Sunday, January 28, 2007
I'm moving!
My blog that is...come check it out here. I think I'm going to like this much better. Thanks for the recommendation Tracy!
I am in love with this song. I know it's kind of dark, but I could listen to it over and over again. I'm not so in love with video, it just doesn't do it justice to me. Just thought I'd share.
COLD!!!!
It's even cold in the house this morning. When the wind chill outside is in the teens, this old house just can't seem to keep the cold out. The heat pump is doing it's best, but it's still pretty chilly in here. I have to run a couple errands later, mmmm I just can't wait to get outside in this cold. Woohoo, my favorite...and yes, that is sarcasm.
Yesterday morning I went to Dresden to judge (and I didn't know it was called this until I got there) Weakley County Idol. Lovely. There were only 9 contestants total, separated into 2 age groups. It was mostly not that bad. There was only one performance that threatened to make my ears bleed. They worst part was they tried to drag the whole thing out. It could've been done in 30 minutes, instead it lasted about 2 hours. So there was a lot of sitting around with the other 2 judges trying to think of something to talk about with these 2 people I didn't know. One was a former beauty pageant contestant from Milan (that's My-lun, not mih-lahn or me-lahn) and the other was a girl who had just finished her teaching degree and is teaching math. She also has a music degree and can't decide which she would rather teach (seems like an easy choice to me!). So, needless to say, we didn't have a ton in common. That was really the worst part. They put us in this room and we just sat there for-evvvveeeerr. It seemed like the kids had fun though, so I guess that's the important part. The judging part wasn't so bad.
After that we all went back to Tracy's house where they treated me to some Dresden sushi, which, I have to say was pretty good. Mark met us at Tracy's. Her brother-in-law makes his own beer and Mark has taken an interest in that. So, they talked beer and he let Mark borrow a book about it. They went out and looked at the beer-making equipment, etc. and Tracy, Steph and I drank mimosas. It was a good time. We went home around dinner time and I slept most of the evening. Ah....sleep.
I managed to make it through almost the entire night without feeling like I was sleeping on a bed of hot coals. That was nice. Maybe that's because it's soooooo cold outside. Today I don't have all that much to do. We cleaned the house on Friday night, so there are just a few things to finish up. We've got to go get some chicken feed at some point and I've got a few things to pick up at Wal-Mart. It looks really windy and cold outside, so I'm not particularly looking forward to doing that. After I do all that I think I'm going to curl up with a book and vegetate for the rest of the day. This weekend has flown by...I hate that. Vacation seems so far off right now, as does spring. I can't wait for some warmer weather and some time off. Winter makes me mentally exhausted.
Yesterday morning I went to Dresden to judge (and I didn't know it was called this until I got there) Weakley County Idol. Lovely. There were only 9 contestants total, separated into 2 age groups. It was mostly not that bad. There was only one performance that threatened to make my ears bleed. They worst part was they tried to drag the whole thing out. It could've been done in 30 minutes, instead it lasted about 2 hours. So there was a lot of sitting around with the other 2 judges trying to think of something to talk about with these 2 people I didn't know. One was a former beauty pageant contestant from Milan (that's My-lun, not mih-lahn or me-lahn) and the other was a girl who had just finished her teaching degree and is teaching math. She also has a music degree and can't decide which she would rather teach (seems like an easy choice to me!). So, needless to say, we didn't have a ton in common. That was really the worst part. They put us in this room and we just sat there for-evvvveeeerr. It seemed like the kids had fun though, so I guess that's the important part. The judging part wasn't so bad.
After that we all went back to Tracy's house where they treated me to some Dresden sushi, which, I have to say was pretty good. Mark met us at Tracy's. Her brother-in-law makes his own beer and Mark has taken an interest in that. So, they talked beer and he let Mark borrow a book about it. They went out and looked at the beer-making equipment, etc. and Tracy, Steph and I drank mimosas. It was a good time. We went home around dinner time and I slept most of the evening. Ah....sleep.
I managed to make it through almost the entire night without feeling like I was sleeping on a bed of hot coals. That was nice. Maybe that's because it's soooooo cold outside. Today I don't have all that much to do. We cleaned the house on Friday night, so there are just a few things to finish up. We've got to go get some chicken feed at some point and I've got a few things to pick up at Wal-Mart. It looks really windy and cold outside, so I'm not particularly looking forward to doing that. After I do all that I think I'm going to curl up with a book and vegetate for the rest of the day. This weekend has flown by...I hate that. Vacation seems so far off right now, as does spring. I can't wait for some warmer weather and some time off. Winter makes me mentally exhausted.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Yes...I should be working
...but I'm not. I've worked my butt off this week, so I am taking a few liberties today...such as blogging at work. I did solve 2 problems, 1 of which was major this afternoon, so I haven't been completely useless. So there.
I thought I would be stuck in the house all weekend, but I got a call from Tracy's sister who needed a judge for the Dresden Middle School talent show at the last minute. So, yes...I'm judging a middle school talent show tomorrow. Me and my expert opinion. Maybe I can put that music education to good use for a change. Or not, whatever. It should be fun. Tracy's brother-in-law makes his own beer which fascinates Mark, so Mark may come by and talk beer with him after the talent show thing. I don't think I stand a chance of dragging Mark to tryouts for a middle school talent show. So, I'm saving my breath on that. Who knows, maybe he'll decide to go anyway. I won't hold my breath.
So, that's my weekend update, I'll fill you all in on the results of my judgement sometime this weekend.
I thought I would be stuck in the house all weekend, but I got a call from Tracy's sister who needed a judge for the Dresden Middle School talent show at the last minute. So, yes...I'm judging a middle school talent show tomorrow. Me and my expert opinion. Maybe I can put that music education to good use for a change. Or not, whatever. It should be fun. Tracy's brother-in-law makes his own beer which fascinates Mark, so Mark may come by and talk beer with him after the talent show thing. I don't think I stand a chance of dragging Mark to tryouts for a middle school talent show. So, I'm saving my breath on that. Who knows, maybe he'll decide to go anyway. I won't hold my breath.
So, that's my weekend update, I'll fill you all in on the results of my judgement sometime this weekend.
Whew!
I see that I made everyone too afraid to comment on my last entry. I guess talking about hormones and fertility drugs does that. Thanks Laura for being brave and commenting (edit: and Daddy who must have posted while I was typing this post)! LOL. I'm feeling much better now. I still haven't had a good night's sleep, but I'm sure I'll crash tonight and sleep in tomorrow. The hot flashes are still with me. I think they're getting worse, at least at night.
Except for a little anger management issue I had this morning while I was trying to get ready for work, my moods seem to have stabilized somewhat. Somewhere Mark is breathing a sigh of relief.
Yesterday was our friend Stephanie's birthday. She and Tracy invited us out for a beer at the Opera House. Ah...they now have Newcastle on tap. Nice. So, we sat down there with them until 8:30 or so. We had a great time. We really don't get to hang out with them as much as we would like. They are busy people and sometimes so are we. So, we really enjoyed getting to spend some time chatting with the 2 of them. Steph - I hope you had a great birthday!
In other news...I have no real news. Except - Hambone was doing so well for about a week and now we're back to the old Hambone issues. I was trying to wean him off his prescription tummy medicine, but apparently, he really needs it. Thankfully he's a good cat and takes it with very little problem, but I hate to think I'm going to have to medicate this cat everyday for the rest of his life. I am certainly prepared to do that. The medicine is thankfully not expensive. It just means that I'm going to have to make another trip to the vet next week to see what else we can do or if they want to just leave him on the medicine he's on. Thanks Hambone! It's a good thing he's such a sweet cat.
You know, I wonder if I'll have more to blog about when Spring gets here. Probably. It's hard to give a farm report when I haven't been outside except to and from the car in a while. I am about done with the cold weather. I need some sun and I need it to be warm! I bet you are falling all over yourselves with the anticipation of reading about what vegetables we plant in the garden this year. Riveting.
Maybe I'll do something interesting this weekend so I'll have some good blog material, but don't hold your breath. I'm thinking Mark is going to want to stay in and lounge all weekend. Woohoo!
Except for a little anger management issue I had this morning while I was trying to get ready for work, my moods seem to have stabilized somewhat. Somewhere Mark is breathing a sigh of relief.
Yesterday was our friend Stephanie's birthday. She and Tracy invited us out for a beer at the Opera House. Ah...they now have Newcastle on tap. Nice. So, we sat down there with them until 8:30 or so. We had a great time. We really don't get to hang out with them as much as we would like. They are busy people and sometimes so are we. So, we really enjoyed getting to spend some time chatting with the 2 of them. Steph - I hope you had a great birthday!
In other news...I have no real news. Except - Hambone was doing so well for about a week and now we're back to the old Hambone issues. I was trying to wean him off his prescription tummy medicine, but apparently, he really needs it. Thankfully he's a good cat and takes it with very little problem, but I hate to think I'm going to have to medicate this cat everyday for the rest of his life. I am certainly prepared to do that. The medicine is thankfully not expensive. It just means that I'm going to have to make another trip to the vet next week to see what else we can do or if they want to just leave him on the medicine he's on. Thanks Hambone! It's a good thing he's such a sweet cat.
You know, I wonder if I'll have more to blog about when Spring gets here. Probably. It's hard to give a farm report when I haven't been outside except to and from the car in a while. I am about done with the cold weather. I need some sun and I need it to be warm! I bet you are falling all over yourselves with the anticipation of reading about what vegetables we plant in the garden this year. Riveting.
Maybe I'll do something interesting this weekend so I'll have some good blog material, but don't hold your breath. I'm thinking Mark is going to want to stay in and lounge all weekend. Woohoo!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I'm so tired I don't even have a title for you today. Work has been insane, we're even more short-handed than we were since our Front Desk girl is gone now. Everyone's stretched pretty thin and it's not good for anyone's mental health. Least of all mine right now.
I didn't plan on mentioning this on the blog, but since it seems to be consuming my life right now, what the heck. My doctor put me on Clomid, it's a fertility drug, I won't go into all the whys. A very common one and usually the first one doctor's will have you try. This is my first round. You take 5 pills each month. My doctor told me that very few people had side effects. I believed her, she was wrong! I should've known (because it's always like this) that if she said very few people would have side effects that I would be one of those very few. I suppose you could think this is sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy type thing. However, I don't read the side effects section unless I just need to, so it's not like I'm having these issues because I have it in my head that I'll have these issues. Anyway, there are side effects. My mood swings are driving me out of my mind! I wake up in the middle of the night in a pool of sweat (yuck!), so I'm not sleeping well. Since I'm not sleeping well, I'm tired which makes it even more difficult to control my moods. All in all, it's a good time. Really, it is. So everyone say a little prayer that this works out for us the first time because I'm not sure I can do this 2 months in a row. Seriously, Mark might kick me out of the house. I'm not fun.
So, that's where I've been and what I've been doing. Not alot really, just trying to stay sane and not bite someone's head off which seems to be becoming increasingly difficult...Tonight I'm just going to go home (still at work at almost 5:30), put on my sweats and watch some mindless TV. If I don't talk to anyone much, then I can't bite their heads off, right? I'm going with that theory.
I didn't plan on mentioning this on the blog, but since it seems to be consuming my life right now, what the heck. My doctor put me on Clomid, it's a fertility drug, I won't go into all the whys. A very common one and usually the first one doctor's will have you try. This is my first round. You take 5 pills each month. My doctor told me that very few people had side effects. I believed her, she was wrong! I should've known (because it's always like this) that if she said very few people would have side effects that I would be one of those very few. I suppose you could think this is sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy type thing. However, I don't read the side effects section unless I just need to, so it's not like I'm having these issues because I have it in my head that I'll have these issues. Anyway, there are side effects. My mood swings are driving me out of my mind! I wake up in the middle of the night in a pool of sweat (yuck!), so I'm not sleeping well. Since I'm not sleeping well, I'm tired which makes it even more difficult to control my moods. All in all, it's a good time. Really, it is. So everyone say a little prayer that this works out for us the first time because I'm not sure I can do this 2 months in a row. Seriously, Mark might kick me out of the house. I'm not fun.
So, that's where I've been and what I've been doing. Not alot really, just trying to stay sane and not bite someone's head off which seems to be becoming increasingly difficult...Tonight I'm just going to go home (still at work at almost 5:30), put on my sweats and watch some mindless TV. If I don't talk to anyone much, then I can't bite their heads off, right? I'm going with that theory.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Sunday evening...
I am SO dreading this coming week. We are again without a receptionist at work, so I'm going to have to fill-in some and teach the technicians how to fill-in up there too. We're all already busy, so this is just going to add to the craziness. Great.
Here's the pic I've been working on. See, just not that great, is it? I've got to find a better candidate for this technique. Those ferns in my bouquet were a pain!
I have had an ok weekend. Yesterday we didn't do much. I slept until noon. I don't know why I slept that late and I really shouldn't have. It screws me up for days when I do that. We didn't really DO anything. We went out for a little while last night, hung out with Beth at the Pub. Honestly, though, I just wasn't feeling it. I wanted to come home, so after an hour or so, we came back home. I haven't really gotten anything done as far as housework. I just feel so blah. I have no motivation.
I asked Mark to wake me up no later than 10 today. So, he let me sleep until 10 and got me up. I got my shower and we drove to Jackson to go to the bookstore. I was out of reading material and when it's cold and rainy like this, I need my books. I bought 4, so maybe that'll keep me busy for awhile. Then we went and saw Beth's new apartment. It's a cute place. An older house that's been converted into a duplex. I know she's happy to get out of the tiny place she has been living in. Now Mark is parked on the couch watching the Bears game. I'm not sure what that's about. He's not usually one to watch football, but he's watched the Bears play the past 2 weeks. I guess since it's a Chicago team and the Superbowl is coming up, he feels compelled to watch.
It bores the hell out of me. It's not that I can't follow it because I can. The most annoying thing to me about watching any sport on TV is the freaking announcer guys. They never stop talking. I mean, can I just watch the game please? If I need your commentary I'll ask for it, 'k? I mean when something happens that requires an explanation, that's fine, but all.the.time? I mean, come on! I can't stand it. Does that bother anyone else, or is it just me?
I've spent most of the past hour or so colorizing a B&W version of our wedding picture. Yes, I have color versions, but I wanted to try coloring another B&W picture like I did for Anne's calendar. The one I've been working on looks ok, but I'm not all that thrilled with it...It just doesn't lend itself to this technique as much as the older pictures do...For one there's just too much stuff in it. That and Mark's in it. Which he should be because it's our wedding picture, but trying to color a man's face is harder than coloring a woman's face or a girl's face. I had to keep redoing his lips because it looked like he was wearing lipstick. I didn't think he'd like that much.
I've just been informed that I need to make invitations for a Super Bowl party. Mark requested that they say something about the Bears vs. who cares. LOL. Who knew he was such a fan? I didn't know. I guess I better get started on that...he sounds serious ;)
Here's the pic I've been working on. See, just not that great, is it? I've got to find a better candidate for this technique. Those ferns in my bouquet were a pain!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
What a day!!
I have had the day from Hell!! It's almost 11pm and I'm just now feeling like I am caught up! I had to take Hambone to the vet (yet again) first thing this morning. They don't know exactly what is wrong with him, but gave me some antibiotics and some tummy medicine to give him to see if that helps. He also got 3 shots. So needless to say, Hambone did not have a good morning. Neither did I because I was at the vet's office until after 9am. They took forever! Thankfully, Hambone has only had one "accident" today, so I'm hoping this medicine is helping.
After all that, I didn't get to work until around 10. This afternoon I drove a hour and a half to the lovely town of Halls to fix a problem that apparently didn't exist. Everything was working when I got there, so I helped her with a software installation she was having problems with and turned around and came back. I got back to Martin just in time to backup the server and lock up. Then I made a trip to Wal-Mart. I had a pretty short list. I didn't stick to it. I bought some containers. Yes, I'm a closet organizationalist (is that even a word?). Not a organizer of closets, but a secret organization freak. The house has been a disaster area for awhile now. So I got home and did all the dishes, started the laundry (last load is in the dryer). Then I changed all 3 litter boxes and took all the trash out and rolled both big trash cans to the road. Those suckers are heavy!! And it's dark out there!! While I was doing all that I started the robot vacuum. Then I organized the bathroom cabinets and cleaned the bathroom. My other organizational venture was my clothes. Closet space and drawer space are in short supply in this house. I had my sweaters kind of stacked in the chiffarobe, but that was a mess. So, I bought an underbed box with rollers on it. I put them all in there and got a bunch of clothes together to take to We Care (our Goodwill). Whew! I've gotten alot done for a Wednesday night. Mark really likes to have tea made when he gets home from a trip (he's been gone to Atlanta), so I made him a pitcher and made myself a pitcher of green tea. Now I'm just waiting for the last load of laundry to dry so I can put towels back in the cat's bed. Then I've got to go let Woofer in because it's freezing tonight. I just gave Hambone his nighttime dose of his 2 medications, and I just took my nighttime vitamins and medication, so I'm about ready to get some sleep. I'm already up later than I need to be.
Sorry this isn't a more interesting post, but I think it just makes me feel good to type out all the stuff I got done. The house hasn't been deep cleaned, but it's very well straightened up now, so I can do the serious cleaning this weekend without having to go through and straighten things up first. You know, it just occured to me that I forgot to eat dinner. Oops. I guess I wasn't hungry. Well, I better get the laundry out of the dryer and get to bed so I can get up in time to feed all God's creatures before work. Man, I'm glad Mark will be home tomorrow! Feeding chickens in freezing weather is not my idea of fun. Have a great rest of the week everyone!
After all that, I didn't get to work until around 10. This afternoon I drove a hour and a half to the lovely town of Halls to fix a problem that apparently didn't exist. Everything was working when I got there, so I helped her with a software installation she was having problems with and turned around and came back. I got back to Martin just in time to backup the server and lock up. Then I made a trip to Wal-Mart. I had a pretty short list. I didn't stick to it. I bought some containers. Yes, I'm a closet organizationalist (is that even a word?). Not a organizer of closets, but a secret organization freak. The house has been a disaster area for awhile now. So I got home and did all the dishes, started the laundry (last load is in the dryer). Then I changed all 3 litter boxes and took all the trash out and rolled both big trash cans to the road. Those suckers are heavy!! And it's dark out there!! While I was doing all that I started the robot vacuum. Then I organized the bathroom cabinets and cleaned the bathroom. My other organizational venture was my clothes. Closet space and drawer space are in short supply in this house. I had my sweaters kind of stacked in the chiffarobe, but that was a mess. So, I bought an underbed box with rollers on it. I put them all in there and got a bunch of clothes together to take to We Care (our Goodwill). Whew! I've gotten alot done for a Wednesday night. Mark really likes to have tea made when he gets home from a trip (he's been gone to Atlanta), so I made him a pitcher and made myself a pitcher of green tea. Now I'm just waiting for the last load of laundry to dry so I can put towels back in the cat's bed. Then I've got to go let Woofer in because it's freezing tonight. I just gave Hambone his nighttime dose of his 2 medications, and I just took my nighttime vitamins and medication, so I'm about ready to get some sleep. I'm already up later than I need to be.
Sorry this isn't a more interesting post, but I think it just makes me feel good to type out all the stuff I got done. The house hasn't been deep cleaned, but it's very well straightened up now, so I can do the serious cleaning this weekend without having to go through and straighten things up first. You know, it just occured to me that I forgot to eat dinner. Oops. I guess I wasn't hungry. Well, I better get the laundry out of the dryer and get to bed so I can get up in time to feed all God's creatures before work. Man, I'm glad Mark will be home tomorrow! Feeding chickens in freezing weather is not my idea of fun. Have a great rest of the week everyone!
Monday, January 15, 2007
COLD!
Wow, it's gotten cold!! It wasn't too bad when I left for work this morning, but the temperature has steadily dropped and now the wind has picked up too! Nice.
I had a pretty good weekend. I finally got my sushi! Mark and I went to Paducah Saturday. We had a couple of other errands to run. We went to a store that we'd never been to before. It was kind of liquor store, but they also had all kinds of glassware and gourmet food. They had a great selection of international beer, so we bought a couple things there. Then we went to World Market and looked around. We ended up buying some glasses there and a few more international beers (they sell them individually so you can try them). Then we went to PetSmart to get food for all the animals. Hambone is still not well. He's better, but there are still some "issues" we've got to get checked out...again. We bought some food for sensitive stomachs, so I started them (all) on that this morning. So far it's not helping. After all our shopping was done we found a sushi place. I'd never even seen this place before, but it turned out to be quite good. I'm sure we'll go back. So now we have a sushi place in Jackson and Paducah! Woohoo! I was very pleased that Mark took me. I think he enjoyed it too.
Today was crazy. I made myself a to-do list first thing this morning when I got to work and somehow only managed to cross about 3 out of 10 things off. And I was busy. All. Day. Ah, there's always tomorrow. At least the rain stopped by this afternoon. I'm bracing myself for a very cold few days. This is when having 4 cats comes in handy. They'll all pile in the bed tonight and they make excellent space heaters. If they'll just be still!
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I'm still waiting on a couple of 100 things lists...come on with that...I need something to read!
I had a pretty good weekend. I finally got my sushi! Mark and I went to Paducah Saturday. We had a couple of other errands to run. We went to a store that we'd never been to before. It was kind of liquor store, but they also had all kinds of glassware and gourmet food. They had a great selection of international beer, so we bought a couple things there. Then we went to World Market and looked around. We ended up buying some glasses there and a few more international beers (they sell them individually so you can try them). Then we went to PetSmart to get food for all the animals. Hambone is still not well. He's better, but there are still some "issues" we've got to get checked out...again. We bought some food for sensitive stomachs, so I started them (all) on that this morning. So far it's not helping. After all our shopping was done we found a sushi place. I'd never even seen this place before, but it turned out to be quite good. I'm sure we'll go back. So now we have a sushi place in Jackson and Paducah! Woohoo! I was very pleased that Mark took me. I think he enjoyed it too.
Today was crazy. I made myself a to-do list first thing this morning when I got to work and somehow only managed to cross about 3 out of 10 things off. And I was busy. All. Day. Ah, there's always tomorrow. At least the rain stopped by this afternoon. I'm bracing myself for a very cold few days. This is when having 4 cats comes in handy. They'll all pile in the bed tonight and they make excellent space heaters. If they'll just be still!
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I'm still waiting on a couple of 100 things lists...come on with that...I need something to read!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
I'm back!
I had to take a little trip to Tunica for a seminar for work. I left Monday night and I got back about 5:30 this afternoon. It was a quick trip, but MAN am I tired!! I'm not much of a gambler, so Tunica wasn't exactly my dream location, but it was seminar. It was also not my dream to attend this seminar. I did have fun though. I went with Jimmie, our sales rep. It was her birthday and she won $400 playing quarter slots, so I was glad she had fun! I, on the other hand, lost the $40 that I brought to play with and then stopped playing. This is why I don't gamble...I don't like to part with my money unless I'm getting something for it. To me, an hour or 2 sitting at a slot machine or playing video poker is NOT getting something for my money! We did get to hang out with one of our favorite guys from Sharp and that was fun. This guy has always been exceptionally nice and helpful to me, so I enjoyed getting to chat with him (and Jimmie) in a more informal environment. I think we all had a good time. I didn't even stay up that late or drink that much. I just didn't sleep all that well. I hate hotel beds...especially hotel pillows.
I won't dwell on the seminar because I know how that bores everyone. I rather enjoyed it. It was geared more towards people in my position, so while Jimmie's eyes were glazing over, I was rather interested. I learned some stuff and that was good. Work discussion over.
What was weird to me is (and this is going to be slightly sappy...those with a weak stomach, scroll down, LOL) I started missing Mark before I even left. He went off on service calls at work and I went off to do some customer training before we left, so I saw him last around lunch yesterday. It's weird when he's not around. Since we work together and are married, we see eachother so much that it honestly feels like something is missing when he's not there. Not that I was crying about it or anything. It's just rare that we're apart even for just one night, so it just seemed odd. Ok...that's weird isn't it? Moving on...
My kitty, Hambone seems to be somewhat better. Not quite 100%. He's starting to play with the other cats now and play with the cat toys, so I think he's at least feeling more settled. I'm going to give him a few more days off of all medication before I see if we need to go back to the vet. I've got to take him to get his second round of shots next week anyway. So, I'm going to try to get by without taking him until then. I think being in the car just upsets him and I don't think that's helping anything.
Mark once again made steak on the George Foreman grill tonight. It wasn't quite as good as the last couple times, but I'm a steak girl, so I liked it. I made mashed potatos. I'm going to put all modesty aside here and just say that my mashed potatos are the greatest!! It's not like that's a hard dish to make or anything, but I've had bad ones before. I make mine like my mother made them and they are delicious! Ask anyone who has had them...they'll tell you. Although I'm probably my own biggest fan as far as that goes. Anyway...I love me some good mashed potatos!
Still no sushi...for those of you concerned. I'm going to work on that...maybe I can get Mark to take me this weekend. If not to Jackson, then to Dresden. I've gotten a few comments on this...and while, yes many of the Chinese restaurants around here do have sushi...it is most definitely not sushi that I'm willing to eat. Of course, you have to understand where we live. Everything around here is a small town. We have PLENTY of Chinese (and Mexican-for those keeping track) restaurants. They like to put their sushi on the buffet. I am not eating sushi that's on a buffet. It may be good, but I don't know how long it's been sitting there. Of course, those who know me best know that I'm doing good to eat anything off a buffet. It just doesn't seem sanitary to me. Ick. I'm pretty picky about sushi anyway, so buffet sushi is not the sushi for me. The place in Jackson I'm familiar with and so far it's always been good...and fresh. Fresh being VERY important in the world of sushi. Ok...enough of my sushi rant. I will get some sushi if I have to drive down there and get it by myself. If that happens, I'll pissed, but I'll do it!
Let's see...I've covered work, gambling, cats (or rather just one cat) and sushi. What else. I haven't given a farm report in a while. Not much to tell since it's winter and I don't get out there much. The chickens are still there, Mark still gathers the eggs. Someone asked in a comment what it was like living on a farm with chickens. First, we don't have that many chickens...we have about 20. In the winter they stay in their coop more, so I hardly know we have them. The rest of the year they crow ALL the time. I think out of the 20 almost half are roosters, so when you get all of the roosters crowing at once it can seriously get on your nerves. In the summer they start crowing as early as 3 in the morning. Since I was not raised in this type of environment, when I first moved to the farm I woke up as soon as they started crowing. Now, I just don't hear it...it's background noise. They are fun to watch sometimes...they really are strange little creatures. We have at least one hen that will eat out of Mark's hand, but most of them really don't like people that much. They just move out of your way if you walk towards them. We don't kill our chickens for meat. We do collect eggs for us and to give to family and friends. We don't make much, if any, money from the chickens. They are almost more like pets. I think it's just a project that Mark thought would be fun...and we never have to buy eggs!
That's all I really have to say about that...other than my friend Beth likes to tell the story about me walking out to the chicken coop in my heels after work one day and collecting the eggs using the hem of my shirt as a basket. I'm sure that was quite a site. Very city girl goes to the country. Very Green Acres! Other than that...there's nothing much to report on the farm...still have 4 cats, still have 1 dog. Apparently this morning we had a skunk visitor, but I (luckily) was not around for that.
Ok...that's it for now! I hope everyone is having a great week!
I won't dwell on the seminar because I know how that bores everyone. I rather enjoyed it. It was geared more towards people in my position, so while Jimmie's eyes were glazing over, I was rather interested. I learned some stuff and that was good. Work discussion over.
What was weird to me is (and this is going to be slightly sappy...those with a weak stomach, scroll down, LOL) I started missing Mark before I even left. He went off on service calls at work and I went off to do some customer training before we left, so I saw him last around lunch yesterday. It's weird when he's not around. Since we work together and are married, we see eachother so much that it honestly feels like something is missing when he's not there. Not that I was crying about it or anything. It's just rare that we're apart even for just one night, so it just seemed odd. Ok...that's weird isn't it? Moving on...
My kitty, Hambone seems to be somewhat better. Not quite 100%. He's starting to play with the other cats now and play with the cat toys, so I think he's at least feeling more settled. I'm going to give him a few more days off of all medication before I see if we need to go back to the vet. I've got to take him to get his second round of shots next week anyway. So, I'm going to try to get by without taking him until then. I think being in the car just upsets him and I don't think that's helping anything.
Mark once again made steak on the George Foreman grill tonight. It wasn't quite as good as the last couple times, but I'm a steak girl, so I liked it. I made mashed potatos. I'm going to put all modesty aside here and just say that my mashed potatos are the greatest!! It's not like that's a hard dish to make or anything, but I've had bad ones before. I make mine like my mother made them and they are delicious! Ask anyone who has had them...they'll tell you. Although I'm probably my own biggest fan as far as that goes. Anyway...I love me some good mashed potatos!
Still no sushi...for those of you concerned. I'm going to work on that...maybe I can get Mark to take me this weekend. If not to Jackson, then to Dresden. I've gotten a few comments on this...and while, yes many of the Chinese restaurants around here do have sushi...it is most definitely not sushi that I'm willing to eat. Of course, you have to understand where we live. Everything around here is a small town. We have PLENTY of Chinese (and Mexican-for those keeping track) restaurants. They like to put their sushi on the buffet. I am not eating sushi that's on a buffet. It may be good, but I don't know how long it's been sitting there. Of course, those who know me best know that I'm doing good to eat anything off a buffet. It just doesn't seem sanitary to me. Ick. I'm pretty picky about sushi anyway, so buffet sushi is not the sushi for me. The place in Jackson I'm familiar with and so far it's always been good...and fresh. Fresh being VERY important in the world of sushi. Ok...enough of my sushi rant. I will get some sushi if I have to drive down there and get it by myself. If that happens, I'll pissed, but I'll do it!
Let's see...I've covered work, gambling, cats (or rather just one cat) and sushi. What else. I haven't given a farm report in a while. Not much to tell since it's winter and I don't get out there much. The chickens are still there, Mark still gathers the eggs. Someone asked in a comment what it was like living on a farm with chickens. First, we don't have that many chickens...we have about 20. In the winter they stay in their coop more, so I hardly know we have them. The rest of the year they crow ALL the time. I think out of the 20 almost half are roosters, so when you get all of the roosters crowing at once it can seriously get on your nerves. In the summer they start crowing as early as 3 in the morning. Since I was not raised in this type of environment, when I first moved to the farm I woke up as soon as they started crowing. Now, I just don't hear it...it's background noise. They are fun to watch sometimes...they really are strange little creatures. We have at least one hen that will eat out of Mark's hand, but most of them really don't like people that much. They just move out of your way if you walk towards them. We don't kill our chickens for meat. We do collect eggs for us and to give to family and friends. We don't make much, if any, money from the chickens. They are almost more like pets. I think it's just a project that Mark thought would be fun...and we never have to buy eggs!
That's all I really have to say about that...other than my friend Beth likes to tell the story about me walking out to the chicken coop in my heels after work one day and collecting the eggs using the hem of my shirt as a basket. I'm sure that was quite a site. Very city girl goes to the country. Very Green Acres! Other than that...there's nothing much to report on the farm...still have 4 cats, still have 1 dog. Apparently this morning we had a skunk visitor, but I (luckily) was not around for that.
Ok...that's it for now! I hope everyone is having a great week!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
100 things about me...
I just ran across this on a couple of other blogs, so I decided to do one myself...here it is:
http://mascosonthefarm100things.blogspot.com/
http://mascosonthefarm100things.blogspot.com/
3 posts, one day...
Well 2 1/2...this is a testment to exactly how bored I am. I can't seem to coax Mark off the couch no matter what I do. If any of you locals would like to go get some sushi in Jackson in the near future...that would make my life better. I keep telling Mark the one thing in life I want right now is some sushi. From our favorite place in Jackson. Unfortunately, I can't even talk him into going to Union City (which is 15-20 minutes away) much less Jackson (1 hour away). Of course, I am going on a little trip for work tomorrow, but I'm going with Jimmie who will not go within a 10 foot radius of any seafood, so I know I'm not going to talk her into sushi for dinner tomorrow night. Not that I know of a good sushi restaurant in Tunica...if they even have a sushi place in Tunica (I kinda doubt it).
So I'm sulking a little. I really just want the man to take me out to eat. Is that so bad? In case you are wondering...I even gave up on my little trip to Jackson/Paducah. I'm just not feeling driving all that way to shop by myself. Lots of times I don't mind doing that, lots of times I like doing that, but not today. So, I guess I should just resign myself to a quick trip to Wal-Mart for paper towels and dinner at home...which I'm insisting Mark cook. I guess I've got stuff to do to get ready for my week anyway. I've still got to pack a bag, etc.
The good news is...Mark and I will have some time apart over the next few weeks. Hopefully this will inspire him to want to spend a little time with me (ie-take me out to eat!). I hate being bored. I just can't think of anything that sounds fun to do. I'm sure as hell not feeling creative.
So I'm sulking a little. I really just want the man to take me out to eat. Is that so bad? In case you are wondering...I even gave up on my little trip to Jackson/Paducah. I'm just not feeling driving all that way to shop by myself. Lots of times I don't mind doing that, lots of times I like doing that, but not today. So, I guess I should just resign myself to a quick trip to Wal-Mart for paper towels and dinner at home...which I'm insisting Mark cook. I guess I've got stuff to do to get ready for my week anyway. I've still got to pack a bag, etc.
The good news is...Mark and I will have some time apart over the next few weeks. Hopefully this will inspire him to want to spend a little time with me (ie-take me out to eat!). I hate being bored. I just can't think of anything that sounds fun to do. I'm sure as hell not feeling creative.
Life is like a sine wave...
Just so you know... I did in fact see this coming. Last weekend was so wonderful...I had a few "I'm so high on life" posts. This weekend...not so much. I'm not unhappy. I'm just BORED!! The joys of living in a small town. Mark and I had a very long week, which is strange because in actuality, it was a short week. Mark's department at work has a bit of a surplus of people, so he's getting to relax a little more. My department is slammed. In a sense, I am my own department. In reality, Nan says I fall under sales. I don't, however, sell anything or get paid commission for selling anything. So...whatever. Anyway, I'm busy. Very, very. Which you would think would make me want to sleep all weekend. I have slept late both days. Until noon yesterday, which I haven't done in a long time. I didn't even sleep until noon on New Years Day. Somehow I did yesterday though, which should be a testament to how worn out I am. BUT...I can't sleep all day. This is something I've learned in my old age. If I sleep all day today, I'll want to sleep all day tomorrow and they next day, and the next day...you get the idea. So, while I do want to relax on the weekends, I don't want to stop moving completely. It's the whole physics thing. An object in motion tends to stay in motion, an object at rest tends to stay at rest. Maybe it's my depressive tendencies or maybe that's just life, but if I'm at rest for too long...it will take me days if not weeks to get myself really back in motion again. Not something I'm willing to risk. It's too much of a pain the ass. So, I want to go do stuff. Mark has just gone back to bed (and it's 12:30). It makes me want to rip my hair out sometimes. Not that I'm afraid to go do stuff alone. It's just not as much fun. Especially in Martin. I mean, really, I went to Wal-Mart last night. I feel no need to go back (although I'm out of paper towels now and I'm going to need some more since Hambone is not over his poopiness). So, ok I can go do that, but that will take all of 30 minutes total. I'm thinking I may drive to Paducah or Jackson. Victoria's Secret is having their semi-annual sale. I need some new underwear. I also need a new purse. What I hate about all this is that it costs money. We're not poor, but we also don't have it coming out our ears. January and February are a little tight due to higher electric bills, insurance payments and car tags having to be renewed. We've got money to get what I want to get, but I'm afraid if I suggest this, Mark will jump on me about finances. Finances being the one thing he ever jumps on me about. Now, I have been quite financially irresponsible in the past, but there were reasons for that. Not saying that they were good ones, but there were reasons. This is nothing that Mark has ever had to encounter with me. I took care of all the finances when I was with Lee. We did ok. I'm even better at it now. I'd like to point out, although it may be ill-advised, that he is the one that spends money when we don't have it to spend. That won't get me anywhere though. *Sigh* I guess I'll just go hop in the shower and get ready to go. When he asks me where I'm going I'll tell him. If he protests, we'll discuss it and I'll probably get to go anyway. Maybe he'll come along to police my spending. Then I win both ways! Hehe.
Hmm...don't know where all that came from! I really just wish he wanted to go do things too. Sometimes he does, but I think the cool, rainy weather isn't helping. I keep thinking that soon it will be Spring. Mark is all about Spring! We'll have to visit all the nurseries and start planting stuff. Get the garden started, etc, etc. He loves that stuff. I enjoy that we get to do it together. Although, some of it he could just have. I don't want it! I look forward to that time of year. In the winter we're kind of stuck in this house together all the time. In the spring he'll go off and work on the tractor and I'll work around the house and in the yard and then in the evenings we grab a beer and sit out in the pergola. That's the part of farm living that I love! Sitting outside in the evenings listening to the frogs sing and talking to Mark. Most of y'all know, Mark's not a big talker, but on some nights, when we're sitting out in the pergola he gets on a roll. That's when I learn things about him and hear his memories about the farm. That's pretty precious stuff to me. We also talk about the farm now, the things we've done to the house and the land, the things we want to do. It seems like it's always when we're sitting out there that we hammer out a plan. Although, since we've finished the library, we've spent a couple evenings sitting in there with a beer making plans. We've got 3 1/2 rooms left. The 1/2 room being the foyer, which only will really need new wallpaper. The laundry room is next. It's going to be good. If you've ever seen it though, you know it can only get better because it's puh-retty sad! Then the living room, which also only really needs wallpaper. Although with any luck there will be a new couch and chair too. Then the bedroom. That room is huge. It really only needs new wallpaper and some drapes (Laura, you ready for that one?). We're not far off from being finished, but I think once we finish I'll want to redo something else...probably the kitchen. I can see this being an endless cycle.
Wow, this has been a rather aimless post! Let's see what I have in the pictures archives to spice it up! Here you go: First is Tracy and Talley, next is the "other" Stephanie and last is Lauren. All taken at last week's party. Oh, and...life is like a sine wave. The upside to that being this...while I may be on the down side of the cycle now, things are bound to be on the upswing...it's just a matter of time. Again, it's all about physics. Happy Sunday to you all and Happy Birthday to my sweet nephew Caleb who is 2 today!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
I'm sure this picture is not doctored in any way...Really, he always looks like this...
For those of you who don't know...this is my dad. He posted this picture on his blog much to my amusement. People hate sitting behind him in the theater because the halo really blocks their view. It's hard being so angelic I'm sure. The best part of this picture is how bored he looks...Alas, this would all have been way more believable if their was a hint of glare from the halo on his bald head.
Onto other stuff. I have't blogged in a few days because there's nothing to blog about. Next week is going to kick my butt. Last week pretty much did too. I got in a little overtime, that was good I guess. Well, I wasn't pleased about it the day I was at the office until 7:30, but I'll get some extra time off out of the deal. Monday I've got 3 customers to see all before early afternoon when Jimmie and I leave for a 1 day seminar in Tunica. Woohoo! I love a field trip! Good times.
Mark has spent the day in true Steve fashion (that's my dad) working on his couch potato skills. He's quite adept already, so I can only imagine how good he'll become with years more practice! I, of course, wanted to do something today, but nooooo, he wanted to be lazy. Of course, we have a rather sick cat and we were pretty much out of food, so someone had to go to the store. That would be me. So, off I went to Wal-Mart at 6pm on a Saturday night. It wasn't as bad as usual. I got some Immodium for the kitty and some food for us and for a package I'm still trying to fill up to send to Wayne (I think I'm done now). I had to go to 2 stores. This is one thing I don't enjoy about Martin. I miss Kroger. Alot. I enjoy the variety that our new Super Wal-Mart offers, but the meat is terrible. There's been a time or 2 we actually had to just give it to the dog it was so bad. It's not us, people, we can both cook very well. A bad cut of meat is a bad cut of meat, not much you can do to fix it. So I got the basics at Wal-Mart (because they have variety) and then I went to EW James for some meat. Well steak really.
Mark's on a steak kick since he started using the very nice, very large George Foreman grill he got from my parents for Christmas. We've only used it 3 times so far. Once for tuna steaks and twice for beef steaks. I think he really enjoys this because he gets to use 2 things he got for Christmas: the aforementioned grill and the digital meat thermometer I got him (with a remote that beeps when your meat has reached the correct internal temperature!). All 3 times the food has turned out SO good! Side note here...Can I just say how happy I am that I can now get some excellent flash-frozen tuna steaks here. When I first moved to West TN, I looked everywhere for tuna steaks. All I could find was catfish (ick...is this really seafood?) and the occasional salmon in the seafood sections. Now EW James is carrying some excellent tuna steaks. The first time they were Indonesian (they write it on the packaging) and the last couple of times they have been from the Phillipines. I don't know why you needed to know that, but now you know. Good stuff.
Anyway, earlier in the week Mark went to Damron's (that's where the fabulous barbecue came from on Memorial Day) to get a couple of steaks and he also picked up some fresh shrimp. The steaks were super-thick and turned out really well. Tonight, he made his own version of shrimp scampi. While it wasn't as good as the really fresh shrimp you can get on the coast, it was pretty good for Martin. He was doing that when I got back from the store.
Lastly...my poor, poor Hambone kitty has had a very rough week. He spent almost 2 days at the vet. We had him neutered and declawed. The latter being something I really didn't want to do, but it was looking like he was going to be rather destructive if we didn't. So, we did and he seems to fine. Unfortunately, since the surgeries his stomach has been a mess. We took him to the vet a couple weeks ago before we brought him home for the first time and he had roundworms, so they treated him for that. This time I asked them to check again and they found tapeworms and lungworms. So they started him on medication for that. They sent him home on Thursday with 3 days worth, so we've been giving him that. I don't think that's helping his poor kitty stomach. So, I got him a little medicine to hopefully help clear that up. I swear, if we ever get this cat healthy, he's going to be a great kitty. He's so loving and lovable. I just hate it that he feels so bad. Maybe he'll feel better in a couple days when all he's finished all his medication. Let's just hope there isn't anything else wrong!
Ok...it turns out there were things to blog about, just nothing terribly interesting! I really just wanted to get a post in before this coming week because I'm not sure if I'll be home much to blog at all. This one might just have to hold all of my devoted blog-fans until next weekend. I'll try to get another one in though. Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday (aka Tuesday)
I don't know what happened, but all of the sudden I'm swamped. I barely had time to think today at work. I know how some of you feel about me blogging about work, so I'll spare you the details. It's not a bad thing, I'm just really busy and suddenly in very high demand. I'm booked for the next week. I haven't had a week like that in quite awhile. In more fun (sort of) work news...Jimmie and I are going to a one day conference in Tunica next week. I'm not really the gambling type (althought I like me some slot machines), but I think I just enjoy the prospect of a "field trip". It will be fun to travel with Jimmie, so I'm looking forward to it.
I'm not feeling so fabulous today. I think I'm trying hard to get a little cold (again). I think I'll start popping antibiotics again tonight. Maybe that will help ward off any unwelcome bugs.
Ok...wow...I'm boring this afternoon. I can't think of anything at all clever to say.
I would like to wish my niece Madeline a very Happy Birthday! I wish I was going to be able to come to her party, but I don't think we'll be able to get there. I hope she and Caleb (who will be 2 in a few days) have a great time!! Happy Birthday to them both!
I'm not feeling so fabulous today. I think I'm trying hard to get a little cold (again). I think I'll start popping antibiotics again tonight. Maybe that will help ward off any unwelcome bugs.
Ok...wow...I'm boring this afternoon. I can't think of anything at all clever to say.
I would like to wish my niece Madeline a very Happy Birthday! I wish I was going to be able to come to her party, but I don't think we'll be able to get there. I hope she and Caleb (who will be 2 in a few days) have a great time!! Happy Birthday to them both!
Monday, January 01, 2007
Don't you just LOVE New Years?
I love New Years. It's just a nice time to kind of look back at the previous year and think about the one ahead. This time around that's a pretty happy thing. 2006 was a pretty good year. For the sake of reflection...here are my thoughts on 2006. Looking back now, I think my main priority for the year was to find a balance in my life. The first half of the year was a little rough. I wasn't happy at work, Mark and I were still adjusting to married life together and I was still trying to come to grips with NEVER leaving Martin. I'm not entirely sure how I got from there to here, but I did. Martin has really grown on me. I've found some really good friends. I think I found my niche, so staying in Martin doesn't sound like a bad thing to me anymore. I've always like our farm, it's hard not to really. It's just so peaceful and pretty. The house took some getting used to. Primarily the lack of central heat and air. That made for a REALLY cold start to 2006! I think it bothered me when I moved in that there was nothing of me in this house. Everything is old and everything belonged to Mark's family. The house needed work inside & out. We started the year by putting up new drapes in the living room (courtesy of Laura's excellent sewing skills), replacing the roof, then we redid the porch (sunroom) and the guest room. Soon after that we had central heat & air installed (woohoo!!), then just a couple months ago we redid the library, and just a couple days ago we hung new drapes (again...Laura) in the dining room. Working on this house myself changed everything for me. I picked the colors and hung the pictures on the walls (MY pictures mixed in with Mark's). So now there is something of me here and even more than that, these are things that Mark and I did together. So it's really ours. I love that. Several people mentioned last night how nice the house looks since we got married, and that was really great to hear. If you know me, you know that those rooms really have my stamp on them and that makes me immensely happy. I'm so proud of all the work that we've done.
Ok...enough house talk, on to work. At the beginning of the year I really hated my job. I'm pretty sure everyone knew it too. I've since told Nan this. I won't say that the job I had (kind of a receptionist, administrative thing) didn't require a brain, because it did. There was a ton of stuff to keep track of. It just wasn't really my cup of tea. I wanted to do something that required me to be more creative and use the different parts of my brain all together. I don't think I had ever before really thought of myself as a creative person, but I'm pretty comfortable now in saying that I am. Not in the artsy sort of way really, but creative nonetheless. I didn't realize how much I needed to be able to use that. I had never really been recognized for my creativity, but lately I have been and it's nice. Anyway...back to the reflection. I had been promoted in late 2005 to my current position, but it was kind of a part time thing. I was a receptionist unless they needed me to do software training or something. In the summer, we had some...hmm...personnel changes and suddenly my responsibilities grew. I had to be responsible for the network and the computers at the office, the website and any network and software training for customers. My workload quadrupled. In August, they hired my replacement for the front desk and I've been Software Solutions Specialist fulltime since. I love it. I love the freedom I have to leave the office to see customers. I love the time it gives me in the car, alone. I love that it was my suggestion to replace me at the front desk and I was listened to and trusted. Most of all I love that I'm making it work. I've always got things to do if I want things to do. I finally feel like I'm actually contributing. Not to say my old job was not a contribution, but I feel like I'm part of something now. What I do brings money in for the company and has helped it to grow. My opinion counts for something. I'm trusted to be knowledgeable and, as crazy as it seems to me (for whatever reason), I am. I would never have said this is my dream job. It's not my dream job, but I finally enjoy what I do.
So that, in a nutshell, was 2006. I have a good feeling about 2007. I'm sure there will be bad with the good, but I'm just in a different place in my life now. I know I can handle it, whatever it is. Oh my God, I think I'm a grownup. LOL
OK...the party. The turnout was not as good as we thought it would be, but we had a fabulous time. There were probably 10 of us in all. I made sangria (alot of it) and guacamole. Mark made cheese dip, deviled eggs (hey, when you raise chickens, you've got to get rid of those suckers somehow!) and a cheese plate. I made a 6 hour long playlist on Itunes which turned out to be alot of fun for everybody. We pretty much hung out in the library all night, which is crazy since we never used to use this room AT ALL! Tracy read tarot cards for us (that was quite interesting and surprisingly accurate) and we just all sat around and talked and had good time...until about 5am. Let me just say, I'm getting WAY too old for this! Quite frankly, I wasn't sure I'd make it until midnight, much less 5am! I was having a great time though. I'm quite worn out today, but it was worth it. It was a great way to end a pretty good year and to start a new one.
I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years and I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2007!
Ok...enough house talk, on to work. At the beginning of the year I really hated my job. I'm pretty sure everyone knew it too. I've since told Nan this. I won't say that the job I had (kind of a receptionist, administrative thing) didn't require a brain, because it did. There was a ton of stuff to keep track of. It just wasn't really my cup of tea. I wanted to do something that required me to be more creative and use the different parts of my brain all together. I don't think I had ever before really thought of myself as a creative person, but I'm pretty comfortable now in saying that I am. Not in the artsy sort of way really, but creative nonetheless. I didn't realize how much I needed to be able to use that. I had never really been recognized for my creativity, but lately I have been and it's nice. Anyway...back to the reflection. I had been promoted in late 2005 to my current position, but it was kind of a part time thing. I was a receptionist unless they needed me to do software training or something. In the summer, we had some...hmm...personnel changes and suddenly my responsibilities grew. I had to be responsible for the network and the computers at the office, the website and any network and software training for customers. My workload quadrupled. In August, they hired my replacement for the front desk and I've been Software Solutions Specialist fulltime since. I love it. I love the freedom I have to leave the office to see customers. I love the time it gives me in the car, alone. I love that it was my suggestion to replace me at the front desk and I was listened to and trusted. Most of all I love that I'm making it work. I've always got things to do if I want things to do. I finally feel like I'm actually contributing. Not to say my old job was not a contribution, but I feel like I'm part of something now. What I do brings money in for the company and has helped it to grow. My opinion counts for something. I'm trusted to be knowledgeable and, as crazy as it seems to me (for whatever reason), I am. I would never have said this is my dream job. It's not my dream job, but I finally enjoy what I do.
So that, in a nutshell, was 2006. I have a good feeling about 2007. I'm sure there will be bad with the good, but I'm just in a different place in my life now. I know I can handle it, whatever it is. Oh my God, I think I'm a grownup. LOL
OK...the party. The turnout was not as good as we thought it would be, but we had a fabulous time. There were probably 10 of us in all. I made sangria (alot of it) and guacamole. Mark made cheese dip, deviled eggs (hey, when you raise chickens, you've got to get rid of those suckers somehow!) and a cheese plate. I made a 6 hour long playlist on Itunes which turned out to be alot of fun for everybody. We pretty much hung out in the library all night, which is crazy since we never used to use this room AT ALL! Tracy read tarot cards for us (that was quite interesting and surprisingly accurate) and we just all sat around and talked and had good time...until about 5am. Let me just say, I'm getting WAY too old for this! Quite frankly, I wasn't sure I'd make it until midnight, much less 5am! I was having a great time though. I'm quite worn out today, but it was worth it. It was a great way to end a pretty good year and to start a new one.
I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years and I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2007!
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