Wow - You Never Know When I'll Post Lol

     It's 2:45am my time and I'm having trouble sleeping. Lets see how to put this. Okay - ever see a house that was on fire in the dead if winter after the firemen have been there. It's odd because all the water has frozen so it actually looks kind of pretty! Like an ice sculpture, yet underneath its tragic.  My thoughts tonight as I drifted off to sleep were the same way!  I am perfectly happy, sans my bruises which are already faded, I'm looking forward to Christnas, planning my trip, in-laws and hubby are good, and yet under all this pretty sculpture is the sad part. I know of several people not very well at all. Was speaking with my manager, who's own Aunt is quite ill with cancer, only to find out that a co- worker is very very sick with Mersa. She has battled this on and off for the last 6 months or so, and now it's in her bloodstream! Very bad!! It can be deadly at this point and I am do very saddened st this. It's like the powers that be need to throw in negative do you appreciate the positive I suppose but it sucks! I gazed up at the moon last night ( She was beautiful and full in the sky) and asked that these people get well or find peace or both! I know it's all part if life but we don't have to like it all - right?
     Well lets switch gears here, lighten up a bit. Haha. I have no clue if anyone has won the huge powerball lottery, it was a crazy amount too, something like 500 million! Oh can you imagine!!!??  Who knows, maybe hubs and I win some cash as I bought ten tickets. I'm sure I didn't win big but a little extra $$ would be nice, wouldn't it?  Well peeps its just after 3 am and I just had a quick glass of iced tea, which all but promises that I will be up again in a few hours to pee, yet again!!! Bwahaha. Cold weather + lots if tea + getting A LITTLE older = waking up during the night! :-D I know I'm a goofy bunny! So until we meet again I say Ciao For Now.

A RARE afternoon post

     Well peeps, I made in into work a half hour later than I normally would have due to the fact that I wrestled with an air conditioner this mornign and lost. LOL Its a stand alone model that was in the corner of our bedroom, so when I got out of bed this morning some how I tripped and reached out in front of me to steady myself and well, didn't work, do I did a faceplant right on it, as it and I went toppling over. Its just over 3 ft tall so it's only 2 ft shorter than me LOL My hip is black & blue and hubs will have to pick up the air conditioner as I can't lift it.  I called my manager to explain what happened and I started laughing as I did, as it is just so absurd and so purely me!!
     Well it's business as usual today for us here and I am on my normal schedule for the time being. As of December 10th we start the new schedules, so I will then be working from 9 - 6. At least i can cook when I get home and we can eat at a normal fairly normal time. I only wok 10 minutes from my home (nice I know LOL)
    More gifties have arrived today and I LOVE IT!! I love buying presents for people. Many of my friends and I will actually go out to have a nice dinner and get together when I go to NY but for those I don't see, well the gifties arrive. I have already set up deliveries to them (EEEEEEEE <-----happy squeal lol)  
    Okay my grilled chicken salad has arrived so I am going to indulge. Bidding you all Ciao For Now  (May be back, never can be sure hehehe)

A Full Work Week - Horrors!!!!

     Well today starts an full 5 day work week, how will we cope? LOL It just seems so much harder coming back when you have had some time off.
      I just keep trudging through but i will tell you I have re-vamped my resume and am about to repost it on Linked In and a few other sites, as work has been going through some changes. I just heard someone will no longer be here after this coming Friday, but it it what it is, I suppose. Just sucks big time when it's around the holidays.  I also feel a bit blue due to the fact that today I brought notice of an employee not doing their job, and he will be let go and as much as it needed to be done, I still feel bad for the same above reason. He was spoken to and warned and still continued to do just what brought on the talks so we had no choice. It's part of management that I am still not used to. Oh I do it, I reprimand when needed (always as nicely, but sternly as I can) I guide and help as much as I can, still I feel like a ghost at times. I feel like in a ghost in lots of ways tonight actually. 
     I'm am so happy though,  as the gifts I ordered started coming in today. I found something that was mentioned almost a year ago and I finally tracked it down and got it. I love when that works out and it's not even the main gift, just a fun something meant only to give smiles :-D
    Peeps I'm going to go, I have work to do and I'm not in a trying mood. I'm actually in a quiet kind of mood, yes mark those calanders as this may not happen for a long time again, so I'll be back tomorrow night. Ciao For Now

Let The Holidays Begin

     It's almost midnight and I find myself wide awake. My mind is very active at the moment. I've been my usual crazy nutter to friends these last few weeks but it's me. I try to curb it and mean no harm and my friends know I love them, hell I say it ad nasuem LOL I am talking about other kinds of active thoughts. 
     I had an offer to do a photo shoot for someone who is on another site, he is a legit photographer, but as we talked more it became evident that besides the pin up, and glamour shots that I had in mind, he on the other had more erotic shots in mind. Look I am no prude, heavens know this, but I prefer to have those shots for special eyes, not a photographer I met online. One that no one else I speak with has ever been photographed by even. Erotic is okay too but he was discussing more than erotic and I don't think he would have pushed the issue but it was not comfortable for me. I especially don't think that hubs would approve that type of pic. I also need to get back on track as I am a bit ashamed of myself for letting my aches and pains be an excuse for me to not move more. I have about 9 months to be very mobile as it is then I will be on a plane headed to England. I have already been told I will be walking a lot and I promised to be able to keep up and I mean to keep that promise. I am happy to report that even with the girls weekend, my scale once again has moved in the proper direction. We made it through Thanksgiving with minimum bad calories. Bro made a delicious turkey, I had a little stuffing and green bean casserole, cranberry jelly, butternut squash and they made the sweet potatoes just cut and seasoned and roasted, they were lovely and not laden down with sugar and marshmallows as they often can be if you look at all the recipes. Did give in to the weakness of pumpkin pie, but its gone and no more has been bought and or made. We stayed quite awhile at the in-laws and had a great time. 
     My thoughts have been on holiday shopping and I have accomplished my goal almost 100% I even have all the gifts I need to ship out ordered, just need to wait for everything to arrive. Bought myself a new casual coat as well, as I needed a new one. Got myself that and new snow boots. Wanted Timberlands but i had to watch the pennies so I got a nice off brand that will work just fine. I used discount codes and all in all did quite well money wise. Of course my hubby is the hardest for me to get for. He doesn't wear jewelry, nor scent (skin to sensitive) and he loves computers. All that adds up to me having a hard time to buy anything other than small things like tee shirts or little knick knacks for the office, which he likes a lot but it's not the only thing I want to get him, know what I mean? 
     I also have charities in my mind this year more than others. There are some I donate to all the time, like breast cancer and ASPCA (for animals) but this year with Hurricane Sandy hitting NY/NJ so badly it really brought home what is important. I am donating to several places in the actual areas hit, I am donating to food pantries and the like. They are saying clothes are being donated but they need things like toiletries and diapers. So I am going to the drugstore tomorrow and buying the staples that we all have but you don't think about. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, canned foods, brushes, if you think about it some people lost their entire homes, and stupid things like those aren't that silly when you don't have them. Diapers will also be bought to donate. I see that as things get back to normal it's easy to forget that for many it still isn't it. 
     Also the year is winding down and soon it will be a new beginning yet again, no matter what those Mayans say LOL Another year that I can say I did not nearly enough and that makes me sad and frustrated. I only have myself to blame for that but I dream of a year when at the last day, the day I cross off Dec. 31st in red on the calender I can think back and say I have accomplished all I set out for for the year. Has anyone ever done that? I don't mean unrealistic New Year's resolutions either. If you have I would be very curious to hear about it. To my friends that I pester left and right, have I done all I could have by you. have I been a good friend or did I lack in some things? You know we never see things as others do and I guess I need some validation of sorts. No I'm not feeling needy LOL I want to learn if I'm in error anywhere so I do not repeat it. 
     I got all my dad's Christmas cards written out, he's getting on in years and when my Mother died I kind of took over the job for him. I don't mind as I put on Christmas music, have a drink (or two hehe) and write them out. Next weekend I must make mine. I have finally decided what I'm going to do and since today was Small Shopping Saturday (not buying in huge stores but local stores to support local small businesses) I went to my stamping store and bought paper and embellishments and glitter, etc. so I am all ready to assemble, cut, and watercolor my cards :-D 
    Well peeps it's half midnight and I am going to finish my drink (hot buttered rum - my third lol) and go to sleep, so until next time Ciao for Now

Simple Thanksgiving Musings

     We still vaguely hear mention of pilgrims coming over to a new world. They sought freedom to practice their puritanical rituals, to build new lives for themselves. They barely made it through the year, losing many of their group. Along came the Native Americans who showed the white man how to hunt, plant corn, and survive the new land they came to. They had a feast to celebrate and invited the Native men to join them. So began Thanksgiving, falalalala  lalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 
      Now a days we have gatherings with people we see often and those that are the holiday people, you know the once or twice a year folks. We shop at grocery stores crowded beyond belief and stress and fret over producing a meal that looks like the one on the cover of the magazine. It's the start of the special foods, the ones we only make for these occasions. We use the excuse it's Thanksgiving so make sure you eat even more than normal. Gluttony at it's best and over the years I have come to hate this part of it. Oh I do bake & cook some special goodies, but as the years go by the sides are getting less in number. We all like the Normal Rockwell Thanksgiving, but it's not us anymore. The basics are there, and we are slowly learning to share. We are gorging on so much food, and in the next street there may be a family that barely has enough. I see more people giving money or even food to help the folks who need it. I give every year to a group that supplies meals for families, and as for us? We have a lovely dinner, that has a few sides and one dessert. We leave sated but we aren't waddling. 
      My take on this day goes as follows this year: 
Thanksgiving is a time to ponder what we are grateful for. This year as people are still struggling to get back to a normal life in the hardest hit areas of hurricane Sandy here in the US, special thoughts go out to all of those who lost homes and more so, those who lost lives of family and friends to the destruction. It was a strong reminder of what truly matters. I want to let my family and friends know how much they are loved and thought about. I am so grateful for everyone of you. You are scattered across land AND seas, but I close my eyes and you are all right there. You are all what I am Thankful for!!  
     Ciao For Now

not a whole lot

     Let's see, my mind is all over the place tonight. Like hubs was telling that old joke, "how do you get down from an elephant?" I answer "You don't get down from an elephant, you get down from a duck!" I admit when I was young that really confused me, as I had no idea what that meant. So I say this and hubs is laughing at me. lol  
     Just getting ready for work tomorrow as I am working the early shift and I'm glad since I get to leave work a little earlier than 8pm. As a matter of fact I admit I was a bit upset this morning. I had read my work email and they said that our helpdesk was going to now be closing at 6PM. I was wondering if I was going to be needed. I was told that my schedule as of Dec. 10th will now be 9 - 6. Whew!! :-D
     I'm trying to calm down all. I get too frantic sometimes, as you all know I get over the top easily and I was worked up and tried emailing. Some good things today, my friend got to go to his concert and another's dog is back home  :-D  almost finished with my tea.
     Guys I'm tired, still feeling the effects of the day spent driving on Monday methinks. So I will be back tomorrow night with Thanksgiving thoughts. So until them, Ciao For Now

Just got back from NY this afternoon.

     Well peeps I'm back. Had a marvelous time, and as always hate to leave.  I tell you, the more I see my friends the more it hurts to leave. I even skyped and face timed with some (one friends dogs decided to take Center camera until her hubby got the lol).  I just got a text that another pal, well she just downloaded Skype. Love it, this way we can open a bottle of wine and share it over the computer and talk boys and shoes  HAHAHA
     Saturday was a cool night, the gals came by and we ate and laughed. Found this cheap wine that is a mix of red wine and of all things dutch chocolate. It tasted like chocolate milk or YooHoo (a Chocolate drink here in the US) And even though it was only 14% alcohol it gave me quite a buzz! Then we went to pick up one lady's hub at his job and for the life of me I could not say the word lactaid! Then I wondered if women who are lactose intolerant have issues when they breast feed.I mean it's milk right? lol
     Sunday was the girl's brunch.  Oh my!! I'm still kind of full, well not really but there was lots of food and babies this child ate!! I had a bagel that I quartered and tried 4 different cheese speads. There was a yummy swiss chard quiche and breakfast stuffed peppers, and a french toast casserole. Then desserts, nice cinnamon buns and a fabulous rum cake, pumpkin pie and crumb muffins. Two cups of tea and I rolled out after about 4 hours.  Met a friend of a friend, who as par for the facebook course, I felt like I knew her forever.  She was just lovely, looking forward to seeing her again. 
     So funny talking about food. It was brought to my attention that us Americans do that a lot, and we do indeed. That is something I do try to curb now that I'm aware but it's hard to do LOL  I went to the grocery store at least 3x this weekend. Da kept asking if I needed cash, he shows me his wallet and he has all 20's. I asked him if he got a job as a gigolo. He laughed then said no but he did have a date this week with his lady friend. He made it a point to say she came back to the house and stayed for almost 2 hours. I looked at him with wide eyes and asked him "Daddy, is she going to be my new mommy?" bwahahahaha    It was a very enjoyable weekend except right as I was leaving, I set up the dishwasher and hit the button and - NOTHING!! It's broken :-(  So thinking I know what I'm getting dad for Christmas. 
      Well peeps that was the weekend in a nutshell, hope you had a good one. Back to the grind for me tomorrow.  So as always Ciao For Now
      

Friends Here, Friends There, Even A Friend In The Sky

     Well peeps, got to my Dad's okay and saw very little of the devastating damage from the hurricane, save huge piles of cut up trees. But it was dark and one weird look was driving past Coney Island. You could see shadow play of the iconic rides against the sky. Spooky looking without the lights on! You looked quickly down the street but its too dark to see anything really. The gas situation has eased up so I may explore a little tomorrow.
     Like I said at my Da and we had a nice cup of tea, as he told me about his date. They were at the restaurant over 2 hours then here at the house for another 2. He said they talked and laughed. I go the impression they had a make out session lol. I teased him saying. Dad am I gonna have a new mommy? He laughed and said noooo!  I think I may need to have "The Talk" with him soon! Hehehe
     Now the air part! A friend of mine is flying tomorrow and I wish him a safe flight and a wonderful trip!!well I am going to bed. It's almost quarter to 3 in the morning and Dad sounds revalie at. 0900 hours lol. So ciao for now
   

Lovin' My Quickies ;-)

     Well it is done. Open enrollment is over, 4 weeks of crazy!! If you haven't read my last few blogs please do so. I am tired and I am going to bed. Have a cup of tea at my side and I am decompressing. I will be at work Friday at 8AM so I get the joy of seeing all the people who did not elect benefits call and complain that they had to wait a long time on the phone this week. Of course doesn't matter that they had 3 weeks before that to call in ;-) 
    I am heading to NY tomorrow night for 3 days, returning on Monday. Seeing some gal pals of mine and hangin' at my Dad's then a brunch on Sunday. Possible breakfast with another pal Sunday morning early, thats not certain though. Come back on Monday, work for 2 days then off for Thanksgiving holiday for a 4 day long weekend.  YAY  Looking forward to seeing my in-laws at Thanksgiving. Had a great chat with my bro in law tonight and my niece. Today she turned 11 and was telling me things she has been up to. Very impressed to hear all of it, and she sews now, even made her own nightgowns, I can't wait to see her creations :-) 
    Okay mates (hehe), I'm out so until next time, Ciao For Now

Read The one below. This is just a thought

Holy crap!! Hubs and I ate a little air popped popcorn and I moved and a popcorn hull was stuck under my right tit!  How it got there I have not a clue. Lmao

Crazy Day

     Stick a fork in me I AM DONE!!! It's only 6:40 PM and we have already taken over 1500 calls today. This morning we had 87 calls in cue!! Tomorrow is the last day, so of course everyone waited to enroll and ask questions then get angry that they have to wait upwards of an hour until they get through.  I got so busy that myself and the other supervisor were taking phone calls. Like the old days. I haven't been on the phones for almost 2 years and I actually forgot how to log in! HAHAHA  One of the calls I took was over an hour long, I was ready to scream when we got through!! If you have so many questions and issues, why are you calling the day before it closes when you had 4 weeks to make your choices. Oh it was funny, I had to call an employee back to let him know his issue was fixed and he didnt pick up, I asked for him, and I heard in the distance someone yelling for him to come to the phone that there was a sexy sounding woman calling for him.  BWAHAHAAHAHA. I hate my voice, so it always sounds odd to me when someone says it. Then again I used to work at a sex hotline taking "Those" kind of calls. Although I don't think my voice mattered as much as what I was saying. What can I say I have a great imagination & give good phone - whoot whoot!  LMAO
     We still have 20 calls in cue now, and we close at 8PM. Told hubs bring food home for himself, as I am not sure what time I will be leaving tonight. It's been a brutal open enrollment this year as all 60K+ employees must go in. I had a slice of pizza today that is it, several cups of tea as well and none of that is sitting well. My manager has yogurt that I can have and I may take her up on that as I am not going to eat at 9PM because I will be crashing as soon as I get home!!
    I will say though peeps I am feeling mentally more like myself, physically I am still under par. I look tired and I have to monitor my breathing still. But, knock wood, it also seems to be improving. I have been using the inhaler they gave me
every morning and night and I am not gasping for air at night anymore, so this is good news. I don't enjoy being sick. Hubs is sick now and several freinds are and everyone at work is hacking and sneezing so I guess it was inevitable.  The mental part though is good, as the song says "I get by with a little help from my friends" I am so looking forward to seeing some of them this weekend.  I'm trying guys i really am!!!
    Speaking of friends, one of them found out that she was laid off. I feel so bad for her. She is a great lady and doesn't deserve the crap she's getting. I wish I could help her more than just being the ear but I will help anyway I can. Another friend is going to Hong Kong on business and I know he will have a great time. I'm very happy for him as I know he's wanted to go now for several years. I can't wait to go to England and i will finally have a passport. I have never been outside of the United States other than Mexico, when I was in California but that is just showing your drivers license. Well was all those years ago. It was a blast too, lots of tequilla, good street food, music playing at the cafe and cheesy tourist things. I loved it!! I want to travel the globe and NOT the theater. Take that back, I want to go there too!! I would love to see a play there. Midsummers Night Dream or Twelth Night, my two favorite plays by Shakespeare. Bet you thought I'd say Macbeth, witch that I am ;-)  lol
    Dare I jinx it? It looks like our cue is now in single digits, not for long I'm sure. I have written the calories for my slice of pizza and I am way below what I should have and there was a carb crust. Its not many calories but as always for me it's the carbs. I spent the night writing down my shopping list for work next week. I need to start eating dinner here again, as eating too late is not great either if you go to sleep right after or shortly after. I promised my friend that I will be able to keep up exploring all the places he is going to take me in England, and I'm sure his girls will keep me on my toes as well. LOL I must be up to snuff, hell I promised!!
    Well peeps I am going now, and am grateful for the employees who have been working through lunch and working late, they rock!! I mean our average daily phone calls this week have been about 1500 to 1700 calls a day!!! woof!! lmao
So as always I am ending with Ciao For Now

An added quickie.

     For the first time in about a week I am going to sleep with a lighter heart and a smile on my lips! It's a great feeling. :-D

Life Goes On Yet Again

     Well I am going into work tonight from 5 to 8PM, as long as I don't move too much my breathing is not too bad. Oh joy!! I spoke to a few of you and you all said the same thing, I must take care of me, and you all are right. I said the same thing to someone today, I should listen to my own voice. it felt nice speaking to you guys and I know I've been so erratic, you grounded me. Voices of reason speaking! I know what I must do and damn it i'm going to do it. I have a lot to offer and I'm going to focus on that!!! 
   Good news though I was talking with a friend who comes down this way from NY a lot and he told me that the drive was reasonably uneventful as the roads are all clear. I was concerned as to what damage hurricane Sandy may have caused. So sad when you see all the photos. I have donated $ as from down here that's what I could do.
     Just wanted to say hello and hope you all have a great evening. I will write more tomorrow as its almost 8:30 and I want to get home. lol So until that time Ciao For Now

Early Post Tonight - Better

     Well a co-pay, a chest x-ray and and an inhaler later I am home, after having gone to the doctor's. My fever was high and he gave me anti biotics called a Z pack - big ole horse pills that are supposed to knock whatever is in you out fast!! Only 5 of them too. He gave me an inhaler and its working a bit as I'm breathing better but he did tell me if it doesn't get better he wants me to go to the hospital for a CT Scan. Oh boy!! That unnerves me as I had a blood clot back in 1980. Not fun I can tell you. They had to take blood every 4 hours from a live artery, not a vein and I am not looking forward to maybe having to do that again. Hoping for the best. 
     Still not where I want to be right now. I want to speak to a few friends that I need to know all is okay but I really need to meditate and try to ground and center my own self. After all if you are not yourself no one but you can really help you get there but fuck it hurts to look around and all I see is my cat starring at me like I'm crazy. Maybe she is right. LMAO
     I really am so lucky that my manager is a wonderful lady, I was so upset when I called her this morning. The timing at work is bad as this is the last 4 days of open enrollment but I was told to relax and take care of me. Trying to everyone.  I'm better than yesterday, bit better than this morning, I'm stubborn so I want to be better as soon as possible. I promise a more lighthearted blog coming up very soon. Oh FYI I kind of kicked myself as I listened to Christmas music today hehehe  made me feel good. I want to make you all feel good and hopefully that will be soon!!
    Thank you all for reading and as always Ciao For Now

Not quite an Apology

     Lately I've been having some personal issues and I'm feeling very lost. I have been a fucking roller coaster of emotions because if this! I saw some things Friday that made me realize I get clingy, too clingy. It's only because I miss people yet I'm so afraid of losing them I push too hard and make it worse. I have always tried to be there for my friends, my phone is always on, but I don't want to bother them with my problems. So what do I do? I make a pest if myself instead of saying I need to talk, I need to know you care! Not normally this needy a person but when things happen that you keep to yourself you get needy but no one knows why so you just seem like an idiot!  I will get through this I know  but I'm tired of doing this alone! I need my friends and you all are so very far away! I want to say so much but I just get it jumbled. So I'm sorry to be this way, what I really need is to crawl into a friends arms and just have a good cry. Sounds childish, especially to those who don't get this way   Yes I AM strong normally but right now not so much!

Weekend

    Lets see, an epiphany of sorts Friday  night, realizing that as time passes things indeed change, and if you look you see it is the natural way. I just realized I put pressure on people that I shouldn't and they, bring friends are gracious about it!
     It's been a less than stellar weekend, I have been ill and that's just the start. Not going into detail peeps, lets just say I am looking forward to next weekend and want to put all this one , sans my epiphany, away!
     I am tired and its only 8:30 in the evening. Think I will have some tea and call it a night. So ciao for now all

Thanksgiving Is Coming (Nom Nom)

     Hey Everyone, in 2 weeks us here in America and maybe Canada, will be celebrating Thanksgiving. When we celebrate a group of frigid religious male & female zealots by stuffing our face with way too much food and US football. Praise the Lord (& pass the ammunition)  

     For me it has always been a time for family, that is what I am grateful for, perhaps it means so much to me since my immediate family is so small. I am an only child and Nana lived with us so if it was just us we had 4 at the table. For holidays though if all the relatives came over it could go up to over 20 LOL I recently found my Mother's stuffing recipe in an old box in Dad's closet. I am going to make it this year. Mom would put half inside the turkey and then just bake the rest in a pan, that was the best as it got all crispy on top and soft in the center. We have been going to my in-laws for many years and i want to help cook this year. My brother in law makes a great turkey and gravy, and last year my sister in law made this "stuffing" that was just fabulous. This holiday centers around food and I try to get away from that but we always end up at the table don't we. Well tis the start of the season of eating LOL  We also continue to show our thanks for all we have by getting up at 2am on what is known as Black Friday. We can get an extra 50% off if we arrive early. I did this once and ONLY once as I couldn't sleep. I admit i got some grat deals and got many folks their Christmas gifts  but I felt like crap the next day so I wil never do that again. I am doing all my shopping either online or local shops. Try to support the small store owners. I have found some of the coolest thimngs in stores like that and they are not mass produced so you wont see your gift in every home.  I love to bake and often give baskets of cakes and cookies I've made to friends.  I also make bath items like scrubs and lip balms.

     One thing I am going to try this Thanksgicing is a drink I found on these blogs. The blog is The Cocktail Lady, she has some great things on her blog, lots of good recipes and she is doing a drink a day and this one sounds great - She calls it a "Kinky Thanksgiving" Of course i noticed the name hahahaha :-D   Here is the recipe and picture: (all credit goes to her)

• 2 oz Kinky
• 2 oz cranberry cocktail juice
• 1 oz apple juice

In a tall cocktail glass filled 3/4 with crushed ice, pour in all three of your ingredients.  Stir well and enjoy!

     What is this kinky vodka all about? Well I looked it up and its a mix of passion fruit, blood orange and mango vodka. Sounds yummy and this drink sounds so refreshing. They have a website and an entire bunch of Kinky recipes, you know with that name I'm checking them out  (Me so naughty - and damn proud to say it!! ;-D)

     Thing is that I want to get away from centering everything around food. I am bringing Pictionary and Cranium with me to Thanksgiving so we can play games and not just sit around a dinner table. Food is a wonderful way to share good times but it is not the only way...there is also just talking, having a few drinks, playing games, etc. This Thanksiving this is what I'm striving for.  I will let you know what actually happens.

So until next time I will say Ciao For Now

      

 

The Day After

     Well day one peeps, I'm sure by now you all know who won the Presidential Race, Obama stays in the White House. It's funny, a guy on my facebook page was posting all day for Romney but not one post today. Look no matter who had ended up winning, I would pray to all the Gods that their minds are made to choose the right things for us. I think things may actually improve in a few years time, I hope so. It's a job I would not want.
     Okay the latest from your weather center in lovely downtown Virginia, reporting about...what else? NEW YORK.  I could not believe when I saw the report for my dad tonight. Snow!!! A good amount of it too.  I called him and told him to get extra blankets out just in case. There is a group on facebook dedicated to my hometown. Now my Mom & Dad moved there about 50 years ago, so my dad is one of those guys you see all the time. I got so many people on there saying they would be more than happy to look in on him and make sure he is okay. I know most of them from the neighborhood and some I went to school with. It was so touching that people would do this for me, I did nothing to deserve it yet the offers were there, and heart felt. I could have cried I was that touched.  There is a concert to help Brooklyn and The Rockaways recover from hurricane Sandy. I can't be there of course but I did send a donation. It's going to take some time.
     Work has been good and I am walking around better, still not 100% but much better, the sciatica is settling down. I have a few things to mention but I took some cold meds and I'm starting to get that cuddly warm feeling LOL so cutting this almost as short as me, {snort} I will say Ciao For Now
     
    

The Die Is Cast, We Shall See

     To quote a co-worker, "I have never been more aware or afraid of an election."  This election is going to be close and it more than likely will take a few days to come to the actual totals and the final winner. I personally am afraid because I do not look good in small aprons or wearing my hair up. I actually want to make the same as my counter supervisor (male) but I may not get that chance anymore. I am in a diminishing middle class, the rich are getting tax cuts that I will never see.  I fear for everyone. Not saying the other candidate is just golden, oh no, but to me he is the lesser of the two evils. My own father who is a registered Conservative does not like MITTens at all, and dad even voted for Bush but ended up regretting that choice and said so. My Dad married, moved out to the "Suburbs" worked two jobs when I was little, then my Mom worked as well, and together they raised me and made a home, I went to a prep school. We were what was then called "upper" Middle Class. This moniker is no longer valid, I am worried that Middle Class will go by way of the DODO.  I pay into social security every check, but by the time I will get it it may not even be there. I see people who do nothing but have babies they can't afford, refuse jobs, get relief checks, drive new cars, and have designer purses. My car is over 5 years old, and hubs and I put aside the new kitchen I so desperately want because we just can't afford 8K walking out the door as we are not selling our home for at least another 2 years. Okay I do have several designer purses! LMAO We are not perfect by any stretch but I think if MITTens get in we are headed for a nose dive into hard ground! I hope that he can prove me wrong, I will admit it, BUT I don't think I will have to. I think it will be more like telling all the folks who voted for him I TOLD YOU SO, as he's done nothing, he's terrible. One friend of mine is gay and he adores MITTens, no clue what drugs he takes but I want him to share. Look we dont't know and probably wont for about a week (my guess) I really need to get my passport now!!!
     Oh peeps that is all the big news here in America right now, and I know you all have opinions as we look terrible to most of the world, we are young, we have the attitude of a teenager, and like a teenager, I think we don't think things all the way through. I want to believe our heart is still filled with good thoughts and hopefully one day someone will come forward, and fan our dying embers into a bright fire once again. Until then, we wait.   
     I am not a politician, I am not a political major at the University, I am just a woman who wants to get treated fairly, paid equal for what I do, live comfortably, there is enough for all of us if people stopped being so fucking greedy!! We could all drive Mercs, wait is that Communism? LOL  Well on paper it sounds great, but then lots of things do. The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich was a interesting book written on paper but I wouldn't want to live it now! Maybe I'm just silly and dumb on all this, I just don't know sometimes. So if what I said made no sense to anyone, as I can ramble on, pardon me :-D  I am shutting down for the night here at work so I will say until next time, Ciao For Now.

Braunschweiger

     Odd title, I know! It's what hubs wanted for dinner he said. So after work I went to the store to get him some, along with whole wheat sandwich thins (100 calorie bread), onions and hearty style mustard. All he was missing was beer (we are out). I don't remember the last time we ate this, 5-10 years ago maybe. It's so rich, and devilishly not good for you :-D  I've liked it since I was a kid. I like chopped liver & pate too! LOL What was nice, was that just picking him up something special like that had him really enjoy his meal, smiling the whole time he was eating. I didn't make it but I made him smile serving it. I like making other people smile. It makes me smile :-D
     I HEARD FROM MY DAD THIS MORNING!! YAY He got his electric back today, so he went a week with no power.He called as I was getting ready to go to work. He said how nice everyone was. His handyman, who will be painting soon, well him and his wife came by a few mornings, with muffins and coffee, they also cooked for him as did our neighbors. It was a relief to hear his voice and a joy to hear how many people thought of him. He's a pretty cool guy! 
     Okay folks, here in America we have a vote tomorrow for our next president. I'm concerned, as they say it is a close race. Who am I voting for? Not telling, and I'll tell ya what happens next we meet.
     My apologies peeps, I know my blogs have been short, but I have been busy at work that makes me weary at night and I've been running a 99.5 fever for three days. So as my pillow calls my name, I must answer. So until next time Ciao For Now   HEY
    A friend of mine just posted this on as a comment. So sad the devistation Hurricane Sandy did to us here on our east coast. Now my friend is on Long Island, I mentioned we went to Long Beach this summer and watched the vollyball game, this is it now
I am sorry to describe the destruction we've had here. Long Beach, the boardwalk we walked on this summer, the restaurant we ate at, all devastated. There is still no power and no timeline for restoration. Gas is nonexistant. I parked my car the Friday before the storm and have moved it once since. I still haven't heard from some that I've tried to reach.

Please keep them all in your thoughts everyone. Thank you

Well Here Comes Monday Again

    I am sitting here in a warm home, with electricity, and my car has gasoline in the tank, and I can get to work with no issues. Yet some of the people I know have none or only a few of these things right now. I was talking to a friend last night and he spent 45 minutes in a gas line. Thing is I am wondering how my dad is doing. I have no way to get in touch with him. I know that our neighbors are watching over him but I really want to speak with him myself. I am sure they said to him come stay but he's home I know. He's not young and he's so thin, I don't want him catching cold. I see photos of my beloved city with so much damage, the beaches that I love are so damaged, a few have pretty much been breached. I can't remember a time I have ever seen NY like this. I know it will eventually come to pass but I sure hope its sooner than later. 
    Ah the latest groovy work thing I found out Friday night was that they got rid of our night cleaning crew. Seriously??!! I went into work today and there was coffee in all the pots, and the trash was starting to get really stinky! So I emptied my trash can and my friends in the big bin in the kitchen. I then proceeded to empty and wash the coffee pots. I felt bad for the people who start early and are used to having clean pots when they come in. Reason is because we never got notice about this, I only found out because the facilities guy walked me out of the building Friday night. I really can't believe they did that. I swear!! I know the help desk doesn't make money as the business units pay to use us but come on? I think that's now a health issue, the bathroom needs to be cleaned and the day man only works 30 hours or so a week and it's not fair to him either. I can take care of my trash can but I am not cleaning personal things from the ladies bathroom, ewww!!!
     I am attempting to go back to the gym this week. My back has been so against me in this. I do exercises at night, but it's not like a gym. I need to get my new Air Walks broken in :-D 
     Little blog tonight as hubs as fallen asleep on me and it's hard to type  LOL So until I get back here I will say Ciao For Now :-D

Well Hell! It's November!!

     I can't believe it!! Before you know it, Thankgiving will be here.  As usual we will be at my In-Laws, BIL cooks a nice turkey but my hubs makes amazing gravy and he doesn't even eat gravy  LOL Ah yes the family get together, I really enjoy it, we seem to never get together but I love them and enjoy going over to visit.
     I, my peeps, am going to learn how to can, meaning put up jams and veggies and such. I have been collecting recipes and there are a few I really want to try. One is for pumpkin butter. I really love the taste of pumpkin, lol  I have made lemon curd with success but that's so similar to lemon meringue
 pie isn't it? I also want to make marmalade. Love the stuff!! I will let you know how all of it turns out. lmao
     Peeps I'm a bit tired tonight so I am signing off early, so Ciao For Now :-D