It's the Hap-Happiest Time Of The Year ! ! !

What a fun time we had at our Christmas party at the office last Tuesday, the 16th! In fact,…I think everybody had a great time. The food was good,….the games were fine and the Christmas music put us in the mood. Our Director read my poem. I had added four lines to it since posting it the first time to include the education department of HR. My boss loved the poem and so did everybody else. We had an “ugliest Christmas sweater” contest and guess who won! Yes folks, it was ME! I went shopping at the “Deseret Industries” and “Savers” for a sweater I could use but could not find one. I used one of my old sweaters that was too big for me and was pretty gross looking. I loved the sweater at one time but would not wear it again because it was too old and had a couple of holes in it. I added a lot more. I made and then whipped stitched a snowman on to the one side of it and put buttons in the appropriate places for the eyes and nose and the three buttons down the front of him, and,…I put a black hat on him of course. It was Ashley’s idea to make it a “tilting” snowman. And boy! was he tilting! I rubbed the white part of the snowman until he had lint balls and ickies all over him. The sweater had lint balls all over it along with other stuff like imbedded dog hair along with other things. I also buttoned it up crooked for the party so it would look that much uglier. I must say, it did the trick! Here is a picture of the sweater. Like I said, it was a lot of fun and now we can just look forward to the holidays! Goodnight all !

We're Gonna Have A Party

So,....I'm on the Christmas party planning commitee at work. We are having our party on the 16th and we are allowed ONE hour for it. We aren't going off station like to a restaurant or anything, just to the building across the street from our's that has the Mult-Purpose Center (MPC) in it. It's like a large open room where they hold a lot of the staff trainings. Anyway, it is going to be a 'potluck' and we're having a couple of games. We are also exchanging 'White Elephant' gifts. The way we are going to do that is one of the other ladies on the commitee is going to read a short story about "Mr. and Mrs. Right". In the story whenever she reads the word 'right', we'll pass the gift to the right. Whenever she reads the word 'left', of course we'll pass it to the left so that we all end up with a gift at the end of the story. Good idea, right? or is it left? I guess it is a good thing my little sis won't be at the party with me because as you all know, and it is a well known fact,....she does not know her right from her left, or her left from her right! Sorry Whitey! We'll have Christmas music playing also. I got creative last night and wrote a poem that I will read at the party. Let me know what you all think. It goes like this,.....

Twas’ Nine Days Before Christmas
By: Janette

Twas’ nine days before Christmas it was plain to see,
HR was buzzing and getting ready for the tree.
The lights need to be hung and there are ornaments galore,
Looks like the tree will be beautiful with its Christmas décor.

The cubbies are cheerful, it’s time for displays,
Looks like HR is expecting Ole’ Santa on his sleigh.
It will soon be Christmas, let it snow, let it snow!
The angels have been singing since a long time ago.

On the other hand there was much whimpering and whining,
For there was so much to do and actions to be signing.
The piles were growing and there seemed not an end,
It will soon be the holiday, the boss will not bend!

There’s discipline actions on hold, and filing a waiting,
And numerous employees that want reinstating.
There is coding to be done and appraisals to review,
There’s a whole bunch more for us all to do!

Oh my, oh my, we’re in a terrible state!
Most of us here need to give our updates.
The workload needs editing, the leave requests need granting,
Get the lead out now, there’s no sense in ranting & raving!

The work keeps coming, there will soon be relief,
The spirit of Christmas will hit us, …. that’s my belief!
We have to get done with all our piles of work
So we can go have a party, so we don’t go berserk!

It’s time to be festive, and put our worries away,
It’s time to be jolly and be on our way.
Come on, let’s go to the MPC for some fun,
There may be some prizes there to be won.

We’ll all gather round and have a bit of a feast
For ONE hour today the work has been ceased.
It’s time to be happy without a care for a while
This is the season that makes us all want to smile.

May this holiday be one of your very best,
And all of you certainly will be wonderfully blessed.
It is our wish for a happy holiday season,
Whatever your Faith or whatever the Reason!