April Fools' Day

Paid our taxes.  Does that make me a fool?

Getting there

The biggest roadblock is now gone.  Now I have to clean up the mess left behind, organize some things, and I'll feel a lot better.  Then I have to move on to the 'dining room' (or more accurately 'second closet').

Someday

A heck of a lot of things fall into this spot on my calendar.

Too many things.

Progress

Several boxes gone, a whole box lid of pens, pencils and markers gone.  I can see the carpet again! :)

Some days

I just want to say "I don't care" and walk away.

Home again

My goal for the next 30 days is to clean out the study.  A lot of old video tapes to toss, shows that I taped off the air that I now have dvds of, a dead treadmill to have hauled away, and just some organizing to do.  Before March 1st, I want this room to have...room.

I've already removed the old shredder that was just too bulky to use.

Weather

So, I'm supposed to go to Lincoln tomorrow.  And they're talking about closing offices and whatnot because of the weather - potential weather.

I really don't want to go anyway, but I'll be a good little drone and go.

I wish I could retire now, instead of in 13 years.

Travel

Going to be a busy couple of months.  Next week I get to go to Boise for work.  Then for Christmas we're going to Indiana for a week.  Then mid-January, I get to go for Lincoln for work.

Crazyness.  At least work pays for some of that. I get to pay for the Christmas vacation, but boy do I need it.

Computers - love and hate them

The stupid main computer can't see the CD drive.  tried a few things i found on the internet, and all that did was lock up the computer forever and made me reboot it a bunch of times.

finally working again, but still no cd drive.

bah.

Happy Dance

I have a laptop again.  It's not exactly my old one, and i have to reinstall everything, but all kinds of things can happen now :)

For a day off, it was a busy day

Waited for the package, then had the gutters cleaned and repaired, trimmed the evergreen and pine trees, and cut down some more saplings, then made a dr appt for the new insurance (not till 11/2 - guess he's busy!), then went to the drug store and gave them the new insurance, then went to dinner at Noodles, then grocery shopping at Target, and now I'm home.

I'm going to watch some Star Trek, and play on the computer and enjoy the rest of my 'day off'. :)

Bleh

Paying medical bills isn't fun.  At least we're almost caught up.

And surprising, two of them don't have online bill pay.  This is the 21st century!!!

Yep, it's fall

the 'auto' temp in the car has started putting out heat instead of a/c, and we've had to put a quilt on the bed.

Won't be long before we have to turn on the heater in the house.  And then shoveling and firing up the snowblower.  Have to save money this year and not have a service.  Which kind of sucks, but not much of a way around it.

Houses

After watching some of these buying houses and fixer upper shows, i wonder if my taste is out of date.  I see people going through a house that I think 'oh that's nice', and they all say 'that has to go' or 'that's terrible'.

I must be disconnected from what's 'hip'.

At least we're going on vacation this weekend to a wedding in Indiana.  Farmhouses and 'whatever works' houses :)

Ugh

So the computer repair place took my laptop back, shipped it off.. and i got a call yesterday.  They want to replace the motherboard.  I had to call them back and explain to them that if they wanted to replace the motherboard again, they could certainly do so. at their own cost.

Communication seems to be lacking everywhere, not just at my work.

ugh.

Bad day today

The good days are getting few and far between now.  I need to start working on my resume.  You'd think a company would value 30 years of experience, but apparently not.

Resting

The fair yesterday was pretty draining, so today was a day of rest.  Some gaming, some tv.  Tomorrow is for all the chores - groceries, laundry, and so on.  And to not try and think about work.

Yeah, that's probably not going to happen.  But I can hope :)

Home again

Almost unpacked, but not mentally really ready to go back to work.  Even though I went today, my heart wasn't really in it.

Which is sad, because some of the things I learned at the camp were good things to use.  We do have the fair to look forward to this weekend.

Progress?

Got maybe a third of the saplings behind the garage in the alley down.  Still have a ways to go.  Also need to do the side of the house.  I'm in such poor shape, a half hour and I'm wiped out.

Still don't have my laptop back either.  Getting a little anxious.  I want it back before I leave for denver.

Well, that's the end of that

Didn't do much as vacations go, other than the reunion.  Played games, watched tv... did manage to go to the movies yesterday though, so that was something.

The computer shop did get my motherboard replaced, but they also had to order a new battery.  so another chunk of money, and another 4-5 days.  At least I'll have it back before my trip!