Jobs, jobs, jobs!!!
05/03/2012 10:22 p.m.

Haha....both Troy and I are working now. Worked a short stint at a convenience store, then I got hired at one of the largest long term care facilities in the area in one of their kitchens (Note to self....if ever job seeking again, do NOT apply as a cook...heh) .

Troy had a couple of very promising leads. Both companies strung him along for a ridiculous amount of time before making other selections. But he applied at one of the local Dollar General stores, and was immediately hired. He still has one better job "out there". They've told him that they moved his application to the IT department, and he's their next choice.

At any rate, we both now have incomes, and stress levels have decreased appreciably!!!

I continue to miss my family in Oregon something fierce. I got a call yesterday from the LTC facility where my grandmother lives. Apparently she was in some pain, and they were transferring her to the hospital to see what they could find out. They had tried to reach my aunt, the one who is her medical POA, but had been unable to reach her (they should join club!!). So I tracked down my aunt, filled her in, and she investigated. The source of my grandmother's pain was an incident where a new CNA had tried to lift her by himself, which resulted in a cracked rib. On reflection, my grandmother said, "Someone should tell that young man to be careful when he starts dating...he has a much stronger grip than he realizes!!!"

In other news, my oldest daughter, Jessica, is now officially the head of the Honor Society at the college she is attending. GO JESSICA!!! :)))

And yet another daughter, Amanda (one of my triplets), has decided her goal for the next bit of time is to become a Pro Girl Longboarder....

My son, Joe, and his wife have two boys now, and life is good for them!!!

Kate (my daughter) and her love, Ryan, are still going strong and wondering what to do next with their lives.

Steven, another one of the triplets, is apparently leaving The Dalles in June. Not sure where's he's going pending a fb message asking him "what's up with your life, buddy?"

I'm never too sure what Jennell is doing. She's my other triplet. She's the one child that never came to live with me, and she wears her father's attitude like an apple. I miss her, but I understand that she's got to tell her own story her own way.

Meanwhile, Troy and I are making a happy life. It doesn't have near as much, ummmmm, physically intimate affection as I'd like, but I adore who he is, and how he thinks, and how he cares for me!!

Well, now that I've got my journal up to date.... :)))

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