Days 28-34

Day 28

Return to work as we now have propane so it wasn't another cold night.  The checkbook will be a lot lighter after that propane delivery but it is what it is until we can get converted.

Little happening today other than work as I had more to do than hours to do it in.

The Photo

Nothing to see here, nothing to highlight the day.


Day 29

The snow returns as we had snow overnight and ended up with about 8 inches, so much for the prediction of only a couple inches but it seems that is the trend lately, poor snow predictions.

Worked the day from home as the day began with a meeting that led to another and another and when all that was done it was already afternoon. 

Some quick shoveling at lunch and then on to a mass of issues from the various Go Lives which were happening.  Would have been easier to be at a Go Live as then I would have only needed to worry about one set of issues.  At one point I had 5 different conversations going on from the 3 locations that had upgrades, another from a client issue and another from a QA issue.  All that while trying to juggle calls about a couple high priority projects.

This day was insane but working from home made it seem a little less stressful.

The Photo

More of the white stuff,,,


Day 30

Back to the office today.  Just another day at the office as of late.  There must be a better way as my life is turning into one boring day after another.

My mom turned 79 today.  Talked to her on the phone.

The Photo

Nothing to see here either...


Day 31

Friday and a typical day at the office; but at least it's Friday.

Unable to get someone to go to the Wings game tomorrow so Kayla will gladly go.  Still sad with what those games have become and that I feel okay taking my daughters to the game.  Miss when that place used to be insane and anything but family friendly.

The Photo

Nothing to see here...


Day 32

Can't believe it is February already.

Received my tax information today so I was able to file my taxes, an okay refund (but nothing to make plans over).  Hopefully this year goes as expected and next year's will be the first really decent one thanks to the mortgage interest.

Before doing the taxes I took Kay and we went out to pick up a couple things for Tabby (the vet said we should go with a harness for walking her) so we went to Pet Smart.  Afterwards we stopped at BAM and picked up a couple books (she got an American classic while I picked up something a little lighter).

We surprised Rachel and Chris afterwards as Ray was selling Girl Scout cookies with her troop in front of Men's Warehouse and they arrived while we were inside BAM.

That night it was onwards to see the Wings play.  We stopped on the way up to grab some dinner and then on to the game.  For a Saturday night game the attendance was awful but the game was great as they won 15-9 and pretty much dominated all game.

The Photo

An evening at the Wells Fargo Center...


Day 33

Sleeping in a bit with a slight headache but nothing serious.  It is Super Bowl day!!!

Did a little around the house today, no Super Bowl party plans.  Thought about going to grab wings but decided to go with something easy from home instead.

Did go outside with the girls in the afternoon and threw the ball around to get Rachel back into lacrosse a bit more as she wants to play on the travel team this year.

Great game as the Seahawks won easily.  Not a good game in terms of the game itself but since I like the Seahawks I was happy with it.  It's not like the Eagles winning, I bleed green, but it is a nice consolation as they are my second team (have been since the early 80's).

Tweaked my back putting wood on the fire later that evening.  Felt something pop, or slip, or something.  Made for a rough night sleeping as the pain is sciatic in nature and going right down my leg.  Sitting makes it worse and laying down wasn't helping either.

The Photo

Go Seahawks...


Day 34

Rough morning with the back pain and had a headache most of the day which I blame on the weather as it is raining all day.

We were spoiled over the weekend as it was a cold rain, hovering just above freezing, but at least it wasn't ice.

Not much to say about the day today, laid down for a while when I got home.

The Photo

Nothing to see here...