Glad you managed to keep dry Marilyn!Good morning Holly. We popped out for lunch and it stayed dry for us - now it is pouring down yet again!!!
It is our August Bank Holiday at the weekend(inc Monday) and it actually looks good weather!!!
Great news about good weather for the holiday!
So I'm back to being bored again. Good grief.
However, all I currently have is doctor visits and prescriptions. No emergency, no urgent care, no hospital stay, etc. So I'm really tired of taking that risk and will be happy to feel secure and not have to worry about falling on the ice and breaking my leg or something like that. 
Well, I thought this would be a busy day today at work because one secretary took the day off. She works for the busiest attorneys here. Turns out her attorneys are off too!
Good news though, on the job front. I'm working full time hours, but am not considered full time because I was hired for part time years ago and have just gradually kept increasing my hours as they became available. Now, I'm basically full time, but they haven't been able to approve me as being entitled to the full time benefits because my schedule has been very unpredictable for so long, with not knowing when I'll have to leave and go pick Tyler up from school when he gets in trouble, plus all the doctor appointments he was having. Well......now that it seems things have improved in that regard, our office administrator told me they're ready to give me full time benefits because I'm now able to be here consistently. This would mean I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, health insurance (but only for me), and paid personal time (5 hours per month), and paid holidays off.
HOWEVER, I still do have to leave early once a week for Tyler's occupational therapy, and I want to continue karate for him because all his doctors say it's so good for his issues, so I have to leave work early another day each week for that (after switching his 2nd class each week to a different day where he can go in the evening). So, it's being discussed whether they can make accomodations for me and let me come in an hour early on the days Tyler's at his dad's (Thurs & Fri). I'm waiting to hear if they're willing to do that.
They say they don't make accommodations for anybody because then they'd have to for everybody, BUT they currently do allow alternate schedules for 2 secretaries. One comes in an hour early every day so she can leave an hour early every day and the other works extra hours Mon-Thurs so she can have eveyr Friday off. Seems like they should allow me to leave an hour early those 2 days and then come in an hour early 2 different days. We'll soon see!That is excellent news Holly and I hope they can work out those details for you. It shows you must have done a very good job there.
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HI Ian
I am afraid that my husband and I didn't enjoyed the Blue Bayou. It was lovely decoration and it was very dark for us to communication and cannot see the menu too. The menu was very expensive. Our kids refused to eat the meals and the waiter took one price off and it was expensive
After that we went around corner and found fish and chips for kids as they enjoyed it as it much cheaper.
I hope I don't put you off as remember it is very popular and thank for Kelly advised us about it but it was not for us. As everyone have different mind.
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I should practice what I preach... Stand in someone elses shoes and see it through their eyes. Only bad part is the insurance they offer here has a very high deductible ($2,500.00), so everything that I've been paying $5 or $10 for with the county health plan will be full price for me.
OK, I have a deal! Starting Sept. 1, I'll be working Mon-Wed 8:30-3 and Thurs & Fri 7-5 with FULL BENEFITS! AND.....even though I just recently received almost $1/hour raise, the office administrator will work on getting approval for ANOTHER raise for me at the end of the year!!!! And this leaves 3 days a week that I can juggle any appointments Tyler may need. I'll just need to make any appts. on Mon, Tues, or Wed afternoon. That's doable! No need to keep job shopping. I'll stick it out where I am for a while! I think the turning point is that one good secretary is quitting in 2 weeks, and they also know I've been interviewing for other jobs.
Holly, love those airplanes pics. I've been missing flying these days. I think as the kids get older I'm reliving my old life...man when Molly hits those teen years watch out!!!!
I was off talking with Paul and my friend Patty for a while, and now while I'd love to stay and chat I'm tired so calling it a night. Check ya tomorrow.
