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Welll...instead of replying to each of you personally like I should...I'll just say thanks for thinking of me and your well wishes. My job has been "crumbling" for at least a year, but this was more sudden than I'd like. But clean breaks are better sometimes. I am laid off, but do not intend to go back when they call me. After 10 years it's time for a change. I'll survive though I expect it's going to be hard for a while.

Rhonda, I don't think I knew about your brother and I'm sorry to hear it.
 
I got laid off from a job a long time ago. That was when I figured out how valuable I was. It was also one of the reasons in the back of my mind for eventually starting my own business. I told my wife that at least I was not going to lay me off. But there were a few times I wish I could. LOL
 
Welll...instead of replying to each of you personally like I should...I'll just say thanks for thinking of me and your well wishes. My job has been "crumbling" for at least a year, but this was more sudden than I'd like. But clean breaks are better sometimes. I am laid off, but do not intend to go back when they call me. After 10 years it's time for a change. I'll survive though I expect it's going to be hard for a while.

Rhonda, I don't think I knew about your brother and I'm sorry to hear it.

Yea Sorry I haven't been able to get in touch with most of you...but my Baby Brother Passed away back in october from endocarditus{sp?} he had staph in his heart and ihad to have the Left Ventrical replaced by a mechanical one and they replaced the right one with a goats valve....he developed a bleed on his brain from all the heprin they had him on and they had to remove 30% of his brain...the memory, motor skills, and basic living functions part....they said he would never regain consiousness and would have to life in a specialty nursing home...something of which I know he wouldn't have wanted....so they Pulled the machines on October 15 of last year @ 12 noon....7pm that day my Baby Brother passed on into the Lord's Arm's....Never to hurt again:(
 


there are benefits to being retired. you don't worry about losing your job. I'm glad those days are over. We are doing well and have adjusted to the retirement money so we should be able to get thru this recession. I just wish the retirement funds were back where they were.lol
 
I would sure hope that someone would pull the plug on me if I ever get to that spot... That isn't living at all to me ...
It still doesn't make it much easier for the family tho. We talked when you were going thru that Rhonda...my heart ached for you and your family.

Shine ....I was laid off half of the time working construction...especially on the road jobs due to weather.. I averaged working about 1/2 to 3/4 of a year...I miss operating all those big boys... I still pay Operating Engineers Union Dues and they have called several times for me to come back..told em when i get ready to come back I will call you...and I will. I have thought about it several times and the end conclusion...I love being a house wife (I have never did that before) I love my gardeningtime, grandmatime, woodworking time, reading time and yea even creative daydream time.... I have enjoyed and appreciated it all...

Peggy
 
Rhonda, I am sorry you had to go thru that. One thing comes to mind and I hope you take it right..."there'll be one child born to carry on..." In my family it always seems to work that way. When we lose someone, a baby sems to pop up. How is your little guy?

Peggy, if I were not alone, I would rejoice this time off. But I have to scramble now not to get behind enough to lose my home. You know how it goes. I have a lot of support. I'll be fine, it's just real scary.
 
Deb I am so sorry to hear that you were laid off your job. It does get very scary when your income is decreased to unemployment levels and you are alone. I don't know what occupation you were in but the unemployment agency have a couple of programs available for retraining that will not affect your weekly benefits. If you can sign up for collage classes you can apply for Pell grants or woman reentry programs that will help you financially while you are retraining. I have read that the most secure jobs are in health care right now, so if you can get training in that Field it might be your best bet. Your unemployment benefits will last for at least 10 months with extensions and maybe more as the unemployment numbers increase. I hope everything works out for you.
 
Rhonda, I am sorry you had to go thru that. One thing comes to mind and I hope you take it right..."there'll be one child born to carry on..." In my family it always seems to work that way. When we lose someone, a baby sems to pop up. How is your little guy?

Peggy, if I were not alone, I would rejoice this time off. But I have to scramble now not to get behind enough to lose my home. You know how it goes. I have a lot of support. I'll be fine, it's just real scary.

I really believe that too Deb...I woke up on the 3rd of March two years ago thinking of my mom and my husband...both deceased. My son called within like three minutes to come to the hospital...my grand daughter was ready to make her grand entrance... I was her birth coach so I was to witness her arrival .... that most wonderful miracle. Now she is grandmas shadow.. I am blessed with her presence in my life..

Rhonda how are the girls doing? I have thought of you all often girl...

Shine girl I sure know scared and thoughts of losing home... Have faith girlfriend...The creator didn't bring ya this far to watch you fail... You have a great oppertunity to grow and become totally amazed with yourself... You can do more than you know... Ya have a most wonderful personality and a magnatism about you that makes folks wanna be around you... LOL even me
I lost my home before when I was responsible for three lil children who were depending on me.....it is the scariest feeling in the world...it allows you to dig down and know what is important and have lots of faith... I can honestly say the happiest moments in my life happened when I was penniless....witness the miracles occur from just that lil bit of faith.....not any bigger than a mustard seed.
Hugzzzzzzzzz hon...will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and send ya lots of good energy...you can count on it... Hang in their... I am a little onery but I usually say hang in their like a hair in a biscuit... I believe in you...

I was constantly hustling....doing a little bit of everything...from a remodeling job at a rest home...counselor at a drug and alcohol center for about a year and a half, cleaned houses and businesses, volunteering at a womens prison,and a childrens psychia... hospital, built fireplaces, stone work, construction fences...many types, built stone mailboxes, did beautiful stone steps coming down a hill off a bank where a swimming pool was...at the bottom was a gazebo....I have to say it looked really good... I went to the creek and chose every stone that went in that..

Shine Swindy is right....I did several of those things...I've thought of going back to college buy never pursued it...only like a few hours have my associate in business management..
My daughter went thru some of those classes at the unemployment office...said some of it really helped... She got called back to work and since then she is laid off again for a month. She has 5 houses that she cleans and is a runner for a business til then...

Have a good day you all...Its 63° and cloudy here and the wind is just a whistling... I can hardly wait to get outside wanna build my raised bed for my asparagus...I purchased two bags with 10 in each... I know it will take a while for them to produce good...

Peggy
 
Y'all are great. Thanks for the support. I'll be fine.

Swindy, I have been an office manager for a tradeshow exhibit house for the past 10 years. And a babysitter for 7 grown men, if'n you catch my drift!!
 
Morning all.......I seem to be able to only check in about once a week these days:rolleyes: Lots of reading and catching up to do. I'm doing well here the floods are just about gone from many areas but some are still stranded after 2 months...unbelievable in this day and age. Unfortunately there's another cyclone (hurricane) hovering off the coast and the areas that are slowly drying out are in the path of it...not me thank god, but I really feel for those poor folk. Also to add to their misfortune dengue fever (borne by mosquitoes) has broken out due to a plague of mosquitoes hatching in all the water laying around. Never a dull moment in my state I can tell you:rolleyes:
Anyway Peggy hope you're doing well and thanks for the clarification about the fast women and beautiful whiskey/bourbon as I said before either way sounds just fine to me:D
Shiney sorry to hear of your misfortune, 10 years of babysitting can really take it out of you, my thoughts are with you. What's that old office saying? ''Do you want to speak to the man in charge or the woman who knows what's going on''? I think that says it all:)
Kygal! woohoo, where did you spring from? Good to see ya kiddo! Awful news about your little brother...my prayers are with you:)
Nat nice to see you again too, sounds like you'll have a great time in India, a lot of firms here are outsourcing to there too although a lot of the unions are not happy as they take local jobs, but that's another story....
Till next time folks stay warm and well all of you;)
 


well Howdy Wombat! ahhh you know me...I always pop up somewhere...lol
Peggy sorry that I haven't been able to call ya but I lost my phone after we talked...but I got it back now and I'll send you my new number via email on here :)
You know it Shine! were tough ole biddies and can do anything we set our minds too!


Rhonda

Oh I've been trying to upload some pics of the kids in an album I made here...Do I have to resize them to get them to upload??? hummmm
 
ok never mind I figured out the picture thingy....Look at how Lovely my Kids are and My Grandson wombat!
 
We must be on the same wave length, I just finished looking at them lol, they're all gorgeous!.......thanks for sharing them
 
ok it's a lil past my bed time..lol
got caught up in reading all the info and shineys stories...LOL!
I'll be back tomarrow...

Hugs!
Rhonda


Night Wombat!
 
WOOOWHHOOOOOO!!!!!!
73F here today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just came in from trying to clean up some branches that had fallen from all the wind we have been getting.....thought it was gonna blow me away lastnight!
 
It's 73° here today also...just came in...been pulling ivy out of a bed...it sure had taken over... Its really windy here also...Was not getting a lot accomplished..
I still have to go and close everything up...but i have to go back out anyway and grill steaks...

John I am doing really good...I am hanging tight and still not smoking...I find it a real challenge for sure... I am proud of myself...this is quite an accomplishment for me..
2 months is a long time to be stranded for sure...do you have the mosquito problem where you'r at John.... take care and stay safe...

Peggy
 
Peggy hopefully all that wind that you and Rhonda have been experiencing will blow the cooler weather away.....not my way please!;) Great to hear that you're trying to beat the dreaded legal weed. I know how tough it must be for you to do it, I'm proud of you too kiddo, keep up the good work!:)
The mosquito problem is north of me but it's slowly working it's way to my region, hopefully the cooler autumn weather will curtail the ''mossie march" down the coast. Dengue fever is a terrible disease hopefully the health authorities can contain the outbreak. We also have another virus borne by mosquitoes, it's called Ross River fever which has malaria-like symptoms. It's normally restricted to the tropical north but with all water around it's been reported as arriving in my neck of the woods too. Speaking of lots of water, folk up north are reporting crocs in their yards! Fancy a holiday here? lol Come to my beautiful state and get either drowned, blown away by a cyclone, get stung by disease bearing mosquitoes and get bitten by a croc in your own backyard! A real wildlife experience for you, that's not to mention the poisonous snakes and spiders that are taking refuge in peoples homes to get away from the flooding:eek: I should get a job on the tourist board......:D.
 


Well, you've convinced me, John. LOL I'm not much of a traveler anyway. Many years ago when I came back from cruising off the coast of North Korea and other places, when I came under the Golden Gate Bridge I thought to myself, I never want to leave this place again.
 


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