If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.

Well it is here - Halloween and I am getting really excited. Which surprises me, I normally don't like this holiday, and I am not sure why. I guess after having Rylan and living in an apt where we never got any kids, I never got really jazzed. But with each passing year, this Holiday gets a little more of heart. My kids are SUPER excited. Which just penetrates to every being in our home. We have decorated , we have gotten a TON of candy, customs , and food (adult beverages). We are for all intensive purposes good to go. Not to mention the weather....the weather is going to be 'effing beautiful. I dressed in my long black skirt today, my orange shirt that barely holds my boobs and my boots. And just for grins, I showed up in a bright green wig. Everyone at work laughed - well almost everyone, the Chief of PD did not find it funny. WHATEVER!!! I am leaving in 2minutes for the rest of the day. I am going to go to my son's Halloween party, pick up Pyper and maybe car...

Disclaimer - I truly luv my hubby. But I swear I think he inherited two STUPID genes. Not just one, but two.... Here is sample of his most recents stupid incident. ***************************************** Last night I get home, and demand that he go by Sears and pick up a new grill. I state, 'just put it on the card, and we will pay it off on payday.' *I do not encourage credit card use, it makes me break out in hives, but we need this today. My comment triggered a previous conversation Lance had prior to my arrival home from work. He states ' Oh, by the way Michelle, speaking of the card, I put $895.00 on it today.' I laugh out loud and state 'No you did not.' He smirkes, 'Yeah, I did. Some guy called on the phone and said if we spent $895 today he could save us $3,000 in credit card debt.' I look at him and state 'we dont' have $3,000 in credit card debt - so how could us spending 895 be any help. Dear god.' Did you give them your soc...

Can you believe that October is almost OVER. Where in the hell did the month go? Somewhere between the meetings, meetings, meetings and meetings this month I lost the entire month. Dear heaven. That means, that next is Thanksgiving and then the dreaded Christmas. *****I HATE the holidays. It seems like way too much work on my end. So much going on, so little time to blog about it. Where to start??? um. Well, my budget meetings are almost over. YEAH. I have my final one this Tuesday, then we will wrap it up, issue it and move on to the audit work. In the mean time, last week I re-arranged my office. This is code for DEAR GOD WE HAVE ALOT OF CRAP. I have alot of stuff in the conference room that still needs my attention, but I just shut off the light and closed the door. I cannot look at it any more today. I will tackle a little more of it tomorrow. It was very overwhelming, and I am sure in the end it will be a good idea. But today it still seems daunting. My boss apparently ...

Well, over the weekend we headed down to the country to see Lance's dad, visit with my family and meet the newest member. *Drum roll please.................. meet Juno the dog. Out of blue, Grandpa got a dog. I cannot express how much having this little puppy in his life has lifted his spirits. Grandpa has always wanted a great pyrenees, and on a whim he found one and then bought one. There were nine puppies to this litter and this dog apparently went right up to Grandpa upon his arrival. Juno, was waiting for Grandpa to come and get him. Juno will grow up to be a big dog. And they 'think' his mask and spot on his head will go away. *I hope not, I love the mask around his eyes. Here is a photo of an adult great pyrenees. I LUV big dogs!!! With the new dog in his home, Grandpa has a bit of pep in his step, a glow in his face, and happiness in his voice. I have not seen a glimmer of that happiness since before he lost his beloved wife, Nancy, last November. I am so glad...

It is Friday, and I am feeling rather rested, comfortable and believe it or not happy. um. Happy, it seems like a long time since I said that word. I am going to miss summer.... I luv the sunshine and warmth it provides. But this year, more than ever, I am looking forward to the fall. Here are a few good reasons for my recent happiness.....words or not necessary.

Okay folks, really, we celebrate Nat'l Bosses Day? When? When did this STUPID day sneak in to our calender? One more stupid thing for me to consider spending my money on. By the way, what does one do, when they HATE their boss? Which, in case you haven't noticed, I do . Okay, perhaps Hate is a bit strong, but it is right up there in my top 10. And it is not a curse word, so it is the best I can muster. So, I get an email from a co-worker, asking all of the dept heads if we want to pitch in $11.00 each for a gift card for 'our' boss. *hear the crickets..... So, after some careful noodling around in that brain of mine I came up with a plan. Or rather a cheap plan. I responded to her email and I quote 'sorry, but I have already covered this holiday on my own.' *ha, ha! That punk is not going to get $11 of my hard earned money. And besides who waits until the day before the proposed holiday, to ask if anyone else wants to chip in? I am clearly irked today. Here a...

Baahhh, Okay........so I am CRAZ'd these days. I need a bit of comic relief. It is a bit foul, tasteless, and FREAKn' funny. So enjoy. Tonight, I begin my budget sessions. I am back at work at 7pm to 9pm. Stuck in a room with 12 other people, all whom will argue over the STUPID stuff. I will hold thy tongue, and go home and drink. (ha!). This month is better known as hell month in my household. I have 4 budget sessions on top of 2 regular night meetings. On top of that, tomorrow is suppose to be the BIG talk with my boss. That is top secret , so shhhh - don't tell. I am not even suppose to know, but as usual people cannot keep their mouths shut. Bottom line, if discipline action is not set in place, I will seek outside forces. What the hell, what do I have to lose at this point? **************************************************** To speak to my unstable state of mind, I laughed so hard I cried last night. Tears, streaming down my face, stomach hurting...

Well, it was a relaxing weekend. I am HAPPY to report. I took the time to unwind, soak up some sun, and spend time with my family. We had football on Saturday, and we won 28-0. With each passing win the ego's get bigger. I am not sure who's head is bigger my son's or dear ol' hubbys. All I know is that, they both cannot fit thru the door at the same time, because their heads take up too much room. Saturday afternoon / night we took some much needed down time. We stayed home, took naps, bbq'd and hung out on the back porch until close to 10pm. It was good for our soul and mental attitudes. We woke up Sunday a bit refreshed. We tackled the inside of our home, and moved to the outside. The house now looks like we actually live here rather than a foreclosure. I mean for REAL, we had weeds growing everywhere, smudges on the windows, and trash lids sitting next to the cans. I must say, when we take the time, we clean up nicely!! Around 3pm, we loaded up and went to the pu...

Last night I was restless, sleepless, and down right amped up over the series of events at work. I tried to sleep, I laid down, closed my eyes - but my mind would not shut off. I could not get the damn thing to calm down, shut down. I kept going over situations, scenarios and possible letters I was going to write. I had it all planned out on my way into work. I was going to stand my ground, call a meeting with my boss and explain how in appropriate his actions were yesterday. God must have been shining down on me, because prior to making my way to his office, I glanced at my approved job duties and low and behold I don't need his approval or endorsement to issue the budget. He was totally off base yesterday and I had it in writing. Not to mention that the mayor put him in his place thru out the day yesterday. This only supported my cause, which is good for me. Not to mention it gave me another level of confidence. My goal today was to stand up to this man AGAIN. So, I square...

Before i made it to work today my son and I had the following conversation at blockbuster: Ry - hey, mom. Me - yeah. Ry - I know why you MAKE me drop off the movie. (mind you it just goes in the slot). Me - why? Ry - Because I am the fastest person in the house. The rest of you would take FOREVER. Me - *smiling* Yeap, you are right. Thank god we have you to run around for us. *Apparently, new shoes work wonders, and make you fast. Do any come with super-powers??

I have been absent lately. I have been swamped and stressed. Ever since 'pulling the trigger' I have been sick with anticipation. Not to mention that I have a budget to issue this month. As of today the 'powers that be' still have not addressed the boss issue. I issued packets of information to the Mayor & City Attorney. This packet included several individual accounts, in their own words, of their abuse. By several individuals I mean over 7 of them issued statements. When we only employ 73 full timers that is pretty significant - like 10%. All weekend, I stressed over this issue. It keeps me up at night, makes me feel like throwing up, and has me walking a bit of a fog. This morning, I was met at my car by my boss and he escorted me in to his office. *never a good sign when you are met at your car and provided an escort. He was angry over an item I placed in the 'preliminary budget' to be discussed next week. Actually, angry is an understatement. H...

There are alot of circumstances circling in my head, that I fail to share. But all of them weigh heavily on me, and effect the manner in which I function. For a long time I have been allowing you to peer into my relationship with my ars*hole boss, well I have taken the steps necessary to bring formal action against him. This decision was not taken lightly, and now that i have opened the flood gates I must walk in, grab the life raft and hope that it does not get a hole and sink. Two days ago I met with the new Mayor off site to disclose the degree of anger, erratic behavior, extreme emotions that my boss displays. My boss for the most part has avoided me, mainly because I fought back. I got back in his face, I ignored him, I walked away from him, and I told him I would sue him. But on the flip side, he turned his anger and terrible management style on other employees. It is my job as a manager to protect those employees as well. As side from my own personal experiences with this m...