What Did You Do Today?

[lynne b]

well today didn't start off very good, first got woke up at 3:30am to Keith leaving for work, it was snowing, so i went back to sleep for a little bit before it was time for me to get ready for work, when i got out of bed i stubbed my toe on the hutch at the end of my bed, it hurts so bad, it's bruised and throbbing. That was enough for me, with the snow and my toe i decided to just stay home, even wearing my slippers hurts. What a way to wake up in the morning huh !!

[Janet]

Poor Lynne!!! My day started bad yesterday, sorry you're having a bad one.

[gja1000]

Well the moving truck took all our kids things away yesterday - that was really hard for them, since none of them really want to move........ I think it will be fine and I think they will really like Houston, once they get over the shock of having to leave Austin. They are only about 5 minutes from the ocean and 20 miles from Galveston Island. They love the beach and those kinds of activities, so I know they will like it after they get there. But just wait till the first hurricane is headed their way! The traffic is horrible, and they don't like that, the humidity if awful and they really don't like that, but there are loads of things to do and I know it will be OK.

It will be really cozy here for a few weeks - one of the hardest things is that they have a cat that we can't let out of the bedroom because she will go out the doggie door and might be gone! She was a rescue and had been abandoned outdoors so she LOVES going outside - but they have never let her except for her accidentally shooting out when the door is open. Since she is in a strange place, and if she got outside, we are afraid she might run off - which she probably wouldn't but we just can't take that chance. So, she is in the back bedroom where Abigail is. She's Abi's cat so she is perfectly fine staying back there with her - but the Yorkie boys want to (ahem) "visit" her - which translates into "chase" her. We had to tape plexiglass outside the door so they don't destroy the door by scratching on it!!!

[Janet]

Mom had been needing a new winter coat so we headed to Lafayette to Penney's. They were so crowed in the coat section because of them being 80% off. Plus...so not suitable for a wheelchair to navigate. We ended up at Kohl's where she finally found one. We then went to Olive Garden for lunch and then to the Dollar Tree so she could get some cheap reading glasses. Right now she is in the kitchen playing Yahtzee with my brother Brad. I think tomorrow my other brother and his wife are going to take Mom to their home for the afternoon. It will seem so strange for her not to be here for awhile.

[judy]

I just came home from Jessie's house. Mackenzie made Junior National Honor Society, and we had a celebration dinner. I am so proud of her! Her inauguration ceremony is 3/4, and her school play is 3/11.

She also got her first period 2 days ago, so it is National Mackenzie Week in our family!

[gja1000]

WOW! Way to go Mackenzie!!! This was quite a memorable week!!!

[Janet]

Judy...you must be so proud of her...what an accomplishment. Also becoming a young woman...wow...time just goes way too fast doesn't it?

[paula1961]

Wow! They grow up way too fast don't they ladies??? My granddaughter turned 14 on the 20th!


Today..I have set on my butt most of the day watching movies on Starz with hubby

[DianaB]

Congratulations to Mackenzie for her accomplishments!!! I know that you're very proud of her!!!

Lindsey, you may need to get blunt with your pushy friend. Just let her know that you're not interested because your job keeps you busy enough and that you're not willing to take on any more at this time......which is true.

As for how you're treated at work......Can you tell them when you're called into the office as you're leaving that you need to be home at a certain time and that you'll finish it first thing in the morning? You should be entitled to your time off at the end of the day!!

Janet, I'm sorry that you're stressed right now. Ricky is certainly old enough to keep track of what he spends. I'm sure that he'll catch on one of these days!!! LOL At least he has a great mother that cares!!

Gayle, I know that having your family move in with you will be a strain.....but you'll love it and that they'll love being there with you and Gary too!!

Lynne, stubbing your toe wasn't a very fun way to wake up in the morning. I hope that by now it's better!! At least spending the day off of your feet and watching TV was a relaxing way to spend your day!!!

Glen got back from snowskiing last night. He had a good time. It's been really quiet with him gone. We still have Glen's sister, Brenda staying with us, at least for a couple of more days it looks like. She's working on Althea's estate....trying to get credit cards canceled and other things like that. It looks like she's buying Althea's house. I'm glad that it's staying in the family but I hope she takes care of it. I'd hate to see it go any further downhill than it is.....it's such a neat house!!!

We were in a tornado watch this evening......I'm not ready for this kind of weather yet!!! At least the worst of the weather was south of us!! I'd much rather have snow!!!!

[gja1000]

I'm sitting at the outpatient surgery center waiting for Gary. He's getting a steroid injection in his neck. You may remember his shoulder pain. Well that's getting better, but in the process of checking out the shoulder, they discovered a pinched nerve in his neck. He's been going to physical therapy and it is helping both his shoulder and neck. But the is going fishing for a month and will not be able to attend PT during that time so they decided to give him the steroid injection to decrease the inflammation of the disk that is pushing on the nerve. I hope it helps, although he is markedly better with PT. If this helps at all, he should be fine.

[DianaB]

Sorry to hear that Gary's having trouble. I know that you're so very good about staying on top of his problems. If you say he's doing fine then I know that he is because he's in good hands!!!

Today.......welll.........so far I've got NOTHING done!!! And here I am on the computer AGAIN!!!! I DO have the washing machine and dishwasher going so I'll be busy in a little while.

I've got to go and get my little cabinet but Dae Lynn and Jaci want to go with me so I'll have to wait until a little later this week. I'm so excited to get it!! Here's a picture of it!! It's only 42 inches tall!! I paid quite a bit for it but it's in excellent shape.....well, I guess it's missing a handle but it's still that's not much to complain about!!!

[Janet]

The cabinet is so cute Diana. I see the real thing at auctions all the time here. I just those cabinets. I would have loved to seen the whole house Althea lived in. The outside area is so nice that I bet it was really something when it was new.

Today I ran our paperwork to the tax man. Hopefully we'll get something back. When Ricky's tech school to add, I just didn't know if I would be able to do it and around here...it's just too hard to try and accomplish something I would have to concentrate on.

This week we have a busy week ahead. Tomorrow I take Mom to see about getting a hearing aid. I heard they are really expensive and Mom said she wasn't going to get one if it was. I told her then she wouldn't be hearing very much then because I was tired of the TV so loud...feel like I'm going deaf myself at times. Right now I have cotton in my ears...lol. Then on Wednesday I go back to the Dr. about my wrists/carpal tunnel. The shot he gave me in my right wrist on my last visit didn't help. It is still numb feeling and my left hand is really bad. Not sure what is next on the agenda, but I hope this isn't permanent...it's so unnerving. Then on Thursday I take Mom to her Dr. and then Friday is a free day...yayayayayayay. LOL

[DianaB]

Wow...you do have a busy week ahead!!! I hope you get some good news about your wrist.

The thing about the cabinet is that it's not full sized.....it's actually a child's cabinet and is a little over 3 feet tall!!! That's why I'm so excited about it!!! It's actually very rare.....especially in this condition!!

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Lindsey, you may need to get blunt with your pushy friend. Just let her know that you're not interested because your job keeps you busy enough and that you're not willing to take on any more at this time......which is true.

As for how you're treated at work......Can you tell them when you're called into the office as you're leaving that you need to be home at a certain time and that you'll finish it first thing in the morning? You should be entitled to your time off at the end of the day!!

I finally just said to her "I'm sorry, it's just not right for me" and she finally wrote back and said "Okay, fair enough" so she wasn't happy, but probably more unhappy with herself for not being able to recruit me. The more people she gets working under her, the more money she makes

Unfortunately, that's not how my company works. When they come in with work at the last minute, they expect it done immediately. Especially when it was due a few days prior. They are so disorganized! Work is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing for everyone who works there, and I don't want my life to turn out like that. I guess I already feel like it's turning out like that because I feel guilty for taking time at home to get over being sick. I miss so much of my life for it, I've missed family gatherings, nights out with friends, I even missed my birthday last year (on a SUNDAY!) and Scott ended up bringing take-out Chinese food to the office to eat with me that night, so I wouldn't be totally missing out on my birthday.

The thing that amazes me is that Scott got sent to Vancouver for two weeks because they had TONS of work for him to do out there. Every day he's been there, he has not worked more than one hour after work hours. Sometimes he'll get two hours overtime if he works over his lunch break. But for other companies, "TONS" of work means maybe an hour of overtime every day. For us, "normal" work is 3 or 4 hours of overtime every night, and at least a couple of weeks a year where we work anywhere from midnight to 6 am before we are allowed to go home That's just expected. I'm sick of it! I'm counting down until we're back from Europe and I can really start looking for a new place to work.

Sorry I started to rant there!

[gja1000]

Lindsay, you are right - work is NOT everything. I have been through that - working 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week. It is no fun and very hard. I don't do it anymore because with Gary I never know when he might get really sick and I want to spend as much time with him while he still feels good. But I did it to get tenure and promotion at my University and I would do it again, because it was the right thing for me at the time.

Sometimes we have to do things we don't really like (like spending too much time on something) for various reasons. And many times they are good reasons - to get ahead, to get a promotion, to start a business, etc etc. This is not necessarily a bad thing - because we all like to get ahead, make more money, or whatever. But when it becomes distressing and causes us to be upset, then that is time to think about other possibilities. Sometimes we don't have other options, sometimes we do. It's a balancing act.