And I Wanted to Live in Wyoming, Why?

Second big winter storm in the space of a week. I am so tired of snow that I could scream. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to go out in it to get to work. Actually, I don't worry so much about me going out in it as much as I worry about Jae having to drive in this mess. The good news is that this storm isn't supposed to be as bad as the last one, just longer. Hopefully by the end of the weekend it'll be gone. Course, then we still have to dig out again. Oh well, at least I have a really good snow shovel now and I live in town so I don't have to deal with highways that are closed. The bad news is we probably won't close the store tomorrow since it's officially month end close. Bah humbug! Just hope this isn't a preview of the rest of winter here in wonderful, flat, windy Cheyenne, Wyoming. On a positive note, both Jae and I have automatic deposit so we'll get our paychecks tomorrow no matter what happens. Did discover none of the cats like snow. Let the kittens try it out earlier and the most adventuresome either got was Mary put one (count it one) foot into the snow and then gave me the most disgusted look before running into the house. Oh well, we'll see what the morning brings. I've already planned to get up early so I can shovel and sweep snow. Wish us the best since I've decided I really hate the color white.

Snow and more Snow!

Okay so we had a "blizzard" here yesterday and this morning. As usual the "cowboys" around here decided that a little snow shouldn't be a good reason not to work. The good news is that the saner heads at my work (the women) decided that my department at least was outta there at 10:30 a.m. yesterday and not going in at all today. If the macho guys want to try to open the retail operation today, that's their problem not ours. It certainly helps that my group is finance and reports to the regional CFO/VP of Finance who just happens to be (you guessed it) a woman and she felt that our lives and limbs were more important than a days worth of work. Course it doesn't hurt that about half of Colorado is shut down and our region is made up of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Southern Idaho and Western Nebraska. Yep, at least half of our region was in the blizzard zone. Now I have the whole day to just veg out and do whatever especially since Jae had to go in to work. His work did call and tell him they were having a late start (9:00 a.m.) and right after that, he got a call from one of his coworkers, Chad, who had an all wheel drive vehicle and was volunteering to pick up as many of the rest of them as needed him to. Nice guy Chad, we really should do something really nice for him. At least now I don't have to worry about Jae trying to drive on our roads with TK. TK loves dry weather but the least bit of moisture in any form and he freaks out. Stupid fair weather car. Anyway, I think I'll finish cleaning the kitchen and start a crock pot full of either Beef Stew or Pot Roast. Haven't decided which yet. Did I mention that the winds did make some interesting snow sculptures? Yep, quite interesting and no I haven't decided I should move back to Southern California but it was a close thing I gotta tell you. Not really but I did change my screen saver to pix of LA and the California beaches.

Xmas vacation and blizzard related news

I just love snow - not. Everybody has a blizzard story so here's mine. We can usually get out of the driveway regardless what's happening except this time. Apparently the City of Cheyenne in a fit of whatever actually did the unthinkable and plowed our street. Of course, this resulted in a ridge of snow at the end of the drive about 2 feet tall. Net result was we couldn't get TK out of the drive yesterday. Not to worry as both Jae and I did get to work because the store manager at my work, Shane, came over in his four wheel drive truck and took us both to work. We also both got rides home with coworkers with 4wheel drive vehicles. To correct the problem of the snow at the end of the drive, I called the lumber/hardware store at the end of the street where I work and bought a snow shovel that they actually personally delivered to me at work! How cool is that? Never happen in a place like LA. Anyway, after we got home, Jae and I shoveled out the drive clear into the street and tested to make sure TK would get out. Fortunately, he gets out just fine since Jae had to work today. My project today has been to finish the main drive and later I'll actually work on the sidewalk in the front since the neighbors on either side have cleared their stretches.

In other news, every year my company's Safety department gives out gifts to all employees with a clean safety record for the year. It's pretty to have a reportable accident when you work in AP so we always get the gifts. The way it works is that in November they send out an email with a choice of 5 or 6 gifts and you get to choose which one you want and then it gets delivered just before Xmas. Seems there's always one gift that's the hands favorite every year. Last year we all picked the Foreman Grill and this year it was a RCA 1G MP3 player with expansion slot. Teh awesome! I've already got mine all loaded up with room to spare! Course, I already had the expansion card so instead of 1G I have 2G. It's nice to be appreciated even if only for not screwing up.

Finally, since Google/Gmail has such wonderful ties to Blogspot and all that other fun stuff to work with, I'm going to start cross posting my LJ with my blogspot account. I might eventually switch completely to blogspot but if I do, I'll post the link here. Gotta go do something marginally productive now.

Wouldn't it be nice?

Wouldn't it be nice if everybody who wants to be called an adult and treated like one actually acted like one? Ahh, the angst of youth. Everything is about them and only them and then they can't understand why someone else might not be overly thrilled with their very existence. I realize there are issues behind the current Jae drama but here’s my take on the essence of it. Why do certain people treat him like shit and then expect him to be grateful for deigning to notice his existence? This goes against the grain as a mother and especially as a woman. This isn't the way we should have raised our daughters. If you expect people to take you at your word, then make it mean something other than "I can fuck with anyone I like and they can't do anything about it." Also, if you want to be taken at face value, then accept others the same way. You can't have it both ways. As for the latest dustup here ladies, all I can say is, until you decide to treat Jae with much less contempt, I have decided you're not welcome in our home. Jae couldn't possibly care less what you think of him and I personally think that's a lot of your problem. In Shannon's case sort of a "Oh my God, no Jae to fall back on and cry and commiserate with about the men in my life." Sorry, he's obviously decided you're not worth the massive effort it takes to even begin to get to know you. Especially since you seem to think he's an asshole who only deserves contempt at the best of times. As for Crystal, I honestly don't know what the fuck your problem is anyway. Are you afraid Shannon might be more attracted to Jae than to you? Is that why you're so adamant about him being gay (he's not you know and I have the word of many gay men to back up that statement) and why you have to keep fanning the flames here? As far as I know, you've all always been treated with respect and decency while in our home even if you haven't always treated Jae with the same. Maybe it’s just the mother bear in me coming out, but until you can act like the adults you claim to be, stay away, I don’t have the time or the patience to deal with children having a tantrum. Learn to deal one on one and face to face or get out of the game. Nobody’s a victim here even if you’re convinced you are. We all make our own reality and that includes victim hood. So, grow up, get real and get a real life.