Literary Devices

Haven't felt much inspiration for blogging lately. Sometimes it's easier just to share a pithy comment on Facebook. At least I like to delude myself that it's so. For those of you who don't have it, here's the long version of today's post there.

I'm having a little trouble at work getting tech work orders done in a timely manner. Well, not just me, there's too few people to cover so many of us technologically stunted people. I submit all the tech work orders for staff, and I've started noting the work order numbers so I can easily refer to them when I have to follow up on the lack of activity to solve them. So I was checking up on one from October earlier this week, and it had mysteriously disappeared. I sent off an email about it, asking if I should re-submit it, and the tech guy emailed back, "Yes, defiantly put in another work order." How can I defiantly follow an instruction? I'm just too old and submissive to be all that defiant anymore. I even forbade myself to email back a response that I definitely would do so.

I am totally not dissing our tech staff, they are great guys and bend over backwards to help out when they finally get to our building or take a call. They are really patient and good at what they do!

Of course, I can't feel superior for too long. I email the daily announcements out to staff each morning, and it's way too boring to title it "Daily Announcements" or "Wednesday Announcements", so occasionally I use an alliterative description. Today, "Wednesday's Whirl" seemed very appropriate with the way the morning was going. However, after I sent it out, I noticed it said "Wednesday's Whril". My favorite English teacher disappointed me and failed to email me any clever comments about my error. I think tomorrow I will have to title it "Thursday's Thrill". That way I will get to use another literary device tying the two days together. Alliteration and rhyme, wow, how will I top that next week?! And you thought it was easy being an office manager!

Obviously it is time for me to go to bed.

Typical Conversation Heard Around Here

Nick:  Hey, Dad, did you brush Zeek today?
Will:  Why?
Nick:  Because he feels really smooth.
Will:  Of course he feels smooth, he's my dog.

Happy Birthday, Dear Linda

My oldest sister turned 58 today. We had a party for her at Kris' Kitchen in Lebanon. Linda was beaming when she walked in! Mom said she came out of her bedroom this morning smiling and announcing that it was her birthday. I hope I'm that happy when I turn 58!

 We had a chocolate cake with marionberry filling. (Absolutely fantastic!) Kris provided a cupcake for her to blow out candles so the cake could remain pristine!

 Isn't she cute!

Kris Krabill is the owner of the bakery, so it was indeed a family affair. The cashier was also a Krabill cousin and she gave Linda a birthday card, and so did Kris. I'm sure there's no where else we could take her where she'd get that kind of birthday treatment! The bakery has been open for about a year, and is a great place to get delicious, from-scratch baked good, from scones, bread, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, etc. It's a good thing for me that Lebanon isn't on my daily route!

Linda loves her family and is always so happy to be with us. She is a great example of finding joy in simple things.