Thursday, February 26, 2009

When it rains.....it pours

Ok, so it's supposed to snow again this weekend and I simply must admit ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!

Sorry. So I apparently needed to threaten this area of NY w/ my mom coming to keep me company while I job hunt. The next day I get a 2 day temp assignment, who now wants to try to hire me part time. I have two interviews tomorrow - one at a neurologist doing exactly (from the website description of the job) what I did before, one at a vet office (TOTALLY want this one) and one on Monday w/ a staffing agency for a clerical job. I can't decide if I really want a full-time job or not, my husband isn't in favor of it unless they pay well so we'll see. :-) All are a good 40 mins from home but honestly there's not a DARN THING here in this town. Awesome for walking/riding in, bad for job-hunting.

Updates to follow!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Random pics to start your day...

So Holly and I got another tour of the jobsite - it's a mess! Goes from several inch thick mud to 6 inches of snow -- ick. But lots of big impressive equipment - transformers bigger than my fridge and 500 pound batteries!























I love the black and white pics! The whole river was frozen except for a tiny area where the horseshoe falls (canadian side) pound down.





















Hi Holly! Quit hiding! :-)






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Beautiful

It was really cold w/ the mist blowing off the falls but so pretty w/ the ice just caked inches thick on everything in sight.

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More pics from the Frozen North

Well we made a trip up to take some pics for ya'll of the frozen falls and river....makes me shiver again just to look at them!

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Yay!

Happy Cheat Day to me, Happy Cheat Day to me...Oh sorry. Enjoying my cranberry orange scone I made this morning! :-) Have to have something to get me over my jealousy of my sister's ski trip! Hopefully my protein powder will come in today so I can make my bannana bread and then some homemade bread this weekend, since my husband is supposed to work all weekend. :-(

Monday, February 16, 2009

Cold.

I hate cold. Cold air, most specifically, obviously I prefer my ice cream cold etc. A week ago it's nice and warm, I get to go for a run w/ my husband and really work my body without bothering my lungs. Today I had to quit every 1/2 mile or so to wheeze. And I do mean wheeze - I sounded like I was sucking air thru a kazoo. (I haven't seen a kazoo in a long time. Do they not make those anymore?) Anyway, so here's hoping our next job is somewhere warm......

Monday, February 9, 2009

Animals....

So my honey got bored after his homework was done yesterday.... He hadn't had a full day off in quite awhile and didn't know what to do w/ all his extra time! So, he played w/ one of his Christmas presents (thanks mom!). So far I have in my zoo, a giraffe (I love the tiny tail) and a lion. Name suggestions?
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

One Word (idea snitched from Brenda)

USING ONLY ONE WORD! It's not as easy as you might think! Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers.
1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your significant other? work
3. Your hair? messy
4. Your mother? food!
5. Your father? security
6. Your favorite? bagels
7. Your dream last night? no
8. Your favorite drink? disaronno
9. Your dream/goal? success
10. What room you are in? couch
11. Your hobby? reading
12. Your fear? failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? peaceful
14. Where were you last night? home
15. Something that you aren't? warm
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. Wish list item? cat
18. Where you grew up? Mo
19. Last thing you did? tv
20. What are you wearing? pj's
21. Your TV? lions!
22. Your pets? none (sniff sniff)
23. Friends? unending
24. Your life? calm
25. Your mood? cranky
26. Missing someone? absolutely
27. Car? unreliable (apparently the noise has reappeared)
28. Something you're not wearing? shoes
29. Your favorite store? panera!
30. Your favorite color? yellow
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? monday
35. Who will resend this? noone
36. One place that I go to over and over? parents
37. One person who emails me regularly? Brenda
38. My favorite place to eat? OTB

Monday, February 2, 2009

Sniff sniff

So, before my migraine pills kick in I'll try to get this typed. If I start rambling I have a good excuse.
We just got back from our job conference, it was better than previous years. Hands-on workshops for the guys, and lots of free time for me to see family (yay!). My husband got lots of compliments on his new suit, particularly the orange paisley tie, however his neck is again raw from wearing a collared shirt for 2 days straight. Poor thing.
We still have monster icicles on our back porch. It was to get up to 36 today so they're fatter and shorter (odd, kind of how I feel after 2 days in 4 inch heels!) Ouch!
I met an interesting individual on my trip. Her name (for now) shall be "Gray Cat" (yes Kt I know I'm copying). She is at the Gardner Humane Society, and wants to move to NY. She loves to purr, be held, stand on your shoulder and talk to you. She is not solid gray but very pretty and only about 6m old. Unfortunately the standard answer applied and so when GC asked where I was today Kt had to tell her I'd gone back to NY w/o her. Kt said a tiny tear slid down her furry little cheek. I'd believe it more if Kt said GC whacked her with her paw but since I'm not there I'll take Kt's word for it.