Oh My Gosh!

Remember my last post about signing the beam that is going to be part of the new addition at work. Well, apparently there was a bit on the news showing the "topping off" ceremony when they placed that final beam. They zoomed in on one signature...mine! Holy cow! I didn't see it when it aired, but one of our extra help girls told me today that my name is famous...that it was on the news. She happened to see the clip on the nightly news. I went and found the clip online. Out of all the signatures from the students, faculty, and staff, they showed mine. I'm so embarrassed!

I included the clip below...just click on it. Hope you can see it. I guess this is my 2 seconds of fame.

Beam Me Up, Scotty

The construction of the new addition at work is moving right along. We're in the midst of cement trucks, cranes, semis, beams, and lots and lots of steel. You don't walk outside without looking up to make sure a big piece of something heavy isn't about to drop on your head...it feels that way anyway. The construction crew set up one of the primary beams outside for all the students, faculty, and staff to sign if we wanted. Short messages were allowed. Some people just signed their name. Some people wrote something profound. I just decided to go with something snarky.


The topping out ceremony will be sometime next week, which I believe is when the beam will be placed to signify the end of that phase of the construction. It's neat to be able to leave our mark like that. The new addition will eventually be the new home of the National Center for Rural Health.

Why Do The Weekends Go By So Fast?

We're back from our weekend get-away to Door County. We had a nice time while we were there and actually kept pretty busy, but now that we're back to the daily grind, it just seems like the weekend flew by. I hardly took any pictures this time. It was our third time there, and we stayed in the exact same room we always stay in. We request it every time because of the beautiful view.



We did a lot of the same things we always do...eating, shopping, Pirate's Cove mini golf, drive-in movie. Playing this time was 17 Again and He's Just Not That Into You. Not exactly what Paul would pick to see. 17 Again was cute. The other one was b-o-r-i-n-g. I actually stayed awake through it all though. Usually I fall asleep at the beginning of the second movie.

I was really hoping the cherry trees would be in bloom this time. That's one reason we went a couple of weeks later than our anniversary. No such luck. A few of the trees had a few blooms, but it's going to be another week or so before they are in full bloom. The weather was half-way descent. It rained a bit on Friday night during the movie. Saturday was sunny but VERY windy...which along the water means COLD!! Sunday was beautiful, so we hung around until about 4:30 doing some more shopping and fitting in another lunch...and a sundae at Wilsons. Neither one of us wanted to leave, although I was missing Miss Abby...who stayed with mom and Mr. Sheldon.

Well, I've got to get to work.

Mother's Day Brunch

We had mom over this morning for brunch. Paul made waffles and we topped them with cherries or blueberries and Cool Whip. I made Grandma Brown's bread pudding recipe to surprise mom. It needed a little more sugar, but it seemed to be good otherwise. I'm not a big fan of bread pudding myself, as I have to pick around the raisins, but Paul and mom seemed to like it.

I hope all you moms out there had a wonderful day!

Food For Thought Friday

Breakfast

Beach or mountains?

Both. Actually, I've never actually been to the mountains...only the beach, so I feel I really can't answer this honestly. I do love the beach, though. There is just something about looking out over the water and feeling the pull of the ocean. There is no other feeling like it. I love walking along the shore looking for shells.

Edited to add: What the heck was I thinking?! I have too been to the mountains! Thanks, Barry, for reminding me of that fact! When I wrote the above, I had a distinct picture in my head of the snow-capped mountains of the West...a place where I would love to visit but haven't yet had the opportunity to. I have, however, been to the mountains of the East. Heck, we stayed in a chalet in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains, and we still both consider it one of the best vacations we have ever had! It was so beautiful. We were there in October just as the leaves were starting to change...gorgeous and so peaceful! I'm a total idiot! Not only that, but we drove through the beautiful mountains of West Virginia on our way home from North Carolina. I can't believe I didn't even think in that direction. I just haven't been "with it" lately. Ask Paul...he'll agree with that.

So now I really can honestly say I don't know which I love more...the mountains or the beach. I'll take either of them!!

Lunch
Online shopping or store shopping?

I'm not a fan of shopping in stores unless they're not busy. I don't like...make that hate... crowds. However, I don't wind up shopping a lot online either. How then did I end up with so much stuff?!!

Dinner

If you live in America, do you enjoy Mother's Day? If not, does your country celebrate Motherhood in any way?

Since I'm not a mom, this question really doesn't pertain to me. It's kind of a weird question anyway. I do believe that with as tough of a job as being a mother is, they deserve more than one day out of the year. I enjoy having mom over and cooking brunch for her, which is what I have planned.

Midnight Snack

What would be your best gift for Mother's Day?

One again...doesn't really pertain to me. Maybe Abby could stop shedding for the day. That would be nice.

Recipe of the Week (instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us.

Watercolor Happiness

Here are the last of the Mother's Day cards I made for mom's craft show. I would have liked to have made more, but it's just not going to happen. I had to hurry tonight to get the insides done because I need to get them all over to mom tomorrow night. I used the same image for all of these but different colors. I love this set (Summer By The Sea)...perfect for watercolor. They're painted using Stampin' Up ink pads and a water brush. I'm way too tired to list the details for all these, so if you have any questions, feel free to comment or send me an email.

Sorry for my lack of posting in the last week or so. I don't see it getting any better in the immediate future. Things have been crazy busy...and I do mean CRAZY....at work. We are so overloaded that it's not even funny. Actually...all we can do is laugh about it, so I guess it is funny. I worked all last week plus Saturday and will be doing the same this week. I feel like my boss and I are the only ones in the entire state working any overtime right now. Don't get me wrong...I'm thankful for the extra hours. I will be when I get my paycheck anyway. I'm thankful to have a job period, but I have been exhausted when I get home. It has been taking a toll on my eyes and my hands/wrists/elbows. My boss is starting to have shoulder pain. If the two of us fall apart, I don't know what they're going to do. Seriously. The sad thing is that we are busting our butts now in an attempt to keep up (which is impossible) only to have it all taken away from us down the road with the implementation of the electronic health record. Well, maybe not all taken away, but who knows. We're hanging on to a tiny shred of hope that a few of us will still be needed. "They" make promises, but you know how that is.

We need to start playing the lottery.

I am so much looking forward to our trip to Door County in a couple of weeks. It will be so nice to get away for the weekend. Please keep your fingers crossed for good weather for us! I'm going to try really hard not to feel guilty for taking a Friday off in the midst of stacks of work.

Food For Thought Friday

Breakfast

If you owned a CB radio what would your "handle" be?

Since dad's was "Big Chief," maybe Pocahontas. I don't know...maybe Golden Girl, but then that makes me sound either old or self-righteous.

Lunch
What are you looking forward to this weekend?

It's our anniversary weekend (Monday), so we'll probably go to dinner somewhere out of the ordinary. We're going back up to Door County but not this weekend. Sunday Sheila and I are having lunch and shopping at a stamp/scrapbook store out of town, so that's always fun. I'm working Saturday, so I know I'm not looking forward to that.

Dinner
If you could snap your fingers and appear somewhere else, where would you be?

On vacation somewhere far away...like maybe Hawaii.

Midnight Snack

What magazine(s) do you subscribe to?

Women's Day, Family Circle, More, Paper Crafts, Prevention, Better Homes & Gardens, Shape, and TV Guide. Seems like I'm forgetting one. I'm thinking about subscribing to one of the Taste Of Home magazines...either Healthy Cooking or Cooking for 2. I love magazines, although it seems that anymore I don't have time to read them and they just pile up.

Recipe of the Week (instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. ~Henri Frederic Amiel