Laura, This is the Call

But, I don't have your number anymore, so this will have to do.

This is the call that I promised you all those years ago. I haven't forgotten. I bet you're amazed it took this long, and amazed I remembered at all!

Careful Planning

Well, it doesn't always work out. I took off today and tomorrow. Part of that was to make the most of the week without my roommate. The other part of it is that Han is usually off on Mondays and I was hoping we could get together. As it turns out, he had to work today, so it won't be the all day affair I was planning on. Still, I'll make the most of what I get, and I will get him when he's done with work this evening.

So, it didn't work out a perfectly as I'd hoped, but it will not be a total loss just the same.

In the meantime, I've been cleaning like a mad fool. The floors were swept, steamed, and vacuumed as appropriate. All laundry and sheets and towels have been washed. And I fit in forty-five minutes on the elliptical. I think I got a lot accomplished, and I didn't have to rush to do it all last night.

The Day After

Mom liked her Wii. We got it all set up and played a bunch. Then, I took my parents out to late lunch/early dinner at Macaroni Grill and we ran by Trader Joe's. There was a movie in that plan, but we weren't really interested after eating.

Dad had to work at the faire today, but mom and I went out to breakfast at the Rod'N'Reel on the Chesapeake. It's been a while since we've been there and it was very nice, as usual. I've been talking to her about taking her sewing machine, that's bolted onto an awesome table that it can fold into when not in use. We had to unbolt it, which was a chore, and I don't think I'll be able to get it back together by myself. It's an old Sears Kenmore, and when I say old, I mean my parents bought it with their first joint tax return. It's almost as old as their marriage! I'm so happy to have it. Now, I'll be able to finish a dress I started some time ago and work on a ton more patterns that I haven't had a chance to work on.

Leaving On a Jet Plane

After I take dear Phoenix to the airport, I'm heading straight to my parent's place. I get to avoid paying any tolls that way. I thought about coming back home for another few hours of sleeping, since we got to bed awfully late, but it's nice to save a buck and change from the toll road too.

Today is my mother's birthday. Dad and I pitched in together and got her a Wii. They recently got some hard wood floors put in, and mom said she didn't need a Wii because she wasn't sure of putting it (as in, the Wii Fit, which I stole from her and haven't replaced yet) on the floor. What she was really trying to say is that she has had no luck finding a Wii and so had given up wanting one. I hope she likes it!

Happy birthday, mom!

Happy birthday, mom's sister!

I'm Not Going Anywhere

It's hard not to get involved in Phoenix's flurry of packing. She leaves tomorrow morning for a week with her boyfriend who lives in Idaho. I know they're planning to see Yellowstone and will spend a night in a nice hotel in Salt Lake City. It sounds like a fun trip. She's nervous about going, I think that's mostly because she'll be meeting his parents for the first time. Though, he says they're as nervous about impressing her as she is about impressing them. She's such a wonderful person, I think she'll be fine.

Her sweetie sent her some nice luggage for the trip. She's been spending the past five hours stuffing it full of, well, stuff. I offered some vacuum bags to save space, but she said she didn't need them. Ah, the joys of packing for an anticipated trip. I get to take her to the airport tomorrow, and I also plan to exploit her absence as much as possible. We'll see how that goes.

Just Some Words

You may have noticed that you're not seeing a new blog post every day, but you will see that I have one for every day. This is because they're getting harsh at work about non-work-related internet use, which translates to being unable to add to my blog while at work. I write it every day, same as always, and e-mail it to myself at home. Then, it's just a matter of time before I get it added here. I know there's a way to e-mail a post directly to Blogger, but it would automatically post the confidentiality notice that gets tagged to all of my e-mails from the office network. That would just get annoying!

Sorry, it will have to keep going this way. And, I'll try really hard to get those posts posted daily instead of in groups at a time. I've just got so much going on, spending time in front of the computer is not really what I want to do with it, since I do it all day anyway. I know you understand my plight, dear blog readers. I'll try to be better about it for you.

Sickly

Poor LDS managed to catch herself a virus. We have lunch together when the other ladies are not available, and they won't be for the rest of the week. That's ok, because I can work on my writing when I don't have lunch with others. But, still, company is nice.

Not the half of it is that I know LDS is annoyed because she can't really hold her son, lest he catch what she has. She left a message on my phone last night to tell me, and to hope that she didn't give it to me when she came to work on Monday. At first, I thought she might. I went through today feeling awful. My eyes were red and swollen, I had a terrible headache, and I was incredibly tired. As it turns out, it was Phoenix's laundry detergent.

She bought this stuff and was using it for a few weeks, but recently realized that was the cause of her constant migraines. She told me I could finish it off for her, so I washed two loads in the stuff last night. They're in the dryer now, having been washed again with my nice, safe, dye and fragrance free stuff. She's got something to do tonight, so I'll tell her tomorrow to throw that crap away. Yuck!

Overtime Will Continue

In addition to filling in for WAM, I have more overtime work. I just didn't get to all of it today, and they're going to have to be happy with that. The other person in our group is out tomorrow. There's more filling in while doing my regular stuff and overtime stuff. I wish we would just hire more people. This seems to be the problem everywhere.

Extra

WAM was off today, and will be tomorrow too. Once again, they've given me the task I hate the most of her tasks to cover. I hate it even more than I hate the thing I hate most that I normally do. That's the way it is. No word yet if overtime will continue.

No Photos Please

Today was my official first Sunday working this season. It was another perfect weather day. I won't be able to compare sales by way of bonus for a couple weeks, but it felt pretty busy.

The wonderful shop owner gave me next weekend off. While I normally hate not working, I'm glad for it this time, because Saturday is my mother's birthday and my roommate will be out of town, leaving the kitties all alone. It definitely works better for me to be able to do something with mom on Saturday than to work and do something Sunday. Yay for things working out!

I bought a new skirt at the end of the day yesterday to wear with the other side of my reversible corset. I love the way it fits on me now, even better than when I bought it.


The images you're seeing are signs we have posted all over the shop. It doesn't matter how many there are, people will always ignore them. It's annoying, but we do the best we can.

We thought it would be funny to have photos of the no photos signs. Is it funny? You tell me.

This is not a no photos sign! This is me in my snuggly-fitting corset. Still the most comfortable corset I own. I'm thinking of getting another from this company. Then again, how many snuggly-fitting reversible corsets does one really need?