I’m late because we were buried with 30+inches of snow this weekend. It was an ice storm and blizzard all weekend long. My office even closed yesterday. I’ve never seen the likes of this and it’s freaking April. The roofs of multiple buildings caved in. It’s supposed to be 50s by the weekend though. Hello spring!
Most of our plans were cancelled which was okay since I came down with a wicked cough and chest cold. DH is having some complications from his vasectomy. I had fun having off with the girls yesterday. We got outside and went sledding in the road. Our baby is coming down with whatever I have so sleeping even worse than usual. Im glad to be at work today actually.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 17, 2018 11:17:56 GMT -5
Good God. Here is an actual part of the conversation that my brother and I had yesterday while we were cleaning out my office. Bro: Are you using this fridge or can I unplug it? Me: Not using it but you can't unplug it. There is ice in the freezer compartment so you have to take it outside if you unplug it. Bro: Okay.
Today, I walk in to find water on the floor and the fridge unplugged with zero towels inside or around it, still in the closet in my office.
He goes to his therapist tomorrow for the first time in over a year so I'm hoping things improve enough that he at least listens to things that are said to him. This is the 3rd time in less than a week that he's done the exact opposite of what we talk about because he is just not present.
I'm so tired. I can barely keep my eyes open. Friday can't get here fast enough. My big vent: Client was pestering me about getting taxes done. Stay way too late last night and finish them. Call them this morning and they don't know if they can make it today. Then she asks me about out our bill (300) and freaks out, they make over 150K. 20 minutes later I have a little old lady who only has 11k in SS a year but sold some land last year at a loss but had to file. We choose not to charge her as she really didn't have to file and has so little income and she got really upset and wanted to pay us. I can't figure it out.
Did anyone get to have yesterday off for emancipation day?
Grand Cayman was amazing. Seriously unreal. We snorkeled every day, took a catamaran out to get to a deep wall (100s of feet drop off and really kind of unsettling but cool), ate so much good food, had a hundred mojitos, reconnected, kayaked in the mangroves, almost drowned in really rough water when we swam out about 400 yards to a reef, didn’t argue once.
Came home to two kids with stomach viruses and one who was diagnosed with croup this morning and is now on prednisolone to avoid pneumonia. So vacation is very over. The fourteen year old organized grownups to be with sick kids before anyone alerted me to the issues, she’s amazing. ExH flaked, which is why she stepped up to figure it out. I’m so happy I never intervened in her relationship with her dad in any way - she has built awesome life skills regarding dealing with people and handling stuff.
Literally no one did what they needed to do at work while I was away. I was in a twilight zone status meeting at 8am where someone gave the status from LAST week before I left - and I had to gently reiterate that we progressed last week and are waiting on the next steps....just that kind of day overall.
Post by HeartofCheese on Apr 17, 2018 12:51:38 GMT -5
Vent: I was told I was at the top of the list for a promotion this quarter, but an email was just sent out indicating that two white, childless, young guys got it over me and another woman who also has had two kids while we've been here. We were both hired before these guys. I'm so flaming pissed. My boss didn't even tell me in advance that I wasn't getting it. I'M SO PISSED!!!
Post by justcheckingin73 on Apr 17, 2018 13:04:51 GMT -5
2chatter, I’m so glad you had a good time! I’m sorry you had to come back to sick kids and ineffective coworkers. Big kudos to your dd - I’m not sure if my 14 year old would have been able to do that. In fact I know it.
HeartofCheese, I’m pissed on your behalf. That’s ridiculous.
Post by covergirl82 on Apr 17, 2018 13:22:08 GMT -5
HeartofCheese, seriously, I'm over here ready to contact the EEOC on your (and the other woman's) behalf. That is so not right. They better have some really air-tight justification for those promotions.
2chatter, I'm so glad you had a wonderful vacation, but I'm sorry that you came home to sick kids and craziness at work. I hope your week improves!
HeartofCheese - that’s some bullsh*t right there. Sounds like my old company. Drove out, laid off, or passed over all the women and replaced with white men with SAH wives.
Celebration... we're unexpectedly getting the keys to the new house tomorrow! 8 days early!
The seller's called DH and asked if we could come by tomorrow so that they can show us how everything works (they have an outdoor lighting system that puzzled us, sprinklers, alarm, etc) and then casually mentioned they'd give us the keys and that it needed to be before lunch since they're leaving for good.
Not that we can MOVE IN early, but it's still exciting!
IRS extended tax deadline to tomorrow..NOoooo! Due to computer system crash. We haven't been able to file any returns all day. We still filed stuff but they are holding at the transmission center so haven't been accepted. I really hope tomorrow is quiet and relaxing and we don't have people coming out of the woodwork with the big news.
186momx, NO - they just can't do that to you! I remember when I used to work in public accounting so many people booked flights to leave the day after the deadline.
HeartofCheese, I'm sorry. What did your boss have to say?
mellym, we didn't do a single tax return yesterday. I did some payrolls and finished up 1st quarter reports and then we closed at 2 and went home to nap. By the time we found out about the extension of time we were filing extensions and finishing things up. We don't fly off to tropical locals after the season but we cut our hours of operation way back. Looking forward to a nap this afternoon