Thank god it is finally Friday. What a long week it has been. I have been so tired the last two days. Probably because I haven’t quite recovered from the Albannach Show. I didn’t drink much…just 2 glasses of wine and a sip of some 20 year old Whisky. But we didn’t get home till midnight and I had to be back up at 4:30am to go to work. I keep telling my boss that we need a cot in the conference room so I can take a nap in the afternoons.

Today has been pretty good so far. It started with the Janitor reminding me that I will have off on Monday because of the holiday. I had totally forgotten and probably would have shown up at the office and wondered where everyone was. With the holiday and Lennie having drill this weekend I have been so blissfully happy that Lennie will have to be the one to get up while I get to be the one that sleeps in. I can just feel myself cuddled up in my bed as I type this. Granted I only sleep in till about 8am but still that is better than 4:30am. I originally thought that my mother might come down this weekend but she decided to go to Baltimore with her friend Carol instead. Which is actually good because I am hoping that Lennie and I will actually be able to spend some time together. I haven’t seen much of him since we came back from Scotland. I know I am being selfish and I know he needs to work on getting his house on the market but I feel a little neglected. L

Everyone else has been out in the field today so I opted to stay in the office and catch visitors who came in. I am glad I didn’t because I have gotten lots of goodies today. There is this little old guy named Glen who has come by to see me almost every day. His wife died last year and I think he is rather lonely and just needs someone to chat with. I am always happy to oblige because he has some great stories. Anyway…while I was talking to him this morning my stomach growled very loudly. I laughed and said that I had skipped breakfast. He left shortly after that and came back with a country ham biscuit. YUMMMMM!

Then right before lunch one of our daily walkers to the dam stopped by to bring me some homemade cookies and fudge. She knows how much I love her snickerdoodles so every time she makes them, she always brings a few by for me. I am hoping I can hide them from the rest of the staff so I don’t have to share. Yeah I know…I am mean like that.

Then one of the security guys installing our cameras brought me a HUGE bag of chocolate for helping him the other day. All I did was stand and watch the monitor and told him when the camera was in the right spot but hey it’s chocolate so I happily accepted. Hmmmm thinking about it…may have to contact our lawyers to make sure it doesn’t qualify as a bribe. I am sure it was way under the $20 limit but the feds can be funny about that.

One of our co-workers brought her dog to work today so I have been dog sitting while she is out talking to a contractor. Buster isn’t a bother and is such a sweetheart. We played Frisbee in the hallway for a bit and then he went and laid down under my desk. I wish I could bring Potter to the office everyday although I don’t think I would get anything accomplished.  

At some point today I need to review some road improvement plans and review our recent budget submittals. Yeah I am still doing admin work and it SUCKS!!!! I got hired for my new job back in May but they have only just recently advertised my old job. I am hoping by the end of Nov we will have someone hired and I don’t have to do this type of work anymore. Instead I will be spending my days out in the flied. Bliss!!!

I also need to go down and check out a pest problem on the dam. Apparently we have an infestation of Japanese Beetle Grubs destroying the grass on the slope. Not cool. I don’t really want to spray that close to water so I don’t know what kind of treatment to opt for. I have read that there is a parasitic nematode that has been used with much success. It eats the grub from the inside out. * evil grin *

Well it looks like Buster wants to play another round of Frisbee so I am going to end it here. I hope everyone has a nice weekend and if you have off for the holiday…go out and do something fun. LATER!