geminigal's Journal

I cannot believe it is Friday already...  I oveslept - somehow I slept through my alarm, and now I am already ruuning late.  I will not be able to run this morning :( as I do not have enough time.

My parents are driving from MN to IN, and they should get here this evening.  They were supposed to call last evening -to let me know what time they are leaving at and what time they expect to be in town (oh yea - and which way they are driving) - but they never did call.  I guess that is ok - as I was trying to get things done last evening.

We had a down pour of rain last night - and I was a bit concerned - as the river is already high to begin with - then it rains.  I thought - wouldn't that be interesting - throwing a party and evacuating....

I have not even decided what to do with my parents.  I have been so wrapped up in getting this party together.  I did suggest THEY thing of something - but of course they did not.  I love them - but sometimes I get frustrated with them grabbing the bulls by the horn and doing something - like - what do they want to do with their vacation time?

Joe will have his boys, over the weekend, and I could not even get him to commit to doing something.  I will suggest going to the zoo in Indianapolis - I think his kids would like it and I now I would love to see it.  The only thing I have him commited to do is coming up to the big house on Sunday.  He thinks he we are throwing a cook out for my parents, and he said he hopes he remembers how to grill seafood correctly.  Oh, if he only knew he won't be grilling.

Joe mentioned that he is working for his Dad today - which will free up my time to continue working on party things.  I started to decorate his cake yesterday evening. I planned on doing it during the day (after I baked the cake and it had time to cool) - but sure enough - Joe comes roaring up to the river house!  Luckily - I had the cake in the fridge (to cool) so he did not see any cake.  He finally left at 7pm - and I could start - but it always takes me forever to blend the colors, frost, etc... And, just my luck, the cake pan I am using has more detail to it than I anticipated!  Oh well - if I happen to miss some details - no one will notice.  I will be making 3 cakes - 1 is a shaped cake that I always bake for Joe and his sons' birthdays - I made a carrot cake for that one.  1 is a vanilla cake with strawberry jello swirled in - then topped with frosting and fresh berries (easy to make, looks awesome and tastes fantastic) and the 3rd is a home made Chocolate Torte (which I have to buy the ingrediants for today).  I figure with 3 cakes - different flavors - everyone will find something they like.  I may also buy an Angel Food cake - as my Dad will eat that (he is watching his calories).

Good News with work - my Project Manager is STAYING - HOORAY!!  I found out on Wednesday afternoon - and I was doing backflips of joy and relief.  I cannot even express how my life would have turned into a living hell if he left.  It is also encouraging that he is staying - during the start of our company being taken over.  He told me, in confidence. that he spoke to the CFO of the company that wants to buy us out.  She told my PM that when they take over another company - they basicaly keep that company in tact.  She stated that they normally buy out a company - as they do a certain type of auditing that her company does not currently do.  Thus  - they need the employees to continue doing their jobs.  My PM (I just love him) found out that his position to be is pretty much what he does now - except, he is to go to a new client's office, get everything set up for auditing (like what we do now - training, acquiring required documentation, system access) and then he is to pass it off (which he does not do that right now - he stays on it until the audit wraps up) and do it all over again with a new client.  She mentioned she was WOW'ed by what our company has done in OH.  My PM told her that he s requesting that your truely is also included in the beginning process of setting up a new client.  He told the CFO that he could not do his job without me there - and he is requesting that we do the set ups as a team - and I am the point person for any questions the auditors may have.  She took down my name- and thanked my PM for letting her be aware of me and how I could continue to be an asset.  I guess the owners of my current company told her that my PM and myself were the backbone of their success (which I was stunned they even would say that).  It made me feel better.  I don't know why - but I always have that negative side to me - and my inner thoughts are saying - you still cannot take this to the bank until it happens.  Anything can happen until the take over is done - and maybe they will decide not to keep me as an employee (my PM said he would quit if that happened).

I still have not got Joe a Birthday Card nor present.  I thought I would wait until his real birthday (next Sat = the 24th) as he may be overwhelmed on Sunday.

Very busy time for me - I am already exhausted - I just wonder how I am going to pull it off on Sunday (we still have to decorate the Big House, too).  My poor parents may have to be dragged into the party preparation....

Time for me to flutter around, before I have to go to the grocery store.  I would go now - but I cannot buy beer this early in the morning - and that is one thing I cannot forget - my grilling team is depending on some beer to make the grilling less painful.

Peace and happiness

Give me strength and patience this weekend

Wish me luck - only 2 more days and Joe still does not know about the surprise party....