Friday, January 30, 2009

FuN bOriNg DaYs

So the last couple of weeks i have just been hanging out with Milo. I also have been organizing things and reading a lot. I just got done with the third book of the Twilight Series. And boy can i tell you i cant wait to start on the last one. Its a big one and my mom says its really good. So I'm Excited.

I have been taking some pics, just silly ones with Milo. So here are a couple
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Milo on his bike ridding around. We went out last week cuz it was so nice and warm outside. He is doing really good on his new bike.

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Here are some spur of the moment pictures.

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Milo is so fun to make faces with.. I love hanging out with him. He makes the days go faster when I'm waiting for Dave to get home from work.

Yesterday i went over to my moms to try and figure out how to make a diaper cake. I have a shower i have to go to this week and Marla, my mother in law- had some extra diapers that she had from the grand kids. I think she was just going to say Here and give them to the new expecting mother. So i asked if i could make the diaper cake out of them because i have always wanted to try and do it, and this was the perfect oppertunity. So this is how is turned out....
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I think it turned out pretty damn cute if you ask me. My mom and i were looking online at how to start it and all the different options you had of making it. The one we made is just simple and sweet nothing fancy like some of them, (good grife some were goddie be on goddie.) But you definitely need two people for the job. So i am glad that my mom was willing to help me. Thanks Mommy i love you.

Well hope you enjoy the pics. This week and last has gone really good for me. Dave and I are doing Super Awesome. Man i love that kid so much. He is doing really good at work. Richard his boss always is telling him that he is a really good worker and is so grateful for all he does. He also said that a customer called on Monday and told him that he has people in and out of his house all of the time doing stuff, and he has never seen such good professional people working at his house. He said that Dave and Kyle were really nice and cleaned up after them self and was really pleased with them. So this is so good to hear. It made Dave feel really good to hear that. He also has a work phone now and soon he will be getting business cards.. Whoop Whoop..

Well hope every ones weekend goes well and safe. I cant wait tell Sunday to go bowling with the family and see Milo kick my butt at it.. Lol.........

Saturday, January 17, 2009

~D.i. sHopiN hEre I cOme!~

Last friday was my last day at work, it was okay i guess. I just went for a little bit to help make new files for the new year and pack my stuff up. :( Shannon was nice and took me to lunch. She was very sad to see me go.

Saturday i went to the D.I. with my friend Cassie. Cassie is Dave's cousin, Kyles fiance. So she is more then a friend i guess. Anyway I have been wanting to go to the D.I for some time too look at pants. Sometimes if you look good enough you can find the really spendy spendy brands there. I was pritty lucky that day. This is what i came out with. I got 2 pairs of jeans, one brand LEI- $40-50.00 mall price. $6.00 D.I. Price. An Express pair of jeans-$ 60-80.00 mall price. $6.00 D.I. Price. An American Eagle shirt $ 25-30.00 mall price. $4.00 D.I. price! Also i got this really cute v neck sweater for $5.00 its called AcQuabianca. I have never heard of that brand but it sounds pricey.
I was glad to go and find some clothes there. If only i were a size 0 i could have gotten so many more pairs of pants.... JK. No no it was really fun to go with Cassie and the boys. She has a son, Kyson who is 10 months. Milo loves him to death and is so cute with him. I told Milo if he was a good boy and didn't go and hide from me ( always scares me to death when he hides in the clothes) and played/kept kyson happy we would go to the pet store. Man o Man he was so good! I was very proud of him. So we went to Bird World to look at the fishes and doggy's. I was kind of worried that i would never get Milo out of there but he walked right out of the store after he said goodbye to everything. (Something i have learned in my parenting magazine's. Have your kids say good bye to the dog or the toy that they are eyeing in the store. It really helps them understand that you cant buy everything.) I was so proud of him he was such a good little boy that day. He is growing up so fast hes not my baby anymore.
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Sunday Dave and I went and played foot ball with Milo at the park. Monday Dave went to work. He really is doing so good at work. His boss is so proud of him and really thinks he does a good job and says he is really good at blowing the instillation into the attics. So I'm really glad that we found a good easy nice paying job for him. He loves getting up every morning he is always up and ready to go to work. I love him to death. Nothing else really has happened this week. I'm just being a stay at home mom and reading a lot of my newest book New Moon. I hope soon that i will be going and seeing Twilight with my mom. I know its not going to be as good at the book but when is it ever. Well hope everyone has a good rest of the weekend. And also Happy Birthday Henry!

Oh got to have a mommy moment. Milo can now stand and pull up his pants and hold the little guy. You still have to suppervise but he can do it!!!!! But dont mention anything to him he gets mad.....well embaresed. But im so proud of him and that he wanted to do it on his own.
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Mom wanted me to add some photos and this is the most recent. I need to take more.. And i will..... More photos to come!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

GeTtIng SIcK of GeTtInG LaYEd oFf!

Big long Sigh.....
Yesterday was a an interesting day. Dave was up bright and Early in the morning- ready, waiting and wanting to go to work. So i got up too so i could read a little of my new book i just started. (Twilight,good book thanks mom) Then we left at 7:15 to go and pick up kyle so i could drop them off to work. Any way I went home got Milo up and in the tub. While i was bending over to put his toys in the tub my phone fell right out of my pocket and into the water. DAMIT!!! Luckly it was only in there for 2.1 seconds.. I hope. So i guess this is what started my lovely day.

Milo and I had decided to go to the library for a bit and get some books and a movie. Then i had to go and run some other errands around town. Driving ohh so slow and making sure others on the road were being just as careful as i was. We then went to Mickey Dees for some lunch and some play time on the play toy. Don't worry everyone i made him eat first and play last, those things are so gross. And yes mom i washed his hands after. . . . and before.. Going on I couldn't get Milo to leave after a bit. He was getting along very well with the other children, but most of all he was having fun. So when i saw the opportunity i took it.

He came down the slide just dripping with sweat. So i picked up his cup and said " Milo, you look so hot are you thirsty? Why don't we go get you something to drink." Ha Ha! It worked He was a little mad a first when i started for the door after i filled up his cup, but then gave up on it.
I took Milo over to my moms work then headed to my work. Shannon was there and looked like her head cold had gotten worse over the night. She had a huge pile of work for me and needed me to print up some checks right away. So after Derek was done with faxing some paper work, I took action with printing the checks. Shannon was gone by this time left for lunch.
The time i was done getting the 8-10 checks printed Shannon had arrived back from lunch. She was gone only for a half an hour and i felt so proud of myself to be done with all of the checks and some other things she had given me. This was at 2:00-2:10 or so when this all happened.

Around 3:15 Mike called me into his office to see if he could talk to me. I didn't think anything of it. I sat down in a chair in front of his desk and took of my glasses. My eyes started to blur from the paper work i was looking at earlier, and taking off my glasses so fast.
He started out " So Dave found a job"
Me- "Yeah. And he really likes it so.... were really happy"
I then told him the name of the company, and where it was at and what he does.
Mike- "Good, well Jossilyn i wanted to talk to you and .... you probley know where this is going but we need to lay you off..

BAM.......... OCH

He went on to explain that i had done nothing wrong, i was doing all that i was suppose to be doing and more. But they needed someone who was trained in doing Submittals and O&M's.
Me, holding back the tears- "Well i know the process is extremely hard. I know from my last job. But is there any kind of class i can take or training so i don't have to just get up and leave here. I'm willing to learn."
Mike- "Well there is, but it would take 4 years. Listen Jossilyn your young. And the type of person i am looking for is in there 30's and has done this before and knows how it all works."
Me- " Okay.. and i understand that but when Shannon hired me she just said that she needed me to help her and that she would teach me things, so that i could take it off of her plate. Also just so i was here and just help her with what ever help she needed help with. I have learned so much from her, and that i am so thankful for. I'm not mad at you guys and i understand that you are looking out for your company, but about 2 months ago Shannon did tell me that she wanted to teach me how to do submittals and O&Ms, so that it would be off of Dereks Plate. She also said that all of us would be having a meeting so we could talk about it and decide what would be done. I told her that i would love to learn that, and to tell me when the meeting would be held. A couple days go by and i ask her if we are going to have that meeting or start the work and she said she didn't know. And then i asked two weeks latter. She said she still didn't know. I told her to let me know if she hears anything more about it. So how was i suppose to learn about that, if you never let me or tell me what is going on so i can even try to learn."
Mike was sitting there looking at me and listening while nodding at me talking.
Me going on- " So i tryed and i don't want you to think that i just gave up on it and didn't worry about doing the work."
He then went on the explain that he needed someone with experience in that department and Derek, the estimator couldn't do the work anymore, he needed to bid jobs.
I talked to Mike for about 45 min or so telling him that he was a good boss and he took really takes good care of his employees. I said that i know because i came from my last job where everyone was so rude and didn't give a shit about anyone but there selfs.
Mike " Well jossilyn i wanted to let you know that you did nothing wrong and usually when people are in here I'm fiering them because they screwed up and keep screwing up. I am glad that you did work with us while you were here but... We just need someone with more experience i hope you understand."
I told him thanks walking out the door just crying worse then when i was talking to him. Shannon was there to hug me, i gave her a hug. But to tell you the truth i didn't want to.
She told me to go the bathroom and take all the time i needed. I was in there long enough to wipe my tears and fluff my hair. I went out to office, red puffy eyes and all. Yeah! I hurry and sat down quickly and started working on entering the bills into quickbooks. I didn't even look up. Scottie, one of the laborers, was faxing and i didn't want him to see me how i was.
Shannon and i talked a bit and she was so sorry, she said she tryed to keep me but couldn't convince them. She said maybe latter on when they can afford it they would hire me back.
I told Shannon that i really needed to go home so i could talk to Dave. And i wish i had my cell phone cuz the ride home took FOREVER!!!!

So I'm a little bummed, sad, surprised and angry. I loved working with MJ Mechanical. I loved the positive enviorment that was there. I will miss it truly i though i would be there for a long time. But i was wrong. I'm really getting sick of getting layed off cuz i don't have enough experience. ( Then why in the hell did you hier me in the first place?) So i guess i will be a stay at home mom for a bit and take care of my family. Which i love that job and always will but the pay sucks and it doesn't offer benefits.... lol.. jk..
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My ohhh hold it all in face... nice eh..