roll with punches

new job!

I was called today by the company.

I want to give 2 week notice to my work.

I'm offered better pay, hours, and in town.

2008 has started wonderfully.

For Ana

leaky no more

Well, the van was leaking a bit of oil and after another spin with the auto shop this year ... the van, she is fixed. Apparently it is at an age when it might "nickel and dime" or rather hundred and thousand you to death. It is a good van, no major trouble, but the aged thing is near retirement.

In other news, Lois is finishing up with PT and seems better for it, though she generally comes home tired -- sore, knowing that this is a needful thing.

Thomas has had the chance to golf in the golf dome -- dare not golf in the sub-zero weather, I dare venture. Some of the poker group are still in Florida and places, therefore poker is rare.

PT

Answering a question

Yes, the event was funny at the time.

I had an exceptional half day today. I had a really good interview for a local job.
On the way to meet up with a friend in my work town, I got emails from other friends...

they work with a young lady, who is single.

Although everything kinda fell apart when I got to work, it was a glorious several hours.

Thanks God; a visit in Eden.

no lights, police come, whoa

I was talking with a friend and pulled into a gas station last night. I didn't want to pump gas and talk on the cell phone at the same time, so I stayed in the car and talked. I turned off the engine. Well, the attendant at the station apparently was wondering my plans.

I was talking away then saw a squad car behind me. I told my friend I had to go. I opened the door at the officer's request and told him directly that I didn't want to pump gas while talking on the phone.
5...4...3...2...1...
ok
And the officers turned around and returned to their cars. It was only then that I saw three cars there. The statement that they made to me was, "we wanted to make sure there wasn't anything wrong".

I thought second that the attendant likely thought I might be a robber, though robbers tend not to park so far away and turn off their engines.

So, if you want to fill up your tank ... do so, don't loiter, less the same happen to you

seeking multiplicity

If only there were more of me -- guided by just one of me. I could get so much more done. I have so many things that I have to be doing ... all at once.

I available to no one ... looking for another job ... training at present job ... getting closer to new friend

I don't sleep much ... weary, where am I going?

factions at work and the will be a change in staff
flake being trained as was I ... worse still, not a a hard worker -- he's a perfect fit for the others who will be his "peers" or visual loafers

zombie-like state

now a movie, but the last few nights, I've been up til 6am ...

then up again after "rest" to start my day then off to work

Today was no exception, save a call about an interview. I'm interested, but not too excited. It is a stable job ... regular hours, in town. The question is ... what does it pay?

cameraphone Christmas

Floating kitties

Debbie called me while she was on her way to work as was I. Apparently she had a flood from a sump pump that quit. In 3.5 hours, 2 inches a water filled the fairly large basement. The kitties, a nice secluded spot from the happy, hippy, tumble dog, were watching the epic.

Mew, mew, uh people ... we, don't much like the water. Thanks for the indoor pool and all, but we'll pass. Thanks! I understand that the litter boxes were flotillas on the new gulf which was a basement.

Thankfully, Debbie concluded that few precious things were lost, but many other things had to be pitched. That's a shame! Thankfully, the kitties are wash and wear and despite their disapproval of the watery invasion, they are ok. I think that they might be even less inclined to go body surfing in their adult cat lives.

Cats can be washed and they are self cleaning. If only my clothes and car was.

Happy New Year and a Christmas in shifts

We had our typical Christmas over several days. I thank everyone for being able to make it; make it a great time together; and for the love we share. For all the family, I will burn a CD of all the photos I have and send it out. I love you all; it was great to be with you, despite my having to work.

I looked at the photos and put together a collage. There were many funnier pictures, but this is what I got.

Merry Christmas!

please pardon the merriment

We all met at the Freygangs for lots of food, desserts and fun. We unwrapped the gifts with joy and Lilly saw fit to shred up paper that was strewn about. We are wishing you the very best this season and throughout the year!

We took a break and played Family Feud on DVD and the ladies beat the men by many points. If you haven't played the game -- well, you'll find that sometimes you do very well and other times not so well.

Marcus got a chance to watch movies with Diane and Jim and we found a stinker and a boring stinky one, namely Ghost Rider and Phantom Menace, respectively. Candy Cane wishes and Sugar Plum dreams!!

Drive safely this Winter

I understand that I once had a car

My car needed fixing ... it took that shop 8 days and it still isn't right. I have had to borrow a car. My anger is an ulcer.

Happy birthday Jennifer

In this series, you'll note that I had no good picture of Father as he was upset. James was upstairs ill, and Joe wasn't there for he spent his time being a jack--fill in the blank. It was quiet, calm and enjoyable. She's 20 and there's no way to tell where she's going.

Happy birthday Jenny!

sputter cough

That was my car ... at 1:40 a.m. I had thankfully returned to hometown by that time, but my car wasn't going to make it to the auto shop. I waited on the phone with AAA for 20 minutes to find a driver. Twenty minutes after that, he arrived and took the damaged car to auto shop, me in the cab. Apparently I did more damage to the car when it slid out of control, than I thought.

It was just what I really wanted for Christmas -- a repair bill.

I do, again, thank God that I got it to hometown and that I limped it to a gas station where I could stand in a HEATED place waiting for tow truck. It was also nice I could drive it back and forth to work until Tuesday when I could get it fixed.

View of the farm

I pulled an incomplete James Dean by going off the road last night in terrible road conditions. I was going faster than I should and what I didn't know was that the left lane was 60% worse than the right lane. I skidded out of control, thankfully not hitting the car near me, then sliding across the highway divider and onto the northbound lane and up onto the other side of the road and finally bumping into a farmer's fence.

The car is fine -- undamaged and rides just fine, but I'll need to get an alignment just to make sure. I don't think I would have had such a nice landing with the old car of mine. I have another blog for geared for my reverence for God, but I'll thank God here anyway.

Thanks God for your miraculous saving of me!

The roads were just complete crap yesterday and especially last night with rain, then sleet, then rain again. I don't mind snow, I don't mind rain, but frozen roads I hate. I saw many cars off road -- done for the weekend. God apparently was thinking I was still needed.

for Debbie

Laz

Well, Lois is perpetually tired and no test has shown why. Thomas is therefore, perpetually worried about Lois. With the exception of being tired ... everyone seems to be doing well. There isn't much new save for the onset of dreary weather ... sunless days and frosty cold days and nights.

Marcus is sick of many aspects of his job. In some ways he is making strides, yet in other ways ... spinning his wheels.

looser vice

If there was a vice on our backs, necks and heads, it loosed one quarter turn. Joe had legal problems and it appears, through God's will alone, that he has been spared a worse penalty for a lighter one. Today Thomas gets X-Ray while Lois gets coumadin check. Yep... blood is still red and flowing. See you in three weeks.