Karrie's Box of Thoughts

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Karrie, you just lost your job after 22 years. You’ve been kicked to the curb starting December 5th, what are you going to do now?! I’M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!

No, not really. But I and the family are going to Denver for Xmas with my family. And though it will be nice to spend the time with them, my present is ………. THE OTHER JOE!! *happy dance – happy dance*. I get to see Mr. Joe Sakic, #19, center and Captain for the Colorado Avalanche play at home! Usually we’re in Denver during the summer and only get to go the Pepsi Center to buy Av’s gear. But this time we’ll be there during hockey season and I get to go the Pepsi Center and see a game. *Happy, Happy Dance!!*

Other then that………nothin’. Been doing the kid thing. Taking them from here and depositing them there and then we repeat. But it’s all good. Except the weather, which is still crappy.

I’ve taken a couple of days off work because frankly, I’m getting sick of it. You’ve got one side with the “Business as usual” mentality. This camp consists of upper management that knew about the layoffs months in advance and lined themselves up new jobs within the company before we got the final word. Then you have the “F*ck you, what are you goin’ do? Fire me” mentality. This camp is mostly made up of the normal group of whiners that have been bitching about everything since day one and now some how feel vindicated. And then there’s us in the middle. Those that just want to get the job done and move on. We had our bitch session and moved on. Nothing’s going to change, it is what it is so let’s just do the job and be done with it. We in the middle are sick of the other two sides and are unfortunately the ones doing most of the work. Oh well, keeps us busy and we’re the better group for it. As of today, only 8 more working days……

So that’s about it.

Take care all and I’ll see ya around the WWW.

As told by moi12:20 PM ...

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

This and That.......

Let’s see….. Em has started physical therapy – she’s had a problem over the last couple of years with her knee popping out once in a while. It’s happening more frequently now so we had her checked. Patello-Femoral Syndrome is what she has. Her knee cap is moving all over the place. That along with her fallen arches is unfortunately the result of all those years of dancing. So now I have one more place to drive her to weekly. She’s has managed to work hockey and boys into the equation – the therapist she sees is the sports therapist for the Everett Silver Tips hockey team (bitter rival of my beloved T-Birds!). But they’re hockey players and she’s in heaven. I’m soooo pleased *sigh*. Other then that the big excitement was Jackson High winning the food drive for a Seattle radio station and having Frankie J do a concert at their school OH*MY*GOD – How Super exciting! They did raise 3000 lbs of food for Northwest Harvest, so that was cool.

Speaking of the Northwest – We’re under water. Glub, Glub, Glub….. Worst rain and flooding in 10 years. And more is expected. There was so much water in one river that it actually changed the course of the river. Gooood Times. Some of the views from around here:

Glenn – Glenn – Glenn – Glenn…. I love Glenn. I love the fact that 11/2 was Glenn’s birthday and his father HAD to buy him new ice skates and a helmet. $300 ICE SKATES and $120 HELMET!! Most of you know the story of Hockey/Hockey gear vs Def Leppard in my house so I won’t bore you (if you don’t I’m sure if we meet and I’ve had a few, you will). So anywhooooo – I get a call from hubby saying he wants to get skates and a helmet – cool, sounds good. So he sez “okay, skates will be around 299….” I’m sorry, did you say $29.99…. “….nooooo $299.00? WTF??!! Are they gold plated?! “No, but there Vapor 30s and there really cool! Oh and I found a killer Bauer Helmet too!” Are you 11 years old too? And then it hits me and I hit him with it –Did I tell ya DL might not tour the US next year; they may do Europe….. “Oh…really?” Yes, so when you see my renewed passport in the mail…NOT A PEEP out of you!! “…….Um, gotta go! – click.” Hehe. So the girls at work are asking me if he’s actually going to buy the gear. Hellooooo! Dude knows me, dude knows I’m hitting the road and hookin’ up with the girls at some point. Of course he bought them! I love Glenn’s birthday presents (and so did he!) and I’M SET!!! Lol!.

Au revoir pour l’instant!! (I’m practicing my French!)

As told by moi1:04 PM ...