wonders never cease

I don't know how some people can cash their paycheck at the end of the week.

It really puzzles me how they can justify their lack of work and work ethics and think that they deserve the right to get paid for non-work.

The girl at work continues to be a detriment to my happiness.

Once again this morning there was laundry in the hamper - she is the first one to arrive at work.

This afternoon she took her afternoon break at 2:00 - 2:40. After all she has to have a break at that time because she is done work at 3:15.

As I left at 3:10 I turned to look in the smoke room door and there she was having another smoke break. She turned to see me and very quickly jumped up from her chair and disappeared into the shadows. Anything to hide you think?

Not only is she stealing from the company but she is also an encouragement to others to join her in the smoke room.

I don't think she will be reprimanded for her behaviour because Ellap enjoys flirting with her.

Dilemma

I know you have not heard from me in a while...but here is goes.

So much has happened since I last wrote. But I'll spare you the boring details and go straight to the heart of the matter.

Something is really bothering me. Don't know if you can help but knowing that you are listening will make me feel better. As will telling you this and getting it off my chest.

My dilemma is work. There I said it, what more do you need to know.

I like my work. I like the fact that I have a long weekend every week. I like the fact that I am able to take my children to school every morning and pick them up every afternoon. I like the fact that I get doughnuts every Wednesday. I like the fact that I have my own office. I like that my computer has two monitors. I like having high speed internet. I like having some responsibility with my position. I like working in air conditioning in the summer time. I like working in a heated office in the winter. I like being able to work from home if one of the children is sick. I like being able to come and go as I please (within reason and not that I've ever really done that).

So what's the problem you ask? Well...let me tell you.

I don't like having to pick after other people. One of the girls at work who showers in ahead of me does not do laundry. (for those that don't know, I shower at work, to go to work). Therefore, there is dirty laundry in the hamper and I have to walk it to the washing machine.

I don't like having to fill the shampoo and soap dispensers at work. The one girl at work will not take the time to fill them. They can go empty for three days and she will not fill them. She would rather place bottles of shampoo etc. on the shower floor and use them. This drives me nuts because that is what I bought dispensers for.

I don't like not have a towel to dry off with. The one girl will use the last available towel and not replenish the supply.

I don't like not having a lunch break during the day only to watch others take an hour lunch when they are only getting 1/2 hour deducted from thier paycheck.

I don't like not getting two 15 minute breaks during the day only to watch others take 2 - 45 minute breaks, which they are getting paid for.

I don't like smelling cigarette smoke in the hallways. The smoke room is at the other end of the building. Yet, the one girl continues to smoke in the back office and it's not even break time.

My dilemma is:

Yes, I do like my job but I'm getting tired.

I'd really like to end my employment with the company but the top boss and his wife are personal friends and I don't want to have hurt feeelings between us.

I also worry that if I were gone they wouldn't be able to find anyone to replace me. That sounds rather opinionated but I also have 5 years of knowledge that can't be replaced overnight.

So what should I do?

I Lied

Something great did happen to me today. I just didn't know it until I talked with husband tonight.

This morning dear husband wanted to change the oil in my van. This meant that I had to take the farm van to work this morning. And I hate driving the farm van because it has no heat and is hard to park.

When dear husband was done working on my van he came to work to switch vans with me. Except when he went to start farm van the battery was dead because I forgot to turn the head lights off. You see, the farm van doesn't have an idiot buzzer that lets you know that you left your lights on. So now I'm an idiot.

Dear husbands troubles had only begun because when he tried to use the booster cables in my van he discovered that they had a faulty negative wire. He then had to visit boss hog's house and borrow their booster cables.

He was ready to leave me the farm van and let me deal with it when I finished work. Isn't he a dear!! Boy, am I lucky he was in a good mood!

Hightlight of my day

Well, it was back to the old grind stone today.

The highlight of my day was reading JAJ blog. She's got such an exciting life. And that Melvin that posts comments to her is a hoot.

Nothing much new in my life at home or the factory. Have a great 2007 everyone!!

AAUUGGHH!!!

Are the Christmas Holidays over yet?!!

The kids are already at each other and driving me nuts. I took Princess Weah to get her nails and hair done and when I arrived back home the boys had square eyes from watching tv for four hours and none of chores were done.

Auugghh!!

Staff Christmas Party

Last night we attended my work Christmas party. It was held at a fine dining establishment in a near by town that is known for it's excellent perch. I love PERCH, therefore I had a lovely supper. I think I ate a whole school.

In attendance was about 38 people. I beleive that everyone had a good time and plenty to eat. So thank-you Boss Hog for the excellent supper, muchly appreciated.

Everyone but one person was able to attend. I even got to meet Melvin in person. He is the annonymous poster from JAJ site. What a nice fellow....no really. He is special. In his own kinda weird way. His friend was there too (I can't remember his name right now). Although I never saw him. I didn't want to upset Melvin so when introduced I pretended to shake his hand and make small talk. But that did upset Melvin because I was then spending more time talking to his buddy. But it was okay after awhile because I told Melvin's friend that I had a friend that would like to meet him. But Melvinette was unable to be there, she was home washing her hair. So perhaps they could chat over the internet. I'm sure they will get along fabulously!

Don't Touch the Dog!!

Today we have the local handy-man fix-it guy over to do some work around the outside of the house and barns. No, it's not husband. It's another guy we get to do construction projects around the farm that husband doesn't have time for.

When Mr. Fix-It arrived husband warned him not to touch the dog. Mr. Fix-It inquired as to why and it was explained to him that if he did the dog would become his best friend and try to "help" him by removing articles from his truck.

Husband went into the house for a few moments and when he came outside he found work gloves strewn across the yard.

Husband then said to Mr. Fix-It...."you touched the dog, didnt' you?"

Sure enough, even as husband was standing there talking to the gentleman, Trixie came up took one look at Mr. F, grabbed another glove and ran off.

So the moral of the story is "Don't Touch the Dog!"

Broken Bumm

HELP!! I think I broke my bumm!! No, seriously! It really hurts.

You see, we have started renovating our bathroom/ laundry room. Ya, I know what you are thinking. "Right before Christmas...are you nuts!"

Well, two nights ago Husband decided to do some investigating to see what was behind wall number one and we got a little carried away. Now wall number 2 and 3 are down as well as some of the ceiling.

We live in a century home that needs alot of TLC and winter time is the only time of year that Husband can do those kind of things around the house.

Our plan is to open up those two small rooms and make one larger room. I'm not too crazy about having company come into my home and see our dirty laundry but there is no other place in the house to put the washer and dryer. And we need to make the bathroom counter larger and the toilet needs to not lean to the right. Yes, the floor needs replacing too!

So how did I break my bumm you ask?!

Well, I was carrying stuff from the laundry room upstairs to the play room to store it there until after the renovations were done. On the way back down the stairs - which by the way, are wooden and curve around - I slipped and fell down the last six steps. Now my butt really hurts!!

I am just thankful that I didn't break a leg or hip....you know at my age and all! Especially since I have every weekend from now until Christmas booked. That would have been a real bummer to be in the hospital over the next few weeks. Ha, ha....get it ....bummer!

Time off work

I might need time off work. No, really!! I had a dream that my step-father passed away. Therefore, I might need time off work.

You may not find the humour in this so let me explain. The boss hog has hired many, many people in the past two months to come work in the pig barn where I work. Unfortunately, of the seven recent employees hired only one has showed up. The most common reason for not showing up is that someone in their family has died.

Therefore, I might need time off work.