Merry Christmas

Hey kids,

Just your old Dad, wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope to see you all soon. I miss you all.

Dad

Fantasyland

So, in just a few short days I have contemplated quitting my job, moving out of state, buying a house in a shi-shi community, and starting a brand new life. And alas, I have come full circle and decided that I will probably live in Costa Mesa for the rest of my life. But it was a cool idea while it lasted! :)

Back from AZ!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know that I am back from a trip to Arizona! I had an amazing time!!!!!!! I absolutely loved it there and seeing all my friends was so awesome. It was so nice to get away from OC for awhile and all the stuff going on around me. I had a blast.

So I guess that is a nice segway (sp?) into saying that I am considering moving there. Wow! I know that's big and kind of crazy, but what do you guys think? Of course, a move is dependent on how things pan out here, if I am able to get a job there, etc. And maybe I am just coming off a high from being there and enjoying myself so much! But just wanted to throw it out there to see what you guys think about that. Not like I am leaving tomorrow, but you never know.....Hahahaha!

Tuesday!

So usually my relaxing day of the week, won't be so relaxing this week! It is quite a powerful day. Tomorrow I have my final in the morning, and FINALLY I will be done with this semester! YAY! And after that at 1:00pm I have the meeting with the company that wants to hire me! I am hoping that it goes well and that there is no catch involved, because it kind of sounds too good to be true! So everyone keep your fingers crossed for me that everything goes well!

Oh and Jill, you suck that you only have 3 more days of work this year! Totally not fair at all! Sheesh! :)

Can't wait for vacation!!!! I am excited to see everyone! Only 21 more days till we are in California again!! WOOT WOOT!

Just so everyone knows

Just so everyone knows!

I am trying to retire at the end of February, because I am really tired. My plan is to sleep at least 6 hours a day, which should give me 2 more than I get now.

Phone Call....

I got a phone call! :) From the staffing for one of the hospitals that I applied at!! Just wanted to give you an update!

So Ern????

Hey Ern,
You were the one that asked us to start this blog? Why are you not posting?
Oh right, because you forgot your password right? When you go to login see that little question mark (?) next to the word password? Click that and it will send your password to your email. Really gotta get up on this technology thing.

News...

So I know that you all know by now what is going on in my life! I was told today that I had to choose between my current job and going to school. Obviously I choose school, because the whole purpose of me working is that I am paying to go to school! So as of today I am searching for a new job. I sent out about 7 resumes tonight after working on my homework. I am hoping that I will get a couple hits from those and then plan on sending out even more tomorrow, my day off.

It all is a bit depressing because I was told that they would work around my school schedule until the new management arrived today and said she would not ok my request. My boss, Jerry fought for me but at this time there isn't really anything I can do. I also decided that I was done working for a company that I have worked my ass off for but didn't get much in return. I got measly raises that I couldn't even buy a stamp with and even worked on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving with strep throat and tonsillitis because at my job you do not get sick days.

So all in all in was a frustrating day but now I am looking at this positively. I think that everything happens for a reason and I think that it is probably for the better. I will be taking 14 credit hours this coming semester and it was about time I cut down on my hours and found a job that had more flexibility in hours. Luckily there are quite a few big hospitals within a 20 minute driving distance and I can find a position with quite the variety of hours.

I will keep you guys posted on what happens in the coming days/ weeks with that. My plan right now is to come to California as originally planned, on the 29th of December and then depart on Jan 4. It all just depends on if they don't fire me from my current job (yes it is a possibility since they know I am leaving) and how soon I can find a new job.

Snakes!

FANNIE BAY, Australia, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An Australian woman says she hated snakes even before she found 14 young carpet pythons in her bedroom.

Esther Honegger of Fannie Bay told The Northern Territorian she first noticed some of the snakes as she prepared for bed Wednesday night.

"I hate snakes and as I walked backwards and forwards I would see another one," she said. "They were everywhere -- there was one curled around my bedhead, another around the bottom of the chair, and when I went outside there was one in the hallway, another on the railing and another on the step. It was like I was having a nightmare."

Snake catcher Geoff Brouff removed seven of the baby pythons Wednesday and was summoned back to Honegger's home Thursday, when he found seven more.

Brouff believes a female python living on the roof laid her eggs there and the babies slithered down through air-conditioning vents. Since carpet pythons usually lay 25 to 30 eggs, Honegger could have some more unwelcome guests.

"I've never had a call out for so many snakes before, so I thought it was a joke for sure," he said.