Mothers Day Weekend

Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there!

I took Friday off (vacation day) as I needed a break. My boss is totally out of hand with his demands -- doesn't seem to know there is only 24 hours in a day but wants wants and wants more. I've been at this company for 15 years and was hoping to retire here (even though we have no pensions or anything nice like that) - but at this point I don't know how much longer I can stand working for this man (sigh). Unfortunately there are no jobs to be had so I have no choice as much as I want to tell him where he can stick his iron scepter. I'll end up working Sunday for a while to get a few things caught up as I will be "punished" for taking a vacation day.. (more work... stupid work that he'll never read or utilize in any way whatsoever.. but just to make me fall further behind). Me and the other girl that work for him know how it goes and try to cover each other, but we can only do so much. He is the VP of sales and marketing and also has 12 sales people that he just loads and loads with "paperwork" yet wants them out on the street for 10 hours a day.. grrrrrrrrrrrr But enough about the ass.

ANYWAY... It's mothers day weekend. My youngest and her BF and my grandson have gone to her fathers camp for the weekend (to give me a break) and my oldest is working at the hospital - today and tomorrow - 12 hour shifts. The BF is working as usual, so I have had a couple days to myself which is worth more than a million dollars to me.. Well, not really, but you get the drift. I've needed this "silence" .. as much as I miss everyone, especially the grandson.

Tomorrow (mothers day) - my kids won't be here, but I told my BF that after he visits his mom, I want him to go to The Meat House (the most awesome butcher shop around.. they have a few locations in NH/ME - even have a website www.themeathouse.com) - and I want a damn nice steak for dinner tomorrow night. Maybe a 2 inch porterhouse..mmmmmmmm (I'm drooling!) lol

We're having our deck redone. Had it built only like 4 years ago, but it's pressure treated wood, it needs sanding and staining every year and it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot to walk on in summer (as it's in direct sun all day long). So after much thought and research, pricings, etc.. We're going with Latitudes decking.. Trex stains, Azek stains but Latitudes claims not to so that's what we're going with. The prices for all composite decking have been very comparable, however, presentation was a key for us. The latitudes guy brought pictures, samples, ideas, and was able to quote immediately (and it seems to be the better decking after researching it). One guy (Azek) wouldn't even give me his business card.. he said "I'll give you a bunch when the job's done"... You know what I said right??? lol And 2 other guys take up to 2weeks to get back to us with a price (Trex). So re-decking is our big project for this year.

That's about it... Got to take the dog out (my oldest daughters...another story for another day).. (deep breath) :)