Well, it was an interesting day. I talked to Marv about his use of the phrase "she's just a friend" in responding to a waitress' question: "Is this your daughter?" He was irritated that it would upset me and basically couldn't understand WHY that would bother me. I said, "Well, if I said, 'He's just a guy I know' about you, wouldn't that hurt your feelings?" He seemed to think about that for a second before agreeing that it would. However, he didn't seem to concede that he'd done anything wrong, and didn't want to talk about it. (Told me I shouldn't have brought it up.) Sigh.
In other news, I scraped my hand open on something, and I can't figure out what, but I'm bleeding. It doesn't hurt, but surprised me when I saw it. I'm at Barnes and Noble again today. I have to be at work in half an hour, but this is part of my attempt to write something every day. Marv said I should, and I think it's a good idea. (Which contradicts his statement, "I guess I just can't do anything right.")
I asked Grey about the situation, because he and Marv have such similar personalities. He said that he thought I was justified in being upset, and that once Marv had a chance to think about it, he would come around. He said, "I usually do eventually, so I'm sure he will, too." LOL I'm sure he's right, and I wish that it hadn't hurt my feelings, but it did. Basically, Marv tossed out some "Fine. I guess I just won't say anything ever again" type comments. Which I'm familiar with from my teenaged children.
I think his relationship maturity has never been necessarily stretched, so this is growing pains for both of us. Most of the time, it's all good, but once in a while...ARG!
I'm working tonight until 8pm. Have to get the schedule done, which entails a lot of rearranging, and not everyone is going to be happy about it, that's for sure. But it is what it is.
I've been trying to jog more regularly. I'm trying to get up to a regular three mile ability by Valentine's Day. It's hard when I don't get home until so late, but tonight I'm going to try again. I have an inhaler now, and that's helped enormously.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
December 27, 2011
At the moment, I'm sitting in the Barnes and Noble store in Burnsville listening to an elderly man's conversation on the phone. Every word. And I'm at least 50 feet away from him. It's kind of amazing really, and I find myself wondering if he's hard of hearing or if the person he's conversing with is. I actually thought I was, but now I'm starting to think that I may, in fact, have really GOOD hearing, because there's not one word that isn't clear as a bell.
I'm sitting next to the Sparknotes, which I think is the equivalent of Cliff Notes, which is the study guide that we used to use when I was in school. I'm reading the list of books in short and thinking that I need to get on the stick if I'm going to read all of these before I die. Some I read in high school, and those I don't remember well. A couple I've read and re-read. some I read in college. Most I never read but feel that I should.
Greyson got "For Whom the Bell Tolls" for Christmas, and I wonder if I should get him the study guide - he's more likely to at least browse THAT. I think he learned a valuable lesson about writing lists for the relatives for Christmas...to actually do that. He said he would be happy with whatever he got this year, and I think he found out that that was not necessarily true.
Gabe got a compound bow. Last year the kids got pellet guns. I'm trying to figure out why the outlaws are arming my kids. It doesn't make much sense. We don't hunt, shoot, have any latent violent tendencies that I know of...it's a mystery.
I went to the thrift store today and bought a sweater set, a pair of pants, a wool jacket and a cute sweater. I put on the pink sweater when I got out to the car, and was feeling pretty fancy until I took a sip of my hot chocolate and spilled all over my sweater. That might have been a record: 5 minutes from donning the item to ruination. So I'm wearing the sweater part of the sweater set. The pants need to be washed before I can wear them, so I'm wearing my kind of worn out pair.
It's 11am, and I have to be to work in an hour. I work until 8pm tonight. I'm MOD. Then I'll head to Marv's and watch Chopped.
I'm sitting next to the Sparknotes, which I think is the equivalent of Cliff Notes, which is the study guide that we used to use when I was in school. I'm reading the list of books in short and thinking that I need to get on the stick if I'm going to read all of these before I die. Some I read in high school, and those I don't remember well. A couple I've read and re-read. some I read in college. Most I never read but feel that I should.
Greyson got "For Whom the Bell Tolls" for Christmas, and I wonder if I should get him the study guide - he's more likely to at least browse THAT. I think he learned a valuable lesson about writing lists for the relatives for Christmas...to actually do that. He said he would be happy with whatever he got this year, and I think he found out that that was not necessarily true.
Gabe got a compound bow. Last year the kids got pellet guns. I'm trying to figure out why the outlaws are arming my kids. It doesn't make much sense. We don't hunt, shoot, have any latent violent tendencies that I know of...it's a mystery.
I went to the thrift store today and bought a sweater set, a pair of pants, a wool jacket and a cute sweater. I put on the pink sweater when I got out to the car, and was feeling pretty fancy until I took a sip of my hot chocolate and spilled all over my sweater. That might have been a record: 5 minutes from donning the item to ruination. So I'm wearing the sweater part of the sweater set. The pants need to be washed before I can wear them, so I'm wearing my kind of worn out pair.
It's 11am, and I have to be to work in an hour. I work until 8pm tonight. I'm MOD. Then I'll head to Marv's and watch Chopped.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Conversation about my job...
So, are you gonna try to stick it out for a year?
I'm going to try to stick it out until I like it.
That might not happen in your lifetime.
After two years, they put 12% into a retirement fund for you.
Well, that would be good considering you're not going to get any social security.
(Insert political diatribe.)
Guess who that conversation happened with?
I'm going to try to stick it out until I like it.
That might not happen in your lifetime.
After two years, they put 12% into a retirement fund for you.
Well, that would be good considering you're not going to get any social security.
(Insert political diatribe.)
Guess who that conversation happened with?
Nikki and Gypsy
Nikki and Gypsy LOVE each other. They are inseparable. And they LOVE Marv and I. They're not really anti-social. Gypsy was SO scared when she first came to us. Terrified of even being with people. Now you can hardly get her off of you. Marv and I marvel often that this is the same dog that you couldn't get near you a year and a half ago. But she gets very nervous in crowds.
Nikki is just still really scared. We had a birthday party at the house a few weeks ago though and she was really great. She stayed behind Marv's chair most of the time, but she was curious and peered out from behind the chair most of the time. Gypsy sat in the middle of the room like she owned the place. LOL
SOME DAY they will be walkable. But still too skittish. They get easily frightened by the sounds around them, cars, bikes, etc. And tend to bolt, which is bad on a leash and scary because if they ever DID get off, they could run into the street. So I don't walk them out and about yet. I take them to the dog park and let them run around. There they are happy, outgoing and friendly with the other dogs. Still scared of people though. Though now Gypsy will let strangers pet her. But she'll sidle up next to me and sit against my leg while they do. Nikki will Reeaaaaach with her nose to sniff them, but bolt if they try to touch her. But frankly, the fact that she gets close enough even to TRY to sniff them is a huge improvement. The first time we went to the dog park she found a hidden tree and curled up under it. Took us twenty minutes to find her.
Nikki started taking Prozac Saturday. I'm really curious as to what effect this might have on her.
Nikki is just still really scared. We had a birthday party at the house a few weeks ago though and she was really great. She stayed behind Marv's chair most of the time, but she was curious and peered out from behind the chair most of the time. Gypsy sat in the middle of the room like she owned the place. LOL
SOME DAY they will be walkable. But still too skittish. They get easily frightened by the sounds around them, cars, bikes, etc. And tend to bolt, which is bad on a leash and scary because if they ever DID get off, they could run into the street. So I don't walk them out and about yet. I take them to the dog park and let them run around. There they are happy, outgoing and friendly with the other dogs. Still scared of people though. Though now Gypsy will let strangers pet her. But she'll sidle up next to me and sit against my leg while they do. Nikki will Reeaaaaach with her nose to sniff them, but bolt if they try to touch her. But frankly, the fact that she gets close enough even to TRY to sniff them is a huge improvement. The first time we went to the dog park she found a hidden tree and curled up under it. Took us twenty minutes to find her.
Nikki started taking Prozac Saturday. I'm really curious as to what effect this might have on her.
Twitchy day
The theme these past couple of days seems to be twitching and compulsion. Yesterday at work at the Y my eye kept twitching for no apparent reason. I was talking to Erin and I made a joke about how some problem kept making my eye twitch, and she said, "Oh my God, your eye really IS twitching!" LOL Makes me seem so much more sensitive than I actually am.
Then today I'm in a meeting with Dave, Scott and Barb and my leg was twitching. Not sure why. But it looked like I was bouncing my leg impatiently. I wasn't feeling particularly impatient. In fact, I was concentrating on looking interested - not an easy task at most of these meetings.
I left work at 4:30 today - early for me - and headed to Boston's to have dinner with Pinky and Marv. Marv and I split a "Da Vinci Chicken" pizza. It was a pizza crust with spinach/artichoke dip with chicken and cheese. I'm unsure of the connection to Da Vinci, but it was really yummy. There were chunks of artichoke on it as well, but I asked them to keep it on Marv's side of the pizza.
After that, I headed home with the plan to get my computer and head somewhere so I could do some writing. But I walked out of the house and realized that I'd better plant those chokecherry trees that I got free at work before they drowned in the water bucket. So I planted six trees and in so doing so saw all the weeds. Well, you know where that ended up...two hours later it was dark and I had one garden completely free of weeds! If I could do that area every day, I'd be done in about a week!
I'm at McDonalds now - where the internet connection is. And there was a man sitting in the booth next to me either suffering from Parkinsons or some other disorder where he shook constantly. Reminded me of all my twitching.
Saturday was Healthy Kids Day at the Y. We had about 2 million kids there. It was actually a lot of fun. I hung out for quite a while in the Fitness room swinging the jumprope for kids to jump over. It was just not the same without the jumprope chants. None of the other parents nor I could remember! I really like doing the events. It feels very energizing. Unlike the paperwork and tedium that I usually deal with.
Then today I'm in a meeting with Dave, Scott and Barb and my leg was twitching. Not sure why. But it looked like I was bouncing my leg impatiently. I wasn't feeling particularly impatient. In fact, I was concentrating on looking interested - not an easy task at most of these meetings.
I left work at 4:30 today - early for me - and headed to Boston's to have dinner with Pinky and Marv. Marv and I split a "Da Vinci Chicken" pizza. It was a pizza crust with spinach/artichoke dip with chicken and cheese. I'm unsure of the connection to Da Vinci, but it was really yummy. There were chunks of artichoke on it as well, but I asked them to keep it on Marv's side of the pizza.
After that, I headed home with the plan to get my computer and head somewhere so I could do some writing. But I walked out of the house and realized that I'd better plant those chokecherry trees that I got free at work before they drowned in the water bucket. So I planted six trees and in so doing so saw all the weeds. Well, you know where that ended up...two hours later it was dark and I had one garden completely free of weeds! If I could do that area every day, I'd be done in about a week!
I'm at McDonalds now - where the internet connection is. And there was a man sitting in the booth next to me either suffering from Parkinsons or some other disorder where he shook constantly. Reminded me of all my twitching.
Saturday was Healthy Kids Day at the Y. We had about 2 million kids there. It was actually a lot of fun. I hung out for quite a while in the Fitness room swinging the jumprope for kids to jump over. It was just not the same without the jumprope chants. None of the other parents nor I could remember! I really like doing the events. It feels very energizing. Unlike the paperwork and tedium that I usually deal with.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
More catching up
TODAY: Wednesday Feb 3: Worked til 9am, then went to the ESI office to drop off time cards. Then home. I worked on putting the floor down in the basement, but LONG story short, I need to either do some retrofitting, or get different flooring. (I worked on it for FOUR HOURS! My glutes are aching.) I have the life insurance nurse coming at 3:30 to do the exam, and think I should probably get a couple of hours of sleep today.
Tuesday Feb 2: Got home from work and went to the library and did some writing for Traffic Mills. Then went to the PO and mailed the harness to Meredith. Went to lunch at Anna Dee's (grilled cheese sammich, chips and water) and found Marv. Then to Owatonna to have a chai at Starbucks. Went to the movie store and got The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Dropped off Marv at about 2pm, and went home and slept until about 5pm. Talked to Patti on the phone. Went to Walmart and got groceries, a new garbage can, lunch box, etc. Called and sang Happy Birthday to Jacob. Stopped at Marv's and had some dessert from Patrick's Bakery. (Left from Aunt Sandy's.) Worked at ESI from 10pm til 9am.
Tuesday Feb 2: Got home from work and went to the library and did some writing for Traffic Mills. Then went to the PO and mailed the harness to Meredith. Went to lunch at Anna Dee's (grilled cheese sammich, chips and water) and found Marv. Then to Owatonna to have a chai at Starbucks. Went to the movie store and got The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Dropped off Marv at about 2pm, and went home and slept until about 5pm. Talked to Patti on the phone. Went to Walmart and got groceries, a new garbage can, lunch box, etc. Called and sang Happy Birthday to Jacob. Stopped at Marv's and had some dessert from Patrick's Bakery. (Left from Aunt Sandy's.) Worked at ESI from 10pm til 9am.
Since I've not been blogging in a while, here's a few catch ups!
Monday feb 1, 2010 – Marv’s birthday. Had breakfast with Ivan and Mary at Anna Dee’s. Mary got Ivan (whose birthday is tomorrow) and Marv each a Farmers Almanac for the year. I had an egg, an english muffin and coffee.
Marv and I went to the Mall of America. I bought a Minneaplis cityscape jigsaw puzzle. Marv and I had coffee ice cream with chocolate shavings and pecans. We watched the Nickelodeon Universe rides. He refused the roller coaster, but we had fun anyway. Then we walked around for quite a bit. Went to Barnes and Noble. Marv got a new dictionary.
Then we went and had stromboli (spinach, tomato, feta - that counts as veggies!) at Valle Pizza. Then we went to IKEA and Marv got a bouncy chair and a little file cabinet that I accidentally knocked off of the cart and broke. But Marv still bought it and has subsequently fixed it. We also bought the “Mystery Cart” for $30. There were frames, candles, baskets, a pillow, pillow case, about 20 rolls of Valentine’s Day themed colored wrapping paper. After that, we stopped for Thai food at Joys Pattaya. Marv had shrimp and scallops, and I had curry noodle with tofu and veggies. All very very good!
We stopped on the way home at the Wood Craft Store in Bloomington where Marv got some liquid thing. We stopped and picked up White Castle and got a Crave case (30 burgers)for the kids and I got a coffee.
It was snowing and sleeting like crazy so the drive home took a long time. When we got to my house, I put 9 burgers in a White Castle bag for Marv to take home, gave one burger to Gypsy and one to Sunscreen, and I had a burger and a cheeseburger. The boys ate the rest! LOL Marv bet me a chai (and I a coffee) that the kids wouldn’t eat it all (I knew they would.) So I win and he owes me a chai. Though, honestly, there’s no way I could ever repay everything that man does for me every day. He’s amazing.
So anyway, Marv and I went to his house and we set up the chair. Oh, I gave him the horseradish Pringles that I got a few days ago. Oh, we also stopped at this store in the MOA and he got horseradish dip and I got some other dip that was too sweet for Marv. I got some sea salt, too.
I’m at work now.
I finished reading “Bingo by Ria Mae Brown (BLAH!) and am watching PS I Love You. (Terrible.)
Sunday January 31, 2010: Breakfast with Marv at Bernies. Fruit, egg, hash browns and toast. Dumpster diving with Jodi and Jacob behind the Paradise. It was painful, depressing and made me really angry. Then to the Minnesota Zoo. Marv loved the tapir, the rhinoceros hornbill, and the tropical fish. We walked the Tropics Trail. He’d never been to a zoo before, so it was fun to take him. Everything is fun with him. We rode the monorail (I’d never ridden the monorail before.) then we walked the Grizzly trail. Before we left we got a Caribou (at the zoo), and a mixed bag of caramel, cheezy and plain popcorn. We’d had some chinese food, too. Stir fried veggies and tofu and cashew chicken.
After the zoo, we were both really tired. We considered going to a movie, but Marv said he’d fall asleep. So we went to the thrift shop, then Barnes and Noble, and then Chipotle. The boys were dropped there by their dad. Then we went to the Subway in Faribault and I went to Marv’s with him to visit while they were at Subway. Emma called, and we ordered Girl Scout cookies. Then we went home, and I took a long Epsom salt bath. Then I got into bed, and fell asleep almost immediately.
Saturday Jan 30: Went to breakfast with Marv at Bernie’s. One egg, one piece of toast, and coffee. I brought him home and then went to the dog park with Gypsy and Sunscreen. We met Lyn Rein and Avery with Libby. We were only there about a half an hour. It was pretty cold. Then home and the boys and I brought the couch upstairs. Then we went to Darrin’s where I got my hair cut. Then to Half Price Books where the boys met their dad. Then we went to the thrift store and dropped off a bunch of stuff. Then I took the dogs to the dog park in Burnsville. I stopped at Patrick’s Bakery and got desserts first. Then to Aunt Sandy’s with Lynn, Jodi, Emma, Lauren and Max. We played Mexican Train dominoes, had pasta, salad and bruschetta. Got home and went to Marv’s Picked him up and brought him home with me.
I love him so much.
Friday: I worked until 9am but wasn’t tired. I was SO tired during the night though that I actually slept off and off all night. That’s not like me. I’d slept eight hours during the day and I can’t imagine why that wasn’t enough. I worked on Marv’s grant for about 5 hours until 2pm. Went to get life insurance, and then to Marv’s house.. I didn’t eat though. And he was done eating, so I asked him if he wanted to come to Owatonna with me. We went to deposit my checks at the bank, then to Starbucks and Quiznos (I ate a bowl of soup and a veggie sammie. He watched.) Then we went to the Lil Professor bookshop in Owatonna. I bought a Chuck Norris book and Catcher in the Rye for the kids. Then Marv and I went to his house. I was waiting for the boys to call at Marv’s house, but Jodi apparently was driving and drove past the kids, and picked them up and brought them home. I got a letter from FHS saying that they were holding Grey’s report card until he paid $1.50 in fines to the media center. So anyway, I went home, and played UpWords with Gabe (and Grey...sort of...he played as Gabe’s consultant.)
Thursday, Jan 28: Worked from 11pm – 9am. Can't seem to remember anything else about this day...Scary
Wednesday, January 27: Worked from 1:30 – 8pm at ESI. Went to Walmart with Chris.
Tuesday January 26: My hand split open and started to bleed pretty good this morning. (at work.) Went home and worked on computer stuff. Then back to work at 11pm
Monday, January 25: With Marv all morning, until lunch. Was trying to separate two salmon patties and stabbed my hand. The kids heard me say some words that they hadn’t really heard from me before – or at least not that loud. (Home for MLK day.) Marv invited me to join him and Pinky for dinner, but I was in too much pain. I stayed in bed pretty much all day. The kids brought me a baked potato, salmon pattie and broccoli in bed.
Monday feb 1, 2010 – Marv’s birthday. Had breakfast with Ivan and Mary at Anna Dee’s. Mary got Ivan (whose birthday is tomorrow) and Marv each a Farmers Almanac for the year. I had an egg, an english muffin and coffee.
Marv and I went to the Mall of America. I bought a Minneaplis cityscape jigsaw puzzle. Marv and I had coffee ice cream with chocolate shavings and pecans. We watched the Nickelodeon Universe rides. He refused the roller coaster, but we had fun anyway. Then we walked around for quite a bit. Went to Barnes and Noble. Marv got a new dictionary.
Then we went and had stromboli (spinach, tomato, feta - that counts as veggies!) at Valle Pizza. Then we went to IKEA and Marv got a bouncy chair and a little file cabinet that I accidentally knocked off of the cart and broke. But Marv still bought it and has subsequently fixed it. We also bought the “Mystery Cart” for $30. There were frames, candles, baskets, a pillow, pillow case, about 20 rolls of Valentine’s Day themed colored wrapping paper. After that, we stopped for Thai food at Joys Pattaya. Marv had shrimp and scallops, and I had curry noodle with tofu and veggies. All very very good!
We stopped on the way home at the Wood Craft Store in Bloomington where Marv got some liquid thing. We stopped and picked up White Castle and got a Crave case (30 burgers)for the kids and I got a coffee.
It was snowing and sleeting like crazy so the drive home took a long time. When we got to my house, I put 9 burgers in a White Castle bag for Marv to take home, gave one burger to Gypsy and one to Sunscreen, and I had a burger and a cheeseburger. The boys ate the rest! LOL Marv bet me a chai (and I a coffee) that the kids wouldn’t eat it all (I knew they would.) So I win and he owes me a chai. Though, honestly, there’s no way I could ever repay everything that man does for me every day. He’s amazing.
So anyway, Marv and I went to his house and we set up the chair. Oh, I gave him the horseradish Pringles that I got a few days ago. Oh, we also stopped at this store in the MOA and he got horseradish dip and I got some other dip that was too sweet for Marv. I got some sea salt, too.
I’m at work now.
I finished reading “Bingo by Ria Mae Brown (BLAH!) and am watching PS I Love You. (Terrible.)
Sunday January 31, 2010: Breakfast with Marv at Bernies. Fruit, egg, hash browns and toast. Dumpster diving with Jodi and Jacob behind the Paradise. It was painful, depressing and made me really angry. Then to the Minnesota Zoo. Marv loved the tapir, the rhinoceros hornbill, and the tropical fish. We walked the Tropics Trail. He’d never been to a zoo before, so it was fun to take him. Everything is fun with him. We rode the monorail (I’d never ridden the monorail before.) then we walked the Grizzly trail. Before we left we got a Caribou (at the zoo), and a mixed bag of caramel, cheezy and plain popcorn. We’d had some chinese food, too. Stir fried veggies and tofu and cashew chicken.
After the zoo, we were both really tired. We considered going to a movie, but Marv said he’d fall asleep. So we went to the thrift shop, then Barnes and Noble, and then Chipotle. The boys were dropped there by their dad. Then we went to the Subway in Faribault and I went to Marv’s with him to visit while they were at Subway. Emma called, and we ordered Girl Scout cookies. Then we went home, and I took a long Epsom salt bath. Then I got into bed, and fell asleep almost immediately.
Saturday Jan 30: Went to breakfast with Marv at Bernie’s. One egg, one piece of toast, and coffee. I brought him home and then went to the dog park with Gypsy and Sunscreen. We met Lyn Rein and Avery with Libby. We were only there about a half an hour. It was pretty cold. Then home and the boys and I brought the couch upstairs. Then we went to Darrin’s where I got my hair cut. Then to Half Price Books where the boys met their dad. Then we went to the thrift store and dropped off a bunch of stuff. Then I took the dogs to the dog park in Burnsville. I stopped at Patrick’s Bakery and got desserts first. Then to Aunt Sandy’s with Lynn, Jodi, Emma, Lauren and Max. We played Mexican Train dominoes, had pasta, salad and bruschetta. Got home and went to Marv’s Picked him up and brought him home with me.
I love him so much.
Friday: I worked until 9am but wasn’t tired. I was SO tired during the night though that I actually slept off and off all night. That’s not like me. I’d slept eight hours during the day and I can’t imagine why that wasn’t enough. I worked on Marv’s grant for about 5 hours until 2pm. Went to get life insurance, and then to Marv’s house.. I didn’t eat though. And he was done eating, so I asked him if he wanted to come to Owatonna with me. We went to deposit my checks at the bank, then to Starbucks and Quiznos (I ate a bowl of soup and a veggie sammie. He watched.) Then we went to the Lil Professor bookshop in Owatonna. I bought a Chuck Norris book and Catcher in the Rye for the kids. Then Marv and I went to his house. I was waiting for the boys to call at Marv’s house, but Jodi apparently was driving and drove past the kids, and picked them up and brought them home. I got a letter from FHS saying that they were holding Grey’s report card until he paid $1.50 in fines to the media center. So anyway, I went home, and played UpWords with Gabe (and Grey...sort of...he played as Gabe’s consultant.)
Thursday, Jan 28: Worked from 11pm – 9am. Can't seem to remember anything else about this day...Scary
Wednesday, January 27: Worked from 1:30 – 8pm at ESI. Went to Walmart with Chris.
Tuesday January 26: My hand split open and started to bleed pretty good this morning. (at work.) Went home and worked on computer stuff. Then back to work at 11pm
Monday, January 25: With Marv all morning, until lunch. Was trying to separate two salmon patties and stabbed my hand. The kids heard me say some words that they hadn’t really heard from me before – or at least not that loud. (Home for MLK day.) Marv invited me to join him and Pinky for dinner, but I was in too much pain. I stayed in bed pretty much all day. The kids brought me a baked potato, salmon pattie and broccoli in bed.
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