Yay for Zoe! Maybe it's 2008 trying to redeem itself for y'all. Or 2009 making an early appearance. Like the Office Of the 2009 Transition Party or something. Either way, FAB news!!!
I am of the late with holiday stuff. Nothing yet. Nada. I'm bad.
But in my INBOX was 2 very interesting e-mails. The company newsletter from old job, and company newsletter from new job. Both had a blurb about the holidays that tickled me (and my boss that made the move too) pink! Can you guess which one is which?
We send you all our very best wishes for terrific holidays. We also want to tell you that the administrative offices will close at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. If you have completed your [work] responsibilities by then, you are free to leave.
and option 2
administrative offices will be closed on December 24, 25, and 26 in observance of the holidays, AND Thursday, 1 January
2009 in observance of everyone being hung over from the night before.
I'm guessing new office is #2. What a great way to be reminded you made the right choice.
I know she's just a dog,
I know what the individual words say, but together they make no sense. Yay for good news!
I didn't think things would turn around so much. Not that everything is sparkly wonderful, but it is nice to know that things are better.
This is so great to hear, Suzi.
All I want for Christmas is a huge dose of happiness and health, with a sprinkling of prosperity.
From your fingers to god's eyes.
I haven't been a big fan of Christmas since I was a kid, but I'm particularly Grinchy this years.
Yay Zoe!
As a Washingtonian who is NOT good with snow I have a question. Someone told me that with only four inches on a steep driveway you are better off not shoveling because you end up uncovering ice and giving your tires less traction. Good tip? Bad tip?
Hmm. Steep driveway, I'd go with shoveling and then sprinkling kitty litter.
Hooray for great Zoe news!
I'm so glad about Zoe!
I'm sure I'll be able to catch some holiday spirit as soon as the Cold That Will Not Leave is out of here. But at the moment the holiday happies are drowning in mucous.
I'm guessing new office is #2. What a great way to be reminded you made the right choice.
Totally! My boss and I just read the old jobs xmas cheer blurb to Business ÜbberBoss, who also came from old job place, and he was FLOORED with the announcement. Very entertaining.
Someone told me that with only four inches on a steep driveway you are better off not shoveling because you end up uncovering ice and giving your tires less traction. Good tip? Bad tip?
ooo Bad tip. Unless the snow is slated to melt right quick, and you are only making one or two trips across it. Every time you drive/walk on it, the snow will get compacted and thicken into ice. I say shovel and sand (or kitty litter). If you have any rock salt, that would be good too.
As a Washingtonian who is NOT good with snow I have a question. Someone told me that with only four inches on a steep driveway you are better off not shoveling because you end up uncovering ice and giving your tires less traction.
It depends on the snow. If it's that fluffy packable kind and no ice has formed underneath, you should be able to get down pretty safely. The problem is that getting back up the driveway is a whole different question. As Hil says, shoveling and something for traction makes that much more likely.
I will point out the thing that Georgia drivers do wrong in snow and ice: they forget that momentum can be your friend. They go very very slowly, and then when a tire hits a patch of ice, the car doesn't have enough momentum to go over it. Slowly is good. Very very slowly can get you.
