Not my night!! Didn't leave work until 730 - it was dark and rainy - other drivers seemed to be a little irritated with me! As I was driving on I90 - just after Mercer Island - I was going 65 in a 60 and slowed down a bit where the road curves and traffic from the express lanes comes back together with the regular traffic - sometimes some of the express lane cars need to pull across the other lanes so they can make the exit to Bellevue Way - so anyways, I slowed down a bit and this silver Prius pulls up behind me and starts flashing his brights at me - Really . . . really . . . Really! I moved over so he could zip on past me driving at least 70 in a 60 - where are the traffic cops when you need one. After that I was driving along without incident when I got to the first Issaquah exit - I pulled over to the far right lane and started to slow down as I could see the light was red at the end of the ramp - suddenly a car comes up next to me and honks it's horn as it sips passed - then when I pulled up to the stop light I looked over and the guy flipped me off!! WTH!! 1 - I wasn't slowing down too soon. 2 - he didn't even need to be in the lane I was in. 3 - the frickin' light was Red!!!!!! I am at this red light - where there is construction going on so it makes it hard to see any oncoming traffic so you can take your free right. I guess I wasn't taking enough initiative because the car behind me suddenly pulls out to the right - around me - and through the light! Good heavens - people were in such a rush tonight!! It was ridiculous!
I finally get to my destination - Taco Bell for dinner as it is late and I don't want to make anything when I get home. I place my order - pay for the food - head home . . . . . . . yup . . . . . . you guessed it . . . . . they screwed up my order! I ordered a chicken soft taco for L and they gave us beef - I ordered 2 crunchy tacos for myself and they only gave me 1!! See - not my night!
One good thing about tonight - Chrissy is rather entertaining! She keeps barking at something that's not there - or at least I can't see anything. She barks and barks - then runs towards the area and grabs her toy and runs away. Then she comes back and creeps around slowly looking around like she is trying to sneak up on someone/something. Either she's turned into a real nut case or the ghost of Muppet is teasing her. Funny Funny Girl!
De
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Back To Baking
It's a baking night! There are 2 birthdays in my department - one was today and one is tomorrow - we are going to celebrate tomorrow. One of the requests was for me to bake my Turtle Fudge Cake! I haven't made that one in quite awhile - If you like chocolate this cake is for you! I will definitely be picking up vanilla ice cream to go with this.
De
De
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Draft Day!
Fall is here - the weather is cooler - the leaves are changing - Fantasy Football Draft!! I travelled up to La Conner today so that Team Scooby Gang (my team) could join up with this years rookie team Boydsnest (Mom and Dad) and video conference with the other owners in the Crimson Ridge League for Draft Day! Draft was to start 2:00 central/12:00 pacific - conferenced in with Team Moose only to be told that teams Shorkie Attack and T-man's My Roy had just arrived and needed to get set up. The other teams - Yuck Monkeys - CowboyHater - Average Joes - Pretty in Pink - The Champ were already there and ready to go. First order of business was to draw numbers for draft order.
The draft went fairly well - there was some groaning and trash talking when I made my first pick because the other owners said I shouldn't have taken that person so early - I don't care - I'm putting together the team that I want - if I made bad choices then isn't that good for them! All the teams but one have single owners - Team Boydsnest is co-owned by Mom and Dad - not too much bickering occurred while they decided who to draft.
The draft only lasted 2 hours - which I think was pretty quick for 10 teams and 15 rounds. After the draft Mom and I took a trip to the Berry Barn! I got a half flat of mixed - 3 pints blueberries, 2 pints blackberries, and 1 pint strawberries. The Blackberries are incredibly big and sweet - they look like they were grown by Hanford - I have never seen blackberries that big. Then it was back to the house for a draft day dinner of barbecues burgers, baked beans, and corn on the cob. Dessert was a marionberry pie that I got to pick out for my birthday! Then I drove home!
My Fantasy Football Team - Team Scooby Gang (reference to Buffy The Vampire Slayer not the cartoon)
De
The draft went fairly well - there was some groaning and trash talking when I made my first pick because the other owners said I shouldn't have taken that person so early - I don't care - I'm putting together the team that I want - if I made bad choices then isn't that good for them! All the teams but one have single owners - Team Boydsnest is co-owned by Mom and Dad - not too much bickering occurred while they decided who to draft.
The draft only lasted 2 hours - which I think was pretty quick for 10 teams and 15 rounds. After the draft Mom and I took a trip to the Berry Barn! I got a half flat of mixed - 3 pints blueberries, 2 pints blackberries, and 1 pint strawberries. The Blackberries are incredibly big and sweet - they look like they were grown by Hanford - I have never seen blackberries that big. Then it was back to the house for a draft day dinner of barbecues burgers, baked beans, and corn on the cob. Dessert was a marionberry pie that I got to pick out for my birthday! Then I drove home!
My Fantasy Football Team - Team Scooby Gang (reference to Buffy The Vampire Slayer not the cartoon)
- QB Tony Romo
- QB Matt Hasselbeck
- RB Ronnie Brown
- RB STeven Jackson
- RB Ricky Williams
- RB LaDainian Tomlinson
- WR Miles Austin
- WR Chad Ochocinco
- WR Hines Ward
- WR Derrick Mason
- WR Golden Tate
- TE Tony Gonzalez
- TE Zach Miller
- K Ryan Longwell
- DEF/ST New Orleans Saints
De
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Happy Birthday Hoyt!
Today my nephew Hoyt turned 1!! I can't believe it's been a year since he was born. He is such a cutie - he enjoyed his birthday cake that his mom made him! Here are a few pics.
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| Dad, You're silly! |
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| My Birthday Hat! |
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| Oooh . . . . All For Me! |
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| Mmmmmm! |
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| I need another bite! |
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| Love My Cake! |
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| What do you mean I won't float away! |
Friday, August 27, 2010
Sorry
Very happy for this week to be over - it's been a roller-coaster ride and it's time to get off and catch my breath.
This blog has been a godsend for me - it's been a forum where I can write about what's been going on in my life - my different experiences - vent my frustrations - work the creative part of my brain. In doing so I have been honest about how I felt about things - what my perceptions were in regards to different interactions - I tried to do all this while keeping anonymity for the people in my life - I never wanted to call people out - embarrass anyone - hurt any one's feelings. I did this as a way for me to deal with all the different parts of my life and to try and make sense out of it all.
It was brought to my attention that even with all my safeguards of not using names I have hurt some people - I just want to say to them (if they are reading this) that I never meant to hurt anyone. This was never meant to be a malicious forum - it was just my way of dealing with everything that has been going on in my life for the past couple of years.
I have given this some thought - and I don't want to hang up my "pen" - I enjoy writing and being creative. I will however, censor what I discuss on here so as not to hurt anyone. That doesn't mean that you - my readers - are only going to get stories about Chrissy!! I will keep writing about this journey that I am on - just with a little more sensitivity to the people around me.
Thank you for reading - please feel free to leave any comments - even anonymous ones if that makes you feel more comfortable.
De
This blog has been a godsend for me - it's been a forum where I can write about what's been going on in my life - my different experiences - vent my frustrations - work the creative part of my brain. In doing so I have been honest about how I felt about things - what my perceptions were in regards to different interactions - I tried to do all this while keeping anonymity for the people in my life - I never wanted to call people out - embarrass anyone - hurt any one's feelings. I did this as a way for me to deal with all the different parts of my life and to try and make sense out of it all.
It was brought to my attention that even with all my safeguards of not using names I have hurt some people - I just want to say to them (if they are reading this) that I never meant to hurt anyone. This was never meant to be a malicious forum - it was just my way of dealing with everything that has been going on in my life for the past couple of years.
I have given this some thought - and I don't want to hang up my "pen" - I enjoy writing and being creative. I will however, censor what I discuss on here so as not to hurt anyone. That doesn't mean that you - my readers - are only going to get stories about Chrissy!! I will keep writing about this journey that I am on - just with a little more sensitivity to the people around me.
Thank you for reading - please feel free to leave any comments - even anonymous ones if that makes you feel more comfortable.
De
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Ants Came Marching . . . . . .
Earlier this week when I took Chrissy outside in the morning we made a discovery - the landscapers had disrupted an ant home when they did the edging on the lawn. We were walking along the sidewalk when Chrissy - nose to the ground - took a big sniff of what looked like a pile of dirt on the sidewalk. Only thing . . . . . . it wasn't dirt . . . . . . . it was a pile of baby ants all moving around together. Poor Chrissy took a big sniff - scared the little ants - they scattered all across the sidewalk - and some decided to take a ride on Chrissy's muzzle! She looked up at me and I could see these little black spots moving around on her face - good thing she's blonde and not black so I could see them. I had to pick them out of her fur. A few minutes later there were more baby ants on her face - I think they crawled out of her nose!!
I wonder what the ants were thinking when Chrissy sniffed and disrupted their pile -
I wonder what the ants were thinking when Chrissy sniffed and disrupted their pile -
- Oh No - Hurricane Chrissy!
- Maybe the Wizard of Oz theme was playing duh duh duh duh duh duh
- Oh No - There goes Auntie Em. She got sucked up into the wind
- What are these blonde pieces of grass we're walking on
- It's so dark and wet in here - I think I can see a light though
- Oh No - here comes a big hand grabbing at us - Quick Run . . Ahhhhh . . . .Oh No it has George!!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Today's Word . . . . . . Frustration
I'm not really sure how to start this one. I had a frustrating day today and I am trying to figure out how to put the reason why into words.
There are Pros and Cons to just about everything in life but I never thought of Cons for being good at something. I have worked in my field for 18 years - I feel I am very good at my job and knowledgeable of how to do it. I like what I do but I certainly don't want that to be it - I would like to be challenged a little - use my brain - cuz come on - doesn't take a lot of brain activity to do data entry and to stuff envelopes. Back in January it was indicated to me that this year I would get the chance to do more analysis - get out of the day-to-day data entry - work my brain. That has not happened yet - I even voiced my concerns about where things were going to my immediate manager but again - nothing came of it. Well - this week we were told about some changes happening within the department - people making some moves to new positions. One of the people moving is my manager - which opens up a space for a Manager of Disbursements - someone who knows a lot about what I do but with more analysis responsibilities - Perfect for some growth . . . . . . nope . . . . . . .they went outside the company and are bringing in someone new - never even let the department know that this position was opening up. Frustrated!!!
Tonight I went in and spoke to someone about my concerns - started out with "Where do you see me going in this company?" Uh . . . . . . . .where is this coming from? I explained everything that I was thinking/feeling and voiced my concerns that I was not being given an opportunity to learn and grow within the department/company. I was then told that they need someone to be in my position and that I have the knowledge and skill set for it . . . . . see - the Con to being good at something - they don't want to replace you so you don't get the opportunity to move up. Trying to make me feel better about this it was explained to me how I am training to be the back-up for Payroll and learning more about that position which will add to my skill set . . . . .well great . . . . . and that helps me out how . . . . . the payroll person isn't leaving anytime soon so the only way this skill set helps me is if I am looking for a position outside the company! Yeah - didn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy about them wanting to promote me up within the department. About this point the frustration was getting to me - which cause tears - and I hate crying in meetings so I wanted to get out of there but I still had one more thing to say - I left them with this . . . . I feel like it's always the same couple of people in the department who are getting the opportunities to move up and grow and that those of us on my level are always going to stay on this level. Meeting over - logged out of my computer - went home.
I just don't know what to do. I hate feeling like this because I do like the people I work with - I would just like to feel that the levels above me think I have a brain in my head and can handle the work that is done above me - I think I can do analysis - I think I can research why we have changes in numbers - but I'm not being given a chance because they only think of me as doing what I've been doing for 4 years.
I do have a brain - I'm not an idiot - just because I don't have an accounting degree doesn't mean I can't handle accounting work.
De
There are Pros and Cons to just about everything in life but I never thought of Cons for being good at something. I have worked in my field for 18 years - I feel I am very good at my job and knowledgeable of how to do it. I like what I do but I certainly don't want that to be it - I would like to be challenged a little - use my brain - cuz come on - doesn't take a lot of brain activity to do data entry and to stuff envelopes. Back in January it was indicated to me that this year I would get the chance to do more analysis - get out of the day-to-day data entry - work my brain. That has not happened yet - I even voiced my concerns about where things were going to my immediate manager but again - nothing came of it. Well - this week we were told about some changes happening within the department - people making some moves to new positions. One of the people moving is my manager - which opens up a space for a Manager of Disbursements - someone who knows a lot about what I do but with more analysis responsibilities - Perfect for some growth . . . . . . nope . . . . . . .they went outside the company and are bringing in someone new - never even let the department know that this position was opening up. Frustrated!!!
Tonight I went in and spoke to someone about my concerns - started out with "Where do you see me going in this company?" Uh . . . . . . . .where is this coming from? I explained everything that I was thinking/feeling and voiced my concerns that I was not being given an opportunity to learn and grow within the department/company. I was then told that they need someone to be in my position and that I have the knowledge and skill set for it . . . . . see - the Con to being good at something - they don't want to replace you so you don't get the opportunity to move up. Trying to make me feel better about this it was explained to me how I am training to be the back-up for Payroll and learning more about that position which will add to my skill set . . . . .well great . . . . . and that helps me out how . . . . . the payroll person isn't leaving anytime soon so the only way this skill set helps me is if I am looking for a position outside the company! Yeah - didn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy about them wanting to promote me up within the department. About this point the frustration was getting to me - which cause tears - and I hate crying in meetings so I wanted to get out of there but I still had one more thing to say - I left them with this . . . . I feel like it's always the same couple of people in the department who are getting the opportunities to move up and grow and that those of us on my level are always going to stay on this level. Meeting over - logged out of my computer - went home.
I just don't know what to do. I hate feeling like this because I do like the people I work with - I would just like to feel that the levels above me think I have a brain in my head and can handle the work that is done above me - I think I can do analysis - I think I can research why we have changes in numbers - but I'm not being given a chance because they only think of me as doing what I've been doing for 4 years.
I do have a brain - I'm not an idiot - just because I don't have an accounting degree doesn't mean I can't handle accounting work.
De
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