WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 8

[Tigger1221]

Michelle- I am sorry to hear about your father.


I haven't caught up since i have been getting ready for Matt's office party all day and dealing with issues at my work. I only work 2 days a week but the week of Chistmas they scheuled me everyday but CHristmas. I told them I wasn't available those days and couldn't come in. What really made me mad was they asked why I was only available those day and told me they scheduled me more b/c they thought I needed the money. I told them it was family reasons and they said they would fix it. The real HR was not in today or she would of fixed it. They said they would see what they could do, they won't end up fixing it but I can't be there on certain days. I will talk to the HR person next time she is in but she isn't the best so we will se.

 

[JLSE50]

Thanks Jan, he's good at coming up with alternate plans. That's going to work in his favor with all his issues. He's such a great kid.

Yup and yup!

Jan

 

[JLSE50]

well I joined my May cruise thread....I must admit, nothing like I am used to. It's pretty slow and I miss my cruise buddies. I haven't not cruised with DIS friends sicne our first cruise. Will be kind of wierd nor linking dining or planning activities together!

Some threads pick up steam closer to the cruise. Some never do.

We have cruised with a lot of involvement in the thread and little involvement on the ship and vice versa. We only ever linked dining twice: with college friends we were traveling with and with our kids.

You will have a lovely time and meet people at your table who you would not have met otherwise. We have friendships from those dinner tables that have lasted for years. They were not on DIS so we would not have met them otherwise.

Jan

 

[JLSE50]

.....Good news on the play. The crabby mama (&the papa email) seems to have made a difference. All the kids are cast, there is also a pit chorus. This is a much better solution that only 21 kids......

Since this is what you signed up for, it is a good solution. If Mama Nan was working full time she might not have known about this until too late to make a difference or if she knew, she might not have had time or energy to make a difference.

See, you are doing good stuff for all the kids!

Jan

 

[scottishwee35]

Michelle- I am sorry to hear about your father.


I haven't caught up since i have been getting ready for Matt's office party all day and dealing with issues at my work. I only work 2 days a week but the week of Chistmas they scheuled me everyday but CHristmas. I told them I wasn't available those days and couldn't come in. What really made me mad was they asked why I was only available those day and told me they scheduled me more b/c they thought I needed the money. I told them it was family reasons and they said they would fix it. The real HR was not in today or she would of fixed it. They said they would see what they could do, they won't end up fixing it but I can't be there on certain days. I will talk to the HR person next time she is in but she isn't the best so we will se.

Jill

Same with me, I want night off next week Friday and I have not heard from boss yet.... I keep asking her and she said oh yes will fix it then nothing happen.... grrrr. I am annoying because I work lots of overtime and they should give me a time off to be with my kids at theatre so I don't know what happen now.

Scottishwee35

 

[Tink rules]

I was telling John tonight that in just two years or so that we have been chatting.....we lost four parents.....my mom, Venetia's mom, John's dad and now Michelle's dad. Those are high odds. In the same timeframe we will have two births.....Julie and Ginamarie....both boys. I wonder how they are doing? I wonder if they have given birth yet.

Hey Deb...

Ginamarie is on the EB thread... she's waiting for the newest little boy... I can't remember the name yet... (I can't quite remember mine today...) so if I find it I'll let you know..

Good Morning all Carbon Based Life Forms (and Nan)!

TGIF!

Today is going to be a short day at work, because we have our company's Christmas party today. It's the lunch cruise on the lake.

There will be buses to take us from the office all the way east and north to Navy Pier and the boat.

It's over at 4PM and there will be buses to take us back.

My team is very excited, because there are boarding photos that can be purchased for $20. They're excited about getting photographed with me.

I don't know if I should feel honored, or like Mickey Mouse.

It's an unnatural attachment that they have towards me, if you ask me.

I am now FINISHED with all 2008 performance evaluations. I have finally delivered all of them, including the bad one. I'm so happy to have all that out of the way and not have it hanging over my head anymore.

I also gave everyone their salary increases for 2009. They're happy to be getting any increase of any kind in these economic times.

On Monday, my boss is giving me my performance review. I am not expecting a good evaluation this year.

I'm sure yours will be fine too... did they make you do the muster drill before you ate?

Very late in the day yesterday, I had some bad news from HR regarding my medical benefits and my marriage.

Sukie is still covered, and the company will make good on 2008, but there are some reimbursement elements they say they can't do in 2009 because of IRS rules.

We're legally married, but that is not recognized by the IRS so there are certain types of reimbursement accounts that can't be used.

I have a conference call this morning with the company's broker and HR to go through the options.

Either way it is a hit. Either having to pay the full $3500 deductible for Sukie in 2009 until the insurance kicks in (copays for office visits will still apply) or, our going to a high deductible plan.

I just don't know. I am already paying taxes on his benefits, because the IRS in our case and our marriage status treats it as income for me, but for everyone else who's married does not.

I guess that extra money I pay goes to a special fund that keeps heterosexual couples from not getting divorced. Maybe they're paying people to stay together and that's how the sanctity of marriage is preserved.

All I know is that I'm 53 and I am so tired of other people having so much of a say in my life. I suppose I can then look forward to death and being posthumously baptized. I won't be left alone, even after death.

It does make me wonder whether I want to stay in the United States, and what's the point of everything.

Want to move to NY??? I'll move the office to the garge...

Why does the thought of Nan scrapbooking unsettle my universe?

do you think I cut heads off of pictures or what????

Actually the thought of you sticking your fingers together is getting me...

 

[Tink rules]

Hi all...

Rough day as expected...

Only got about 2 hours of sleep last night and that was with a full clonaprin... (usually I take a 1/2 and can't wake up the next day too easily...)

Plus we lost our electricity for a bit last night... made for great drama... no electric... no heat... We are one of the lucky ones... so far there are about 100,000 people in our area without tonight and shelters are set up at the schools... Wish I had a picture of the "layers" mom went to bed wearing last night... At least you all would have gotten a kick out of it...

The "Black Sheep of the Family" syndrome has started to settle in...

Both of my brothers are being ditzes.. and that's the nice word for it. Last night my one brother said hello and then asked to talk to my mother (barely asked how I was...) and my other brother insists that I should be able to get out of an ice storm and drive 10 hours to VA... Nobody is interested in sharing acommodations with me. My oldest brother wanted me to drive down with them but then did not understand that after that much car travel, that I could basically get down there and be practically crippled with either a severe migraine or just plain body pain... And then I'd be stuck trying to get back - another 10 hours...

Southwest doesn't DO bereavement fares... (but I could have brought a second bag of bricks with me if I wanted and not get charged just as long as I keep said bricks to 49 pounds...)

And then there's the matter of chipping my car out of the ice burg it is currently living in...

So... I've decided to take everyone's (especially everyone here...) advice - there is to be 2 memorial services - one in VA and another in Jersey after the holiday. I will go to the second one. I do not see the one in Virginia as being either a healthy situation or a comfortable one and I already know that there will be only 2 people there who will care about me (my nephews) and it is not fair to burden them with the care of their nutty aunt...

So... that's about it for now... I am going to go and see if I can bury my head between the pillows again...

Will check in later...

 

[JLSE50]

Michelle: Sounds like you have a good plan.

I am so sorry your family does not understand chronic pain.
I am so sorry you have to deal with chronic pain.

Jan

 

[iankh]

do you think I cut heads off of pictures or what????

No, it's just unsettling (though that is a pretty funny image). Just like I'd be unsettled if you told me you did tatting in your spare time.

 

[iankh]

Hi all...

Rough day as expected...

Only got about 2 hours of sleep last night and that was with a full clonaprin... (usually I take a 1/2 and can't wake up the next day too easily...)

Plus we lost our electricity for a bit last night... made for great drama... no electric... no heat... We are one of the lucky ones... so far there are about 100,000 people in our area without tonight and shelters are set up at the schools... Wish I had a picture of the "layers" mom went to bed wearing last night... At least you all would have gotten a kick out of it...

The "Black Sheep of the Family" syndrome has started to settle in...

Both of my brothers are being ditzes.. and that's the nice word for it. Last night my one brother said hello and then asked to talk to my mother (barely asked how I was...) and my other brother insists that I should be able to get out of an ice storm and drive 10 hours to VA... Nobody is interested in sharing acommodations with me. My oldest brother wanted me to drive down with them but then did not understand that after that much car travel, that I could basically get down there and be practically crippled with either a severe migraine or just plain body pain... And then I'd be stuck trying to get back - another 10 hours...

Southwest doesn't DO bereavement fares... (but I could have brought a second bag of bricks with me if I wanted and not get charged just as long as I keep said bricks to 49 pounds...)

And then there's the matter of chipping my car out of the ice burg it is currently living in...

So... I've decided to take everyone's (especially everyone here...) advice - there is to be 2 memorial services - one in VA and another in Jersey after the holiday. I will go to the second one. I do not see the one in Virginia as being either a healthy situation or a comfortable one and I already know that there will be only 2 people there who will care about me (my nephews) and it is not fair to burden them with the care of their nutty aunt...

So... that's about it for now... I am going to go and see if I can bury my head between the pillows again...

Will check in later...

Michelle, how utterly awful. I am so very sorry you are going through this from so many angles. I'm sorry that it is such a lousy mixed bag.

Hugs from both of us.

 

[Tink rules]

Thanks Ian... thanks Jan...

It's the old saying... You can' pick your friends... but not your family...

I'll keep the 5 nieces and nephews... I raised them well...

 

[iankh]

We had our Christmas party/luncheon/cruise today.

It was a crystal clear day, though it was 17F. I can't imagine how cold it was on the lake.

The lunch was very nice. I sat at a table with 3 of my folks.

My 23 year old pup got more attention from me than he could stand.

I borrowed, a stupid Santa hat and asked him to wear it and pose for a photo with me.

Next Friday night my team is going out for dinner at the Wildfire Grill, an extremely nice restaurant. All of the pups are so excited it is sort of cute. They are very excited about getting me drunk again like they did last year. For some reason this gives them great joy. I play along with it.

Last year, one of them, the senior one, went on and on about how he was going to be my successor. I looked at him and said, "Why don't I just go buy you a shovel now, you dig the hole, and I'll go lay in it and wait?"

They are so excited about how many double vodkas they're going to get me.

 

[iankh]

do you think I cut heads off of pictures or what????

Nan's Scrapbooking Project

 

[gaylean93]

The kids are gone WOO HOO.....now if we could just get Jon home The one thing that troubled me is that my MIL asked me if she could leave the kids in the car while she went into the grocery At least she asked and hopefully she doesn't do anything else stupid without asking. Anyway, no kids WOO HOO!

 

[HollyTyler]

Hi all...

Rough day as expected...

Only got about 2 hours of sleep last night and that was with a full clonaprin... (usually I take a 1/2 and can't wake up the next day too easily...)

Plus we lost our electricity for a bit last night... made for great drama... no electric... no heat... We are one of the lucky ones... so far there are about 100,000 people in our area without tonight and shelters are set up at the schools... Wish I had a picture of the "layers" mom went to bed wearing last night... At least you all would have gotten a kick out of it...

The "Black Sheep of the Family" syndrome has started to settle in...

Both of my brothers are being ditzes.. and that's the nice word for it. Last night my one brother said hello and then asked to talk to my mother (barely asked how I was...) and my other brother insists that I should be able to get out of an ice storm and drive 10 hours to VA... Nobody is interested in sharing acommodations with me. My oldest brother wanted me to drive down with them but then did not understand that after that much car travel, that I could basically get down there and be practically crippled with either a severe migraine or just plain body pain... And then I'd be stuck trying to get back - another 10 hours...

Southwest doesn't DO bereavement fares... (but I could have brought a second bag of bricks with me if I wanted and not get charged just as long as I keep said bricks to 49 pounds...)

And then there's the matter of chipping my car out of the ice burg it is currently living in...

So... I've decided to take everyone's (especially everyone here...) advice - there is to be 2 memorial services - one in VA and another in Jersey after the holiday. I will go to the second one. I do not see the one in Virginia as being either a healthy situation or a comfortable one and I already know that there will be only 2 people there who will care about me (my nephews) and it is not fair to burden them with the care of their nutty aunt...

So... that's about it for now... I am going to go and see if I can bury my head between the pillows again...

Will check in later...

Michelle, it sounds like you made the best decision.

 

[JLSE50]

The kids are gone WOO HOO.....now if we could just get Jon home The one thing that troubled me is that my MIL asked me if she could leave the kids in the car while she went into the grocery At least she asked and hopefully she doesn't do anything else stupid without asking. Anyway, no kids WOO HOO!

.
so as long as she asks first it is ok to leave the kids in the car
.

 

[HollyTyler]

We had our Christmas party/luncheon/cruise today.

It was a crystal clear day, though it was 17F. I can't imagine how cold it was on the lake.

The lunch was very nice. I sat at a table with 3 of my folks.

My 23 year old pup got more attention from me than he could stand.

I borrowed, a stupid Santa hat and asked him to wear it and pose for a photo with me.

Next Friday night my team is going out for dinner at the Wildfire Grill, an extremely nice restaurant. All of the pups are so excited it is sort of cute. They are very excited about getting me drunk again like they did last year. For some reason this gives them great joy. I play along with it.

Last year, one of them, the senior one, went on and on about how he was going to be my successor. I looked at him and said, "Why don't I just go buy you a shovel now, you dig the hole, and I'll go lay in it and wait?"

They are so excited about how many double vodkas they're going to get me.

Does anybody else get the feeling that Ian secretly loves this?!

 

[HollyTyler]

The kids are gone WOO HOO.....now if we could just get Jon home The one thing that troubled me is that my MIL asked me if she could leave the kids in the car while she went into the grocery At least she asked and hopefully she doesn't do anything else stupid without asking. Anyway, no kids WOO HOO!

 

[nskjerven]

No, it's just unsettling (though that is a pretty funny image). Just like I'd be unsettled if you told me you did tatting in your spare time.

I do not haha got ya....

Nan's Scrapbooking Project

you look wonderful if I do say so myself. That's it, I'm bringing my laptop, those people better have internet connection for me. I can't leave you for a weekend for fear of what you will make of me while I'm gone.

And the real news....

Molly is Little Red Riding Hood's GRANNY

 

[nskjerven]

More importantly than my last post...

Michelle, I will be your sister and Ian and Sukie your brothers and we love you and honor you. Sometimes the family we came with is just plain old stupid. It's so hard to have this become hugely apparent always at the time when we should as siblings show each other our best side.

You are our sibling and we love you...

The rest of those people birthed by your mom are just people you met on the internet, give them no never mind...

I'll check in with you guys later tonight, pray for my internet connection, or I may have to cut off peoples heads.