I haven't posted in awhile, mainly due to my killer work schedule and a bout with strep.

Work schedule:
( Hellacious is the only word for it... )

So I'm home today and find myself catching up on my internet news and news groups.  One that I'm on is a cheesemaking list where there is a discussion of blown cheese; i.e., bacterial or yeast contamination in the milk causing the cheese to develop lots of little gas bubbles and become spongy.  Blown cheese is only good for the chickens, dogs, or ( Read more... )

I've been considering changing doctors.  If it were Timothy it would be only a minor inconvenience, but it's a somewhat life disrupting event.

( Cue disgruntlement. )

So my new work schedule has been killing me, which is one of the reasons I've been lax in posting here.  Right now I'm training down in Potomac Mills, which is a 1.5 hour drive in good traffic, four days a week.  The store I'm assigned to is closer but doesn't open until October 24th.  My new job, as a cheesemonger, is really quite fun and I enjoy ( Read more... )

This first one is a picture of Melody.  She was born on Apr. 26th and is pure Nigerian Dwarf Goat.

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The Herd name will be Mad Acres ( Read more... )

This past week has been a mix of the busy and the not-so busy.  Somehow I managed to contract the absolutely horrific stomach bug that's going around (no, it wasn't from the picnic, it was showing signs ahead of time) and have discovered just how essential popsicles are to my happiness.  While dealing with that I also had to entertain my mother-in- ( Read more... )

Today is our sort-of annual family picnic and, naturally, I woke up with another migraine.  It was bad enough that I threw up once already.  Great....  There are still some things I need to do to finish getting ready; vacuum the stairs, clean the downstairs bathroom, and tidy up the library a bit - really just enough so I can get the floor swept ( Read more... )

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( Have a happy period. )

Finally!  It took 15 frakin' days to get it back.  I think what annoys me the most is the way the service "advisor" acted like he was doing me a favor by getting the work done and the car returned to me.  Even though I'm the one who had to fork over the cash ( Read more... )