More of what I am Thankful for . . .

31. Phones with a "hold" button

32. the internet

33. the BEATLES

34. Sharing an office with CARLA (makes work much more bearable!!!)

35. veterans

36. veterinarians

37. blue ink pens

38. pencil sharpeners

39. the smell of crayons

40. Grizzlies baseball

41. 1976 Nova SS's

42. turkey dinners (as long as one person gets the leg)

43. DANIELLE KATE MCMILLAN

44. kleenex

45. "LipRageous" lip balm (or any chapstick in a pinch)

46. ice cube trays

47. diamonds

48. friends I can be myself with (and they still like me! They might call me "evil", but they hang around)

49. blogs

50. Jif peanut butter

51. Those little plastic things on the ends of your shoelaces...you know, those things

52. a job where I can surf all day

53. roadside rest areas (clean ones!)

54. George Lucas

55. the Presidential Campaign is OVER

56. that someone else is making the Thanksgiving dinner. All I have to do is eat.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What am I THANKFUL for . . . ?

1. my family

2. my home

3. the days on this Earth that the Lord gives me.

~*~

4. "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy on DVD

5. my favorite actors

6. Grimsey

7. Chocolate

8. Sapphires

9. sweat pants

10. Pumpkin pie

11. warm baths

12. George W. Bush

13. post-it notes

14. white out

15. watercolors & charcoal pencils

16. mascara

17. my imagination and creativity

18. common sense

19. snow

20. black-eyed susans

21. corn-on-the-cob

22. the Muffets (I mean Muppets)

23. Gone with the Wind

24. Jeremiah

25. photography

26. Sprees & Sweet Tarts

27. movie theaters

28. the Humane Society & the ASPCA

29. John 3:16

30. pink sunsets

Happy Thanksgiving!

So So Much has Happened . . .

since my last blog. Funnie stories, hilarious stories, stories that will anger and disgust. They've all happened. I just have to find a place to start.

1. The File Cabinet Fiasco

The most-used file cabinet in our office has a top drawer that sticks open when you try to close it. Naturally, this is the drawer used most often in that cabinet and in the whole room itself. We used to have to leave the dumb drawer open until we could bat our eyes and plead for Big Tom to come down to our office to use his muscles and fix it. This has been going on for at least 4 years (not kidding). Tom finally taught me how to fix the drawer and get it back on track by opening the drawer all the way (yes, all the way) and popping the drawer back on the track. No problem! I have been doing that now for nearly an entire year.

On Wednesday, this week the drawer was up to its old tricks and I could hear my roomie, Carla trying to close the drawer. (why are file cabinets so dang noisy???) So, being the helpful and "giving" person that I am, I hop up and tell Carla that I will show her how to fix it. Carla stands next to me on the left and I open the drawer.

I open it more...


...and more...


... and more...

I heard Carla say something softly like, "Corine...I think it's open all the way". I heard her, but I didn't "HEAR" her if you know what I mean.

So needless to say, the drawer certainly opened all the wa, overturned and tumbled to the floor with Carla and I standing there watching it happen. Actually, I was bent over because I never did let go of the drawer handle!

Carla says, "Corine! Are you OK?"

I said as I let go of the handle and stood up, "Yeah. Are you OK?"

"I think so."

We stood there.

And stood there.

We stared at the scattered mess of papers, files and of course the overturned drawer. Cathy, our receptionist came running in to make sure we were ok. So did another worker, Robert.

We still stood there. After the mess was partially cleaned up and our door was closed we started giggling. What was so funny was our complete LACK of reaction. We just stood there. No laughter (which would be our normal reaction) or fright or girly screaming.

THAT IS WHAT IS SO FUNNY. Carla and I are so numb to the stupidity and moronic things that happen around here that we couldn't even react.


2. We Have a Visitor

When I am concentrating, I can type pretty fast. There's no guarantee on the mistakes, however, but I certainly type at a pretty good speed. And everyone says I type loud. Whatever.

So my story begins with me typing away tic tic tic tac tic tic tic (you get the idea) I was zipping right along when our Boss walks in. (For the purposes of this story I will call the Boss) "Guy". So "Guy" walks in and I am typing away. He ignores me (no big surprise there...) and I hear him talking to Carla. I continue typing.

Suddenly I hear him say "Well I am going to be gone..." and Carla said my typing instantly slowed from
tic tic tic tic tic tic to

tic
tic

tic

tic

Carla said it was all she could do to keep from laughing while "Guy" was speaking to her.


More later...
Reen

Strange. An entire week has past and so has the elated mood I was briefly in.

Maybe being evil does not pay. I don't think the issue is over, but it is definitely ridiculous. Just take care of what needs taking care of and ALL OTHER THINGS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. It is so simple!

Reen~

Another Sick Sense of Satisfaction...

Ahhhhh . . . . . . . another day another sick sense of satisfaction at work. Am I truly that evil? Do I need to repent for these thoughts? I can't help but giggle uncontrollably with the thought of the upcoming changes going on at work.

After putting up with some things for nearly FIVE years I can't help but do just that.

Let's see . . . now to work on my job description. Do I put "Evil Wench" or just simply "bitch" as the title?

Decisions, decisions...

~Reen

A quick update. . . some quotes heard 'round the office today:

"I don't know where they are. Who signed for them?"

"They were right here. I swear."

"I haven't seen them."

"We got three boxes in. I remember."

"Have they even been delivered?"

"I don't know."

"I don't know where they are."

Ahhhhh. TEAMWORK!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Kudos to ME!!!

Yes, kudos to me, me, me!!! Cindy was sick on Monday with the beginnings of a bad cold, so I kept her home from school. I was already up, showered, make-up on and everything. So when I knew I was staying home, I threw on some comfy jeans and a tee shirt! I had a few errands to run (not including getting McDonald's fries for Cindy for lunch :) ) so I did them and stayed home the rest of the time. The kudos are for actually getting our desk cleaned off and everything that was cluttering it either FILED, PITCHED or given away.

Awesome.

I like to go and stare at the desk now. It looks so shiny.
Reen

(Sigh) ... Immense Sigh of Relief

The election is over. I feel like I can relax now. Another four years in the hands of George W. Bush.
Yes... I supported Bush.
And will CONTINUE to support President Bush.

Romans 13:1 states

"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God"

Reen