Friday

It's finally, Friday---couldn't have gotten here any sooner.

It's been a long week. 

Little things that usually don't phase me, have been really getting to me lately.  I mean, a little back talk from teenagers really doesn't bother me until just recently.  With me, if I don't release some tension right away, it just builds up until it gets to a point of no return, when the straw just breaks the camel's back, or the shit hits the fan-so do say, and all that built up anger just flows out like a volcano!!  Without further to say, I feel like the wicked, evil step-mother this week.  I don't like the feeling--it's quite a downer. 

I went beyond my job duties, and did someone a favor yesterday, by moving data cases from one caseload to another in the computer system here at work.  The changes were causing chaotic confusion at the ghetto, so I decided to just do it.  It wasn't my job really, and the annoying woman whom I can't stand who works here, who talks all this computer jargon was going to do it, but she was gone.  Yes, it involved a lot of ten key action, and my eyes are still feeling a quite sore, but I'm glad it was done.  I can't stand clutter--especially cleaning up stuff in the system later. 

 Well, I received many emails of thanks, and even made one guy in the office especially happy; I got a marriage proposal:

"If you ever divorce your husband, Julie, I'll marry you!" 

Gee, thanks but no thanks.  Never mind the guy is openly gay.  My boss lady found out and told me that was quite impressive--"I turned him around."  Well, he is just happy from ear to ear, and sent a big ole' email to tell everyone what I did.  From the way it reads, it sounds as if I worked my fingers to the bone.  Not really.  I'm just feeling a bit cross-eyed. 

Oh well, at least I made someone happy this week.  Now where is my raise?! 

Remember that "bonus" check that everyone got, where I only was given a stub?  Well, it was eaten up by allmy tax deductions.  Isn't that sad?  All I got was a stub.  Oh well.  Still kinda depressing.  It's like waiting for Valentines to arrive, and not finding any in your hand made paper Valentine holder.  Everyone else is smiling, waving their Valentine when all you are holding is a rock.   It was a true Charlie Brown moment. 

It's cold, and a tad depressing weather here in California.  It looks like rain, but not quite raining yet.  This hour change really needs to happen very soon.  It is just too dark at 6am in the morning.  I need that extra hour of sleep!! 

Christmas:  My kids won't be going to NJ for Christmas.  My daughter can't take the time off because she was promoted to Holiday Manager at the store where she works.  It's a mixed blessing though; it might mess up our Thanksgiving plans.  She confided in me that she really didn't want to travel cross country during the holidays.  She is trying for the first week of January though. Anyway, I'm content that all the children will be home at Christmas.  Big sigh of relief.  See, I was stressing for nothing.  I tend to always do that.

Yesterday in the news the was another possible child abduction near the city I live in.  Someone tried to coax a 12 year old boy into their car, threatening that they would get run over if they didn't.  We truly live in a scary world.  Stories like these immediately came to my mind when I was looking for my son the other day under the rain.  It's just more worry to feed this worried mother hen. 

I have to get back to my job applications, and work on my resume now. 

Have a great Friday! 

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