Sneaky co-workers are a waste of my time

There was an incident today which showed how uncaring a person can be. I'm talking about one specific person. Pat's her name and she withheld information from a number of us in the office in order to control the situation and feel superior. Rather than be professional, and show some compassionate she chose to only call the people of her race yesterday to tell them that a co-worker's husband had died!!! It's unbelievable to me how this woman could be so insensitive. I wasn't called with this courtesy nor were the other white people in the office. It's not the first time I've been discriminated toward by Pat.

Should she have called, emailed us? The co-worker and Pat are tight. No doubt about it that if co-worker wanted people to know Pat would have spread the word. Am I offended? Maybe, maybe not. And I'm supposed to give her a "professional administrative assistant" gift each year?
NGDW!

Pros and cons of cruising

Bill won a 4 night cruise on Royal Caribbean for 2 including airfare. We paid the cost of transfers to ship and airport and for our kids to come along cause it was spring break. Fun had by all. Weather in south Florida was probably 5 degrees warmer than I would have liked. Cabin temp was 80 and took a few attempts to get it cooled off. Only saw one Speedo on a guy. Why do the hairiest guys where Speedos? Is it to draw attention away from their hairy upper and lower? UGH! I'm sure he could hear the tittering of my kids and others as he sauntered across the pool deck.

Flew "business class" home for $60 pp. The kids probably drank that much in soda during the 2 hour flight.

We all got our first and only sunburns of the season. Who has time to sit out and bake? Even when we go to Busch Gardens or Water Country we slather on the lotion.

Gotta get going and get the kids. Bye for now.

Rudy's my sentimental favorite...as a NYer transplanted to VA I've got a soft spot for Rudy G. He was born and raised in NY not like Ms. Carpetbagger Hilary. I'll be sorry to see Rudy withdraw after the FL primary. I'm still uncommitted (I know you wish I was committed!) and look forward to the conventions this summer.

2008 and I'm feeling fine!

OK it's been almost 3 months since my last post and I'm feelin' finer that I was back in October. I'm not doing cartwheels but have lost a few pounds and am exercising more. Yipee! My husband has won us a trip to Puerto Rico for October so I'm on a mission to wear a smaller size swim suit and not feel so self conscious at the resort pool!

We had a nice holiday vacation. Didn't do much except bake, go see national treasure (nick cage and I have a birthday in common), volunteer at the Living Museum and enjoyed Christmas with the kids.

So glad Obama won the Iowa caucus. Anyone know where I can get one of those "Anybody but Hilary" bumper stickers? LMK

If you're looking for a fool proof chocolate fudge recipe try the Fantasy Fudge recipe on the Kraft Marshmallow jar. I wonder why the jar is glass. Everything is on plastic these days and I was surprised to see the marshmallow in glass. Just another thing to recycle.

Happy New Year one and all. I'll be posting a bit more now that my shoulder isn't as sore.

Surgery Sucks!

Well, I'm not actually sure which sucks more...the nerve block that leaves the eye droopy and the voice raspy like that actress who played lois lane in the superman films - Margo Kidder or, the fact I can't swing my arm out without tears coming to my eyelids or my stomach doing somersaults.

Rotator cuff repair....I saw the nasty photos when I went back to the DR a week after the arthroscopic procedure. Reattaching a tendon to bone must take patience and precision and a good bone so I'm on the mend but barely able to do much as the arm is my right and I do everything....everything with that arm. I never liked empting the dishwasher and now it's impossible without wincing.

The kids should have a better appreciation of the tasks I do around the house. I'm reralistic that they won't appreciate ME more, just the jobs I perform that they take for granted. Even the husband has to do more like drive me to phys therapy and take the kids to school and maybe for one in his life make concessions for the family instead of the other way around!!

Gotta go take a darvocet as all this writing has aggrivated the arm...yah, I'll do the exercises after it licks in. Yawn....

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My baby is gonna be 13!

Geez, that also means I'm 13 years older too! August 26th she'll be 13 years OLD!

Scary isn't it how fast times flies? Back when I was a kid it seems summer vacation went on forever. This year it's the same number of days as in 1965 but it's gone by quicker.

Sitting here contemplating my navel (no not really) and thinking of how much fun it would be to go back to 1965 for a week of summer vacation. Today kids say they're bored! Was I bored as a kids, sure occasionally but today kids want to be entertained, socializing and stimulated 18 hours a day! Am I right?

School begins 9/4. Don't get me started in the school supplies they're supposed to bring.....glue sticks, "big" box of tissues, dry erase markers! Next year we'll be paying for tiolet paper - watch!

June 18 and it's HOT!

OK I'm actually cool but outside it's miserable. I'm not complaining because we've got a lot more days like today coming before the leaves begin to change color and drop (hopefully not from drought). Kids are officially on summer break. I'm not though we are cruising to Bermuda in 12 days! 7 days. Leaving from Norfolk, VA. so that cuts down on the costs. No flying this trip. A rarity.

Anyone catch the new series Pirate Master? I know it's by the same guy who does Survivor well it's too much of a knock-off for me. I bet the boat even had airconditioning!! Flush toilets!! Those sabotages are pretty lame too. nuff said.

Sometimes you can't win for losing!

OK, who said that silly phrase? What I'm really trying to say is...when you think you're doing someone a favor, helping them out and they perceive it as unwarranted and their feelings are hurt..... what do you do? Well, I apologized for doing what I did. I hadn't realized it was going to offend her! I got the silent treatment all day and she didn't show up for the night workshop either.

Friday January 12

It's always frightening how quickly time passes by. Feels like minutes ago I walked through the door to start my day. Now the day is 1/2 over and my do-to list is dwindling! One kid has to write a 5 paragraph letter back home to her english relaitves...supposed to be one of the boys & men who arrived at "Jamestown" in 1607. Since there weren't any women on the first voyage she's gotta be a he. Should be interesting!