*Sigh*... tomorrow's the day.

After 7 years of driving a Honda Odyssey - first a 2003 which we drove for 4 years and then a 2007 we leased for 3 years - our time is up. I'll be back in my little '98 Honda Civic. I'm a little apprehensive about going from a (fairly) large vehicle back to an ultra-compact vehicle. Okay, so it isn't ULTRA compact. But, it certainly feels small compared to the Odyssey. I drove the Civic from 2000 - 2003 when we leased the first Odyssey. So, it isn't like I've never driven it before. Actually, I spent a lot more time in it than I really wanted to because I worked about 20 miles from home; which, in Jersey terms means about 90 minutes of stressful, jam-packed driving. BLECH. It was awful. ...Anyhoo... Me & the Civic will be back together again beginning tomorrow. Donnie has been driving it all these 7 years. I'm sure he won't miss that tiny little car. He'll be driving a 2-dr Jeep Cherokee that has yet to be registered. ...At least it's been insured. Next step is the registration.

So... back in the Civic I go for a while. Somewhere down the road we'll investigate our new car options. But, for now, it's bill-paying time and time to beef up the credit rating in the process. :) Wish me luck. I hope my little Civic lasts that long. ;)

New Virus Warning!

The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically.

This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer ( WORK ).

If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT!

This virus will wipe out your private life entirely.

If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises.

Take two good friends to the nearest liquor store and purchase one or both of the antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER).

Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends.
If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is, sadly, controlling your life.
Get help immediately.

Happy Wednesday!

Monday, Monday (da, da... da, da-da da-da)...

I'm really not liking Mondays today. ...Okay, I really don't like Mondays MOST weeks. LOL! But, today I'm disliking them more than usual. It's raining - dark and dank - in northern NJ today. Typical late March day, really. But, the weather is adding to my angst. I'd much prefer being home in bed or home on the couch reading a good book and drinking coffee (*or tea maybe) than being here, at work. BLECH. Plus, it's the last week of the month. And in bookkeeper's terms that means extra work.

So... I'm posting this picture because it is cheering me up on this dreary Monday. Blue sky, wispy clouds, daisies and black-eyed susans - all remind me of spring and/or summer. Ahhhh... now THAT'S more like it! :)