'Heart Of Gold'
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Thank you, everyone, for the ~ma. My mom made it through surgery well, and is recuperating in CCU. It turns out that the machine that they used for my mom's surgery was one of 15 in the country when it was installed in February, and the only surgeon in Alaska who knows how to do the surgery left town the day after the surgery. Talk about timing! I'm so thankful right now.
I'm in Anchorage now. I've been away from the internet and access will be spotty over the next few days.
Ack! My boss told me today that they might have to lay me off! I have no fall-back so I need to get my resume together. Are there any Buffistas in the printing and/or graphics industry that could help me pull my resume together?
Profile addy is good.
job~ would be appreciated.
We were told during a faculty meeting this morning that the economy is having a real impact on our budget, and we should expect 1.) no pay raises next year (sounds like not even cost of living) and 2.) layoffs. As a private school teacher, I don't have a union to back me up or fight for me. I am not worried about losing my job, particularly, but a little job~ma wouldn't go amiss.
And to add to the job misery. I got laid off yesterday. I'm still here for a few weeks while we figure out what to do with all the stuff I'm doing.
Downside: I will totally miss the people here, and of course some of the perks.
Upside: Boss and manager have been totally awesome and agreed to help me in any way they can. Also, friend is a headhunter in my industry, so I'll have better leads if not a better shot.
My mom was admitted to Hospice last week. We are trying to keep her comfortable. Her 99th birthday is the 24th of this month. It would be great if she was here to celebrate it.
A is home from the hospital. Oh thank God. And the Doctors who invented the lung bypass machine. He continues to cough up shells and sand but is expected to make a full recovery.
Sorry, didn't know where I was.
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Four years ago today, I fell and broke my face. Only by whatever grace I have did I avoid breaking my neck.
As such, I now consider 11/14 to be the start of my new year. I'm try to focus on the future, instead of being frustrated at the present and angry about the past.
Your support and love has been invaluable to me. I'd like to take this opportunity to humbly apologize for any offense I may have given, unintentionally or not, and to beg for your forgiveness. If I have offended you, please let me know via email so that I may make such amends as I may.
Again, thank you. This place has been an oasis in some very rough times, and I appreciate it.
Unspecified its no-big-deal-ma, please.
I've sweated through writing a resume - with Sox's excellent help - and sent it to a couple of people. I've gotten some tentative response, but nothing concrete. I am trying to build a portfolio to send and show. Oy, I never thought I'd have to do this stuff!
Some more job~ma would be much appreciated.