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The good, the bad and the mediocre

Posted on December 28, 2009
So we're back from our Disney vacation, and I have to say that overall, it was fantastic.We did the full-on Disney package. We stayed on property at the Port Orleans resort and did the dining plan, which meant all of our meals were prepaid.The GoodThe twins were the perfect age, big enough to ride everything and walk the parks, but still young enough to really enjoy wearing mouse ears and

We're on our way

Posted on December 19, 2009
The last week has been insane with wrapping up all of my work projects and packing for our trip. And then there was a sick kid thrown into the mix. My poor nanny worked 13 hours on Thursday because sick kid was home from school, DH had already left town to visit his mom before her surgery, and I had a way-too-long day at work...

I may be the most hated lawyer in the state by New Year's

Posted on December 12, 2009
I filed four petitions this week and they all require answers by January 4th--the Monday after the holidays. I would never have intentionally filed something so that a response would require another lawyer to toil over a holiday. I had an answer due the Monday after Thanksgiving and I was silently cursing the lawyer who filed that suit when I was still at the office at 8:30 the Wednesday before

Holiday Chaos

Posted on December 11, 2009
We planned many months ago to take the kids to Disney for Christmas. The trip has been booked for months and paid for weeks ago. I chose that week, in part, because it is the easiest time for me to get away from work. But now it is apparent that this is really not the best time to be taking a cross-country trip...

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Happy Dance--Part 2

Posted on December 09, 2009
So my work computer died today. Kaput. Wouldn't boot at all. Which sounds like a bad thing, except they have already replaced with with a brand new imac with a 27" monitor and wireless keyboard and wheel-less scroll mouse. Yeah, it's pretty awesome...

Happy Dance--The Third

Posted on December 09, 2009
Had my performance review today. Got a glowing review, they love me, have no complaints. :) And I got a raise and a bonus.This has been a good week.

Doing the happy dance!

Posted on December 08, 2009
I'm getting a new secretary--woot! Another secretary put in her notice, so they are reassigning my secretary and I will get the new hire. Which also means that I will get to participate in the interviews for the new hire. Yea!I don't think it's possible to have such a poor match again, but I it will be great to have some say in who I will be working with.

Allowing your kids to fail

Posted on December 07, 2009
I pushed PS into trying out for all-city orchestra. She has been playing the violin for about a year and a half now. She isn't really enjoying it, but I told her that she must at least finish out the year. She doesn't practice unless I nag her, but I thought that part of the problem is that there was no real goal to work toward because her school doesn't have chair tests...

Whoa...

Posted on December 05, 2009
I had three best friends in high school. They were all parts of different circles and none of them ever really hung out with each other. And they were all very different.I wrote about one the other day. She is the one who I tended to do the crazier stuff with, but she also tuned out whenever she had a serious boyfriend...

Weekend Update

Posted on November 30, 2009
We survived out impromptu Thanksgiving weekend. Actually, my take-out dinner turned out pretty darn good. May have to start a new tradition--no prep work, no clean up.We were glad to spend time with the inlaws, but the weekend was very stressful. MIL is not doing well...

Thanksgiving insanity

Posted on November 26, 2009
Had a federal court filing that kept me at work until 8:30--then I still had to go to the 24-hour post office. I finally made it home at 9:30.We were intending to return to Hometown for the weekend, but MIL was sent back to the cancer center in another town and will be stuck there through next week...

It's about time, Facebook

Posted on November 22, 2009
So I've been on facebook for about a year now. Most of my tech-savvy relatives have managed to find me, a couple of my friends from my adult life and a fair number of old classmates. And more than a few people who went to school with me and are friends of friends, but who I honestly don't recall AT ALL...

Update

Posted on November 19, 2009
So I was very impressed by how calmly I handled the TT issue. I emailed the principal late Wednesday night, informing her in no uncertain terms that this new policy would not apply to my children and that it was inappropriate and unlawful. I was fully prepared to argue to the death if I encountered any resistance...

In case you were wondering...

Posted on November 18, 2009
Peeing is a fundamental right subject to due process protection. Glaspy v. Malicoat, 134 F. Supp. 2d 890.

Pissed Off Mama Bear

Posted on November 18, 2009
TT had an accident at school today because the teacher wouldn't let her use the restroom when she asked. Now, I was horrified by the thought of this, but thought perhaps TT's account was skewed to her benefit. So I calmly emailed the teacher and asked her if TT's (haha, I just got the pun!) account was accurate...

It Sucks to be the Little Fish

Posted on November 16, 2009
Busy day. I had to finish up my off-site doc review and then rush back to the office for a meeting with a new client, followed by a long chat with Big Boss.Attitudey Judy will not be getting the boot, at least not until after the holidays. It's not my call, or the outcome would have been different...

Well that was interesting

Posted on November 16, 2009
Today I had to do a doc review at the firm that offered me a job before Satan f/k/a Big Boss torpedoed it by refusing to waive a conflict.The associate working on the case for the other side was actually one of the many, many people with whom I interviewed at that firm...

Holding Pattern

Posted on November 12, 2009
Don't know what's going to happen with secretary aka Attitudey Judy (I love that Gillian!) I do not have the authority to fire her. Big Boss is supposed to be handling it, but he is out of town.Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Attitudey Judy sent an email late today informing the office that she has a "follow-up doctor's appointment" tomorrow...

Pirates and Princesses and Rodents, oh my!

Posted on November 10, 2009
Looks like we are all systems go for spending Christmas at Disney. I got the ok from my bosses, sent vacation letters to the courts and made the final payment last week. We're booked for breakfast in Cinderella's castle on Christmas morning, and I just made reservations for pirate makeovers for the girls, thanks to a 50% discount for resort guests...

Yep, it's Monday

Posted on November 09, 2009
Learned first thing this morning that the other female association put in her resignation. That will definitely mean more on my plate, and I am pretty darn busy already. And that leaves just me with all the guys.Also learned that the situation with my secretary was even worse than I thought...

Mommy Fail

Posted on November 08, 2009
Last night at dinner I accidentally sent a naughty text intended for DH to PS. Oops. Fortunately I immediately realized my mistake and demanded her phone to delete the message. And it was more innuendo than overt, so hopefully she won't be scarred for life if she manages to pull the deleted message out of the trash can...

Crazy Week

Posted on November 04, 2009
We've known for weeks that this week would be crazy, and it has lived up to the hype. DH left on Sunday for a conference--which left me playing the part of the single parent for the first half of the week. I have to say kudos to the single and military moms out there--I'm found it exhausting for only two days, and I have a nanny/housekeeper to help out...

Frustration

Posted on November 01, 2009
So the problems with my secretary have continued this week, culminating in a Friday afternoon showdown where she informed me that I was "condescending and micromanaging." I responded that I would absolutely continue to micromanage her because she had made several calendaring errors, even when I had given her explicit instructions, and that it was ultimately my responsibility to ensure that all

Smackdown

Posted on October 28, 2009
So, I know that I sometimes complained about my secretary at my old firm, but today I seriously contemplated sending her a email telling her how much I under-appreciated her.I am having major issues with my new secretary. We'll call her Thelma. She started the same week that I did and she is assigned to me and the other young, female associate...

My brain hurts

Posted on October 22, 2009
I have spent the last two days researching issues that take me right back to 1L civ pro. In retrospect, I'm not sure that civ pro is a great first year class--or maybe its just the way it was taught to me. I mean, I know that civ pro covers fundamental issues that are relevant to every type of case, but I just did not really understand the impact back when I had absolutely no understanding of

Good for you, Payless!

Posted on October 21, 2009
Last week I attended a conference and one of the break-out sessions was on using social media to promote your business. The presenter talked about the importance of monitoring Internet chatter so that you know what people are saying about you, and then responding in the same forum...

Batman wears the same suit every day and no one accuses him of being poor

Posted on October 19, 2009
Last Thursday the twins brought home a form to enroll in an after school club that was starting today. The school does club sessions once a semester and they usually fill up quickly, so there have been times when the girls did not make it into the club they wanted...

Maintaining the balance

Posted on October 18, 2009
Finally we have had a nice, even week. All of the kids are healthy again. I left the office before 6:00 every day. No emergencies--except for the microwave suddenly quitting for no apparent reason. But in the scope of the disasters that we have had lately, replacing the microwave was fairly easy and inexpensive...

Ummm, no thanks

Posted on October 15, 2009
I received an email early this morning from one of the secretaries at work. It said that there would be a potluck on Friday and suggested that we would all need to bring dishes. And then I saw that the email was addressed only to the females in the firm...

Boo!

Posted on October 10, 2009
I can't believe how far into October we are already. We got a costume magazine in the mail a few weeks ago, and the kids have been pouring over it. Unfortunately, most of the pre-teen costumes are trashier than I am comfortable with. So I promised PS that I would make her an awesome (non-slutty) witch costume...

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