Lead by Example

At work, we have been training all week on a new library system. With about 10 people in training at a time, some people from out of state and an hour lunch, I figured it would be a good opportunity to FEED THE PEOPLE.

They really deserve it, plus--who wants to be fretting about lunch when you have a new system to learn?

So, anywho, I had split lunch duties with a coworker/friend. I made picnic sandwiches on Monday. She made taco lunch on Tuesday. I am making Italian beef and turkey poor boys for lunch today & we'll order pizza tomorrow.

But that's not the point.

The point is, that this morning, people started bringing in little extras--candy to share, bananas, a poppyseed roll & a famous Heath Bar cake (which I will certainly learn more about later today). How cool is it to help create an environment of sharing by leading by example?

I'm amazed and humbled by such an outstanding group of people. I hope this week's training benefits from this teamwork/togetherness. Very cool.

Nauseous super naus...

I have the Mr. Grinch song stuck in my head, hence the title.

So, I think I'm getting ahead of everyone by grocery shopping at Jewel at 9AM this morning. Worked out pretty well. Got tons of groceries, got home, put them all in the cupboards in less than an hour and a half. Then I start making the lasagna. Now I was just putting it together for later, mind you. Well, Mr.Nosey comes downstairs and 'inspects' my browning of the meat. Lo and behold, although I had hidden the evidence, the ground turkey had not browned enough to cover my evidence. So he knows ahead of time that it is indeed turkey meat in the lasagna, not ground beef. Trying to be tricky...

Also, on my way out the door right at lunchtime to visit with the rest of the Man clan (well, the women anyways), I forget my cell phone. As I make my way back into the house, here is Mr. Catman making himself a fine lunchy of chicken fingers and french fries. CAUGHT! He is a trickster, but I think we're even now.