So, as my sister put it, we’ve come or is it (gone) full circle? Way back in 2000, we moved to Bloomfield NJ when my wife got a better job in NY. Bloomfield was a place that was close enough.
After there we moved to TX. We lived there for about 6 years. Then here to PA. Now, it seems that as my sister also put it, losing her job was a blessing in disguise for us.Monday, she got a call at 10 til 3 saying, essentially her job was done. Well screw you, very much. So, all the 60 hour weeks, working til 11 or later at night, didn’t mean shit to them. I’m sure all the people in the local office kissed enough butt and got to stay.
As they say, life goes on. I hinted at it a little bit on twitter Thursday night. Friday we took a day trip to NJ for her job interview. She was offered a position and accepted it. Now we need to start looking for a place to live. The job is in Bloomfield NJ. I don’t know if that’s where we’ll end up, or someplace close. When we lived there, we loved it. It was close to so many things, yet was a quiet place where we felt safe raising two very young kids.
I’m looking forward to going back. Granted where we are isn’t super far, but 2.5 hours one way is a pain in the ass.My wife drives and never says anything about it. But, I know it’s not easy for her. She knows it’s important for me to see my family and she likes it as well. So, she does it. It’s not like we can just hop in the car and go. It requires a certain amount of planning. Not so much once we’re back in NJ.
I will need to find employment once we’re back there. Most likely something in retail. Then I plan on finally getting my real estate license. I’m thinking of Commercial Real Estate, but who knows?
Thank you again to all of you that sent positive thoughts and words of encouragement.
I’m sure by now, most of you heard about the tragedy in Haiti today. Our hearts and prayers go out to them. A friend of mine from Twitter, lives here in PA. He’s a poker guy. He’s also a very cool and nice guy. He’s using his Poker game to make a difference. Click the link to see what I’m talking about. While you’re there, take a minute to check out the rest of his site. You’ll be glad you did.
See this, to see what I mean, or here for great poker info.
I have loved this song since the first time I heard it. It’s powerful and beautiful.
Today, my wife was laid off. I’m sure many people would be mad(as we are) and they would be pissed at G-d. (we are not). would it be easy to be mad at G-d, or whatever Deity, Supreme Being? Of course it would, and it’s a natural thing to feel that way. I admit, I have never been a perfect Christian. Although, I came close once :-) . I am back-slidden, and there are many reasons(sorry excuses). Do I get angry with Him? Of course I do. I’m sure (to me) He understands and forgives that. He asks that we come to Him, not just in need, but also in joy and in celebration. He always answers prayers, what I believe people have trouble with is, sometimes the answer is no. I guess no one likes hearing no. I run to Him a lot. We ran to Him again today. It’s never easy, especially when you feel like you should be in control, to say “here you go, you handle this.
This is not a debate about religion, or Christianity. These are my thoughts and feelings on the subject. You are of course, free to disagree.
So, I’m doing my best to turn it over into His hands. As I said, it isn’t easy to do. But, try I shall. In my heart and soul I know He will help in His way and in his time. I wish it would come sooner than later. Also, if you know of a position for an experienced REO Asset Manager, by all means feel free to send that info along. Tomorrow I will put up a webpage with her Resume on it and I will use Twitter to pimp it out.
It’s not easy to trust, then again, I’m not sure faith should be a cakewalk. what would be the point. This is a favorite Bible Verse of ours.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
A friend of my daughters was here a few weeks ago. I was telling her mom that I made dolls, etc. She made me feel really good with her praise of some of my work. She really liked the mermaid doll I’d made. I’ll try and find a picture.
So I decided to make a doll for her. The pattern is called “Zaftig Fairy” I’ve never made the fairy. I’ve gone with more of an Angel.
The first picture is playing around with costuming. Because of the dolls shape it’s difficult to make any kind of clothing. So, I’m trying something new. It’s a draping process. You basically put the material on the the doll, then cut, sew etc in place. It’s not something I’ve tried before, but this is how we learn right. The next pic is another stage. The third should be the wings, these were hand sewn and hand quilted. I need to finish the clothing, attach the wings and do the face. Im really terrible at faces. So, we’ll see
It’s been quite the decade. Although, I’m not sure I agree with the decade thing. To me it’s a 10 year period. So, that would be 2000-2010. But, others are saying 1999-2009. I also don’t agree the millennium started in 2000 but rather, 2001. Anyway, it’s not the crux of my post.
Since 1999(since that’s the theme) we’ve had a son (second child).Moved 4 times. From Miamisburg, Oh to Bloomfield, NJ from there to Irving,Tx Irving to Grapevine almost a direct line move from one side of the airport to the other. To a much better apartment and neighborhood.
Grapevine was a great place, great schools, lots to do etc. I was also diagnosed with and beat testicular cancer. Some day that will be a post in itself. I couldn’t have asked for a better medical team. Again, Texas was a good place. God made sure I had the exact people to detect and help get rid of the cancer.
I sometimes regret moving from there. But now it’s a 2 hoour ride to see my family versus 2 days in the car.
My sister had her first kid, my nephew will be three soon. Time really does fly. I love him to death. ON the other hand, I screwed up when it comes to my niece. Even though I wasn’t around;ie out of state for most of her life, I should have done more to be closer to her. I plan on doing that this coming year. I love her and need to make sure she knows it. I also want to be closer to all my siblings and in laws.
I’m also starting a new chapter with the new year. My wife and I will be starting a business. I already own the domain name and have started building the website. We’ll be filling out the various and sundry forms for forming an LLC. Gotta be all legal, right?
I also discovered twitter this year and through it, made a ton of friends. Thank you all for making it a great year, despite all the bullshit.
And I didn’t even have any decent food before bed time to cause it. Of course I can’t remember the entire dream. But, apparently at one point it was really bad. So bad in act, it did something I haven’t done in a long time. You see in the dream some evil demon or zombie tried to kill me.
Somehow this thing that looked like a young guy was in my house. When I asked “who the hell are you”? he answered that he didn’t know who the hell he was as he tried to bite my neck. Maybe it was part vampire? WTF knows?
Anyway, at that point I started screaming, or at least tried to in my dream. Then I was screaming for real and it woke me up. I hate shit like that. I had trouble falling back to sleep. Thankfully, no more weird dreams after that.
So, it looks like Christmas Spirit was saved in an 11th hour move yesterday. Between seeing the kids reactions to spending time with my family at my brothers house. Somehow my heart grew 3 sizes that day. Sorry, too grinch? Perhaps I overdid the metaphor?
Im looking forward to 2010 with great anticipation of all the awesome things to come. I hope you are too. God Bless and Happy New Year.
I got an awesome gift this year,and they didn’t even know they gave it to me. Is that clear as mud? Let me clarify, if I can.
I’ve been moping around for the last few weeks, all but dreading the ever approaching Christmas holiday. I get to spend it with my family tomorrow, which is pretty cool. One brother and his wife won’t be there, which is not cool.
Back to the “gift”. I have a lot, well 500+ is a lot to me, of twitter followers. I’m not close to all, but the ones I talk to on a regular basis, mean the world to me. We are fortunate, we have a roof over our heads, food in our bellies(and pantry) and heat to keep our toes warm.
They constantly encourage,inspire and lift me up.They make me think and laugh and with out sounding all emo they break my heart, when they are hurting and I can’t do anything to help.I wanted to list all of you, but I’m afraid I’d inadvertently leave someone out, and that would suck. So, I hope you all know who you are.
Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. (if you celebrate these things)
Im busy reading “the complete idiots guide to creating a website and blog” . I don’t need it so much for the blog part, but more like a refresher in HTML and css reference. So far it’s an excellent book. You can find it here.The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Web Page & Blog, 6th Edition
Yes, it’s from my amazon associate account. I wanted full disclosure on that.
As an alternative to my normally witty funny doesn’t suck too badly posts, I offer the following from a friend of mine on Twitter @digitalfemme
