Broken Glass

Yeah.....this classic came to mind so I thought i'd share. lol  Enjoy!

Does anyone know how to dispose of crazy large glass? lol

I think we've gotten the solution already, but I thought I would put it out there anyways...just to tell you the story that probably makes me look like a real douche. lol It's ok though. 

I have had this really nice cast iron dining set with glass top for years. At least I thought it was really nice. lol

Well, not too long after getting a Crock Pot for the first time, I decided that I would whip up something nice for dinner. Problem is, I was so excited about what I was doing that I really wasn't thinking.....AT ALL! I mean seriously!!

Anyways....I put all my ingredients in the Crock Pot, turned that sucker on...and went back to the television to watch my show. Whatever it was at the time. lol I know this was quite a while ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Except for what I was watching. lol But I heard what sounded like a CRACK!!   WTH? Let me just tell you....I hopped off the couch so fast to run into the kitchen and find out what the noise was. And then it hit me....my STUPIDITY....I had left the darn Crock Pot on the glass table top of this cast iron dinner table set. 

Not actually mine!

Why oh why? Don't ask what was I thinking because I clearly wasn't!! Yes people....I am not perfect and can be stupid at times. lol This, was one of them times and I really don't mind sharing about my imperfections. hahaha  Especially if someone can learn from my mistakes. Trust me, at the time, it was not the least bit funny. Now, I can laugh about it. 

Although the photo above is not of my actual glass top crack...it depicts what mine looks like almost to the "T". It was absolutely horrible. I swear I was devastated for a while. Sooo mad at myself!

So, I eventually set out on a mission to see if I can get a new glass top. Looked up a local glass place to find out what my stupidity will cost me. Verdict....about $200!  Not too bad I guess. Have no clue what I expected. Yeah....well I decided against that one. Wasn't trying to be a cheap ass or anything. Just figured that if I was going to dish out $200 that I might as well contribute that towards a new dining set. After all, I really wasn't overly attached to the set I had. It's nice, but not that nice!  haha  So, I taped up the corners of the glass so that I wouldn't get cut and safely stored the piece that broke off. Yes....I continued using the table as best I could. lol 

Now....It's moment of truth. Time to rid of the table and the dilemma becomes how to get rid of this large broken glass. Like seriously! It's a table top, so you know the glass is thick and heavy. lol

After finding a possible home for the set without the glass, I decided to call the local glass shop for some direction on disposal. I didn't think we could just put it at the curb. That wouldn't be safe. The local glass shop directed me to call our Municipal Office for direction. See... I knew they could direct me. :). That's who I called next and answers I got.  Finally!!

What's the plan?

Well... It turns out that there is a place called a Transfer Station that we can take it to. But that's not going to work because it definitely won't fit in a car.  The next option is to break it up and box it with clear labels for regular garbage pickup  My thoughts? Yeah, right. This glass is thick. Yet... Sharing the information with my husband... He says we can accomplish the demolition. Lol This might actually be fun. Haha

That is the plan!

Oh boy..... Give me a hammer!! Haha This could be therapeutic!!

Here is an interesting read. Broken glass means good luck

What are your thoughts? If any?

Have a great week everyone!  Wish us luck on the breaking glass. lol

MUDSlinging

Amidst my crazy busy week I had to find a moment to blog about this!!
After very little sleep, I came into work early to put fingers to keyboard just for you.
WHAT A NIGHT!



I thought the Republicans vs Democrats were bad.  They got nothing on the Union Election experience I had last night. Never again!! 6 hours!! I missed my dance class for this foolishness.

Let me back up just a bit.
My office, has a union. Can't really comment about how good they are, but we have one nonetheless. lol Certainly pay enough in union dues.

Anyways, last evening they were holding union elections for which there was a very high turnout for CHANGE! Yup...that's what people wanted. I have nothing against the people we were trying to change though. I've worked with almost all of the people that were running for their positions, so I knew the personalities and was able to make an informed decision. Oh, and even share my personal opinion with those who asked.

There were about 5 categories that needed to be voted on.  President, Vice-President, Chief Steward, Health and Safety and Secretary-Treasurer.  Thank God, someone had the nerve to put a motion forward to get the voting done FIRST. THANK YOU! Usually they make you sit there and listen to union business before getting to the good stuff. But, the motion was carried and shortly after things started, the voting began.

Here is what is soooo dumb!  Lack of organization i'd say.
They did each vote one at a time! No lie!
About 130 people lined up to vote for Union President. This is no electronic voting. Oh no! First, you had to initial that you got a voting slip. (For which you didn't need to show any ID). Then, vote behind a cardboard wall and re-initial that your vote had been cast. Next....you had to sit and wait for everyone to go through the process to cast their vote and then sit again to wait for the vote to be counted and result to be announced.  After the announcement, it started again for the next category. In this case, it was Secretary-Treasurer. WTH?
Shouldn't the Vice-President vote come after the President? Ya think? hahaha Nope. Not sure who was calling the shots but people are not happy. And...the night only got worse.
Oh....and there was NO FOOD!  They served us free tapwater. No coffee or nothing. At least until much later in the evening with all the complaints. We eventually got to share cookies that I think the President ran out and bought. One employee decided to take advantage of the situation and decided to walk around and sell some of his own Girl Guide Cookies. lol People were hungry!!

So finally, we got to the Vice-Presidential vote. One of the big votes that our office went to support. After the first vote, the third person on the ballot was eliminated. But, they had to do the voting again because the winner didn't have the majority. ??? Vote totals were 51, 29 and 28. Winner needed 54. Here is where the drama begins.  The person that got eliminated stepped up to the microphone and thanked everyone for voting for her. Then, she publicly endorsed the second candidate because she's had this crazy rivalry with the guy who was leading. SMDH! Wrong Wrong Wrong!! Really and truly, the drama didn't start at the voting hall. Oh no....the drama started earlier in the day with the arrival of pricey colored flyers and emails about why people should not vote for a particular person. lol It was crazy. MUDSlinging!! But, the announcement the girl made was still shocking because it was very out of order! Sore loser. I feel bad for her. All she ended up doing was really pissing a lot of people off. I'm confident she swayed a lot of votes in the direction she didn't want just because of her stupid antics. lol That was the whisper!

Time for the second vote. Wait....how is it that there were 90 signatures and 91 votes? Something like that. Somebody is clearly up to some kind of sabotage. lol At least in the heat of the moment that was the thought. In all honesty, it's possible that somebody got a double slip because of how things were done. Hell, when I went to sign off that I was voting somebody had already signed off on my vote with their own initials. Huh? After all this.....we are down to a third vote!!  This was really getting ridiculous. Throughout the night we kept losing people because it was getting just too late. People have kids. We gotta be at work in the morning. People have a life!


Here we are about 10pm running a third vote!! Grrr....and still had two more categories to vote for. I don't understand why they just couldn't hold all three votes at the same time. Or why while votes are being counted for one category that we allow people to vote for another category if the same people weren't running. I guess it made too much sense. Can you imagine if they had gone forward with their usual order of business before the voting? Thank God there were many from our office that were soldiers!!  They stuck it out to the end with hopes that the right vote would prevail - The winner of the first two votes. Me...I stayed till the end. I live too damn far to quit now. And, as I mentioned, I had changed my plans to be there and lend my support. I had to finish.

In the end....we got a new VP, the one we wanted.
The two other votes are now put off because of time. Oh, and because people who couldn't vote for one category were able to vote for the delay. Made no sense but oh...they were the majority and whether they could vote or not they had to be counted. Let me tell you....wonky business!! Smh People are not happy for soo many reasons. And then the union wonders why people don't turn out for this stuff. Uh...HELLO!

Anyways....I am soo glad it's over. When in reality, it's really not over yet. Another important vote needs to be held. The one for Chief Steward. I already know how that will turn out. But i'm just sorry that we didn't get to get it over with last night. What a waste. Just wonder how and when the next vote will be handled.
The office is surely buzzing today!!
But TGIF! I gotta get my day started, as tired as I am.
Looking soooo forward to tomorrow. This is going to be a crazy busy weekend.

Giving Thanks

Hope everyone had an awesome Canadian Thanksgiving holiday.
Lord knows, we all have much to give thanks for....just, many don't even realize it sometimes. It's hard to think about giving thanks when things in life aren't very good.  I know, I've been there too.
But the list really does go on and on of why we should give thanks.
Like my Pastor mentioned on Sunday....we focus on Thanksgiving but many don't even mention who they are actually giving thanks to!!  Smh.

Almighty God....

I certainly am Giving Thanks!!

On Thanksgiving, and Everyday!

My greatest blessings are my two wonderful children and very handsome husband. And then I can't forget to mention my Mom. Love her dearly. Her health has been great the last couple of years and for that I am also very very thankful.

Now, after sharing an awesome Thanksgiving Dinner with some awesome friends..(Thanks so much to them for including us)...I get back to the gym this week. After all, I haven't been doing anything since We Did It! Again!  Yup, I've been a bit lazy. Ok, maybe more than a bit....but that ends now!!  But wait, maybe I am going too far by saying I haven't been doing anything because I have been going to my dance class.

What I'm supposed to wear.

In fact, last Thursday was hilarious because I forgot my shorts that I wear for class. LOL  I accidentally brought two tops.

Lucky for me....I had something in my trunk that I could use. Smh.

What I ended up wearing.
You can laugh!

My daughters old Solo Baton Costume.
I squeezed my butt into it.
Was too funny.
When I told Furman he begged me to please take a picture. hahaha
When I told my daughter she laughed and figured that I must have the biggest wedgie!!  hahaha
Awwww.....it wasn't that bad.
I ended up losing a few stones rubbing up against the pole though.
As I did my thing I heard something hit the floor and made a dash to collect what I could so that I could glue them back on. After all, my big butt shouldn't be in her costume messing it all up...but I was desperate. lol

I got the job done though!  Had a great class and learned how to do the Helicopter!!



Anyways.....I gotta start my day. Thank God it's a short week!  Looking forward to a very busy and exciting weekend. This week, I've gotta start getting used to new neighbors. (You have no idea!)
At work, I've got some ladies that moved in beside me who were previously moved to the office that I will soon be transferred to and who have now been moved back. Must have been some fight! Go figure! Long story! Wish I knew the secret. But I'm not going to start thinking about that upcoming move because my migraines will kick in. Instead, I'll think about other moves that I am excited about. And, enjoy my new neighbors. And remember to keep Giving Thanks!!!

Have an awesome week everyone!!

God Bless!!