Eldest and youngest cousins. Wasn't it just yesterday when we were gazing adoringly at Eldest?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
10:14 p.m.
Time for bed.
Rob is at hockey. Eldest is at a restaurant celebrating a friend's birthday - to be followed by a sleepover (exams are over). The younger sisters had a spa night and are sleeping in eldest sister's room.
I just completed an online survey for GO Transit (I cut and paste my whine to Rob that is posted below, into the survey comment section).
One question asked how long I had been using the system. That would be 22 years and 8 months - give or take a few maternity leaves!
Only 12 years and 6 months to go.
10:20 Good night.
Rob is at hockey. Eldest is at a restaurant celebrating a friend's birthday - to be followed by a sleepover (exams are over). The younger sisters had a spa night and are sleeping in eldest sister's room.
I just completed an online survey for GO Transit (I cut and paste my whine to Rob that is posted below, into the survey comment section).
One question asked how long I had been using the system. That would be 22 years and 8 months - give or take a few maternity leaves!
Only 12 years and 6 months to go.
10:20 Good night.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Little Known Facts
Directions! Now, Here Is What You Are Supposed To Do...And Please Do Not Spoil The Fun! Hit Forward, Delete My Answers And Type In Your Answers. Then Send This To A Whole Bunch Of People That You Know...And Send It Back To Me So I Can See Your Answers, The Theory Is That You Will Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know. Remember To Send It Back Please!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes - Middle Name: Anne
After my mom's step-mom Annie Mar(r?) My scottish grandmother who came over from England to marry my grandfather
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I cry at the drop of a hat so I was surprised that it took a while to remember...last weekend, at the end of the movie Juno. Hot, bittersweet tears...
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
Only when I use a fat pen. Using a fine point pen or marker emphasizes all my inconsistencies.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Kielbasa loaf
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
3 girls - not enough
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If I were a very patient person
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot?
Oh Puhlease!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
no
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Nope - can't stand being upside down
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cream of Wheat
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Usually (especially when the kids are around)
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
I'm more of a flight than fight gal, but after 47 years, yes - emotionally and physically
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Maple crunch
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Gotta think about that one
15. RED OR PINK?
RED
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My gummy smile, speaking volume and tendency to act like an eager-to-please puppy
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss my brother - he lived with us after he and his wife split up and I loved getting to know him all over again. I know he is happy with his new partner, but I wish that we could find a way to see each other more often.
18. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ribeye steak, roasted potatoes, okra, green beans, caesar salad and lots of red wine. Yummmmmm
19. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW?
Eldest daughter playing a game on her computer 2 feet beside me.
20. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green comes to mind but I don't know why...
21. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Babies, pine-sol cleaned house (rare), fried onions, laundry from the clothesline. Aahh!
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Rob - checking on what kind of wine I needed to pick up from the liquor store.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yup. Wish we could see each other more often. Most likely next year when our daughters are playing hockey together,
24. HAIR COLOUR?
At least every 3 months. Right now, dark blond with lots of grey and ash at the roots. And it's only been 8 weeks...
25. EYE COLOuR?
Grey blue. They change with my moods (AND I have my moods!)
A bit bloodshot right now, cause I slept with my contacts in last night. I'm having a hard time taking out my contacts with these new fake nails.
26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Since eldest was 3 months old. Couldn't take her ripping my glasses off my face any more.
27. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Fresh bread, old cheese and a good glass of wine.
28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy, happy, happy.
29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Juno. A mother-daughter night (5 moms + 1 adult friend and 6 13-year-olds)
30. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black tank top - sweatshirt tossed aside during last hot flash.
31. SUMMER OR WINTER?
HELLO???? I wasn't born on the summer solstice for nuthin!
32. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends...
33. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Creme Brulee
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Oh crap - I promised the girls we would go to the library today! Instead we picked up prescriptions at Shoppers, groceries at No Frills (or was that Basics?), and Webkins & earrings at Hopedale.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Oh crap - forgot to take it out of my briefcase. Using a stack of papers and forms that need to be put away/filled out.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
What the hell did we do last night????
37. FAVOURITE SOUND?
A cork being pulled out of a wine bottle.
38. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
BEATLES!
39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Greece. In Grade 11. The only time I've been to Europe. Never thought that would be it.
40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Not yet. I would loooove to sing - or at least have a singing voice that people would like to listen to.
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Hamilton, ON
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes - Middle Name: Anne
After my mom's step-mom Annie Mar(r?) My scottish grandmother who came over from England to marry my grandfather
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I cry at the drop of a hat so I was surprised that it took a while to remember...last weekend, at the end of the movie Juno. Hot, bittersweet tears...
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
Only when I use a fat pen. Using a fine point pen or marker emphasizes all my inconsistencies.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Kielbasa loaf
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
3 girls - not enough
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If I were a very patient person
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot?
Oh Puhlease!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
no
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Nope - can't stand being upside down
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cream of Wheat
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Usually (especially when the kids are around)
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
I'm more of a flight than fight gal, but after 47 years, yes - emotionally and physically
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Maple crunch
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Gotta think about that one
15. RED OR PINK?
RED
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My gummy smile, speaking volume and tendency to act like an eager-to-please puppy
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss my brother - he lived with us after he and his wife split up and I loved getting to know him all over again. I know he is happy with his new partner, but I wish that we could find a way to see each other more often.
18. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ribeye steak, roasted potatoes, okra, green beans, caesar salad and lots of red wine. Yummmmmm
19. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW?
Eldest daughter playing a game on her computer 2 feet beside me.
20. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green comes to mind but I don't know why...
21. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Babies, pine-sol cleaned house (rare), fried onions, laundry from the clothesline. Aahh!
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Rob - checking on what kind of wine I needed to pick up from the liquor store.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yup. Wish we could see each other more often. Most likely next year when our daughters are playing hockey together,
24. HAIR COLOUR?
At least every 3 months. Right now, dark blond with lots of grey and ash at the roots. And it's only been 8 weeks...
25. EYE COLOuR?
Grey blue. They change with my moods (AND I have my moods!)
A bit bloodshot right now, cause I slept with my contacts in last night. I'm having a hard time taking out my contacts with these new fake nails.
26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Since eldest was 3 months old. Couldn't take her ripping my glasses off my face any more.
27. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Fresh bread, old cheese and a good glass of wine.
28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy, happy, happy.
29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Juno. A mother-daughter night (5 moms + 1 adult friend and 6 13-year-olds)
30. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black tank top - sweatshirt tossed aside during last hot flash.
31. SUMMER OR WINTER?
HELLO???? I wasn't born on the summer solstice for nuthin!
32. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends...
33. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Creme Brulee
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Oh crap - I promised the girls we would go to the library today! Instead we picked up prescriptions at Shoppers, groceries at No Frills (or was that Basics?), and Webkins & earrings at Hopedale.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Oh crap - forgot to take it out of my briefcase. Using a stack of papers and forms that need to be put away/filled out.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
What the hell did we do last night????
37. FAVOURITE SOUND?
A cork being pulled out of a wine bottle.
38. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
BEATLES!
39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Greece. In Grade 11. The only time I've been to Europe. Never thought that would be it.
40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Not yet. I would loooove to sing - or at least have a singing voice that people would like to listen to.
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Hamilton, ON
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
You had better not laugh young man
The Kremer nephews were over a few weekends ago. I remember visiting my cousins - lots of fun and lots of noise. I don't have much recollection of aunts and uncles during those visits. I'm sure I held them in much more awe and respect than my nephews seem to do with me.
The youngest in particular must think that I am the stupidest person around. I made the mistake of not being able to start the Nintendo Wii game on his last overnight visit. I guess that's why he invaded his eldest cousin's room early Saturday morning, demanding that she start the game for him. I poked my head into the room and told him that I would put it on as soon as I had a quick shower. "BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT!" he cried in despair.
Ah yes, Aunt Valerie the doofus.
I must have convinced him that I was up to the task because as soon as I got out of the shower he barged into the bathroom asking me to go downstairs and start the game. "Brandon!" I exclaimed in surprise as I grabbed for a towel.
To my horror he gave me the once-over, looked me right in the eye and solemly declared, "Don't worry - I won't laugh."
I finally did.
The youngest in particular must think that I am the stupidest person around. I made the mistake of not being able to start the Nintendo Wii game on his last overnight visit. I guess that's why he invaded his eldest cousin's room early Saturday morning, demanding that she start the game for him. I poked my head into the room and told him that I would put it on as soon as I had a quick shower. "BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT!" he cried in despair.
Ah yes, Aunt Valerie the doofus.
I must have convinced him that I was up to the task because as soon as I got out of the shower he barged into the bathroom asking me to go downstairs and start the game. "Brandon!" I exclaimed in surprise as I grabbed for a towel.
To my horror he gave me the once-over, looked me right in the eye and solemly declared, "Don't worry - I won't laugh."
I finally did.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Blue Dishes going back
I was disappointed, but not too surprised to find that 3 of the 4 plates in each carton were discoloured or streaked with a not complementary rusty pigment. So back they go.
The good news is that I picked up my replacement Palm Pilot this afternoon. It's all synched and ready to go. No more missed hockey games, birthdays and medical appointments. And, with a bit of discipline and a good seat on the GO Train, I might be able to practice some writing. (This sweet prose doesn't come naturally you know.) Of course, I have to be strong and avoid getting sucked into the "9.95 Solitare Games" that I have loaded onto this device.
Wish me luck.
The good news is that I picked up my replacement Palm Pilot this afternoon. It's all synched and ready to go. No more missed hockey games, birthdays and medical appointments. And, with a bit of discipline and a good seat on the GO Train, I might be able to practice some writing. (This sweet prose doesn't come naturally you know.) Of course, I have to be strong and avoid getting sucked into the "9.95 Solitare Games" that I have loaded onto this device.
Wish me luck.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Hooray - Back to Work Tomorrow!
8:30 Sunday night.
Can't even remember what we did Friday night, but won't forget about getting to the rink Saturday morning and finding no one else from the team there. I had the time and the rink correct, just the wrong day. (These little problems will be remedied soon when I get my palm pilot fixed/replaced. But not soon enough)
So back home with a very disappointed Hockey Girl in the back seat. Her sleeping sister (D2) was up (woken by our phone call home to get her to check the hockey schedule). Eldest was at her first in-class driving lesson. Lucky her, she missed 4 hours of house cleaning. D2 and Rob vacummed and dusted both floors, and I spent the whole time in the kitchen cleaning counters, appliances, cupboards. Geez - that seems like a long time to spend on so little, but it was a lot of cleaning.
Hockey Girl got to take off with Omi and Opa to visit her cousins. D2 and I ran some errands (including 1 hour at the bank straightening out RESP and allowance deductions) then I was ready for a nap. We scrambled together a quick pasta dinner, watched a bit of a movie and I was upstairs and into bed by 10:00.
I may have been the first into bed, but somehow ended up the last to sleep. Rob and D2 made enough noise to wake me up when they came upstairs @ 11:00, as did Eldest when she pounded on the door and rang the doorbell @ 11:30.
She: "WHY do you do this to me?"
Me: "WHY don't you have your keys?"
And so ended Saturday.
Up and out the door the next morning at 8:45 for hockey. Hooray, we weren't the last ones on the ice. Hockey girl played a great game - she really hustles. No goals though, so Opa keeps his toonies for another week.
We stopped at Home Depot on the way home to pick up a carpet cleaner. 4 hour rental. No probs. Rob and the girls moved almost all the furniture out of each bedroom, spot cleaned the many offending blotches and coaxed the machine over all the carpets. Hockey Girl's room was the biggest improvement.
Meanwhile, I started doing the laundry, dropped off Hockey Girl at a friends, and kept tabs on what was going on upstairs. The big girls kept disappearing - to do homework we were told. Eldest was on her cell phone most of the time. About 3 1/2 hours in, she made us some grilled cheese sandwiches.
Rob finished up and raced to return the machine in time. The girls cleaned up the kitchen, I kept the washing machine and dryer well-fed, then we headed out to the local fabric store. The eldest has one last sewing project for this term.
So far she has made pyjama pants and a housecoat. This last project (I find out later) was supposed to be the most difficult. That I learned, AFTER forking out $32 for material to make placemats. Eldest says she has a way to make them more complicated. (And since she is my daughter, that shouldn't be too hard)
Back in the car and over to Future Shop. My priceless and irreplaceable Palm Pilot is unfixable so I get a store credit. The only problem is that Future Shop isn't stocking them anymore. AAAAAGH!
Finally, to the mall to return Christmas presents.
While the girls zipped through the mall to spend their gift cards, I stayed put in The Bay's housewares section.
I've been looking for some dishes to compliment our 20 year old, still complete, all white corning ware set. I imagine that most families would have had to replace their dishes by now right? Not us. Corning ware really is indestructable. I think that we have only had 2 dishes break in all this time. And while I am glad that they still look like new, I really would like to add some colour to the mix.
I found a beautiful 16 pc set for $21. Having the kind of family that takes a proprietary interest in everything that goes on, and comes into this household, I knew that I was taking a big risk in making the unilateral decision to buy them without any family consultation. But, I rationalized, I had my store credit from the returned Christmas gifts and I felt they were as nice as I had seen to date, and that $21 couldn't be beat. So I bought 2 sets and waited for the girls to make their way back to me to carry the boxes to the car.
Of course, Eldest hates them ("Blue!?! They're like gramma dishes!") Sorry Gramma.
I've only taken one plate out so far and so far, they aren't doing anything for Rob. But now that it is late Sunday evening and finally "me time", I am going to take out a full set and see how they stack up.
Then I will hop in the shower, get my clothes ready for tomorrow, try to do some stretches and get some sleep. Hockey Girl has 6:00 a.m. practice (Rob is taking her) and I'll be getting Eldest to 6:55 a.m. practice.
And before you know it, I'll be back at my paying job, finally feeling organized, in control and not so pressured.
TTIM
Can't even remember what we did Friday night, but won't forget about getting to the rink Saturday morning and finding no one else from the team there. I had the time and the rink correct, just the wrong day. (These little problems will be remedied soon when I get my palm pilot fixed/replaced. But not soon enough)
So back home with a very disappointed Hockey Girl in the back seat. Her sleeping sister (D2) was up (woken by our phone call home to get her to check the hockey schedule). Eldest was at her first in-class driving lesson. Lucky her, she missed 4 hours of house cleaning. D2 and Rob vacummed and dusted both floors, and I spent the whole time in the kitchen cleaning counters, appliances, cupboards. Geez - that seems like a long time to spend on so little, but it was a lot of cleaning.
Hockey Girl got to take off with Omi and Opa to visit her cousins. D2 and I ran some errands (including 1 hour at the bank straightening out RESP and allowance deductions) then I was ready for a nap. We scrambled together a quick pasta dinner, watched a bit of a movie and I was upstairs and into bed by 10:00.
I may have been the first into bed, but somehow ended up the last to sleep. Rob and D2 made enough noise to wake me up when they came upstairs @ 11:00, as did Eldest when she pounded on the door and rang the doorbell @ 11:30.
She: "WHY do you do this to me?"
Me: "WHY don't you have your keys?"
And so ended Saturday.
Up and out the door the next morning at 8:45 for hockey. Hooray, we weren't the last ones on the ice. Hockey girl played a great game - she really hustles. No goals though, so Opa keeps his toonies for another week.
We stopped at Home Depot on the way home to pick up a carpet cleaner. 4 hour rental. No probs. Rob and the girls moved almost all the furniture out of each bedroom, spot cleaned the many offending blotches and coaxed the machine over all the carpets. Hockey Girl's room was the biggest improvement.
Meanwhile, I started doing the laundry, dropped off Hockey Girl at a friends, and kept tabs on what was going on upstairs. The big girls kept disappearing - to do homework we were told. Eldest was on her cell phone most of the time. About 3 1/2 hours in, she made us some grilled cheese sandwiches.
Rob finished up and raced to return the machine in time. The girls cleaned up the kitchen, I kept the washing machine and dryer well-fed, then we headed out to the local fabric store. The eldest has one last sewing project for this term.
So far she has made pyjama pants and a housecoat. This last project (I find out later) was supposed to be the most difficult. That I learned, AFTER forking out $32 for material to make placemats. Eldest says she has a way to make them more complicated. (And since she is my daughter, that shouldn't be too hard)
Back in the car and over to Future Shop. My priceless and irreplaceable Palm Pilot is unfixable so I get a store credit. The only problem is that Future Shop isn't stocking them anymore. AAAAAGH!
Finally, to the mall to return Christmas presents.
While the girls zipped through the mall to spend their gift cards, I stayed put in The Bay's housewares section.
I've been looking for some dishes to compliment our 20 year old, still complete, all white corning ware set. I imagine that most families would have had to replace their dishes by now right? Not us. Corning ware really is indestructable. I think that we have only had 2 dishes break in all this time. And while I am glad that they still look like new, I really would like to add some colour to the mix.
I found a beautiful 16 pc set for $21. Having the kind of family that takes a proprietary interest in everything that goes on, and comes into this household, I knew that I was taking a big risk in making the unilateral decision to buy them without any family consultation. But, I rationalized, I had my store credit from the returned Christmas gifts and I felt they were as nice as I had seen to date, and that $21 couldn't be beat. So I bought 2 sets and waited for the girls to make their way back to me to carry the boxes to the car.
Of course, Eldest hates them ("Blue!?! They're like gramma dishes!") Sorry Gramma.
I've only taken one plate out so far and so far, they aren't doing anything for Rob. But now that it is late Sunday evening and finally "me time", I am going to take out a full set and see how they stack up.
Then I will hop in the shower, get my clothes ready for tomorrow, try to do some stretches and get some sleep. Hockey Girl has 6:00 a.m. practice (Rob is taking her) and I'll be getting Eldest to 6:55 a.m. practice.
And before you know it, I'll be back at my paying job, finally feeling organized, in control and not so pressured.
TTIM
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Like I have time for this
2nd Daughter is putting the youngest to bed. They are singing "The Wheels on the Bus". The eldest is at cheer practice and hubby is in Miami at a Code Meeting.
I only made it onto this site as I had to sign in to Blogworld or whatever this google sight is called, in order to be able to comment on cousin Kyran's blog.yesterday. Today I had to confirm my e-mail address. Somehow I ended up making my own blog - in the dark, on the couch, waiting for the 2 extra strength muscle relaxants to kick in.
That's pretty much how my day ends. Here is how it started, as told to hubby in Miami (and copying baby brother, girlfriend and Auntie) Poor me.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: January 10, 2008
To: Rob
Cc: Adam ; Auntie Joyce; Carol
Subject: Commuting Fun (aka Poor me!)
I buggered up my back in my race for the GO train this morn.
A morning from hell I might add:
The 7:28 was cancelled, so the 7:38 was packed by the time it hit Bronte. I would say that less than half the ppl on the platform made it on the train. Not a happy group of commuters...
I drove over to the Oakville stn to try and catch the 7:53. Parked illegally and hoofed it up to the platform. Thirty feet away from the door, the train took off. *#!!%&&*$#!!!
By then I had muscle spasms from when I jerked the entrance doors open and similtaneously bent down to catch my bracelet that fell from the force of that motion.
I hobbled back to my car and drove back to Bronte to catch the 8:25. It took all me strength not to cry. I keep telling myself that this is a trifle of misfortune compared to what most people in the world are facing every day.
I know I should have stayed put, but I didn't want to get in at 9:30. But I did anyway.( As I grabbed a coffee at the stn at 8:20, I heard the GO staff swap horror stories about the ticked off communters they had to deal with that morning. It was probably just as well that I stayed away - I was so ticked I may have helped to start a riot)
Hope that you are having a better day in Florida!
V
I only made it onto this site as I had to sign in to Blogworld or whatever this google sight is called, in order to be able to comment on cousin Kyran's blog.yesterday. Today I had to confirm my e-mail address. Somehow I ended up making my own blog - in the dark, on the couch, waiting for the 2 extra strength muscle relaxants to kick in.
That's pretty much how my day ends. Here is how it started, as told to hubby in Miami (and copying baby brother, girlfriend and Auntie) Poor me.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: January 10, 2008
To: Rob
Cc: Adam ; Auntie Joyce; Carol
Subject: Commuting Fun (aka Poor me!)
I buggered up my back in my race for the GO train this morn.
A morning from hell I might add:
The 7:28 was cancelled, so the 7:38 was packed by the time it hit Bronte. I would say that less than half the ppl on the platform made it on the train. Not a happy group of commuters...
I drove over to the Oakville stn to try and catch the 7:53. Parked illegally and hoofed it up to the platform. Thirty feet away from the door, the train took off. *#!!%&&*$#!!!
By then I had muscle spasms from when I jerked the entrance doors open and similtaneously bent down to catch my bracelet that fell from the force of that motion.
I hobbled back to my car and drove back to Bronte to catch the 8:25. It took all me strength not to cry. I keep telling myself that this is a trifle of misfortune compared to what most people in the world are facing every day.
I know I should have stayed put, but I didn't want to get in at 9:30. But I did anyway.( As I grabbed a coffee at the stn at 8:20, I heard the GO staff swap horror stories about the ticked off communters they had to deal with that morning. It was probably just as well that I stayed away - I was so ticked I may have helped to start a riot)
Hope that you are having a better day in Florida!
V
Rob Replies
From: Rob
Sent: Thu 10/01/2008
To: Valerie
Cc: Adam; Carol; Auntie Joyce
Subject: Re: Commuting Fun (aka Poor me!)
I got up at 8, dressed and prepped by 8:10 took the elevator from my 6th floor room to the 2nd floor, walked past the deli & grabbed a muffin and OJ to attend my 8:30 meeting - this lack of physical exercise is killing me.
ola from Miami.
Rob
Sent: Thu 10/01/2008
To: Valerie
Cc: Adam; Carol; Auntie Joyce
Subject: Re: Commuting Fun (aka Poor me!)
I got up at 8, dressed and prepped by 8:10 took the elevator from my 6th floor room to the 2nd floor, walked past the deli & grabbed a muffin and OJ to attend my 8:30 meeting - this lack of physical exercise is killing me.
ola from Miami.
Rob
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)