Yep, it's Thursday...


Only one more day till Friday. So soon yet so far away.
I have so much work but I am feeling lazy and useless today. Maybe tomorrow will be better. I should have a great attitude, I still have a job and life is good. Wish me luck that I keep my *ADD in check...

*I don't really know if (or think) I have ADD, but my son does and I fully feel like he must feel most days. I can not keep a straight thought on ANYTHING today.*

ARE YOU FOR SERIOUS?


My kids and I joke around asking each other that very question...
It just sounds so stupid.
Speaking of stupid... I am finally feeling better except I still have a terrible headache that I have had since last Tuesday. I think it's my new prescription for my glasses so I am not wearing them right now. Anyway, the people downstairs from us decided to paint their office with some horribly smelly (ie: toxic) paint. Now our office is smelly, thanks a lot, that helps my head! NOT! We have an auditor coming in today. Let us hope that all is well and we don't end up closing up shop. That would really suck to lose our jobs right before Christmas.

Speaking of sucking... I called my daughter on my way home Friday afternoon and she informed me that one of her friend's father had passed away that morning. I didn't want to believe it. He was only 39. When my kids were small I worked at a daycare and this little girl was one of my babies. I have known the family for quite a while. They are such a good family and he was a very involved and devoted father. I can say that for a fact. My heart breaks for the family. Makes me really take stock in my family and makes me think about my and my husband's own mortality. I hope they had all their affairs in order. We have Wills and Living Power of Attorneys and a good bit of life insurance.
Please take a minute and hug your family and your spouses. Hug them because K can no longer hug her husband and little K can no longer sit on her father's lap.

~QUICK RECAP~

TG dinner was awesome as expected!
Tysgirl texted me and made my day.
My brother has lost a little weight and looks like he is feeling a lot better.
My parents are still sweet.
Dad seems to be slipping a little. He tries to think of a word and it won't come to him, that's new.
My nephew stayed out of my face which was a wonderful thing.
My kids behaved good, that was awesome.
My computer at the house is down right now so I can't come on here as often as need be.
Work is sucking real bad right now.
Saxby won, that's a good thing.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOLKS!


Sorry my posting is so few and far between. Life is happening around me... We are heading down to my mom's house for TG dinner. We invited a couple to my parent's house, that's kind of strange but it is what it is. He is a friend of my husband from Panama. My oldest brother won't be there tomorrow because his stepdaughter has to work and they don't want to leave her alone. I understand, but I will still miss him. I am making corn casserole and mac & cheese. The hubby is making empanadas. Let me tell you...my hubby CAN COOK!!! He's handsome, smart, kind and can cook, did I luck out or what!? We are packing the car tonight and rolling out bright and early.

We are having issues at work and I can honestly say that I have a job today. I can only hope it lasts. It is not because of the lame excuse,"it's the economy"... It's because of a thief. We will pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and get this place rocking and rolling again. I keep telling myself that and soon I will start to believe it.
Hope you all have a fantabulous wonderiffic Thanksgiving! I know I will, I am surrounded by an awesome family, good friends and a wonderful life.
Life is good.

SO, IT'S BEEN A WHILE....


The move to the new place was, well, how should I put this? It was the shit that I thought it was going to be. Unfortunately I got sick over the weekend and was forced to call in sick on Monday. I HATE calling in sick. I have been here over 6 years and have only called in sick 3 times. I loathe it! Anyway I got here Tuesday to a desk that is missing 1/2 of my stuff. Great! I am sitting here right now typing with the keyboard on my lap. Yep, it's that good. They situated my desk right next to the bitch that I can't stand thankyouveryfuckingmuch!
I have been very busy and it doesn't seem to be getting better.
So needless to say I am still trying to get organized and it's not easy. At least I'm feeling better, that totally counts. The kids are on fall break tomorrow and the next day. I wish I was with them. Hopefully I will be able to write a more intelligent post soon.
Until then my friends.... Ciao!

**GAH!!!**

It's the end of the month.
I work for a real estate attorney.
People are still buying and selling houses.
I am busier than a one-armed paper hanger.
Whoever said the housing market is in the biggest slump ever forgot to tell these people!
Hope you all are having a super fantastic Monday.

I'll see you again when I come up for air!

HUMPDAY?
WHERE'S MY HUMP???


I am feeling a little better today (yeah 2 days later). I am still having a hard time eating but I'm getting there. As you know the end and beginning of the month in real estate is a busy time for anyone in this business. With the economy the way it is and the housing market the way it is I should be thankful that we are so busy. The only slowing of the market that I have seen personally was back in November. Not so much now. There are a lot of refinances to lower fixed rates. I encourage everyone to do that if you haven't already. But that wasn't what I was going to talk about.... I wanted to say I have not been this sick and still come to work, ever! I had no choice because business is booming. Yes that's a good thing.
Hope everyone is having a humpingly humpty hump day!

*Special thoughts, prayers and good karma going out to my bud today, WUB YA! MWAH!!!*

I NEED A NEW CAREER...

I know why I'm stressed all the time.... Working in a law firm is not for the faint of heart. I have more than my share of work without question. I have been here at this job for 6 years now. I like the work and I just adore my boss. Lucky for me I like most of the girls I work with. That helps. But sometimes the stress has me rethink my employment choice. When I started there I knew nothing about anything, I didn't even know how to type. He my boss) hired me anyway. I have made every mistake there is to make (and then some). I have learned everything there by myself with very little help and made myself look totally incompetent in the process. But at least I'm learning, that counts. To this day I still have a hard time making heads or tails of things and I feel so stupid. I know a lot of this stuff is not my job and that's why I don't know it (no one is bothering to teach me), but I don't appreciate the fact that when I don't know something, that is somehow my fault. Does this even make sense? I have a high IQ and I really should have gone to college, but my parents were not very encouraging when it came to having to pay for it so they discouraged any thoughts of further education. Thanks folks!

So here I sit making very little but expected to work double time. I demanded a raise last year and I got it. I know that I can't compete in the paralegal market without a degree. But here's the thing. I don't WANT this as my career. I would love to teach art classes or be a principal of a school or help in the community somehow. I want to be a productive part of society. I just love being around the attorneys and listening to them. They are so smart and I have learned so much, I just feel like I am wasting my life there.

Do all of you feel fulfilled with your jobs or are you just doing the 9-5?

P.S. Babygirl is on the upswing, thanks for the good karma...

FOR ALL THOSE STUPID PEOPLE OUT THERE.....

If you are going to buy a house.... show up at the damn closing.

We behind the scenes do NOT like to do "mailout" or "power of attorney" closings.

You are not TOO important to come to my office.

Your time is not more valuable than mine.

I don't HAVE to like you.

You not showing up gives ME twice the work to do.

Instead of thanking me, all I get is SHIT!!!

I need a F*CKING raise!!!

SSHHHH...I'M AT WORK.....

I know I am supposed to be working, but I worked very hard this morning and I am just not in the mood to work any more today....

How about we all get together and take off for a Caribbean hideaway and get away from this rat race? You all are invited and no I am NOT buying your tickets!

Have a Good Tuesday!

* I was going to add a most beautiful Caribbean pic here but Blogger won't let me so click here instead*

TFTD....

(thought for the day)

White Out Correction Fluid smells really good........

*edit- for all of you out there wondering, NO I'm not huffing it, I am making tons of corrections at work today and just realized that it really smell good......

HAPPY SATURDAY....

I have never been so glad it's Saturday in my whole entire life! I just came out of the week from Hell at work. I am going to take Monday off because I am sick of going in to work and dealing with a buncha brainless, ignorant good for nothing, losers. Let me give you the rundown.

I love my boss, he is a wonderful person and a great lawyer so he is excluded..... BUT!!! We have another attorney that is a great kid. He is like my bratty little brother. BUT he is always schmoozing people. I am not a schmoozer. I like the free lunch, but I am not taking you golfing to get your business. Call it principals.

We have another attorney, went to Harvard and is very intelligent, but he is scare of me. He really is, (ME of all people) he is afraid to ask me questions. Whenever I raise my voice he turns tail and escapes before he gets called out.

The OTHER attorney is a big quiet gentle man that I don't deal with very often. He can't even make a copy for himself. He is a slob and I thank God all the time that he is NOT MY attorney.

Now for the rest of the cast.

The big slob attorney had a great secretary, she is pretty and has absolutely no idea how sweet she is. I like her a lot.

The scaredy cat attorney had a secretary (who happens to be the daughter of one of the other secretaries) who is sweet, quiet and a good girl.

That was the litigation team...

NOW on to the rest of the girls.

We have a self proclaimed "office manager" the woman is a cockroach. She is skanky, she is a grandma, she is on a constant power trip, she is the epitome of white trash and when she is not at work, she has a bar stool stuck up her butt. Why she still has a job is beyond me.

My boss has a secretary and has had her for over 16 years (she is the mother of the other secretary). She is very disorganized but knows her job and people love her.

Another girl who does that same job happens to be my bosses wife's sister. She is a Yankee like me. I like her a lot but she too is extremely disorganized. She is always making excuses for everything and everyone. Then there is the wilting lilly of the bunch. She has been there for about 20 years. Without her, that place would fold. She is smart but a complete and total PAIN IN THE ASS. She is always sick with something or another. She preaches constantly about religion, politics, her children or whatever is floating her boat that day. Half the time I am saying to myself,"just shut up already, I'm not listening, I am going to hit you......HARD!" But of course I just agree with her in hopes that she will just go away.

We have a receptionist who is a moron. She just turned 19 and had just started school because she wanted to become a Dr. Ummm... just found out she is pregnant and was bummed until she realized that they really DO make maternity bathing suits so she is all good with it now (I fear what this world is coming to).

Then we have a runner that hand delivers and pick things up for us. She is really smart and does as she is told. She is feisty and beautiful, I think she is going to go far in life. She has the drive and determination.

So now you put all those people and personalities is one little tiny office and that is my day to day working environment. It is really hard to go to work sometimes. I am so glad I have Monday off and to be away from this cast of characters.....

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Went out to dinner last night, there were 5 of us, out bill came to $205.00 and the service SUCKED, the food was nothing to write home about and they never did bring me my very expensive doggie bag. They sat us at a table for 4 and put a chair on the end (I hate that). I will never go back. It was not good. Not to mention people are stupid. I think that is a given anyway but these morons (4 different tables worth) brought their little children and let them run all over the place, screaming, rolling on the floor, etc. Excuse me, but take them outside if you can't contain them. I am not going to spend this kind of money and have to deal with that. We were there 3 1/2 hours Our waiter was strange and not very good. He was definitely a character when we saw him.... So I would advise anyone within reading distance, never ever ever (and I repeat) NEVER go eat at Sam Sneeds. It is a horrible and expensive experience.