And so it goes....

To my Blog readers, both of you, thanks for reading. I have nothing new to tell you. Still hoping an employer hires Phil to do the antiqued COBOL programming he learned in the early 90s. Surely someone out there needs help programming on a mainframe, no? Surely God will help us find our way.

It's so weird without football. I'm so sad it's over. Yeah, I know, the big one is next week but then that's it. I don't get excited about the Probowl either. Football watching was fun...back in the day when my husband was employed and the biggest decision we needed to make was what to pick up to eat before kick off. I'm just a simple girl who enjoys a steady income.

Well, that's all for now.

Life, Jobs, Weather

Okay...still unemployed; still hurting from the revelation that we put all our eggs in the Hertz basket and that was wrong....wrong, like merengue on chocolate pie. I have decided to believe that it will indeed all work out. I was facing a black cloud that scared the bejesus out of me so I'm running like a crazy person in the other direction.

We had the threat of severe weather. Earlier this week all the local weatherman insisted we were going to get a lot of snow...record breaking....didn't happen. I'm happy for that. I wonder if Rick Mitchell, my favorite weatherman, is sitting around shaking his head, saying, "I really thought we were going to get hit. I can't believe I was so far off. I'm such a failure."

Keeping your head above water

It's not so easy. There are times when all I want to do is sleep. Finding a job isn't hard; finding a job that pays is. Phi's working on it the best he can. There's just so much to think about and decide. What to do about insurance? Should we move back to NY; move in with my dad. It might help him too. I feel we need to do it now, while money is still coming in.

Counting Our Blessing

Okay...I lost my dog on Friday. I had to put her down. My husband lost his job on Friday too. My dad is scheduled for triple bypass heart surgery tomorrow and I can't be there. Serious, life altering events all happening at once. Feels really weird...like are we getting all the bad stuff out of the way.

I feel good to have made a decision today. I hate to do it, but I dropped my class. I just didn't think I could focus on it. Plus the $400+ will come in handy. So many things to think about...insurance, being able to pay our bills...it's mind boggling. I need a sleeping pill.

It could be worse. At least Phil got severance and vacation pay. As my mama always said, "it's going to all work out."

Our Scruffy Girl

May she rest in peace.

Hertz sucks

I know that's harsh but they do. My husband worked for them for almost 10 years. They were the reason why we moved to OK. On Friday, Phil stopped to pick up donuts on his way to work because it was his turn. Before he could get to his desk, the head honcho waylaid him to his office where he told Phil he no longer had a job.

Phil just got a raise and a promotion in November! Talk about building a false sense of security! Holy crap. His bosses watched as he packed up his desk and then they escorted him to his car. Now, Phil was not alone. Tens of Hertz employees were let go yesterday. This really sucks.

It's a good thing Hertz is a big contributor to the United Way because many of those who were "laid off" might need their services.