I have been busier then ever and wanted to fill you in on what's been going on with me! As you know we listed our house for sale last Wednesday......by Sunday it was off the market....and no we didn't have a buyer...we changed our minds! Something just didn't seem right and after much thought we decided that if we aren't 100% sure then we aren't going to go through with it! And now that we did change our minds we are so glad we did! It is such a relief and now we know that it was the right decision!
We are getting new carpet on the 17th which will make the house look new and give it a nice lift that it needs. That is the only home improvement that needed to be done since we already got new countertops, new tile in the kitchen, all new lights and we repainted so I think after the new carpet is in, it will all be complete and we can sit tight for a couple of years!!
On Saturday we helped Venti move to Maryland. He has been commuting everyday for his job since January and traveling 170 miles everyday!! Talk about a long day! And then his wife Mocha also got a job down there and she has been traveling as well and they didn't always work the same shift so both had to drive! They will probably be there for about 2 years and then hopefully he can transfer back home. I'm just happy that they aren't commuting everyday as that was worrisome.
My Dad just had heart surgery and had to have a defibrillator put in. His heart was only working at 25%. The surgery went well and he is already feeling better. I'm sure you will remember when he fell last year and he has had problems ever since. It still upsets me and I think about it every day.
Grande and Tall will be home for the Summer on Friday.....let the fun begin! Yikes! Joe, Short and I are so used to it being just the 3 of us and now I'm going to have to cook again! And buy more groceries....and do more laundry....and clean more......ahhhh but it will be nice to have them home!!
My job is going okay. I am tolerating it now....ha! The lady that started a week before me walked out last Friday. It is a relief that she is gone. She was a bit psycho and you never knew what she was going to do next. My old boss is still emailing me to come back which I have been thinking about but it is so laid back where I work now and free parking so I am going to have to give that a lot of thought!!
My birthday is Friday and while in the past I have not been a fan of birthdays at all, I am now realizing that I should be happy to celebrate each one that I am given and that's exactly what I'm going to do!
Happy Tuesday!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Meet Me On Monday!!
For those of you who are joining for the first time....Welcome! I post the questions on Sunday evening to give you time to get your post ready. I try to make the questions simple and fun! Its amazing how much we all have in common and yet are very different from each other. Lets get started! Enjoy!!
Welcome to the 65th edition of "Meet Me On Monday!" Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. Tomorrow I am _________
2. When is your birthday?
3. What are you currently excited about?
4. Do you have any secrets?
5. What do you normally eat for lunch?
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My Answers!
1. Tomorrow I am ____________
Starting a new diet! Joe and I are going to try a no carb diet for 2 weeks to see if it does work! I love my breads and pasta so it is going to be a challenge for me. I only weigh 127 lbs but for me that is too much! I would like to be 115 lbs so I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing!
2. When is your birthday?
May 4th! This Friday! I'll be 29 again! Hehe!!!
3. What are you currently excited about?
I guess vacation! We are going to Fort Myers, Florida in July and we are all excited about it! And yes, this is where we are staying!
4. Do you have any secrets?
Of course!! Doesn't everyone? :)
5. What do you normally eat for lunch?
Well I normally eat my favorite Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing or a Turkey Sandwich and Chips but since I am starting a no carbs diet tomorrow I have packed egg salad (no bread...yikes!!), a pickle and some sugar free jello!!
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Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. Tomorrow I am _________
2. When is your birthday?
3. What are you currently excited about?
4. Do you have any secrets?
5. What do you normally eat for lunch?
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My Answers!
1. Tomorrow I am ____________
Starting a new diet! Joe and I are going to try a no carb diet for 2 weeks to see if it does work! I love my breads and pasta so it is going to be a challenge for me. I only weigh 127 lbs but for me that is too much! I would like to be 115 lbs so I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing!
May 4th! This Friday! I'll be 29 again! Hehe!!!
I guess vacation! We are going to Fort Myers, Florida in July and we are all excited about it! And yes, this is where we are staying!
4. Do you have any secrets?
Of course!! Doesn't everyone? :)
Well I normally eat my favorite Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing or a Turkey Sandwich and Chips but since I am starting a no carbs diet tomorrow I have packed egg salad (no bread...yikes!!), a pickle and some sugar free jello!!
Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Your link MUST include your Meet Me On Monday post or it will be deleted! You cannot link up until your post is complete and posted!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Follow Friday 40 and Over!!
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Meet Me On Monday!!!
For those of you who are joining for the first time....Welcome! I post the questions on Sunday evening to give you time to get your post ready. I try to make the questions simple and fun! Its amazing how much we all have in common and yet are very different from each other. Lets get started! Enjoy!!
Welcome to the 64th edition of "Meet Me On Monday!" Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. I keep putting off _________
2. What is your current weather?
3. What is the nicest room in your house?
4. What jewelry do you never take off?
5. Do you eat a snack before bed?
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My Answers!
1. I keep putting off ____________
Cleaning the boys bathroom! Ha!!
2. What is your current weather?
Right now it is chilly and raining!
3. What is the nicest room in your house?
I would have to say the kitchen because I have a huge 3 x 10 pantry and the screened in porch is right off the kitchen....plus I spend lots of time in the kitchen so I better like it!!
4. What jewelry do you never take off?
My wedding ring, a ring on my right hand, my necklace, my cartilage earring, my nose piercing and my belly piercing! They stay on all the time!
5. Do you eat a snack before bed?
I try not too but sometimes if I'm really hungry I will eat some cookies!!!
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Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. I keep putting off _________
2. What is your current weather?
3. What is the nicest room in your house?
4. What jewelry do you never take off?
5. Do you eat a snack before bed?
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My Answers!
1. I keep putting off ____________
Cleaning the boys bathroom! Ha!!
2. What is your current weather?
Right now it is chilly and raining!
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3. What is the nicest room in your house?
I would have to say the kitchen because I have a huge 3 x 10 pantry and the screened in porch is right off the kitchen....plus I spend lots of time in the kitchen so I better like it!!
My wedding ring, a ring on my right hand, my necklace, my cartilage earring, my nose piercing and my belly piercing! They stay on all the time!
I try not too but sometimes if I'm really hungry I will eat some cookies!!!
Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Your link MUST include your Meet Me On Monday post or it will be deleted! You cannot link up until your post is complete and posted!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Follow Friday 40 and Over!!
I am so excited that Follow Friday 40 and Over is back! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!
Please join in the fun and get to know your fellow bloggers!!
The RULES to join in are very simple!
1. Grab the button
2. Add your link to the list
3. Visit as many other blogs as you can
4. Follow the ones you like (and comment on their blog to say that you are following)
NOTE: PLEASE leave your blog address when you leave a comment!! I have had several people wanting to follow back but the blogger can't always be found through the google info page!!
This list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.
Over 40 Blogger List!!
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Listed!
Sorry for so long in between posts!! I have been super busy! I wanted to update you on our house situation....the builder did not accept our offer and at that point we were only at a difference of $2500 and they had already given us $41,000 in incentives and took the $8000 off for the lot premium so we thought that it was worth the $2500 since they had already given us that much. So we signed the contract and our current home was just listed for sale last night! Before the sign even went up we had a lady that wanted to buy it and then found out last night that her husband wanted more land. Oh well...
Yesterday was so busy....it was Short's 12th birthday and Joe and I took him out for dinner. He choose The Olive Garden and we has such bad service that the manager gave us a $30 gift card to come back another day!
Also yesterday my Dad had Heart Difibulator surgery! His heart was only working at 25%. The surgery went well and he is coming home today!
I better get back to work so happy Thursday and I'll see you tonight for Follow Friday 40 and Over!!
Yesterday was so busy....it was Short's 12th birthday and Joe and I took him out for dinner. He choose The Olive Garden and we has such bad service that the manager gave us a $30 gift card to come back another day!
Also yesterday my Dad had Heart Difibulator surgery! His heart was only working at 25%. The surgery went well and he is coming home today!
I better get back to work so happy Thursday and I'll see you tonight for Follow Friday 40 and Over!!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Meet Me On Monday!!
For those of you who are joining for the first time....Welcome! I post the questions on Sunday evening to give you time to get your post ready. I try to make the questions simple and fun! Its amazing how much we all have in common and yet are very different from each other. Lets get started! Enjoy!!
Welcome to the 63rd edition of "Meet Me On Monday!" Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. Right now I could really eat _________?
2. Full length pants or capri's?
3. The best smelling men's cologne (women's perfume for the guys playing) is ________?
4. What is your favorite kind of Cheesecake?
5. What TV Show do you currently never miss?
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My Answers!
1. Right now I could really eat _________?
A waffle!!! Yum!
2. Full length pants or capri's?
If I had to choose I would go with capri's because they remind me of Summer and I LOVE summer!!
3. The best smelling men's cologne (women's perfume for the guys playing) is ________?
Lucky You by Liz Claiborne!! It is the BEST smelling cologne I have ever smelled. It is really "fresh" smelling and it is so cheap!! Joe got a sample of it and put it on one day and I was like, "what is that??".....I couldn't believe how good it smelled! He got a bottle off of eBay for $15!!
4. What is the favorite kind of Cheesecake?
I like just regular old plain cheesecake...no toppings!
5. What TV Show do you currently never miss?
Right now there are several so its hard to pick just one but I guess I'd have to say Survivor.
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Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!
Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!
Questions:
1. Right now I could really eat _________?
2. Full length pants or capri's?
3. The best smelling men's cologne (women's perfume for the guys playing) is ________?
4. What is your favorite kind of Cheesecake?
5. What TV Show do you currently never miss?
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My Answers!
1. Right now I could really eat _________?
A waffle!!! Yum!
2. Full length pants or capri's?
If I had to choose I would go with capri's because they remind me of Summer and I LOVE summer!!
3. The best smelling men's cologne (women's perfume for the guys playing) is ________?
Lucky You by Liz Claiborne!! It is the BEST smelling cologne I have ever smelled. It is really "fresh" smelling and it is so cheap!! Joe got a sample of it and put it on one day and I was like, "what is that??".....I couldn't believe how good it smelled! He got a bottle off of eBay for $15!!
4. What is the favorite kind of Cheesecake?
I like just regular old plain cheesecake...no toppings!
5. What TV Show do you currently never miss?
Right now there are several so its hard to pick just one but I guess I'd have to say Survivor.
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Time to link up and meet!!
PLEASE either put the Meet Me On Monday button in your post or link your post back to me. I have found several people just posting the questions and answers in their post and no one knows that they actually belong to a meme and linky!
Your link MUST include your Meet Me On Monday post or it will be deleted! You cannot link up until your post is complete and posted!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
I have had SEVERAL people link their whole blog and not just the post and it takes a lot of time to go in and correct these so PLEASE link your Meet Me On Monday post! You know who you are!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Follow Friday 40 and Over!!
I am so excited that Follow Friday 40 and Over is back! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!
Please join in the fun and get to know your fellow bloggers!!
The RULES to join in are very simple!
1. Grab the button
2. Add your link to the list
3. Visit as many other blogs as you can
4. Follow the ones you like (and comment on their blog to say that you are following)
NOTE: PLEASE leave your blog address when you leave a comment!! I have had several people wanting to follow back but the blogger can't always be found through the google info page!!
This list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.
Over 40 Blogger List!!
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HAVE FUN!
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Happy Anniversary to me!
Today is Joe and I's 26th Wedding Anniversary!! We already had plans to go out tonight with 3 other couples and their kids for wings so tomorrow Joe and I are calling off of work and spending the day together. We have dinner reservations at our favorite restaurant!
Don't you love the hair??
Thank you all for your support on the stealing of my Meet Me On Monday Meme! I really appreciate it. I know who the blogger is but I am not the kind of person to call them out on it....after all...she (and you) know who it is!! And what's even more disturbing is that I also found out that she contacted bloggers on my Meet Me On Monday's list to solicit her version of MMOM! Hard to believe huh?
We FINALLY heard back about the house and if they took our final offer or not. She sent me an email and it didn't exactly say if they took it or not. It said, "I'd like to have you come in sometime this weekend to chat about the offer and to finalize some paperwork." Hmmmm that kind of sounds like it went in our favor so I'm crossing my fingers and I'll keep you posted!
Happy Thursday!!!
Don't you love the hair??
Thank you all for your support on the stealing of my Meet Me On Monday Meme! I really appreciate it. I know who the blogger is but I am not the kind of person to call them out on it....after all...she (and you) know who it is!! And what's even more disturbing is that I also found out that she contacted bloggers on my Meet Me On Monday's list to solicit her version of MMOM! Hard to believe huh?
We FINALLY heard back about the house and if they took our final offer or not. She sent me an email and it didn't exactly say if they took it or not. It said, "I'd like to have you come in sometime this weekend to chat about the offer and to finalize some paperwork." Hmmmm that kind of sounds like it went in our favor so I'm crossing my fingers and I'll keep you posted!
Happy Thursday!!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sad.....
It was brought to my attention that someone has taken over my Meet Me On Monday meme!! I was very sadden to hear this as I was never asked or told about this until after the fact. I worked really hard to establish that meme and for someone to take it over like that is very disheartening to me. I started the meme in June 2010!!! Almost 2 years ago!!
Now that I am starting it back up again this person has decided to keep it going but changing it just a bit....and I mean bit as it is almost exactly the way I host it. All my hard work and efforts all for someone else to take it over. I hope that you will remember this and link up on the "original" Meet Me On Monday starting this Sunday night!
We have not heard back about the house yet and Wednesday it will be 1 week! That is really poor communication and we can't believe we haven't heard anything yet! I know no news is good news but its driving us crazy!!
I hope everyone had a nice Easter! Mine was really nice! Here are some picture of the boys!! They could not find their Easter baskets again and the Easter bunny hid them really quick on Saturday night because she was tired! Grande's was on the washer behind the shoe basket, Tall's was in the bathroom cabinet under a hand towel (they looked there at least 4 times and didn't see it!)...and Short's was in Venti's old room in a box! hehe....I finally had to give them hints while not being obvious as Short still believes in the Easter Bunny!
Happy Tuesday!!
Now that I am starting it back up again this person has decided to keep it going but changing it just a bit....and I mean bit as it is almost exactly the way I host it. All my hard work and efforts all for someone else to take it over. I hope that you will remember this and link up on the "original" Meet Me On Monday starting this Sunday night!
We have not heard back about the house yet and Wednesday it will be 1 week! That is really poor communication and we can't believe we haven't heard anything yet! I know no news is good news but its driving us crazy!!
I hope everyone had a nice Easter! Mine was really nice! Here are some picture of the boys!! They could not find their Easter baskets again and the Easter bunny hid them really quick on Saturday night because she was tired! Grande's was on the washer behind the shoe basket, Tall's was in the bathroom cabinet under a hand towel (they looked there at least 4 times and didn't see it!)...and Short's was in Venti's old room in a box! hehe....I finally had to give them hints while not being obvious as Short still believes in the Easter Bunny!
Happy Tuesday!!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Meet Me On Monday to return!!!!!
Since it is Easter, Meet Me On Monday will return next Sunday night!!! I can't wait!! I'm so excited to start this wonderful meme again!!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
New and REVISED!! Over 40 List!!
I have spent HOURS visiting each and every blog on the Over 40 list so it is up to date and current!! Please take a minute to make sure your blog is on there and if it is not, make sure you have the Over 40 button (either the Pink or Blue shirt) on your blog and then let me know so I can add you to this great list!! It is rapidly growing and it is so nice to have everyone on one list!!
OVER 40 BLOGGERS
Or the Blue Shirt:
Today is Venti's birthday!! Happy 24th Birthday Venti!!
Or the Blue Shirt:
Today is Venti's birthday!! Happy 24th Birthday Venti!!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Its Back!!! Follow Friday 40 and Over!!!
I am so excited that Follow Friday 40 and Over is back! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!
Please join in the fun and get to know your fellow bloggers!!
The RULES to join in are very simple!
1. Grab the button
2. Add your link to the list
3. Visit as many other blogs as you can
4. Follow the ones you like (and comment on their blog to say that you are following)
NOTE: PLEASE leave your blog address when you leave a comment!! I have had several people wanting to follow back but the blogger can't always be found through the google info page!!
This list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.
Over 40 Blogger List!!
Be sure to join if you haven't already!
HAVE FUN!
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Counter
The builder did not accept our offer but did counter and now we have gone back and forth 3 times! It is now down to a difference of $2500 and it's in their hands. Last night we submitted our final offer but they don't seem like they are willing to budge. I am waiting patiently to hear back but I have a feeling that it will not be in our favor.
I came home from work yesterday to a beautiful bouquet of flowers..."just because"....made my day!!
Short has a half day today and is going home to a friends house and then he has off tomorrow and Monday. Grande and Tall come home tomorrow. They told us yesterday that we could work tomorrow 8:15am-12pm and still get paid for the full day! I am so excited because I still have to get all my Easter basket goodies for the boys!!
Enjoy your day!!
I came home from work yesterday to a beautiful bouquet of flowers..."just because"....made my day!!
Short has a half day today and is going home to a friends house and then he has off tomorrow and Monday. Grande and Tall come home tomorrow. They told us yesterday that we could work tomorrow 8:15am-12pm and still get paid for the full day! I am so excited because I still have to get all my Easter basket goodies for the boys!!
Enjoy your day!!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
No word....
We didn't hear back yet if they accepted our offer yet for the house! They have until tomorrow but she said we would hear back yesterday. Maybe today!!
Last evening we took Short out to dinner and then we took a walk which I try to do everyday. Later we caught up on some of our shows that we had on the DVR which we won't have to do once Joe goes on day shift!!
We finished off the night with a piece of Cheesecake...guess that defeated the purpose of walking! :)
Last evening we took Short out to dinner and then we took a walk which I try to do everyday. Later we caught up on some of our shows that we had on the DVR which we won't have to do once Joe goes on day shift!!
We finished off the night with a piece of Cheesecake...guess that defeated the purpose of walking! :)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
A New Beginning!!
Boy does it feel good to be back and in full swing!! I have had so much going on and feel like I am finally able to dedicate time back to blogging which I have missed very much! I miss you guys and catching up with everyone!!
You are going to start seeing a lot more of me so I hope you don't mind! I am going to post more like a Diary entry so that you get a lot more blogging and updating from me!
So now on to what's been going on!!
The last I blogged I had just started my new job and I hated it and wanted to go back to my old job but I was unsure if i should or not. I really appreciated all your advice and most of you said to go back to my old job so after thinking long and hard about it, I decided that I would do just that!! So I emailed my old boss and told her that I wanted to come back! She was all excited and said she would get right back to me. So not too long after that I got an email from her and she said that Human Resources would be calling me!! Later that day HR called me and burst my bubble.....she said that I could not go back to my old job because someone else bid on it within that agency and so they would get it over me....sniff!!!! I couldn't believe it! I finally made peace with going back and now I find out that I can't!! My old boss was just as devastated. She emailed me 2 weeks ago to tell me that someone just retired and she was going to check to see if I could get that job but I haven't heard anything more. So now it is almost 2 months at my new job and I am slooooowly starting to like it....and I mean slowly! It has its advantages (especially the free parking) and some other things so maybe its meant to be that I couldn't go back. I honestly don't know!! I guess time will tell but for now I am sticking it out where I'm at and letting each day run its course!!
The boys are all doing good. Venti and Mocha have been looking for a place to buy in Maryland but haven't found anything yet. They put bids in 3 different houses but lost each one. They are now looking into renting since they can't find anything and are really getting tired of the 2 hour commute each day! I can't even imagine what that is like to drive in the car 4 hours each day!
Grande and Tall only have a little over a month left of college and then the fun begins when everyone is here! Short got all A's on his report card and his team won their last tournament!! So proud!!
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I had also told you that we are thinking about building a new house and on Friday we put an offer in and we are supposed to hear back tomorrow so I'll let you know! We have the lot reserved but haven't listed our house yet until we get the offer signed back! We have been doing MAJOR decluttering and have gotten rid of tons of bags of trash and donated lots to charity. It feels so good to walk into a room and there's hardly and stuff around. It's amazing the things you don't need!
Joe works night shift (8:30pm-5am) and has been for about 3 years. He used to work daylight but they did away with all the daylight jobs which is why he works night shift. Well he is first on the list to go back to daylight when a job becomes available and he got a call on Tuesday to go back!! He starts May 5th an will be working 6am-2:30pm. We will finally have a normal life again!
For those of you that have asked to be added to the "Over 40" list, I will be updating that as well so that it will be current!!
That's the low down for now. I'm sure you noticed my blog background changed...how do you like it?
Ozzie...relaxing!
You are going to start seeing a lot more of me so I hope you don't mind! I am going to post more like a Diary entry so that you get a lot more blogging and updating from me!
So now on to what's been going on!!
The last I blogged I had just started my new job and I hated it and wanted to go back to my old job but I was unsure if i should or not. I really appreciated all your advice and most of you said to go back to my old job so after thinking long and hard about it, I decided that I would do just that!! So I emailed my old boss and told her that I wanted to come back! She was all excited and said she would get right back to me. So not too long after that I got an email from her and she said that Human Resources would be calling me!! Later that day HR called me and burst my bubble.....she said that I could not go back to my old job because someone else bid on it within that agency and so they would get it over me....sniff!!!! I couldn't believe it! I finally made peace with going back and now I find out that I can't!! My old boss was just as devastated. She emailed me 2 weeks ago to tell me that someone just retired and she was going to check to see if I could get that job but I haven't heard anything more. So now it is almost 2 months at my new job and I am slooooowly starting to like it....and I mean slowly! It has its advantages (especially the free parking) and some other things so maybe its meant to be that I couldn't go back. I honestly don't know!! I guess time will tell but for now I am sticking it out where I'm at and letting each day run its course!!
The boys are all doing good. Venti and Mocha have been looking for a place to buy in Maryland but haven't found anything yet. They put bids in 3 different houses but lost each one. They are now looking into renting since they can't find anything and are really getting tired of the 2 hour commute each day! I can't even imagine what that is like to drive in the car 4 hours each day!
Grande and Tall only have a little over a month left of college and then the fun begins when everyone is here! Short got all A's on his report card and his team won their last tournament!! So proud!!
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I had also told you that we are thinking about building a new house and on Friday we put an offer in and we are supposed to hear back tomorrow so I'll let you know! We have the lot reserved but haven't listed our house yet until we get the offer signed back! We have been doing MAJOR decluttering and have gotten rid of tons of bags of trash and donated lots to charity. It feels so good to walk into a room and there's hardly and stuff around. It's amazing the things you don't need!
Joe works night shift (8:30pm-5am) and has been for about 3 years. He used to work daylight but they did away with all the daylight jobs which is why he works night shift. Well he is first on the list to go back to daylight when a job becomes available and he got a call on Tuesday to go back!! He starts May 5th an will be working 6am-2:30pm. We will finally have a normal life again!
For those of you that have asked to be added to the "Over 40" list, I will be updating that as well so that it will be current!!
That's the low down for now. I'm sure you noticed my blog background changed...how do you like it?
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