It is a good day, sun's out, and people are all in a good mood, for the most part.
Abby is sleeping through most of the night now, waking up once typically. She is also sitting up on her own, and just about ready to crawl. She's been trying to talk up a storm these days, I just wish I understood a single word of it. She is just all smiles, it amazes me sometimes how happy she is at times, even when she's sick.
Chloe is having a very hard time adjusting in the household to Abby, she is definitely feeling as if she needs to compete with Abby, we are doing everything possible to help her through it, but only time and some love will make it subside I think.
This weekend is Small Animal Day at MSU, I'm sure there are many more pics to come by next week.
Work has been stressful, everybody is going in a hundred different directions around there. The big boss has a condition in his brain that may or may not require surgery. My boss has been difficult to find at best. Rich is having his first baby this week, she is late on her due date, so he and his wife are fairly stressed for obvious reasons. Otto is going on a sailing trip across the Atlantic in the next 2 weeks. I can't help but notice that Rich seems to camp out over at Jason's desk when he is not on phones. It is no surprise to me that he gets first crack at any project, and I never get shit. He is sitting there when the project comes up. Why not hand it off to the "Golden Child." He's sitting right there to offer his help before anyone else needs to even hear about it. That's pretty convenient for Jason, I have to admit, but obviously it pisses me off.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 07, 2008
Blog rut...
Wow, I haven't been on here much lately. My bad, guess I got busy lately
Work has been entertaining, very busy month...
Here is some recent shots of the gang...
Work has been entertaining, very busy month...
Here is some recent shots of the gang...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
I'm finally over the last cold
Well, that was easy, it took 2 full sick days, 4 days total. I guess all things considered, it could have been worse if it started on a Monday. Yuk!
Got the replacement snowblower running, and cleared out the frivoulous 2 inches of snow we got. It left in a hurry! :-)
Got the replacement snowblower running, and cleared out the frivoulous 2 inches of snow we got. It left in a hurry! :-)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Sick yet again
This is the 3rd time in less than 4 weeks I've gotten sick. I am so friggiin sick of this. The worst feeling is knowing that with 2 kids around there is no hope of being able to rest and recover. I'm going to get cough syrup at the store now. I am miserable. :-(
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Update on Claus
He is back home now, he has turned down the option to stay at the Dobie Road facility, citing that it is full of fuddie-duddies, and he can't stand that. He is going to do physical therapy from home with assistance from someone. Both mom and Claus seem to have abstained from alcohol from what I can see so far. I am proud of them for making this giant leap. Even conversations with them are easier now that they have "turned own the volume" on the drinking.
Went to dinner at Jason and Jackie's this weekend
They are the neighbors across the street, has a really nice time with them, really glad they invited us over, we are definitely going to do the same for them and very soon. I hope we all can do more together, it is really nice to have some adults around for a change to talk to.
For Tracy and I it was a sign of reassurance that we potentially are still capable of making friends, it has felt for a long time like we had lost that ability.
Thanks so much for having us over Jas, and Jackie!
For Tracy and I it was a sign of reassurance that we potentially are still capable of making friends, it has felt for a long time like we had lost that ability.
Thanks so much for having us over Jas, and Jackie!
The kids
They are very well, after a couple of weeks of everyone being sick, they are all now sleeping well, and with far fewer gallons of snot to contend with.
I was the overnight person last night to wake up for Abby. She ate, then stared at me for a half-hour as if she had no idea what to do next. Do I sleep, do I play? She then took 15 minutes to play with the cords on my seatshirt, pulling on them till I stashed them inside the sweatshirt. Ok, then she slept.... She sure has a good demeanor, what an angel...
I was the overnight person last night to wake up for Abby. She ate, then stared at me for a half-hour as if she had no idea what to do next. Do I sleep, do I play? She then took 15 minutes to play with the cords on my seatshirt, pulling on them till I stashed them inside the sweatshirt. Ok, then she slept.... She sure has a good demeanor, what an angel...
Oh yeah, I am in trouble...
The boss has Rich going out to lunch with the team, didn't even make an attempt to look my way and invite me. I hope he still tries to have our afternoon meeting today
Another delightful meeting today
I get back from a wonderful day off, one that felt too good to be true...
Worked over the weekend, for only a brief stint, about 3 hours. The day before, the big boss comes up to me and says in these words "If you work Saturday, you can take Monday off." I then go to Jason and see whats up, he points out that he needs me in at 2pm, to help reconnect the switches, say it will take about and hour. Sounds like a sweet deal, it was way too good to be true. That day I did come in, and for the 3 hours, I did to the reconnects on the switches, and the only issue we had identified was to move some users over to another VLAN for Tech Support. I got that done, and to my own fault, I did miss 3 connections, and said I would get them when I got back in. I left when Otto did that day, we had one issue where some phones did not come up, we had that resolved. I left. Jason called about an hour and a half later, not leaving a message.
Went into a meeting today, and they told about all the problems that had really happened that day, apparently after I left, not realizing this. Cisco Call Manager stuff was down at all sites, routes were missing, it was a mess. The guys spent a good part of Monday morning putting "Humtpy Dumpty" back on that wall before it was better. They looked at the how the day went, and with quite a bit of disdain for me, were not happy one bit that I left when I did. Jason looked pissed, so did Brian and Brent, or as I call it, all the people that it should matter to...
Hey if I was them I would be too. They all made mistakes as apparently I did. It seemed to good to be true, I should have asked more questions to Jason, and even Brent about only working 3 hours. Jason needed to communicate better with me, further detailing what was going on, and what needed to happen for me while I was there. Brent shouldn't have told me to take the day off if it was really flex time. To make up for the apparent transgression I made, I offered to work the Saturday I need to be in Barry County, and take no time off afterwards for it. But it really comes down to this: my team no longer seems to communicate with me. It has never been the same since last February. Jason has never really trusted me after that, therefore never delegates any projects to me. In the meeting today, I see Rich and Jason as the topics for Research and Development, I am never in that category anymore. Hell the only reason they asked me to work this weekend was because Rich was busy, hell I was their "alternate." I really am not an important part of this team anymore. I feel it, but they never seem to want to come out and say it. I wish they would just come out with the problems they really have with me, so I can make some decisions here...
Worked over the weekend, for only a brief stint, about 3 hours. The day before, the big boss comes up to me and says in these words "If you work Saturday, you can take Monday off." I then go to Jason and see whats up, he points out that he needs me in at 2pm, to help reconnect the switches, say it will take about and hour. Sounds like a sweet deal, it was way too good to be true. That day I did come in, and for the 3 hours, I did to the reconnects on the switches, and the only issue we had identified was to move some users over to another VLAN for Tech Support. I got that done, and to my own fault, I did miss 3 connections, and said I would get them when I got back in. I left when Otto did that day, we had one issue where some phones did not come up, we had that resolved. I left. Jason called about an hour and a half later, not leaving a message.
Went into a meeting today, and they told about all the problems that had really happened that day, apparently after I left, not realizing this. Cisco Call Manager stuff was down at all sites, routes were missing, it was a mess. The guys spent a good part of Monday morning putting "Humtpy Dumpty" back on that wall before it was better. They looked at the how the day went, and with quite a bit of disdain for me, were not happy one bit that I left when I did. Jason looked pissed, so did Brian and Brent, or as I call it, all the people that it should matter to...
Hey if I was them I would be too. They all made mistakes as apparently I did. It seemed to good to be true, I should have asked more questions to Jason, and even Brent about only working 3 hours. Jason needed to communicate better with me, further detailing what was going on, and what needed to happen for me while I was there. Brent shouldn't have told me to take the day off if it was really flex time. To make up for the apparent transgression I made, I offered to work the Saturday I need to be in Barry County, and take no time off afterwards for it. But it really comes down to this: my team no longer seems to communicate with me. It has never been the same since last February. Jason has never really trusted me after that, therefore never delegates any projects to me. In the meeting today, I see Rich and Jason as the topics for Research and Development, I am never in that category anymore. Hell the only reason they asked me to work this weekend was because Rich was busy, hell I was their "alternate." I really am not an important part of this team anymore. I feel it, but they never seem to want to come out and say it. I wish they would just come out with the problems they really have with me, so I can make some decisions here...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Claus
He's in the hospital, has been there since Monday morning. Chris found out today that he has Liver Cirrhosis, sounds like it is very advanced. I am so sad to hear the news, it sounds as if he will not be a transplant candidate either. I am not sure how long he has to live. I am so worried for mom, she hasn't changed her expression since I saw her last. I am not sure how she's dealing with it. I will visit tonight after work and get more news as it comes in
When I saw him last night, he was half in and half out of it, not very coherent. His face, very jaundiced, his eyes match the shade of yellow on his face. Looks alot to me like he's not far from liver failure, but time will tell
I'm praying for you Claus man, I love you.
When I saw him last night, he was half in and half out of it, not very coherent. His face, very jaundiced, his eyes match the shade of yellow on his face. Looks alot to me like he's not far from liver failure, but time will tell
I'm praying for you Claus man, I love you.
Month 3 for Abby
So, far she has done really well. The first month and a half was tough, in fact tougher than Chloe's. Since then, she is smiling, and now rolling over, grabbing, and holding onto things. She is definitely a happy girl, even when shes sick, she'll crack a smile for you. Its heat warming to watch.
Chloe is having a tough time with Abby's place in the household. At times, she has been very possessive of her stuff, and times throwing tantrums over thing that she never really wants to have. She just fights because Abby has it. She has had a history of not being able to share well with others. Watching the battles she has with Amanda next door is proof enough. She needs to work on it, and we will definitely be there to help her too. I am not trying to make it sound worse than it is, I think all kids go through this with siblings..
Chloe is having a tough time with Abby's place in the household. At times, she has been very possessive of her stuff, and times throwing tantrums over thing that she never really wants to have. She just fights because Abby has it. She has had a history of not being able to share well with others. Watching the battles she has with Amanda next door is proof enough. She needs to work on it, and we will definitely be there to help her too. I am not trying to make it sound worse than it is, I think all kids go through this with siblings..
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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