The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow :)

Here it is, the eve of my mailing date. The entries are all edited and revised (finally - only took 3 people plus me working non-stop to get entry 1 down to 12 pages - ick)

Only a few minor things to do. Write the contextual information section (small) about my school and district. Put my number on all the pages. Order them and paper clip them and put them in the right envelopes. Then seal up the box. Now there is a pleasant thought.

Two years of work going through the mail. That causes sweaty palms and head spasms. Why just the other day when the FedEx plane burst into flames I was pleased that I had gotten my 2 class computers back the day before. (not that they went any where near China, but still)

You hear stories about mailmen, I mean "mailpeople" dying and then they find all this mail in their garage. Maybe an urban myth? But still, who HASN'T ever had a piece of mail lost??? And insurance??? Forget it. You better have a receipt and then some. What kind of receipt would I give them for 60 pieces of paper and 2 CDs that have taken two years to compile?

Receipt - one arm or leg, whichever you choose. Throw in one fried brain. We might come out even.

It's funny. I haven't let the packet out of my sight for days - I cart it everywhere (and yes it's heavy). My poor 'puter is so backed up that it is probably insulted. And here I am getting ready to mail it.

It has to be like letting your child go off of to college. No, more like letting your baby go off to college because my poor box won't be able to speak up or fend for itself either.

But all of this wasn't the purpose of the post. The sun WILL come out tomorrow. I am sure I will be relieved and happy and have a weight lifted off. And I know for a FACT that the Midnight Sun will shine tomorrow, as I just found out that there are 12 CHAPTERS online at Wikipedia. I am saving that reading (Edwards point of view of Twilight) for celebrating tomorrow :) - if I can.

So tomorrow I say, Go Forth, Baby Box, and go straight and true to your destination. Beware of vampires lurking, mailpeople garages and fiery planes. Amen.

Top Three Most Annoying Things about Bills!

I am going to go backwards. Number 1 just flies all over me.

3. The amount of junk mail/stuffing/ads included with the bills. If I was really gonna buy any of that crap or wanted any of those services, I would check them out online or buy them at the store. One of these days I am going to send ALL the junk back to them with the payment! Let them sort it all out like they make us do. I just worry that it might make the postage more because of the weight. Then they will say they didn't get the payment. Or the lady opening the payment envelopes will get too sidetracked by purchasing all the cool things they have for sale in the junk and accidentally drop or miss my check. Besides, has no one heard of reducing waste and saving trees???

2. I absolutely can not stand when they attach junk mail to an envelope flap. I can't tell you how many times I have licked the flap only to find that I can't seal the envelope correctly because there is a piece of junk mail / advertising crap attached to the envelope. What is wrong with these people? Do they not think we are angry enough at having to pay enormous bills? And while I am on the subject of envelopes, why on earth do the electric, gas, and water company think that 1. my bill amount is public information and they don't have to put it in an envelope and 2. that they don't need to send a return envelope????? Maybe I will just staple a check, rip it off, and put the stamp on the bill and send it. When they get it and say I didn't send payment, I will just tell them that they didn't send an envelope and that the check was attached - public information and all.

1. Bills that are folded in the envelope and when you go to rip off the payment stub part, it rips at the fold, NOT the dotted line, so all the account info gets ripped off as well and you have to spend 15 minutes trying to tape it back together and hope you got the numbers or barcode lined up right so you get credit for payment.!!!! When they get these torn payment stubs back is there no one who says, "Hey, this might be a problem for our customers. They are all coming back torn. Maybe we should change the layout or where the bill is folded. "???? Idiocy at its finest.

hang on - gotta get that piece of tape off my fingers