OOpppps..my bad. I didnt realize its already the 12th and I hadnt posted since the 4th. Shame on me!!

I have been one busy girl. We are almost finished with the work in the spare bedroom. I painted the bathroom last night and it will need a final coat today. Dave bought new stuff for the room....all by himself!! Ya know...the *pretties*...new towel holder, new light fixture..new tp holder, new fawcett. He did a grand job. I cant believe this one room and bathroom is taking so long to finish up. Actually, we have only been working on the weekends. We both have been working late and just really don't feel like working more at night. The new carpet wwill be delivered today.

I had a heck of a time trying to get confirmation. That really irkes me. Just call me back. Tell me yes or no that its coming...give me the normal 6-hour window of installation. Whatever. Just call me back. I will say, with our business....I do call back people right away. I may not be able to give them all of the information, but I respond. And if they give me an email address.....Its even better for me. I can keep them up to date even more so. Anyhow....carpet peeps will be here between 11-1. yay!!

Monday was my doctors appointment with my new doctor. I really liked her alot. She is maybe a few years older than me and very personable. She spent probably two hours with me and we went over everything thats been going on lately. Naturally, the last two weeks for me have been great and I dont have one visible symptom of whats going on. Its like going to the mechanic with car noises and your car runs perfectly when you get there. Go figure. Im not complaing....it just figures!! My blood test results should be in by Monday. We'll see where she takes it from there.

The other great thing about her is that she also takes care of all of the Womens Wellness stuff. I was able to schedule my pap and mamogram with her. My first mamogram. A little nervous....but something that can not be ignored. My grandmother died of breast cancer. I am going to be forty this year,(OMFG) Did I say 40??!! Also, Ive never had a pap done with a female dr. Im not quite sure about that. But, I do know I was very comfortable with her. So, we shall see how it goes.

Ive been on the road most of the week either dropping off or picking up permits. That alone can be a full time job. My office is almost de-junked completely. Id say I was at about 87%!! LOL! A few more drawers to go through. Then I need to work in the wacky room. Thats our 4th bedroom. It is my catch all. I really need to get in there and go through stuff. That room gets organized about every three months. Its just a mess. I am such a clutter bug!!!!!

Ok.....my pager keeps going off...time to work and act nice!!

Its only 4 pm and Im already tuckered out!! And I still have loads to do....loads of laundry...loads of clutter to de-clutter...loads of paperwork to file away....ugh

You can call me McGuyver, though!! I didnt know why my cell phone wasnt charging in my car. Did you know that a dime will fit perfectly in the little slot where you plug the charger into?? Yep!! Sure does! After farting around with it for too long and getting flustered I figured it out I really needed one of those manly tools that have magnetic ends, but no such luck. I, however, did have some Big Red chewing gum and a cork screw/wine opener in the car!! No worries.....I dont pop the bottles open while Im driving!! Bartender....remember!! So, I chewed up a piece of gum and stuck it on the end of the cork screw and VOILA!!!!! Dime is extracted and the charger now works!! LOL!!!

Did an Office Depot run and have my car loaded with boxes to file stuff away for 2005. It is such a tedious job and I hate doing crap like that. I think I'll enlist Daves help tonight in sorting thru stuff and cleaning out my black hole of a closet in the office. Its scary...very scary. But I need to re-organize some stuff and get my shitola together here in the office. I have 2 large filing cabinets that are full and need to be emptied. Any volunteers to help??? It would be much better if I had someone here.....maybe sharing some fine spirits...some snackie stuff???? Anyone?? Can you see that I am NOT in the mood??!! LOL

We did a first coat of paint in the bedroom. I am very pleased with the outcome. I am starting to get ideas for the bedding and colors that Id like to do. I dont want to spend too much money because this bedroom will probably only be used the next two years...then it will be gutted again and walls torn down. I just needed to make it livable for company for a bit. It looks like we will have to replace the roof sooner than we anticipated. Seems with the hurricanes last year and the year before, that we have gotten some major water damage. I have four rooms were you can see water marks. Nope, not good news. But its something that needs to be done. I wish I was wealthy.....sure...put in a new roof and do my remodel job while you are at it....I'll pay cash! Maybe I should start playing the Lottery!!! HA!!!

Ok...for real...gotta go and get my butt in gear!!

HAPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY NEW YEARS EVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST WANTED TO WISH YA'LL A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE. daVE AND i ARE KEEPING CLOSE TO HOME...IN FACT...WE ARE STAYING HOME TONIGHT!! My sister and Brother are coming over tonight for dinner and we'll pop a couple DVD's in, maybe light a fire and just chill out for the evening. Keeping it safe and quiet. Dinner tonight will be sausages samwhiches with sauce or peppers/onions. A no-brainer, I like to call it.

I'm finally just about over this damn cold I've had since Christmas Eve. Stuffy nose that went away pretty quick, but decided to settle in  my chest for the last coupla days. Ugh! Im almost done hacking and coughing. I pretty much stayed in bed the last few days. Thursday I had plans to run errands and went back to bed around 12:30....stayed there until Friday morning. Had lunch Friday with my two girlfriends. One lives in Tampa and the other one is moving there today. I'll miss them...my two grrls Its only 1.5 hrs drive.....but Im such a home body anymore!!

Bought paint for the bedroom yesterday and ordered the new carpet. Yay!! I was hoping to start painting today, but Dave is working and Monday he is golfing. I dont know how much I can do...the spots are on my right hand and arm. According to what I have read online...its vasculitus...meaning bleeding blood vessels. Great. Just great.

I might just sit on the mower and hit the yard today. Its supposed to be 78 degrees today!! Hey Dari, remember those days??!! 80 in January??!! LOL!!!!

Ya'll be most safe and bring in the new year with a bang!! Any resolutions?? I usually dont do them. This year I would like to take a more proactive stance with my health and really start taking much better care of myself. After I get this stuff under control, Im determined to start walking again. I would like to have more energy and keep my office more organized. I found that I have been very lazy lately and I dont want it to be a habit. I know some of this lack of energy has to do with whats going on. But I dont want it to be a habit...a bad habit.

Be safe

***Insert sigh of relief here***

I had a lovely Holiday, but Im really glad they are over this year!! I finally fished the shopping on Thursday. Friday I got up early to work on the Family gifts...got some office work done...went grocery shopping...made my traditional Wedding Soup for Christmas eve dinner and had to be at work by 4. I cut it very close!! Friday night was my last night bartending. It wasnt planned, but it worked out fine.

I was busy as heck...making good money...then everything fell apart...me included. I started to write the details and its really not important. I'll just start bitchin and might not stop!! Suffice it to say that the owner had to be called in because he is an idiot and left me with no money, no change, no wine and no beer that a particular patron always drinks. He came in stumbling drunk and slurring and swaying all over the place. I was so embarassed. Besides him being a drunken loser, my feet were really killing me that night. I had been running hard all week and my toots just couldnt take any more of it. They were covered in those purple splotches and were really bruised. That place just isnt worth it for me to be there. Not working for an a**hole. So, Im done and all is well. I did finish the night and spoke to the kitchen manager...let him know what was going on. He was cool and understanding. Steve the owner hadn't called me this week. I fgured I might get a call at least to check in....again. A**hole.

Dave got me some really thoughtful gifts this year. New bras from Victoria Secrets...YAY!!! A nice new shiny watch, the Gone With The Wind DVD(Ive never ever seen it!!!!) and the GodFather collection DVD set and the Roomba!!! YAY me!! Here is a link if you dont know what it is.....http://www.irobot.com I have all wood floors except in the bedrooms...so this is the bomb!! Its running right now and Im in the office...not running it

Also he got me one of those coffee pods that can make tea, coffee, expresso, cappacino, and lattes. And finally he got me a new receiver for my CD player. I have a big cd thing in the family room, but this summer we got one of those BOSE surround sound for the family room....I cant play and listen to my cd's except in that room....I have speakers thru out the house and havent been able to play and listen because those speakers werent compatible with the new BOSE system. So, yay!!! He did very well this year. He usually does too much(poor me) and goes way over board. Good Boy!!

Today, I get to go pick out paint for the bedroom we are redoing. I picked the carpet yesterday and the carpet man is coming to measure tomorrow. I need to paint before the new carpet!! The new bedroom furiture is on its way in. Most of it is ready for pick up. Time to hustle and get that room done.

I HAVE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT!!!!!!! WooHoo!!! I was finally able to sit down and find a doctor in  my network yesterday and called, got an appointment.....in two weeks. Jan 9 in the morning. Physicals scheduled for both Dave and me. Thank Goodness. We can figure out for sure whats going on with me and get things straight.

OK...time to get things going. I have some work to do...then off running for the day

Smootches!

This has truley been a hell week. But, feeling much better today...for the most part!! I had been banging my head on the desk since Sunday about my pc. Finally on Tuesday I started making the dreaded calls for help. You know...calling India and trying to communicate with people that is very hard to understand. Three days of calling my ISP peeps...no help, called Microshit...I mean microsoft!!...no help. Called my ISP again...finally called Norton Firewall peeps and they fixed it after two calls. THANK HEAVENS!!!!!!! My email was not sending/receiving. I could use my Yahoo or Outlook express only if I turned off my firewall and security settings. Then I couldnt get my attachments. I was absolutley flustered and sick with stress. All is great now! It was taking me 22 minutes....yes 22 minutes every time I had to reboot my pc. It about went out the window.....except.....I have brand new windows!! I even skipped out on the Christmas dinner we have every year for our crew and thier spouces. Dave was not happy. The conversation went like this.....

                Me: Honey, I really dont want to go tonight.

                Dave: Im sorry, it will be only for dinner

                 Me: Honey, I REALLY dont want to go.

                 Dave: It will be ok

                 Me: Ok, Let me re-phrase this. Im not going to dinner tonight

                 Dave:****walks away to take a shower****

                 Me: Will you be mad??

                 Dave*pissy voice* No

                 Me: Thank you.

So, that was that and I think he wasnt happy...but ya  know...I would have been reallllllly pissed being there when I didnt want to go. I wanted to work on my pc. I was determined to start off Wednesday working in the office. Well.....after New Delhi got me running ok I got it fixed Thursday morning!!

I actually went shopping on Thursday and was out most of the day. Dave met me for dinner about 7 om and made it home shortly after that. So...all shopping is done. I have to work on the Family gifts and wrap everything and go grocery shopping today. Now...I have to stay home and wait for the septic guys to come out cuz 2 of three toilets arent functioning. Great. So, Ill get stuff done here and patiently wait!

My insurance cards came in Monday!!!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOO!! They raised my premium from $417 to $477 a month for me and Dave. The had a rate adjustment added because of Dave, the premiums went up. WTF?? I called cuz he hasnt been sick or to a doctor in 16 yrs????? I was confused. The lady said it was because of his *build*...... WHat???? What does that mean???? She stumbled a little bit and said it was because of his *girth*. Again...WTF????? You mean you are telling me he is fat??? Well, she said that technically he is considered to be obese!!!!! OMFG!!!! I laughed out loud! You have GOT to be joking!!!! He is 6'2" and weighs 220.......solid muscle except for a little belly...that personlly is cute to me. I told her I wasnt being biased.....but I could stand to lose more weight than Dave. She just said to have him see a doctor, get a physical and the doctor could write a letter stating his phsyical well being. Poor lady was actually embarrassed. She was trying to be tactful telling me my husband was obese. Too fricken funny!! I'll deal with it and make an appointment for the both of us after the first of the year. Im still laughing...except its costing me $60 a month....$720 a year!!

Ok...time for me to take a shower and get my butt in gear. I never did send out Holiday cards........I guess I'll save them for next year!!