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Mar. 31st, 2005
Back in the shop again
Mar. 31st, 2005 08:34 amAt least for a while, until The Other Dave gets back, or the rental company comes to pick up their keys. Started the day off with sweeping sand on the parking garage again, just The Other Dave and I, and New Boss (who's in the way enough he hardly counts). Needless to say, we're being pretty hard on New Boss about getting a @#$@# street sweeper out here, 'cuz we don't want to do this shit again.
Still digesting the phone call with Mom from the night before last. Lots of letting her vent. Some things we can fix for her--the front porch, a fence between her and the neighbor to keep their swingset and cars off her yard. Lots of things we can't fix, mostly to do with Grandma. Not much she can do there either...Grandma istn' listening to anyone, and seems to have gotten stuff all mixed up in her mind, and that's greatly complicated things. Grandma isn't even listening to Mom's oldest brother, who can usually make her see reason. Coaxing someone into giving up things they've always cherished, like their independence, is never easy.
Mom also had news from Sis: the little one's got to go in for surgery on his ears. Not good news, but not a surprise. He's had ear infections almost from the time she brought him home, and Sis did too as a baby. Anyway, he failed the hearing test at his wellbaby checkup, badly enough that the doctor wants to put tubes in his ears to drain the pressure. Sis is a bit freaked, understandably.
Got our "your rate of pay will be XXX starting July 1st" letters yesterday. A 3% raise this year; I'd hoped for better, but with all the construction expenditures on campus this year, it could have been worse.
Still digesting the phone call with Mom from the night before last. Lots of letting her vent. Some things we can fix for her--the front porch, a fence between her and the neighbor to keep their swingset and cars off her yard. Lots of things we can't fix, mostly to do with Grandma. Not much she can do there either...Grandma istn' listening to anyone, and seems to have gotten stuff all mixed up in her mind, and that's greatly complicated things. Grandma isn't even listening to Mom's oldest brother, who can usually make her see reason. Coaxing someone into giving up things they've always cherished, like their independence, is never easy.
Mom also had news from Sis: the little one's got to go in for surgery on his ears. Not good news, but not a surprise. He's had ear infections almost from the time she brought him home, and Sis did too as a baby. Anyway, he failed the hearing test at his wellbaby checkup, badly enough that the doctor wants to put tubes in his ears to drain the pressure. Sis is a bit freaked, understandably.
Got our "your rate of pay will be XXX starting July 1st" letters yesterday. A 3% raise this year; I'd hoped for better, but with all the construction expenditures on campus this year, it could have been worse.
If this were true, wouldn't I be taller?
Mar. 31st, 2005 05:57 pmYou Are A Poplar Tree |
 People tend to look up to you, and it's a bit lonely at the top. Inside, you are not always self confident, but you show great courage. Mature and organized, you are reliable in any situation. You tend to have an artistic or philosophical outlook on life. You are very choosy in love and take partnership seriously. |