OK ARC girl is not...NOT a happy camper...NO heat again today...apparently they got the furnace (relic) to start up with some new parts last night after I left but then it quit again..I am supposed to teach a class here tonight that I really want to get out of the way..so I am hoping things can get up and running later today. IN the meantime I have a little warm fan on my desk (which is keeping me personally warm)..and an electric heater which is probably accomplishing nothing in the classroom area. I will have to make a decision at some time whether to cancel or not when these techs finish up.
Can't get a hold of the manager of the building to get permission to do a complete overhaul of furnace which is what Webber oil would like to do...
So for the second day in a row I am not accomplishing much...I will put together my class later, and stay near my warm desk for the day, and I have a bunch of emails and phone calls so I guess I can keep busy. If it isnt one thing with this building its another...
Really hoping for some warmth...
e mërkurë, 30 janar 2008
e martë, 29 janar 2008
Mobile musings...for Tuesday night
I have been banished from the downstairs because I was playing with my new mobil phone and trying to figure out what the ring was going to sound like and apparently I was irritating everyone! So...I had to come up here and play on the computer instead, after of course trying to figure out the phone..which I think I got to ring..like a phone...I hate having those other ring tones..I just want it to sound like a phone, not some canned musak. It is a pretty nice phone and I guess I really went quite awhile without an upgrade..now I can actually hear people and I bet they can hear me better too!
Today was a not the best of days for the ARC girl...no heat in the ARC office. Walked in the door and just knew something was up. Fuel had been delivered a week ago, so they had to send a tecnician over and told me he wouldnt come until late afternoon but I had to wait for him..great it was about 45 degrees in there! He showed up with in the half hour...but it took all day and several trips for parts including a trip to Bangor..which meant by midafternoon my car was warmer than my office...NO kidding it really was! So I took a ride for stamps and something hot to drink. Left at 3pm, which was an hour ahead of schedule so I decided today was the day to upgrade the phone..of course it will take miss technology here the better part of the next month to get the hang of this phone, but I am liking it already! Except that they banished me upstairs for making too much noise!
Other than that my oldest and dearest friend lost his Mom on Friday to Alzheimers Disease.
She had had it for years, but he said even though you know its coming it is still so hard. The funeral is on Saturday, that will be a little hard.
Well that's it from the techno Princess tonight...
Hoping to have a WARM day tommorow!
Today was a not the best of days for the ARC girl...no heat in the ARC office. Walked in the door and just knew something was up. Fuel had been delivered a week ago, so they had to send a tecnician over and told me he wouldnt come until late afternoon but I had to wait for him..great it was about 45 degrees in there! He showed up with in the half hour...but it took all day and several trips for parts including a trip to Bangor..which meant by midafternoon my car was warmer than my office...NO kidding it really was! So I took a ride for stamps and something hot to drink. Left at 3pm, which was an hour ahead of schedule so I decided today was the day to upgrade the phone..of course it will take miss technology here the better part of the next month to get the hang of this phone, but I am liking it already! Except that they banished me upstairs for making too much noise!
Other than that my oldest and dearest friend lost his Mom on Friday to Alzheimers Disease.
She had had it for years, but he said even though you know its coming it is still so hard. The funeral is on Saturday, that will be a little hard.
Well that's it from the techno Princess tonight...
Hoping to have a WARM day tommorow!
e premte, 25 janar 2008
Ten Things
Ginny Tagged me to List Ten things I might have done that others might not have so here goes:
1.Went up in one of Steve Fossetts trans-atlantic hot air balloons when I was a kid.
2.Serenaded on several birthdays by a Grammy award winning artist.
3. Didnt have tickets but drove to Boston and Saw Yaz hit his 3000th !!
4. Moved to the exact town my parents desperately wanted to move to when I was a teenager and I thought then was "the end of the earth"!
5. Had my photo in an article for Family Circle Magazine and didnt know it until my sister read the magazine.
6. Owned my own gourmet store on the coast of Maine, frequented by some great customers!
7. Listen to Van Morrison at least once a day!
8. Took job with and became a Red Cross Nurse, a couple decades after my Mom got her Red Cross nurse pin.
9. Look out every day onto one of the most beautiful views and never take it for granted.
10. Have two incredible, talented and beautiful children...don't we all? But who make me smile and laugh and sing and cry and burst with pride every single day!!!!
1.Went up in one of Steve Fossetts trans-atlantic hot air balloons when I was a kid.
2.Serenaded on several birthdays by a Grammy award winning artist.
3. Didnt have tickets but drove to Boston and Saw Yaz hit his 3000th !!
4. Moved to the exact town my parents desperately wanted to move to when I was a teenager and I thought then was "the end of the earth"!
5. Had my photo in an article for Family Circle Magazine and didnt know it until my sister read the magazine.
6. Owned my own gourmet store on the coast of Maine, frequented by some great customers!
7. Listen to Van Morrison at least once a day!
8. Took job with and became a Red Cross Nurse, a couple decades after my Mom got her Red Cross nurse pin.
9. Look out every day onto one of the most beautiful views and never take it for granted.
10. Have two incredible, talented and beautiful children...don't we all? But who make me smile and laugh and sing and cry and burst with pride every single day!!!!
e mërkurë, 23 janar 2008
Rattled..
I know you all expect some witty reparte about me saving the world with ARC or some other incident on the home front that usually has some humor to it...but I have none for you. Instead,
a pretty disturbing incident that rattled the house, and my sense of security...
Two weekends ago, seven car windows were smashed or shot out in the town of Sedgwick, all randomly. Sunday night, while one of the football games was on, we heard a loud cracking sound on the front living room windows. Don was convinced it was Ice on just one window...I was convinced it was both windows. I asked him to go out and check the cars, none the less. He did not see anything. Later he heard another loud noise and again checked the cars, nothing or so we thought. Monday afterno0n Tyler got into the van and the entire back window shattered.
I called Don, who immediately called the police. I took Ty to his practice and on the way we saw other cars with destroyed windows. When the State detective arrived, he wanted to know what I had heard, of course I told him about the cracking sound at the front windows...we then walked to the front of the house and to my horror there were shot gun holes in both storm windows.
We went inside and collected BB shot out between the window and storm. He then told me that every window on all the school busses on Deer Isle had been shot out. As we stood outside talking, trucks would pull up and tell him where another car incident was that he did not yet have on his list. He said they had at least three detectives on this that day because the damages everywhere was so extensive.
There are no leads as of yet, only that both incidents occured on the weekend in the same geographic locations. One family lost their car windows on both weekends. Disturbing? VERY! The second weekend the damage and incidents escalated way beyond the first. We can only hope there will not be a third weekend.
ARC Girl
a pretty disturbing incident that rattled the house, and my sense of security...
Two weekends ago, seven car windows were smashed or shot out in the town of Sedgwick, all randomly. Sunday night, while one of the football games was on, we heard a loud cracking sound on the front living room windows. Don was convinced it was Ice on just one window...I was convinced it was both windows. I asked him to go out and check the cars, none the less. He did not see anything. Later he heard another loud noise and again checked the cars, nothing or so we thought. Monday afterno0n Tyler got into the van and the entire back window shattered.
I called Don, who immediately called the police. I took Ty to his practice and on the way we saw other cars with destroyed windows. When the State detective arrived, he wanted to know what I had heard, of course I told him about the cracking sound at the front windows...we then walked to the front of the house and to my horror there were shot gun holes in both storm windows.
We went inside and collected BB shot out between the window and storm. He then told me that every window on all the school busses on Deer Isle had been shot out. As we stood outside talking, trucks would pull up and tell him where another car incident was that he did not yet have on his list. He said they had at least three detectives on this that day because the damages everywhere was so extensive.
There are no leads as of yet, only that both incidents occured on the weekend in the same geographic locations. One family lost their car windows on both weekends. Disturbing? VERY! The second weekend the damage and incidents escalated way beyond the first. We can only hope there will not be a third weekend.
ARC Girl
e enjte, 17 janar 2008
The top 10 list for the Sedgwick Princess
This was sent to me this week, and I know my super sibs will appreciate it, the rest of you will only get about 1/2 of it but it was beyond "Clever"...the author shall remain anonymous:
TOP TEN SEDGWICK PRINCESS TIPS ON HOW TO SURVIVE THE IMPENDING RECESSION:
10. The butlers complimentary membership to Kebo? gone.
9.The Bentley really can run on regular.
8. Prepaid tuition at GW can often be found at a sharp discount in Uncle Henry's
7. For the nightly milk bath, switch to 2%
6.No more inflight movies on the Lear Jet
5. Dinner guests will never know that your elk meatloaf has been stretched by slipping in a little ground veal.
4. Cancel subscription to wrestling monthly.. (like I would ever have one!)
3. Four or five empty Moet bottles per week make for handsome refund at redemption center.
2. Attention Robin Leach: you spill any more Pinot in the Hinckley and YOU pay for clean up
1. With just a pair of scissors, the hubbys cumberbund becomes the perfect mask to hold up the Irving Mainway!
cheers!
TOP TEN SEDGWICK PRINCESS TIPS ON HOW TO SURVIVE THE IMPENDING RECESSION:
10. The butlers complimentary membership to Kebo? gone.
9.The Bentley really can run on regular.
8. Prepaid tuition at GW can often be found at a sharp discount in Uncle Henry's
7. For the nightly milk bath, switch to 2%
6.No more inflight movies on the Lear Jet
5. Dinner guests will never know that your elk meatloaf has been stretched by slipping in a little ground veal.
4. Cancel subscription to wrestling monthly.. (like I would ever have one!)
3. Four or five empty Moet bottles per week make for handsome refund at redemption center.
2. Attention Robin Leach: you spill any more Pinot in the Hinckley and YOU pay for clean up
1. With just a pair of scissors, the hubbys cumberbund becomes the perfect mask to hold up the Irving Mainway!
cheers!
e mërkurë, 16 janar 2008
Ok Super sib #3, just for you, and I have been reading your stuff! Kinda had a bad end to the week last week with just a bunch of stuff piling up on top of each other and by Friday I was not a happy person. Wasn't really "blog" material, except the fact that after 3 trys they can not fix our chimney and we have to tear it down and get a new one! That one put me over the edge, as I was not impressed with the guys who were supposidly trying to fix it in the first place.
Took Caroline down to Portland on Saturday afternoon and we stopped in at Jenn and Pauls tail gate party, then went to the Old Port for dinner and back to Kathi's. She flew out Sunday at Noon. I then met Aisha for coffee in Brunswick, which was great, we talked for about two hours, since we did not have alot of time to gether over Christmas break.
Monday of course was snowstorm # 102 but whose counting? Drove home to find 172 had not been plowed for hours. This has been an extreme problem in Sedgwick this year and we have not complained but I drove through about 6-7 inches of unplowed snow for about 8 miles and that was just about enough ...and I was still cranky from the week before, so I called the first selectman and told him what I thought of the roads and their condition! I know they have been getting alot of calls, so one more can't hurt. They finally came by around 5pm! UNREAL.
So I am having a dinner party Saturday night...an Irish night ending in a whiskey tasting of some very special bottles a Jameson's Gold and a Bushmills 18. I have had alot of fun with the menu, and it should all be great. Buckinghams, Sullivans and Mark Osborne. Paul of course has already been a pain, asking to approve the menu, etc...Mark is making me nervous, because he is a gourmet cook and so I have had some angst over it all, but I am looking forward to a fun time. I know Tyler can't wait because he knows some of the menu and definitely wants to partake. Need these things in the winter to look forward to!
Will let you in on how it all goes! Sib #1/ARC girl
Took Caroline down to Portland on Saturday afternoon and we stopped in at Jenn and Pauls tail gate party, then went to the Old Port for dinner and back to Kathi's. She flew out Sunday at Noon. I then met Aisha for coffee in Brunswick, which was great, we talked for about two hours, since we did not have alot of time to gether over Christmas break.
Monday of course was snowstorm # 102 but whose counting? Drove home to find 172 had not been plowed for hours. This has been an extreme problem in Sedgwick this year and we have not complained but I drove through about 6-7 inches of unplowed snow for about 8 miles and that was just about enough ...and I was still cranky from the week before, so I called the first selectman and told him what I thought of the roads and their condition! I know they have been getting alot of calls, so one more can't hurt. They finally came by around 5pm! UNREAL.
So I am having a dinner party Saturday night...an Irish night ending in a whiskey tasting of some very special bottles a Jameson's Gold and a Bushmills 18. I have had alot of fun with the menu, and it should all be great. Buckinghams, Sullivans and Mark Osborne. Paul of course has already been a pain, asking to approve the menu, etc...Mark is making me nervous, because he is a gourmet cook and so I have had some angst over it all, but I am looking forward to a fun time. I know Tyler can't wait because he knows some of the menu and definitely wants to partake. Need these things in the winter to look forward to!
Will let you in on how it all goes! Sib #1/ARC girl
e martë, 8 janar 2008
Waiting for my date...
So you know how the guys always complain that its the women who can't seem to get dressed and ready on time..not in my house! Never in my house! Tyler snapped this picture of his mom all dressed and ready to go to the 12th night dinner Sunday night, which is a Black tie dinner, that a friend hosts every year and as usual I was hanging around "waitin for my date".
Now it doesn't matter what the event, time of year, or what he has to change into..its always the same..."waitin for my date!" Sunday he had to go play "old mens basketball" as we call it at home. The Tux had been cleaned from the year before so all he had to do was take it out of the dry cleaners bag! No brainer! All of a sudden I hear him yell for a flash light...huh?? So I get one out of the drawer and take it upstairs so get this...he can see in his top drawer for dark socks!!!
Now I know putting on formal attire takes time, but hello, so does makeup hair etc. I am downstairs!!!! And it doesnt matter the event we could be going to a barbeque..shorts and tshirt and he isnt ready! Takes after his Mom..always went back in the house for something or back upstairs for something. Its not that he cant get dressed fast he just won't..last minute always! ALWAYS!
So don't ever let anyone tell you its the women of the world that are behind schedule...take the Three Wise Men, which is the reason we went to a 12th night dinner in the first place...it took them 12 days to get to the baby Jesus! Do you really think it would have taken three wise women that long???
ARC girl
e enjte, 3 janar 2008
Happy New Year
Hello faithful readers....yeah right! I am alive, survived and ready for the next adventure! And if you believe that....
Christmas was chaos as usual..18 people for dinner on Tuesday and then 12 more the following Saturday and that took care of both immediate families, cousins, etc etc. There were a few minor crisis I was not expecting this time around including when I went to pick up the Rib Roast at the Farmers Market and it was not there and I had to run around the Saturday before Christmas looking for a 7rib Roast! Then there was the huge infection Tyler decided to get in his arm just below the elbow that had to be incised and drained and meant two trips to ER, including Christmas Eve! And the piece de resistance....the tickets to the Christmas Carol at the Grand, for 5, our Family and Carolines Boy friend that had us seated DIRECTLY behind the old Boyfriend, who can not get over her! That was a fun time!!
Gotta love that Holiday, thank Heavens it only comes once a year....there were of course some wonderful moments with just the family including Caroline and I driving back from the Portland airport in a snowstorm (what else is new!) she singing, me driving..it was great! Not sure how we did it...but we did.
Alex the boy friend was a great sport, considering how many people he had to meet and put up with..Aisha popped in often, and looked much less stressed now that her semester is over, so all in all a nice end of the Year.
Back to work has meant shoveling duty just about every day. Some days a foot or more! The plow guys have been good and when they see me out there come over with a bucketloader to take the snow away from the ramp. They usually clear me a spot to park too. It has also meant fires, two on MDI alone in two days..not a great sign.
Not much exciting from downtown ARC office..hope you all had a nice Holiday and New Years and that this gets me off Ginnys infamous list again!
Christmas was chaos as usual..18 people for dinner on Tuesday and then 12 more the following Saturday and that took care of both immediate families, cousins, etc etc. There were a few minor crisis I was not expecting this time around including when I went to pick up the Rib Roast at the Farmers Market and it was not there and I had to run around the Saturday before Christmas looking for a 7rib Roast! Then there was the huge infection Tyler decided to get in his arm just below the elbow that had to be incised and drained and meant two trips to ER, including Christmas Eve! And the piece de resistance....the tickets to the Christmas Carol at the Grand, for 5, our Family and Carolines Boy friend that had us seated DIRECTLY behind the old Boyfriend, who can not get over her! That was a fun time!!
Gotta love that Holiday, thank Heavens it only comes once a year....there were of course some wonderful moments with just the family including Caroline and I driving back from the Portland airport in a snowstorm (what else is new!) she singing, me driving..it was great! Not sure how we did it...but we did.
Alex the boy friend was a great sport, considering how many people he had to meet and put up with..Aisha popped in often, and looked much less stressed now that her semester is over, so all in all a nice end of the Year.
Back to work has meant shoveling duty just about every day. Some days a foot or more! The plow guys have been good and when they see me out there come over with a bucketloader to take the snow away from the ramp. They usually clear me a spot to park too. It has also meant fires, two on MDI alone in two days..not a great sign.
Not much exciting from downtown ARC office..hope you all had a nice Holiday and New Years and that this gets me off Ginnys infamous list again!
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