What a weekend! Busy and fun and exhausting!
I am so thrilled with myself - totally out of shape because of work and then THE WORST ALLERGY SEASON EVER!!! - I completed the 10K walk! Again, I gave myself 'permisson' to use the limo if I needed to....and I must say it was soooooo hot I really thought I was going to have to! The one hill (which really isnt much of a hill) almost did me in - but I completed the whole darn thing and in pretty good time too~ just over a 20 minute mile.....not bad considering the first mile or so is so slow cause of the crowded downtown sidewalks.
Couldnt have done it without the wonderful people who made donations - and my daughter who walked with me, and her friend; and my husband who helped me with my decorated bra and cheered me on!
Then the next day that same daughter hosted her annual Mothers Day brunch which was lovely! Recieved lovely presents from all my children - had a good time with the 3 Clone Troopers - our in laws.....then came home and napped because last night was my first night shift since 1997? 1998? And now it is 12 hour shift!
And I survived it!!! YAY!! Only 935 more to go.....(3 shifts/week x 52 x 6 years...) LOL.
Came home and napped for a few hours and now the goal is to stay up to watch Hawaii 50.....we will see!
GrannyDani, une femme d'un certain age
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Maybe I Should Have A Little Wine With My Whine
So it is how many days until the walk?
And I havent been to the gym since......when?
And cant get outside to walk cause this is the worst allergy season in several years....in fact last year it was so good I was beginning to think I had outgrown my allergies - HA!
I think I am finally past the itchy eyes.....but not the sneezing/dripping nose....and now it is in my chest.
So wonder if I will be able to complete the whole walk this year?
And why why why WHY do I wait till the last minute to decide how to decorate my bra??? I know what I want.....but I cant make it happen! Maybe I will jsut show up in a plain pink bra and say to hell with it....
And keep my plan for next year!
We splurged on the Nutri Bullet today. See if this helps up with our health - maybe some weight loss? Maybe some immunity boost that will help with allergies??? At least it is easier to use than a juicer. We did a trial run this afternoon and it was ok - not good, not bad, just blah. But at least drinkable!!!
Well, I have been at my new job what 2 weeks now? This is my last week on orientation on day shift. I am dreading the move to night shift. I keep thinking - it only has to be for about 5.5 years.....you can do it!
The people are very nice and very supportive. I feel sooooooo slow and that jsut irritates me. And you know what surprises me the most? The lack of passion I have. I think I am still grieving over leaving a job that, altho it was only 5 months, I was enjoying far more than I ever thought I would.
Yet I can see all the pros for this new job - besides pay (and a 3% increase in July!) and benefits, there is working only 3 days/week so that I can have a life. The commute is so much better....but so far, it is still only a J-O-B....maybe after I get settled in more this will change.
The puppy was so funny today. He spotted something floating in the pool....he would sneak up to it, look at it, and scurry away from it backwards, never taking his eyes off it! And then he would sit there and stare at it for awhile, and then repeat the whole process again.
All of a sudden it sounded like hail on the patio covering - went outside and we had a very very brief rain - huge raindrops, but very few - but the noise on the patio cover scared him!
While I was outside I went over to see what was floating in the pool to scare him - it was one of my gardening crocs!!! TOO FUNNY!
Decided not to go downtown to the Wine Festival today. Altho wouldnt have minded trying some wines - it was outrageous! $40/person! They justified it by saying it was good for 2 days - wonder how many people used it for two days? Anyway, neither of us felt like putting up with crowds.
Today was the better day. Much cooler than the past week - it is almost chilly at times! Cloudy, sporadically windy - I dont think we will get any more rain but I wish we would!
And I havent been to the gym since......when?
And cant get outside to walk cause this is the worst allergy season in several years....in fact last year it was so good I was beginning to think I had outgrown my allergies - HA!
I think I am finally past the itchy eyes.....but not the sneezing/dripping nose....and now it is in my chest.
So wonder if I will be able to complete the whole walk this year?
And why why why WHY do I wait till the last minute to decide how to decorate my bra??? I know what I want.....but I cant make it happen! Maybe I will jsut show up in a plain pink bra and say to hell with it....
And keep my plan for next year!
We splurged on the Nutri Bullet today. See if this helps up with our health - maybe some weight loss? Maybe some immunity boost that will help with allergies??? At least it is easier to use than a juicer. We did a trial run this afternoon and it was ok - not good, not bad, just blah. But at least drinkable!!!
Well, I have been at my new job what 2 weeks now? This is my last week on orientation on day shift. I am dreading the move to night shift. I keep thinking - it only has to be for about 5.5 years.....you can do it!
The people are very nice and very supportive. I feel sooooooo slow and that jsut irritates me. And you know what surprises me the most? The lack of passion I have. I think I am still grieving over leaving a job that, altho it was only 5 months, I was enjoying far more than I ever thought I would.
Yet I can see all the pros for this new job - besides pay (and a 3% increase in July!) and benefits, there is working only 3 days/week so that I can have a life. The commute is so much better....but so far, it is still only a J-O-B....maybe after I get settled in more this will change.
The puppy was so funny today. He spotted something floating in the pool....he would sneak up to it, look at it, and scurry away from it backwards, never taking his eyes off it! And then he would sit there and stare at it for awhile, and then repeat the whole process again.
All of a sudden it sounded like hail on the patio covering - went outside and we had a very very brief rain - huge raindrops, but very few - but the noise on the patio cover scared him!
While I was outside I went over to see what was floating in the pool to scare him - it was one of my gardening crocs!!! TOO FUNNY!
Decided not to go downtown to the Wine Festival today. Altho wouldnt have minded trying some wines - it was outrageous! $40/person! They justified it by saying it was good for 2 days - wonder how many people used it for two days? Anyway, neither of us felt like putting up with crowds.
Today was the better day. Much cooler than the past week - it is almost chilly at times! Cloudy, sporadically windy - I dont think we will get any more rain but I wish we would!
Monday, April 8, 2013
Life With A Puppy
He was doing soooooo good....too good I guess. The other night he ran over, ate his dinner, drank some water, ran towards the dogbeds in the LR, turned his back to us.....and squatted and pee'd!!!
Then last night our grand-dog came to visit. The visit went a little better than before - less growling from the puppy - and the grand dog actually acknowledged him. (The last time the most acknowledgment was the refusal to get into the dog bed that he had adopted after Jack and Althea passed on - apparently because it smelled of puppy! Wouldnt even fetch his beloved balls out of the bed!!! LOL)
Of course then son decided to see if puppy could swim - barely!! But he does need to know where the steps are in case he falls in.
Anyway, puppy spent a lot of time last night in laps. Grand-dog would NOT get into the dog bed at all. So strange - I am sure it still smells of Althea and Jack, but because it smells of the puppy he wont have anything to do with it. The bed is actually two beds stacked on top of each other - well, he walked around it, and finally pushed the top bed off, and laid down on the bottom bed!!! Glared at us for awhile, and then turned around with his back to us!
After I went to bed he did condescend to getting on the bed with me, but wouldnt cuddle at all. Laid near the side so he could look down at the puppy - which made the puppy growl at him!
He was very happy when his dad came to pick him up!
But we found their revenge this AM - well, hubby found it after I went to work. My allergies are so bad I cant smell anything!
A large pile from Hyde in the dining room - and nearby a small pile, and some pee from Ralph - and more pee in the LR!!!!!!!!!
All I can say is - hubby chose him - and took him knowing he is a puppy!
Then last night our grand-dog came to visit. The visit went a little better than before - less growling from the puppy - and the grand dog actually acknowledged him. (The last time the most acknowledgment was the refusal to get into the dog bed that he had adopted after Jack and Althea passed on - apparently because it smelled of puppy! Wouldnt even fetch his beloved balls out of the bed!!! LOL)
Of course then son decided to see if puppy could swim - barely!! But he does need to know where the steps are in case he falls in.
Anyway, puppy spent a lot of time last night in laps. Grand-dog would NOT get into the dog bed at all. So strange - I am sure it still smells of Althea and Jack, but because it smells of the puppy he wont have anything to do with it. The bed is actually two beds stacked on top of each other - well, he walked around it, and finally pushed the top bed off, and laid down on the bottom bed!!! Glared at us for awhile, and then turned around with his back to us!
After I went to bed he did condescend to getting on the bed with me, but wouldnt cuddle at all. Laid near the side so he could look down at the puppy - which made the puppy growl at him!
He was very happy when his dad came to pick him up!
But we found their revenge this AM - well, hubby found it after I went to work. My allergies are so bad I cant smell anything!
A large pile from Hyde in the dining room - and nearby a small pile, and some pee from Ralph - and more pee in the LR!!!!!!!!!
All I can say is - hubby chose him - and took him knowing he is a puppy!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
It is almost that time of year again!
This is my 6th year of doing this - and I have a blast doing it!
The walk is the evening of May 11th and we walk through the streets of
Pleasanton - come out and 'support' us!!!! You will get quite a giggle from all
the creatively decorated bras we will be wearing!
This is a volunteer run organization so that 100% of the money raised goes
to the organizations that have been chosen to be recipients this year:
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Here We Go Again.....
Yep, here I go again. Quitting my 'dream job' and starting a new one in a couple of weeks. I loved what I was learning to do - I really thought I was learning a lot.
But one thing I learned is in a job interview - if they say the benefits are 'equitable' or 'comprable' ask - equitable/comparable to what? After 90 days of waiting - while they refused to answer questions and during which I had to ask them when I was going to get the info about the medical benefits (that should have been a clue!!) - I found out exactly what kind of crappy medical benefits they had. 4 different plans, all with Kaiser. Having been raised going to military clinics I have absolutely no issue with Kaiser. Except that none of the 4 plans offered everything we need as a family and all 4 were freaking expensive!
Yep, they would oay 80% of myt premiums but I had to pay 100% of my husbands - has anyone else ever run into that anywhere? I never have before. And the cost is all age related - AGE DISCRIMINATION! So while I am now paying out over $700/month for the premiums - come June it would be well over $900/month.
And that did not include chiropractor (ok, so I do not fully 100% believe in chiropractors, but the fact that chirpractic care has kept my hubby from the scalpels of a surgeon for over 25 years - yeah, it is important) and no vision. And the dental? HA! The cheap one....well, I looked up all the local dentist and reading their reviews I wouldnt even send an enemy to them! So I chose the higher price plan which is still crappy.
Add in no retirement, the sick leave is only so many hours/year and does not roll over (so if you get the flu in the beginning of the year you are screwed for the rest of the year) and altho there is vacation time - with the way the year runs, I still cannot figure out when I could have taken vacation (that was the least of it, cause that could have been worked out).
So I am going back to hospital nursing - back to 3 12 hour shifts/week (which I must admit, the M-F thing was killing me) but, sigh, back onto night shift. I havent worked night shift for 15 years or so, so I am a little concerned. This place is a little (as in, a lot) slower then where I worked before - but that is ok - cause the benefits are paid for!!!
We finally found a dog today!! Made the rounds of the adoption sites and potential sites....found one place. Walked up and I fell for 2 different pit babies...they were adorable....until they started 'talking' and I realized the one thing that can drive me nuts about my granddog is his 'talking'...and they were doing the same. They had some adorable babies, not even sure what they were - 2 white ones - and a whole bunch of black ones. Also a very quiet, shy (traumatized?) beautiful 5 year old black shepherd mix. And then I turned around and hubby had a terrier mix in his arms. A puppy, probably about 10 - 12 weeks. (He was in a partition with one of the pitty puppies - man, you should have seen the look on that puppie's face - he was devastated that it wasnt him that was being held!)
We had discussed ages, and neither of us wanted a puppy. And this was the furtherest thing from a shepherd, or even a pit mix....but Ralph came home with us. And has spent most of the afternoon on hubby's lap!
So far he is quiet - a little but of whining but not much. He did come out of the bathroom carrying my slipper in his mouth - but not chewing on it (yet!) - and I found him laying on top a pile of my shoes....
The grand kids wanted to know if he is Wreck It Ralph - well, time will only tell!
But one thing I learned is in a job interview - if they say the benefits are 'equitable' or 'comprable' ask - equitable/comparable to what? After 90 days of waiting - while they refused to answer questions and during which I had to ask them when I was going to get the info about the medical benefits (that should have been a clue!!) - I found out exactly what kind of crappy medical benefits they had. 4 different plans, all with Kaiser. Having been raised going to military clinics I have absolutely no issue with Kaiser. Except that none of the 4 plans offered everything we need as a family and all 4 were freaking expensive!
Yep, they would oay 80% of myt premiums but I had to pay 100% of my husbands - has anyone else ever run into that anywhere? I never have before. And the cost is all age related - AGE DISCRIMINATION! So while I am now paying out over $700/month for the premiums - come June it would be well over $900/month.
And that did not include chiropractor (ok, so I do not fully 100% believe in chiropractors, but the fact that chirpractic care has kept my hubby from the scalpels of a surgeon for over 25 years - yeah, it is important) and no vision. And the dental? HA! The cheap one....well, I looked up all the local dentist and reading their reviews I wouldnt even send an enemy to them! So I chose the higher price plan which is still crappy.
Add in no retirement, the sick leave is only so many hours/year and does not roll over (so if you get the flu in the beginning of the year you are screwed for the rest of the year) and altho there is vacation time - with the way the year runs, I still cannot figure out when I could have taken vacation (that was the least of it, cause that could have been worked out).
So I am going back to hospital nursing - back to 3 12 hour shifts/week (which I must admit, the M-F thing was killing me) but, sigh, back onto night shift. I havent worked night shift for 15 years or so, so I am a little concerned. This place is a little (as in, a lot) slower then where I worked before - but that is ok - cause the benefits are paid for!!!
We finally found a dog today!! Made the rounds of the adoption sites and potential sites....found one place. Walked up and I fell for 2 different pit babies...they were adorable....until they started 'talking' and I realized the one thing that can drive me nuts about my granddog is his 'talking'...and they were doing the same. They had some adorable babies, not even sure what they were - 2 white ones - and a whole bunch of black ones. Also a very quiet, shy (traumatized?) beautiful 5 year old black shepherd mix. And then I turned around and hubby had a terrier mix in his arms. A puppy, probably about 10 - 12 weeks. (He was in a partition with one of the pitty puppies - man, you should have seen the look on that puppie's face - he was devastated that it wasnt him that was being held!)
We had discussed ages, and neither of us wanted a puppy. And this was the furtherest thing from a shepherd, or even a pit mix....but Ralph came home with us. And has spent most of the afternoon on hubby's lap!
So far he is quiet - a little but of whining but not much. He did come out of the bathroom carrying my slipper in his mouth - but not chewing on it (yet!) - and I found him laying on top a pile of my shoes....
The grand kids wanted to know if he is Wreck It Ralph - well, time will only tell!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Wow - where has the time gone?!
February is almost over! And what a month it has been - days in the 70's, days in the 40's, snow surrounding us.....Whew, busy weather for a short little month!
Well, taking hubby to see Bruce Willis' newest godawful movie paid off. We went to Stitches West today - and I discovered that Sunday is THE day to go!
Not only is it less crowded - so that I truly could enjoy myself - but a lot of places had sales going on!
Wish I could figure out how to upload a photo and I would show you what I bought myself with some fun/yarn money that I recieved at my goodbye party.
Anyway, last year I went planning to buy the Namaste Boardwalk bag - a backpack bag. Until #1 I found I could get it somewhere cheaper - and then I found out it wasnt quite like I wanted....
Stopped by their booth today to look at that bag again, and while I was there I looked at another one. It was nice. I looked thru the whole show and came back. And found out they were giving a 15% discount today. But at first I thought they only had the orange one. And orange was nice, but just not my color. So the sales person showed me the different colors - and that they would ship it to me for free and still honor the 15% discount.....and then she pointed out a red one! AND I LOVED IT!!! So I bought it - at 15% less - and a free little belt bag.....anyway, look here and pretend that it is red and not eggplant (and I really thought I would go for the eggplant!): http://www.amazon.com/Namaste-Eggplant-Purple-Handbag-Shoulder/dp/B004TTN2VC/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1360816605&sr=8-22&keywords=namaste+knitting+bags.
(you can see a real photo on m y facebook page...)
I did see a beautiful bag that I fell in love with at www.OldWorldDesigns.com. And the new bag is not on their website yet - but they have some beautiful other stuff. Anyway, it was a large summery tote bag, that comes along with a large, maybe 8x10" needlepoint pocket all kitted up......LOVED IT! But I didnt love the price tag, even at the show special....it was ONLY $195.00!!!!
Got some buttons I needed, and lots of little things for gifts! At one place I got kits - pattern and yarn, in a great reuseable plastic bag - for $5 each!! So I grabbed 4 of them - one to make for me, one to make for a gift, and 3 to give the entire kit as gifts!
I am really irritated with myself because I didnt take any photos! And there were several things that I fell in love with - most of them I didnt buy because of the price!
I ran into the mom of a coupld of babies I took care of at my previous job! That was so much fun (and that photo is on facebook too). She made me feel so good - especiallyabout a couple of things I did not even remember! Almost made me cry!
Well, if you enjoy those things - hope you enjoy watching the Oscars....I will be forced to watch it cause hubby loves it and I owe him that too....but maybe I will be playing games on the computer when I jsut cannot bear to watch anymore even while knitting!
Well, taking hubby to see Bruce Willis' newest godawful movie paid off. We went to Stitches West today - and I discovered that Sunday is THE day to go!
Not only is it less crowded - so that I truly could enjoy myself - but a lot of places had sales going on!
Wish I could figure out how to upload a photo and I would show you what I bought myself with some fun/yarn money that I recieved at my goodbye party.
Anyway, last year I went planning to buy the Namaste Boardwalk bag - a backpack bag. Until #1 I found I could get it somewhere cheaper - and then I found out it wasnt quite like I wanted....
Stopped by their booth today to look at that bag again, and while I was there I looked at another one. It was nice. I looked thru the whole show and came back. And found out they were giving a 15% discount today. But at first I thought they only had the orange one. And orange was nice, but just not my color. So the sales person showed me the different colors - and that they would ship it to me for free and still honor the 15% discount.....and then she pointed out a red one! AND I LOVED IT!!! So I bought it - at 15% less - and a free little belt bag.....anyway, look here and pretend that it is red and not eggplant (and I really thought I would go for the eggplant!): http://www.amazon.com/Namaste-Eggplant-Purple-Handbag-Shoulder/dp/B004TTN2VC/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1360816605&sr=8-22&keywords=namaste+knitting+bags.
(you can see a real photo on m y facebook page...)
I did see a beautiful bag that I fell in love with at www.OldWorldDesigns.com. And the new bag is not on their website yet - but they have some beautiful other stuff. Anyway, it was a large summery tote bag, that comes along with a large, maybe 8x10" needlepoint pocket all kitted up......LOVED IT! But I didnt love the price tag, even at the show special....it was ONLY $195.00!!!!
Got some buttons I needed, and lots of little things for gifts! At one place I got kits - pattern and yarn, in a great reuseable plastic bag - for $5 each!! So I grabbed 4 of them - one to make for me, one to make for a gift, and 3 to give the entire kit as gifts!
I am really irritated with myself because I didnt take any photos! And there were several things that I fell in love with - most of them I didnt buy because of the price!
I ran into the mom of a coupld of babies I took care of at my previous job! That was so much fun (and that photo is on facebook too). She made me feel so good - especiallyabout a couple of things I did not even remember! Almost made me cry!
Well, if you enjoy those things - hope you enjoy watching the Oscars....I will be forced to watch it cause hubby loves it and I owe him that too....but maybe I will be playing games on the computer when I jsut cannot bear to watch anymore even while knitting!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Phooey on Blogspot
Well, again I wanted to post a photo but cannot figure out how to do it with the changes here. I have clicked to connect with my phone so that I can download photos from my phone....and all it keeps saying is "downloading" but doesnt ever do anything. And there is no way to choose to download from my computer anymore...
I won an awesome prize package from the blog of a person I read from England.....and I wanted everyone to see how awesome she is!
Anyway she sent the handmade mug cozy that she promised....but then she added some adorable little scissors....a mini Christmas crochet book....some great buttons....a stitch marker....wonder if I forgot anything????
I won an awesome prize package from the blog of a person I read from England.....and I wanted everyone to see how awesome she is!
Anyway she sent the handmade mug cozy that she promised....but then she added some adorable little scissors....a mini Christmas crochet book....some great buttons....a stitch marker....wonder if I forgot anything????
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