[Shad]

Morning all,
Came into the office this morning with a straw broom which has a toy rocket stuck to it and an old bike seat, quietly put it in the corner and set down a big box of bandaids and tissues on the table. Didn't have to say a word. They looked at the broomstick, looked at the bandaids and sat in the back row of chairs. I asked them to stand up and stack the chairs at the back of the room. This meeting will go along a lot more smoothly if we don't have a chair to lounge back on and pontificate. You can leave the computers switched off and the telephone set to silent. Now..... Is there anything anyone wishes to bring up in this meeting or should we get on with the agenda? Before we start here are the rules:
Everyone is entitled to speak but not all at once
Do not attempt to shout anyone down
You have 2 minutes to make your point then the subject is open for discussion
We do not swear, cuss, chew tobacco or spit.
There is a reward for good behaviour.

Then someone asked if they get to ride on my broomstick if they are good.

Anyway - enough, the meeting lasted 20 minutes. We aired a couple of problems and found a few answers and have a plan going forward for the next couple of days. I should get a knighthood out of this one - or should that be a damehood. S and T haven't stopped laughing yet. That should teach them to get me to chair a meeting.
I gave them all some morning tea and sent them forth to think about things.

Annie - Are you going to be the student from **** next week. Glad to hear that you had a good weekend with the kids even if it was full on and gave you a migraine

Mel - no booze or fags. You and I can manage with out the additives and lets face it, we have a fair bit of leeway anyway due to age, infirmity and downright dameness. Ain't nothing like a dame

Hey Ceejay - new avatar of a Koala. Goodonya - as the Aussies would say.

That's about it, I think Travis is about to get his own back on me by giving me some cutover work to do. I'd better go get out of my comfort zone and see what gives.

[happy2bme]

Aww Shad you are such a creative hoot. I don't know what's funnier - your prop or the fact that you found the things to make it where you're at right now. I'll just BET you got their attention. You are doing what you were meant to be good at. Loved the guy who wanted a ride on the broom if he behaved As for the fags and booze, I guess that's why they call them crutches. No one even drowned their sorrows in a big bowl of brocolli. I guess as a society we tend to promote that and Xanax and such as escapism things. Much harder to give yourself a talk and get on with things. Unless you have a butt kickin' friend who makes you see the error of your ways I'm glad Shad is back. How are you feeling today with the cold? Did you make a cuppa tea for you? A bit of honey and lemon to soothe things too.

Annie - I'm glad the party turned out so well and Sissy was well endowed. She looks so cute - why can't we look that good with belly overhang? Don't be stressing over insurance school - it will make you forget more. Just take good notes and remember that there's alot of people feeling anxious too. I'm sure you will do very well as you work extra hard at anything you tackle.

Ceejay - love your new avatar - it makes me smile each time I look at it. Is the cotton bothering you yet?

Good heavens woman - no smoking and drinking for you Mel - that would be the end of you for sure. We are too old to be able to survive hangovers any more. Heck we can't even handle the caffiene that once sobered us up Rain, rain go away. Send some down here - we are in for a cool but dry spell and I don't feel like yanking out the hose, particularly since I have to roll it back up neatly each and every time.

Laura - how nice to get a doggy fix. I'm sure you are missing your puppy. He will be glad to see you too. How much left on the vacation? Is the weather holding up for you?

Michelle - you made your point very well with my tongue in cheek suggestion for October's thread. Forgot how that could be so far reaching - scratch that!!! We have to work cussin' into the title since that gets Mel all giggly in the mornings How great to hear you could do almost a full Zumba session without aids. I think the queen is back in court again, might take her a while to get to the throne but she's coming back to claim her I'm so glad you are getting better - I know how important it is to you.

I have to admit I have short timers disease. 23 more working days and I wish I was leaving on Friday. You know how you feel when you have spent all day on your feet and then you sit down at 10pm and you just can't will yourself to get up again? That's how I feel. I want to pack up the car and be saying my last goodbyes. My cousin said they are getting some color up that way. DH will get to see it but I will have to wait until next fall. We will be up in time to catch the Leonid meteor shower. I hope it will be clear skies as we will have an awesome dark view. Except for the sweeping kleig light at the airport down the road. But mostly dark. The For Sale sign is still not on the lawn. Realtor was supposed to pick up the keys tonight for the lock box but never showed up. I hope we didn't pick the wrong person for the job - she is good and busy but I hope not too busy to work for us. After all, we are paying for services... but if you dare say anything you are considered the rude yankee.

I am super tired, yawning so big my eyes are tearing so I think I will trudge off to bed. Mr. Feral has not come by yet and if he doesn't show up in 10 minutes he will have to spend the night hungry. It breaks my heart to think that for a good number of nights he will show up on our porch in cold weather with those sad, sad eyes just patiently waiting on the step for me to come out and feed him and we will be a thousand miles away DH said he will get by but he is older and more raggity now than when we first met. Anyway I am going to close up and go to sleep. Good night all. Sweet dreams.

[MELODY525]

LAST NIGHT I TOLD JEN IT'S BETTER TO BE TIRED THIS WEEK AND GET PLANS SET INTO MOTION RIGHT AWAY FOR THE MEN & 1 WOMAN IN MAINTENANCE THAN TO BE SUFFERING FOR THE NEXT 3+ MONTHS.
BIG MEETING TODAY AT 1 PM AND THEY WILL BECOME THE OFFICE'S PROBLEM CHILDREN.
NEW PLANS, NEW WORK FORMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE IN OVERDRIVE.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PLAN WORKING BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE BOSS AND HER STRENGTH.
SHE KNOWS IN HER HEART THAT I AM REALLY "FINISHED". BUT NOW IT'S A QUESTION OF HER FACING IT.
TIME WILL TELL.

I FEEL GOOD BUT TIRED. I KNOW I CAN'T GO AT THIS SPEED MUCH LONGER.
TOOK LOTS OF DOWN TIME YESTERDAY AND WILL HAVE THE WEEKEND TOO.
JEN & RICHIE DID THE SHOPPING AND PUT EVERYTHING AWAY. THEY'VE BEEN COOKING TOO.

I FOUND A KNITTED TOP I LIKE AND BOUGHT IT IN 3 COLORS. SOFT MATERIAL, BIG & ROOMY....JUST FEELS GOOD.
MY FRIENDS ALWAYS COMPLAIN THAT I SHOULD BUY "DIFFERENT" TOPS SO I DON'T LOOK LIKE I AM WEARING THE SAME THING BUT.....HELLOOOOO....WHERE IS IT THAT I ACTUALLY GO???? AND EXCUSE ME BUT WHO TF SEES ME?!?!?
TIME FOR BREAKFAST. I AM NOT GOING DOWN TILL JUST BEFORE THE MEETING. TODAY IS MELLIE'S REST DAY





ANNIE....GLAD YOU GOT TAKEN OUT TO DINNER. THAT WAS NICE WITH ALL THIS WEEK AND THE WEEKEND KEEPING YOU CHAINED TO THE GRINDSTONE. HOPE THE HEADACHE STAYS AWAY NOW



CEEJAY.....NOTHING NEW TO REPORT CAN BE SUCH A GOOD THING




SHAD.....NOW JOHN IS LEAVING, HE FINALLY HAS SOME RESPECT
YOUR BROOM & ROCKET ATTACHMENT WAS HYSTERICAL.
MUCH NICER AND FUNNIER THAN THE DYNOOOOOMITE I WAS CONSIDERING!
I WILL LAUGH ABOUT THIS ALL DAY AS MY BOSS HAS A MEETING WITH THE MAINT. MEN AT 1 O'CLOCK!!!! lol3:
GLAD YOU COULD GET YOUR POINT ACROSS AND HOPE IT WORKS.
WE WILL CROWN YOU AT THE END OF YOUR TOUR OF DUTY




HAPPY........I CAN'T BEAR TO THINK OF MR FERAL EITHER.
I CAN ALSO IMAGINE HOW YOU FEEL WITH ONLY 23 DAYS LEFT TO GO FOR WORK.
WOULD BE LOVELY IF THE HOUSE SOLD AND YOU AND DH COULD BOTH LEAVE THE OLD NEST AND FLY OFF TO THE NEW ONE.
WILL KEEP FINGERS CROSSED AND "BEG" FOR SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER YOU BOTH

[ceejay52]

Shad
You made me laugh with the prop's for your meeting. At least your blokes understand you meant business.

Happy
I wish that I could say I were leaving this area for good. Maybe in 5 years, if my health holds.

Mel
Stick to your new plan and make sure the boss sticks to it also.

Annie, Michelle and lLaura--Good morning and have a good day.

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I may have made a bad choice but I'm going to spend the night with friend in Jonesboro. I have two appointments today plus I'm taking the RAV4 to get the oil changed. I have almost 5000 miles on her. Can I say I drive a lot .I may go get my lab work done today also. I only have 4 thyroid pills left.
We started the process of refilling the elevated tank yesterday. L will get to finish it today. Then samples will be drawn to take to a lab and when those are passed we can put it back on line.
I work Sunday but then Monday through Friday I'm on vacation. yipee. I will talk to my sis this week end.
Time is moving along and I need to be doing other things.
Haave a good day.

[Shad]

Afternoon all,
Having a very quiet day today. All the go-live stuff is happening and between T & S the language flying around the office is not pretty. I had a bet with myself that they couldn't last for 30 seconds without an F or S or what ever. S held out longer than T but then he doesn't use the F word often anyway. T tends to use it to fill in the gaps between other words. I don't like it that much but I put up with it until it gets too bad and I have to threaten them with castration or the like if they don't shut up.

Nothing else much is happening around here. I'm taking Vit C pills and drinking cough stuff and lemsip (which I like) and I feel a bit better however I still have a minor niggly headache, and that drives me crazy.

Not much else going on here. I am not going home for the weekend. If it fines up, I will go to Wellington and visit the caves and I have to go to the pub to watch the footy on Sunday since it won't be on the free to air tv which I have at the place I am staying at.

The cold is still with me and I felt really bad yesterday but I went to the shops and got some Lemsip, some revolting cough medicine and some Vit C and it feels better. I could use a good long sleep though. Maybe tonight as there is nothing I need to wake up for tomorrow. Except maybe I need to buy some more warm clothes. It's really cold down here at the moment.

Ceejay - nice to be on holiday again. Hope you get some good weather for it. My cars do about 35000Km per year - around 22000 miles. The car I have now has 107706k on the clock. I haven't had for that long and I have been away quite a lot. Have a nice time with the g/friend.

Happy - not too long to go. Hope it all works out just fine. Sore some autumn pictures the other day on Webshots. They were lovely.

Mel - forget the dynamite, just borrow the broomstick and drop water bombs on their heads. Cheaper in the long run and how could anyone sue successfully for damages by bringing them against a not so young, wheelchair bound, freaking shrieking witch on a broomstick. Who needs dynamite.

And that is about it for the day. I have warmed up sufficiently to want to go to sleep at the desk. Or could it be that I have overdosed on the cough medicine and just need to curl up under the table. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ I'll be back.

[MELODY525]

EARLY MEETING. MR. BOSSMAN IS COMING.
A TENANT WROTE A LETTER TO THE BOARD FULL OF CRITICISM.
THE PRECEDED TO MAIL IT OUT TO EVERYONE SHE COULD THINK OF
GUESS HE DIDN'T LIKE IT
HOPE TO CATCH YOU ALL LATER AND HAVE A SUPER DAY





CEEJAY....HOPE YOU REALLY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND ALL GOES WELL WITH BLOODWORK ETC.
5000 MILES ALREADY?? YOU DEVILISH DRIVER YOU!!!
HOPE THE TESTS ON THE TANK COME BACK OK WHEN SENT OUT. GOOD LUCK!!!
HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION WEEK!!





SHAD..........I AM SO SORRY NTO HEAR YOU STILL ARE FEELING SO BAD. ......AND WITH ALL THOSE COLD REMEDIES TOO. HOPE THE WEEKEND WILL SEE YOU FEELING MUCH BETTER
KEEP WARM AND GET THOSE CLOTHES!! THEY MIGHT LOVE YOU SO MUCH THERE THEY'LL BE CALLING YOU BACK EVERY WINTER WAS ALSO SORRY YOU AREN'T GOING HOME UNLESS THAT WAS YOUR OWN CHOICE.....ENJOY THE GAME AND THE CAVES
STAY WELL MY SOUTHERN MOST FRIEND

[diyana]

Hi ladies - It's definitely been a helluva week. Hoping today will be better.

Just a quick pop in to say I'm still alive and breathin'...and looking forward to the weekend.

And I just want to add....SHAD - GO TO THE DOCTOR! Chest colds are nothing to mess around with.

I'll try and check back later.

Love and hugs to all,

[annie175]

TGIF FO SHO....

Next week is Licensing school...probably won't post much or at all next week. Classes in the day time, studying at night....stomach is in a knot. Today is Curtis' birthday. He is 49 today. He is such a super neat guy. We are going to a fish fry tonight for his birthday as that is what he decided he wanted to eat. I am not much for fried anything, but it IS his birthday. lol Sissy has the baby's room all put together. Super cute. Walls are bright sky blue and closet and door are lime green which match the bedding with the monkies on them.

SHADDIE....don't do anything this weekend, just lay around and feel better. If you are not better by Sunday...GO TO THE DOCTOR as Chelle demands of you...xoxo

CHELLE...crazy around here too, hope your weekend goes awesomely.

HAPPY...do you go through Indiana on the way to MN? We should meet up, if only for coffee, or you need a place to sleep the next time through.

CEEJAY....do something fun on your vacation next week.

MELLIE...did you get to see what the tenant wrote in that letter? Hope it wasn't anything concerning you. Let me know if so, I will take care of it. lolol

LAURA....how's the vacay going? Hope you are enjoying every minute of it.

Gotta go...going to Maturnity GAP store with sissy at lunch.

Loves and Hugs...have a great weekend and week if I don't get back here till after school. xoxoxoxoxo

[ceejay52]

Mel
I do hope the tenant wasn't pin pointing you.

Annie
Understand fully on the licensing school. I've been there done that and it isn't any fun at all. I know you will do fine. The baby's room sounds adorable.

Shad
I'm with Michelle. You need to go to the doctor if you don't feel better by tomorrow. It may be bronchitis or the pneumonia.

Michelle
Remember that this is tgif. Hopefully you will not have to work tomorrow.

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Went to my two appointments yesterday. One was supposed to be a six month check up but she found my ear infected again and my sinuses are swollen. I'm glad it was caught before it got painful. The APN gave me an antibiotic and predisone. I hate the predisone. Today I went to have my blood drawn for my TSH and B12. I asked the nurse for some samples because I had 2 left and I'm going on vacation next week. She gave them to me.
I spent the night with my gf. We ate dinner at Cracker Barrel and this morning ate breakfast at I HOP'S. I honestly made good choices. We made did a couple of errands for her. Don't think she wanted me to leave. But I had to come back to getsome things done b4 Monday.
I'm getting excited about vacation.

[annie175]

Ceejay...IHOP..where the one-legged waitress works...I Hop! lol

[MELODY525]

ANNIE.....SO GLAD THE BABY'S ROOM IS READY. THAT'S ALWAYS A LOAD OFF EVERYONE'S MIND.
I AM GETTING EXCITED THAT THE DAY IS NEAR.
WISH WE COULD BE THERE. WE LOVE EVERYTHING BABY!!
STAY CALM NEXT WEEK. YOU ARE A WORLDLY CHICK AND DON'T GORGET IT!
YOU CAN AND WILL DO THIS!! SENDING GOOD THOUGHTS OUT TO YOU. MAKE US PROUD




CEEJAY......HOPE ALL THE TESTS COME OUT OK AND I AM GLAD THAT THEY CAUGHT THE SINUS PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A BIG ONE.
HOPE YOUR VACATION IS FILLED WITH LOTS OF REST AND CALMNESS
GOOD OF YOU TO HELP THE FRIEND GET HER ERRANDS DONE. YUM ON EATING OUT!!!





MORNING CHICKS
LONG WEEK AND I AM GLAD IT'S OVER.
JOHN & I HAD A VERY TEARFUL GOODBYE.
HE HAD TO WALK AWAY BEFORE HE LOST IT TOTALLY TOO.
WE HAVE SUCH A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP
HE SAID HIS WIFE WON'T HAVE TO SHARE HIM ANYMORE.
I TOLD HIM TO TELL HER HE'S ALL HERS NOW
LOTS OF CHANGES WERE PUT INTO PLACE THIS WEEK.
NOW WE WILL SEE IF THE MEN ARE UP TO IT AND GIVE MY BOSS THE RESPECT SHE DESERVES.
THINGS BETTER CHANGE OR HEADS ARE ROLLING THIS TIME.
I AM TAKING ON NO ONE'S JOB OR ANY PRISONERS!!
BOTH BARRELS ARE LOADED!
TIME NOW FOR A2 DAYS FILLED WITH R & R AND SOME DVDS.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

[happy2bme]

Time to turn the calendar page to a brand new month filled with good stuff. And it kicks off the holiday season. We are officially allowed to use all the words that make Shad hold her breath and plug her ears.

Head on over to the October thread - Worldies Take on October
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