Good morning Tuesday!

Hi Folks! Thought I would jump in REALLY early before I leave for work because I probably won't have much time today until after lunch. I've got an status meeting at 9 for the planned software upgrade and then at 11 is THE interview ... the one for the job I don't think I want ... I have to play this hand out and if they offer it I am going to have to really think hard about whether or not I will take it. The fact that it is a substantial increase in $$ should not be a part of the equation. I really enjoy what I am doing now, and there are projects that I would like to see to completion. I'll leave you with the thought .... Nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view ... and I have no idea what it means either .. but I have a friend who for years has greeted me on Tuesday with that message so I am passing it along. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Mo

Morning Mo - Yes, you are just TOO early. Actually, I'm always here by 7:30, but I have to unlock doors, turn on lights, etc., and then I don't actually sit down until I get my second cup of coffee. Good luck on the interview - I know you'll ace it. It's always hard to make a change - always, especially if you love what you're currently doing. Since that's the case with you, you're right, $$$ isn't part of the decision. For most of my big life decisions, I just go with my gut! I'm usually never wrong when I do that. So, hopefully, that'll work for you - I know you'll make the right decision regardless. Sounds like to me you already have!!! Leaving today at 3:30 for an orientation with my parents at the hospital where Dad's total knee replacement will take place on 8/14. I am SO not looking forward to this surgery - I know he's going to be in pain, but it's his dumb fault for waiting about 20 years - he should've had something done long, long ago, but didn't. He is such a BAD patient - not to the nurses or the doctors, but to me and Mom. The last time he was in the hospital, we ended up walking out because he's such a darn grouch and treats us horribly. He told my Mom to shut up and off we went! I didn't feel bad about it, either. He also gets pretty abusive, and want to be released when he thinks it's time, not when the doctor releases him, but when HE thinks it's time. So, I'm not looking forward to this, not one little bit. I've taken off Monday for the surgery, and then on Thursday when he comes home and also Friday. The following week, daycare is closed, so Mom & I will be pulling our hair out between Kaity, Brian and Dad. Actually, Kaity and Brian will be the easy part! Dad won't be able to drive for four weeks, and he's already complaining about that. After his 4X heart bypass in 2005, he started driving on his own before he was medically cleared!!!! Oh, well, I'm just going to have to suck it up - but so will he!!! My poor Mom, though, I know she wants to just run away!!! So, anyway, that's what's going on with me. Keep us posted on the interview. Have a great day!!! Tia

Good morning! I am late getting on here. I have been busy all morning with work. I love it! However, some of these things are so frustrating. My profile for my computer is messed up so all of my settings are disappearing every night. So before I can start anyting I have to fix my settings, such as reloading printers, reconfiguring my inbox, etc. It's more of a pain in the butt than anything. I like to just come in, sit down and go right to work. Hopefully it'll get fixed today. Also, it is just not my lucky day with appliances. Our refridgerator is out, AGAIN. It has been repaired 5 times in the past month. Yesterday GE came out and tried to fix it. Well, today it wasn't working again. Actually by last night we noticed that the fridge was not cooling off and that the freezer still was not making ice. Talk about frustrating. At least we have an old fridge in the basement that works to save our food. We also have a small freezer chest so we haven't lost much. I did have to throw away a lot the 1st time it went out, but I learned really quick to put things downstairs as soon as the fridge felt warm. At least it isn't costing us to repair this thing. All of the parts are under warranty and the realty only charges us $50 fee, but since it's the same problem over and over we only have to pay that fee once. Mo, I hope that after the interview you will be able to make an informed decision about the job. I agree with Teresa, go with your gut. It's always nice when $$ doesn't have to be factored into the equation. Teresa, my mom is a terrible patient too. She is always grouchy and mean and demanding when she is recovering from anything. So I feel your pain with your dad. I hope that he will recover quickly so that your life will regain peace quickly. It's so great that you and your mom are able to help take care of the kiddos. I know that when mine were little I hated daycare costs and when the daycare shut down for whatever reason I was stuck, especially when we lived overseas and had no family around. You learn to ask friends for help really quickly in those situations. We only lived near family one time and my parents refused to babysit my daughter from the time she was 7 months until she was 4 yrs. They couldn't handle her trantrums and busyness. She was pretty active and until she was about 3 she couldn't really talk that well when she got upset she threw a huge fit! It was tough but now she is such a sweetie and calm mannered. Well, y'all have a great day. We are gonna try to go to the Howard County Fair tonight. Should be fun. Hugs, Robin

Hey Robin - I feel your computer pain, particularly as I've been inclined to drop-kick mine recently. Hopefully, they'll get it straightened out for you. Ugh, don't even talk to me about refrigerators - two years ago, we came home after a week in OC to find that ours had died. Obviously, we lost everything. It was 20 years old and avocado green, so it's time had come. So we got a new one, and then last year, guess what? Same thing! What a mess! I HATE Sears, I mean with a white-hot passion. They ended up reimbursing us for $75 worth of lost food - when actually, we lost about $300 each time! Good thing you've got that extra one. Yep, so NOT looking forward to Dad's surgery. I mean, I want him to be able to walk comfortably again, but I am a big crybaby and I hate to be mentally abused - right, like anyone likes it! The last time he was home recovering, I used to get up at 5 a.m. and take him to Dunkin' Donuts so he could hang out with his other old, retired fart friends. Not this time!!!! He can drink hot tea at home! I'm tired of Mom & I walking on eggshells and kissing heiney! Not gonna happen! Every year, daycare closes about a week before school starts. My brother can't take off, the XSIL won't, so I always do so that my Mom doesn't have to have them both 12 hours a day. My brother appreciates it, but what choice do we have? He already pays a double mortgage every month between his actual mortgage and daycare, and we can't leave them alone - picture fire and duct tape!, so our hands are kind of tied. We'll do something fun, hopefully. Probably Jeepers and the movies, and if it's nice, they can go in their pool. It may be a vacation for them, but definitely not for us!!! Have fun at the fair - at least it's somewhat cooler - but take your water! Tia