We've reached the end of another week, and while I'm always happy to celebrate the arrival of Friday, this week there are additional reasons to be happy.
Molly is off today because her first trimester ended yesterday. Yes, my baby is 1/3 of the way finished with 10th grade! She's got a really tough schedule this year, with all of her core classes every other day in her eight-day schedule, so the homework tends to pile up. But despite that, she is doing well, and I'm proud of her (though I think that goes without saying).
Yesterday, I got caught up on my work by early afternoon, which gave me some time to read and do a little knitting while Ruthie napped. Because of that, I got through most of the heel flap on the second sock of the pair for my sister-in-law:
I'm sure you're all well aware of the election results from Tuesday. We didn't have any big offices up for grabs, but we did get a new mayor -- the son of a former mayor who tragically died less than a year into his first term -- and our state voted to retain three left-leaning state supreme court justices. I was rather amused the next day when I opened a mini package of peanut M&Ms from the Halloween candy and saw this:
Finally, today officially marks 20 years at my job -- 20 years and people still don't know how to use a comma correctly or how to put things in alphabetical order! I'm supposed to be getting a gift that supposedly shows that the university is grateful for my years of service, but I wouldn't be surprised if they decide there's a freeze on those things while the union contract is being negotiated, just like our annual raises. I've now made it through three chancellors, five vice chancellors, and a heck of a lot of changes. But I guess what doesn't change is that a lot of people need help with their writing and I've gotten a reputation for being very good at what I do. I do complain about it, but I like improving things and finding the mistakes others have missed (not to mention the paycheck and the benefits), so I guess I'll keep doing it as long as I can.
Tonight we're taking my mom out to dinner (she just got back from Florida; my dad is there for a few more days), and tomorrow Molly's going to a sleepover birthday party, so the Mister and I will get a night to ourselves. There's snow(!) in the forecast for Monday, so I'll also be enjoying the more temperate weather while I can. Have a good one!
Congratulations on 20 years! It's probably a good thing that people need help with commas, alphabetical order, and writing in general. I'm not sure that the younger generations are any better. One of my sons was dating a girl in college and we played Scrabble one night. She was so bad at spelling that I felt terrible for her and let her use "XL" as her word. She had plenty of vowels and could have spelled axon and axial. She was also terrible at homophones so sometimes I had to puzzle over texts from her. You probably don't need to worry about your job!
ReplyDeleteThose socks look great! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and not too much snow on Monday.
Congratulations on your work milestone, Sarah! That is phenomenal! I am hoping those weather people are (yet again) wrong about the forecast! But this mornings sunrise was just spectacular! Have a fantastic weekend!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 20 years! That's a long haul (I know it so well!! having lasted 25 at my last job). I had seen snow in our forecast earlier, but that has now (thankfully) disappeared. Hope you can have a cozy weekend!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 20-year anniversary, Sarah. That's quite an accomplishment, and the University is fortunate to have you on staff. Enjoy your weekend. I hope it's a quiet and restful one for you. We've got snow coming, too . . . (allegedly).
ReplyDeletePS - Love the blue-wave M&Ms!
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