Well, if you haven't realized it, I haven't posted anything here since August. Reasons? A new company took over the company I worked for and things got a bit, "hectic" you could say. Then, in the beginning of November, I lost my job. Yep....."restructuring" was the reason. C'mon, we all know the real reason. A new company buys an existing company, they buy their debt as well. The new company wants to get rid of the debt so they can make their money, and the fastest way to remove that debt is to cut salaries. Hundreds of salaries. Four people in the building I worked got the axe....but many many more people across the country got the axe too.
So, you may say I'm "unemployed". I say I'm on a Winter Sabbatical. :)
Too bad the weather hasn't been cold enough for me to ice fishing!
Oh, here's a positive about losing my gig. This blog you're reading, I don't have to watch what I say about restaurants, auto mechanics, or any other 'business'. I can mention names now. I can curse! It's not affiliated with any radio station anymore. I can actually write down exactly what I feel! What I think! And not censor myself. That's so cool! Shit. Ah, that felt good.
So here I sit, on 12/20 at 8 in the morning, drinking coffee, and not having much of a plan at all today. Again. No big deal. I've got a friend who's also not working, and we've been doing a lot of stuff together. A LOT of GeoCaching, we wandered by the river yesterday for a little fishing (it started raining and it was COLD), just hanging out. Most of the time though, I do stuff around the house. I don't mind playing Mr. Mom.
Simon is still at daycare, because we figured if we pulled him out to save the cash, when/if I get another full-time gig, we may lose his place and we love that daycare.
OK, so those are the big things that have happened since August. Well, there is one more thing that I'm not going to talk about just yet. Maybe soon. Depends.
My motorcycle is winterized and in storage for the winter. So is the boat. My ice fishing gear is all ready for WHEN WE GET FREAKIN' ICE!!!! And all our Christmas shopping is done. Big holiday weekend this weekend. Saturday, Xmas Eve we spend at Mindy's Grandmother's house. I think there are 18 of us going. And it's a SMALL apartment for all those people. When THAT evening is over, I'll be closer to all of them. Literally! LOL.
Christmas Day is at our house and it's not that many people. Mindy and her Mom like to cook the dinner. I think we're having ham, potatos, brocolli and cheese, and of course my Mother-In-Law's famous Xmas cookies. I've already eaten 743 of them.
The winter cold is setting in in my chest and intestines. I'm NOT looking forward to getting sick. Simon had it last week, so did Mindy, so I knew it was only a matter of time. Cool thing is, I don't have to worry about missing work.
OK, that's enough for now. Believe me, now that I can get back into this blog, I'll be posting a lot more. For now, look how big the little man is getting. He's got 4.2 teeth, and had his first haircut the other day.
Merry Christmas!!!
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