Anyone Notice?

Did anyone notice that this post is in the daytime? That's because I didn't have to work last night!!!! YAHOO!!!!! I slept all night through the howling wind, the shaking house and the snoring man. I am so happy that I get a four day weekend... :)

Oh yah, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

In other news, Fluffy is engaged and will be getting married in something like two years. I am so happy for her. Congradualtions Fluffy!!!

I'm going to the movies now.

tah.

At work

This week we didn't have a team meeting. So I expected to get off work at 8am. Unfortunately my usaual wednesday schedual says I work until 9am and then go straight to team. So the morning staff didn't come in until 9. And that made me irrationally angry. So angry, in fact, that I flipped off a driver on the way home and spent the time until I went to bed grumbling..... huummmm... anger issues much?

This picture is for Sandy's benefit and I take no responsibility for it. (grin)

fat loot

Once again I have made out like a bandit on christmas... I have fat loot including season 1 & 5 of CSI, some awsome kids books, a food processor, a really cool moldable vase, a beautiful jelly-fish ordiment, and so much more I can't remember it all!!!!! SWEET!

Twas...

the night before christmas and what do you know,
I'm at work again, and it's beginning to blow. (heh look, it rhymed)

Tonight a 40 foot tree fell across the freeway and stopped traffic for several hours in both directions. I was ten min late for work because of it and so I feel awful. I hate being late. But because I didn't even make it off the on ramp for five min I don't think there was anyhing I could have done differently. I did call work and let them know I was going to be late. So look at me, being responsible.

Not much else going on... big storms, I spent eight hours wrapping x-mas presents for the girls last night, I drive up to visit the in-laws tomorrow, I am avoiding cleaning the bathroom again tonight, and I really wish this headach would go away. So there. This past week was kinda fun. Mom was here and I got presents from all kinds of people... I really do love presents, good will, and sparkly lights.

And now, more on sparkly lights... The dark is kinda creepy. Not because it's dark, but because we don't know what is hiding in the dark. And Halloween is a holiday all about being scared and seeing creepy things in the dark, but Christmas is about seeing beauty in the dark. How could you see how pretty the twinkly lights on the tree are without a little darkness around them? And the fog creeping through the evergreens makes the display more etherial... not spooky. So I guess that while it's still not too dark and cold we celebrate the darker side of things but when it really is cold and dark we celebrate the light. Interesting.

And for everyone out there, I lit a candle on solstice night and put it in the window. So you all kow there is always a place you can come that is warm and loving even on the coldest night of the year.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
(pretend that all the stuff in the middle rhymed ands there is my x-mas poem.

tah.

Rain

It's been raining all day. I kinda like rain, but not all the time... not this much... and not when it blows out the pilot light and the house is freezing.

Sigh.

Santa Baby

I woke up this afternoon with swollen lips. They are huge!!! And what is more fun, I have no idea why they are swollen. I haven't eaten anything, and they were fine when I went to bed... hummmm. Perhaps I was chewing my lips in my sleep?

Anyway, it's one week till christmas. I have most of my shopping done... tomorrow I am going to be rushing around looking for a dress for the company x-mas party. Funny thing about this... I went searching with Erin for a dress for her party and there was nothing. We even went over the hill and there was still nothing. So I am going for seperates. Hopefully I will have an easier time as I put this off until the last moment...the party is on sunday night.

I am at work and it has been a very pleasent week. So much better than last week. Right now most of the girls are watching horror movies in the living room. I sure hope they don't all end up with nightmares.

I went and saw Narnia. It was OK. But not really worth regular price. Good special effects, ok acting, but seriously bad costuming. The princes ended up looking like Prince Charming from a 50's Disney cartoon. *Sigh* But at least we should get some fun costumes at renn faire next year.

Onward and upwards, right? Chris had his interview and it seems to be going along pretty well. He is very much still in the running... and if he gets this job, I get sushi! What a fabulous thing. I also had a test/interview for a job with the city... me a a hundred of my closest friends. Think I will get the one open spot? Not bloody likely. Funnier still, my boss was there taking the test too. Interesting. Well, I keep applying and he keeps applying and someday we might get good jobs....

I should really check on the girls now, so...

tah.

a change

I have just had one of the worst days at work. I ended up staying an hour late this morning because of a crisis that was started last night. And this whole thing started because two girls were feeding off each others bad mojo. They ran away last night and came home at 12:30a. I really thought about not letting them into the house. And now I am in early at the other house because of a medical crisis here. But one of the girls from this mornings crisis is here. I really need to get out of this job. It's killing me.

More impressive is that Chris has been recommended by his boss to a high paying job at the UC. If he gets it, there is no real reason for us to move. I also have a job interview/test next week for a county job. What is it about December and January that always manages to get me a new job? We shall see what happens... no promises or anything.

Searching

I was online last night, reading ghost stories from the area and I came across a whole bunch from here. One page made me laugh, because it had all of these hauntings at Porter... listed down to the building, floor, and which end. It was amusing until I read one that said something along the lines of... And the name of the man who killed himself there was David. Now, normally I wouldn't care if they posted stuff like that. But for some reason it really bothered me that they put his name on the internet for everyone to see. I think it is too soon to be writing up stuff like that. Or perhaps it's just because it touched my life so much that I don't think people looking for silly ghost stories should be throwing around his name. Maybe it's just me being too sensitive. I don't know.

December, at last

It's finally feeling like winter. Not just the really cold nights, but the driving rain helps too. I have started the christmas shopping activities and am trying desperately to figure out what to get for other members of my family. (I already got the easy ones) But costco was most helpful with wrapping paper. I now have enough for at least three years, and it's double sided. Twice the fun!!!

I'm currently bitter at work. The girls didn't do their chores tonight...and I don't know why. But because they didn't... I have to. And really, I hate dishes. Really, really, hate them.

On the bright side the scabies that I got from the hotel in LA is gone! We wiped them out with pesticides and washing everything that we have touched in the past two weeks. By the way, being infested with mites...ewwwww! And I can't help but feel that I got them from some fat, smelly, old guy: which, of course, makes it worse.

I don't really feel like typing any more right now, so tah.