I messed up on writing

I am hoping my previous entries made enough sense as I was trying to combine them for each of the days and it was not working out.  I made notes to myself so I would remember certain things by the end of the day when I wrote them.  Unfortunately I started to write them all a few days later.

Today I took off and made 2 dozen of the Almond Joy Cookies found on three different Pinterest sites.  The one I did was the simplest one.  I have to still make 3 more I believe.  I have three trays that arrived from Amazon the other day and I probably will need to get a couple of more.

I checked the ones I have in a container and they don’t seem like they are hardened.  I hope it doesn’t turn into mush.   I have been getting a lot of support from FB friends and allies.  Around 3 I made some more realizing I will need to get more coconut now.  The 2 dozen cookies I made around 3 seem a little more firm and the others feel like a big mound of mush.  Oh well.  I still have two more to do.  I think.

The cats came out from their nap zone around 4 and expected to be fed. Nope I waited until about 5 to feed them.  They spent the rest of the night doing their own stuff.  Sky eventually fell asleep at on the chair by the window and fell sleep.  Tiger eventually sat on the couch beside me and I started to use her as a fluffy pillow as I was watching TV.

I finally cooked my own dinner around 6.   I cooked the ground pork with onions and mushrooms and seasonings.  I have enough for tomorrow.  I had to throw out the ground beef.    I was afraid to use it and the pork seemed fine.

I had my session with Debra this evening.  She couldn’t do it tomorrow anyway and I had basically forgotten to tell her I was off the rest of this week.  I did mention it in the text I sent her in response.

I talked with Liz earlier this evening.  I had been texting her about the baking and called her.  We talked about that and the really sweet card her Granddaughter Jess and her family sent us.  We also discussed our ability to be organized about Christmas cards.

October 27, 2019

I have tried to write entries several times this week but every time I got side tracked.  I got diverted by important stuff like medical Appointments, work, and sleep. 

     I would like to tell you I was doing what I was tasked to do for ever.  I haven’t done any clearing out of anything.  I have been too tired at night and by the time I got home this weekend I was exhausted.

     I have only been to the gym twice this past week and was supposed to go today.  I had every intention of going today until I saw the class was at 9:30 and I thought it was too early.   I have no idea why there wasn’t an 11:30 class but I definitely am going tomorrow. 

     I didn’t get to go to the coffee talk session as it was cancelled although it looks like people went?  My first thought was if they are starting to play games I will reconsider going to that. 

     I had my infusion on Wednesday and the pulmonary appoint later that day.  That’s a concern.   First he says my lung(s) may be failing.  Emphasis on may be.  Apparently the breathing test I had just taken wasn’t great.  He checked my lungs and oxygen and they seemed okay.  He arranged for a CT-Scan for the chest next month.

Work was fine.  Now that we know we are moving in Mid-January many of the key leaders are decluttering stuff in their work space.  I am going to start doing that myself this week.  I have a few things in boxes already.

The maternity ward has two new arrivals both came in the last month or so. Mothers and daughters are all well.

Yesterday was the 5K walk/run.  I made it 1 hour and 27 minutes.  It contributed to my 11K steps for the day.  It also wore me out as well.  So did the brief session with Alex.

The weather this week has been more seasonal of late.  We had a lot of heavy rain earlier today and it lasted until maybe 6.  Unfortunately I discovered that it was leaking in the kitchen window. There was huge puddle all over the counter and the floor.  I am not sure if the dishwasher also contributed to that too.  However, I had it going a few times tonight and it seemed okay.

I got a text from Livia she is not coming this week because she is sick.  That’s okay.

I think it’s time for me to get into bed.  It’s getting late.

Another Beautiful fall day

The rain we had overnight ended just before daybreak.  The sun has been shining ever since.  It's about 50 degrees both here and back home.  I Didn’t bother to turn on the heat today.  Not sure if Mama is right about wasting oil by turning it up and down all the time.  I did a quick check and it seems to confirm her view.



I heard from Mama overnight.  She answered a text of mine about food and she later asked if I needed the pen pal letters from 2006.  I have tried to explain to her that people who pen pal keep old letters for whatever reason (not sure if they eventually throw them out) but she either isn’t understanding it or not interested.  I sort of told her among some of our conversations about people not listening to me about things and this is just one of many things.  People are going to do what they want no matter what.  This reasoning annoys the crap out of me because my logic is “if they tell me what to do and I just ignore it” they will criticize me for it.



She also found other things (an old passport, birth certificate) I am hoping it is still up there and I can do whatever it is I need to do with it.   When I get home I will do work on it again.  That’s if I am not too tired or not too busy.



I haven’t finished yesterday’s entry and I probably won’t until later today. I tried but instead watched TV until 10.   By then I was getting tired.  I slept by myself for about an hour before Sky came up.  I think Tiger was either in the spare room or under the bed.  All I know when it was time to get up she came running down the hall.



OH one of the shows I have been catching part of lately is God Friended Me.  It's on CBS and I have enjoyed what I see of it.  This group of friends gets together and gets friend requests from God (through FB) and they go to help them with whatever situation.



I had to re-scan about ten batches from last week because they weren’t showing up in what is known as McKesson.  I hate when that happens.   IT took a while but because I was multitasking a little.



For the most part it's been quiet around here.  NO major outbreaks of stupidity and I am sure we will discuss the incident from last week at the committee meeting tomorrow.  Plus, what DeniseK did.  She told several people that the 1 pm membership meeting last week was cancelled and it wasn’t.  Some of you might be saying “So what’s the big deal?” well in about 18 months (June 2020 we will be starting the contract negotiation process).  Informational for the membership, surveys, anything that the membership needs to know going in to these talks.



I decided to work through lunch today as I won’t be here Wednesday, and I want to get as much done as possible.  I am certain that AC has done the rest of the scanning and there will be more to do as the week ends.



I am hoping to get to the gym tonight.  I know I will hear an earful the next time I see Alex.  I don’t think we are having our session on Tuesday but next Saturday for sure.  As it is I am trying to get back to normal and better choices. 



I need to go grocery shopping as well. 



Need to see what Mama is doing tonight or what her plans are.

Still haven't finished

I was just thinking I have the last two days’ worth of entries to finish writing and post  I wrote a couple early to prepare but I put it off because I was at work and didn’t want to when I got home last night.  It will be like that for this entry I am sure. 



I have some letters to write both in my pen pal world and family.  It’s been a while since heard from nephew James and I haven’t said much to his sister Emily about the move.  One moment I have a hard time figuring out what to say.  When I realized I could cut and paste what I wrote to her brothers it came pretty quickly.  Its done.



I still haven’t been doing any decluttering at night but now that I have part of Friday off I will.  I am hoping to get some done during the weekend in between the activities.  I can’t give into the fatigue from the exercising and early mornings.



The ladies guild board meeting went okay and short.  Small group and of course people talking over each other especially right after the secretary said something.  It looks like there will be a recommendation to the new board next year to have only one plant and bake sale since participation was low. We did well I think..



I finally found my friend’s obituary.  There is a wake tonight from 4-7 so I will go home and change shoes and then go and from there go to the Grand Opening. I told JW my plans so I may see her there tonight.



Yep The Campaign HQ grand opening is tonight.  There is going to be food and drink.  Neither of them I will have.  I am also going to have to have dinner before I leave if i can.



There is a Town Hall Meeting in Med School.  There is one this afternoon down the street but I am not going to that one.  There is one here next week in this building many of my colleagues are going to that one on Tuesday.  So there won’t be a committee meeting.

I have often wondered

As the wind seemed to be dying down I have wondered if we have ever had nonstop rain like you see on TV.  I don’t remember the last time we had nonstop rain.   I know that it has rained for hours and would stop for a period of time and sometimes start up but I don’t recall it going on for days.

I also remember pretending the house was a houseboat.  I would imagine the river would get larger (as it has over the years) and it would reach to the houses.  Never having to leave it and being able to drive it to the next destination.  I may have had a fertile imagination.

I just looked up houseboats.  They can be pretty expensive I think.  Some are usually docked (or moored) at one location.  I have so many questions floating around in my head.  It would be interesting what life is like on a houseboat.

I talked with Jim last night.  He is fine.  He didn’t have any power earlier in the day because of the nor’easter.  I told him there were many power outages here in the state but luckily we were not affected.  I think I checked with the UI website and about 11 customers were out.  I couldn’t see where exactly.

Doing Odds and Ends

The Sun is now shining.  The streets and sidewalks have all been shoveled or dug out.  It took me awhile to get the snow off the car and even then it's not all off.  I ended up driving slowly (the ice wasn’t completely off the windshields either) back home.  

When I got home Neighbor Don was using his snow blower and so I just parked in front of the house.

The kitties were waiting for me when I got here.  It looked like they were fed regular food last night so I gave them kibble this morning.  Spent equal time with each of them.  Of course Sky wanted to go downstairs, and up in the attic.  He nearly knocked the chair down with his tail.  I fixed it though (for now).  Right now though they are both in my old bedroom sleeping under the bed.

I have managed to do laundry, print up the letter to Missy in California, eat some food, and watch TV.  When I get home tonight I will put the clothes on hangers that I have gathered.  I am really going to try and start hanging and putting things away more.  

The one thing I haven’t done but have managed to put it closer to me is the checkbook/binder.  I hate doing this.  But again I will have to do it later because now i need to get back to the menagerie and check on them.  Since both computers are acting wonky I am bringing my crossword puzzle books.  

I think I will stop somewhere for lunch too.

Saturday Doings

Good Morning!  Let me first welcome all those who have stopped by to visit.  Please make yourselves at home and enjoy the readings.  I Hope I have entertained you, made you think about things and just relaxed.

You should have seen the beautiful sunrise this morning.  It was so bright then it got cloudy.  I never have the camera around when I need or want to take a picture.  According to the weather reports it is supposed to be rainy for most if not all of the day.

Today will be pretty much like it was yesterday.  After Jim left for PA yesterday I spent most of the day surfing the net.  I did do some laundry and cooked some chicken for dinner.

I will be going to Liz’s to drop off Claudia’s (Jim’s ex) gift to her and Nelson. I also have to get a card for the Christening ceremony tomorrow.  My dress is ready to be worn.

Other than that I will be trying to write my pen pals and pay some bills.  I need to take care of a few other things.

There is an NCIS Actor’s Choice Marathon that starts at 10.  It’s in connection with the People’s choice award nominees (the show, Pauley Perrette, and Mark Harmon).

Have a great day….

Tried writing this Three times

Greetings my readers and friends!  Its Thursday night and a lot quieter weather-wise than last night.  I had no idea it was the remnants of the hurricane from earlier this week.  I just figured it was a weather pattern that came from the western part of the country.  There were quite a number of spots of flooding near the house.  Luckily we personally kept dry.  I had to pick up the garbage can with the garbage in a couple of times before it was picked up this morning.

As the title of the entry says I tried to write this three times today.  Each time was cut short because of time.  I had to leave for work, go back to work, or head out for errands.

Work continued to be busy and I managed to get a lot done but still have more to do as far as the readdress mail.  At least it’s down to one bin.  Most of October dates.  My intention as has been all week is to go in early and start early.  Today I got early but had to some PTO requests for appointments for the next couple of months.

We welcomed back Marybeth W to the fold.  She had worked with us for many years and then went to work in Radiology dept. and came back today.  We found out at the meeting last Friday.  It was really good to see her.

After work I had my session with Debra.  It has been two weeks since we last met so we had some catching up to do.  We talked about family stuff and holiday plans, and of course work.  Then followed the discussion about bills trying to keep an eye on them and making sure the important ones get done as well.  We discussed the Christmas holidays and our sessions.  As of right now we will not be meeting (obviously) on the “Eves” of the two holidays but perhaps earlier in the week.

After the session I headed back to the car.  Remembering the conversation I had with Ann B.  She really urged me to drive to the sessions instead of walking back in the dark to the garage.  I don’t know if a) there will be spots by the green at that time of night b) and if I have to pay for it.  I have walked from Debra’s office back to the garage a number of times in the past with little or no problems.  It maybe something to consider.

On the way home I stopped at Outback and picked up my dinner.  I ordered it at lunch time.  It was pretty good.  It was volcanic shrimp and lobster (it actually was an appetizer but just as the waitress said it was enough to fill me). For a side I had garlic mashed potatoes and small key lime parfait.    I have to admit it was filling.

Right now Sky has been roaming around the house and crying/meowing and scratching the bed upstairs and wanting to go to places I don’t want him to.  Tiger is currently sitting at the end of the couch but was very cuddly and rubbing up against the laptop.  I am hoping she will come sleep with us tonight as it might get chillier.

My coffee and tea order came today.  I have enough sleepy time tea to put at least two rhinos to sleep for months.  I didn’t realize I ordered that much.  Well at least I won’t be running out.  I got one small box of Dunkin Donuts hazelnut and a huge number of Green Mountain pumpkin spice.

There doesn’t seem to be much on TV tonight even with the new channels that has a different line up.  Some of the old shows that I watched when they were on in Primetime years ago.  Then again some times it’s nice not to watch TV.

I probably can plan my budget for the week (actually I can do that later too), or move the laundry along in the machines.  I also could work on some of the letters I owe to pen pals.

Right now though I have some laundry to move along…

Have a great night…

Messy Monday

Today started out with a really messy weather. By mid morning we had gotten a thunder and lightening storm but no major damage like Mardi got up in her area. The sun came out again for a short time and then by the time I left Debra’s the sky started opening up again. I thought I heard some thunder a short time ago but nothing continuous.




Today was Diva’s return. She kept mostly to herself at least that’s what I thought. I found out later she was talking often to “P” (the woman who has been doing her job these last several months). . This concerns me because if “P” over hears me.



“P” was assigned to help me with the mail. I had her do the readdress mail (the tedious stuff she called it). When I first was giving her instructions on what to do-she kept saying oh I know what to do I was a “senior Admin”. That’s great so what did she ask me if she could batch all the interoffice stuff together?



The way I wanted her to do it was. Condense all the mail going to say one particular address for pediatrics (LMP 1093) she didn’t do it that way. “Oh this is what we did in Central”. That’s great but it isn’t necessary to do it here. I don’t know how many ways to say it to people. They still do what they want.



When she realized she didn’t have to do it a certain way I finally said to her well I figured you were comfortable with what you were doing I wasn’t going to stop her.



Anyway a part of me was feeling a little vulnerable What if they feel I am not doing enough. I did most of the mail and sorted and delivered it. Tomorrow I am going to show P the steps. What if she does it better than me?



It was a long day that’s probably the reason I felt the way I did. Tomorrow she will be helping me with the actual mail. I expect a lot for Tuesday.



After work I had my session with Debra. I told her how the weekend went and about the rest of the week. Our next session is a week from Friday.



When I was done I headed out to the Anastasio’s Restaurant. Traffic was horrendous. But I did get there a little after 5:30 the restaurant is literally behind the beach club in E. Haven. I got there before Mom. There were about forty people already there. Town leaders from Hamden, East Haven, West Haven and after a short time later Congresswoman DeLauro arrived.



The owner welcomed everyone and then introduced Congresswoman DeLauro and she talked for about 20 minutes about things that are going on and what can happen if things go the opposite direction. She thanked everyone who was there including Mom.



The food was very good. It was mostly finger food but I didn’t want to over do it and I wanted to go home. So we left shortly before 7:30.



I would discover that once again I left my lights on. This time the windshield wipers would go slowly. The engine wouldn’t turn over. So Mom waited with me while I asked the owner if he jumper cables. He was kind enough to get the car going for me. When I got home I left the car running for a while to keep the battery juiced.



I spent the evening watching TV and on the computer. I even bought myself some LJ-Tokens and a virtual gift for the lovely Mardi as her birthday is tomorrow.



All in all the busy day but messy at times.

What's going on?

In the last few visits to blogspot or Blogger, I would check out the various profiles to check out the blogs and the first ten were profiles of guys. It was more of profiles instead of actual lists of blogs. I am so not interested in dating is this what Blogger is becoming? If it is I really don’t want it. It took me a while to find other members blogs.




When I search I want to know about their lives or their interests. I don’t necessarily want to see just photo blogs I want to see writing and granted I have seen some with both. I don’t necessarily want re-hash of articles or full on political believes because I just know I won’t be able to change their minds and they won’t be able to change mine.



I want to know what makes them happy and what makes them sad or their emotional sides. I want to know how they resolve or make it through the day. I also need to remember to open myself to new ideas.



Over on Livejournal many changes are going on there as well. Just recently administration announced the very popular “writer’s block question that would appear at the top of their first page will be going away and being replaced by other things. They also add on your front page if you will popular entries, popular communities and some other things. They do have news journals as well as they have a twitter page and of course Facebook pages with announcements and updates.



I have noticed some of the changes and updates and additions and I have to say I don’t mind them at all. However that being said I am going to have to read more of their updates and entries to better understand why others such as this guy and many others have been turned off and will that be a possible wake up call for the administrative staffs.

impromptu poll:

Q: Do you like the changes on Blogger?

1. yes I do
2. No I don't understand it
3. It doesn't matter to me one way or the other

Please explain?

Enjoying the snow

Well it is now after 12 Mom is making stuffed peppers and I am bopping between my NCIS fandom forums, watching TV, and trying to motivate myself to do laundry. The snow is coming down hard and fast. The temperature is 19 degrees. It is supposed to end later tonight (I am really hoping it doesn’t it).




The cable guy came out to see the phones. The phone jack wasn’t in the wall. Trying to get Mom to check the phones was frustrating. She finally got it. Now all is well. It must have been knocked out some time last weekend. Only one phone was ringing the others were not but still registering on the TV. We were trying to figure out how it came out I figured someone (either Mom or Mike) knocked it out-very easy to do.



Mom got some bad news today. A friend’s husband from the bible study group she is part of past away this morning from Cancer. I am sure the funeral arrangements are for early next week.



I don’t think Mom is going out to lunch with Martha today. I think it would be wise if she didn’t. I thought I heard Mom say that perhaps the United Way dinner tonight was going to be on after all. She said she may have to cancel her self going (I would prefer it actually).



It is now late afternoon: Mom cleared off her car and headed to the store. For all intensive purposes the storm has moved on to the Far East (RI). The Dolan Women helped her a little while doing the rest of the neighborhood. D next door cleared out the driveway. Mom was home by 4 and got a few things. She says the stores were empty.



Spoke to DM and it looks like we are moving the Mexican train game to February 4th and that works for me. Whether or not it works for the others is something to see.



We are eating dinner around 5 and I want to clear out some stuff that’s been sitting in the mailboxes for a long while.



Tell me about your snow storms

We Got Snow

WELL WE GOT SOME SNOW THIS MORNING BUT NOT MUCH.  There are predictions there is going to be more snow over night.  Personally I am getting tired of it.  Yes I realize where I live and that I can expect more all the way up to April.  I have to wonder if this is how the Midwest deals with it all.?

Shortly before Noon the little girl who had been missing since Sunday Morning was found.  She was at friends home (at one point she was found at an abandoned farm stand on Prindle hill Road) Near Pez Candy Factory.  http://www.newhavenregister.com/articles/2011/03/23/news/doc4d8a0dc3e00dc646842495.txt

According to reports she had been bullied on her school bus.   All I know is thank God she is alive and safe but I suspect she will be in a world of hurt for the next 20 years.   

My Hygienist called today and said there was an opening for 5:15 so I was able to get in and get them cleaned. 

I spent the rest of the evening watching NCIS and trying to see if I could find my old passport and fill out the paperwork for my new one.

Now I am heading to bed…hugs you all.

It happened again

As the 8 pm hour arrives on another Saturday night I have once again been laxed on my writing this week. I just finished another brief entry from Tuesday and posted it. I did post to my Lupus journal.

The week was busy with work did OT a few nights and did some OT today as well. I have caught up with the daily work and now doing the readdress mail which seems to be ongoing. IACUC will be moving next week and I still have a lot of their mail on my desk.

This week was supposed to be the week Yale went paperless for our pay stubs but there was some snafus that caused a problem with access so we got our final pay stub yesterday but I was able to access the online version. They wanted us to get trained to navigate around it and I don’t see the need.

Next week we are having a bridal shower for Miss Stacey M I still need to contribute to that. I understand there was a private one today for some co workers. I can’t believe she is actually getting married. WTG girl!

There is a Membership meeting for Local 34 on Tuesday. I hope it’s a short one. I would imagine it will be to discuss the leadership change that will take place in September.

There was a campaign kickoff at Stonebridge last week for Senator Gayle Slosberg. Despite a little bit of hurt feelings amongst some 4th district members it went off okay. There was a miscommunication and things were said that were not necessary. I still need to write up the minutes to the brief 4th District meeting that was held that night as well.

Actually there are a number of things going on in town that is causing uproar. I mentioned last week the closing of one school well some well meaning parents are trying to recall their District BOE representative. No not from our party but the other side. From what I gather it won’t be successful.

The other has to do with the Police chief. He is retiring but being retained as chief but not getting the benefits until five years from now. Apparently that’s causing some heated debate.

Today was absolutely gorgeous but I worked (and got online) until 2 and then headed to Mike and Roberta’s house for the farewell party for Ben and Miriam. It was so great to see them. Both their families were there. I didn’t see Telka or John there but I will ask Roberta about it tomorrow when she picks me up for the theater.

Okay I am going to have to say good night. I have been falling asleep while watching WETV’s Charmed marathon Apparently it is joining the daily line up this week at 5 and 6 pm Eastern.

A bitter Sweet Sunday

I haven’t been home very long from church and bingo. I left her a little after 9 and got to West River just before 9:30 and chatted with Nancy and started the coffee. One of the topics was that one of the residents Mrs. G was actively dying. Her family was in the private dining room across the hall from the recreation room. I have often seen Mrs. G rolling around the halls in her wheel chair and she was the roommate of one of my bingo players.

Bingo went well we had a full house once again and of course the girls from the girls club came and helped. I really love having them. It gives me more time to relax a little bit. That doesn’t mean I don’t watch over the players and help out when needed. At least if the residents need to go potty there is someone to help out.

After I said goodbye and put away the bingo stuff (everything else was pretty much put away) I went to Church at St Mary’s. As usual I was late. The homily was basically about giving control over to God for our lives. ST Mary’s was also having a Holiday Shopping event in the school this weekend and next weekend.

When I got home Mom was reading her newspapers as she didn’t get a chance to really this morning. Her ride to mercy Center had gotten here by 9:15. She spent the afternoon doing some cooking and baking.

I chatted for an hour online with Emily. She was a bit tired and it was too windy outside for her to play. We talked about everything and nothing really. It was pretty cool.

Oh and could someone please explain to me why TNT had to put on Flight 93 the weekend before Veteran’s Day? Do we have to be reminded of the most horrific times in our history every other holiday?

I really have some letters and minutes to write and I just can’t get the gumption to do it. Well I can still move emails around for a bit.

FEbruary 9, 2008

It is another beautiful day. Yes I said a cloudy, rainy day is beautiful. Actually it is sleeting right now and has been for about 20 minutes. The day started out pretty sunny and that was at 8:30 this morning. Around 11 it changed to cloudy and then rainy. According to the weather forecast for today it is going to be like this for the entire day. The entire week is supposed to be cloudy with showers. That’s okay. I have only a few meetings to attend and will be home most nights.

Well it is now after 10 and I am heading to bed. I spent part of the afternoon working on my taxes. I was really nervous because I used that 2007 H&R Block Tax cut and I am not sure I really did it right. But I will find out.

I also watched TV for a bit. I can’t begin to tell you what I watched. I would say the usual staples for Saturday and Saturday night. .

I went to 5:30 mass this evening because tomorrow is going to be busy and I certainly didn’t want to go to church at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.

February 2, 2008

Hey everyone! It is after 2:30 on this very windy Saturday. I have been spending most of the day trying to update pen pal files, get rid of emails and record them on the different files I have. I know that sounds a little anal but it helps me to keep organized. It is a running record of stuff I get for things (or need to know) for bills and all the other things I am involved with. It’s also a way of condensing stuff.

Hey I heard from my new pen pal Shelley. It turns out I have written her before. It’s really funny too. She was already listed in my address book from a long time ago. I recently found her ad in the Inky trails E newsletter . I didn’t know it was her at the time until she gave me her address this morning. I sent her an email letting her know we were pen pals or about to be pen pals before.

Mom is out getting some greeting cards. She is going out to dinner with the gang at Mercy Center because it is Father Whitson’s Birthday today. Mom is bringing her famous Grandma’s cake with frosting as dessert.

Well I better get going I have a lot to do still.

Mom left here around quarter of five and I decided to watch TV for a bit and then had dinner. I had just finished the minutes and Tessa sends back the changes. I was pleased to get them.

For the next couple of hours I was checking emails again. I had gotten a nag mail from my-diary.org that I haven’t posted to it since the 11th of January or something. Other emails were about the actress Shel Kepler. She played Amy Vining on GH and sadly she passed away over the weekend.

Well I got another email from Jim today. He wanted to remind me to look online for duties and responsibilities for the sponsors of confirmation candidates. I just told Mom that I got the emails. She says I didn’t have to be secretive about it. I told her I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. She says she is just happy that he is in contact with someone.

I sent an email to the Hartford Arch-Diocese to see what I am supposed to do (aside from getting a letter) but what my duties as a sponsor is going to be from now until the day I die I would imagine.

Mom got pictures from Diane tonight. She is still in Germany performing in West Side Story.

Well I am really tired and getting a headache. My hands were getting a little sore.

Busy Monday again

Hey all it is just before midnight and I was heading to bed. Today was a very long day. I got to work at a good time but jumped right into work. I did make a few stops on the internet highway but managed to get stuff going.

I finished Friday’s mail and sorted it and delivered it as well as Thursday. I wasn’t able to open today’s lockbox but I did get the post office started. One of the reasons for that was because I had so much individual readdress mail to get delivered that I spent a good part of the day doing it. I was having a hard time concentrating on the bad addresses too.

I did manage to make calls for the club. I got a hold of the Beth El shelter and scheduled a dinner for February 7th but as I thought about it and when I got an email from Telka realized it wasn’t a good date. She suggested that I make it for March between the 13th and 20th. I will have to call him back tomorrow.

I am still waiting on the ARC person to call me back and set up the club to sponsor a blood drive. I hope she calls tomorrow.

I talked with Mom in the middle of the day. She was working on papers. She had Bridges meeting tonight at 6. She was home by 9:30 or so. Now she is watching Charlie Rose I think.

When I got home it was close to 4:30. Traffic was a little slow getting home but once I got off the highway it wasn’t a big deal.

I got a letter from my pal Laurie Bunch today. I managed to write her a 4 page letter tonight. That’s like the third time I have done that this week. She talked about her hobbies, her health, and why her letter was late to me.

Someone’s very graphic emails got on to one of the lists. I deleted it and reported it to yahoo.com. Lori T is rejoining lists and causing anxiety again. Some of the girls on Jodi’s lists are callig her a liar and stuff. They want to report her for scamming.

I got my credit card statements. I have more than I expected on the Union Plus. I really need to get rid of that one and fast.

Well that’s about the news for today.

Today was long

It is almost 11 pm. I was just heading to bed. Today was a good day despite the fact that mom drove me to distraction. As you remember I set up an appointment to me with a TIAA Cref representative to go over and review my retirement and any other possible programs. Mom wanted to come. Today was that appointment. It was for 2 pm and the final meeting place was to be the patient services confidentiality room in Shirley’s area. Joel told me about it around Noon time. I called Mom around 1:30 a half hour before she was to arrive and told her the update. I had called the security desk and told Mike to call me when she arrived.

When it got to be 2 pm the representative came and I took him to the office we would be using. Mom hadn’t arrived. She arrived at 2:05 pm. She was waiting on me to come and get her. She was just about to go and put the coin in the meter. I waited for her and while I was waiting Marianne walked by me. Now I had come down a little earlier to see if Mom arrived. She had not arrived yet. That’s just about the time Sally T was coming out of the YNHH office from a meeting. I should not have been down there!

I was watching Mom trying to figure out where to put the flipping money into the box. I could feel the blood pressure rising. Luckily the guy was setting up his computer to review my account and to start the meeting when we got there. Mom was surprised that we had to GO IN to the actual office. What the hell did she not hear me when I said it had been moved??

Anyway, the session took about an hour. It was informative and Mom was impressed with some of the questions I had asked him. At this point I can’t even tell you what they were. I have some literature on Mutual funds to read over. Anyway after the session was over I walked Mom to the elevator. Do you know what she said to me? She said she had received a phone call before she left the house that she was waiting on. She just HAD to take the call!!!! I was livid. You had a prior commitment that you INSISTED that you wanted to be in attendance for and you couldn’t tell the caller to call back!!!!

After she left I went back to my office and worked on some of yesterday’s lockbox. I had still a lot to open including today’s volume. I also had more readdress mail to do but earlier I took the time to clear out some files and at least make part of the office look decent in case I got the brilliant idea to invite Mom to see it.

Many of the people Mom worked with stopped and said hello to her before she left. Both Veronica H and Edythe S were amazed at how well she had aged. I told Mom later what they had said.

I cleaned up the office and left shortly after 4. I ran into Marianne for the second time today. She said hello and goodnight. I felt like a freaking idiot because I didn’t realize I was looking in her direction. I even said that to Cyndi Dwyer as I was walking with her to the garage.

I was home by 4:30. Mom was getting dinner ready so I checked my mail. I got a pen pal letter from Kimberly L in Oh. I also got some post card from Endicott College promoting their new program to help former students get their Associates Degree.

I watched TV and then we had dinner. Just as we were finishing up Telka called. She was calling in response to the several emails I sent. I told her my computer had sputtered at work. It was about the Valentines’ Day Card delivery we have scheduled. The discussion turned to politics and about how a certain person (I will call it the Candido situation) was denied a position on the Police Commissioners Board. I asked Mom about it she was incensed by Telka’s lack of understanding about the whole situation. I told her to be incensed to someone else and not take it out on me. She really wasn’t.

After Dinner Mom got dressed for her final CPAC meeting and I relaxed a bit before the 4th District meeting. I left here around quarter of 7 and drove to Mike and Tessa’s. There were a couple of others there and I arrived with one of the newly elected 4th District/DTC members. I am not really sure but I don’t like Tory. I asked them about the Candido Situation and when I told them who asked Tessa was a little agitated and told me that Telka she should go ask her reps in the district. I repeated the statement “she was there” at least twice.

Anyway many more people arrived and we started the meeting. It wasn’t a full quorum so we couldn’t take any votes that were necessary. We discussed the upcoming slate for the next election. We discussed the need to have people volunteer for boards and stuff (both appointed and non-appointed).

It was nearly 8:30 when the meeting ended and I left there after Tessa and Mike needed to talk (they also both needed to get some sleep). They were giving each other their colds all week.

When I got home I talked with Mom. She tells me that she really goofed tonight. She completely forgot there was going to be a dinner at this CPAC annual meeting. She was supposed to be there at 6 and she got there at 7. She has known this for weeks. She has it written on her freaking calendars. She also had to run the meeting because the person who was supposed to run it was sick. I was fuming once again because to me this was just Mom in essence disrespecting everyone by making what I call her grand entrance.

Since I have been home I watched TV. I posted an apology to the JournalPalz for not having my journals ready to be mailed like yesterday. Tinkerbell posted that I shouldn’t worry and to post them when I send them.

Now that it is almost 11:30 I am going to bed. I have a feeling those aches I had earlier this week are stress related because right now that particular “kicked in the stomach affect is happening and I am de-stressing right now.

Today was a lazy day

Good Morning. The sun is shining and coming through the trees in the backyard. It makes the yard and marsh look pretty. Mom is downstairs reading the paper and we were just talking about our cold, the room and board, and the cold air coming through the air conditioner.

It is now after 8 pm Saturday night Mom is getting into her pajamas and going to watch the debate from New Hampshire. I am just starting to fizzle out. I have not been doing very much today. I sent the laundry through and then watched TV and spent time online.

I got the insufficient fund notice from Webster today Mom just looked at me. She didn’t say anything but I think she has had an attitude about it. She is claiming she was tired. I have not really liked her attitude today but didn’t get into it with her. When I would talk to her it would be clear and distinctly and loud enough to hear me. Yet she still said what?

Well we just got word tonight that the DTC caucus is for Jan 15th at 7:30. I have to be there at 7:30. Mom and I will ride together. She has a meeting that day.

Well now that it is after 10 I am going to bed. I am tired but really didn’t do very much of anything today.

Mid-Week

It is after 12:30 Wednesday afternoon. I have been here since 8:10. I am not really feeling well. I think I am getting my monthly very early. I have seen some spotting and I told Mom. Not sure she liked hearing that considering she isn’t feeling well either. She says there is mail waiting for me. I really hope that it isn’t return mail.

I managed to finish opening and sorting the rejections I now have to do the individual and readdress mail but that will have to wait until tomorrow. I started to do the bad addresses but all I could do is the ones for Monday and Tuesday. We all know there wasn’t a lot there. I guess I am just trying to get as much as I can do and putting off for tomorrow what could be done today.

Many people have left already. Everyone else will leave at 4. I will be heading to Debra’s. After that I am going home. I did manage to make a schedule for me for the rest of the week. Yeah I admit it could have waited until I got home but part of it is for the next few days so that now I can get back into a rhythm.

Well I better get going. See you at home…