6 posts tagged “thankful”
Well, ok, not the whole day, but the training that I’ve been looking forward to for so long has been cancelled.
Bummer. Now I have to wait until next year to be trained as a True Colours teacher. Bummer.
Michelle had a meeting with a counselor at school yesterday and came home amped about going to college again. She found out that she can transfer her credits from her first year of General Arts to the program that she decides on after first year. She had assumed that the first year of GA would be a waste of time and money.
Of course I feel that even just for the opportunity to mature in a higher education environment that it would be worth the money to do a year of GA. It’s a lot better than working at Tim Horton’s for a year!
Good progress is being made on my current project. I had to write my own scroll bar yesterday since the teeny tiny ones in Windows won’t be nearly big enough for the Sausage FingerTM UI that I’m writing. It was kinda cool. I love my job.
Sherry was told yesterday that her end date should be the end of November again. which is a good thing if you look at the forcast! (Of course we’ve seen this before…)
I hope he means it this time. I need her to run interference with Michelle.
(Ok, one quick tale out of school. She came home yesterday and the dishwasher was full and dirty. She put soap in it and turned it on – it took less than 30 seconds AND she complained about how much work it is. If that’s how much she values the family…)
I’m thankful that we have a full set of really nice dishes. It makes entertaining a lot more fun. I also have a full set of really nice cutlery.
I’m thankful that this house is better insulated than the last house. We were able to move some of the heating budget into other, more productive, places.
I’m thankful that both of our cars are ready for winter. The van is in really good shape and our car is ready too. The car even has a remote starter for mornings that you really don’t want to go out. Very nice.
To all my US Friends: Happy Thanksgiving.
Now, I have a challenge for each of you: for the next 21 days I want you to write down, specifically, three things you are thankful for and why.
I assure you that if you do you’ll notice a positive change in your attitude. I’ve been doing it for a month now and find it easier to stay happy and to get happy after something happens. Very cool.
Sherry was given a profit sharing cheque! (Perhaps to make up for the extra week of off-season that she’s been asked to give up? Probably not). It’s not a big cheque (about 10 hours), but it’s a nice little bonus that she can buy herself something nice with.
I’m deep into my most recent project at work and am as happy as a Clam at a Rib Fest. (I’ve been told that you have to take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. I’ve also been told that to be a truly great communicator you need to master metaphors so I’ve been trying really hard to talk metaphorically as much as possible recently – even though I understand that the clam comment is a simile. Whatever.)
I move from teacher to student tomorrow. Whohoo! Finally – I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to be allowed to teach True Colours. It should be a good time this weekend. (Oh, there’ll be no entry tomorrow since I’m out of town).
I just wrapped up production on a skit that our youth group at church filmed this past weekend. I’m putting it up here for your comments. You have until November 30 (2007) to make suggestions – after that I’ll be burning it to DVD and delivering it.
What do you think?
I’m thankful that I have enough hardware to produce little videos. It’s a lot of fun to videotape skits!
I’m thankful that I go to a church that wants to videotape skits. Remind me to post the Ron Mitton skit here.
I’m thankful that I finally get to learn to teach True Colours. It should be a blast teaching it.
The dog is fine.
She was mad at me for most of the day, but she was fine. Her eye is fine. She has a dark patch around her eye to begin with – Sherry gave her a bath, which perked her right up and she’s fine.
Whew.
Michelle had a Dr appointment yesterday about the acid problem with her stomach. Turns out the ultrasound found that her stomach was out of line with her diaphragm something and something something. So the Dr. said it was fine and something something.
I was listening. Really. I don’t think Michelle did a great job of telling me everything the Dr. said.
Sherry has been asked to stay one more week. That means she’s in to December before she’s done. That’s a little sucky.
We’ve cancelled my Excel classes for the season. Turns out that Christmas time is a bad time to ask people to spend money on training. Bummer. We’ll offer it again in the new year. They’ve also made me retitle the classes.
So, “Managing Workbooks” becomes “Tame the Document Monster, Learn How to Use Workbooks Properly”
I guess I see the point.
I’m thankful that the Dog is OK. I’ll need to try not to overreact at night.
I’m thankful that I don’t have to teach a class of three people tonight. A big room is a lot more fun.
I’m thankful that Sherry has a job to be working late at. It really helps out with the budgets (but I am looking forward to earning enough that she doesn’t have to work anymore).
I have no right to complain.
So many things are going so well. I have no right to complain.
I don’t cope well without sleep.
There are been so much drama in my house for so long that I can’t cope anymore.
I have no right to complain.
The dog PACED for HOURS last night. We have hardwood floors in our bedroom. We sleep with our door closed.
I gave the dog a black eye last night. I feel terrible about that.
She’s shaking this morning. I work from home – it’s just me and the dog. With her black eye. Shaking. Clicking. Pacing. Clicking. Shaking.
I don’t cope well without sleep.
I feel terrible. There’s been so much drama. I’m exhausted.
I’m overtired, overwhelmed.
I have no right to complain. I’m so tired.
I’m thankful that my second honeymoon starts in 9 ½ months. I need a break.
I’m thankful that Sherry is done work in 9 ½ days. I need a break.
I’m thankful that I have no right to complain. (But I do need a break).
My birthday weekend was really, really nice. Friday night was nice and easy – Sherry and I did a little bit of cleaning up and then watched a movie with popcorn, a little TV and then called it an early night. Very easy, very nice.
Saturday after my 6am meeting I hung out with a buddy of mine and we tried to get his databases to talk to each other. We got so close and couldn’t figure out one little setting to make it all work. We could see everything but the tables. Bummer.
Lunch, puttering with LPs and then Laser Tag at 5:00 – that was a great time with some really good friends and then back here for pizza. And cake. And a little fun reminding me that I’m 40 (over-the-hill gag gifts and a little ribbing). That was a really good time and pretty much ended the day.
Sunday was church, lunch at my Mom’s, a video session with the Senior Youth and then the rest of the evening with Sherry. We did a really nice mushroom (my favourite!) dinner and then a very relaxing date night. I really love Sherry.
Turning 40 was actually pretty easy. I have a fabulous family (I know that Michelle will get it and she’ll be a happy, healthy adult in just a couple of years). I love my job, I work for a great company. My debts are all paid off (except a five year mortgage locked in at 4.95%). My retirement plan is mostly on track. We’re saving for a trip to Europe and I have a rewarding life. What’s not to like about 40?
I’m thankful that I’m thankful. It’s healthy, rewarding and reminds me of how much I have going for me.
I’m thankful that my financial plans are working out the way they’re supposed to. It would be nice to get a pay raise big enough that Sherry didn’t have to work, but everything else is more or less on track.
I’m thankful that my friends and family love me enough to rib me about turning 40. It’s nice that people care.
This weekend marks my 40th birthday. Ya me!
I’m pretty sure that I’m getting a weekend away for my birthday (to be taken in December while Sherry is off work). I could be wrong, but that’s how Sherry has been hinting lately.
I love getting away with Sherry.
Oh, hey, good news! There’s a rumor going around work that I’ll be able to take Sherry with me on a business trip that’s planned for next month. That’ll be pretty cool – there will be three of us from the office going and we’ll each bring our S.O’s to hang out with at night and then during the meetings the girls can do girl stuff (shopping?). Fun fun.
Michelle is still having a tough time coping with stress. A kid in her class has a pet snake. Michelle has a serious snake phobia (I think the latin term is lawyerphobia). I’m sure you can see where this is headed. Kid pulls snake out of pocket during class, teacher says ‘oh how cute – it can stay just for this class’. Michelle panics and then has no coping mechanism to talk herself down. She came home.
I’m thankful that I live in an era of modern medicine. We’ve beaten so many of the diseases that would have ended my life by 40 in the dark ages. My quality of life is far better than it would have been even just two centuries ago.
I’m thankful that I have time for leisure. I don’t have to hunt, gather, cultivate or collect water. I can take two full days off my work to rest and play and not have to worry about where my next meal will come from.
I’m thankful that I’m married to a very creative woman. Sherry and I are planning to do a painting together – an abstract painting to go on our basement wall to cover up a defect in the paneling. Here’s my first attempt at an idea for the painting. I’ll put a photo of the real thing here once it’s done early next year.
