is what we're calling it for the next SEVEN SHIFTS, including today. wooooooo
Yesterday was MLK Day, and it was especially great this year. Hubby and I had the day off. Our hired handyman Josh started working on installing our new garbage disposal (Day 2, which is today: DISHWASHER) and rebuilding our cabinet and counter. I washed dishes until he arrived, then played Sims all the live-long day. Had Wendy's for lunch.
After Josh left, Hubby and B brought in the new dishwasher from the garage. We can hardly believe that we'll be like "normal people who own a working dishwasher" again! We've lived in this house for over seven years and it feels good to be able to do something substantial to it - not as substantial as a new kitchen wing or entryway or front porch, but we'll work with this for now.
My birthday is in five days and I feel like we'll probably be too kitchen-poor (and happily so) to do much of anything. Maybe I'll have people bring me food and play Mad Libs and we'll watch movies. We could also run up to the river and goof off - my kingdom for a dry suit and a bike. I guess there's always the Neenaw money I've been squirreling away. Doesn't Neenaw want me to have a dry suit? I think so, but it's probably better that she's not here to wear it in front of - she wasn't a fan of skintight clothing items. Oh, Neenaw.
I'd love to go to the beach even if just for the day, but again, money. Silly old money! Hence... stupid work.
9:09 AM: Yawn. I'm so glad I won't have to think much after this. Also, mocha doesn't count as coffee.
9:27 AM: Kyle is listing off the Super Bowl team possibilities, for Jello-making purposes. Looks like the colors/flavors might be:
1. Seahawks - blue/green
2. Rams - blue/yellow
3. Broncos - orange/blue
4. Patriots - red/blue
10:56 AM: Due to an email argument, the legitimate work thing I could be doing to keep myself busy right now, i.e. web refunds, is unavailable as a possible task because the bosses can't agree on who should perform it/them. I did one, and then was asked if there was anything I could possibly do instead, because we're all trying to make a point that the web department should be doing web refunds (I guess - I'd rather be busy, but that's just the kind of worker bee I am).
12:01 PM: Started journaling about this telephone conversation but had to come back from lunch. Unsatisfying! In other news, Hubby says that we'll be getting a butcher block countertop over the new dishwasher, since Josh was unable to find any laminate resembling the stuff on our counters. I suppose at some point I'll care what they're covered with, but today is not that day, as long as I don't have to do dishes by hand anymore.
12:55 PM: The countdown toward the end of this shift begins (like, literally - I set a timer on my phone). Hubby has sent me a couple of photos of the progress at home. I warmed up an onion/butternut squash tart from the bakery and had it for lunch - it smelled heavenly. Tasted good, too.
2:26 PM: Zzzzzzzzzz. Ready to go home.