My week isn't any tougher or different than anyone else's. It was a busy week though and I am not sure how I got through it. But I did and so did Mr. Frogman. Our week went as follows.
Sunday night - Arrive at Wolfmans to unpack, Mr. Frogman and I are staying overnight so that I don't have to get up at 4am to take Monkey Dude Jr to Daycare. Wolfman had to get him into a new daycare after last week and he leaves for work at 4:30 am. Mr. Frogman and I agreed we would stay the night at Wolfmans and get up and start our day from there.
Monday Morning - Wake up 5am - Wolfman's alarm woke me up at 4am but finally climbed out of bed at 5am. Took my shower and woke up Mr. Frogman and Monkey Dude Jr at 6am.
7am leave for first child drop off at the Leaders home at 7:15 then drive back to Monkey Dude Jr's daycare by 7:30 am and then off to work.
8:15 arrive at work 15 minutes late. Work a full day. Wait for Wolfman to get the bus to my work to carpool out of Bellevue.
4:45 Leave work
5:15 Pick up Monkey Dude Jr from daycare
5:30 Get Wolfman and Monkey Dude Jr home
5:45 Get home to Mr. Frogman and take him over to Wolfmans
6:00 paint store to match paint from Irishswordsman Home - unable to match
6:45 Back to Wolfmans to take the kids to an ice cream social
7:00 Head out to Irishswordsmans Home to help finish painting and cleaning.
7:10 Call from Irishswordsman and telling me he isnt feeling well and not to come up.
7:30 Arrive at the school where the ice cream social is.
8:00 Back to Wolfmans for the evening.
Tuesday......
Same as Monday
6pm Boy Scouts.....
8pm Pick up Monkey Dude Jr.
8:30pm Home!!
Monkey Dude Jr and Mr. Wolfman off to bed for the night
Is it my turn to sleep yet? After the dishes and the laundry and some business bookkeeping.
Wednesday......
Morning Same as Monday and Tuesday.....
6pm Wednesday night Dropped off Wolfman and Monkey Dude Jr at an appointment.
Between 6 & 7 Run to Costco to pick up a few things, go home to get changes of clothes for the night.
7pm Pick up Wolfman & son take them all to Wolfmans house.
7:10 Leave for Irishswordsman house to clean and do some small stuff.
7:30 Get to Irishswordsman and do miscellaneous needed tasks.
11:30 Leave Irishswordsmans house and head back to Wolfmans to fall asleep on the couch. To get up and start over at 5am.
Thursday:
6pm drop off everyone at their respective houses and head home.
7pm Storage Unit to pick up a TV Then back home
8pm Petsmart for pet supplies (duh!)
8:30 Pick up Monkey Dude Jr and go home.
Everyone goes to sleep
Friday.....
I am taking the night off!!
Drop everyone off at their respective homes and head home myself.
Mr. Frogman has a friend over and I am able to sit back and relax.....
Saturday is still a very busy day....Wondering when it is going to slow down.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Finally Over!!
This week at work we took over 1200 incoming calls. My cohort at work is a very nice person and we had to put up with a ton of crap. The two things that irk me about my job is when someone assumes their position is better than the administrative assistant or that we are just the receptionist what do we know. Thats the attitude that we sometimes come up against. I have been with the company since our branch opened in 2003. My cohort has been there a year. Our job isn't hard but it is busy and very detailed oriented. Whats funnier is when one of us isn't there for a day, we are thanked profusely when we get back and they realize how much we truly do in our position. It only lasts for so long before things are taken for granted until the next day off.
The second thing is when they want you to do something that is very low priority and they demand it NOW! My office knows better. They don't rush me on anything if it is not priority it will get done in the right amount of time for the priority level of that project. My cohort on the other hand has folks that demand a UPS label at 10am that doesn't have to be ready to go until 4:30pm.
I keep reminding people not to piss off the AA (Administrative Assistant). You won't get nothing done for you until it needs to be based on time levels and priority levels. Be warned now. If you value your admin you will get whatever you need done in good time. If you piss them off.....BEWARE!!
Each day has it's ups though. I love taking calls from people with a sense of humor who laugh when you mess up the greeting on the phone. You always want to hope that when you accidentally suck in spit taking in a deep breath to answer the phone that someone you know will be on the other end as you start to choke and gasp and avoiding coughing.
My all time favorite is when people call up and start speaking in their native tongue like you speak their language. They keep going and going until they finally say a name of someone in the office. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against any of these people. I just think its humorous from my standpoint as I don't speak their language and I can only hope at some point they say a name of someone in our office so I can transfer them. Usually if we have a client call in and they are speaking spanish I know exactly who to transfer them to. We only have one person who speaks spanish in our office. But in my head it sounds something like this.......
blah blah blah blah blah--gibberish--more gibberish---Jason--blah blah blah....**pause in conversation and my chance to say "uno momento" and transfer them to the appropriate person. Once they state that name it all becomes clear. I know exactly where that call is going to be transferred to. That is my only thought since right behind that call as I am listening is another line ringing. **Sigh** The joys of ones day.....
This week though is over. School is out on Monday for Mr. Frogman. I took the day off so him and I could do something really fun to celebrate. I am not sure again who is more excited about school being out me or him. No more nagging about homework, no more hounding him to get up and head out the door, no more fighting with him when things have to be done. School is out and we are both ready! Yes he does go to his dads for the summer but we will get through that. He is only 40 minutes away so I can go and see him anytime I feel I need to.
Friday night and sitting here at home. Mr. Frogman has a friend over for the night and they are busy on their own. I haven't seen them for 2 hours so far but they are doing really well. Mr. Frogman hasn't seen his friend for almost 6 months they are thrilled to be able to spend time together. I am thrilled to have them back together. Mr.Frogman doesn't have many friends so keeping this one is a very good thing. It will be kept that way.
Over view of my week is coming up. I am going to try to detail out a few days of my week so you have an idea. Not that my day is any different than any other parents nor is it any tougher, but some people don't realize that with or without kids life can be busy and tough.
The second thing is when they want you to do something that is very low priority and they demand it NOW! My office knows better. They don't rush me on anything if it is not priority it will get done in the right amount of time for the priority level of that project. My cohort on the other hand has folks that demand a UPS label at 10am that doesn't have to be ready to go until 4:30pm.
I keep reminding people not to piss off the AA (Administrative Assistant). You won't get nothing done for you until it needs to be based on time levels and priority levels. Be warned now. If you value your admin you will get whatever you need done in good time. If you piss them off.....BEWARE!!
Each day has it's ups though. I love taking calls from people with a sense of humor who laugh when you mess up the greeting on the phone. You always want to hope that when you accidentally suck in spit taking in a deep breath to answer the phone that someone you know will be on the other end as you start to choke and gasp and avoiding coughing.
My all time favorite is when people call up and start speaking in their native tongue like you speak their language. They keep going and going until they finally say a name of someone in the office. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against any of these people. I just think its humorous from my standpoint as I don't speak their language and I can only hope at some point they say a name of someone in our office so I can transfer them. Usually if we have a client call in and they are speaking spanish I know exactly who to transfer them to. We only have one person who speaks spanish in our office. But in my head it sounds something like this.......
blah blah blah blah blah--gibberish--more gibberish---Jason--blah blah blah....**pause in conversation and my chance to say "uno momento" and transfer them to the appropriate person. Once they state that name it all becomes clear. I know exactly where that call is going to be transferred to. That is my only thought since right behind that call as I am listening is another line ringing. **Sigh** The joys of ones day.....
This week though is over. School is out on Monday for Mr. Frogman. I took the day off so him and I could do something really fun to celebrate. I am not sure again who is more excited about school being out me or him. No more nagging about homework, no more hounding him to get up and head out the door, no more fighting with him when things have to be done. School is out and we are both ready! Yes he does go to his dads for the summer but we will get through that. He is only 40 minutes away so I can go and see him anytime I feel I need to.
Friday night and sitting here at home. Mr. Frogman has a friend over for the night and they are busy on their own. I haven't seen them for 2 hours so far but they are doing really well. Mr. Frogman hasn't seen his friend for almost 6 months they are thrilled to be able to spend time together. I am thrilled to have them back together. Mr.Frogman doesn't have many friends so keeping this one is a very good thing. It will be kept that way.
Over view of my week is coming up. I am going to try to detail out a few days of my week so you have an idea. Not that my day is any different than any other parents nor is it any tougher, but some people don't realize that with or without kids life can be busy and tough.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Staying Connected!
I am now connected! Almost everyone I talk to is on my wireless network. What a way to save minutes. I won't have to use hardly any of my anytime minutes! Although I have plenty with roll over too.....it won't matter.
How exciting! Between Mr. Frogman and myself we will have a lot of talk time to not have to worry about! I will be able to keep in touch as much as I want with him....oh wait! I mean him with me without worrying about our minutes! What a way to go!
It's the small things that keep me very happy!
How exciting! Between Mr. Frogman and myself we will have a lot of talk time to not have to worry about! I will be able to keep in touch as much as I want with him....oh wait! I mean him with me without worrying about our minutes! What a way to go!
It's the small things that keep me very happy!
Do All Parents Endure This???
Do all parents endure the fight of kids doing homework the last week and a half of school? We are down the the last week and a half of school, Mr. Frogman battles me daily on his homework. I keep telling him he needs to get it done, but it is a struggle and a fight.
I finally told him just because we are at the end of the year doesn't mean he is going to pass, he has some major projects due tomorrow and next week and if they aren't done he won't. That lasted about all of 10 minutes.
It's a battle getting him out of bed just to get to school and to get the homework done. **Sigh** I need to find another form of motivation. :)
I finally told him just because we are at the end of the year doesn't mean he is going to pass, he has some major projects due tomorrow and next week and if they aren't done he won't. That lasted about all of 10 minutes.
It's a battle getting him out of bed just to get to school and to get the homework done. **Sigh** I need to find another form of motivation. :)
Thursday...Almost Through!!
Happy Thursday!
Only one more day to Friday! Hang in there. I will post more soon!
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Me...Me...Me....It's All About Me!
I just received an email that said this....
"Your blog is worthless. You don't write anything worthwhile."
I am sitting here laughing. That's why it's my blog and no one elses. Deal with it. If you don't like it don't visit and don't read. Do you honestly think I care? Not really.
I live my life day to day with my son Mr. Frogman and it's all about us!
Happy Reading!!
"Your blog is worthless. You don't write anything worthwhile."
I am sitting here laughing. That's why it's my blog and no one elses. Deal with it. If you don't like it don't visit and don't read. Do you honestly think I care? Not really.
I live my life day to day with my son Mr. Frogman and it's all about us!
Happy Reading!!
Toilet Paper Caper
I couldn't figure out why the toilet paper in the bathroom was disappearing so quickly. I would just put up a roll only to have it disappear within 24 hours or less. It's just Mr. Frogman and me on a daily basis. We aren't here most of the day, we can't be using that much....I couldn't figure out what was going on.
I knew something was happening. Was it mice? The ever elusive escaping gerbils? Or was it a big mouse. I did some investigative work one night when I heard the toilet flush more than once. I thought to myself, "unless Mr. Frogman really had a job to do, he shouldn't be using that much." I went to the bathroom door to only listen. I heard, "Ready, set, go!" Then the flush of the toilet.
I knocked and opened the door. There was Mr. Frogman standing in front of the toilet with two rolls of toilet paper on pencils in his hand with each end in the toilet wanting to see them spin as the toilet flushed. Wondering which one would run out first.
That solved my problem of where the toilet paper was going. I asked him where he learned to do that. "My dad and I do this all the time at his house!" I wondered why but his dad is a septic installer and repair specialist. Did it really matter?
I knew something was happening. Was it mice? The ever elusive escaping gerbils? Or was it a big mouse. I did some investigative work one night when I heard the toilet flush more than once. I thought to myself, "unless Mr. Frogman really had a job to do, he shouldn't be using that much." I went to the bathroom door to only listen. I heard, "Ready, set, go!" Then the flush of the toilet.
I knocked and opened the door. There was Mr. Frogman standing in front of the toilet with two rolls of toilet paper on pencils in his hand with each end in the toilet wanting to see them spin as the toilet flushed. Wondering which one would run out first.
That solved my problem of where the toilet paper was going. I asked him where he learned to do that. "My dad and I do this all the time at his house!" I wondered why but his dad is a septic installer and repair specialist. Did it really matter?
Music to My Feet???
I sit at work now with a whole new awareness of things around me. I sit and listen to the sounds of people walking around. Some might say I have way too much time on my hands. Which is probably true. My job is easy, mindless yet I do enjoy it.
Its funny though the sounds you hear as people walk. One of my co workers has a squeak to her shoes. Others its a flip flop. Then there is a click click as heels click across the floor. Squeak, flip flip, click. Squeak, flip flip, click. Thump thump, squeak, flip flip, click.
You set the right tempo and we have the beginning of great music. What would I call this? Music to my feet???
Its funny though the sounds you hear as people walk. One of my co workers has a squeak to her shoes. Others its a flip flop. Then there is a click click as heels click across the floor. Squeak, flip flip, click. Squeak, flip flip, click. Thump thump, squeak, flip flip, click.
You set the right tempo and we have the beginning of great music. What would I call this? Music to my feet???
The End is Coming!!!!!
Can you believe they are taking bets in Vegas??? What makes anyone think that the sun won't come up tomorrow? For Crying out loud people....It's just numbers.....It happens to be June 6, 2006. Don't you think it hasn't been predicted that the end of the world would be on 6/6/1906, 2006? How about 3006? How about in the year 6.
You know, even placing a bet that the world would end on todays date is a losing battle. Even if you win.....You Lose! Go figure huh?
You know, even placing a bet that the world would end on todays date is a losing battle. Even if you win.....You Lose! Go figure huh?
Monday, June 05, 2006
It's Monday Again....
It's Monday again and the same things are happening. Time to get up, get ready for work, wake up the little guy (ok so he stands almost as tall as me at age 11 and he's not so little, but he will always be my little guy), make breakfast, start a load of laundry, pack my lunch for the day, and leave. Not that I dislike the routine, it's this time of year when I am ready for my next vacation. Which for me is less than a month away.
I woke up this morning very elated and happy yet very defeated.
I am conceding. I am giving in today to what I can't control. Me being the control freak that I am, and yes I can admit it, I am giving up those things I will not allow to frustrate me since I have no further control over them. Amazing how I let things do that. Even things that I do have control over for a day I am going to give them up. I need a day with no stress and no worries. Is there a day like that? Have to wait and see. I am sure sometime today I will bounce back into being my controllling self :) But I will give it an hour or so and see how things go.
HAPPY MONDAY!!
I woke up this morning very elated and happy yet very defeated.
I am conceding. I am giving in today to what I can't control. Me being the control freak that I am, and yes I can admit it, I am giving up those things I will not allow to frustrate me since I have no further control over them. Amazing how I let things do that. Even things that I do have control over for a day I am going to give them up. I need a day with no stress and no worries. Is there a day like that? Have to wait and see. I am sure sometime today I will bounce back into being my controllling self :) But I will give it an hour or so and see how things go.
HAPPY MONDAY!!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
The Ultimate Excuse!
I had a co worker who was being hounded by a client that would call every 10 minutes through out the day. Getting updated on their loan, set the time for their closing. This co worker would stand by me when the phone would ring just to wait and see if it was for him. When I hung up after one particular call, he asked me if it was for him. I told him no and he explained to me that if one particular client called that he was out of the office.
I asked him how long it would be before he was back in the office. He told me that I was welcome to tell the client that he took a huge stack of magazines into the bathroom and would be a while. He was looking at redecorating his office and would need the extra time to customize the bathroom stall walls with pictures he likes to get an idea of what he would like to have on his wall.
Better yet he said, "You can tell her I came down with the bird flu and will be out for a very long time." I laughed and told him that I would add that by next week we should have his desk moved into the local facilities along with his extension transfer. **FLUSH**
I asked him how long it would be before he was back in the office. He told me that I was welcome to tell the client that he took a huge stack of magazines into the bathroom and would be a while. He was looking at redecorating his office and would need the extra time to customize the bathroom stall walls with pictures he likes to get an idea of what he would like to have on his wall.
Better yet he said, "You can tell her I came down with the bird flu and will be out for a very long time." I laughed and told him that I would add that by next week we should have his desk moved into the local facilities along with his extension transfer. **FLUSH**
Thursday, June 01, 2006
The End is Coming!!
The end of the school year is coming. As much as it is a trepidation of sorts as Mr. Frogman is leaving for the summer its also a time of eager anticipation. In one way I don't know who is more excited about summer, Mr. Frogman or me? No more nagging about homework, I'm sure he hates hearing it as much as I hate nagging. Although it is a parental joy to be able to nag my child now and then.
As the end comes closer him and I are both excited but yet nervous. We will make the most of our 3 weeks and then go on with what has to happen.
It will all be okay and good.
As the end comes closer him and I are both excited but yet nervous. We will make the most of our 3 weeks and then go on with what has to happen.
It will all be okay and good.
Answered Prayers....
I am not a religious person but more spiritual. I had a rough weekend. On Sunday I had enough. I was dealing with anger, frustration, jealousy and an uncontrollable urge to really do some damage. I am not a physically violent person but I could have done some damage.
I had gotten bad news all the way around, the business isn't doing well financially and I was putting budgets back together, a good friend of mine is going through a divorce and I have been there to listen and support him, my doctor did not have good information for me on Friday. My stress level was over what I was able to handle. I had to be different places for family obligations, the whole picture became overwhelming. I started having chest pains, heart palpitations. It was time for me to slow down. I don't handle stress like I used to. I needed a break. Before I could take a break I ended up on my knees in tears. I really needed a friend that would understand to talk to. I didn't feel there was anyone I could call. I felt like I had when I was suddenly separated after my marriage. Alone and very empty. I felt as though I had fallen into a hole and I could not get out. I needed something.
As I sat in the middle of the floor in tears I made a sudden reach out, I had nothing left to hold onto except my beliefs. I said a prayer. Something I hadn't done in a very long time. I didn't ask for anything I couldn't create for myself but maybe verbalizing it helped.
I asked for the strength to verbalize to my business partner the dire situation the business is in. To be able to reset all the budgets and control where he had run free. So far 4 days later my words have not fallen on deaf ears.
I asked for the strength to support my friend and find positives for him to hold onto. With all he has going on in his life he needed something positive. Today talking to him, many positive things have happened.
The third thing I asked for was to be able to have a certain friend back in my life. Under unusual circumstances that prayer was answered to. I'm not sure how nor do I care. I miss my friend and to have him back in my life would be a good thing.
I sat at my desk at work at 11:19 this morning and came to the realization that what I needed I had done. I don't know if it was my prayers being answered or if I just had the strength in me after some time of being low and it was my way of pulling myself back up. Does it matter?
I am at a point I need to pull out of the melancholy mood that has gripped me this past week. I know what it is stemming from. Mr. Frogman is down to what he and I call the three week count. School is out in 3 weeks and he goes to his dads for the summer. We are down to the time where we will see each other every other weekend for the summer and it becomes very difficult for mom. I am so used to having him with me each and every day that every other weekend is seeming like torture. His dad needs to have time with him too and I know I am being selfish wanting more time with him.
After doing homework this week and getting his projects done. Mr. Frogman and I will go on a much needed bike ride, roller blading session (or more so watch mom fall on her back end session) and spend some quality time together before he leaves. We both know what is coming and he is excited to spend time with his dad and his dad's family, but yet he says he will miss the quiet comforts of home too.
Not sure my point of this post but here it is. I just had to get this out. Whether people understand it or not doesn't matter. I had to get it out of my system.
I had gotten bad news all the way around, the business isn't doing well financially and I was putting budgets back together, a good friend of mine is going through a divorce and I have been there to listen and support him, my doctor did not have good information for me on Friday. My stress level was over what I was able to handle. I had to be different places for family obligations, the whole picture became overwhelming. I started having chest pains, heart palpitations. It was time for me to slow down. I don't handle stress like I used to. I needed a break. Before I could take a break I ended up on my knees in tears. I really needed a friend that would understand to talk to. I didn't feel there was anyone I could call. I felt like I had when I was suddenly separated after my marriage. Alone and very empty. I felt as though I had fallen into a hole and I could not get out. I needed something.
As I sat in the middle of the floor in tears I made a sudden reach out, I had nothing left to hold onto except my beliefs. I said a prayer. Something I hadn't done in a very long time. I didn't ask for anything I couldn't create for myself but maybe verbalizing it helped.
I asked for the strength to verbalize to my business partner the dire situation the business is in. To be able to reset all the budgets and control where he had run free. So far 4 days later my words have not fallen on deaf ears.
I asked for the strength to support my friend and find positives for him to hold onto. With all he has going on in his life he needed something positive. Today talking to him, many positive things have happened.
The third thing I asked for was to be able to have a certain friend back in my life. Under unusual circumstances that prayer was answered to. I'm not sure how nor do I care. I miss my friend and to have him back in my life would be a good thing.
I sat at my desk at work at 11:19 this morning and came to the realization that what I needed I had done. I don't know if it was my prayers being answered or if I just had the strength in me after some time of being low and it was my way of pulling myself back up. Does it matter?
I am at a point I need to pull out of the melancholy mood that has gripped me this past week. I know what it is stemming from. Mr. Frogman is down to what he and I call the three week count. School is out in 3 weeks and he goes to his dads for the summer. We are down to the time where we will see each other every other weekend for the summer and it becomes very difficult for mom. I am so used to having him with me each and every day that every other weekend is seeming like torture. His dad needs to have time with him too and I know I am being selfish wanting more time with him.
After doing homework this week and getting his projects done. Mr. Frogman and I will go on a much needed bike ride, roller blading session (or more so watch mom fall on her back end session) and spend some quality time together before he leaves. We both know what is coming and he is excited to spend time with his dad and his dad's family, but yet he says he will miss the quiet comforts of home too.
Not sure my point of this post but here it is. I just had to get this out. Whether people understand it or not doesn't matter. I had to get it out of my system.
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