Things I like about my new Job

1. my boss..he is laid back and understanding
2. my start time...let's me sleep in especially good when I don't feel good
3. the teachers...they are cool!
4. the students and parents..they keep my days full and fun
5. the window I can look out and see the world
6. no stress!!!!!
7. my family can see where I work and even my desk
8. no badging in and out of the building
9. the 7 min commute
10. weekends off!
    

My View at Work!

It doesn't seem much, but at least I have a window at my new wonderful job and I can watch the comings and goings plus I can watch the weather...Bonus! I just love my new job!

Coffee and a little knitting.

Good Morning Tuesday! It is a beautiful stormy day here in Salt Lake. Perfect for a little coffee and knitting. A few weeks ago or maybe it was a month ago, Mr80grit moved the coffee pot from the first floor kitchen up to the 3rd floor master bedroom. That was a brilliant idea if there ever was one! Now I brew my own instead of grabbing it at the local coffee shack. (Sorry...must have more coffee....)



I am back...now on to Mr80grit. Since he was so very wonderful during the last three crazy months of my corporate job I thought he deserved another pair of socks so about a week and a half ago we went to our favorite LYS and I let him pick out his yarn. One color for the thank you socks and one color for his birthday socks. So here is a picture of the 2nd sock of the thank you socks. Better know in our house as HP socks, they are Lorna Lace Shepherd Sport color Flames but because of the pooling the color looks like Griffendor House colors.



Here is a close up of the first sock finished on Sunday. He really, really likes them and gives me all the time I need to knit them as he wants to wear them to church on Sunday. Yes, with his Hawaiian Shirt, Shorts and crocs. He is cute and I love him!

Our Valentine Weekend

--Be aware Medical stitches shown in post.

We started off the weekend on Friday night, which was 12 years since our first date, with dinner at our place. Where we sit at Table 37, with our favorite server named Mike. We had ordered dinner and started to enjoy our evening when it was interrupted by FRIDAY THE 13TH.


MrHarley called to let me know that paramedics where at my parents house as Mom had taken a fall off the couch. After further discussion, it was related that mom was standing on the couch (yes that is right) hanging up somethings on the wall when she fell backwards and hit her head on the wall that separates the kitchen from the family room. My Dad was going to take her the ER as the paramedics said it would be okay.

As I really hadn't eaten well that day, Mr80grit made me eat my dinner before joining them at the ER. Good idea as we were there for several hours. My mom is very lucky. She was bumped and bruised with a long cut on her head but overall she is in good health. She ended up with 8 stitches in one of her favorite colors blue, see below.


Mr80grit and I hung out at the hospital and then went home with my parents. Mr80grit and I are unfortunately the ER pros of the Utah family as I have gotten to the ER many times in our marraige and he only once. But I have to say, if you have to go, take Mr80grit - he just gets things done and answers when you need them.

After a very late night, we woke up to a beautiful landscape of white on Saturday morning. Which both of us love, if you have been read this post for a while you know. It just made the day perfect, after band practice and a bunch of errands, I got a wonderful afternoon nap. We took dinner to the folks house and visited for a while. Overall it was a very nice day.


Mr80grit gave me for valentines my very own Puppy Love, now it just needs a scarf!

Sunday was a day spent with church family and friends and I even got a little knitting in. I will have to take pictures later when the sun is shining.

Kreativ Award

Thanks Bea! That is awfully sweet of you. I did get a laugh that it was my husband that found out before I did. I am still having a hard time sitting in our computer chair for long periods.

The official rules are as follows:

1. Copy the award to your site
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award (Howdy Bea!)
3. Nominate 7 other bloggers
4. Link to those on your blog
5. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

Okay I have been so busy in the last few months that I have been only reading a few blogs regularly, okay about four and that including Bea's. So here goes my nomination.

My Friend Becky who loves the cowboys and knitting as much as me.
Here is a local knitter that I enjoy reading!
And another local knitter/spinner that is great also.

Thanks for my award and I hope my fellow bloggers enjoy theirs.

Day Two of New Adventure

Found me flat on my back in bed due to throwing my back out this morning. It has been a very long time since I did it this bad. My mom's birthday brunch was this morning and my bad went out while I was getting ready. So I struggled through it, and even when to work for two hours then headed home.

So this the ceiling in our bedroom.

This is the view on the right side.

This is the left side.

Just please remember we rent so the colors aren't our choice.

I have an appointment tomorrow morning with the chiropractor. So now I just have to get through this evening. Mr80grit is handling my tv viewing choices quite well. I did finish a sock today and casted on another one this evening.

The last few days in my life.

This last week as been a little surreal to say the least. Thursday was the "BIG" celebration before the first round of layoffs..or as I have come to see it - the first escape. My now former place of work is still one of the best places to work I think in corporate America. The center I worked at was one of the best but that is due to the leadership there. The people that work there are some of the best and I will miss many of them including my assistant.

On Thursday, I didn't say goodbye to her and so she stopped by at my new work on Friday with this beautiful flowers and a card to make me cry.



Luckily she brought her wonderful children with her and they helped us from sobbing all over the place. I have only read the card once so far, I keep tearing up so it will have to wait a few days.


So I decided that night that I needed to leave something to remind her and thank her for all her wonderfulness. So I got a pink cute puppy and knitted it a scarf full of love. Light purple is her favorite color and the scarf has that in it.


I worked on Saturday and left this guy along with a nice note on her new desk as she changed departments. I got very emotional when I wrote the note and when I left it on her desk.

She is a very dear friend and I have said it before and I meant it. I plan on keeping her!


On Saturday, I decided that I would do everything that made me feel good, starting with a huge coffee from my favorite local place. See below, I think this was a coconut ivory mocha. Yummy!

One of my dear employees, bought me lunch from one of my favorite burger joints! We had a nice long lunch. Then at the end of the day, everything decided to break so instead of leaving at 5 pm, I finally left at 7 pm. It was a perfect end. When I went to leave, I saw no one. I grabbed my bags, walked out of the building for the last time that way, I said goodbye to the building and left. It was really peaceful and calm.

Then it was out to dinner with Mr80grit for a fabulous dinner that ended with my favorite dessert, they sure cut me a big piece this time!


Sunday was a nice quiet day spent with friends and family watching the superbowl. (at my new bosses house)

Today I got ready (with makeup) and when to my old work to sign the formal papers and was done by 9:45 am. I got to say goodbye to some others that I missed last week and even saw my dear friend. (We notoriously dressed a like and we did today). I am going to have to come up with a good blog name for her.

Now it is on to the next adventure!