And I didn’t realize it till this morning in my Hurricane Meeting at work. I should pay more attention to the weather channel.

I really hope we don’t get bitch-slapped right now. I’ve been a total slack ass and have not gone to the grocery store or anything. So, doing that tonight without fail. We need food anyway. And of course, since its Wednesday, we need to go get our comics. The kids need food too. Today is going to be an expensive day.

Yay for me. They gave me a raise! It’s not 19572394752 dollars or anything but I found out that one of the managers went downtown (where HR and all the administrative stuff is located) and fought for us (Brandy and me - she was hired the week before me) to get “what we deserve”. I guess they low-balled us until they figured out what our abilities warranted. But we rocked their world so they fought for an increase. This is really surprising to me. I knew I would get something in October, as that is when they do their annual, but I never expected something to come after 90 days. It’s just not done here (I thought it was, but I was corrected). It’s nice to see my hard work has paid off. It feels good to be appreciated. And the increase can offset the price of my Mac (which better ship today or I am going to burst with anticipation) so I am a shiny happy girl.

Spoke with Lex last night. It’s amazing to analyze the metamorphosis in our relationship. We started as warring sisters, me being the abusive older wench, she the needy middle child. But as the years have progressed and we have grown, I see a woman who is very similar. She is still girly, loving the “princess” role, but we see eye to eye on so many things. She gets mad at me, as everyone does, but she sees that in my less than subtle ways I am trying to heal wounds. Last night I think she justified my bluntness, stating that I was the only one in the family who could tell her to take responsibility for her own happiness and not to rely upon others to heal the wounds for her. She took that advice and has come a long, long way. She is my best friend (save David and Mom) and I am really glad we have gone beyond the petty bonds of siblinghood to find something deeper and more meaningful in long distance telephone calls.

I just found out that if this hurricane does hit, I have to work! I offered to help in the field, but they want me to answer phones and work the radio. Damn. I wanted to get dirty!

Have a loverly day….

Addendum - Re: Hurricane Charley