Missing Package Arrives

Around May 15, I ordered laptop memory from Dell.  I checked the order status & UPS tracking site which had my package "out for delivery" for over a week.  Each day the expected delivery was rescheduled.  Though they didn't admit it, it was apparent that UPS had lost the package.  I contacted Dell, and they re-shipped another memory module.  When I went to install the memory module, I was surprised to find both slots filled.  I checked the manual online and found that this model requires "matched pairs" of memory, so I had to order another one from Dell.  2nd memory module was delivered and both installed.  Laptop now has 2 gigs of memory.  Lo and behold, the missing package was delivered by UPS yesterday.  Since Dell did re-ship the order, and I didn't need a 3rd memory module, I contacted then for a return label, and will send it back tomorrow.

Interstate 83 Diner & Coffee

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Restaurants
Cuisine:	American
Location:	York PA

We stopped here on the way to a wedding this weekend and ordered breakfast. Couldn't believe how fast the service was.

Tuition Reimbursement

Don't know how long it will last considering the state's budget woes, but there is supposedly some tuition reimbursement money in the budget, so I will submit my request.  I have all my documentation ready except the recommendation letter from my supervisor.  I will see her Thursday, then I will hand carry the request to Headquarters.

Exercise

Last week I decided I had to get back to exercising.  I have a Curves membership, but hadn't been going regularly for some time.  When I went to exercise last week, I found that my Curves had closed.  I was able to transfer my membership to another Curves nearby.  It is not as close, but not far off of my route home from work.  I haven't been able to get there this week, since I have been off work.  I inflated the exercise ball, but haven't used it yet either.

College Transfer Credits

I got my official evaluation of transfer credits at UMUC.  78 of a possible 81 credits were successfully transferred & applied toward my degree plan.  The result was even better than the unofficial evaluation, and this is quite a difference from other colleges I had considered.  It seems that most have a tendency to deny transfer credits from other colleges unless there is a specific articulation agreement.  I applied to noe college that would only accept 22 of 55 credits from Davis & Elkins - which would have denied me an entire year of education.  

Now that I have the official evaluation, I know what courses I still need for the degree & for the major in Psychology.  I also want to enroll in the Prior Learning program to get credit by portfolio for learning outside the classroom.  Due to the residency requirement, I'm probably limited to 12 credits, and at least 7 must be upper level.  If I get 12 credits through portfolio, then I should complete my degree in 2011.   

Snowy is very sick

He hasn't been eating very well for about a week, and the past 3 days has been very lethargic - not himself. I took him to the vet this morning and it is not good. The bloodwork didn't give a complete diagnosis, but his red blood count is very low and he has a fever. The vet said this is either caused by infection or cancer. I'm giving him antibiotics at home. If he can survive the weekend, the prognosis is better. Basically I have to prepare myself to let him go.

Fancy - January 30, 2009

I decided not to wait, and went to the SPCA to adopt another cat. I thought about getting a kitten this time, but I am good with full grown cats. Kittens are cute, but they grow up to be cats anyway, and cats have "personality". There were only a couple of kittens there, and they were already spoken for. And so many cats that need homes. I picked a beauty. A 2 year old, all black female, long haired named Fancy. She is a real sweetheart, who had been tossed out & abandoned by her previous owner and brought to the shelter by a neighbor who felt sorry for her. I know these things often happen when people separate, particularly in domestic violence situations - but I can not imagine why anyone would have abandoned this sweet kitty. She has already adjusted to her new home.