What an awful week

Oh my goodness this past week has just been awful- all the way around.
For starters I have always disliked Christmas- I think its way to commerical and brings out the worst in people. Over the last 10 yrs or so I have seen some of the most insane things happen in the month prior to Christmas, this year was even worse thanks to the office move and an pain in the butt electrical contractor.

Monday- dawned bright and COLD- freezing cold- the poor moving guys were shivering with every box and piece of furniture they moved out of the old office. The new office was warm but once the doors were propped open it got cold fast.
Typical of moving everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
The electrical contractor had been contracted to do the low volt wiring - ie the phone and computer. OK he did it wrong so that when the internal phone company arrived they could not do anything with the phone system because the wiring was incorrect.
Then there was Verizon- who were supposed to have run the lines to the side of the house and tagged all 4 phone lines, 10 days ago- WRONG- they didn't do it. This took 4 and 3/4 hours on the phone to work it out.
Since the electrician wasn't finished - the U and O inspection could not be done so we could not unpack.

Tuesday- also COLD- we were supposed to get the electrical inspection- WRONG the electrician lied to us about having called to request it.
Verizon did install Fios, or so they calm, but the wireless still isn't working.
Again no electrical inspection meant no U and O inspection so no unpacking could take place.

Wednesday aka Christmas Eve- 8 Am found us fighting an icy parking lot - to meet Verizon, and the electrical inspector and the county inspectors for the U and O ( use and occupancy permit). The Electrical inspector gave us a partial pass, because the exam room and xray equipment aren't finished because the electrician didn't have it complete. The county inspector also partial passed the U and O- pending the exam and xray room and the fact that we put a full kitchen in our break room, and we now have to get permission from the county to have a stove in that room... please don't ask as I haven't a clue. But since it was Christmas eve and the inspectors didn't finish till noon, we got a little unpacking done, and then left to join our families.

Thursday Christmas day- was spent with our families. IN my case- I went to Essex and picked up my Grandmother, and drove her to Finksburg to have dinner at my brother's house. My brother and his wife are both great cooks and dinner was wonderful. Including his creamy white chocolate mint chocolate covered cheese cake, a Harvey wall banger cake, white chocolate macadamias nut cookies, rum balls, and egg nog sugar cookies.

Friday- My boss and I met for breakfast to formulate a plan of action. The county inspectors office was closed so we couldn't get the issue with the stove resolved. The contractors were all off work- but I called and got my 13 yr old nephews assistance, and we unpacked several of the rooms in the new office.

Saturday- the IT guy was in and worked on the computer network, fios isn't working right, so it made his job more difficult. I had to leave to go to Howard County for an MRI on my shoulder to figure out what I did to it.

Sunday- the boss and I again met for breakfast, we unpacked some of the kitchen at the new house, my brother and nephew helped us move the new chairs in and some boxes and furniture from my boss' garage. But it a big football day- so we left in time for the games to be watched.

Eating wise- this week as SUCKED- between eating take out while at the new office, holiday meals and parties, and my old habits coming home with a vengeance. Its been really bad.
Tomorrow is a new day, new week and this week see us bring in 2009- I have committed to myself, coach and my boss that 2009 is the year of HEALTH, WEALTH AND GOOD FORTUNE!!!!!

I wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosporous New Year.

God Bless