The cats have gone on a serious shedding rampage, well 2 of them. The skinny one doesn't really have that much fur. Fluff is everywhere and I am battling it with my new Kirby vacume. I tried to fiqure out why they were shedding so much more this year than last. So much that we bought the Furminator at PetCo to get at that pesky undercoat. Then I ( Read more... )

"There are only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and home grown tomatoes ( Read more... )

Hey! I got a new job! Yea! I have to drive down to Fairfax, but I love love love it so far. I have 3 other people who started with me so it's a little easier that way. Also, I am selling the most beautiful furniture in the most beautiful store. This is all very exciting. Stormking is looking for a new vehicle, since we gave the van to NPR and I ( Read more... )

Stormking and I got a new kitty named Deuteronomy!!! He is a big sweet boy with large ears who drapes nicely over the sholder. We are now a 3 cat household! Anymore and we start to become ostracized from society ( Read more... )

So I have this very bad perfectionist habit which I am just now coming to terms with. Probably one of the reasons stormking and I get along so well. So, it goes to stand that I couldn't get just any kind of cold, I had to get 2 strains of the flu at the same time!!! Luckily I have not contaminated anyone else. Well, stormking will say he doesn't ( Read more... )

While in Raleigh my best friend from Ashville Kimmy called me. She was in town with our other friend Rhi for a disasterous job interview. Anyway I got to tag along back to Asheville - the most beautiful wonderous place ever- also where I went to college. I love it here sooooooooo much. You can walk everywhere, no one has an adenga, and a lack of ( Read more... )

So, now that my company is basically gone and I have been laid off I have some time on my hands. I'm in Raleigh now visiting my folks and some friends and trying to keep busy. My Dad who is super awsome is studing to be a CPA and has been helping me with my taxes - very complicated this year with the new home and the rental. I think I've got it ( Read more... )

Maybe some of my friends don't know I work for Scan Furniture. Anyway, we filled chapter 11 and may (probally) will be closing all the stores. It's really sad since Scan was founded as a co-op in the 50's, it really is a great company to work for. Mainly the furniture market hasn't been doing so hot for the past couple of years and then the housing ( Read more... )

It's Rosh Hashanah again. This year it comes at a super busy time for me.  Shaar Torah held its services at the local middle school tonight and I went with
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 Ok, things have not been so good.  At work we are still under construction.  So, it is probally braking federal and  state law that we have been open the entire time without closing, definatly bad for morale, but not bad enough to quit. The union has been involved, but by the time anything gets processed it will probally be fixed, (What Violation ( Read more... )