Wednesday, December 8, 2004I'm Hip, and I Didn't Know ItOnly it worries me, this sign that I am hip. You see, this fellow at work today who is always kind of ragging on me -- nicely -- was teasing me about how "white" I am (he's black). And I said, "True, dat. Buh I kain help it." He turned and his jaw dropped to the ground, and I was, like, WHAT? Turns... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 2, 2004Hostile Work EnvironmentWell, I did it. I really made my office mate mad. She hardly spoked to me at all today. See, she had this project she was supposed to do, and it had to go out yesterday. She dawdled around trying to get other people to do the hard bits for her, and suddenly she was out of time. So the Office Manager... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 23, 2004Anticipation....I'm looking forward to my four-day weekend, which may start as early as 3 tomorrow afternoon, if rumour is to be believed. Thursday will be spent entirely with family at Grandma's, eating, playing games, and just having fun with everyone. Friday, the children go to their dad's apartment, where they... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 20, 2004A Productive Day!We slept late today --- didn't get out of bed until 8. Took the kids out to breakfast, which was lots of fun. Then we got gas and went to the bank, to Sam's for milk and medicines, to Sears for Toughskins jeans for the boys, to Ike's for stockings and wart-killer, to Wild Oats for goat's-milk cheese... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 19, 2004How to Irritate Your Coworkers in One Easy StepWell, my coworker is out again. It must be nice to be able to take a four-day weekend whenever you want. At least four times in the four months I've been at this job, my coworker has called in sick on Thursday and stayed out until Monday morning. Yet she complains about being unable to get her work... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 12, 2004Deep ConversationsI hate having to have these kinds of talks with my son. But sometimes they are just so necessary. He wanted to take his big box of Legos to his dad's this weekend. I said no. I want "our house" toys to stay at our house. I told him that if he wanted to have Legos to play with at his dad's, to ask... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, November 10, 2004Sweatin' BulletsI screwed my courage to its sticking place yesterday and sent two e-mails that I have been contemplating for a long time, but was never quite brave enough to send. The first was to a friend who had moved out of state, and who I miss a lot. The problem was that when he moved, he took some original... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 9, 2004Trying a New Tack With the KidsI had a brain-wave last night. The kids are always bugging me to play their computer games, but we never seem to find a "good" time. But last night, I looked around at the incredible mess that was my home, and I thought, "Wait a minute! I can help them earn computer time and get my house clean at... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 8, 2004Back from the Moon...Yeah, I didn't post here for a week. But what a week it was! I haven't had such fun since I was in college. The revue went great all three nights. Everyone liked the programme and the desserts...six people have asked for the recipe for the dessert my mom made (including the director!). We had a few... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, October 30, 2004Last Night --- Big Success!After work last night, I took the kids to our church's "Boo Out" Hallowe'en carnival. They had a blast, wearing their Superman and Spiderman pajamas as costumes, and playing all sorts of games and winning prizes. When we got there, we bought $10 worth of tickets, so we could play the games. There... Sign in to see full entry. |