Only One More to Go

I am so sad. This Friday is the very last Monk episode. I love that show. It's witty, intelligent, and makes you think. Although they really should have hired Greg to be a consultant on Mr. Monk's quirks.

So we watched part one of the series finale last night. It created more questions than it answered. I can't stand not knowing who killed Trudy!!! I've been trying to cheat online and find out. Yeah, I'll read the last page of a mystery novel, too.

So who do you think did it? And why? I think there is a baby involved and that the judge did it.

Tune in Friday at 9:00 and see!

Goodbyes Are Hard

Today was Virginia's funeral. It was really very nice, but I cried through most of it. What an amazing woman she was. It's sad that I never got to learn some of those things until now.

I will miss her.

Silly Dogs

Greg & I stopped at our favorite pet store, Howl at the Moon, on Saturday and there was an artist there doing drawings of pets. We commissioned these prints of the girls. Aren't they great??

Good T-Shirts

Rough

Friday afternoon was really tough. I found out that one of my co-workers passed away the day before. Virginia was a great lady, very giving, very religous and very loving of her family. All of us in the department knew she had been ill, but she never shared with us that she was suffering from lung cancer. She's been out of the office on medical leave for about a month and a half so we knew it was serious. The last time I talked to her she said she had been in the hospital and it turned out she had pneumonia on top of the cancer. Her poor heart couldn't take the strain.

Her husband and son came to tell the bosses together on Friday afternoon and they gathered all the employees together to tell us. Everyone was so shocked. It's really sad.

We'll miss you Virginia. I know you are in heaven with the members of your family that have gone on before you, but check back in with us once in a while. You will be missed.

Catch Up

I wish I had some really exciting reason to relate to you all and explain why I have neglected my little blog. I don’t though. I’m just boring. AND now that I found out my most ardent fan is without a computer I know why I’m not getting any comments on my blog, so what’s the point?

Seriously though, I haven’t been doing anything all that exciting.

I've gone to physical therapy for my carpel tunnel, which is actually helping.

I had a crown prep. That totally sucked. I had a lot of trouble with this one. the tooth was cracked and it turned out there was a cavity under the current filling, so they drilled and drilled and drilled and had to shoot me up with Novocaine twice. Then I couldn't eat or talk very well for two days. It sucked even more when the temporary crown broke three days later and I had to go and get a new one made. I get the real one installed on November 30th. I'm really hoping that the pain will go away. I hate having dental work done. And I have fillings in all of my molars because i had "cracks" in my teeth when I was a kid and the stupid dentist put fillings in all of them. Now it's 30 years later and those fillings are starting to break down. I'm probably going to have to have a bunch more crowns. I can't wait.

Last Sunday was great. I had rescheduled my play from the weekend I went to take my CPS test to a matinee and my friend Leah was able to go with us. We met for lunch at a cool little restaurant called Zappos in LO and then went to the play.

Got a little letterboxing in on the weekend, too. Before I went to lunch with Leah, I stopped and picked up a few letterboxes at Foothills Park. It's the coolest little park that is right over by the apartments I lived in in 1991-1992. Ah, those were the days. It was so nostalgic to drive by there and see my old apartment (5055 D). Those apartments are condominiums now. And we were the first ones to live there. which was pretty cool. Anyway, where the big piles of sawdust were is now a lovely park with paths, beautiful grass, and some nice statues...and some letterboxes!

The Man Who Came to Dinner was the play we went to see. It was really well done. It was a huge cast and the actor that played the main character was awesome. He's very involved in the Gresham theater scene and I've actually met him a couple of times.

Aside from that. Not much going on. More later.

'Twas the Month Before Christmas

Okay, I know I'm being slightly hypocritical in posting this Christmas-themed poem before Thanksgiving is over, but it is so good I couldn't wait. Besides, I should just give in since they are now having countdowns to the 25 days of Christmas on TV. Only 7 more days until the 25 days before Christmas!

Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
See the PC Police had taken away
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.
Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-Pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
not Happy Holiday!
Please, all Christians join together and
wish everyone you meet
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christ is The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!

Well That Was a Big Waste of Time

I went down to Salem and took the certified professional secretary exam. I don't have a great feeling about it. I think I probably passed the Office Systems and Technology exam, but I have a feeling I'll be back in Salem come May retaking the Management and Office Administration portions.

Well, at least I tried, right? Next time I'll try to put a little more effort into it. If I didn't pass it's my own stupid fault for not studying.

I'm such a looser.

It's That Time of Year Again!

Yes, the time of year where I get totally annoyed at the commercialism of Christmas. I'm actually a little late with the annual rant this year. Usually I see Christmas stuff out before Halloween and I just can't hold it in any longer. Maybe I'm maturing, I don't know.

Anyway. Here's the rule: NO CHRISTMAS ITEMS OUT UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING!! I did notice people sneaking them in with the Halloween candy this year. I imagine that with the recession and all (you know, in these tough economic times...) that retailers are going to be more rabid that usual trying to get people to part with their hard earned cash to buy meaningless stuff for their loved ones.

Not me! I've officially canceled all Christmas gift-giving. Mom...this means you. Let's just spend some time together rather than spend money on gifts.

Please people. Let's get through one holiday at a time before we move on to the next one.