Tomorrow is the BIG day!!! I can't eat after 9a.m.and I know I won't be up that early so... tonight I had two soft pretzels... Watermelon... a microwave dinner... and Donato's Pizza. I am so full. =) Now I have to try and sleep through my pain and excitement and be rested for tomorrow. Maybe I will say hi in the morning. If not you may not hear from me for a few days. Sorry but I will be sleeping. =)
Posted by MamaM at 8:58 PMOkay so I FINALLY got a cell phone... Dad... there is no need to call and say anything about it ;) It is reasonably priced and I will only be using it for very important things. The last thing I need now is an inflated bill because I have too much air to expend. I am counting down to Fri. I am so very excited. I absolutely can not wait.
Brian and I won a Honymoon Vacation package through Royal Prestige... they sell dishes and pots. We have been checking it out an so far it seems like a really good deal. Apparently I got signed up... the only connection I have would be through David' Bridal. The lady also said it was possible that somebody else signed me up...So if you are reading this and it was you THANKS!!! We are looking into Hawaii. Sorry Deirdre. We will send a postcard and get cool stuff for the baby and you. The package is for 4 days and 3 nights but we can pay to extend our stay... they give us a 30%-40% discount if we choose to do so.
That is all that is new here. TTFN
Jenny called tonight. Something very exciting for me. She always makes me laugh and feel like we are 18 again. I miss getting into trouble with her. I am sure there will be mighty fine time to be had before the wedding though. Back in Bay one more time together... there is trouble to be made.
I love my little weather girl. She is cute... even with the Moose Knuckle... LOL... Jenny will get it ;)
Well. Today. What can I say. I took my car in and got it fixed by late afternoon. Damn fuel injectors acting up. The nice guys at Goodyear took me home so I didn't have to wait there for my car. Actually they took me home twice because we forgot my keys the first time. Well to pass the time I decided to try a new hair color. The box said it was a DARK ginger. My head says it was NEON orange. I called Jayne after I got finished screaming when I took the towel off my head. She came ove and took me to get a new color. She laughed really hard the whole time. She told me that if I let her laugh she would't be needing any gas money for the trip... she doesn't live so close anymore. We picked out a black color. It worked the second time. I am now the cleanest girl alive because I took 4 showers today! My hair... funny enough... now comes close to the color I was going for with the first box. I did have a nice relaxing day. By the end of it I only made it to work for the last 2hrs. of my shift. I think this was God's way of saying "slow down and don't stress about life" I did just that and cuddled with my kitties.
Posted by MamaM at 9:34 PMWell... not much I can say about today other than it sucked. I was driving home from work and got about a mile from the house and my car died. We were able to get it home but it kept stalling. We think it might be the fuel injectors. I amhaving it towed to a shop tomorrow morning. I already called work and told them that I may not be able to make it in. I also called the shop and left a message for them to call me in the morning. Their answering machine says they return calls first thing. Hopefully this won't be expensive. The really sucky part is that at 6:00a.m. Brian has to be on a flight to FL. He won't return until 2:00a.m. he flies there and comes back the same day... yes you read it right. Woa is me. life sucks. Have a great night all.
Sorry I have been lazy. I will be calling Dr. Debbie tomorrow... so the job saga continues. Today was nice because I got off of work earlyish. It was still hell. Speaking of hell... my back is killing me so I am going to sleep with the aid of a friend I like to call percaset... don't really care much about the spelling just feeling better in the morning. I can't wait for Fri. I just want to go back to the days when I could say "back pills? what for?"
Today was just like any other day. I worked and then I went home. I wouldn't hate work so much if I didn't feel like I was being taken advantage of. I work harder than most people there and when you work a day with all of the slackers it really sucks... you spend all day saying "No, I am working on other things. You will have to do that without me holding your hand."
I met a 3yr.old today that could read every sign in the store. This included the "Doctors of Optometry" sign. He even knew his address and phone number... more than I can say for the 9yr. old last week.
Go to Seester's site and check all of the cool links out. I played race cars with a bird and won! I built the coolest track to race on too!
Posted by MamaM at 7:37 PMMy alter ego is cool!
Posted by MamaM at 7:36 PM
What is your Alter-Ego
Personality?
Dr. Debbie called me back the other day to let me know that she will not rest until she can find me a position in one of her offices. She called twice today but I was not here. I will have to call monday.
I thought that all of these little posts of how to act in public were commonly known... I consider myself more wrong everyday...
1. Do not chew your gum like a cow and stand in close proximity to the sales girl helping you.
2. Do not stand in close proximity to the sales girl helping you... She thinks you smell.
3. Do not work the sales girl's ass off and then change your mind without saying you are sorry for being a pain in the ass... she just wasted 30min. on you and lost commision because of it.
4. Do not lie to the sales girl and then say she didn't do what you asked... her boss likes her better and trusts her more than she would trust you.
5. Do not go into public alone if you can't comprehend the basic's... sales girls don't have 15min. to describe the difference between a lens for your glasses and one for your sunglasses... the only difference is color and sometimes uv protection.
6. Do not walk into a store and ask a sales girl a question and then tell her she is wrong... why even ask if you know you aren't going to like the answer.
7. We makes glasses in ABOUT an hour... not 15 to 30min. because you have a meeting or someplace to be. If this is a problem go to D.O.C. and wait two weeks.
Today was a rough one can you tell?
We lost power a few times tonight during the storm. It should get better once more houses go up.
Well... here is the story. Dr Debbie was the one who recruited me... she didn't get to interview me though. She mentioned I could work full time and just split it up between locations. When I interviewed with Lori she asked if I wanted full or part-time... so naturally I said full time. She hired another girl that only wanted part time hours. Dr. Debbie's husband called to let me know that they still really want me to work there and are currently looking for an opening for me. He says the he and his wife were very upset I was not hired and will not rest until they have a position open. God's speed to them because if I stay at Lencrafters much longer I am gonna go postal. Lori also called to say that they would like to keep my application because they really liked me. If only liking me payed my bills and maitained my sanity. I am going to go sulk now.
Posted by MamaM at 6:00 AMPlease please do not argue in the presence of the sales girl.
As you may guess... work sucks and I am calling the Doc's office tomorrow to check up.
If you are a woman and should you ever start to grow a beard don't pull the hairs out of your chin while a polite sales girl is talking to you. GROSS!!!!
Posted by MamaM at 7:22 PMNo word from the interview yet.
Posted by MamaM at 12:22 PMWow what a weekend. We started it out by leaving straight fom my work Sat night. We went to see Brian's Grandparents first. They are funny. His grandma kept talking about how she is shrinking and has lost 3in. already. Her pants need to be shortened a bit. As for his grandpa much of the usual but we did hear a bit about his cousin's new place. There are 4 layers of shingles on the roof... anything over 2 is against the law because of the weight. They have to tear the whole roof down anyway and replace it. If I put that much work into a house I would never move.
We then went to his mom's house (she was out of town) and went to sleep. We had to get up early to meet with Pastor Lee. He is the greatest. I am even more excited about my wedding now. He is so high energy and Brian get's his wish of a shorter service. I really can't wait to go up there again and meet with him. Deirdre stopped by the chrch to say hi and got to meet him. I am glad about that cause she likes him too.
Now on to see dad. Nothing new there. He did make me a house warming gift though. Very nice. We had short visit but Brian did take us out to lunch... also very nice.
Then back to Brian's grandparents to pick up goodies from the garden... then back to his mom's house to pick up our things and change for the shower.
Finally the Shower. It was nice. There wasn't much room but I think that made everyone socialize more. I got to Giselle's newest baby... see pictures of PePe's son... two days old. I saw Laura and everyone else. It was so nice. Deirdre loved the Baby blanket I made for her and she almost cried at the baby book I made... it was so sweet. And she loved her late birthday/ mother's day gift... a diamond and sapphire ring (sept. birthstone).She got many wonderful things for the baby. We even had fun with the games. I was just glad I did a good job. The shower was over at about 6 and we left about 7. Deirdre and Toni drove down to Columbus to see the house.
We sat around and went through the baby things and packed them up for her trip home. I kept them up until 2 a.m. What can I say... I miss my seester. Brian and I got to feel the baby move and hear her heart beat. Deirdre left this morning and I already miss her. I am so excited to see her at Christmas. I am so pooped though. I better go do some things around the house so I didn't waste my whole day.
Another hint for parents... Do not compare your children. I had this 13yr. old kid in my store tonight and all his parents kept saying was "your brother doesn't need glasses", "your brother gets good grades", "your brother does what we ask of him". First of all, it isn't your kid's fault he/she needs glasses... you made the kid that way. Second of all, why compare... the whole reason you have more than one child is so you have different personalitites. Lastly if your child is 13 he really needs to learn is address and phone number unless you really don't want him to be able to find his way back.
Posted by MamaM at 6:48 PMOk so the drive to the interview was only 15min. during morning rush hour. Everything went well. I feel that I am qualified... everything that I would need to be doing I have already done in one form or another. I really want this job. Full paid benefits... medical, dental, optical, life insurance, 401k... need I say more. Oh... I get to wear scrubs too! It is like wearing jammies to work. I will probably get a call Mon. Hope everybody else sucks!
Posted by MamaM at 6:55 AMI picked out my interview suit and glasses and hair style and even bought pantyhose... something I have refused to do at lenscrafters. I am so excited.
We went to the mullet fest..oops..er..I mean State Fair. We watched the tractor pull and Brian explained that yes it really is considered a sport. I learned a lot tonight or at least made a few decisions about life... for example... 12yr. olds should not have pierced eyebrows. If your child is only 8 but developed early and has breasts bigger than mine she should not be wearing a white shirt and no bra. Yes you should wear bras but not black ones under see through white shirts. If your knees are the only thing helping your breasts to stay up give them a break and get something with an underwire. Halter tops shold not be worn by 5 yr. olds. Why does society think men go after young girls and then swear they couldn't tell they were only 14 when they dress like a matured woman. Mullets are never good... especially if you have no neck. Steps... remember that hair style... leave it in the past. Bangs... while we are the subject of hair... do not start back at the crown of your childs head... that can tend to look like a mullet. Just because you got a new eyeshadow does not mean you have to wear it all on the same day. And yes it does look bad when you pick you ass in public... there is no special exception for men.
Well all is fixed in my house and I don't think I will be seeing Ray anymore. Other exciting things include... I finished the baby's present today... I have an interview at 9a.m. tomorrow and a meeting with the new guy in charge at the church on Sunday. Hopefully they returned Father Bob to the wax museum. Hopefully the new guy won't call us "children of divorce" and pause frequently for long periods of time. I will fill you all in on the wonderful happenings at the state fair where we will be having dinner =) ...yes that is right... I don't really care about fitting into my dress, I have time. ;)
Posted by MamaM at 9:10 AMRay's arse is grass. I no longer have to speak with him. I speak with his boss now. Muhahahahahaha...
To all of the mothers out there... Don't let your your children get a mullet hair cut and wear reebok high-top sneakers. They still look like she-males. Also... don't tell your kids that they look stupid in glasses and that it doesn't really matter because they have a stupid hair cut too.
Back hurts tonight but Brian carried me up the steps. I had my pre-surgery doctor's visit today. They were really impressed that the last one lasted so long. I wouldn't think anything of it if they didn't look at my chart 4 times and then look at me like I had 3 heads. Guess I am a lucky one. I told them that this one better last 2 years. They are really only supposed to last 6-9 months in special cases 12 months... in my case 15.
I called the Doc's office today and they got my resume today. They will call back to set up an interview time for later this week. I am so excited. She said everything looked great and they were looking forward to meeting with me. I REALLY want this job.
I met with Ray Shaffer today... of Dominion Homes. He really is a horses back side. He refused to talk to me about the roof... I am guessing that this is because after they tried to fix it the fourth time I told him I didn't trust him and that I was fed up with his stories. He never did talk to me much especially if Brian was there. I made them tear down part of the roof today. I was right all along, the wood was bad and needed to be repalced. He was mad cause of all the work that had to be done but as we explained it could have been avoided had it been done right the first time, the second time, the third time even. I then called Sean Loomis... our sales rep and told on Ray for being a jerk and being a sexist pig and now I get to talk to Ray's boss! Haha Ray sucks! We also got a call from Dominion today to see if we are satisified... Brian left a message asking them to talk to me! LOL I hope they take fast notes I have a lot to say. As for the basement it still needs fixing but they will be out here soon for that. I think they all just want to be rid of me by now.
I am still not in like with the whole job situation. I mean really... why do all of the crazies call or want to talk to me? As most of you know I work in Lenscrafters inside of the Polaris Fashion Place Mall. This is all leading to the call I got today "Oh... this is a store?... Well could you connect me to the main switch board for the mall?" Is it just me or has there been a full moon? These people are nuts!
I took my kittly to the vet today. He has an infection for being de-clawed. He is all better and it only cost 40 bucks! Oh well. At least I feel better now too. His little white furry paw was green by his thumb... gross!
Ok... so I really hate my job. I simply do not get paid enough to answer questions like... " Which is cheaper... buying just lenses to go in my old frame or buying a new frame and new lenses?" or this one... "If I only need to buy a lens for my right eye how much is it?... Oh it is half off... does that still apply in Sept.? Really I think that for sanities sake I need that other job. I think I will call them Tues. to check up. Other than that tomorrow begins two weeks of hell and working practically all nights. Oh and I am having back spasms when I bend over. Oh happy day.
Posted by MamaM at 7:12 PMSorry I am so busy lately that by the time I get up-stairs I go straight to bed. Work is terrible. I love the customers and lately they love me. I have been receiving many compliments and thank-yous lately. It is the schedule that sucks. I close all but one day this week and the following week. Sure I don't have kids but I do have a life. I was actually recruited for an office job for an allergist. M-F... how can you beat that. The pay is good too. I sent in my resume today so I will keep you all posted. If I get this job I might actually be able to attend all the family gatherings!
We went to the Ohio State Fair tonight and ate a bunch of fried food. I feel great... lol. Brian and I had fun though. He begs to go every year. I got to pet a cow and was reminded of the trauma of last year. The keep all of the prize winning animals all in the same area. These are the best of the best and the most beautiful animals. Well last year we must have gone a little later in the fair because they had posted the purchasers of the animals. They were bought by places like Big Bear and Kroger and all sorts of other grocery stores! I was so mortified. Brian just laughs at me. It still bugs me.
To those of you who feel the need to mess with hood ornaments...STOP IT. It drives us nuts... we use them to drive. Besides you simply should not be touching somebody elses car.
Today was nice. Not much on the "honey-do" list. Tomorrow we will be at the apartment cleaning. We are still obligated to pay rent for one more month but we are turning over the keys early in the hopes it may be rented out sooner. Problem is that there are many open apartments there so the likelyhood is nill. Oh well. Had a nice visit with Christina today. We were planning on going out tonight too but Brian and I had yet to spend a quiet evening in the house. We found it hard to pass up a movie in. Brian ordered our satelite dish today. We will even be able to get local stations. Brian also tracked down the matching coffee table to our new dining set. Let's see there is so much else... I signed up for MCI's The Neighborhood. One low rate that actually includes Caller ID and Voice Mail and Call Waiting and Long Distance! All for less than we pay for Ameritech... including all my calls to VA! I personally hate Ameritech. The customer service is the worst I have had to deal with... right next to the cable Co.
I also have to add that I everyday I admire my sister more and more. She is such a strong and brave person. I keep hearing all these stories about people my age that keep making decisions for selfish reasons and they keep trying to make life work they way not caring about others involved. My lil sis has wisdom beyond her years and the most caring and compasionate heart I have ever seen. I would go into the full story as to what brought this on but it is way too long and frankly it would require an entire OTHER blog.
I am off to bed now. I have to get up earlier to get to work on time now. =) But I love every min. I am here.
One more thing... if you have yet to check "bunny's" site please do. It makes me laugh out loud.
Gross! My kitty is laying here on the desk as I type and I decided it was so cute and kissed the top of his little head and noticed that he has poop all over the side of his face! Bath time!
Posted by MamaM at 8:34 AMI'm Back!!!! We are finally all moved into the house! I am loving it here. I am having so much fun. We just bought a new dining room table and chairs. Our other table was nice but it was way too small. We also found out that we need to get a satelite dish if we want cable before Nov. New communities are nice but they don't come completed.
I was recruited for a job today that is onlt 5 min. away compared to the 35 min. drive I have now. I will have to look into it and see. I will be sure to keep you all posted.
I am going to go sit at my new table and relax now. Luv ya all