Children, Cholesterol, and warm weather

So it's been a bit. But things have been kind of crazy around here. Too much work not enough play, and an ongoing itch to get outside. As Big sis did last week I have been doing much of the same, WALKING. P and I have been taking regular walks around the neighborhood. Up the big hills and down the little ones and boy o boy is dad finding out he outta shape. Whoa, (Dad) that was kind of weird. Anyways the weather is nice and P gets excited everytime she sees the stroller come out so I guess its a good thing. Some times we even stop to play and check out the views. usually by the time we get home she is sound asleep. Its amazing how much of a little person she is becoming. Such as the other day I found her in her crib on her side leg propped up on her triangles sound asleep and all I could think was my gosh she really is my daughter. It's fun being a DAD.

With the warm weather bring the birds, the ants, and the sounds of nature. Last week the ants started there invasion process. Yea there was a halt put to that one right away one box of granuals and two cans of spray later, no more ants. Then we have the wonderful nut hatch who seems to think the garage is his pecking post. With a little help from some aluminum foil I think hes figured out we don't want him here. Then to top it all off a really cool experience this afternoon at work saw a coyote. Nothing really new right, WRONG. This guy was playing all around the top of one of the lifts till finally after the third pass by he was sitting watching us drive by and howling. Like we where interupting something. And when I say watching I mean watching each and every machine as it drove by. He seemed almost human. These are the reasons I enjoy the job.

Finally after securing insurance, Yeaaaaa, I went to the doctors office. Who told me about my cholesterol which was high. Great no more good food time for rabbit food. M has been helping emensly making sure I stay on track, thanks dear. But one of the things the doctor told me was exercise more, hence the walking. I guess it all worked out for the best. I get to spend quality time with my daughter and feel better for it. So all in all things have been busy and they don't look to slow down anytime soon. Well except for going to see auntie B. That will be a much needed break. Sunbasin and I have been in contact and it looks to be a good year but start early like next week. Knew it would happen sooner than later.

Baby P

So it's been awhile since i've been able to write anything. Life just seems to be moving so fast. We think we have finally found a daycare. We get to meet her on friday. That was getting a little stressing not knowing what we where gonna do for summer. Baby P has figured out how to roll over and now shes doing it in her sleep. Next step crawling. She's playing with her feet and talking to the ceiling right now.
Went to Jeff Duham a while back and while leaving the wife missed a step and rolled her ankle so she couldn't walk there for awhile. It's slowly getting better. Then to top that off the following week she got sick. I felt horrible for her. It just seems to be one thing after another. I am surprised shes holding together as well as she is. I am so proud of her.
For the most part life is going well. Just the normal life issues. P is too much fun and it's a blessing to have such a good child.

Double standards

So the other night at work I hit a sign with my snowcat. The corporation I work for has a $500 tolerance policy. In other words anything over that amount you must submit a urine sample for drug testing. I am one of the lucky ones who gets to go pee, no big deal I'll pass no problem. Where my question comes in is in the past two weeks there have been two other people who have done more damage and haven't had to submit a test. What makes them so special? Why can't people hold standards to everyone except a few? I understand the fact that I messed up but when other mess up they should be held to the same rules as everyone else. It is almost a discrimination thing. I just don't understand it. I wonder what the labor board would think. I would never go as far as to report anything this minor but I feel like I'm being singled out and that is just unethical and very wrong. I just don't get it. I think it may be time to move on to something else for next winter ski resorts just have way to many issues.

Weather, cat, and life

So today we got the word that there will be up to and exceeding five feet of snow at lake level by the end of the week. Yipee. It will make life easier at work but I see more damage to the machine because of peoples lack of concern. So far we are up around 25,000 in damages this year and that doesn't include the new one from last night. As I have said before slow down people take more time.
This week pretty much sucked we lost our kitty to some unknow problem we tried everything we could but in the end had to put him down. Making decisions like that are very hard for those who don't know. I think it will be awhile before we get another animal, thats two in the last three years. All in all everything else is going well the wife is hangin with a friend tonight and I get to hang with the parents and baby. Should be a good weekend. Bring on the snow!!!!!!!!

The on goings of a corporations

We have a young man at the hill, name lets say tom, who has been with us for three years now. He is getting really good and doing a great job. But it was brought to our attention the other day that he is leading a group of people around who know nothing about the hill and helping in training them and he is making almost 2 doallars an hour less than them. This got me thinking so today we, me and another lead, talked with a supervisor to try and at least see if we could get him a little more and the response we got was, "Well these are though times and we are still under what we made this time last year". Wait a minute! What the **** is that. We have been open two weeks more than we where last year and were under. I don't think so! Nice try, try again. It is the corporate world. Come to think of it our CEO and others below him got huge bonuses last year for doing such a great job with the budget. But we can't give one person a 50 cent or dollar raise. It's kind of disturbing to think about. What happened to lets take care of our own? As they always tell us. Greed thats what it's not surprising but frustrating to think that in today world poeple just can't get over them selves and help another. So now that my frustrations are out THANKS SIS for all you do you and those around. You all make this world a better place for all of us. Wish people would just learn from others.

Todays superficial world

Ok so this last week at work has been well, a rough one. Machines breaking down, people wanting more than is available and everyone in turmoil. Now my question is. Why is it so frekin hard? I am one who would like to go to work and do my job, but as of lately it seems I am a mediator. No one is happy, you make one person happy it pisses off someone else. Why can't people just accept things are the way they are and move on. We have one employee, well call bob, who isn't happy no matter what. Bob seems to think that if hes not around to to tell people how to do it that its all gonna fall apart. Well guess what bob you've been gone for a week and nothing fell apart get over it dude. So getting to a superficial world people think they need more than they really do. We all want certain things, yes, but are they things we could live without, yes. I believe all we need is our family and friends. If we don't have that what do we have. Its been a great Holiday season but to be honest with you what happened to just enjoying it and remembering why we celebrate. Gifts are nice but do we need to spend so much money on stuff we don't need, or should we take that money and use it throughout the year on each other to go do things together. I think that would be more fun. I don't know maybe I'm just a simpleton but I am just getting tried of all the, I want, I need, I gotta have attitude in today's world. Grow up people its not that important you FAMILY is.