One.More.Time

Tomorrow is hopefully the last day that I have to cross this



to get to work. I love this bridge (but not nearly as much as the old one). I love the big sweeping curve to get onto the bridge (where 45 mph is merely a suggestion). But I hate the traffic getting there (and the traffic when I get there. When did stop signs become mere suggestions?) and the traffic getting home (if you're on your phone stay out of my fast lane).

Wednesday I get to go back "home" to my team. Hello, routine! I've missed you so!

A Boy and His Dog

Er..the boy is under there somewhere, I swear.

Crazy Things

In a break from the usual wackness that comes out of my brain, I need to put out a prayer request for my neighbor's granddaughter, Kayla.

Last weekend, she was flipped off of an ATV and broke her neck. She hasn't regained consciousness, nor do the doctors know if she has sustained permanent brain damage. She is not breathing on her own at all.

She is only 15.

My neighbor lost her husband to cancer about 2 years ago. I cannot imagine how they are handling this. Geez...please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.

Close....but no Cupcake

Yesterday marked another anniversary for me on this big blue marble. I didn't have to work which was a pure treat.

So what did I do on my special day? Nuthin'! And I loooved it. I slept a little late (no thanks to these dogs); I ate my favorite for lunch (gyro sandwich and greek potatoes) and the most strenuous thing I did all day was to paint my toenails. It was pure heaven! The only thing that would have made it perfection would have been a homemade pound cake cupcake with buttercream icing. Can't have it all......

I got a card and roses from Lovey (and a LAPTOP!!! which came today). It's bee-you-teel-full! As my girl M-M put it "so you can watch HGTV and surf J Crew and Ebay at the same time!" Well said, my friend.

Hip Hop Comes to Easter

I'm sorry! There is no way around a pun here. On my day off yesterday, The Chop and I ate lunch then took a nostalgic trip to the SuperWally.....where we spotted these.....

That's right: Diva Da Bunny and Dude Da Bunny. Complete with candy Bunny Bling. Seriously?

Hmmmm....

So after whining and complaining for 3 solid days, I decided (after even Lovey told me I was being bitter about it) that I would see the opportunity in my previous post rather than the negative. I *still* hate driving I-26 every day. Driving is sort of an exaggeration. It's more like rolling a few feet before stopping for 30 seconds -- then repeat -- for an hour. But turning this Titanic around could earn me great respect from my VP, plus perhaps a little chunk of change more???

Let's not forget that it will also make that mommy-part-showing-sucking-up-good-for-nothing-other-person-that-I'm-fixing-her-mess look stoopid. And isn't that worth it?

Please May I Have Another....

Because my team at work is doing so well, I *get* to go manage the other yuck team in town for 60 days. Quite flattering, yes.

But also

This means I *get* to:
-drive 3 times as far to get to work
-sit in traffic 6 times as long as it takes to get to work
-work (at least) twice as many weekends as I currently do
-work with a smaller team than I currently do
-work four times harder than I normally do
-use even more gas than I currently use
-spend more money on lunch than I normally do (no stove there)

all for no more compensation than I currently make. Um, thanks?