And now for your weekend update…

I know I haven’t been posting anything personal lately and for that I apologize. I have been going through some things that have had me contemplating life in general. I know we all go through it at times and it seems it has been a bit more than usual. I can sum it all up in one word: Stress (of all sorts).

I have been watching and reading your blogs… just not been much of a commenter lately. I have tried my best to keep you all up to date with Raven’s news (Thanks Kelli) and other things of importance.

Now to update you on me.

This last holiday season has been one of the worst for stress and it didn’t occur until after the holidays were pretty much over. We didn’t start running short of product until January, which is when most of your stores restock after the x-mas rush. It was a madhouse trying to keep up with who was shorted, what trucks needed to be where, what transfers had made it and which ones had not… and so on.

Then there is the new program that I have been working on to make life easier. It hasn’t. I found out that there is a huge amount of database entering that I was not aware of. Guess who has to do all that before the program can run… you guessed it. Me. I have one company in test mode and that is all. I have 9 more to go and a ton of information to plug in for them all. I have to have this first company out of test by next week because the owners will be in town the following week. I think I will have that first company out of test on Monday… at least I am hoping so.

I need a vacation… even if I go nowhere during it. I have not had a full week off since July of 2005. I asked for the week my kid was out of school and 2 days during the next week he is out. I was told it could not happen and needless to say, I lost control. I had a full melt down last week. The reason I could not have either is: 1) The first week is when the Belgium’s will be here and 2) The next week is when the boss is taking his vacation (who, by the way, has not had a full vacation either). It didn’t matter. I folded, crashed and burned all at once.

I finally worked it out after coming to my senses and I will be off after the bosses leave on the 20th and won’t be back to work until March 5th. A week and a half should do it don’t you think? Also, in April, I will have two 3 day weekends in a row during the week the kid is out for spring break. That will give us some time to go do something, even if it is wrong.

The house guest and the kid have been fighting lately. It has put a strain on all of us. Today it almost came to blows. I feel for the guy and all, but it is time for him to move on and out. He has a major amount of money coming this next week and that should be it. It will be nice to have my house and my bathroom back (long story). The kid is tired of having 3 parents and the hubby and I agree (for a change). he has overstepped his boundaries more than once and we have all reached the “more than strained” point.

I have been worried about Carlo. He knows it too so this is not new news. The copter crash in Iraq last week had me on edge for reasons beyond my comprehension. He was on a road trip outside the fence and was not near Internet to let us know he was OK. He is, of course and all is well with him. I am just a worry wart; what can I say? He knows we all love him and worry and for that he is grateful, as am I. Thank you all for your support of him while he is over there. It means much to us all.

I have been playing on a pool team again on Monday nights and I gotta tell ya that I totally suck these days. They are using 9′ tables and it is not working with or without my glasses. I just can’t see down them damn tables. The captain of the team (bless her heart) thinks it is because I am using a snooker cue. I have always used one. She thinks it is messing up my aim. I have tried and tried to explain that it is only because I can’t see. She wants me to switch to a regular cue. I am being stubborn and refusing. Sometimes a gal has to stick to her principles. I am a great shot when I can see… so I will have to find a way to get new glasses. (God, I wish I had insurance… sigh.)

I think that is enough for now. I am sure I have bored you to death with my meanderings. Til next time… XOXOXOXOXO