h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I have become a tele-parent.
every year, on the first working day back after New Year I book 31st December (and try to get 31st July, but that doesn't always work) as holiday for the Gruesomes' birthdays.

This year due to several Idiot issues I am in the office on 31st. Supposedly for an hour or two. But it's 1pm now and I'Ve been here since 8:30 and no end in sight.

And all the idiots, of course, are home and/or in bed (not sure about the time difference and I don't care)

Anyway - when #1 opened her birthday presents today, bless her little cotton socks - she did it in front of her webcam so I could join in.

at least you have the technology to be "together"

And in a pinch, you have us ... the extended and really dysfunctional family of h2g2

Oh, and hugs from across the big pond. Happy Season wishes, belated but real

Happy Gruesome Birthday Sho..........

"I'm Walking Backwards to Christmas"!!!!


GT

Hope you are at least home now.

Happy Birthday to the Gruesome.

Not good, Sho I hope you can get home soon.

That sucks- I, too, hope you're home now, or very soon. A very happy birthday to the Gruesome.

Aw shucks.

Happy Birthday to the Gruesome

got home around 16:30 in the end.

anyway - it's over now. Thank goodness.
And Monday it all starts again...

H.N.Y!


GT

and to you too

So sorry to hear of your plight. I had the day off work (wouldn't have been able to get in anyway, the office would have been locked) I could have gone in out of solidarity to you, though - not much going on at home (last minute shopping dash) and then ironing and watching telly. There would have been plenty to do at the office.

.. And a belated Happy Birthday to the lovely young lady!

Having thought about it, the thing that irritated me more (or most) about working yesterday was the fact that all the bosses weren't there and people from other departents suddenly started getting interested in solving things in the last few hours of the month/year that I've been asking for help with for more than two months.

#1 is 14 now and to be honest I don't thing me not being there (her dad was there and her sister) isn't as much of a "thing" as it was when they were tiny. It just annoys/upsets me that they have 2 weeks off and I have managed to take 2 days so far, and the other day that I planned was hijacked by circumstance (and an unwillingness on the part of my company to close the month on the day after it all happens)

Anyway - it wasn't so bad, we were all quite jolly in between periods of incredible stress and had a bottle of sekt for lunch and some Kazahkstani brandy before we left. *hic*

Happy new year to everyone!
and thanks for the birthday greetings, I'll pass them on.

Happy New Year, Lady Sho, to you and the small tribe.

Herself only finished work at 17:00, last minute customers needing in just then ... Home at 17:30 and company expected for dinner at 18:00. She wasn't greatly pleased either, but it all came together. I had the place scrubbed and dinner and table ready. I think she might owe me one, ... or take it off the tally of the many, many that I owe her.

happy new year #
It's always a pain when everything is in a rush - in the case of your other half the last month has probably been the busy season, right? But January is usually quiet so I hope she can have a bit of a rest.

Being in retail, indeed it has been a busy last couple of weeks. But despite forecasts of doom and gloom in that sector, it came out well. She even received a card with a little cash in it.

In all, it's been a pretty nice season. I hope most of yours still was nice enough, some special times with the folks