Scattershots

Congrats to me and Pick it Up Goldsmith

If you live in Iowa, you will be happy to know that DNR saves cash (or something) by printing all the certificates of service at the beginning of the year. Yep - even though I won't celebrate my 5th anniversary with the state until December 19th, I received my certificate at a touching ceremony this week. I'm lying. There was no ceremony either. My supe Jen dropped it off at my cubicle Tuesday. Woohoo!

I haven't really felt deserving of any type of award lately. I don't know what the problem is, but January has not been a good month for me. I've been...distracted. A hangover from the whole move and loss of my bro-in-law Boldie? Getting used to my new living situation? Heck, I don't know. Regardless, I need to get with the program and refocus. I'm not a perfectionist (as you probably can tell from my blogs...) but I do take pride in my work. I feel my work product has been less than stellar lately - dumb errors and omissions. It's time to suck it up and do better. February - here I come!

Speaking of work, it was Soup Day at work today - to benefit the Food Bank. Elaine, the Underground Storage Tanks Supervisor put together this Top 10 list: (ya gotta remember it's for DNR nerds...)

… Least Popular Dishes at the IDNR/IDALS Food Bank Luncheon:

10. Smokey Emerald Ash Borer Bisque

9.

8. Lake Rathbun Zebra Mussel Mulligatawny

7 . Leek & Leachate Vichyssoise (that’s French for soup)

6. Love Canal Toxic Soup

5. Nutrient Strategy Stew

4. Receding Flood Waters Consomme

3. Egg Drop in a Pheasant Reduction

2. Butternut Squash & Baby Decorah Eagle Borsch

…. And the Number 1 Least Popular Dish at the IDNR/IDALS Food Bank Luncheon……..

 

 

1. Chronic Wasting Gumbo

I thought it was pretty clever! Kind of edgy - my type of humor.


Speaking of work. My pal Robyn sent me this photo of the two of us from our get-together in Colorado in September. I put it up in my cubicle (plus a pic of our whole group that weekend) and it makes me smile each day. That's a Cutie tangerine on my calculator - those things are tasty!

Last:
I dragged Paul to Dillard's last night to get himself some clothes - on sale! While he paid, I snuck over for purse visitation. Ahhhh

My little buddy - Elroy (Jud) is coming to visit this weekend! Can't wait to see him. We're taking him to Jethro's in Waukee tomorrow night about 7ish - so anyone in the DSM area, stop on by.