Monday, December 29, 2008

Well, today I had to be here very early (I got here before 7:00 a.m., because it is the last pay period of the year, so Payroll had to close out their books)to do timecards. I woke up at 6:05 a.m., and thought thru my sleepy eyes that it said 5:05 a.m., and started to go back to sleep, then looked again, and jumped straight up. I had to rush and get ready without coffee or newspaper, and wake up Butch to tell him I was leaving, move his truck, scrape ice off the windows, and drive to work and make it before 7:00 a.m. I did it, and had a Slim-Fast at my desk along with coffee I brewed at work, so I did ok. Got all my timecards done and across the street with no problem, even though I did have to call one of the officers at home and ask where his was. The answer was 'in my hand' and he was on the way to give it to me. So, now, I am doing busy work, and trying to get end of year paperwork done, and just taking a break to do this. Insurance adjuster couldn't come out today to check the damage to our roof, so I hope it doesn't rain again before he can come out. At least we have a tarp over the roof, and it is tied down pretty good. The poor neighbor didn't know it had happened until Butch went over to talk to him. He has just (within about the last few months) finished a new wooden fence, which was crushed along with our chain-link fence in addition to the roof. All done by a dead tree which should have been removed before the fence was put up. Oh well, just things. It could've easily been another tree and into our bedroom instead of the shed. Right now I'm listening to Edith Piaf, France's 'little sparrow', on the Playa Cofi music site that plays in the background on the computer. I choose only instrumentals while I am doing time cards, then when I'm done, switch to something else, 1965-69, 1970-75, etc., or different genres of music, and have the police radio going in the background, a candle burning, and there is no one here today except a Lt. who is working on stuff in his office. He and I are the only people in the whole building. Nice. Get to get stuff done. Lunch break almost over now, so I will get back to paper pushing.