Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Training

I have now turned into the official trainer at work. How? I'm not sure. Was I asked? Nope I was told. Do I get a raise? Nope I made a comments about it and got laughed at. Why is it my responsibility to do this? Not sure. I guess some people think I have all this time on my hands that I didn't realize that I had.

Maybe I should be honored to think that the bosses want me to train the new staff coming in to the business. There is only one snag that comes with this. We do things differently at our location then they do at our main location and that might cause some friction when I send people back there doing things my way. Actually that might be a good thing. Hee Hee!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

WHOO HOO!!

I went to Michael's tonight before my Weight Watchers meeting. I needed to look for votive holders for work for our Candle Light Service. We give out something to each of the families in remembrance of their loved one. (I honestly think that the Service is a waste of time among other things but that is just my opinion) I am etching an angel on each of the candle holders. I was only able to get 48 so now I have to raid another Michael's to get the rest that I need. Luckily there is one close to where I work so I will sneak out and go there to get some more.

Tonight was my weekly way-in and I am down 14.6 pounds as of tonight. I'm so thrilled that I am losing the weight. My only thing is that I need to really get myself motivated to exercise. My weight loss would be much more if I worked out more. I have the eliptical in the basement and the previous tenants left a weight machine in the basement never put together. The landlord told us we could have it if we wanted it. I keep asking Truckerman to put it together for me but that hasn't happened yet. One of these days my nagging might get to him and he will get it done for me.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

things

Tonight I made fruit and cinnamon bun muffins. I used Saskatoons for the fruit. They are yummy but they have stuck to the bottom of the tins. It actually just dawned on me that I had bought silicone muffins cups and forgot about them. That would have kept the muffins from sticking. Oops, silly me!!

I wrecked my watch at Christmas time when I tried to push my brother into a snowbank. I was the one that ended up in it and got my watch wet. Well I got this idea that I would buy another watch and put the insides into my other watch. What I didn't think about was the fact that there is the knob for changing the time. OOHH!!! I need to rethink this one.

Last week on Thursday I got a phone call from the boys school. Pete was not feeling well so I had to go and get him. He ended up laying around for the next couple of days. I had to take the time off because Truckerman had midterms this week. Luckily where I work I am able to take off if the boys are sick or do not have school. But if I can't then I am able to take them to work with me. That has happened a couple of times especially over the summer and when things have come up at the last minute.

We had pictures at church for the churches 75th Anniversary. The boys look really good but with my hair getting fried and having to cut it off I am having trouble with it looking descent. I need to get rid of the rest of the fried stuff. Which means that I am going to have short hair for a while longer. At least my hair will grow back and it is only hair.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

weekends

For the weekend we went home for Thanksgiving. The first thing we had to do before we left the city was stop at one of our locations from work to drop something off. Nobody was there so I had to go through the back way. Well no one has ever told me that there was an alarm system and when the code was. Well I now know that there is one and what the code is and I learned it the hard way. OOPS!!!

We went to Truckerman's Dad's house first. We had a nice visit and a great meal. The boys rode on the Honda 50 motorbike. They had a blast. We were able to sell our pickup over the weekend which was a weight of our shoulders.

We went to my grandparents for supper on the Sunday and then stayed at my parents for the night and had a great visit with them. I had to work Monday night so we had to leave early so I could get to work on time.

Not my idea of fun but yet again, I was the only one available.

This upcoming weekend I am spending the Saturday with my friend and we are going scrapbooking. I am looking forward to going with her for a day of fun and relaxation. It shall be nice.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

I'm at work right now. It was busy this morning but now there is a lull and I am very much enjoying it because it can change just like that. And I think the lull is now done

Monday, October 06, 2008

Weightloss :-S

I am up .4 lbs. It was a bad week for me last week. I stress ate and I was not motivated to work out at all. I called 2 different fitness places tonight. Curves has a promotion and their start up fee is $99 and $44 a month. Clubfit, they have 90 different types of plans. I am going there next week to check things out and then I will decide which one will work for me the best.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Update on Amber Alert

Good news...They found her and she is doing well from what I heard on the radio.

I guess Pete knew her enough to know exactly what her name is and her name is not a common or easy name. This is way to close for my liking. But I thank God that she is alive and so far is well.

Amber Alert

There is an Amber Alert out today. A young girl who is 7 years old. Truckerman looked it up on the computer and the little girl was abducted just a few blocks from our house. Pete saw the picture of the girl and he had played with her over the summer. This is scary and unsettling. This could have easily been my children.

Lord, please be with her and have Your protective hand upon her and bring her home safely.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

lost links

I just realized that I have lost all of my links and now have to figure out how to put them back on here. GRR!!~:-S

at work

I am at work right now and there is a "Celebration of Life" going on. It is a come and go reception. Not my cup of tea. But anyhoo...

I bought new shoes yesterday and ouch!!! they hurt. I should have worn socks with them. They are called Earth Spirit and generally their shoes are great. I can put them on and go and my feet don't bother me. But not this pair. I have bandaids stratigically placed on my feet at the moment so I don't get blisters. The worst part is I would rather walk around in bare feet but I am not aloud to unil there is no one else in the building so that will have to wait.

Funny story to tell. At the end of August the boys and I went home for a funeral and on the way we stopped at my uncle's hotel and bar. Being a smal town it is really just a bar. We stopped in there to visit and the boys each got a pop to drink and my uncle and I were visiting and Repete looks at me and says in a serious voice, "Mom, I've never been in a bar before!!" How can you not laugh at that?! A 7 year old has never been in a bar before, that blows my mind. LOL

Friday, October 03, 2008

update because i was told!!

LOL I have been told that I need to be updating my blog.

Okay here it goes...

August was extremely busy for me at work. I worked 55 hours of overtime. I even went in for 3 days of my holidays to work. I am getting tired. Things have been going crazy at work that I am getting grumpy. My manager has been spending most of his time at our main office so I have been taking up his slack at our office. Our part time director is only part time and gets most weekends off so I have to pick up those days. The time management of our downtown staff sucks so I have been working down there as well. And everyone wonders why I am so grouchy.

The boys spent a week at their grandpa's house. Pete had a great time on the motor bike and Repete helped almost grandma with the garden.

I had Truckerman's motorbike fixed up and now it is up and running. Not after have a freak attack several times on the people at the bike place. It was getting ridiculous the time it was taking them to get the things done. But it is done and Truckerman is a happy man and we have had some nice rides. It has been nice to have the bike running again.

I am down 13.4 pounds in 11 weeks. Weight Watchers is working really well for me. My only glitch that I am having is getting motivated to work out. I am thinking of calling around to different gyms and finding out costs. The pool is out of the question because it is over $350 a year just for one person over $800 for a family. How can people afford that?! Hopefully I can find something that is affordable that I can do that can help me with the weight loss and keep me motivated.