Happy Day After

Thanksgiving. Hope you all had a great day with good food & better company!

Joe and I went over to his moms for lunch with her and his sister. It was very nice. No turkey as they are not real big turkey fans. That was ok though because we'll have turkey on Saturday with my family. The girls were with their dad & step-mom. I worked last night and we got to order out for dinner compliments of our boss! We are thankful for him too!

Today I'm working day shift. I swapped shifts with a co-worker so he could spend more time with his family. They went out of town to have Thanksgiving, so rather than him get up early to come in, I swapped so he could drive in later.

Tomorrow we are heading to my sisters for our family Thanksgiving. Hoping to leave around 8am for the 2 1/2 hr drive, spend the day and come back. Long day but should be enjoyable, I hope.

Have a great weekend.

Things subtly missing....

I told the girls it would happen. Subtly....things will start disappearing from their room. Need to get rid of stuff....junk....well, not in their eyes. But things they don't play with needs to go! I can't even vacuum good in there because there is so much STUFF! So, little by little, things will start disappearing. Hopefully subtly enough they won't even notice.

It has begun...

I should be at home...

but instead, I'm still at work. Yes, by rights, I should be here....BUT you have to understand...I'm this close to being off for a week and I soooo want to just leave! But I can't. I have a conference call at 2pm that I am supposed to be in on because I'm on this particular project. *sigh*

K has a skating b-day party she is going to tonight. It's also a sleepover. But I remembered a bit ago that she has cheerleading tomorrow so I'm going to have to have Joe pick her up from her friends because I have a Brownie Field Trip to go on and won't be back in time to get her to cheerleading. Shoot! Anyway, other than those 2 things...nothing else planned for the weekend. I need the time to rejuvenate so next week I can bake and clean!

I sooo want to leave...have I said that yet? lol

Different Look

ok, so I thought my blog needed a different look for a while. I only use ready-made templates cuz I'm not talented like that or can I understand how to load up one someone else made! lol

Anyway, here it is!

Testing

Trying to post but getting errors....seeing if this goes through.

French Silk Pie Recipe

As requested, here's the French Silk Pie Recipe.

I will be making this tomorrow. I thought it sounded easy for such a delicious treat.

Chef Paul's French Silk Pie Recipe

Submitted by: rec.food.recipes Niki webmaster

Ready in: > 2 hrs
Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)
Serves/Makes: 8


Categories:
Chocolate Pie Recipes
Low Fat Desserts Recipes

Ingredients:
20 Low fat chocolate sandwich cookies
1/3 cup low cholesterol egg substitute
Cooking spray
3 (1.5 ounce) Chocolate Bars
12 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons diet instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup fat free whipped topping

Directions:

For the crust, crush the cookies in a food processor until fine. Add 1/3 cup egg substitute. Form into dough. Spray a 9 - inch pie plate with cooking spray. Spread the cookie mixture around the bottom of the pie plate. The mixture will be sticky. It may be helpful to use a piece of wax paper or a plastic bag to help spread. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 15 minutes. Cool. Melt the chocolate bars either in a microwave or over the stove. Combine with all other ingredients except the whipped topping. Mix on low speed until ingredients are incorporated. Whip on high speed for four minutes. Pour mixture over cooled pie shell. Allow pie to set in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Spread with whipped topping and serve.

Classic French Silk Pie has about 55 grams of fat per serving. This recipe has about 10 grams.

NOTE: Can use Oreo Cookie Crust instead

TGIF!!!

Thank goodness it's Friday! Done with midnight shift this morning. Yay!

Our Brownie Trip to the Cider Mill was fun. We had plenty of time there and the kids even got to play for a bit before we headed back to the school. We have one field trip planned in November and one in December. I need to get planning for next year pretty soon!

Nothing much planned for the weekend and I like it that way. Helps me to recover coming off this shift. We are having a meal this weekend with Joe's family because yesterday was his sister's birthday. I'm making her a French Silk Pie (WW style)!! I can't wait!

Have a great weekend if I don't get back to post!

Not much new...

here. Just wanted to post so as to try and get a routine going again. Good luck with that huh? lol

We are going on a field trip today with my Brownie Troop. Going to a cider mill & pumpkin patch. I believe it will be fun. Weather is supposed to cooperate, so that is great! Hope I've alloted enough time for the trip though...my only worry.

Have a great day!

Rain, rain, go away!

I think we've had enough rain for a while.....you can make it go away now, ok Mother Nature?

My ex brought the girls earlier since I emailed him.

Due to the HIPPA laws, nothing can be said as to how the repair worker is doing from Saginaw. That law really sucks because we just want to know his progress.

Last I knew, my co-workers son was in the hospital in Germany with some injuries to his lower extremities. Nothing new since hearing that.

I'm on midnight shift this week. Was hoping to be moved off of it after I talked with my boss, his boss & HR guy, but my boss was off on this accident investigation committee and here I sit in the middle of the night....at work. He knew tonight when he called in I wasn't happy about being on this shift.

I just wish that some of the applications that I'm putting out there would come through. I know I just have to keep the faith. Things don't necessarily happen as quickly as I'd hope they would.

Have a great week!

Rainy Morn

Yep, another rainy morning in mid-Michigan, but I'll take it. It's 50 degrees out. Could be worse. Could be like last week - SNOW. Nah, I'll take the rain!

Had to email the ex to see if he could bring the girls over earlier in the mornings. It's just to hard to have them here for 3-5 minutes before the bus comes and make sure they have everything they need. I don't get time to check through their backpacks, make sure they have their snack, library books, papers signed. I hope he'll comply.

Need to do some more cleaning today. Think I'm going to beg off on my coffee date. I dunno. I like doing coffee, just to get out of the house, so I dunno what I should do.

We had an unfortunate accident happen at work yesterday. Most of you know I work for the electric company here in Michigan. We are one of the 2 big ones. Anyway, one of our repair workers in the Saginaw area was working in a larger substation doing repair work and threw a rope over an energized 46,000 volt "bus" as they are called - it's conductor in a metal casing. He was burnt badly and is in the burn unit in Flint. We don't have any updates to his condition but if he survives it will be a miracle. Pray for him and his family.

And, although I am not a big fan of this particular co-worker of mine, please pray for his family too....his son is over in Baghdad and the Hummer he was riding in on Sunday was hit by a bomb. We've been told he's alive in a hospital with lower extremity injuries. No other updates have been given to us.

So overall, it was a sad day at work yesterday as we don't know the outcomes of the two incidents above. But believing in GOD will help. He's got a path for us. We just have to remember that.

With that said, I will move on...hope those that visit today have a terrific day and thanks for stopping in!

QOTD:

What do you do with all your kids papers they bring home from school??

Please, if you can answer this question of the day, please, by all means, do. I have so many papers laying around that I'm not sure what the heck I should do with them all. Some are papers I'd like to keep to reflect on later in the girls life, ugh...

HELP!

*YAWN*

So this has got to be the longest 12 hr shift ever!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness it's 5:23am or I'd be either pulling my hair out or sleeping! lol

Sent out another 5 resume's tonight. Careerbuilder.com is a great website for job searching! I am also going to pick up the Lansing State Journal to see what's in there. Nothing new is popping up on our vacancy list at work, so if anything, I guess I'll probably be leaving the company. But really, it's too early to say.

Joe left last night for his dads just for overnight. He'll be back later this afternoon. He wanted to go hunting in his old spot by his dads and since I'm working midnight shift & sleeping most of the day, he figured this would be the best time.

Originally we (Kimberlee & I) were going to be taking her friend Ruby out to Caesarland for a few hours later today but I asked K if we could reschedule because I forgot about a retirement party I wanted to go to. Now I'm almost thinking I may not even go to that. I guess it all depends on how I feel. It's a potluck party for one of our Girl Scout members who turned 50 yesterday and is retiring from her job (but not GS). I know her but I wouldn't call her a friend...so I don't know. If I don't go, I'll feel bad because I had K reschedule her friend thing. I just try to plan too much and it ends up biting me in the butt usually.

Guess I'll go play a game of FreeCell waiting for 6:45 to come!

Ordered to post!

I received a comment on my previous entry that said - POST IN OCTOBER! LOL Okay, okay, I'm postin, I'm postin!

Not much new happening here really. Snowed yesterday. That really sucked. It's still freezing here today. I'm still in pursuit of a new job. Nothing has panned out yet.

Had lunch with 2 dear friends I met through the weight watchers board today.

Girls are gone with their dad for the weekend. I have to work midnight shift this weekend - YUCK!

Supposed to be going out to dinner tonight w/Joe & then to nap. He's upstairs with a bad headache so I'm letting him sleep it off.

That's about it. :)

It's only been 5 days

since I posted last - wow, can you believe it??

Tomorrow starts Bow season. Joe is off over to a friends mom's house to go hunting with them in the morning. He's so excited! I hope he gets a buck tomorrow!! We can use the venison!

Working 12 hr shifts this weekend. I get Monday off but believe me, I have running to do. Joy. Dentist appt for me and then I have a meeting at the school too. Kinda glad I don't have a Brownie meeting this week. Can get caught up and ready for the next one on the 11th, although we do have an event we are going to on the 7th.

Have a important meeting with my boss & his boss on Tuesday to decide what I'm going to do since I can't work swing shift anymore. My doctor is recommending I get off of this type of shift and so I'm going to see what I can do about it. Wish me luck, as I'm not sure how it will all go.

Ok, I'm needing to get to bed. I have another 12 hr shift tomorrow!

Doing better

I'm doing much better today. I've just decided that when someone asks me for something (I'm talking about the ones that ask all the time) I'm going to say what are you gonna do for me in return. I deserve a little attention too!

I'll post again soon....

What am I getting??

That's what I want to know. What am I getting out of my life?? You may not want to read this post because I have some feelings that I am just going to lay out there because I'm having them and need to vent.

I go to work. Most of you know I work swing shift which means my hours change weekly. I try to sleep. Not always well when I work midnights and usually cut short when I work other shifts because of the needs of my children. I still have to make dinner, vacuum, dust, clean toilets, pick up dirty laundry, do the laundry, fold clothes, put clothes away, deal with my ex over the kids, pay all the bills, take care of the childrens needs and what am I getting from all of this?? What?? Because I don't have a clue. I give and I give and I give some more. What do I get?? I had to use my stinkin birthday money just to buy groceries. I'm tired & angry all the time. At least I feel that I am. I'm not a nice person lately and I hate it. I hate it. Something has got to change.

I'm just so frustrated with these feelings. I don't know what to do about them, that is why I'm hoping journaling them will help. It's just one thing after another...everyone needs or wants a piece of me and my time but what am I getting out of all of this??

I give. That's my fault. I don't want to stop giving, that's not my personality...but I give so much I put myself in very bad spots. And now I'm just living a very angry life.

*sigh*

Still a sicko....

um...not what you are thinking! lol

I'm still sick. I was hoping just letting it run it's course would work, but I think I'm gonna have to take something for this cold. If I'm not careful, I'll lose my voice and then when I get back to work on Monday, I won't be able to be heard! For some, that might be fine, but in my job, I need to be heard! lol

Last midnight shift is almost over. Next week is day shift. I'll be meeting with my boss to see about finding me a different position. Either in my department or the company. I can't work swing shift any more. My doctor recommends I get off of it for health reasons. I realize it's true, more and more every day since she told me that is what I NEED to do. So, just pray that my meeting goes well. With a position change, there will be many more changes. Bear with me through all of them. As things change, I'll keep you all up to date - those that still stop by to see if I am still in existence!

This weekend we are having lunch on Saturday with Joe's mom & sis. It's to celebrate my past birthday. Sunday K has a b-day party to go to. That's really it for the excitement. I do have cleaning to do as well. Maybe a trip to goodwill to get rid of some things.

Next week we have a Girl Scout event Tuesday night & then our first Brownie meeting of the year. I'm a bit nervous because I have a lot of ground to cover with the parents that day. But as far as the kids go, the first meeting will be about getting to know each other and having fun so they'll want to come back. I had one girl register the other night. I have to contact a couple girls moms over the weekend and then get an "invitation" ready to go out to all the 1st grade girls to come on Wednesday to our meeting.

Anyhow, have I rambled on enough yet. Must be what being sick does to me. lol

Have a great Friday!

Happy Birthday

to me! It's my 35th birthday! Wow...where has the time gone?

Here's the exciting plans....

1) Go home after work
2) Get girls ready for school & on bus
3) Go to bed
4) Get up, get girls off bus
5) Go get license plate tabs renewed
6) Take nap
7) Go to work

Wow...how will I be able to stand all the excitement??
LOL

Ehlloooo

Anyone still out there?? *echo, echo, echo* lol

Just thought I should probably put up a post to say I'm still around. Home computer still not fixed. Probably won't be for a while, so I am cancelling my internet access at home. I'm at work enough to be online.

Not really too much new. Kids are still having a busy summer. They are at grandma's til tomorrow afternoon & then they are participating in day camp at a nature center for the next 3 wks before school starts.

so much fun, so little time.

I'm still here....just not as often.

My home computer was damaged in a storm a few weeks back. I don't have any extra $$ to get a new video card, which is what ppl are telling me is wrong with it. So, until I do have some extra $$ I have resorted to either using the computer at work, like now, or using my neighbors computer, which she has so graciously offered me.

As of July 21st, Joe and I have been together for 18 months! Yay us!

On July 29th, my ex is getting married. He's only been with her for about 11 months.

Working midnight shift this week. bleh.

I've lost 42.5 lbs with Weight Watchers. If you are considering it, do it! Awesome program!

Sara, if you pass by again, email me. I don't have your email addy and wanted to respond to your last comment.

That's it for now....