Ocean trip!!

One would think that as many times as I have gone to the ocean, I would know I burn and use sunscreen. Yet again I did not, and got a nasty red burn all over my legs, feet, arms, and face/neck to show for it. The burns don't really hurt except the legs/feet and my upper arms. Kat applied 3 times and she still burned bad too. So I don't feel as stupid, just unlucky to burn so badly. It was all worth it with the fun we had. Jen and I went swimming three or four times, played with the superman ball, and we built a sandcastle. I am sure Kat will post pics later when she has time. I discovered that if you ever go on a cruise to bring superman balls for every member in your party. They work great for floatation devices. I hugged mine near my stomach and put my feet up out of the water and floated with little effort. Jen and I also discovered that the ocean pulled us in at an angle when we floated.
So it was a fun four hours at the beach. We went to Small Point Beach, it was less crowded and no fee to get in. The sand burns your feet though, so if you go bring sandals and wear them constantly. I don't regret going, just wish I wasn't so red now. Sarah saw me tonight and the first words out of her mouth were "Wow. Bet that hurts."

The things we do

I went out two days ago to spend time at the ocean and be with Kat and Jen. Not a bad idea, but I really should have thought it out more. I had been up since 6pm the following night, and it was almost 8am when we left the house. I wanted to ride down to where Kat works with her and then Jen and I were to spend the day in Portland while waiting for Kat to get out. Still sounds good, right? I decided to go to Evergreen Cemetary. It is HUGE. Lots of places to sit and Jen could work on homework while I slept. We headed for the pond area, not usually visited much on a weekday. The workers started cutting grass soon after we got comfy. Those of you who know me know I am a light sleeper. Especially in a place I don't know well. So the lawnmowers kinda disturbed my slumber some. They moved away enough I just started to drift off when Kat texted me. So now I am up again. No problem, I fluffed the pillow some, stretched out on my Superman towel in the shade, and started to fall asleep again. Moms with kids and women with dogs show up. We pick up and move. Jen found a nice spot by the water and we set camp again. Now I have to pee, to much Mountain Dew trying to stay up on the way down. I get back and lay down, close my eyes, and hear little boys running around trying to catch frogs. Yep, we move again. More shade this time and right near the water. Unfortunately it is near the still water where frogs are to catch mosquitos. My legs are still itching from it. So we figure it will be easier to move to the ocean instead. It is now about noon time and I am silly tired bordering on grumpy. Jen drives us to Fort Williams and we get a really nice spot with two tables under a tree with sun coming through the branches. I lay down yet again. Drifting off, starting to dream something about moving pallets at work, and a lady talking behind us wakes me to a sitting position. She eats lunch with a friend and they wander off. My head on my pillow one more time, Kat calls Jen. I figure it is just like at home when I can hear them talk and take comfort in a familar sound. Get to the brink of slumberland when again a lady and kids go behind us. For a week day there was alot of people out with there kids. I think after they left we managed to get about an hour shut-eye, but no sleep. Lawnmowers kicked in again, but were far enough off that I wasn't fully awake to be annoyed, but the sound still kept me up. Soon it is time to go get Kat and visit her co-workers at the store. We stopped at Dunkin to get coffee to keep me up for the ride home. I think I finally laid down around 730pm. Now that it was 25 and a half hours later I got to crawl into the comfy bed in the air conditioner running room and sleep. I told Kat to wake me when dinner would be ready in about 2 hours, she had some errands to run too. I wake up around 1030 when she crawled in beside me to sleep. I was back out until 4am.
I knew at the beginning of the day that I should have stayed home. But I really wanted to go to the ocean, or just get out of the house. As a bonus I got to spend a day with Jen and see Kat more often than I normally do. The things we do...

Same old thing

So not much is different lately. About the most exciting two things I can think of is 1) in two months my position is being erased. There will no longer be a support manager position in WalMart. I am actually really happy about this. I get to go back to pharmacy, an area I loved. With Kat working, the slight decrease in pay will be fine. Plus I can still go for Assistant Programing when it comes up and it won't look as bad if I had stepped down from a management position. So this should work out well. The next is 2) Kat and I have been discussing a last name for us to take. Neither of us was comfortable with taking the others last name when we married. So since then we have thought about and turned down many last names. The one we both are seriously kicking around right now is Kent. I would need to talk to my parents if we do decide to change our last names, which is not definite yet. But it is a cool last name to have.
So that is the most excitement lately in my life. I wish my special friend all the best wishes in the world for her husband. I hope for the best for you. Kat is loving her new job, and I am happy she is not so grumpy around the house because there was nothing to do. Jen is doing well, and so are the rest of my chosen and real families. Life is pretty good right now.

Bitch slap them all...ok, not all

First I would like to say that I am drinking a 20 oz water right now. Yes, water. Shocking I know, but damn, it is hot out there. Second, I know I said I would not complain about work anymore, but Kat is at her new job and I only had time this morning to give her a kiss an money for tolls. So with the way it went last night and Kat not here, you all get to hear me vent yet again about the evil place and the so called crew I have to deal with. My apoligizes and I will not hold it against any of you if you stop reading now.
I worked over 300 pieces of pharmacy freight in about 2 hours before I got to grocery side where I belong. Not that I mind, I love helping the ladies out over there and miss them dearly. I love working freight anyway, and helping out a crew that I know busts it out every morning makes me happy. Now over on my side of the store I got my alleys filled and zoned, the rail over by gm side filled, and 4ways by registers zoned and filled. Plus the back room, unloading produce, and checking in a vendor. A normal sweat my ass off night. I really did too, I think I sweated enough weight off I might have lost my ass. Disappointment to some of you, but a blessing to me:)
Now a crew of 7 really good grocery people got maybe 1500 pieces done. Let's do the math, 1500 divide by 7. Little over 214 in a 8 hour shift. See my problem here? I know they said they were tired, it was a long weekend for them. I looked at over 2000 pieces for the last two nights they worked. But give me a break here. I have two of them that I know can push out over 800 in an entire shift alone. They only get to an average of 200??? We had a meeting just before they all left to let them know that I was dissapointed in them and find out what was wrong. Give them a chance to explain what happened. Only fair. Want to hear what they said?



Yep, that was it. Nothing. Not one reason as to why. Only that they didn't have only 900 like anounnced at meeting. And they were tired. Wah. Even on my last day of the 5 day strech I did over 100 pieces an hour. I just want to say that I was really upset with their performance. It looked like my 4 days off they did nothing. They really do need a babysitter. My assistant last night told me to move some GM people over and move some of them out. So I did. I don't go in tonight, but I am sure I will hear about it Weds when I go back. They got me so worked up I did a couple sets of my weights this morning. BTW, thanks Kat for the weight set. It will come in real handy it looks like.
ok, I am done. If you did read all this, thanks for letting me vent. If not, well, your not reading this either.

Superman

I step off the train, I'm walking down your street again,
And past your door, But you don't live there anymore.
It's years since you've been there. Now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space, You've found some better place,
And I miss you - like the deserts miss the rain.
Could you be dead? You always were two steps ahead
Of everyone. We'd walk behind while you would run.
I look up at your house, And I can almost hear you shout
Down to me Where I always used to be,
And I miss you - Like the deserts miss the rain.
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again.
Can I confess I've been hanging around your old address?
And the years have proven To offer nothing since you moved.
You're long gone But I can't move on,
And I miss you - Like the deserts miss the rain

-Everything But The Girl_"Missing"

I do miss talking to you and hearing your laughter. Hope to hear from you sometime soon.

Good Times

It was a good week this last one. The new Assistants seem cool so far. I give them a couple months anyway before they turn bad. But it is nice to have a fresh look on things from them. I should be able to go to the GM side when the remod is done. No more babysitting and other various problems to deal with. Probally a whole new set, but it will be nice to have the change. I am still thinking about the training program too. It should be up in a couple months I hope. I still haven't heard yet. Still not sure I really want to either, but with Kat working now, it is more of an option if I don't want to. Not as many money worries now. Still wouldl love to have the house though, and the extra cash will help get that faster. I am worried about getting sucked into a company that seems determined to kill itself though. Well, I still have time to think it out, so I shouldn't stress so much right now.
Been playing games alot with Jen, with more to come in the next few days off. I think we might even go to the movies today. See Pirates of the Carribean. An early congrats present to Kat. I have to get to bed soon, I guess we are getting up early to go shopping (yippee skippee) and then the movies. So I will post again when something exciting happens or I think of more to say.

Work is Good

Just a quick update on the evil place. Our overnight managers are changing at the end of this week, YAY!!!!! I heard rumors that the store manager is changing in 2 weeks. And the best of all, the other support on grocery is doing the remodel, so I don't see her for 3 months!!! We get to close at midnight now too, so no customers until 6 am!!! For three months work should be alot less stressed.
EVEN BETTER, Kat got a job!! The one she wanted!! Life is looking up some now.

Fireworks

So the ones at Great Falls was about the same as any other year. They were ok, but the best is always the end. The real fireworks were after. We went to Dunkin Donuts to see an old friend of mine, Becki. She has been in the Navy for the last 4 years and I haven't seen or talked to her for at least 2. I didn't realize how much I missed her until I saw her. She was one of the first butches I ever met, and was always a good friend. We brought Paige to visit too, this is her ex-wife. They haven't talked in a year or more either.
Well, things went well. After listening to Paige say how bad her new realationship could potentially be, I was happy to see her and Becki getting along well. We all agreed to try and get together some time soon and hang out. I can't wait. The best part is that Kat and Jen like Becki too, so even if she and Paige don't get together, we can all hang out as friends and have a blast. I love that our extended family just got one bigger. I also know that Sarah likes Becki so we can go out and do stuff too if Kat and Jen have to sleep. This is a wonderful thing.

Chain-gang...

So I have to go in tonight even though it is suppose to be a night off. I actually don't mind too much, it will make up the day I missed last week cause I was sick. I still get Tuesday off and I am happy to be spending it with family and friends. Kat, Jen, and I will be going to the bridge here in town this year. I figure we can park over at kiddo's if she doesn't mind and walk down with her and Chris. Maybe even our special friend and her new husband can meet us down there for the fireworks. We were going to go to the Rumford fireworks, but heard that they were cancelled this year. Either way, it will be fun and I don't have to work. It is the first time in years that I get the night off. Since I probally won't be able to post for a few more days( I got five nights working in a row coming up) I wish you all a Happy Big Badda Boom Day!!! Love ya!