No more septic

For those who may have sentimental memories of it, the septic tank is gone.

The last wrap-up bit I've got to have taken care of is a leak in the backflow, so the water's not back on yet. I turned it on yesterday, and what my septic guy had described as a "small drip" is actually a steady stream of water. When we thought it was a small drip, my backflow guy and I decided to just wait to fix it until the annual inspection in May. It can't wait that long.

I found a place that makes fake rocks to go over plumbing. I'm probably going to get one to hide (and protect) the whole backflow assembly. Now that the fence is gone, there's nothing to keep it from being hit by a wayward car. Besides that, it's downright ugly.

Long Week

The problem with having had so many holidays in a row is one gets spoilt! I worked only three days each of the last two weeks, so having to work five days this week feels like forever. Is it Friday yet?

It's been a quiet week with no crises. I've been putting together the training schedule for the year. The biggest challenge there is coordinating with all the other events.

We're watching all the Harry Potter movies -- just finished the first one last night. Since there's not much going on on TV, thanks to the writers' strike, this is a pleasant alternative which should take us through a couple of months, anyway.

Outstanding Older Worker

In case you haven't heard: Bess was selected as New Mexico's Outstanding Older Worker for 2007.

Tummy Tuck Jeans

I just tried on a pair of Tummy Tuck Jeans, and they really do look good. Two things are holding me back from buying them, though:

1. The ones I tried on cost $100!!!
2. I've just gone down a size and am planning to go down another, so would rather wait until I've done so to even THINK about spending that much for jeans.

So I bought a couple of $30 pairs of another brand, instead. They're fine. Got colored ones (brown and dark brown), so they'll look dressier than blue for work. And a really adorable top.

Cat and I spent New Year's Eve in the city - just until around 4:30, or so. We walked to Fisherman's Wharf, had a divine lunch at Scoma's, then walked back to Macy's and shopped for an hour or two. We were feeling a bit punk, so didn't do our usual stroll up Lombard Street, and we also skipped Ghirardelli Square. As it was, we walked about 5.4 miles (I wore my pedometer). Cat found a COSMIC dress at Macy's. Which she bought. It was getting crazy crowded on Powell Street - like Disneyland in the summer - by the time we headed for BART.