Crazy Scrappin' Mommy

Just another bored with her job working mom.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

What I Hate About Him

I hate my boss. Okay, maybe hate is a little strong, but I am so sick of his crap. So I am going to start keeping track of the things I hate about him and someday, I will read it and realize it is time to move on. I am going to update the list as needed.

1. Do as I say, not as I do.
2. Never say please, thank you or you have done a good job.
3. Lie, backstab and gossip about people you have in your professional circle.
4. Be rude to y0ur employees, but not tolerate rudeness to you.

That is all for now.

Mommy

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Just another day in paradise

Grr - I stopped to deposit a check my mom gave me and discover our account is over drawn. I checked it when I got to work, only to discover that my request for reimbursement from our third party benefits company was never processed. Of course, I was assuming that the funds went into our checking account and made my car payment. So, now I have to wait a week for the funds to be processed. Just frickin' wonderful. I am so sick of the overdraft fees.

I got an email from my college friends. They want to get together for dinner. Fine. The day they pick? Monday the 30th - the day before Halloween. Can't happen. I wish they would just go without me. I am tired of listening to how great their lives are since they don't have kids. Well, I do. I can't just drop everything and go out for dinner. So I guess I will just have to bail on them again.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Happy Birthday to Dad

Crazy Scrappin' Mommy

My dad had heart bypass surgery yesterday. I have such mixed emotions about this. It is sobering to realize that your parents are not going to be aroound forever. But I was also pissed about it, because what he had fixed was basically a birth defect, something he has lived with for the last 67 years, so why the rush to surgery? He wants all of us to drop everything and rush to the hospital to stand vigil. Well, that is not the way it goes for me and my siblings. We have lives and jobs. It is not easy for me to juggle my kids and husband and a full time job. My sister works nights and has to sleep during the day. My brother runs a tree cutting crew and can't just not be there. My mom is holding a grudge against him for stuff that happened years ago, so she is not coming down to be there until Friday. Meanwhile, the nursing staff is thinking WTF and why is his wife not here? I can really suck being the oldest child. My siblings and I are feeling guilty because we should be there, but in reality, we all are making excuses as to why we can't.

I realize that this isn't all about me, but if he wants us to be there and since he was not in crisis, why couldn't this be scheduled for next week.

Anyway, today is his 67th birthday - what a way to celebrate. I can't get to the hospital, but I sent some balloons from my kids to him, and hopefully Scott can get to the hospital to see him.