Bits & Pieces....here and there

Wheww... It's been awhile since I've been able to sit down and enter an entry, I know.  That meme that Dawn had me do just wore me out!  (Not really, I rather enjoyed it.) Anyway, I've just been working, and basically been as busy as a bee this past week...

Our clerical lady who usually does the file runs is still away in Costa Rica.  She's been gone for over a week and a half already, and I am counting the days for her return. We have divided  her job duties between another lady and myself, and I think the extra work is slowly getting to both of us. 

Last week, when I was doing the file run, I had a lovely "I Love Lucy Moment".  If only there was a hidden camera somewhere out in front of the building!  I'm sure many people would find my desperate attempts to cross the street, running after a loose piece of paper flying in the wind quite entertaining.

The courthouse is basically across the street from my building.  There is traffic going in two separate directions, and in the middle, there is an "island" with planted trees.  There isn't a crosswalk; well there is, but it's all the way at the streetlight, and we are all lazy people and we never go there, unless your name is Dan.  Dan is the only person in the building that takes the time to walk all the way to the crosswalk.  Well, anyway, basically, we all jay walk across the street.  I mean EVERYONE does--including the attornies and the deputies..etc..etc...  Well one beautiful morning last week, I had to take a rather large set of file volumes back across to the county building.  It had about 4 file binders, and a loose file.  I all put in a "cart" file wagon, and scooted it across the street with me.  Of course I was wearing heels that day.  The one day I decided to get dressed up, was the day I was taking a cart across the street.  I have a nice cut on my leg where that damn cart kept on hitting me on the back of my leg to prove it.  :(

Now, because I was jaywalking, it can be a little tricky just getting the cart wheels over the curb.  Well, I waited for all coming traffic to pass by, and scurried off as fast as I could across to the island of trees.  I get there safely, and now I'm carting my little cart behind me over the sand and tan bark.  I come to a stop to the other side of the island, and wait for more traffic to go by, when a kind man in a bicycle points to the loose piece of paper flying out of my cart.  Lovely.  Luckily, it flys over only a few feet.  I retrieve it and place it back in the file.  The traffic is clear, so I proceed across the street. 

Unfortunately, an unexpected breeze comes along, and I see the piece of paper fly out of the cart yet again.  I am now in the middle of the street and traffic is fastly approaching.  I swear they see me, and they are purposively speeding.  They are all saying to themselves:  "Get her!  Get that county worker!  Make her squirm.  We want to see her trip over in her heels on to the street and rip her dress!"  I scurry off to the other side of the sidewalk, and watch my poor, defenseless piece of paper fly in the wind; slowly get farther, and farther away from me.  It finally settles in the middle of the road.  As soon as I get ready to pounce on it, and make my way across the street with cart in tow, sure enough, another breeze takes it across the street to the other side, where it is promptly ran over by a white pick-up truck. 

I have two choices.  Either, risk my life, and follow the darn piece of paper all morning, only to bring it back torn, and with various tattoos of tire print tracks, or just forget about it, and play stupid: "What paper?  I don't think we had that one in the file...  Nope, I don't remember that one..."  As far as I can see, it was a "force of nature"...  That paper just didn't belong.  It just wasn't mean't to be....right?  I kept telling that to myself, and yes, that white piece of paper, and all of it's scribbling haunted me the rest of the week...  Oh well.  What can you do?  It's out of my hands.  Hopefully a little bird or squirrel found it, and used the paper as part of their nest.  That's all I can hope for. 

It's been a busy week.  Hubby and I have been tile shopping for our shower we have to replace.  After looking at various tiles all day, it can really get to you.  It's very confusing, and after awhile, all tiles look the same.  It took us awhile just to decide what kind of shower pan we wanted..and it's probably going to be a week until it's in... 

Friday night was nice..  We went downtown and saw a beautiful fireworks display along with what seemed to be hundreds and thousands of people.  We found the perfect spot between palm trees, right in front of the parking scructure.  Sadly, I of course forgot my camera in the garage inside my purse, so I don't have any pictures to share.  As soon as the display was over we made a mad dash to our van, and was out in a matter of minutes.  It was a very proud moment for hubby.  (Last time it took us a whole hour to get out of a parking structure when we went to see fireworks there last.)  We'll be going to this parking lot structure for many years to come. 

Saturday was another fun-filled day of tile shopping!  Because of it, I don't remember what else I did that day!  Yes-it was that much fun!

Sunday was a day of parades, people and sopas!  Yes, I have many pictures of that--will share them later tonight.