Diane's Diary-ah

Sometimes I sit here for a few minutes just trying to come up with a title for an entry. Since I treat this as more like a diary, a title every time seems rather ridiculous.  So if you start seeing NONE in the title it means I just didn't feel like making one up. 

Let me see if I can catch up on things.  This past week with work was not great because the systems were down most of the time and the only really good work day I got in was Monday.  Tuesday is when the problems started and Wednesday was not much better.  I don't know how much billing time I can put down since I am contract and not an employee, I may not get paid anything for those days since I didn't do the minimum required work - even though I was willing and able to and constantly checking to see if I could work.

So Wednesday I ventured out to buy the ingredients to make an apple pie with Stac to take to Dani's for Thanksgiving. I was going to just buy one but since I was pretty much at a standstill with work I thought it might be fun....forgetting that everyone in town also was going to the grocery that day~!  I was lucky  to find a parking spot and lucky for me I got in line behind someone with only milk to buy at a 'just opened up' register.  So it really wasn't too bad and could have taken me a lot longer.  

The pie turned out wonderfully!  Stac did all the crust work including shaping it very nicely in the pie pan.  I cut up the McIntosh apples and together well like I said it was great.  Looked store bought or even better! 

Turkey day we drove up to visit our college girl Danielle as she took on the challenge of cooking her very first Turkey. I 60000000000000000000000000900o <--- -this was Kaci (dog) typing with her nose.  Anyway I was so proud of Danielle as she cooked a perfect turkey meal!  She did something many first time brides try to get out of as many years as they can.  It was nice seeing her apartment too.  It is cutely decorated.

We let Stac stay and visit her and I'm meeting them later today to pick her up. I did get some bonus work to do over the weekend which I know sounds strange because the systems were down but I decided not to bother doing any yesterday. I will work on that today.  Yesterday I actually relaxed the entire day!  I did not do laundry or any housework (except the dishes) and was on the computer some but mostly watched movies on TV via the free cable internet channels.  I saw Private Benjamin which I hadn't seen in a while and most of Jurasic Park.  I also walked to my folks house to actually sit and visit with them for a while.  I didn't take any of the dogs either to give myself a break from that too.  That felt weird because I am rarely walking outdoors without being attached to a leash that is yanking me this way or that with a dog at the helm.  It was rather nice that I could actually look around without the fear of tripping over a leash!

The folks enjoyed the visit and I tried to help my dad with some computer things although I did NOT have my reading glasses with me.  I did a few things but then told him I'd have to have my glasses to help him any more.  I did get a chance to look in the local paper to see if Obi (our newest adopted dog) made it in there from a visit to a pet store last weekend.  There was a reporter there and he did take a picture of him.  I found the shot in the paper but they used a picture of two scotties with Santa instead of Obi.  I was disappointed but maybe that picture didn't turn out...who knows.  At least I didn't miss it altogether since I dont' get the paper.

Well today I will get my work done and tomorrow may go check in at Wood Stock.  Hub had a decent amount of folks in yesterday but NO SALES!  :(   What a bummer.  We thought for sure being Black Friday...but nope.   Maybe today.  Everyone according to him said they'll be back...but we know how that goes.  I told him he may want to tell people that seem to be looking at one thing for a while that it is the only one we have in stock and probably wont' get any more in , so if they want it they should get it today.  Just trying to think of ways to prompt people to buy.  I am not interested in percentage off sales yet either.   We are not Walmart but a specialty store and really can't afford to offer discounts.  Hopefully today he'll get more sales.  

At least by having the store we can do most of our own Christmas shopping there (at our discount)  ;-)  for family and the rest I hope to do online so I don't have to go to crowded malls. 

Another beautiful day out today!   LOVE IT!!