Prepare yourselves my friends, for a tale of woe....

As I write this, I sit in a hotel room in Charlotte, NC.  I am down here on a business trip, looking after our branch office for a week, as we
fired the former manager in November.  Its a nice outfit, with good people and I enjoy their company.  The trip down, on the other hand left
something to be ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Rose!!!

Mornin' y'all ( Read more... )

30 lbs

I now weigh in at 192

Woo!

I haven't weighed myself all week. I was very naughty at the Halloween Party, and even the two days after I fell off the dieting wagon. Fell off, bounced, rolled around, hit my head on a rock, lost all my pocket change and landed in a ditch. :-) I didn't step on the scale, for fear of seeing lost ground and getting all disheartened. I tried to ( Read more... )

Another year in the bag. And I think I have to say that it was one of the best parties we've had. No severe drama from my sister, lots of new faces, everyone had a good time and no one ended up too drunk. Actually, it was weird, we had a couple non-drinkers in the crowd this year. They seemed to have just as much fun as anyone else. Very ( Read more... )

OK, maybe I'm just behind the times here, but have you ever had to deal with Amazon's customer service?? Jenni ordered a teapot. It showed up much sooner than expected. Great for starters!! Oh darn, the handle is broken. Oh well, it happens. Jenni goes online to try and find out how to return it. Pokes around for a bit, can't seem to find ( Read more... )

Oddly enough, I remember exactly what started my association with LJ. Several years ago, and no I'm not sure exactly how many, I was procrastinating about a ton of work I had to do for the Halloween party we were throwing. I was literally looking for any excuse to NOT get started on the preparations. So, sure, I started a LiveJournal. ;-) I ( Read more... )

Apparently, the muscles used for biking, and the muscles used when climbing up and down a ladder and/or squatting repeatedly to use a chopsaw are VERY different. My thighs are KILLING me. Every instances of getting up or sitting down in my chair at work was a new foray into the realm of "ouchie". Even this morning, my legs are protesting my ( Read more... )

After a particularly lengthy and high-volume discussion the other night, it was pointed out to me that I never really finish home improvement projects. I could point out a great deal of evidence to the contrary, but that would have prolonged the "discussion" and I was tired. So earlier in the week our family went to Lowes and Jenni picked out ( Read more... )