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[helenabear]

Hi all, I am popping in with bad news. I will read all the wonderful things you guys said tomorrow when I have more time. My DH was laid off today and since we are all friends here, I thought I'd let you know. Since we can't quite afford the house on my salary alone, he will need to find a job within a month. So anyone with any good Columbus, Ohio companies to look at for IT, please let me know. We have his resume out there already but of course the more the better. Everyone else, please send some PD, we could use it. We are doing fine and we have family that can help us out, but I'd rather not let it come to that. I will let you know if something good comes up. I hope you all have a wonderful evening! See you guys tomorrow... (she says as she grabs some more cookies )

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Helenabear, {{{{{Big Old Fluffy Hugs from me to you}}}}}. I have sent you a pm but I wanted to post something here also. I can only imagine the atmosphere around your home tonight. Please calm down and quit thinking the worst. It is never the worst. This may be (and I sincerely hope) a great opportunity. When I hear from you I will contact my sister and bil and see if they know of something. Hopefully some of the people who have been dropping in might have some ideas also.

It is times like this that I wish I was a witch (good one of course) and could wave my wand and make everything alright again.

We will all be rooting for you and someone else will probably come up with better words than I have but please know that I care and am holding your dream home in my prayers and hope to come and sit on your back deck someday with you.

Slightly Goofy

 

[IASW Rider]

Lots of hugs from me, too, Helenabear! I completely understand what you are going through - it's a scary job climate out there, and I have seen so many friends and colleagues lose their jobs over the past few months - it's really heartbreaking and unfair. My former boss, who is a wonderful person, was laid off last month. She and her husband had just bought and moved into a large and beautiful home - one which they spent a great deal of their life savings on. Her husband is a "stay-at-home-dad", so she was the only one supporting their family. My new boss's husband is also in IT, and he was laid off several months ago. He recently took a job driving limousines, so that he would bring in some money while he sends out resumes. It's very tough for them, as well, as they have a son in college. Both my former and current bosses confided their feelings to me, a lot, so I can empathize with your situation. Please don't be scared - things always have a way of working themselves out! I know that everyone is probably telling you that, and that it sounds really trite, but it's true. I, myself, was laid off several years ago, and it was just after my ex husband and I had bought our house. We were less experienced, then, and hadn't been in the "working world" very long, so all we were supporting ourselves and the house on was his nearly-entry-level salary and my unemployment. So I sent out a flood of resumes and went on countless interviews, and even though it was frustrating and scary, I ultimately found a job. I'm sure that the same will happen for your DH. I wish that I was familiar with companies in your area or could help in some way (want to pick up yourselves, your cats, your family, and your house and move to the greater NJ-NY area? Hee hee! Well, it was worth a try, anyway! )! Just be your wonderful optimistic self and keep supporting DH! I'm sure that you will both get through this! You never know - he might just wind up finding another job which he likes even better than the one which he had! Again, though it may sound trite, sometimes lay offs are a "blessing in disguise" because often, people have been thinking about changing careers or finding another job in their same field, but never left their original jobs because of security or "fear of the unknown". I've seen many friends use being laid off as an opportunity to try things that they would have been too nervous to try before - like applying for jobs at the places where they really wanted to work, going back to school to study a career in a different field, or finding a job in a totally different field. I have many friends who are in the IT field and have seen many rounds of lay offs which have affected them. But you know that these things go in "waves" - we will always need IT people and there will always be jobs. The market will turn around soon - it just has to! Just tell DH to keep sending out those resumes and going on those interviews! And also, keeping his eyes, his options, and his mind open for other things that he may be interested in, maybe in a somewhat related field. He might just find something even better and more interesting than what he was doing before! And even if you find that he needs to take another job in the interim, just to "tide you over" until he finds the job of his dreams, that's OK too - many people are doing that! I'm sure that you both will continue to talk about this together and decide what it right and what is best for the two of you! I wish that I had some better words or that I could directly help in some way! Just hang in there and know that your friends in the EWP Suite are here for you if you need us! Lots of Pixie Dust coming your way!

It sounds like you really know how to plan a vacation, SlightlyGoofy! And I think it's wonderful that you have been able to create your own mini-kitchen in your hotel rooms and be able to have real meals there! That is so smart! And you're right - making your own meals before and after going to the parks sure does save the time and energy of waiting on lines at restaurants, making priority seatings, or travelling around aimlessly looking for a place to eat! Of course you drive down - what was I saying? I know that we spoke about this before - about your outstanding navigational skills around the greater Orlando / Lake Buena Vista area! How long does it take you to drive down from your home? Do you make the trip without stopping, or do you stop along the way?

I'm really hoping that this heat wave is finally going to break, today! I'm praying for thunderstorms tonight! I am also calling my doctor, today - one week after I went to see him and I am still having the debilitating sinus headaches every night and my arm looks like something out of a horror movie! (I'm tired of people coming up to me and saying "Ewww! What's on your arm?!" as if I didn't notice that it looks like something out of "Night of the Living Dead", or something! And it's so hot that I can't hide it under long sleeves!)

Have a wonderful day, Everyone! And hang in there, Helenabear - we're here if you need us!

 

[helenabear]

Okay, I mean litterally the rain is here... we are now beginning to cool off. Tomorrow is supposed to be 85 degrees with very LOW humidity I am sooooooo happy about that. I wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful thoughts. IT around here isn't dead and if he has to work in a place like MicroCenter (computer store), he will. One of his other former co-workers was laid off several months ago and he got a job in about a week or two (a much better job) so we are extremely hopeful. We know of several consulting firms that need people as well so all is good so far. It truly greatly depends on where you live and right now Columbus is doing pretty good with IT jobs. One thing we are lucky about with the house is that we didn't need both salaries to be as high as they were so he can get that unrelated job until he gets what he needs. And we figured this might happen, but not so soon (Luis was just beginning to actively look). His company has had some really bad worth ethics lately and that has caused them to lose money. Nothing to do with the economy, just crappy workers.

Well today I am going to lounge by the pool, eat some cookies and drink some wonderful lemonade. I am rather sleepy as our phone rang at 3:30 this morning with what we think was a fax looking for a fax number.... sigh.... so as I doze off, I hope you all have a great day!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Dear Helenabear

I am in a rush to get out the door on time but thought I would drop a quick note to let you know that my sister sent out a couple of emails to her personnel director and a couple of other places to see if an interview could be arranged. I will let you know as soon as I can. I have my fingers and eyes crossed hoping for a miracle. She is a paralegal at a major law firm in Columbus.

I wish I could join you all today but I have about a million things to do and very little time to do them in. Please keep a space in the jacuzzi for me. I will need it when this day is over.

Slightly Goofy

 

[helenabear]

Linda I want to thank you for all your help so far! Every little thing helps us.

Well we are off to a good start today. Luis found about 10 things to go on right now so that isn't too bad. I just got my quarterly bonus so that is great too. We can carry on like this for a while and Luis said he'd have the place ***** and span by the time he goes back... so he'd better hurry up and clean quick because I don't expect him to be home long at all

I have spent most of my day here and enjoying it. It still feels a little hot but I hope that changes soon. I have a strange desire to go for DQ. I wonder if one of our guys will be able to help with that request. In the mean time I think I will go for a dip in our pool and head out for some boating on the Seven Seas Lagoon. Then I'll come back and do some more reading in that book I told you all about. It really is nice to read. It sounds like such a gentle way to live There is a lot of respect for each other in this style (even though it isn't said as such) because part of the things they practice is to praise the other and make sure that no put downs are said. Treat each other in private as you would in public. Such a relaxing book. I love reading it here as the atmosphere here just fits it

 

[IASW Rider]

Hi Everyone!

So glad to hear that DH has so many great prospects, Helenabear! I'm sure that he will be flooded with offers, soon, and will be able to pick and choose amongst them!

The more you tell us about the book which you are reading, the more I want to buy and read it, myself!

The rains came here, too! I haven't peeked outside in awhile, but my secretary came by and said "I hope that you didn't leave your car windows open....."! I will go and see what's going on out there, soon.

Hope that you all are having a nice day! I think that I will engage in the "rainy day activity" of sitting in the Poly lobby and staring at the rainforest / garden until the weather gets clearer! Then I think that I will just have a low-key room service (oh Don.....!) and EWP night in the Suite - it's been a long and rough week. Anyone is welcome to join me!

 

[helenabear]

Hmmmm roomservice with Don.... I think I'll have to join you for that one Lisa!

I am finally back here relaxing and I just saw my soap today... after months of only listening to it, it is neat to see how people look now... and how bad some of the hair styles have gotten Reading this book is nice. One of the exercizes that you get to do is pretend you are in a canoe or outrigger and feel the water. You get to let yourself be one with the water and you and your SO get to paddle together without talking... and see how good you do. Supposedly (we haven't tried it yet) you can do this very well after a while and then you know you are beginning to think and feel a like. As I read more I'll post more about it since it really does fit in the feel of the Poly. Well back to reading

 

[IASW Rider]

What soap is that, Helenabear? I was just posting on the "All My Children" thread, here on the Community Board! (see how much work I'm getting done today? Hee hee! )

I have finally moved into the 21st century and figured out how to use private messaging on The DIS! I have even set up a buddy list - I never realized that you could do all of those things! I feel so badly - I had several messages waiting for me.....and I had no idea that anyone had sent them to me (sorry, SlightlyGoofy! )!

 

[helenabear]

I am a CBS person so I was watching As the World Turns. I do watch the other three on the station but I grew up watching ATWT. Hey you got as much done as I did today Lisa... maybe more Don't feel too bad about the PM thing... I didn't know it was there until recently myself... My tummy made it's first motion that I should start to think about dinner... any good ideas. I am up for anything tonight... or maybe we should hire a new cook.... oh where is Janet when we need to hire a new guy... maybe Cathy could help a little

 

[IASW Rider]

Well, maybe we should give Slightly Goofy's Bo Dacious a shot and see what he can do....in terms of dinner, that is! (hee hee!) I am still sitting here, procrastinating at work....almost time to leave (yea!), but there is a huge monsoon-like thunderstorm going on outside (boo!), so I'm not looking forward to the 20 mile commute home! Oh well......I'll dream of WDW in my car and it will make the time go more quickly!

I just saw another interesting post on the Community Board, and wanted to post the news here, in case others didn't happen to see it:

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2000TH POST, HELENABEAR!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Wow, a celebrity in our midst. Congratulations Helenabear. 2000 posts? You are even more verbose than I and that is saying something. You deserve some good news today, of all days.

Now Rider, I hope you just kept thinking of Catasrophe Canyon on your way home. I know how driving in bad weather is. I don't worry too much about what I am going to do but I pray like heck that everyone else is going to be careful also. It only takes one person to get a bit antsy or something and cause massive damage. I hope you are sitting with your feet up and thanking your lucky stars for a safe journey.

I used to watch soap operas (Days of Our Lives and Another World) but I went on a three week vacation and decided that when I got back I would kick the habit. It was not too hard at the time as the story lines were getting away from my favorite characters anyway. I then became hooked on talk shows and then got tired of them and am now into news programs and some of the judge shows. Not much of a tv watcher. I read and have the tv on for the noise more than anything.

I found the tiles for my kitchen table. I bought the table for $15 a few years ago and it is now in residence in my newly remodeled kitchen. It is a mission style. It looks a bit forlorn in such splendor but is so useful and fits just perfectly so I decided to tile the top. I bought a box of 100 off white tiles for $14 and then some beautifully floral decorated tiles for accents. The total for all the tiles and installation equipment came to $82. The accent tiles were $4 each!! I have great taste. LOL I sure wish you all would come over and help me set them. I have to clean the garage tomorrow and won't be able to get to my fun job until Sunday. I would appreciate Bo and Don having the jacuzzi on high power for the next two nights as I will be in sore need of some pampering.

Do you think I could have one of those layered margaritas that I have read so much about? Maybe 3 or 4!!!! Then I would be much more than - - - - - - -



SLIGHTLY GOOFY

 

[Janet2k]

Hey gang, sorry I’ve been away from our suite for so long but those scuba lessons have just been way too much fun and I seem to have gotten in way over my head (hee hee).

I have not had a chance to catch up on the posts in this thread yet, but I did see Helenabear’s bad news. I’m sending pixie dust your way, Helenabear. Your family will be in my prayers.

 

[IASW Rider]

Wow, SlightlyGoofy - are you really going to tile your table top yourself??!! You must be very artistic and talented.....and have a great deal of skill and patience! I could never do that myself! I'm sure that the tiles that you found are beautiful and that your table will come out wonderfully! I tried to get away from my soap opera for several years (I only watch one - "All My Children"), because I didn't have time to tape and watch it every day. But when I lost my job several years ago and was home during the day......I got hooked all over again! Now I really look forward to seeing it, to relax after work! And I got DF hooked on it, too, so we watch together! Aside from that, I don't watch too much TV, though there are a few shows which I enjoy seeing during the regular season (like "Friends", "Will and Grace", and "Dawson's Creek"!).

Welcome back, Janet2K - we knew you'd "resurface" (excuse the pun - hee hee!)!

Ooh - layered margaritas! Good idea, SlightlyGoofy! Let's head over to the Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT for dinner later! Then we can have a margarita and jacuzzi party after the EWP tonight, in the Suite!

Have a great weekend, Everyone!

 

[CathyCanada]

SG, can you come over to my house, I bet you could do wonders with the place, I know I can't!!

IASW....great idea!!! Layered Margaritas would hit the spot right now! And I have seen to it that we will have our own waiter......Luis Lopez Fitzgerald. If you watch Passions, you will understand....ooh lala! Oh no, that would be for the France waiter....anyway, here he is ...Luis
Adios until tonight and welcome Janet!
CC

 

[bashful64]

Hi all!

How is everyone doing this beautiful Saturday?

Janet it is good to see that you have come up for air

I hope everyone is going to have a great weekend! I think that I am going to head over to River Country today and spend a lazy day floating on the river.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Don't get the wrong idea ladies. I am not great at this I am just lucky enough to not have enough money to pay people to do this stuff and have a totally inept husband. I started doing this stuff when I was too young to know I didn't know what I was doing. Nothing like having a non working toliet to bring out the handiperson in someone! LOL If it comes out I will try to take a picture and scan into my computer and show it to you all. If it looks awful I will just hope you forget about it. (grin)

It is so nice to see our Janet back even for a tiny visit. We have sorely missed her and her writing talents, not to mention her ability to attract such wonderful and useful men to our resort.

Rider, my DH used to have smart aleck comments to make about people who watch soap operas until he started working second shift and he got hooked on them bad. LOL I have friends who feel badly about watching soaps or doing some other leisure thing and I have explained to them that their Dh's do not work 18 hour days (as a rule) so why should they. SAHM just work split shifts. If they did not take a moment from time to time for themselves they would soon be worthless to everyone. IMHO I wish I had been that smart when I was raising my charming children. (smile)

Webmaster CC, you can have Luis to yourself. I have always been attracted to older men. My DH is 14 years older. My dreams would center around James Garner types. I loved him as a kid and have never seen any reason to change my mind. Different strokes for different folks. A sense of humor is more important to me than tight abs or cute buns. Of course, if I could find both in the same package I would not mind at all. Sigh. I wish I could help you out with your projects but this house is a neverending project of my own. Been working on it for 25 years and am not done yet.

Bashful, do you mind if I come along to laze away some hours? I need a rest. River Country sounds safe and relaxing. I read somewhere that one of the water parks is a favorite of the male Cm"s as there is a high degree of bathing tops that somehow come off while people are coming down the slides. Not even Disney can do away with some things.

I have a big old pan of BBQ ribs that need to come out of the oven before I head over to River Country so I had better get it done and catch up with Bashful.

Slightly Goofy

 

[helenabear]

Hi all I am popping in for a nice quick visit. It got humid here so I thought I'd need a good dip in the pool. I went to the Ohio State Fair yesterday and got some color on me (the first time this year) and today I went with my Dad to visit my grandmother (the one who is 90). We fixed her glasses and she showed me some old pictures. What is really cool is that she has a picture of her cousin in the arms of Babe Ruth who was a family friend!!!! I never knew that one

As cute as the Luis that Cathy brought in, I think I will have to stick with mine Although I don't mind looking at such beautiful men. Today is a nice leasurely day now and I certainly do not look forward to going back to work. My Luis will be at home and he said he will clean and do a lot of other things that I just don't have time to do while working. A nice thing he told me is that he is much less stressed since he doesn't have to work. Apparently he was very bored there. He had already had his resume updated because he was beginning to look for a new job anyway... too bad they couldn't have waited a few months

Well I need to call the in-laws. I love them to death but they have a tendency to lecture us about things... and that is not what Luis needs right now. I did notice one thing however. Ever since we started reading the "Partners in Pleasure" book, we have been more 'gentle' with each other... more loving as well.

I hope you all had a great weekend! I am in need of a lesson from Bo... we are behind in our scuba lessons!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I am sure lucky I checked my messages before I headed down to River Country. This is what I read. I was just barely able to catch Bashful in time.

(quote)If you are planning to visit River Country within the next few days, I'd think about this twice. It seems as if Bay Lake recently overflowed into Bay Cove, and with it some of its wildlife that perished from the chemicals - in other words, there are dozens of dead fish floating in the water, and the cast members cannot be moved to remove them. Quite disgusting and upsetting! (unquote)

I am sure that they will get things under control soon and then we will head for nice long lazy ride.

Helenabear, it must be nice to have a husband who will read such a book with you. In my experience the men who do read such generally do not need to while the ones who need it in the worst way wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Did the info I send you do any good at all? Did Luis have the skills needed? It is all beyond me. I barely know how to 'cut and paste'. It took me two years to learn that it is 'copy and paste". LOL Please forgive the in-laws if they tend to 'lecture'. It is so hard not to worry when you care about people. My in laws had some very different ideas. I allowed them to vent them and then we did as we wished. I always felt that if they were not paying our bills it was not their business and I feel the same way about our kids. If we aren't supporting them it is none of our business what they chose to do. Now, when they ask for advice that is another matter and I am flattered beyond belief!!!! (grin) I hope your house does not get tooooooo clean. Luis will be too busy soon to think about cleaning the refrigerator seal. (BTW a toothbrush works great

I wish I had a picture of my DH brush with fame. Mickey Hargitta used to drop his wife into Tom's lap when they were at the sports club. His wife was Jayne Mansfield! Their daughter is on CSI. A friend of mine has a grandson that you all would know. His n ame is Bradley Pierce and he was in several movies. Jumunji, The Borrowers and his first big break was when he was picked to be the voice of "Chip" in B&TB.

Better get back to work so I will earn the right to luxuriate in the Magic Kingdom later.

Slightly Goofy

 

[IASW Rider]

BELATED CONGRATULATIONS TO BASHFUL64 FOR HER 4000TH POST!!!!!

Hi Everyone!

Hope that you all had a nice weekend! Aside from still being plagued by these stupid headaches, ours was nice. My best friend from high school, her husband, and her family took DF and I out to dinner in honor of our engagement on Saturday night, which was wonderful! Then DF and I went down to the Atlantic City area yesterday, to visit my best friends from elementary school. That was a lot of fun, as well!

Very nice new waiter, Luis, WebmasterCC! Glad to have him join our private staff!

That's great that your DH is feeling less stressed, Helenabear! As we were saying last week, maybe this turn of events is actually somehow a "blessing in disguise" or a "sign" that he will soon have a more satisfying and enjoyable career and position! And don't worry about your in-laws - I'm sure that they mean well and are just trying to help. The important thing is that you're there for each other - I'm sure that you will soon be looking back on this time, from your new home, while DH is having a great time at his new job!

I love hearing about everyone's family's "celebrity encounters" and "celebrity connections"!

Sorry that this is such a quick one, but I have to return to the "real world" and work - UGH.

Looking forward to dinner at the 50's Prime Time Cafe, tonight, though!

Have a nice day, Everyone!