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Prince died yesterday. I'm sad about that -- I loved him. Saw him in concert in HS. Blech. I should listen to some of his music today. I just tossed my turntable, too -- it didn't work anymore, which is too bad, because I have Purple Rain on vinyl.

Tried to text/call MOB to tell her, since she doesn't see FB or the internet as much as I do. No response. No calls going through. I figured she hadn't paid the bill, but as it turns out, she got a new phone. I hope this means that her financial situation is turning around now that her bf is working.

I'm working remotely today -- I've actually only been in the office once this week. Took Wednesday off because I wasn't feeling great in the morning, but was fine later in the day. Worked in Lisle yesterday but sneezed all day. Home today, stuffed up and a bit coughy, to keep my germs to myself but also need to get some decluttering done at lunchtime.

Tomorrow is Ed's son William's first communion. I'm sure I'll cry. :P But we're bringing some things over to Sil's for the dinner (soda, wine, etc.), and Ed needs to wear a suit, so we've got some stuff to get done tonight. Then tomorrow morning, we're off to the great butcher shop in Elburn to buy stuff for the cookout Sunday. That's for Ed's mom's 80th birthday. So that means prep, cleaning, shopping, getting ready, etc. Fun weekend, but busy.

It's my mom's b'day tomorrow -- Phil and I took her out to dinner on Wednesday and then we all saw Joelle's musical. It was really fun, and the show was great -- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Joelle plays Marcie Park. :) Tomorrow I'll bring my mother some flowers.

I got my cap and gown on Wednesday as well -- and got called "Dr. Sandler" by a stranger for the first time. :) That was weird in a good way. I got an extra tassel so I can give one to SAT (former coworker) -- he's helped me with this whole thing more than anyone else.

Speaking of former coworkers, more layoffs at Siemens. From what I can find out (meaning, according to Duane), 2 project leaders (Dave O., and Chris W.) and two writers (Russ and Lisa). Ugh. Nobody's happy there anymore, from what I can tell.

Ed has decided he wants to go to Yellowstone this summer and Maine this fall. Maine sounds wonderful -- I'd love to see more of the East Coast in general.

Okay, time to find food.

Crazy Bowl!

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Yesterday was fun! For the most part, I should say.

I didn't get any work done, but nobody really does on holidays like that. I did a few things in the morning, and then went trick or treating with Alice and Kristine. Then Alice and I went to the main building and wandered around some more. Lots of really cool costumes and good conversation. :)

Then we had lunch with Bill, got a few more things done at work, and then headed out to Udo's to see his decorations. He usually goes crazy with stuff (I've seen photos), but this year he didn't. Diane wasn't feeling well, and they got a late start, so they just did a little bit.
:( I felt bad that we showed up there when they were't outside doing stuff, but he knew we wanted to stop by (he could have emailed saying we're not doing it this year) so I can't really feel bad about it. We chitchatted for a minute or two and then left. I went home and did the trick or treating thing, answering the door.

While I was waiting for George to show up, cpk called me. He wanted to relate a few things that his shrink had said during therapy, before he forgot to, and he wanted to apologize, or at least say he was wrong, for having said a few somewhat hurtful things to me a little while ago. They weren't horrible, they were his opinion, and certainly valid if they were his true feelings, but they weren't, and he knew they bugged me, so he called to say he was wrong. It was nice to talk to him, and it felt like friends, not exes, though it was very weird to hear his voice after over a year. Good, but very weird.

Then George showed up and he and I went to karaoke for the halloween party and costume contest. The winner was "Annie Bananie", the chick who sings "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello Dolly" with a very deep voice. Her costume was a very cool and sort of creepy upside down clown. :)

We had fun, I sang three songs, we talked to people, we ate pizza, and then we came home. Kids were asleep and we had a nice night. He left at 10 this morning, which is super late for him, but I have a ton to do today so at least we got up before noon (I need more sleep then he does and I tend to make up for it on weekends).

Tonight is Mike and Monica's party...not sure if G will go with me. He might not be ready to go anywhere until 7 or later, so I might go myself for a while and then meet him later. Jon's at Barb's so maybe we'll do something with them. Who knows? It's nice to have options, which also include sitting around at home and vegging. :)