it was mark....

i made this whole long post and for some reason nothing happened when i submitted, i was soo frustrated i didn't try to reinput the info...i hate it...the quote is, "I never smile if i can help it. showing your teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all i see is a chimpanzee begging for its life." -dwight

Kristy- my bday is the 26th so you'll be able to celebrate with me, even though i have to work the whole time you are here...the other lady already had those days off, which is why i wanted to choose a different weekend, but its ok, we'll still be able to have a good time...

Sarah- I hope it goes well...i can't wait to eat there...maybe we can get the cousins together to visit you while you're working, or we could all go out somewhere else to dinner when you aren't working...

Well I Gotta jet
I Lve All Of You,
Mark

wish i knew japanese!

good morning all! well thanks for the congrats! kristy it was so wonderful to hear from you! give amber and katy a kiss for me! and tell your mom that we say....HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT DONNA!!!!! ill have to call her later...

well the name of the resturant is kyoto...so close but i was wrong yesterday...so i went to "train" yesterday at 11. got there 10 min early because that is what i do... and they ended up not getting there until 11:40ish! i meet two guys that will be working there, that were waiting also...a cook and a dish washer... and they are the only ones so far that speak english... yes all of my coworkers barely speak english. well the broken english i dunno how to explain it. well anyways my training was acutally cleaning and i will probably be doing the same thing today...but at least i am going in later today, she said sometime after 12...so hopefully they will be there by the time i get there today!

kristy- no need to make an extra trip to kick dans ass...next time you come in we can make a trip to old country buffet...lol unless you need an excuse to come up here! ;)

bernadette- well i am sorry that work is so busy for you....there is, you said only one week left? and that someone farted in the mens room...lol hope today is better for you!

love and miss everyone!
sarah

Aaarrgghhh

Hi everyone.

Sarah- congrats on the new gig. I love Japanese steak houses. You'll have to let me know how the food is.

Today and yesterday have been hectic at the counseling center. We had a death on campus and combined with it being the last week of classes, there are many students not coping well and coming down (or being escorted down) to see one of us. Currently, I am the only one here. The director takes long lunches and the other FT person is sick with the flu, and teh secretary is away on her lunch break. There is a PT person who is on her lunch break and then we have a 1.5 hour teleconference to go to so we hope no one comes in in crisis but we are on call just in case (its on campus). I did escape to the gym for 30 minutes then counter productively stuff two pieces of pizza down ;) lol... I can deal with the work stuff pretty well but I have a 119 page thesis to edit by saturday and am having some trouble formatting it correctly for APA 5th edition (no one but Tricia may know what that means but thats OK) Anyway, so I will make good money on it but am worried that I won't be able to figure out a few things, like how to add page numbers correctly- some pages need no numbers, some need roman numerals, and some need Arabic numerals- so confusing. I can't figure it out on word. Tricia- do you know this stuff?

Oh well. I should get back. just wanted to post real quick.

Oh, I forgot. Anyone have an idea on why people in the gym locker room (prior to work out) moan and grumble to themselves while changing. I was the only other one in there and this woman next to me went to a locker and started breathing heavy, not panting, but as if she were frustrated with something. Did she think I was going to ask her if she is OK? (I don't know her) I imagine she just wanted attention but I get that a lot in the gym locker room... what is up with people? For someone who is supposed to be an expert in human behavior, this puzzles me. Or maybe just annoys me...

LOL. Someone just let it rip in the men's bathroom (across from, well diagonal, from my office).

Ok, I am really going now. CIAO!

Bernadette

CONGRATS SARAH

That is great Sarah I am happy for you, but you know the offer still stands, I will come up there and kick his ass all you have to do is say the word and I am on a plane :-) I am happy for you, good luck and I hope it works out.

So I know when Amber and I are going to come into Buffalo for the reunion, I have not bought tickets yet but we decided on the dates. We will be there from June 24th to July 1st, So cousins mark your calenders. I can't wait to see you all and we are going to have a blast Saturday June 28th, I can't wait.

Bernadette I can not believe you did not freak out when those spiders were in your office, (well I guess a spider has nothing on a roach, right?)

Tricia I did watch brothers and sisters and can't wait to talk to you about it, I will call you later.

Susan where are you I know tax season is over, come back to us we miss you!!!!

Mark get ready cause we will be partying it up for a week I don't plan on sleeping that entire week!! (well it sounds good doesn't it)

Jenn great talking with you last night it was so good to hear your voice. Give those gorgeous babies a big kiss and hug for me, (oh yeah and the big lug too) :-)

Well that is about it for now, I have my last softball game of the season today, and we will be kicking some butt, and I am going to go for a walk now, so I will talk to you all soon.

Love you all and miss you sooooooo much,

Kristy

the search is over!

well good morning cousins... yesterday i went job hunting for 2 and a half hours. i went to this new japenese resturant called koyoto... (i think or kotoyo i think its the first one...) well anyways it is opening on thursday and i got hired on the spot! i start training today and tomorrow at 11 and then they open on thursday..which is the day im getting my car fixed so i may have to take rons truck for the day :( i hate that truck... but anyways i got a job! and hopefully i like it! thanks for all of your support in this rough time for me.

i also sent in my 7 page paper on Dan to human resources yesterday...so the investigation has begun!

tricia- that is so nice that the lady let you go in with her! and it was very kind of you to offer lunch! its good to know that there are nice people still out there! it sounds like a very nice day... and dont worry those 4 classes will be over before you know it!

so that is my good news for the week! well thats all i had to say...plus i want to get a cup of coffee, so i will talk to you all later!
love you lots!
sarah

My guess...

Is that it is a comment made by Angela on the Office and it was posted by Mark.....

"i never smile if i can help it."

Happy Monday!

Hello all,

We went to the Philadelphia Zoo on Friday. It was a beautiful day and we had a very nice time. As we were about to go in the zoo, there was a woman and her daughter entering with a membership. They stopped us and invited us to go in with them because their membership allowed up to six people to go in and it was just the two of them. So we didn't even have to pay for the zoo. We offered to buy them lunch but they said no. I thought it was so nice of them.
On the way home, we stopped at a mall that is about halfway between here and Philly. I had to return something and then we got dinner at Bravo. It was great! I had a grilled salmon salad that was just delicious.
Saturday morning we went to a park to play for a short time but there was this boy there who was about 6 and he was such a brat. He was getting on my nerves so we left. It was lunchtime anyway so it worked out. The rest of the weekend I was correcting papers. Not fun! I took on too many classes these past few weeks and I am looking forward to when 4 of them end in 3 weeks.

We had such beautiful weather the past few days but today is cold and rainy. I went to Jenn's this morning with Daniel to watch Gianna for a short time. We had a good time.

Bernadette--mac and cheese?? I thought I was the only adult who ate mac and cheese! I love it! I made chili last night for dinner. I love eating it with Lebanese flat bread with butter. It was perfect!

Sarah--good luck with your job hunt. I am hoping for the Olive Garden for you because I have heard it is a good place to work.

Kristy--good to talk to you the other night. Call me after you watch Brothers & Sisters from last night. I loved it!!!

Bye for now,
Tricia

Finally

A moment to breath. I have 4 or 5 clients today plus one interview plus one meeting, so every hour I am booked except for now which is my lunch break.

Sarah- thanks for the name of the straightener. Yes, Bob got all his trees planted. I think there were a couple hundred. He could not make it yesterday to brunch because he was fixing our toilet and doing other things around the yard. He will have a nice break this weekend because its opening season for turkeys so he gets to hunt.

I need to cut this short. I keep spilling my mac and cheese on my keyboard ;)

Bernadette

good morning all!

good morning all! well joe had some homework to do this morning so i didnt get the computer until now.... always doing things at the last minute! cooper has so much energy today...susan he was playing with that little teddy bear he likes...and he just fell off the couch!

well today will be filled with going to lots of places to fill out applications and i will have to call my friend Kelley about olive garden also... i also have to send that paper to human resources...thanks susan for proof reading it for me!

how is everyone doing? its been kind of quiet on the blog lately... hope everyone is doing ok!

Tricia- how was the zoo?

Kristy- how was the run...on Saturday was it? how did you do?

Bernadette- jumping spiders are so scary! its a good thing you didnt do the eeeeeeee screeching when you threw the book... lol did bob finish planting the trees that he needed too? the name of that straightener is Jilbere de paris its the definition series... its mostly gray and black and the part around where the words on it is blue.

well thats all i have to write about! love you all!
sarah

Spiders

Hi Everyone.

Tricia- let us know how the Philly Zoo was. That sounds fun! Is Dave going too or just you and the boys?

Jenn- how are things with you? How is everyone feeling?

Sarah- good luck with Olive Garden. Is it the one on the boulevard (is there even another location??) My friend from work bartends there. I can see if she has any pull with hiring.

Susan- still enjoying life?

Mark- I can't remember what I was going to type to you so I'll just say hi!

Kristy and Amber- do you have a digital camera? You could take a picture of your awesome paint job and post it to the blog. Or even your camera would work I think. Are you ready for your 5K tomorrow Kristy? What time do you begin?

Everyone- hope to see whoever is around at Grandma's sunday. I am not sure if Bob can go...he is picking up all these trees to plant that need to be done tomorrow and sunday if he does not finish tomorrow.

So funny things happens in one of my sessions. I see this nasty looking spider behind my client's head and I calmly ask her if she is afraid of spiders. her eyes get real big and she nods and I ask her to sit in another chair and then I told her there was a spider behind her head (once she had moved). So I get up (and I DON'T like spiders) and I get a legal pad (Seemed like a good idea at the time and I had easy access) and was ready to smash it when I realized it was probably a jumping spider. I said this out loud and then threw the legal pad at it and when it did indeed jump, I let out a little squeal (I refrained from my usual (eeeeeeeeeeeeee) and the spider and the legal pad fell behind the couch where they (hopefully) still remain. i have my doubts whether I killed it. Then in another session one dropped from the ceiling but it was small so did not bother me but scared my client (male) but I bravely killed that one and then told him about the much bigger spider that he luckily missed an hour before.

I leave in 10 minutes so hopefully no more spiders today! I have had enough!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.

Bernadette

Hey

Sarah--you'll be happier somewhere else anyway. And I hope you get the Olive Garden job too because I hear that you can easily make a couple hundred dollars in tips at dinner time there. A lady I used to work with, her daughter worked there and would make excellent money. Good luck!

We are heading to the Philadelphia Zoo today. I have to return study books from the bar exam in order to get my $250 deposit back and the office is in Philly. We figure it would be better to drive in and spend the day rather than pay to mail back 16 large books. So, we'll drop them off and then head to the zoo.

Talk to you all later!
Love ya's,
Tricia

PS--Did anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last night????

day 3 of unemployment...

good morning cousins! well here i am after breakfast, susans getting ready for work, cooper is running around trying to "attack" everyone.

Tricia- congrats on finishing teaching for a few months! i did sign the write up, but i only signed it because dan told me that i had to sign it... that will go in my report also. after i read his lies about what had happened and the next part about how teamwork is so important and how managers are to be respected i just sort of skimmed through the rest, which i guess had the part about the insubordination will (or could) result in termination...

well yesterday i had that interview at applebees, the manager told me that they werent hiring right now, because it is the slow season for them, but he needs to hire and train a few people before they get busy...so hopefully i am one of those people. i also put in an application at a rite aid my friend krystal works at and the olive garden my friend kelley works at, hopefully i get into the olive garden, she says that they just lost like 4 people!

i talked to matt from human resources and he says that i have to write out everything that happened with dan so they can start an investigation.

thats about all i have! love you all!
sarah

my mistake...

the writing teacher spelled "write up" as right up. :-)

Tricia

hey

Hi Sarah--I'm sorry about how things worked out. You should certainly call corporate. Did you ever sign Dan's right up? If not, point out to HR that you didn't sign it because he was not being truthful. Please keep us posted.

Hi to all! Today was my last day teaching at the local college until August. I'm happy to have the break.

I have a ton of papers to correct so I can't stay long. Talk to you tomorrow.

Love,
Tricia

everything happens for a reason

good morning cousins!

well yesterday i went into work and talked with marty and told him my side of what had happened. he told me he would have to investigate it and would call me later with the decision, marty told me that he didnt think this was necessary and didnt want to fire me...i left there at about 12:30... so at about 8 i was sick of waiting and called marty back... and human resources decided to fire me because when dan wrote me up for the pie incident on march 30th, he wrote in there that any form of insubordination (cant spell) would result in termination... so that is why i was fired... i have to call human resources today and fight for what is right... it is not fair that this mannager comes in and in less then a month i get written up and fired. i havent been written up in the almost 2 years that i have worked there and then all this happens...its bullsh*t! i am also going to contact corporate office and complain like i shoudl have from the beginning.

mark- if you could let me know of anywhere that is hiring (that you hear of) that would be great!

the good news though! yesterday when my friend kelley and i went to applebees. we go there like once a week... i was talking to the servers about what had happened, and the one server that we talk to all the time, who happens to write the schedules for that store, got me an interview for today at 2!!!! she said they werent really hiring but she was looking for a good server because a few of the servers werent so good.

thats about it though! love you all!
sarah

Yay for my pasta salad and Kristy's marathon!

Thanks everyone for thinking so highly of my pasta salad. Maybe I can make it for the pic-i-nic.

Kristy- great song. You could put that in the DVD... Best of luck (not that you need luck) for the 5K run saturday. You go girl!! 30 minutes or under- WOW! Let us know how you do : )

So me and my dad and Josh went to Fridays for dinner to celebrate Josh's bday again since my dad could not go on sunday with us and my mom is out.

Well, my mom just got home so I want to go see her.

Love to you all.

Bernadette

Sorry guys forgot to sign the last post it is Kristy

Alicia Keys - Tell you something

I think of you all when I hear this song, hope you enjoy. I love you all soooooo much!!!!!!!

This last Dundie is for Kevin...

it's the "don't go in there after me" award. it's for the time i went into the bathroom after kevin...and it smelled really bad.
-Micheael

Sarah - I'm doing well, thanks for asking. I tried to get up for grandma's but i didn't get home until 6am...but i tried....that sux about work....keep me posted, i'll try and find you something somewhere, i know a bunch of people, so we'll see where is hiring....

Bernadette- that salad sounded really good. i think we'll be talking about that salad for years...

Josh- not sure if you'll read this but i called and left a message and sent you a text on your birthday, you didn't pick up or respond, so i hope you got my well wishes....

Steph- Hope you had lots of fun on your Birthday!

Trish- thats really funny you dreamt about texting me...lol...i don't think we'll ever fight...but maybe...lets keep our fingers crossed we stay friends...lol...i also went shopping yesterday, i bought a new pair of sandals, but i usually end up buying a new pair every year, how do you make yours last soo long? i bought some work clothes and a couple t-shirts...nothing too fun...

Kristy- i'm so proud of your marathon efforts...ITS REALLY COOL...!!! i've been so inspired i try to wake up early and run every morning, but i'm usually up soo late that every morning is once a week...the running alarm is at 6 so its tough to get up that early...
i'm out,
I Love All Of You,
Mark

Sarah I am sorry

I just read your post, screw that bastard, you better report him, or so help me god I will make a special trip up there and kick his ass. (Bernadette get the beer bottles ready). You need to take this to corporate if he has a personal problem with you than he needs to take care of it when you all are not working, and he needs to be a little more professional and not let that stuff get in the way of the restaurant that has nothing to do with it. If he has a problem with the way you are working (which I have no idea how he could) then he needs to pull you aside alone and talk to you like a human being, that is ridiculous how does he expect anyone to respect him, that jackass, wow I am fired up. Anyway good luck and let us know, we are here for you, I am just a plane ride away, I am ready and I am sure Mark, Susan, Bernadette, Jenn, and Tricia all have my back right guys!!!!

Game On Cousins, Game On,

Kristy

Alright sorry bout that

Well I had a whole post done and all it posted was I, What The French Toast? Well I had said in the previous post, Woo Hoo we are all done painting and everything is officially back up on the walls we have lots of pictures on the walls. I am also training this week for a 5k run on Saturday morning that I am excited and nervous about. I am excited cause it is at Tampa Stadium and it is called the Draft Day Dash, you run around the stadium and the training facility's and then the end of the race has you running back through the stadium and onto the 50 yard line where you are displayed on the Jumbo Tron through the finish line "Good Times". (oh Tampa Stadium is where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play for you sports fans) I also have set a pretty tough goal for myself to run it in 30 minutes or less (a 5k is 3.1 miles) so lots of happy thoughts and prayers I need for that day. Pictures Pictures Pictures, send me all your pictures soon cause I want to get this party started. Oh and Bernadette that pasta salad does sound amazing, send me some along with a ham sandwich from G'Ma.

Love you all soooooooo much and miss you sooooooooo much,

Kristy

p.s. Welcome back Susan, we missed you!!!!

I

It's ok, Sarah.

Sarah--I am so sorry to hear you had such a bad day. I hope everything turns out as you hope but remember that everything happens for a reason. Also, being fired from one job isn't really bad. In a future interview you can just explain that you and the supervisor didn't see eye to eye. If its a one time thing, you'll be fine. Now, if you were fired from every job you had and it was because you never showed up or were always late, then you may have a problem. I'm sure you'll be fine! Please let us know what Marty says. And, I think that either way, you should discuss it with the corporate office because it sounds to me that Dan has it out for you and is making it impossible for you to do your job correctly. I think you could easily call it harassment.

Off to run errands. BBL,
Tricia

not such a good day

good morning cousins....

tricia- the mechanic that i took my car too didnt know what was wrong and didnt want to dig around in the dash board to find out... so i have and appointment at the dealer next thursday... so hopefully it is covered under my extended warranty that i bought...

well i had a horrible day at work yesterday which resulted in a horrible nights sleep after waking up at like 5 and not being able to fall asleep til about 7.... so now i have a headache... so dan was the only closing manager on yesterday. and we have this change machine that spits out everyones change...so if the manager opens it the cashiers are nice and fill it up... well we lock the doors at 8:30 so before we lock the doors i have to stay where i can see the cash register and hear the phone so nobody walks in without paying and so i can hear the phone...makes sense... well after 8:30 i spend my time cleaning the beverage bar so i can go home. since last weeks incident with the shirts with dan, i havent spoken to him except to tell him that i need singles or five dollar bills...and thats only if hes the only one there... he was up at my cash register getting me change and doing other things the entire time i was up there 4 and a half hours! if he wanted me to fill the change all he had to do was to open it and just ask... ( i wasnt going to ask him to open it...its not my job...) "so at 8:30 he says come over here sarah and fill the change machine"... i told him no i had to go clean my beverage bar, if he wanted me to fill it, he should have opened it in the 4 and a half hours that i was standing up there anyways! so we are going back and forth with that for a little while and then he tells me to clock out and go home and not come back because i am fired!!!! i told him that i would be speaking to marty in the morning and that i would see him tomorrow and i told him that he should have fun cleaning the beverage bar and filling the change machine... that if iw as fired marty ( the general mananger) could tell me so tomorrow....so tomorrow is today.... and i just hope i still have a job, so i can actually go out and look for one so i can quit soon... cuz getting fired doesnt look so good....

oh well i will keep you posted on this matter! thats about it! have a great day! love you!
sarah

Happy Birthday Josh and Stephanie!

Hello!

Bernadette--your salad sounds delicious! Hope your office is quiet!

Susan--your funny! thanks for writing and forgetting about us!!! Glad you came back again after your errands to finish off your post. Lol... I'm so happy that you have free time. You must feel so much less stressed.

Sarah--how's your car?

Mark--I had a dream the other night that we were all at a dinner somewhere and you and I got into a big fight. I woke up thinking how weird it was and that I would have to text you to tell you about it. I then fell back to sleep and had a dream where I was texting you. Funny!

Kristy--did you watch Brothers & Sisters???? So good to have them back! Do you and Amber want to come over and paint my kitchen and bathroom? lol...

I just took a short nap with Daniel while Andrew was napping. Daniel rarely naps but he slept for about an hour and I dozed for about a half hour. Felt good since my sinuses are throbbing. I've had this sinus headache (pain in my nose, cheekbones and above the eyes) for practically two straight weeks. I had an x-ray of my sinuses and they said it was fine but that I should have a CT scan to be sure.

I went clothes shopping this morning. I cleaned out our closet yesterday and realized that I have very little in spring/summer clothing. And what little I did have didn't fit yesterday because I gained 5 pounds in the last few weeks (probably all that Easter chocolate I ate...). So its back to fruit for breakfast and smaller meals. Anyway, I bought 4 pair of capris, two pair of shorts and two tops. I couldn't find tops that I like so I still need to get a few more to match the capris I bought. I also need to get some plain t-shirts for around the house. I'll probably do that at Target. I don't like to spend a lot on them since they tend to get stained. I also bought a cute dress to wear to a bridal shower in May for a wedding I am in. I just need to get a couple pair of shoes and sandals and I'll be all set. The last time I bought sandals was in 2002 so I guess I am due. Those pairs lasted me a long time, I've been wearing them each summer since then.

I have to make something for dinner...no idea what that will be. Something healthy though. I must lose these 5 pounds I gained.

Love ya's,
Tricia

Hi!!

Hey everyone!!
First off, Bern your pasta salad (minus the tuna for me or course) sounds amazing!! I am actually really jealous because I am not sure what I am getting for lunch yet, but I am sure it will not be as good as your salad!!
So anyways, how is everyone doing?? Great I hope, that's how I have been feeling lately...I just feel like I have all this free time, and I can do anything I want, it is so nice!! I get excited planning on what I am going to do after work, while for the last couple months, all I did after work was sleep!!
So I forgot I was writing this and just ran out of the office to run a couple errands with my friend...so now, an hour later, I still don't have anything interesting to say!!

I hope everyone's having a great day, and I will talk to you soon!!
Love you,
Susan

PS

My pasta salad also has carrots in it :) Quite colorful!

Tuesday Morning

Which is also the title to one of Michelle Brach's songs that i like.

Happy Bday Steph! I forgot it was her bday today. Thanks for the reminder Sarah.

Not too busy yet today, but my afternoon is pretty packed. Three clients in a row (if they all show) then a cram to finish their paperwork since I have to leave early for my chiro appt. I have two appointments left then a re-eval but I am thinking I will still need to go. My back has been bothering me lately...

Who-hoo on finishing painting FL ladies. Kristy- you have not mentioned running lately... how is that going??

It is so beautiful out again today. I am going walking with one of the woman I work with. Maybe we'll catch a tan :) She is really tan since she just vacationed in Myrtle Beach last week. Some ogf my clients come to session looking tan and evenb burnt. The joke on campus is that students refer to an area of grass in front of one of the big rez halls the beach since students congregate out there in nice weather in their bathing suits. Ah, to be in college again...

Ok, I am sitting at my desk (I guess thats obvious) and this god-awful noise just began upstairs somewhere. Sounds mechanical. Glad I don't have someone in with me now- its loud! Ok, it just stopped. WOrking in a resident hall has its downsides...quite a lot actaully.

Anyway, I better finish some stuff up before my walk. I am excited about eating lunch- I made this wicked good pasta salad duringa creative spell last night. It has peppers, sun dried tomoatoes, mozz cheese, parm cheese, sauteed onions and garlic, banana peppers, green beans, and black olives. I brought a packet of mesquite grilled tuna to top it off. Yum!

Have a BEAUTIFUL day everyone,

Bernadette

good morning all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE!!!!!!

mark- thanks for the advice...it is very true and i may have to go above the manager to get something done... its good to hear from you! how are you doing? we missed you at grandmas on sunday!

well yesterday grandma and i looked thru pictures for about an hour and a half... we are gonna look thru pictures on fri and prob sun after breakfast... so kristy i will probably send out all the pictures next monday...

well thats all i have to write about! have a great day all!
love always, sarah

snozberries...who's ever heard of a snozberry?

Willie Wonka is the best!!!

Glad we're all having fun in the sun...it was the most amazing saturday in april in some time...it hit 87 degrees....incredibly warm for the time of year....

Sarah- keep your chin up...If your boss isn't addressing an issue you have with a co-worker you should go above his/her head, but before you've exhausted your other options. if you feel like there is nothing else that can be said or done without going to your boss' boss, then you need to go there....

Kristy- I heard you guys finished painting your house...very nice...i hope it was a good time...i mean painting is never really a good time, but who you paint with can make a bad time good...so i'm glad you got to paint with your sisters...they are fun!!!

Amber- thanx for calling the other day! Its always great to hear from you!

jenn & trish- I hope that u2 can come for our binge weekend soon...i'm guessing it might get swept under the carpet, but i sure hope not...

Well I gotta Jet
I Love All Of You,
Mark

Mondays

Sarah- it seems to be a pattern with Joe, huh? Leaving his homework til the morning of.... lol.

Jenn- good to hear from you. I hope everyone gets better real soon, and that you don't catch it.

That would be great if you all could visit soon. Do you have a weekend in mind? Are you coming on a Sunday?

Question for cousins... have uncle david and grace talked about a date yet? grandma told me sunday night that someone mentioned to her august... last i heard it was not that early so i was just wondering if anyone knows.. i'll email him, too.

Did everybody enjoy the weather this weekend? How was it in PA? Bob and I got up eral early yesterday (before 6am!) and went fishing on the pier in Olcott Beach (Lake Ontario). He caught a salmon and had another on his line but the line broke. I got nothing. I did take a nap when we got home around 9am. My body does not adapt well to getting up before its even light out! We also spent a lot of time in our yard and he built another fire pit (we have one already and the portable one we got for the wedding) so now we have three, and he assembled a picnic table (we have 2 total) so we are getting ready for the summer picnic weekend! Who plans to tent out with us saturday night?

well, i should get back to work. Slow morning for me but packed afternoon if no one cancels. Hope everyone is doing well.

Hugs,
Bernadette

good morning all!

good morning all! well joe was on the computer doing his homework last minute, so i had to wait... how was everyones weekend? good i hope!

so the place we took my car to said that they had no idea what was wrong, and that i had better take the car to the saturn dealer.... so my car is still making a funny noise and my cruise control still doesnt work.... totally sucks!

kristy- i looked thru my family photos and picked some out to send to you and i started looking thru grandmas pictures yesterday. i am going over there today, so i will get some more for you from there. i also told stephanie about it, i dont know if she will have time but im sure there will be some of their family photos at grandmas... so by next week i will have sent them out for you! good luck to you, there are alot of pictures!

thats about all i have! love you all!
sarah

Happy 24th Josh!!

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't been on in so long. During the beginning of the week when Aunt Jean was visiting, we tried to spend time with her. Then, by Thursday, Mia got sick...really sick with the flu. She's better and this morning Gianna started not feeling well. She isn't as bad as Mia and I hope it only gets better instead of worse. Mike has been laying around today with Gianna and he just told me he's achey and has a headache. So, to sum it all up, I've been trying to help everyone and haven't been online. But, I wanted to wish Joshua a Happy Birthday and say hello to you all. I really miss everyone and have been talking about a visit to B-lo very soon. Mike has been itching to take a long weekend so I'm sure we'll be working on that sometime in the near future.
Well, hate to cut this short, but with everyone finally sleeping, I have a piano song to practice. My lessons have been on Tuesdays for the past 2 weeks and my usual practice schedule has been thrown off. I've started playing classical music.... I finished my book with all the "baby" songs...although, I enjoyed playing the easy songs!
Everyone take care and I will post again soon. Glad that Susan is done with tax season...and, that Steph is having a girl. Say hello to all from us!
love~jenn

It's someone's birthday...

Happy 24th Birthday Josh!!!


Love, Bernadette

Hi Susan!

Good to have you back, and it sounds like it is great to have your life back. Cozumel is so nice. Hopefully the patio will be open. Its gorgeous out!

Bernadette :)

Hello!!

Hi everyone!!! So work today is awesome, as it was on Wednesday as well. Wednesday we came in at like 8ish (nice compared to trying to get here around 6 during tax season), and a few of us went out for breakfast. Then we all just sat around and talked, and then we went out for ice cream, and then talked again and went home by 5! Yesterday I was in Watertown so I actually had to work. Today, I came in a little after 8, talked to each of the 6 people that are in the office for like half an hour each, paid all my bills that are due, walked to the mailbox, grabbed a bunch of files from downstairs that I will need for Monday, and am now just sitting here waiting to go to lunch!! We are going to Cozumel (sp?) and getting drinks!! haha great times at Dansa & D'Arata the days after tax season huh? I am planning on sneaking out of here early if the partners leave (they both wandered in at around 11 and are probably not staying long), and the other one's in Mexico....so I really don't have much else to talk about because my life has just been all work for the past couple months, but hopefully something exciting will happen to me soon (since I can now have somewhat of a life back), and then I will post about it!!

Hope everybody has a great day!!

Love you,
Susan

not good enough

Kristy- so I am the first to get you the pictures but you are still not satisfied! Lol... I will try to get the others that you want soon. Erin and I watched the wedding and reception DVD last night since she came over and has not seen them yet. She got a kick out of Good Times Laura's drunken rants and you and Amber's facial expressions in response!

Sarah- that is so sweet about Steph naming the baby's middle name after Aunt Deb. Good luck with the work situation.

So I kept thinking yesterday was friday so am very happy that today actually is friday! I am pretty busy today...4 clients, 1 meeting, and a Pilates class. I should have a client now but she is either late or not showing up. Its so beautiful out I can't really blame people for not wanting to come in and talk about personal problems today....but a phone call would be nice ;)

I am excited for tonight. Bob and I and my friend and her husband are going out to dinner in Lockport and then seeing the play "Peter Pan." I love Peter Pan... what can I say?

I have to get my oil changed tomorrow. Hopefully they won't find anything else wrong with it like they did last time. I forget what it was but Bob brought it in for me because I was sick and called me to tell me it would be an extra $150 for whatever reason. Here's to hoping... it is a Honda, after all. They are supposed to last, and mine is only 3 years old... not even.

Sunday is Josh's bday. He'll be 24! We still haven't gotten him a present. I don't know what to get him. Anyone have any ideas, let me know soon.

Well, I guess I will get going. No client yet though...

TGIF!

Bernadette

same old

good morning cousins! well no breakfast this morning, susan had a migrane and needed to catch up on her sleep... very understandable... but i need to drop my car off at the shop cuz its making a funny noise and the cruise control doesnt work... so hopefully its nothing too big...

work yesterday sucked! it was so slow, so the time just dragged on and on... nothing happened with the dan situation which kind of annoys me... if i knew i upset someone...even unintentional i would at least talk to them about it. but no... so i am thinking about calling corporate about it. i dont know tho....

stephanie hasnt decided on a first name for the baby, but she is going to name the middle name after aunt debbie.

well thats about all i have... im gonna go get cooper to come out to play...have a great day everyone!
love you all!
sarah

Take The Lead

Well Bernadette is the first to send me pictures!!! Nice job coming in first place. I know it is tough but I need pictures from everyone. Please help a cousin out!! Bernadette if you could look for maybe a couple more pics, an old one of your dad and maybe any of grandma and grandpa by themselves in pics, if you can find any, maybe you can take a few from grandma's the next time you go by there. Just separate them if they come from different places so I can get them back to who they belong to. Well I have been painting and cleaning all day, I am about to sit down on the couch and watch some TV, and eat I am so hungry. Well I hope everyone is doing well!! I will talk to you all soon.

I love you all and miss you all,

Kristy

Show me the Money!!

Tricia- you need to get paid soon! How frustrating. Remind me to tell you about a situation like that I went through in grad school. I don't have time to type it out now. got 2 clients in a row... let us know when you finally get the $50. Not sure if Stephanie has picked out names yet. I'll have to ask if I see her sunday.

Love to all my cousins!!

Bernadette

Good morning!

Hello!

Sarah--I LOVE Juno. I saw it in the movies and then when it came out on Tuesday, Dave bought it for me. I watched it Tuesday night and again last night. I also liked Knocked Up. When I rented it awhile back, I said to my friend "I got Knocked Up at Blockbuster today" and she said "wow, you get around!" Lol.... :-)
Good luck at work today. I hope the day goes by fast!!

I'm excited for Stephanie! Does anyone know if she has a name that she likes?

So, back in December I took a bar review course (the one that was 6 days long and I had to drive to and from Harrisburg for) and the week before the course they asked if anyone would volunteer to go early on the first day and set up. They said they would pay $50. I volunteered thinking that $50 would cover gas for a day. Well, it is 4 months later and I have not received any payment. In January I was told that they didn't get my W9 that I emailed. I emailed it again. In early February they claimed they could not view the attachment so I faxed the W9. The next day the one girl said it wasn't received. Later that day, they confirmed receipt. I was told I would get paid within 4 weeks. I received a phone call a few days later confirming my address and was again told a check would be forthcoming in 3 or 4 weeks. About two weeks ago I got a voicemail from the same girl confirming my address again. When I returned her call I had to leave a voicemail because she did not answer. Last week I emailed them with no response. I just emailed three of the people again this morning. This is ridiculous. I had to get up at 4:30am the day after Christmas to get there when they said to so that I could set up. I want my $50!

Ugh, now I am aggravated.

Talk to you later,
Tricia

good morning!

good morning cousins! well here i am my normal morning!

i am not looking forward to being at work all day... i spoke with marty...the gm... yesterday and i work with marty and dan today... how exciting!....so we will see what happens...

ummm..nothing else really happened yesterday...kind of a boring day...ron and i watched juno tho...it was really good. susan i dont know if you saw but i left knocked up on the table for you.

well i dont have anything else to add...talk with you all later!
love you all!
sarah!

It's a Girl!

Did everyone get Steph's txt message? Yay!!!

Sorry...

The title of my last was good morning but Andrew changed it and I didn't notice until after it posted.

T

3xew

Susan--so glad you are done!!! How was your celebration? That was so cool that they got you guys a limo. Very nice....

Sarah--I think that borders on harassment. You should report him to his supervisor or even to the corporate office.

Hmmm...not sure that I have much to report today. We had dinner at my parent's house last night so that we got to say goodbye to Aunt Jean. We also spend a lot of time there over the weekend so it was nice that we got to see her quite a bit.

Dave is super excited because a lady he works with went to a golf tournament and he had given her Daniel's Steelers jersey to get signed. Its his Roethlisberger jersey and she got it signed by him and got a few pictures of him with the jersey. But Dave just called AC Moore's to get a price on a frame for it and it is going to cost between $300-450! Yikes! We didn't know it cost that much. I guess they use things to preserve it. It will be a nice addition to the collection of cards and stuff that Dave and Daniel have.

The garbage men just came by to get the garbage. Daniel and I went to the door to watch because Daniel loves the big truck. The guys saw him watching them so they waved to him and Daniel waved back and then said to me "I like those kids".

Talk to you guys later. Have a good day!

Love ya's,
Tricia

stupid manangers!

good morning all! well i just got done dropping susan off at work, her cars in the shop. and i was dying without my coffee...which i just now got my first cup!

well i only have a four hour shift today...hopefully it will go by fast! well work yesterday was just ridiculous! and i am more annoyed than ever...dan...the manager who wrote me up and sent me home for cutting pie is giving out new shirts. he asked us weeks ago what size everyone wanted... i said small. so he gives me my shirts yesterday, gives me 2 medium cash shirts and 1 large serving shirt....then tells to me and tells me he gave the only 2 small cash shirts to someone else and only had 4 small serving shirts...which i found out later is a lie... so i go to confront him about it and he implies that im not a small... cuz he was saying that 2 of the girls got their shirts because of the amount of shifts they work. (i work the same amount as one of the girls) and he gave a nother girl a shirt cuz she is small...so whatare you saying about me???? it just really pisses me off and is so completely rude and absolutely ridiculous! i dont know of any guy who would say that to any girl! especially a manager to an employee... i was gonna throw the shirts back at him before i left but i couldnt find him...so i left them there... and i refuse to wear new shirts that are not a small.....

on a funnier note yesterday, i picked up the phone at work and the person asked the number to the resturant... ummm.... didnt you just call here! lol

well thats all i have! have a great day!
sarah

I am sure you all know, but that last post was from me..
Susan

I AM DONE!!!!!!

Hey everyone!!! Well, I am officially done with tax season.....we are about to board the limo and head to Canada for some much needed drinks!!! I am excited!! Thanks to everyone for all your support through all this!! I am sure I will be posting more often, but unfortunately, this one has to be quick...

Love you all!!!

Ho-hum tuesday

Today is pretty boring for me. I have part two of a 2-hour assessment training at 1pm today and believe you me, it is boring! Only 2 clients, too. One that was supposed to come in came in yesterday instead and another canceled via phone message. I am thinking about going to the gym for a quick workout but don't feel like it and have that boring meeting starting right at 1 so I don't want to feel rushed. Ah, decisions, decisions. I just tried to call my mom and no one answered.

We get our carpets on April 30th finally. I can't wait! Then we can start moving things up stairs. Hopefully Josh and Bob can handle most of it. We don't have a whole lot to move upstairs at this point.

I am excited for our summer picnic. It will be great to have everyone together again.

Susan- enjoy your celebration. You all certainly deserve it for all of the hard work you put in! I am guessing its in Canada since you need your birth certificate.

Well, thats about all I've got for now.

Bernadette

good morning!

good morning all!

mark- it is great to hear from you! i dont know if i want to work at the bank, but if you know of any serving jobs that are hiring, let me know! how is everything going? the new car? the jobs? miss seeing you around!

susans here now, she forgot her birth certificate for their celebration that starts later today!

how is everybody else doing? anything fun going on today?

well i have to go get a cup of coffee! talk to you all later!
love and miss you!
sarah

Hide And Seek

I've missed all of you sooo much!!!!

I hope that everything is going well for us all...i've been so busy at work i've had no time to post...sorry guys....

bernadette- glad you had fun at the casino seeing buddy guy....didn't know you were into jazz and blues...
- i'm game on that walk...its a sunday, so it may be hard after working the night before, but i'm a wrrior....

trish- it def sux when there is no participation...i'm usually a pretty talkative person, but when no one else is cooperating it makes things very difficult...tell dave i own him at backgammon...lol
- I HAD A BLAST WITH THE KIDS!
sarah - whenever you have car issues let me know...i can get everything done cheaper for you...
- let me know if you want to try the bank out...i can also try and see about restaurant jobs with friends...let me know for sure....

jenn- g-ma ran out of ham so i had to pick some up at the store...but it was worth it...i'm glad they sent it back for mike...lol...tell him i said hi and i didn't get that phone call...716-480-2420

i'm out
i love all of you
Mark

Yay for Susan!

Hi everyone. I am leaving soon but wanted to post real quick.

Susan- how does it feel to be done with tax season?!?!? Now you get to work normal hours! What a relief! I emailed your friend about the dog, asking for more details, but have not heard back yet.

I am eating this yummy hummus that is made by Sabra. I got it during the free food vendor show last week. I had some then and they gave out little packaged containers of hummus with pretzel crackers. Its not very garlicky, which I like. It tastes like the one my mom gets from BJs for those of you who have had that.

Well, I should get going. Hope everyone is having a great day!

Bernadette

boring monday!

good morning cousins! well here i am with cooper watching tv, waiting for coffee to brew. how was everyones weekend? good i hope. anything interesting happen? tricia and jenn- hows my mom? did she have a good weekend?

well susans last hectic day is TODAY! and i am sure she is just thrilled! good job susan!!!! you made it!!!!!

kristy- it was great hearing from you! im glad work isnt as hectic as it was. and im glad softball is starting! now you have something to do other than work! tell amber we miss her on here and that i say hi!

thats about it! love and miss you all!
sarah

Hello Everyone

Hey guys sorry it has been so long since my last post things have been crazy here. I have had to pick up a couple extra shifts at the restaurant lately cause we were short staffed for a while but things are now getting back to normal. I also started my softball season and that takes up most of my afternoons. My team is really good, none of the other teams can hit off of our pitcher she is that good, and she is only an eighth grader! Amber and I are going to start painting our house finally, I am pretty excited about that. We also just got a fish tank, it is a 75 gallon tank and we have lots of fish in it. I love it! Well that is about it for now, hope everyone is doing well and hope to talk to you all soon.

Love you all and Miss you,

Kristy

Hi there!

Hello!

Nothing happening here. I ran some errands this morning which included getting an x-ray of my sinuses. I had a lot of sinus trouble in January/February so I went to the doctor (back then) and he told me to go get an x-ray. I never went though because it was right before the exam and I just didn't have time. By the time the exam was over I felt good...until last week when it all started again. Today is actually the first day in over a week that I feel fine.

I second Jenn in that some of you should hitch a ride to here with Aunt Jean and spend the weekend here. You can come to our Wii party on Saturday!!! Its a lot of fun because the adults play games and kids get mad that they aren't playing!

Jenn--Dave asked if we could get pizza on Saturday. I said I would talk to you to see what you guys feel like having.

Does anyone watch American Idol??? If you do, were you surprised last night? I was very surprised and disappointed.

I HAVE to get this work corrected tonight so I should go. I have been procrastinating a bit.

Love ya's,
Tricia

Happy Friday

Jenn- I love my fridays too. Especially after 5pm :)

Work is going well. Relatively slow day compared to the rest of the week. 3 clients, 1 meeting, and Pilates!

Tonight Bob and I are going to some fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club. We are going with two other couples and they are fun, drinkers, and rowdy. It should be a good time. Tomorrow we were going to have a hockey game but since there is a lot of rain, wind, and cool temp's in the forecast, we have postponed it for the second time. Oh well. We are planning to do something fun with my family instead. Josh is finally off on a weekend day so we can hang out with him too!

Well, I have a meeting now so I had better run.

Oh, Sarah- fyi...i texted my email address to Susan.

Have a great weekend everyone. I may be back on at 4.

Bernadette

just a quick hello!

Happy Friday, y'all! Hope your day is going well. Things here are normal, that's all I ever ask ;) We all love Fridays! What's up for everyone's weekend? We have a couple things to do- Mia has baseball practice tonight and over the weekend we may go help get the field ready for opening day. All parents are asked to help one weekend out of April. We'd like to get it over with! Like I mentioned yesterday, Aunt Jean is planning on visiting. Also, we might head down Tricia's tomorrow night for some more guitar hero & other wii games. Looking forward to it all, as usual.
Well, I had a second and wanted to say hi. Enjoy today and have a great weekend!
love~jenn
p.s. Has anyone heard from Lauren? I was wondering how things were since she moved. Also, where are some of the other regulars??? Kristy & Mark, we're missing ya! I'm sure you're both busy...drop in when you get a minute, say hi.

friday after breakfast!

good morning all! well here i am after breakfast, with susan who is getting ready for work, and cooper who is running around playing with a plastic bag...its a good morning!

well work yesterday was long! and my neck was killing me (must have slept on it wrong) its been getting progressively worse for abuot a week. so i was trying to ice it when it wasnt too busy... it doesnt feel any better today, but im hoping that soon enough it will.

susan says hi! she loves you and misses everyone! only 4 and a half days left! bernadette can you give susan your email address again, she accidently erased the voicemail that you had left it on.

thats about it! have a great day everyone!
sarah

Good times gone

Good Times Gone
Airline Closure Ruins Honeymoon
Where Cigarettes Cost $9 a Pack

LOL. this is for Kristy and Amber if they ever come back to the blog :) This was a headline on AOL news...

Bernadette

Hello!

Hi everyone, or ya'all as Jenn wrote :) Or is it y'all.... anyway...

Sarah- my dad has been pretty busy. I had a meeting most of the morning, then another at 1, then clients at 2 and 3 (its 5 after 3 and she has not come yet). For lunch a bunch of us went to the common area where they have restuarants and all that and they were having a food vendor show because NU is getting new food vendor for next fall. Everything was free! There were pizza and wings from La Nova, Indian food, hummus (one of my personal favorites), chili, morrocan something or other that was very tasty, pannini sandwhiches, mini burgers.... I wish they would do this every week! Heck, every day would be nice!

Tricia- I kind of figured "barred" was not the correct term, but I thought it was funny :) That is great you got offered a "live" class to teach in the fall. 2 classes actually, right?

Jenn- that is too cute about Mia's card playing tactics.

Client is here. gotta run!

Hey y'all!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted, but I'm going to try and get one in right now :o)
I've been reading the posts daily and wanted to tell you some things- I hope I remember.

First- how jealous was I that my sister got to visit you all last weekend?! I told her that I wished I hid in her van. Not that I would be hiding from them, but from my own family so I could go. We've been so busy on the weekends here, but I know we will be making a trip soon. I'm really glad they got to visit and she told me what a nice day it was. And, not to mention Tricia without boasting how proud I am of her for "getting barred." (Bernadette, I stole that from you. Too funny!) When she called to tell me she passed, she was yelling, the boys were yelling, I couldn't hear what she was saying. Then I heard the word BAR and I thought she said she's at the bar!! Then, it hit me SHE PASSED THE EXAM!!! My girls were yelling and they didn't even know why!! We're all so happy for Tricia!!!

Mark: We LOVED that you sent a ham sandwich home for us! That was too cool. Mike insists that he will find a ham sandwhich ornament by next Christmas and buy one for all of us. He checks online and so far, he's found a sub ornament but it's kinda long. And, he says they don't look like a ham sandwhich at all so he's not getting those. Thanks for thinking of him and he said he's gonna call ya over the weekend and say hi!

Sarah: How's the job hunting? I think after all the aggrivation at OCB, you're doing what's best. You don't deserve what they've put you through. I hope you find an awesome job. And, how great does it feel finding a new purse after looking for one for a while? Cool!!

Susan: Hang in there honey!! Only 5 days to go!!! Come visit us after you get thru the craziness and we can celebrate you finishing tax season and Tricia's passing the exam all together!!

Bernadette: When I was reading about the suicide walk, I remember that there is one here during September, too. I am pretty sure that the first one was just last year. For some reason, I can picture the local commercial that was on t.v. and I know it was in September. I'm sure that Tricia and I will consider walking in it.

Oh, a funny thing- the other morning I sat down to start posting and Mia came over and asked me if I'd play cards with her. I told her I would, but I was trying to type at the same time and I'd post quickly. Well, we started playing and by the third time Mia's turn came up, my post fell apart because she had me laughing enough that I couldn't think. We were playing Fish and she asked "mom do you have a 3 or a 10?" I said, you can't ask for 2 cards, just pick one. So she said, "okay. do you have a 10?" I said no, go fish. She said, "well, how about that 3 since you don't have a 10?" That's when I started laughing and couldn't concentrate to post.

So, do any of you watch the show "The Biggest Loser?" I was wondering if anyone watched it and was loving how the last show went? There's a finale next week that should be great, but last week's show was pretty awesome, too.

Well, this post has taken me about an hour to type. I've had Gianna's potty break, Mia showing me drawings twice, my piano teacher called, I called Mike to tell him the piano teacher called and I had to fill the washer with fabric softener. That's it, I'm done!!!!

Hope you're all having a nice day and have a great Friday tomorrow. Hey, Aunt Jean is coming to visit Saturday. If anyone wants to hitch a ride, you can hang out with us for a few days!! You can also stay at my house and be the first to use our new air mattress!! (I know that will make you all fight for a seat in her van!) Seriously, our door is always open if anyone wants to visit.

Well, back to laundry and cleaning. We're going outside to play again in a little while. It's beautiful here today.

Love you all!! ~jenn

its thursday...

good morning all! well first of all mark wanted me to tell everyone he says hi and that he misses you! i saw him briefly yesterday when he came home for dinner. well i finally found a new purse yesterday...i have been searching for about 2 months and just couldnt find anything at all. so i am just so excited about that.

bernadette- thanks for asking about the job hunt. its kinda at a stand still now, this past week and this week is so busy that i dont even have time. but i will go soon. hows work looking for you today? busy day? slow day?

well i dont have much else to add. love and miss you all!
sarah

Good night!

I am exhausted and ready for bed but I thought I would quickly answer Bernadette's question. First, I have to say that I laughed when you said "barred". Dave used to always say "when you get your bar..." it is actually called a license. In a couple of weeks I will go to a swearing in ceremony and at that point I will be licensed to practice law in this state. I will maintain the license but unless something great turns up, I am going to stick with teaching until Andrew is a little older. I don't really want to send him to daycare now, at least not full time. Daniel is going to school in the fall regardless. Teaching is really great and I do most of it from home. Plus, today, I got asked to pick up a three credit course at the local college here. So, in the fall I'll be teaching 6 credits there, plus whatever I accept online.

As for the book, I liked it too and I was also relieved that he wasn't cheating BUT I still thought he was a little too close to that girl. I would be pissed if Dave was always texting some girl. I don't remember what else he (what is his name...Brandon is his last name right?) did exactly but I remember thinking that he was still being rude. I laughed when she "lost" her baby at the baby expo.

Ok, Dave just got home from work and I am ready for bed...so tired....

Good night!
Tricia

Happy Hump Day

I think wednesday really does feel like getting over the "hump" for me. Once today is over, the other two work days seem to go by quickly.

Thanks, Sarah. We can talk more about it once others decide if they would like to join us. We can see if our parents want to as well. Its not a long walk, and hopefully the weather will be nice in the middle of September.

Trish- it is so nice to walk when the weather is nice. Bob and I walked back to our ponds after dinner last night, and we walked sunday through the woods, and maybe monday too. It is windy and going to likely rain here today, but later this afternoon might be nice. I hope you and the boys get to walk again today. That is funny about Daniel describing your walk as far, far, away. Did you all go to the little playground? Oh, and I forgot to include this in our email yesterday. I finished shopaholic and liked the ending except for that she is still silly with money. But I am glad he was not cheating and told the red-headed bitch (and i hate her) off :) Too funny. I love the yummy mummy t-shirt idea! Question for you- what happens now that you passed the bar? Will you look for a different job after this semester? Does your pay increase now that you are "barred." I am not sure what you call it ;)

Ok, back to work for me. Not as busy as a day as yesterday. actually, i thought I had 6 clients scheduled for yesterday (which in a 7 hour work day is a lot), I only had 4 so it was not busy. Today, I have 2 clients, a group, and one meeting (another was cancelled- who-hoo!). So moderately busy.

Sarah- how is the job hunt?

Toodles everyone!
Bernadette

good morning!

good morning all! here i am, my normal morning! yesterday was pretty boring for me, work all day, but nothing fun happened. which maybe a good thing!

bernadette- i will definately go with you for the suicide walk. its a great idea, i am glad you heard about it.

trisha- im glad daniel remembered that we went far, far away. but not too far that susan couldnt find us. lol. glad the weather was nice enough for you to go on ur walks after dinner!

well thats about all i have to talk about! love and miss you all!
sarah

Good morning, cousins!

Hey everyone!

Not too much going on here this morning. We had great weather yesterday and it looks like today will be the same. The boys and I went for a walk last night after dinner. The whole time we walked Daniel talked about going for a walk with Sarah. He told me we went far, far, far away and then Susan found us.

I have to go to a store today. Not sure if I am going to a grocery store or just to Target. I have to figure out what I need.

Well, I hope everyone has a great day.

Love,
Tricia

Suicide Survivor walk

I don't have a lot of time to post, just wanted to touch base with you all to see if you would like to do this with me in September....

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a 3-5 mile scenic walk taking place in more than 100 communities across the country this fall. Proceeds will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, to fund research, education, survivor and awareness programs -- both to prevent suicide and to assist those affected by suicide.

Where: Delaware ParkBuffalo, New York Starts: 9/14/08 @ 10:30 am Ends: 1:00 pm Check-in Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM Registration Cutoff Date: 9/13/08 Donation Cutoff Date: 12/31/08

Let me know, and we can start asking for donations!

Have a great day everyone!!

Bernadette

YAY TRICIA!

good morning everyone! congrats again tricia! we are all so proud of you!!!!! i hope you are going to go out for that drink soon! well here i am watching tv with cooper...hes excited today hes running around everywhere, he already fell off the couch...twice.

yesterday i went and cut my friend ryans hair, i work with her at old country buffet. she had me cut off about 9 to 10 inches! big change for her! it was alot of fun for me though! it turned out really good so im excited!

well i just want to say congrats tricia!!!!! (again) and i love and miss everyone!
sarah

Thank you so much!!!!!

Thank you, everyone, for the emails, text messages, and phone calls! I had a few voice mails today--we were in Lowe's buying paint for our kitchen and bathroom. I appreciate all the good thoughts.

I received an email last week that said the results would be posted today by 5. Dave checked for them a few times in the morning while I was out but then I told him to stop and that we could just check at 5. Well, it was only about 15 minutes later that our phone rang. Dave answered it and he tells me that its for me and that its Richard (the man from my law school who was helping me with essays). I was so worried because I had no idea if he was calling with good news or if he was calling to tell me how we can work on things if I had to re-take it. Anyway, he told me the good news and I just screamed (probably right in his ear!!!). Dave and I were just so excited. Of course, Andrew started crying (Sarah and Susan--can you imagine that...lol...). So, now I am just trying to believe it. :-)

Thanks again for all the support , guys. You are all the best. Love you guys!!! Oh and we had a blast yesterday. We'll be up again soon.

Tricia

Yay Tricia!!!!

I second the post below. Congrats Tricia! You are AWESOME! Now go and celebrate with Jenn and have a strawberry daiquiri or two. I wish we could all celebrate with you.

Bernadette :)

Congratulations Tricia - We are so proud of you!!!!

happy monday!

good morning! well, bernadette is right, why do the weekends go by so fast? i wish it was sunday and i was getting ready to go to grandmas for breakfast... well i dont get my wish its monday, and me and cooper are watching tv.

tricia- it was so much fun seeing all of you yesterday! your boys are just adorable! sorry i had to leave so quickly though.

it was definitely great seeing everyone this week...ive missed a few sunday breakfasts...due to work....

well i guess this is another short post...have nothing else to say
love and miss you all!
sarah

Monday Morning

The weekends go by so fast.... oh well.

Tricia- it was so good to see you and your boys (Dave included!) yesterday at grandmas. I wish Bob and I could have stayed longer. Did you get to see my dad?

I just spilled my coffee on myself. I was not ready to get up this morning! I was up around 4am because thats when bob gets up and he was shaving this morning. Not even an electric shaver but I am a light sleeper..... :( I fell back to sleep eventually though.

Today at work we have a psychiatric nurse practitioner starting, which we really need. Until now, no one at health services or the counseling center can prescribe psychotropics, so I am very excited to have her here so students who need a medical evaluation can see her on campus rather than waiting for a appointment off campus, which sometimes takes months to see a psychiatrist. She can prescribe the same meds a psychiatrist can and is supervised by a psychiatrist, but its cheaper for someone to see a n.p. versus M.D. Anyway, this has been my project trying to get this type of service since I began in August so I am excited it finally came to fruition!

Kristy- where have you been? I'll try to call later to see how the FL gang is doing. It's Little Vinny's bday soon, right?

Susan, Mark, Sarah- great to see you all yesterday too. And everyone else of course, but you are the ones on the blog.

Mark- thanks for telling grandma about the picnic. Has everyone told their parent's about it and the date? (June 28th) (and 29th for those who sleep over). Please tell them soon. I can make a nifty flier to make it "official".

Ok, got to run. Have great days everyone!

Bernadette

Eat, Pray, Love

LOVED IT!!!! I just read it a few weeks ago. It is very good and I would recommend it...although it may give you the desire to travel abroad. I know that is how I felt while reading it. :-)

I would offer you my copy but I have notes all through it that would be a distraction to you.

See you tomorrow!
Tricia

Books

Hi Tricia. Nothing really comes to mind. I have a few here that I have not read yet. Have you read Eat.Love.Pray? (Or those words in some order). I have heard that is good from several people. I stayed up late reading shopaholic last night. Just a few more chapters to go. I was glad Luke was not cheating on her. I did not think its one of those books... but then, it still could turn out he is. It sure seemed like it!

Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Have a safe and calm trip in!

Bernadette

Books

Bernadette--are there any other books you want to read? Let me know and if I have it I will bring it up on Sunday.

T

Hi Tricia

...and everyone else!

Glad to hear your evaluation class went super well last night, Trish. Sorry to hear about your next class. What are you teaching that you have such young students, and all male?? Tell them in the beginning of the next class you will happily give your two boys a new shiny toy if anyone dares to flash their cell phone around. Or next time in your syllabus put a disclaimer in- grade drops half a point for every time someone uses there cell phone during class time (if you are allowed to). Disrespectful students are such a pain, especially when you are in pain! Can't wait to see you all sunday. I will try to remember to bring your books, too. I am almost finished with the shopaholic one.

So I went out last night for a happy hour that turned into 4 hours. I only had two glasses of wine but felt like a minor wreck when I got home last night, and I have been yawning all day. I made it through my pilates class at noon, though, which helped wake me up a little. I just can't metabolize alcohol like I used to. One of the glasses of wine was more like two though- the bartender realized she was towards the end of the bottle and just gave me the rest ;)

Well, I should get back to work so I can leave right at 5!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Bernadette

Hi everyone!

How are you all today? Not much going on here. I just wanted to say hi and I thought I would tell you all about my night last night. I had the worst headache from about 2pm until I went to bed and I had to go to work. Ugh!

So, I was teaching last night--two sections--and the first was my evaluation. That went great and it was one of the best classes I had. The kids were really into the discussion and we just had a good time with it. Of course this helped my evaluation too. The second bunch are a hard group of boys. They are all about 18 years old so they are immature smart asses. I have one kid who every week I have to tell him repeatedly to put his cell phone away. This week was no different. I ended up telling him three times, and another kid once. The kid who I always have to tell sat there and pouted. It is so obvious that he is a spoiled rich brat. Anyway, then no one was participating so I sat down and said that if they don't want to answer the questions we can all just sit in silence for the next 30 minutes until class is over (they also know that if we get through the material, I will let them out early). Of course, they started participating after that. I was so aggravated with them and I didn't feel well.

Just thought I'd share. :-)

Tricia

nothing to write about...

well...i just wrote a blog and then i guess it didnt go through...it said there was an error on the page and so here i am writing again. well susan and i had a usual breakfast at 5. and now here i am watching saved by the bell ... the college years unfortunatly... i wish something else was on this early.

well work yesterday just seemed to take forever! but it always does... not stories tho...maybe today when i go in something fun will happen.

well thats about all i have...love and miss you all!
sarah

To Susan

I am going to say we should be there around 11 or so. We are hoping to leave here no later than 7.
What time do you have to work? We plan to spend most of the day there until probably around 6 or 7, that way the boys can sleep on the ride home.
I hope we get to see you!!!

Tricia

Hey!!

Hi everyone!! Sorry, I can't really type anything, it's crazy around here! I just had a question for Tricia--do you know around what time you will be getting to Grandma's on Sunday? Because I have to work, but of course I will stop by to see you guys!!

Alright that's it, I will be able to type more in 12 days!!! yah!!

Love you,
Susan

good morning cousins!

good morning cousins! well i am waiting for my coffee to brew and watching saved by the bell because nothing else is on. i turned it on just in time to hear jesse freaking out on her caffine pills.... "im so excited...im so excited...zack, im scared..." hahaha too funny

bernadette- it is absolutely ridiculous the way some managers act. and all i hear is how i have to respect my managers...u cant respect people that show you no respect....and if they treated you that way, they probably treated everyone that way, and in that case it probably was karma that closed them down. :) customers realize the way employees are treated and dont want to go to resturants like that. thanks for the idea for a new job but i want to serve...thats where you make the money :) and i do need a full time job.

tricia- thanks for the support. dan is an *sshole to pretty much everyone...hes nice to some people, like this guy joe (not my brother), they were on a little league team when they were younger...but for the most part, hes a jerk. but for me, he sends me home and writes me up... so hes worse towards me. i cant show respect for someone like that and i wont. i will be at gramdmas on sunday! cant wait to see you all!

well thats all i have. love and miss you all!
sarah

Good morning!

Hello,

I wanted to stop in and say hello. Not much going on here. I'm trying to get a lot of work done before Sunday so we can come visit! We are all looking forward to it...or at least Dave and I are. The boys don't know anything about it yet.

Sarah--sorry to hear about work. This Dan guy seems like a jerk. What's his deal? Is he mean to everyone or do you think its personal? Either way, I hope you find something new soon. Maybe Bern's chiropractor?

Will everyone be at Grandma's on Sunday?

I'll be back later to see if anyone posted.
Love,
Tricia

Yikes!

Sarah- I had a similar situation back when I was at Damon's...I ended up meeting with managers and given the option basically to work civilly with a manager who had written me up for something ridiculous (I can't even remember) which I had also refused to sign but was told I could sign it and write my dissent...anyways, I told them I could work with her but I would not do that to myself so after 4.5 years there, I walked out and never went back. The reason for the problem with her, which she made quite obvious, is she was after the guy (another employee) I was dating and he told her he thought she was crazy and wanted nothing to do with her. It got taken out on me. I was not the epitome of maturity back then and probably could have handled the ongoing drama that occurred before I walked out better, but I know I did not deserve the treatment I got from her or my other managers. One of them who had sat on the meeting actually called me after and apologized for how it turned out. he left shortly after too, and the restuarant went out of business within a couple years. Karma?? Maybe.... :)

My chiropractor is hiring someone actually (gasport)...he just mentioned it to me at my appointment yesterday...it would start part time and likely go to full time. Not sure about benefits... Let me know if you want the information... He is young and seems like he would be a great boss. He is looking for someone friendly, personable, and efficient....

Speaking of jobs- I took on an editing position made offical this morning. Its through an online company that provides editing and statistical help for papers, dissertations, research manuscripts... it pays pretty well and she told me I could basically work as much as I want because they are always busy. I am so excited since I don't work at NU over the summer so can still make money on my own time. I still do the freelance but that is infrequent, unfortunately.

Anyway, got to get back to work. I miss everyone. See you all at grandma's sunday if you are there!

Bernadette

sent home for helping

good morning cousins! how is everyone doing? well i didnt play an april fools joke on anyone. and i didnt hear any funny ones either. well i am now officially starting to look for a new job. old country buffet is absolutely ridiculous! on sunday...a day im not even supposed to work, i would like to add, i was in the bakery helping jena catch up her bar because she was behind, and my bar was stocked. no big deal you would think...right? WRONG! as i am cutting a pie to put out on the bar, i get yelled at and told to go back to work by dan. well i was working. so i continued doing what i was doing...i wasnt standing there talking, jena wasnt standing around talking...we were both working...so dan and i are yelling back and forth for a little bit (not so much yelling but the bickering talk) so then he tells me to go home...r u serious??? i get sent home for cutting a pie! so dan walks away, and marty calls me into the office (which is right next to the bakery, you can hear everything being said in the bakery from the office.) so im telling marty that its ridiculous that im being sent home, and he starts talking about teamwork and how important it is to a restuarant....UMMMM HELLO!!!! i was helping someone else who had fallen behind. so im telling marty all this and he says he will talk to dan... and i mention that he has talked to dan about this before, and obviously it didnt do any good... so anyways im off of work on monday. so i go in yesterday, i only have a four hour shift. it was slow all day and i had a ton of time to talk if someone needed to but no, ten minutes before im scheduled to leave dan tells me he needs to talk to me before i go...first of all...you couldnt have said anything to me the dozen times ive seen you all day? and second of all...i dont want to talk to you...lol i dont like you.... well so we sit down and he had written me up for the incident on sun!!! are you absolutely crazy???? you are writing me up for cutting a pie! so he completely lied on the write up sheet, said i was talking to two people ad not doing anything. and even wrote on there how important it is to have teamwork!?!?!?!? and how resepect for a manager is really important... well i started reading it and im like i am not signing this, this is a lie. and he all sarcastically theres a part over here where you can write anything that you want and rolled his eyes at me... and all this crap...so i am over that place and after work today i am going to start applying to a few resturants because i am done with the disrespect and hypocritical (cant spell) crap that i put up with....

tricia- thanks for asking...cooper likes his new cage...it has a slide and a tunnel and it took me like an hour and a half to put together!! but i think it will be good for him, because he wont have zoeys smell on everything! thanks again for asking!

jenn- your girls are just so cute! and i love hearing your stories about them! dan peppy! hhaha and i hope the weather is wonderful for mias baseball game! good luck to her!

thats about all i have for today tho....love you all and miss you!
sarah

April Fools Jokes??

I have always wanted to set someone up with a great April Fools joke, but I never did. I always felt like I was too obvious being that it was April 1st. One year I tried telling Mike that his truck rolled down the driveway, but he didn't believe me. See?? the date gave it away!
Well, I didn't realize how long it was since I'd been here! I didn't even fill you guys in on our great Friday night! Not only did we love playing guitar hero with Tricia and Dave, but Tricia made an awesome dinner for all of us!! We had chicken wraps with so many toppings that were so yummy. I learned that I liked orange peppers (or are they yellow?). Anyway, they were good and I never knew I liked them. Peppers, onions, sour creme, cheese, refried beans..oh, I'm hungry just thinking about it. Dinner was so good. Playing the games was awesome, too. I liked guitar hero alot and I think we're going to invite ourselves down again in a couple of weeks when Dave is off over the weekend. We'll have to start earlier in the day since I plan on staying to play a long time.
Tomorrow is the beginning of Mia's first baseball season on a team. She is so excited! She knows a couple kids on her team and her coach is one of her best friend's mom. I hope the weather is nice like it was today. She's been putting her hot pink baseball glove on and squeezing it to get the feel of it and we bought her a helmet so she has her own. She picked out the cutest, sparkly red helmet since her shirt will be red, too. I know she's going to have fun. I'm excited for her.
Mike has been working late the past few days and last week. He has been so busy. I don't think there's ever a time that he only has one project going on. I'm not kidding when I tell you he has about 8 right now. They're not even all jobs. Some are large projects he's doing here at home. He needs a vacation. I can't wait for the Spring weather so we can start taking some day trips. We all enjoy our time together so much.
Gianna has been given a new knickname and it's quite funny. I've been calling her "Dan Peppy." Hey Dan Peppy!! and she starts giggling and says That's Me! The other day I asked her "who loves you?" and she mentioned everyone she could think of. I still asked her Who Else loves You? and what she said was Da Puppy, meaning my parent's dog, Buddy. I thought she answered Dan Peppy. I said Who's Dan Peppy? She said da puppy, da puppy! I asked Do you mean Buddy? She said YES!! It totally sounded like she was saying Dan Peppy, so she's been called Dan Peppy since last Saturday. She thinks it's funny :o)
Well, I am getting so tired and I have a few shirts to hang from the laundry so I'm going to finish them...then off to bed I go! I should practice my piano songs, but I don't think my eyes will stay open.
Hope everyone has a good night and great day tomorrow. Love to you all!!!
~jenn

April Fool's

Hello!

I have a joke that was played on me. My cousin (on my dad's side) has four kids who are all teenagers now. A few years ago when I lived in Pittsburgh, she sent me an e-card that had a woman rubbing her own pregnant belly. Under the picture it said something like "guess who's got a bun in the oven?". I sat at the computer for a few minutes and just kept saying "Oh my God, Kimmy is pregnant again" over and over. After a few minutes, I just happened to scroll down a little bit and it said April Fool's. I was laughing so hard because she really got me.

I think the joke about the lottery was mean.


Sarah--glad to hear that you are satisfied with your car situation. How does Cooper like his cage?

We have been running errands ALL day. We left at 10 and just got home a few minutes ago. I'm meeting a friend for wing night tonight. I actually don't love wings like I used to but every once in awhile they are pretty good. :-)

Love to you all,
Tricia

April Fools

I thought about posting an April Fool's joke on here but I just could not bring myself to do it to you all. So, I was thinking instead that we could all post jokes that were either played on us or that we played on someone. I can't remember any myself, but I did hear people call into the radio station this morning and talk about jokes they played on people. Most were not funny in my opinion (e.g., one person said that every year she would put rubber bands on the kitchen sink sprayer on the faucet and it would spray her parents and they never remembered but would get sprayed every year) but the one that was somewhat good was this 18-year old girl called her dad from a convenient store and told him she just won $10K from a lotto ticket and he was at work and telling all his coworkers his daughter just won 10K and was so excited and then she told him April Fools. I think that is kind of mean though. It sounded like he was really excited about it. Maybe I am just sensitive? Lol...

Anyway, hope someone has a good one to share. I hope everyone's day goes well.

Bernadette

waiting for coffee

good morning all! well here i am with cooper, we are watching tv (saved by the bell is on, and its actually not a bad one...lisa and zack decide that they like each other and now scrrech wants to kick zacks ass.), and waiting for my coffee to brew. i have a lot to do this morning, i have to look through pictures for kristy, i have to pay some bills, and put together coopers new cage! he is very interested in the box that it comes in! so in order for my car to pass inspection i needed to either get the mirror replaced or taken off. but the good news is that for the mirror and for the labor to put iton it only cost me $190. which was a good majority of what i had to pay for my car to be inspected. but whatever, its over now and i have a mirror!

well i hope everyone who has to work today has a good day at work and everyone who doesnt have to work, has a great day in general! i will talk to you all soon!
love and miss you!
sarah