I went shopping around town on Saturday....I got a bit sun burnt. That was a mistake, and if I knew I was going to get a bit of sun, I would have put sunscreen on. I wasn't even out that long. I went back and forth to my car about 6 times, so I wasn't out that long....
Anyway, I needed to stop by PetSmart to pick up some cat food. I just happened to go on Cat and Dog Adoption day. That was a bit of a mistake. I saw the two cats in the metal crates. They had signs on them that it wasn't a petting zoo and if we weren't seriously interested in adopting we couldn't hold the cat. No problem. It wasn't like they were cute kittens, they were adult cats. I then moved on to the dog people. The dogs were out of their crates and were being held. There were two chihuahuas. I started talking to the volunteers and at some point they asked if I wanted to hold Red. So I got to hold the cute little dog. I had to tell them I couldn't take a dog because I have mean cats. They are de-clawed, yet they managed to beat up and terrorize a golden retriever. That was a sight to see.
No dogs for Laura...yet. Not until the cats are gone. Since no dogs, I decided to sign up to volunteer. This way I could hold the dogs on the adoption days. This could be fun.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Yikes!
So I think I got someone in trouble at work today. I didn't mean to, but it's not my fault.
Our PR/HR lady knows that she needs to call into her supervisor when she is sick. However, for the past 5-6 years she has called someone else. She says that is because she knows he is up when she calls. Also, there have been a few occasions she has called me on my cell phone to let me know she won't be in. I am not her supervisor, but I relay the message and for the most part it is fine.
However, there have been a couple of occasions where she has forgotten to call in. We knew she wasn't feeling well the day before, but there isn't an excuse to not calling in anyway. In March she took a sick day and apparently called the other guy. He just wasn't in town. He was in AZ and told her that she needed to call someone else. So she called another person (not her supervisor) and left a message on his cell phone that she was sick. He wasn't going to be in that day, so the message wasn't conveyed to us. So her supervisor called her that afternoon to find out where she was. She was mad that we called. We had no right to call because she called in. Her supervisor straightened her out and told her the expectations of calling him, no one else.
Today she wasn't in. I figured she called the one guys she calls all the time, but he said she didn't. Her supervisor called her and she told him that she had left me a message. There was no message on my machine and so I played the "no messages" tape for her supervisor. Tomorrow isn't going to be a good day. She is going to be mad that we called her. Then it's going to be my fault she got in trouble, even though she knew she needed to call her supervisor. Oh well!!
Our PR/HR lady knows that she needs to call into her supervisor when she is sick. However, for the past 5-6 years she has called someone else. She says that is because she knows he is up when she calls. Also, there have been a few occasions she has called me on my cell phone to let me know she won't be in. I am not her supervisor, but I relay the message and for the most part it is fine.
However, there have been a couple of occasions where she has forgotten to call in. We knew she wasn't feeling well the day before, but there isn't an excuse to not calling in anyway. In March she took a sick day and apparently called the other guy. He just wasn't in town. He was in AZ and told her that she needed to call someone else. So she called another person (not her supervisor) and left a message on his cell phone that she was sick. He wasn't going to be in that day, so the message wasn't conveyed to us. So her supervisor called her that afternoon to find out where she was. She was mad that we called. We had no right to call because she called in. Her supervisor straightened her out and told her the expectations of calling him, no one else.
Today she wasn't in. I figured she called the one guys she calls all the time, but he said she didn't. Her supervisor called her and she told him that she had left me a message. There was no message on my machine and so I played the "no messages" tape for her supervisor. Tomorrow isn't going to be a good day. She is going to be mad that we called her. Then it's going to be my fault she got in trouble, even though she knew she needed to call her supervisor. Oh well!!
New Roommate
So last week Paulette moved back in with me. She lived with me about three years ago. The last time she lived with me, I had invited her because she hated her job and wanted to quit, but didn't have anything lined up. So I offered for her to come live with me so she could quit and look for a job.
This time around, there were job cuts at her place of employment. She was laid off in February and knows she wants to move to Las Vegas. However, she is having a tough time getting a job there. So her lease was up and I told her to move back in until she had another job.
Hopefully she is successful and will be able to get her dream job.
Sam and Phil are still a bit skittish around her. They remember her and it didn't take long for them to come out of hiding for her, but any sudden noise, they go running. I have such sissy cats.
This time around, there were job cuts at her place of employment. She was laid off in February and knows she wants to move to Las Vegas. However, she is having a tough time getting a job there. So her lease was up and I told her to move back in until she had another job.
Hopefully she is successful and will be able to get her dream job.
Sam and Phil are still a bit skittish around her. They remember her and it didn't take long for them to come out of hiding for her, but any sudden noise, they go running. I have such sissy cats.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
USB Ports
Still working on getting them to work. I am trying to backup my files, and that is a bit frustrating. I have to back them up on CD's since I can't use a flashdrive, or an external hard drive. So I have been putting disks in since Monday night. Only this morning when I put in the 9th disk, it told me the backup failed. I was about 2/3 through. I was upset. So know I have rethought how I want to do this. It seems I want my pictures, some of my word documents and a couple of songs I have downloaded. The rest of the stuff can disappear.
So now I am in the process of backing up the files I want and then I will try to restore my computer to the original software. The Geek Squad said that this may work. If it didn't I needed to take this as a sign my motherboard is dying. I find this hard to believe because at the same time the four ports failed I gained another software issue. A tiny issue, but another sympton all the same. So now I will be backing stuff up. The rate I am going, I hope to have my computer back up and running and healthy before the weekend is over. yeah.
So now I am in the process of backing up the files I want and then I will try to restore my computer to the original software. The Geek Squad said that this may work. If it didn't I needed to take this as a sign my motherboard is dying. I find this hard to believe because at the same time the four ports failed I gained another software issue. A tiny issue, but another sympton all the same. So now I will be backing stuff up. The rate I am going, I hope to have my computer back up and running and healthy before the weekend is over. yeah.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Darn USB Ports
So a couple of months ago one of my USB ports failed. Not really sure what happened, but it just stopped working. No big deal I have six others.
Then last week another failed. Again, not that big of a deal since I have 5 left. Tonight three more failed. What??? Now the only things that work are my keyboard and mouse. I had to figure out another way to plug in the internet. I guess I am going to have to figure out how to fix this. It looks like I should be able to uninstall the drivers and then cross my fingers and hope the computer realizes that there are uninstalled USB ports and tries to reinstall them.
Well....I guess we shall see.
Then last week another failed. Again, not that big of a deal since I have 5 left. Tonight three more failed. What??? Now the only things that work are my keyboard and mouse. I had to figure out another way to plug in the internet. I guess I am going to have to figure out how to fix this. It looks like I should be able to uninstall the drivers and then cross my fingers and hope the computer realizes that there are uninstalled USB ports and tries to reinstall them.
Well....I guess we shall see.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Admin Professionals Day
So today was Admin Professionals Day. We have about 6 people that we do things for on this day. They have come to expect something big and grand. The last two years I have been in charge of this and last year we were able to go into Bakersfield (1/2 hour away) and go to the Elephant Bar for lunch. The Elephant Bar is a nice restaurant. It ranks up there with the Cheesecake Factory and PF Changs. When we go out, we seem to take the whole office, not just the Admin Professionals.
Anyway, this year I was told that we wouldn't be able to close the office to go to lunch and that if I wanted to take them out, I would have to leave a couple of people behind. I didn't feel that was right, so it was decided we would bring in lunch. I was still a bit bummed, and then I was speaking with a co-workers wife and she mentioned the missionary trailer was empty. The trailer is just across the parking lot from the office. She said that we could have it in there. It is not necessarily away from the office, but at the same time we can get out. I then thought about it and decided there was 20 people that would be invited, and a mobile home...even a double wide...isn't big enough for that many people. Then I remembered they had a nice grassy backyard with a really large tree. So we had a picnic outside. We were close enough to the office so we could take care of the trucks as they came in and then get back to the picnic.
The weather turned out to be really nice. It was probably in the high 80's at lunch, but under a tree with a nice breeze, it was beautiful. I know that some of the ladies were disappointed we didn't go out to a nice restaurant and one mentioned something like that to me. Whatever....you can't please everyone. I went out and got the true Admin Professionals small gift cards, and this year instead of picking Chili's or another place, I got AMEX gift cards. This way they could go where ever they wanted. I don't think she realized I picked them because she came up to me and complained that there were restrictions on the cards. I couldn't believe it. The only restrictions was she couldn't use them on a cruise line, in a casino, at a car rental, or an ATM. Other than that she could use the card where ever AMEX was accepted. What restrictions was she talking about??? She can go to Wal-Mart, Target, Chili's, the gas station...anywhere she really wanted. Gripers!!!
I made shredded BBQ beef, funeral potatoes, a veggie tray, and cookies. All in all, I think it went well. Everyone stayed and talked until I started to give them the hint by putting chairs away.
Anyway, this year I was told that we wouldn't be able to close the office to go to lunch and that if I wanted to take them out, I would have to leave a couple of people behind. I didn't feel that was right, so it was decided we would bring in lunch. I was still a bit bummed, and then I was speaking with a co-workers wife and she mentioned the missionary trailer was empty. The trailer is just across the parking lot from the office. She said that we could have it in there. It is not necessarily away from the office, but at the same time we can get out. I then thought about it and decided there was 20 people that would be invited, and a mobile home...even a double wide...isn't big enough for that many people. Then I remembered they had a nice grassy backyard with a really large tree. So we had a picnic outside. We were close enough to the office so we could take care of the trucks as they came in and then get back to the picnic.
The weather turned out to be really nice. It was probably in the high 80's at lunch, but under a tree with a nice breeze, it was beautiful. I know that some of the ladies were disappointed we didn't go out to a nice restaurant and one mentioned something like that to me. Whatever....you can't please everyone. I went out and got the true Admin Professionals small gift cards, and this year instead of picking Chili's or another place, I got AMEX gift cards. This way they could go where ever they wanted. I don't think she realized I picked them because she came up to me and complained that there were restrictions on the cards. I couldn't believe it. The only restrictions was she couldn't use them on a cruise line, in a casino, at a car rental, or an ATM. Other than that she could use the card where ever AMEX was accepted. What restrictions was she talking about??? She can go to Wal-Mart, Target, Chili's, the gas station...anywhere she really wanted. Gripers!!!
I made shredded BBQ beef, funeral potatoes, a veggie tray, and cookies. All in all, I think it went well. Everyone stayed and talked until I started to give them the hint by putting chairs away.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Pressure Canner
Finally I bought a pressure canner. I have been thinking of getting one for a couple of years. About three years ago, a lady from AZ came to our stake and went over food storage and what we could do. I had never heard about canning meat, but she explained how to do this safely and how to get things that tasted good.
I borrowed a pressure canner from a neighbor and processed some chicken to see how it came out. I was pleased with the results and have been looking into getting an All American Pressure Canner. I finally did it. So it will be here by the end of this week. I guess it will be time to look for chicken on sale and start canning it.
The canned chicken was perfect for chicken helper, BBQ'd shredded chicken, chicken soup, and other things. It was flaky and juicy and good, so I can't wait to can some more to have in my food storage.
I borrowed a pressure canner from a neighbor and processed some chicken to see how it came out. I was pleased with the results and have been looking into getting an All American Pressure Canner. I finally did it. So it will be here by the end of this week. I guess it will be time to look for chicken on sale and start canning it.
The canned chicken was perfect for chicken helper, BBQ'd shredded chicken, chicken soup, and other things. It was flaky and juicy and good, so I can't wait to can some more to have in my food storage.
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