At work. Today was end-of-semester clean out the lost and found day. I am bringing home two new umbrellas, a travel mug, and a camelbak water bottle. Among the things were several wallets with full id, including one social security card and a weapons license. When we get a wallet with ID, we call the people and let them know, so these people just never bothered to come get their stuff (dating back to Sept./Oct. - we log the dates.) So we cut up the credit cards and ID and throw everything away. It feels really weird.

So here's the dilemma. Wind is wicked here. Gusts are at about 60 MPH and snow is blowing off the mountain. Lift tickets are $90/person.

Yet we drove all of this way to ski.

But really? How much fun will it actually be if it is crummy out.

I wouldn't want to be out in 60 mph winds and snow. 35+ was bad enough!

Shutting down the computer now. Hope all have a good holiday (though I'll probably be on later...)

Safe travels, Sara!

Gusts are at about 60 MPH and snow is blowing off the mountain.

That doesn't sound like fun.

flea, I can see not caring about credit cards and stuff, if the person had already cancelled/replaced them, but wouldn't they want the actual wallet back? I would.

I'm supposedly working today, but I don't really have any tasks.

How long is your trip planned for, Kat?

Happy travels, sara!

Sara, have a good flight, I hope!

No. It doesn't sound like fun at all.

Dear Husband, Do not complain that your office is closed today when I have to go to work.

Whaaaaaat? Does not compute. He can come to my job and I'll go home.

Cash, OMG. I don't know how you deal with that kind of attitude. I would blow a freaking gasket.

I need to pay bills before I get all spendy with my latest paycheck. Which is tonight, because I'm going to Target theoretically only to get wrapping paper. Yeah...

I really just assumed that, if they weren't strictly literal critters, they still provided animals and such for people. If 30 people bought goats and no one bought chickens, they'd give families what was useful but still full critter value.

I'm pretty sure this is how they work. If you buy a goat and nobody needs a goat that week, HI will use your money to donate chickens instead.

The paperwork they send out with the gifts is totally vague and pointless, though. I bought my mom the "flock of love" package for Mother's Day this year, and the card she got just said something like "a donation has been made in your name to Heifer International." I would have expected "A needy family got some ducklings, chicks and bunnies for their farm (disclaimer: or maybe it was really a cow)."

SCORE! My department got re-orged into a new division last week (actually, back into the division we were a part of 5 years ago) and today we got an email from the head of said division saying we're getting the 24th off! (Official company holidays are the 25th, 28th and 29th.) Sweet!

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