Final tally from my office holiday drives: For the Ottawa Food Bank - over 350 pounds of food and $225. For the SPCA of Western Quebec (who helped out with that big husky rescue in the Laurentians last month): $85 plus assorted leashes, collars, treats, toys, and food.
I thought our poundage was more than that, based on last year's reported 480 pounds, but hey, I can only assume they give me the right numbers.
For every dollar donated to the Food Bank, it counts as five dollars in distribution, FYI. Money-wise, we only had $20 last year, so I would say we did about the same overall.
For the SPCA, we had more stuff last year, but no money, so I think we came out ahead, and they were thrilled with everything.
Here's the bit from last night:
Niece #2: "Hey Aunt Amy, you're rich, aren't you?"
Me: "No, I'm not rich."
Niece #2: "Yes you are. You have more money than we do."
Niece #1: "That's because she doesn't have three kids."
Niece #2: "Or a husband."
Niece #1: "Yeah, if Mom didn't have three kids or a husband, she'd be rich, too."
Ha ha! I just told MomH. She had a good laugh.
I haven't made it outside yet today. Yay, Lazy Me! DadH and I watched the Sportsmanship Awards earlier today and gosh darn it, I got all weepy. Too many times we just hear the bad things in sports and not all the good things that happen.
Other random things so far:
- The non-Northwest/Delta terminal in Detroit is brand new. Thank heavens. The old one was worse than a bus station. However you will still have to wait a long time for your bags. Because of this, there is now a bar in baggage claim. (Okay, I don't know if that's why but it makes sense to me.)
- BFF Kelly and I stopped yesterday at a Michigan winery on the way back to the farm. Proceeds from some of the wines go to local charities. Being a philanthropic sort, I bought a case of assorted wines. I told my parents that I was supporting the local economy and local farmers. DadH said "You'll have to drink a lot more than that." See how supportive his of my drinking habit?
- Michigan doesn't have great red wines, but the white wines are yummy (<-- that's official wine lingo, methinks).
That's as exciting as things are so far. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll need to check in with you all later because this is on dial-up and there's a clamoring for the phone lines to be open.
Catch ya later!
That title was just to remind me. I am posting from work again because I am pissed off at being here. The weekends are so nice with no stoopid mange-agement, so it disgruntled me to think of coming in today with all the usual bullshit back.
I had to fill out a sheet that we check nine zillion things in the lab like "Is there anything except cleaning agents under the sink?"
"Is there anything flammable within 18 inches of the ceiling?"
"Is there paper in the trash bags only used for biohazard materials?"
"Did you wipe your butt after using the bathroom?"
Stupid crap like that. We sign and initial and check checklists until our fingers are bloody....but that still doesn't mean anyone did anything. In fact mange-agement doesn't give a shit if anything actually gets accomplished as long as everything is signed and initialed and checked and dotted.
So, since I was in a pissy mood anyway I wrote all over the check-off sheet that there is not enough room in this ER lab to actually work. There is no room for their damn trashcans, biohazard or otherwise and the new chair they stuck in here doesn't lower down enough to actually fit my legs under the desk.
I'm sure they love all my snotty comments I write on all their bullshit paperwork. That's why I will continue to make my contributions regularly. :)
I wouldn't be so crabby if I had gone to bed when I should have last night. But, for some unknown reason I just had to start cleaning a fishtank at about 8 pm and got myself all wound up.
Now I'm just tard. Have a good day, y'all. :)
(forgive stoopid fontage plz, kthnx!)
Once again this Holiday Season, I have had requests for my Tequila Christmas Cake Recipe so here goes:
Please keep in your files as I am getting tired of typing this up every year!
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup water
1 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
Lemon juice
4 large eggs
Nuts
1 bottle tequila
2 cups dried fruit
Sample the tequila to check quality Take a large bowl; check the
tequila again to be sure it is of the highest quality..Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy
bowl.Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
At this point, it is best to make sure the tequila is sstill OK. Try
another cup just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy.Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck iin the cup of dried
fruit.Pick the fruit up off the floor.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a
drewscriver.Sample the tequila to test for tonsisticity.
Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something.
Check the tequila.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don't forget to beat off the turner
Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
Finish the tequila and wipe the counter with the cat.
Cherry Christmas
also irrational
aggravating
stupid
stupid
insulting
I want the last two hours of my life back. with like 2300% interest.
LLV is about 'an alcoholic determined to drink himself to death and a prostitute...'
alcoholics and prostitutes should have picketed the movie. for giving them a bad name. talk about defaming.
