Wednesday: another good day

Today was another good day! I had an inspection of the last thing that I signed off yesterday and only minor problems were found - all fixable- so that's awesome. I was able to get several other people started on some of my stuff today too, which is exciting.

In other news, here is an interesting article

Tuesday: a good day

I'm actually going to start with the good from yesterday. Sometimes I get so caught up with the bad/stressful things that I forget the good things...my promotion was announced on the work website. Everyone seems to look at these because they're fun to look at...you never know who you know that may have gotten promoted. Anyway, I received a lot of"congrats" and "you really deserved it" and so forth. It was really nice to hear. And Ben got several congrats for me over in his department. I guess it helps to be the only ones with our last name in the area.

Then today. I got the projects done that I didn't get done yesterday. I got one tiny project done that I wasn't expecting to get done. (And when I say I got them done in this context it means I directed them...I didn't do the actual work. Kudos go to the mechanics that have to put up with me.) So I signed all three things off, which means I have ALL my stuff signed off for this first aircraft. Yippee!

Then we divided up girls/boys for Bible Study and that was good. I usually feel more like talking in a smaller group, so everyone seemed to have some good prayer requests that came out.

Monday: a stressful day

Today was stressful. I knew it would be due to what I was trying to do in a short amount of time. It was a better day than it could have been, but there were other things that could have gone better too. Hopefully by tomorrow the work issues will be resolved, at least for a few days.

We also found out that 5% of the workforce is going to be laid-off/transferred. Ben and I don't think we'll be in this group, but we also would be surprised if this was the end of the layoffs. We've been doing a lot of thinking, but not a lot of decisioning. :) We'll find out more Tuesday/Wednesday.

Saturday: various things

Today's post is a collection of things that I meant to mention throughout the week but didn't because I was busy/stressed/etc.

I have a new niece! Scarlet Grace was born early Wednesday.


My dad was featured in a nice article in the Hope Connection flier. You can read it here. I also really like the picture of him.

Owego was voted the coolest small town in America. I think it is because of our road construction:


My quilt is still going:

Wednesday: ups and downs

Oh, today was an up and down day. The down was job stuff. The up was that I got a ton of gifts for making Smart Suggestions at work: a cool mouse pad, a desk picture frame/clock, a car visor, and a garment bag. Some of which may be gag gifts in the future...

The records department also started putting up files in .pdf format. Previously the loaded every page as a separate file and it was in a .tif format and they were about 30MB. All of which lead to a lot of frustration by everyone because it took about 30 minutes to print your average document. But now I can do it in 30 seconds and the zoom works! I was pumped.

Monday: dentist

I went to the dentist today and it was one of the best appointments I think I've ever had. It only took 25 minutes, no cavities, the sonicator thingy didn't hurt my ears, pain was at a minimum, etc.

Yay.

Friday: toes and moving

I had a toe appointment today. I was a little on the edge about getting some nails removed again, but then two days ago one was bad so I think I will get them removed. It might be a bit yet as the recovery time might need to coincide with what's happening at work.

We also helped move some friends into their new house as they needed to move out at the last minute. It's a cute house that they moved into.

Thursday: better than expected

Well, I kind of dreaded going into work today based on yesterday. However, a lot of stuff got figured out the first hour or so that I was there...and some of it made me so excited! It was a rather dumb reason to be excited, yet I was. Then I got several complements today on work that I've done recently, so that was nice. And then some work was done and my estimated time was a few hours under what the actuals were, but not too bad.

Ben and I are raiding in a new instance and we just got the first boss down on the first try. It was rather exciting!

Wednesday: work

Well, we're back at work. The day went ok until the end, when it stopped going ok. Oh well, something to deal with tomorrow I guess. I think Ben is still working too, which is sad, but it at least sounds like stuff is going ok.

Oh shoot. I had a deep thought I was going to post but forgot it. It was brief, but good. Maybe next time.

Tuesday: home

We made it home without significant problems. The flight to Detriot was bumpier than most flights, and by the end I was feeling slightly sick. The feeling left pretty quickly once we were in the terminal though.

Flurry was happy to see us, and a big patch for Warcraft just came out so we're enjoying playing that.

Monday: wonderful life

Today I got to eat donuts while being in the pool. Could life get better?

Sunday: Happy Easter!

Happy Easter. We went to a church down here and one of the reasons I love going to churches in different places is to be reminded that there are people all over the world that love God.

Besides that it was a nice relaxing day.

Saturday: Florida

We traveled to Florida yesterday without any problems! The flight leaving Detroit was about 20 minutes late, but that isn't so bad. Yesterday we just hung out around the house, but today we went on a boat ride to get lunch. On the way there we saw a dolphin jumping! That was cool. A little later we saw a dolphin just surfacing, but it was a lot closer and I was able to get a good picture.




Ashlyn and I also painted our toes last night. I found out later that it was Ashlyn's first time, but we both enjoyed our pretty toes.
In other news, on Thursday we had a department meeting with my manager who said he is working on finding other jobs at the site for us should the program be canceled...obviously if there is a site mandated something he can't change that, but it is nice to know that he is thinking about it to try and let us keep our jobs.

Thursday: memories

Today is the 7th anniversary of Mom's death. It's been so long...so many things have changed. This year I was really hit by how much I took her for granted.

Well, that first month or so after she died I wrote down as many memories as I could think of...there were several I repeated, like how she would pull her turtlenecks over her mouth when she was cold and when we were camping in the UP she would pile on the beach blankets to stay warm. But there were others like how her e-mails to me in college always started with the day of the week (ah ha! That's where I got it.) and how we would move her decorative animals in the bathroom and she would get mad and how the decorative turtles would migrate inside during the winter and outside during the summer.

Tuesday: my job II

I still have my job!

There were some e-mail sent out last night that said there was a stop-work order on the program, so everyone went into the meeting expecting to not have anything else to do. Well, apparently someone who thought they could stop the program tried, but the person who can actually stop the program wouldn't. So what we're seeing now is the middle of budget debates, which we usually don't see. And the program has a lot of support in congress and the white house. I expect/hope to keep this job until at least September.

So we're plugging away, trying to show people that we can actually make progress.

Monday: my job

Well I think my project is probably going to be canceled or put on hold tomorrow. There's been a lot of talk that the current project was canceled, and we have a big meeting at 8am. Since a lot of you will probably hear about it, here is my thought process:

*The site tries really hard not to lay people off, so I still expect to have a job at 9am tomorrow.
*I'm not in a department that is only the helicopter, so that might help.
*I had an important meeting with the customer tomorrow at 8am. It was rescheduled for 9am (not canceled!) which I take to be a good sign.
*Ben and I redid our finances on Saturday and can survive on one income.
*It might be nice to go back to working 40-44 hours/week.
*I don't actually know what is going on...maybe it's better than expected.
*God's taken care of me financially so far, so why stop now?

But I'm still a bit stressed.

Sunday: impromtu grilling

We went to a last-minute cook out with friends from church today. What a great idea! Once the sun went down it was rather cold, so we played four-on-the-couch. The girls won both times with the same order. That should count for about twenty wins.

Sunday: waking up

So I set my alarm for my nap today. Ben happened to come down between the third and forth buzzes so I yelled for his help, "I can't get up! Nicely help me get up!" meaning, tell me I can go back to sleep.

He goes to the kitchen. Ooo...chocolate is coming. "How long till your alarm goes off again?" "One minute." "Give me your phone." So I give him my phone. He puts it on the dresser with some chocolate. "But how am I supposed to go up and get it?" He consoled me with a piece of chocolate and walked out of the room as the alarm went off.

I was so preoccupied with the chocolate I had forgotten that I'd actually have to get up to turn the alarm off. I realized this rather quickly as the annoying sound wouldn't stop. It got me up. But I'm not happy about getting up.

Friday: sleep

So I think I worked a record number of hours this week. I (think) I also managed to not be a zombie around the house in the evenings. Both of these equal crashing last night.

I took a nap right after I got home. I almost feel asleep again going to the restaruant. I made it through half a movie, and was out again. I was awake for a little longer, but then sleep claimed me again. Ben made me wake up to go home, where I feel asleep for the final time of the night.

Thursday: living room

The living room like it was...
The living room with a simulated two couches ( just trying it to see if we like it or if it feels too crowded.)

We haven't decided on much yet, but we did decide on the fabric.

Wednesday

Well, I worked a lot again today. This is one of the weeks where I don't really feel like I'll ever be caught up, but I do at least feel like I'm making progress which is nice.

I went to a girl's night out with someone from work and her friends. It was fun. We just sat around and ate and talked. Well, I didn't really talk because I don't the first time I meet people, but I've decided that's ok.