Today started out normal, only a little more tired then normal at the gym. After showering and Putting dinner in (it was a roaster), I went shopping. Just a few short stops, Walmart, the pet store exct.

Soon after I got home the exhaustion set in. Pat was in Hackettstown visiting a friend and by the time he got back all I could do is lie around and hope to get my energy back for Belleyare. Wish me luck I have been looking forward to it for weeks!

The Glass Saga Continues

So I called for a tracking number for my glasses. Per the last e-mail they had shipped, I expected no issues.

The employee had no idea where they were. The e-mail was sent in error. He said the lab had been backed up but that I should have received them by now. He was going to have to e-mail me later with an update. I may have saved lots of cash but these glasses had better be worth the long wait.

On the other hand I took a day off of the gym. I had no motivation and was so tired the day before on the treadmill that I felt a day of rest would help. Tomorrow I'll put that theory to the test.

Happy Birthday

Today is my fathers birthday. I set myself a reminder so I remember to call (don't tell my father). The reminder went off just before I left work for the day. I hit snooze and finished up my work and changed for the gym.

On the way to my car I gave him a call. After saying Hello I started singing. I thought he sounded funny but didn't really think about it until the male voice on the other end started singing with me.

Hello?
hello? pat says

What?
what? pat says

I check my phone to discover that I hit the wrong speed dial.

Um, I ment to call dad. Why were you singing?
I thought he was on the other line or something- pat says.

Nope, but now that I had a pratice run in I could call Dad and do the real thing. That went off without a hitch, Pat even got partial credit for singing when I called him. Dad had a good birthday (thought I was only the 2nd to call, and the first of his children).

Hopefully every one else remembered to call.

Damn Glasses

My glasses were supposed to come last week. 2 weeks the website says. When I called last week they guessed late this week. Yesterday I got impatient and called to see if they had shipped yet. Unfortunately the system was down so he was supposed to e-mail me to let me know the status of the order. He did not.

Today I kept calling the company only to be told they had no one available and I should leave a message. I refuse, I would and did rather call them back 50 times to get an immediate answer rather then wait for them to call me back.

I never did catch anyone on the phone.

They did however finally e-mail me. My glasses were pulled for inspection due to the international shipping. I had to laugh. I like my contacts but would rather have a choice, and waiting on the glasses is driving me crazy. Hopefully they can still make it by Friday but most likely they will get in sometime next week.

At least I purchased 2 pairs so I can have a backup and order more if any get lost. I would not like to end up obsessing about where in the world (literally) my glasses are. The worst part is I figured it would be like most on-line shopping experiences, the package comes on the early end of the shipping range, which only makes me more impatient!

Laundry

Laundry is never a favorite chore in my apartment. Today is the dreaded day, normally we go over to the laundry mat and stay there until it is done. I guess the children running amok is finally getting to Pat as he suggested we give the apartment machines a try. I sent him out for quarters, agreeing to the change.

I must say it was nice dropping off the clothing and coming back just to switch it out. We did have to do more loads (the machines are smaller). Being comfortable and sitting on the couch and reading or watching TV while the cloths were washing was worth it. Also I put the cloths away in groups which seemed better. I had extra time between putting loads away and when the next loads were done. I think it may be a permanent switch. When I realize that I can multi task and get chores done during that time I may well switch back.

It occurs to me in my excitement I repeated the same Rodman story 3 days in a row. I'm leaving it up because frankly when I'm that excited about something I do talk about it incessantly, so blogging about it incessantly is just the way it goes. I will try in the future not to go so far over board.

New Addition

The Rodman's came over last night, bringing with them the dinner table Mom and Dad K purchased for us for a wedding gift. That was about 6 months ago. I got it to their house and it sat in the basement as I tried to figure out how I was going to get it to NJ.

The Rodman's were coming down for a fishing exhibit and were nice enough to bring down the table for us. We put it together today and had our first civilized meal (not counting dinner on the porch in the summer) in over a year. I gave away the old plastic table when we moved, I did not anticipate that I would drag my feet so long on shopping and finding a table.

If you notice the cute cross stitch hanging on the wall above the table, Lillie made it for me and I had it framed. It had just come back and Mom R brought it out for me. I think it looks great with the existing curtains.

Feeling Handy

Tonight I am waiting for Mom and Dad R to arrive with my long awaited kitchen table. In the meantime I finally opened and assembled the base of the table. It even came with it's own (very cheap) wrench. It was a little piece of metal cut perfectly for the screws needed to assemble the table, it even had an angled 'handle' so I could easily install the legs to the base (which is roundish).

Once that was done I set my sights on the shower head. I had purchased a new one and didn't have the proper size wrench to install it. Until tonight. Pat borrowed one from work and I was in business. It actually was very easy and took almost no time at all except one of the shower heads leaked (it was broken and not my fault). the static shower head was working beautifully so I will take the handheld back and get a new one.

I got lots done today and it was great. I'm definitely the handy one of the two of us, if we ever get a house we are in trouble.

Visitors

We will get visitors this weekend. Mom and Dad R are coming for a fishing show in our neighborhood and are stopping by to visit. They are hopefully bringing with them the kitchen table that My parents got us for a wedding gift. Mom K set the table and 2 chairs with the side table they are giving us and whatever fits they are bringing down. I hope the table top fits! I would love to have a kitchen table again.

on another note I picked up a book I have been wanting to read for a while today. It's called The Soprano State and it is all about the corruption and crazy antics of New Jersey's politicians. I can't wait to pass it onto my dad once I have read it. I have given him snippets that he just does not believe (such as some of out 600 + school districts have no students). Unfortunately it is all true. At least it will be an interesting read.

Glasses

My Glasses were supposed to arrive Thursday (2 weeks after ordering them). I couldn't wait so I called the company to get a tracking order and make sure that they had been mailed out. The first number I called from the e-mail did not work so I scoured the e-mail to find the 800 customer service number, the original number was for information on shipped orders. I was number 10 in line and though I did not have lots of time I figured I'd wait to see how long the 'line' took. I'm glad I did as they seemed to be solving problems very quickly and in no time it was my turn.

It was not good news. My glasses have not shipped yet and they likely will not arrive until late next week. A WHOLE other week. I like my contacts but when I get up on the weekends (or when I get home for that matter) I just want to take out my contacts and be able to see clearly. That's what I get for ordering them so long after they were needed.
-I lost my other pair a few months ago, they were in rough shape and should have been replaced a year or so ago.

At least they are coming.

Long Weekend

I was supposed to have a long weekend, with today being off. My boss did not get around to approving my day off so I went to a local branch to work. He had lots of time to do it and I reminded him a few times. I was going to stay home and see what happened (i had e-mails) but pat was worried that I would get laid off/fired. Off to work I went.

The guy's at the branch were nice and on the upside I don't have to drive anyone around anymore. I did drive one guy across the street to the money order place as I completely messed up. You see he called to get the amount he owed for a money order and I gave it to him. I'm not sure if I thought today was 1/20/09 or if i didn't notice that was the date the program had billed him out to. (In the old program it you had to specify the dates, this program uses pre-filled dates that do not always match the days date apparently). It was my mistake so I drove him to fix it (in a cargo van no less).

Once my work was done I went over a celebrity gossip magazine with a coworker Larry. I'm not all that into celebrity gossip but it was entertaining today.

On the bright side the gym was not supposed to open today but Molly decided to open it anyway. Lucky for me I went back to check and she was opining up.

UPDATE: I came in Tuesday and e-mailed to have a few other vacation days approved and Matt approved Monday and left the other days unapproved. Sigh.