Guess who has it now
I have been up & down since 2am. I was suppose to work today for my manager as she is needed at another store. I am trying to get that straightened out, I just don't think I can do it today.
Gary is still not feeling well, I was hoping he could take the boys to school & drop Blue off at the vet, but that is not happening either.
So I will go out & hope I don't need a bathroom real quick. I just feel drained at the moment.
Oh, Janet - I'm so sorry to read this. Lots of
that this leaves your family soon.
for today.
Momboss said they had a meeting yesterday. For now they are not laying off anybody else. She told me about 4 or 5 other companies that are laying off hundreds to thousands of people.
DS didn't know of anyone else being called into the office, but obviously somebody (either a student or a parent) said something to get the ball rolling. I think I am going to keep him out at least for this morning so I have some time to talk to the principal. With the economy it isn't like these guys are just going to waltz straight off to another job, so I imagine they are not going to go quietly.
There are so many companies laying people off across the country, it just staggers the mind. I know all the local news channels will report the smaller local companies (so now I'm aware of Dallas', as well as the Treasure Coast of Florida's problems), not to mention places like Microsoft, IBM, etc. that are laying off nation-wide. It's just such a gut-wrenching feeling. I have no idea, at some point, where the money to pay all these unemployment benefits is going to come from. I'm glad to hear Momboss is safe right now.
I think it's a good idea to keep DS home today. I hope you get some answers from the asst. principal.
I finally had hot water today!
It's the little things in life that are terrific today!
And I'm beginning to feel better. Just a little, but I'll take it.
Everyone who is trying to eat better -- good luck with the weekend -- that's always my most difficult time.
Yay for the hot water - and for feeling a teeny bit better today!
I hope things continue to look up!
Ok everyone who wears glasses, how do you do it? I have had glasses since 10th grade, but never wore them full time (yes I know shame on me, but I just couldn't get use to them) until about 6 years ago and I still really can't get used to them. The minute they get a speck on them I have to clean them, don't know how everyone in my family wears such dirty glasses. Plus they are just annoying.
I don't.
I've worn contacts since I was 8 (my dad worked in the business). I am close to legally blind, and even with today's technology, glasses are Coke bottles for me. Contacts changed my life.
Have you ever looked at getting any?
Oh, Lindsay...
It is so scary, isn't it? We are all living in such an uncertain time and to know Jonathan was "spared' is good news, indeed. But I do understand your fears. Every time that Bob comes home with further plant closings and layoffs my stomach tightens too. He is very down because his friends and associates are no longer working. So watch for that to happen to Jonathan too. He will need your understanding in a week or so as it all sinks in at his office. I think you should enjoy your time in FL with your family. You need the recharge it will give you right now and Jonathan will be ready for your support when you head back.
In the same vein... I think I had told you all that Bob's company had cut salaries and hours of all its employees, effective last month. He got his first "real" paycheck last Friday and we were shocked. It is half what it was 6 months ago. We have tried to find as many ways we can to cut our budget and I have decided to try to add another class and possibly a couple of additional private students to my already packed schedule. Kristin has even offered to chip in which means more to Bob and I than she will ever understand (I hope).
So, for all of you dear friends who are try to live through this recession/depression... We are all in this together. Remember that and come here to get it all off your chests so we can be strong for those we love.
Elin - I'm so sorry to hear the cuts in Bob's pay are worse than you guys were initially prepared for.
I'm also sorry to hear that Bob is down - I can certainly understand that, and know that I will be watching for that in Jonathan. The good news - all of his really good friends in the state were saved, but a couple were moved into different divisions, so he won't be working with them regularly any longer. He had the most friends lose their jobs on the east coast - particularly in the mid-Atlantic states. Although he didn't work with them day in and day out, it's hard to get your mind off those families whose lives have been turned upside down in the space of a phone call. I hope that a way to weather the storm becomes evident for your family, and how wonderful that Kristin wants to help, too. I think weathering this storm will tell us a lot about our country - I think it's time to remember the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit that marked this country for decades, and not the "I'm owed something/I'm a victim/I'm too good to work hard" mentality that seems to permeate so many these days.
We went back to the hotel and hung out in the lounge. I think this was when I first saw Ray Liotta. We were sitting in the chairs in front of the TV, and a couple of kids (probably teens) had been hanging out there as well. This guy walks by, asks the kids where someone was, then they all get in the elevator. As soon as the door closed, I asked Randy who it was because I couldn't remember his name. It turns out, Randy had seen him that morning, and he made quiet an impression.
While I was finishing getting Randy in the room, Randy was with the boys in the lounge. Someone was showing Ray around and stopped at the breakfast. Ray took a look at it and said, "Just so you know, I like a real breakfast."
I did end up seeing him the next morning. He was standing over by the breakfast layout ending a bowl of cereal and had earbuds in his ear. I'm guessing so no one would say anything to him. He loaded up a tray of food and headed down the hallway. I guess that breakfast ended up being good enough...
Love the pics and the additional installment! Too funny about Ray Liotta. Umm - what has he done lately?!?!
The only celebrity (at least that I was ever aware of) that we've seen up there was Kelly Ripa during last year's parade taping. Nobody really approached her, but she was totally normal, getting her breakfast just like everyone else, and joking with someone that was with her that she hadn't washed her hair yet that day.
Wow... that was quite a P3 I just had!
I am glad I don't have to teach until 2:30 today. I went back to bed after I let the dog out at 5:00 and slept till 7:30. I must have needed it since that is really out of character for me. This junk has made its way into my chest and I am coughing. No fever, productive cough. So, I will continue with my Mucinex-D and hope this thing will make its way out of my system.
I noticed on facebook that Stephanie is sick again and headed to the doctor, so lots of PD that she gets to feeling better too.
Lots of
that you get to feeling better, Elin. And more
for Stephanie, too. When I had similar junk after Thanksgiving, it didn't begin clearing up (even with prescription drugs) until I started supplementing with Mucinex. That stuff works wonders!
I still need to do mine. 
Or... maybe his wife planned the trip to WDW and he really didn't want to go. Some of us could identify with his behavior since we have DHs that often act like that too. 
Exactly!
and a lot 
I am sorry Lindsay (and Jonathan).
sounds like a great compromise to me! 
