to make it go on.  If it does I really don’t mind it will go off a little while later.  Actually it is still on as I write this and its after 8. The weather was very cold and messy in the morning yesterday but by the time I got home it was mostly cloudy.  I was cold even though I had turned the heat up so after I looked for a couple of things for LIz  I got under the blankets for a while to watch TV.  I dropped off the documents that I did have for her to the hous...

December 10, 2013 Dear Friends: Well Nancy and Patrick got home around 12:30 this morning.  I was home a short time later and got into bed by 1:30.  It was not a comfortable sleep.  I got stiff and achy and it hasn’t changed much this morning yet.  I woke up around 6 and then hit the snooze button and next  thing I knew it was after 7.  I was in and out of that shower in a matter of minutes and still made it out of the house after 7:30.  It started snowing as I got on the highway.  It continued throughout the day. I called Mom a couple of times.  The first she was still in bed and the second she was up but taking it easy.  She got sick during the night and I could hear it this time.  I didn’t think she was getting sick to her stomach lately but now I am not so sure. I called to see how she was and to let her know I wouldn’t be home right away that I wanted to do some shopping.  I need the Christmas cards, gifts, and...

November 6, 2013 Dear Friends: What a busy couple of days.  My day started  yesterday at 5:30 and i managed to get up and get ready for work and do my civic duty all before 7 am.  It was chilly but I managed to greet my friends standing at the polls and get in and vote.  I was back on the road by 7:10 and had no trouble getting into the city.  I even got to see a doe.  It caught my eye at an unexpected place. Throughout the day I was busy working and didn’t feel any aches and pains and if I started to I managed to take some tylenol.  After work i headed back to Milford stopped at Dunkin and got coffee and then headed to the polling place.   On the way there two emergency vehicles were swinging on to a street that I was passing. I would later find out there was a house fire and a fatality.  I recognize the last name from somewhere but this was sad.  My companions could smell the smoke and hear the sirens.   I s...

August 1, 2013 Dear Friends, Happy Thursday!  I hope you all had a pleasant one.  The weather was overcast and rainy in the late day.  It wasn’t too bad as I headed to the dentist for the implant installation. I want to wish everyone who is celebrating a birthday to a great one.  May you have many incredible memories.  That should cover all the birthdays I know I will be missing today and this week.  We are having pizza on Friday for two people on the team.. Despite being a little stiff this morning (not sure why as I have been taking my meds regularly).  The morning seemed to pass quickly.  I finished yesterday’s mail when today’s came early and light.That enabled me to work on the stuff I couldn’t get to yesterday. The implant installation didn’t go as planned.  They were not fitting the way he wanted them so he is sending them back and molding them together.  This will take two weeks.  I had warned Mom before I left th...

Today I decided to sleep in until 6:30. It was a beautiful morning and I knew I was driving in to work instead of taking the bus. It also allowed me to still do some stuff like the dehumidifier (We take turns emptying during the summer). I chatted with neighbor Sylvia who apparently forgot what day and month it was. She had her family over the weekend. On the way in to work I called G to see if she wanted some breakfast but she declined. I wasn’t sure myself what I wanted so I was glad I waited. The drive in was for the most part uneventful. I did notice some aggressive driving in front of me and I was very glad I was that far away from them. One of the things I did for the very first time is joining the Powerball pool in the office. I am wondering if I am going to be sorry or not. Everyone contributes $20 a week. Then it covers a certain amount of days. I tried to avoid people as much as I could with this poison ivy. I don’t know if I was successful but many kept ...

Well got a late call from Debra asking to move the appointment time back to 4:30 as she was running late. That was great because I could stay a few more moments to work on some of the bad addresses from Friday. I still have today’s to work on. I was so happy to have the daily work done. All that I need to do is the lobby mail tomorrow and the readdress mail. The session went well. I told her all the stuff that went on the past week within five minutes of sitting down. I then said okay it was good talking see you next week. A little spiel from NCIS (yeah I have it on the brain). I was really tired but managed to talk about the week a little more detail. We talked about woman stuff, my headache experience yesterday. We talked about the plans for the next week and the weekend. I told her about the birthday dinner we are having for Mom and Bob. She asked if Jim and the kids were coming up and I didn’t know. We got the discussion of periods. She wanted to know when I got mine (I explai...

Today I received some very sad news. Dave called to let me know that his 7 year old Pug Lulu died unexpectedly. After subsequent calls he told me it may have been his fault. He was feeling incredibly guilty for leaving Lulu at home alone or with someone frequently and decided to take her with him and his companion up to spend the day in VT. They even went to some stores. He discovered he couldn’t take her in to them so he put her in the car with windows down enough so she would not jump out. Some time later she was on the floor of the car dead. Rose, Jim, and everyone tried to tell him that he can’t beat himself up but I reminded him that it has been said over and over to not leave an animal in the car. I did say it was a tragic accident. He apparently was contemplating on giving the dog up when his ex Partner informed him he no longer wanted to watch the dog. That he had plans of giving up his apartment and move to VA. Patrick apparently made suggestions that friends had another ...

It’s cold again.   The weather channel says it is 40*F -41*F.   Terry M went out and all she it was cold.   I don’t think I am going out until I leave here this afternoon. I was afraid I was going to have a bad day.   I “tapped” a car in the garage as I was trying to get into a parking space.   Happily he was okay about it.   I haven’t even looked at my car but I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. When I came in I sought out Janet and told her of the conversation I had with SR.   She pointed out that I was one person and I probably should have told her they want me to ask for help.   I also mumbled I am staying out of SR’s way and she mine.   Well I didn’t know just how true that was until I found she wasn’t here. When I sat down I started working the return mail from yesterday and the readdress mail.   Then Lockbox came and worked on that in between the readdress.   There wasn’t much to finish after regular mail. I...

Shortly after I posted this morning's entry I smelled this aroma. I knew in an instant what that meant. I looked all around the house lower level first. I should have just checked the bathroom. one of the lovely men left a package. I suspect it was Packy. Since he sits on the couch outside the bathroom. OF course Preston could have since he eats his breakfast there. So now I have the rug in the washing machine and as soon as that's done I am going to the restaurant. It isn't open yet. Just had a great chuckle from [info]hawk_soaring I highly recommend you read it (over at Livejournal.com). To all my blogger readers and friends may you have a blessed holiday and safe one at that. I will probably peek in later.

I got up around 8 and started getting ready for the literature drop at Headquarters. I had breakfast with Mom and told her about Diane’s schedule for the tour hitting PA. She suggested that I tell Jim (I did). I spent some time clearing out the emails and then I left for the bank and then to Headquarters. There weren’t many people there at Headquarters. Rep Paul Davis and Mike Smith were hanging some signs and I was introduced to Kyle a campaign worker for Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman. In the short time I was there found out he is from East Lansing Michigan and has been here since June. He seemed very energetic to me. After a while Ben B and his mother came and then Dave S, Nick K and their children, and Judge Beverly stopped by. Tessa came after 10:30. Tessa and I left around 11 and headed to the section of town where we would be lit dropping (and it turned out to be canvassing). It turned out to be near the house and it was around Oxford Road. While we were o Wayne Road Tessa...

In between all the traveling and working and family activities I have been trying to clear out the inboxes I have of old emails. I just recently cleared out some more of the pen pal emails from 2008. Well actually I grouped the emails by people. So the dates vary. For me that would be easier so that if I want to keep the email from the individuals I can. I haven’t updated many of my other files as of yet. That is going to be next on the list. That will take some time. I will do that later. I had a great day at work. I still have the rest of today’s mail to finish as well as the postage tally for today. There was no OT so I got to go home early. Unfortunately I had a little mishap. As I was preparing to get on the highway there was a car in the second lane I thought was going to come over into that lane and so I waited. Some one behind me beeped her horn at me and they yelled at me. I tried to signal at them and when they yelled I continued and then slammed on the breaks...

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...

Well it is Monday night and in a few short moments I will be heading to bed. The day had started off rather hectic but as the day went on it got better. I got up got ready for work but didn’t bother to watch the news or listen for traffic reports. If I had I would have known not to get on the highway. Somewhere on 95 there was a three car accident. It back traffic up all the way to the West Haven exits. I stayed on the highway until the West Haven/New Haven line. I went along the side roads and managed to get to the Garage after 8. I got to the office by 8:15. I had shared my tale of whoa with a few people including Dolette whom I called while on the highway. She had told me about the three car accident. I am not sure if she got to the office before me or after me but we laughed and joked about it. The mail was interesting. The lockbox portion of it was lighter then normal for a Monday. The US Post office Mail was heavier then usual. However, I man...

The snow apparently didn’t start until 4 or 5 am this morning. It made driving very slow. I had checked the traffic cams and they looked okay to me. That was until I got on the highway. From the West Haven area all the way through to New Haven it was slow. I don’t remember what time I got to the garage but it was so cold from there to the office. A young woman fell right in front of me in the crosswalk at College and George. I almost followed suit. I got to the office and got my coat off and set up for the day. I went to Paula’s to pick up my breakfast (I had called from the car while driving in). I picked it up and then came back to my office. Jim the courier had come and gone. Donna counted the interoffice and I started on the charts. I ate while checking the six charts in and I got them delivered. The rest of the day went well. The mail was delayed because of the weather but it was all done by 3. I even got to deliver the EOB requests that a handsomely dressed Elliot ha...

It is after 10 and I am at work. I have been working on lockbox. I had 17 charts to deliver. It has been a little busy here for the last two days since I have been a day behind almost for two weeks. I did manage to keep up on some things like the bad addresses, and the bulk mail and picked up the mail from the lobby. I worked on that this morning. Because of the recent complaints of bugs there were modifications to the office. New “decorative” bug lights were installed over the weekend. Also we got word that the office is “Going Green” with new trash baskets and new recycle bins. We also have been giving instructions on what can and what can’t go into the bins/baskets etc. When I walked in here this morning I noticed that things that were on the floor were no longer there and I suspect it was mentioned to my immediate supervisors/management team. I have never claimed I was the neatest person in the world. I mean I am constantly leaving stuff around papers on the floor, dishes around, e...

It has been quite a week! Last weekend as you might recall was the weekend I went to Boston for the wedding. It was a lot of fun and managed to get some city touring done. I had the opportunity to meet Geno Auriemma the UConn Woman’s Basketball coach. We arrived Friday afternoon evening by 5:30 and left on Monday Memorial Day by 1 and were home by 6 that night. The week seemed long despite the three day weekend. It was month end and we had our monthly goals to meet. I have no idea what we did yet but I suspect I will find out tomorrow. We had a farewell party for a co worker who had retired after 18 or 19 years. The woman’s club was quiet this week. We will be having our monthly meeting in about ten days. We have a blood drive to sponsor and that should be next week. I have no idea if the Red Cross sent the flyers and posters we were supposed to get. I may have to call them tomorrow. The Democratic Town Committee had the local Democratic Convention at the Senior Center in tow...

a Black Volvo Cross Country station wagon with the CTLicense plate 1942. I think you are a flipping idiot. You need to review your freaking driving manual again. The passage where it says 'you must be at least 2 car lengths from the car in front of you' when you are driving on a highway. The person in front of you was going at least 65 miles an hour (that would be me) in the fast lane. That's why I slammed my breaks on...if you didn't get the message which you clearly did when you decided to get in front of me and do the same thing. If you have gotten the message you were following to close! You would have been at fault. You might want to remember that when you are driving. I did notice you really didn't care because you did the exact same thing to the car in front of then too. I really hope you get arrested the next time you do that.

It has been a busy couple of days. Yesterday I worked, and told everyone my adventures. Some of them felt disappointment and some felt I should have waited until I actually heard from Jim. I left the office after 4:30. Unfortunately I didn’t get all that I wanted to get done. It was nearly 5 when I got home. Mom made dinner and we ate by 5:30 to 6. I did some laundry but didn’t do very much else. I watched TV mostly. My hand hurt a little last night but I took some ibuprofen and it was fine. Mom decided to turn in early. She decided to read for a long while and then went to sleep then woke up during the night. I think I went to bed by 11 or 12. Today I worked on the rest of yesterday’s mail but was unable to finish it. I actually split my time between yesterday’s and todays. I tried to stay off the internet and I think I was pretty successful. Mom got her new hearing aids today. She is having some difficulty with them but she will talk to the Dr. about it soon. She was s...