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Hi, Heidi,
I’m still in a state of high stress and panic – always afraid I’ll forget something – like my antigen appt I need to leave for in 15 min. or something else very important – or my birth certificate getting lost in the mail. What is up with this world that I have to have an original legal document legalized? I had to send my birth certificate to MD to have them legalize it. Had to include a pre-paid addressed envelope for them to send it to Holland. So worried something will go wrong. This world is so complicated any more!Yes, very protected! The last month or so has reminded me a lot of the summer of 2012. Extremely stressful summer, but again, full of miracles. I’m freaking out. In 24 hours I’ll be on a plane to a totally strange and foreign country. Can I back out? Yikes! One large suitcase and one carryon and my laptop backpack. If it didn’t fit in that suitcase it didn’t go. I have to handle all this luggage by myself – to the hotel at the airport – on the train to work then on the train to Made. So wasn’t going to take anything more. Stupid me called my phone company this morning and had them put it on a pre-paid plan. Meant to have them do that tomorrow but forgot, so now my phone doesn’t work. Its supposed to – 400 talking minutes and 400 texts for the year, but when I tried it said there was no money on my pre-paid plan. I think it just hadn’t gone through yet.
I THINK I’m about as ready as I can be. Like I said, I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. Feel like I’ve been bleeding money for the last week. The next 2 weeks will be very stressful, then things should settle down. Just get through the next 2 weeks.
Smiles,
RhondaHeidi,
Thank you. I definitely need prayers right now! NOTHING is going right! I am SOOOO angry! These stupid companies and their 2-step verification. Now TD Insurance has – without notifying me and letting me choose – required 2-step verification. And of course its to my old number. And for some odd reason they are closed today??????? What the heck?????? I need to add my neighbor to my insurance so he can drive my car occasionally while I’m gone. Stupid companies and their stupid 2-step verification. I am SOOOOOOO angry! Some companies give you the option to send to email and some don’t. ALWAYS they should. SOOOOOOO mad!And on top of that, …… I’m extremely grateful to be home alive. I noticed a creaking noise when I backed out of the parking lot in Brandon Monday morning. Blamed it on the cold (-26 c). But then I noticed it again a few times during the day and when I turned into my parking space at home that night. Also noticed it the next morning. Went to my appointments, went downtown and picked up my lens and other camera stuff and it made the noise again. I drove straight to KalTire and they were good enough to take a look at it. DON’T drive that car anywhere! Totally unsafe! A spring had broken in the front right strut. Its in at KalTire now. $2000 to fix and I’ve lost ANOTHER day of getting stuff done. Should be ready around noon today. Not even unloaded from my trip yet. Had to take a taxi to my dental appt yesterday afternoon and another taxi to get home. Taxi’s are expensive. And my friend told me about magic app and that it would be easy to get an account and they would use my current phone number. Not near as easy as he says. And it will take over a month to set up. Plus I can’t just use the app, I have to get their device, the magic jack. Don’t know what I’m going to do. I think I’ll break down and get it. Have to send the jack to Dustin and have it shipped to Holland. What a royal pain!!! But probably worth it with all this stupid 2-step verification! I’m ok with it if there’s an option to go to email, but many companies don’t offer that option and they also spring it on you with no notice. GRRRRRRRRR!
Anyway, that’s my vent. A ton of stuff to do and I can’t do a thing. Gotta get my car first, then have to wait for TD to hopefully be open tomorrow. SOOOOOOOOO MAD and frustrated right now.
Hope you have a much better day than what I’m having!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Spyce,
Thank you. I do appreciate all your positive support.Yes, without God’s care and protection could have turned out very differently. With all my camping gear and my bed set up in the car, I actually stayed relatively warm.
LOL. No mystery. I took my car to Sarnia with me – drove over in May. Didn’t want to leave it here as it would just sit outside and not get driven and then I’d have to pay for a rental car there. So I was driving back home from Sarnia. Took an extra 28 hours so extremely stressed to get everything done here.
Gotta run,
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Spyce,
I had already signed a contract. They already had my VISA started, already had an appt made with the registry for my residency number. Once I sign a contract, I at least give them 6 months.Well, I’m praising God and thanking Him over and over and over! This is a trip from HELL. I was supposed to be home tonight. I am in Brandon, MB. And thank God I have a hotel room!!! Got in late to Sudbury to find out my hotel was a total dump. Not a good stay. Bitter cold in the morning, but clear. Car started ok at the hotel, but I drove a few blocs to the gas station and filled up. Of course I turned the car off to fill up. Car wouldn’t start. An angel in the form of a very nice young man pulled in to the pump next to me so I asked him for a jump, which he gladly gave me. Check engine light came on after that. Stayed on most of the day. Clear and roads were good till about 2ish when it started snowing. By 4ish it was total white out. I ended up missing a corner and in a snow bank on the opposite side of the road. Another angel in the form of a FedEx man pushed me out and let me follow him. He was in a small FedEx van and higher than me, so I think could see better. We ended up stopped about 100k out of Thunder Bay because of an accident and spent 2 hours waiting. When we could go we had to do a detour through a town as there was a hill we couldn’t get up. He took off and I was late following, talking with the police officer, so I ended up following some random truck. Did make it through the detour and back on 17. Got into Thunder Bay at 10:30 pm after leaving Sudbury at 6 am. Looked at the weather and it said mostly sunny and then light snow in Brandon, so I headed out around 7 am. Hit HORRIBLE windes in Winnipeg. Got stuck in the entry into a gas station. Three angels (men) came and pushed me out. I filled up and headed out again. Just leaving Winnipeg and came to a dead stop. Around 4 pm. Both lanes full of semis that weren’t going anywhere. Sat for 4 hours then followed one into a truck area Co-OP gas station. Still gale winds. Gas station was closed so I parked under the canopy at the pumps. Thank God I had set up my bed in the car. Wasn’t going to, but at the last minute, I did put my bed in (plywood with foam pads on the passenger side.) Thank God I also had 2 woven blankets, a fleece blanket, a pillow and a fleece robe. Temp was probably just below freezing, but my morning was bitter cold, probably well below -20c. I managed to stay warm enough. Inside of my car totally frosted over when I woke up. Sun came up beautiful and clear, but still gale winds. Found out the roads were closed still so just sat. Prayed more as I didn’t know what to do. Soon a police officer drove in. I quickly put on my shoes and ran over to his car. Ha Ha climbed in without his permission. He told me there was a Flying J that was back a ways and I was able to get back on the road and get to the Flying J. (No bathroom break for 19 hours – and while I had food, hadn’t eaten). Stayed at the Flying J for probably 3ish hours. Roads finally open to Brandon, so took off. Got into Brandon (where I was supposed to stay last night) and fortunately the hotels were not full. I have NEVER been so grateful for a warm room and a hot shower!!!!!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!!! As of tonight there are still place in Saskatchewan where travel is not recommended on Hwy 1. Regina is sun tomorrow, but cold. Swift Current sunny and cold. Calgary not quite as cold (-17 instead of -20) and light flurries. We’ll see if I make it home tomorrow or not. So again, thanking God and praising Him that I am safe and alive. If I had not had my blankets and sleeping bag, it could have turned out very differently.
Hope you’re enjoying warm weather!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Thank you. Yes, it will be a relief to get away from this place. Unfortunately there are quite a few others on this project similar to Steph. Our boss’s boss is very similar – totally incompetent, way over his head and very demanding and yells at people. Our boss likes dominant forceful women. Upper management is very arrogant and bullheaded and doesn’t listen to anyone with experience so very glad to get away from there. Will go in for a couple hours in the morning. Kick out reports, turn in my time and hit the road. We have rain tonight to turn to freezing rain, sleet and snow by mid day tomorrow so want to leave work by 8ish (I go in at 6). And since I have to be up at 4:30 I’ll say Good night. Will write more later about the offer from BC.Smiles,
RhondaI’m going to cry!!! I just got an offer for a job in BC doing SmartCompletions! I’ve wanted to go to BC (British Columbia) for a l-o-n-g time!!!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
I wrote back and told him I had just accepted a job but if he had anything in a year, I’d definitely be interested.
Totally exhausted, very stressed, Steph was on the war path again this morning. Asked if she was having a bad day and she put on her general strut and stuck her nose in the air and said, No, she was fine and informed me I had the bad attitude. No use saying anything to her. She just doubles the attack. She told me it was my responsibility now to do some of her job and she was snotty, demanding, rude and bossy in the way she did it. I just very quietly totally ignored her. Haven’t done it. And I’ve watched/heard her tear into some of our team members. Roy told me this morning he will miss me. Steph’s torn into him as well. She tends to cause a problem then blame everyone else that its their fault. Then she turns around and is all laughy, giggly and super sweet to some other people. Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde and a total fake. 2 more days! Plus the turnover manager (our boss’s boss) lit into the team during our morning meeting for stuff that wasn’t our fault and not our responsibility to do anything about He totally ignored the issues and lit into us and chewed us out because one of the systems hadn’t been turned over when he wanted it Absolutely totally unprofessional. And when my day starts like that its hard to recover. Walk into the building and its full of static, negative energy. Doesn’t even take an hour before I’m exhausted and struggling. So glad to be gone!!!!! But, shoot! Bang! Would have loved to go to BC!! Wish that had come in before Christmas!
And I’ve lost my phone. Hope its in the car and didn’t fall out of my pocket!
Enough complaining. Gotta go.
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Thanks. Ha Ha. So I just heard from one of the ladies here that Russia has invaded the Ukraine and all Americans in Europe (everywhere in Europe) are told to come home. I’ll verify tomorrow. Today I will focus on reading God’s promises to lead and guide and pray for guidance on what to do.Haven’t talked with Trav in a couple weeks. Will try to talk with him today or tomorrow.
I’ve stood up to Steph a couple times, but its a real showdown and a fight and I don’t like that, especially at work in front of people. How would I suggest I say anything. Any time I (or anyone) says anything to her she gets angry and defensive and ups the attack.
Tried to go take pics today. Eagles were way out in the river. Far fewer ducks and the humidity is about 93%, the wind is whipping and its -8, so too cold for me. Plus its cloudy so lighting not good.
Hope you’re enjoying your day,
Smiles,
RhondaGood morning,
Ok. Silly me. I was sure I had answered your last post….. Ha Ha. And I did – by hitting the reply in the email so it didn’t post.Wow! What a week! I don’t think I’ve been this stressed since summer of 2012 when I moved to Canada. Not a fun week at all. Found out I was locked out of both ADP I-pay accounts to get my taxes. Both wanted to 2-step verify to my old phone number, so had to make some calls to get that straightened out. Was not finding housing in Holland that I could afford, found out I have to have a legalized birth certificate to get a BSN in Holland (like SS# in the States) and can’t get internet or a bank account without it. I have an original of my birth certificate, but it is not legalized (????? what is happening with this world that a legal document has to be legalized????? apostile or something like that) Anyway, I have to send it to Maryland where I was born, have them stamp it and then send it to Holland as it will take too long to send back to Canada. Have to pay by US check (haven’t used a check in 15 years) or a US bank check (????? and I’m in Canada) Also found out I had to have a 3rd vaccine or I’d have to quarantine for 10 days in Holland (stupid as a 3rd vaccine doesn’t stop you from getting the virus, nor does it stop you from being contagious). Plus working 55 hours this week and dealing with The Hurricane. Crazy week. Not even sure I’m alive any more.
Housing – managed to find a hotel for $1900 CDN for 30 days in Made. Take over an hour to get to work via train, but am told I can work from home most of the time. They do have free wi-fi (not sure about laundry, but do have wi-fi) Ha Ha. Do have two or three sites that are sending me housing listings daily so hopefully will be able to find something that first month. But for now, I’m good till March 30.
Taxes – both companies really quick to help me get back in so able now to get my taxes. Canadian tax forms should be ready this week and I can send them all to my accountant before I leave Ontario. (I hope!)
Vaccine – able to get in to a pharmacy right away and Ontario emailed me my QR code showing all 3 vaccines the next day. That was really nice.
Booked an appt for my antigen test before flying, so that’s taken care of.Banking, BSN, VISA, residency permit, etc – got an email from the immigration company Worley hired to help me that he’ll make all my appointments and make an appointment with the best Expat bank for me same day he has my registration appt booked. Checked with an expat agency and they said its not a problem if my birth certificate comes in a little later. Jochem (immigration rep) talked like I’ll have something temporary maybe till everything gets settled? Don’t know, but he made it sound like everything will be ok.
Phone – Barry (co-worker who is a world traveler) told me about magic app – its a VOIP program that will take my current phone number so I can keep it and use it to make calls, texts, etc. to Canada and US, then when I get back, I can transfer my phone back to Telus. Can use magic app on my phone while putting in a sim card from Holland so basically have two phone numbers on the same phone. Hope it works! Barry says he uses it all the time.
Looked up meetup groups in Holland. There are a lot of them around Dordrecht. Already joined a photography one and requested to join another one for exploring Holland.
Was stupid enough to verify my phone for one of the dating sites. Said nothing about 2-step verification, but it was to show on your profile that you were real. All of a sudden now, I can’t get in without verifying to my phone and of course it was my old number. No way to even get to their home page to contact anyone to fix it. My only option is to call my credit card and stop payments. So have to do that yet. What a pain!!!!
Last week I went to a park along the river a few k from here. Ha Ha. Took over 2600 pics. Got some nice ones of eagles and gulls in flight. Think I’ll go do that again today. Last week light was low so not quite the quality I wanted.
As far as that woman at work, one of team members told me she told him she’s been diagnosed ADHD. She didn’t tell me that, only blamed it on her thyroid, which I guess she has problems with. Fine, ok, but no excuse to be so rude and arrogant and demanding like she is. I can’t believe how much being around her has shut me down….. to the point where Shiraz, our electrical engineer, told me I had gotten really quiet. I’ve felt my personality change, some just from the toxicity of the project itself, but mostly from dealing with her – I’d say a 25/75 mix. We are in a “cubby” and her desk is by the hall and mine back by the wall. A few times someone came in, specifically said they wanted to talk with me and within 30 seconds she had butted in and taken over the conversation. Most of what she said wasn’t even relevant to what we were discussing and other times she was speaking way out of her zone and about stuff our team isn’t even involved in. She sticks her nose in everyone else’s business and steps way over the lines of her responsibilities. Four more days!!!!!
Booked a hotel for the 17th, but have to book the rest of my trip home yet. Tomorrow I have to move out of my room into a guest room. The manager was kind enough to find someone to take over my lease so I don’t have to pay an extra month’s rent and then let me stay in a guest room till I leave. Very kind of him.
Sorry. Kind of talked you ear off. Been an exhausting, stressful week. Think the next couple months will be rather stressful, but then should settle down. Looking forward to the slower, quieter life style in Holland.
Hope this week has been good for both of you,
Smiles,
RhondaThank you, Heidi,
Yeah, not fun to be around. The best I can describe it is like trying to work in the middle of a hurricane. Just being around here I pick up a vibe of static and negative energy. Two more weeks to be with that roller coaster, unpredictable hurricane.Yes, tons to do. Start in tomorrow. Worst thing is I don’t know how to plan. Don’t know what I need. So I’ll need to get a train ticket as soon as I get off the plane. Do I need to take Euros for that? Joep is gone on a ski trip till the 14th so won’t have much time to talk with him till I leave. Should download the train ap and plan my route. Need to get a VRBO or airbnb or hotel for the first week or month. How do I communicate with my neighbor who watches my house now? He doesn’t look at his email much and I don’t think I can text from a Holland number to a Canadian number without a huge charge. I have Skype but don’t know if he does and I don’t want WhatsApp. That’s a hot target for scammers and they can use that to get into your phone without you knowing. And I’ve had problems trying to use it. I have to see if my neighbor can take me to the airport. He’s a retired cab driver and has helped me out before, so hope he can again. Deb will either be gone on vacation or working so don’t want to ask her. Need to see if I can find a car dealer who will sell my car. Could give Dave a key and ask him to use it occasionally. Actually, think I’ll do that, then I have a car to drive around when I come home. Hope to come home for a month next fall. We’ll see. Have to buy power adapters. Have to see if I can set up a bank account before getting there or if I have to wait till I get there.
The sun is out and for once its not terribly windy, but its, oh, -8 now. It was -14 and -13 last I looked. Guess I’ll head out and see what kind of swan and bird pics I can get. I think I’ll make it a goal to photograph as many birds in Holland that I can and document as much of Holland as I can. I think there are canal cruises I can take. I’ll also have to get a camera vest so I can take my cameras bike riding. I’m told bikes are huge over there. I can take them on the train then ride around the countryside. Maybe I’ll get a basket or carrier for my bike for my cameras. Moving there is totally different from traveling there.
Have an awesome day!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Yes, that woman is a Dr. Jykl Mr. Hyde. She was ok and half way nice today. I see a pattern. I’ll be very blunt and firm with her and tell her I’m fed up and had it and she’ll blow up and blame me and attack me, but then the next couple days she’ll be ok. Then she’ll go off on some demanding arrogant tangent again and get all bent out of shape about something stupid. It’s a major roller coaster. And its not just me. Ed didn’t like her, either, nor did Randy. And I overheard Liam say he brought redlines down as the people who should have were afraid of her. Yeah, she’s not fun at all. Very arrogant. All about her and she sticks her nose in everyone else’s business. Two more weeks! Yeah!Alcohol. I grew up in a conservative Christian legalistic family where drinking was a cardinal sin that would send you straight to hell. But more than that, I lived with an alcoholic for 8 years and I developed a, what do I want to say…… I don’t like being around it at all. I don’t mind if I’m out on a date and my date has a beer or a glass of wine, but I don’t want it in the house and drinking a glass daily to me is more than what’s needed.
LOL. I don’t have a rowing machine. Joep brought one and put it in the complex exercise room and is sharing with us. Very nice of him to share. I might get one when I get back from Holland.
Yes, seems like Joep and I are developing a nice friendship. But then, he’s a social person with lots of friends.
And yes, I’m feeling rather stressed. I do have lots to do over the next couple weeks. Will start packing Sunday, call my credit cards and let them know I’m traveling, see if I can line up an airbnb or VRBO for a month in Holland so I have a place to go when I get there, see if I can find out about setting up a bank account over there before I go…….. So many things to think about!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Just sent Trav the link for expat jobs. I’ll try to call tomorrow night.Yeah, I could put stuff in storage and do an airbnb, but I don’t think I’ll have time to find a storage unit, decide what to store and what to leave and find a management place to manage it for me. Just not comfortable with the idea. If it were a 2nd home or a vacation home, that would be different.
No, not sure yet. I do need to get busy and find me a VRBO or airbnb for the first month. It was suggested I stay in s Hertogenbosch. Its kind of a central hub in Holland for the trains so easy to get to almost anywhere in Holland from there.
Nice about the chat with Joep? Well, that night I pretty much listened. We had talked a little bit and then I said something about its none of my business but would you like to share what happened with your divorce? He said, Sure, I’ll talk about it. He really opened up about what he went through and shared with me for about an hour. Similar to what I went through. He’s a very pleasant person to be around. Very intelligent. Drinks more than I like. Comes down to dinner every night with a glass of wine. But really a very nice person. So tonight we stayed again and talked more. This time it was me talking. Today was absolute hell. Two days ago was also absolute hell. This girl they brought in to help me is a Dr. Jykl Mr. Hyde. Demanding, arrogant, domineering, controlling. I feel like I’m trying to work in the middle of a hurricane. She keeps me in chaos, demanding I stop and help her with whatever and demanding I show her everything I’m doing. I try to show her something and she’ll interrupt me and start arguing with me. I’ve listened to her talk with both clients and other team members in a very demanding, domineering bossy way. If I say anything to her she turns and attacks me and blames me for things she’s done wrong. Its her way or the high way. Absolute hell to work with. And the boss has praised her in front of the team for being demanding. I’ve talked with him and he defends her and tells me to get along with her and walk away and take a breather when I need to. No support from him at all. I’ve pretty much shut down and down to maybe 20% productivity rate as I can’t think or function in an environment like that. Joep listened and shared a little about what he’s learned on how to get along with difficult people and really was very supportive. Two more weeks from tomorrow! LOL. Joep brought a rowing machine and put it in the workout room and is sharing with us. I beat my time tonight….. 5 k in 26 min 24 sec. Not shabby for an old lady, huh?
And I’m exhausted so going to say good night. This work environment is exhausting me. I just feel totally exhausted, very uptight and afraid at work. 2 more weeks!!! Can’t wait!
Thanks for listening,
Smiles,
RhondaThank you for sharing, Spyce. You do have an interesting background.
I have not emailed Trav that site yet for job hunting in Holland. Need to do that.
I would definitely have to have someone manage the house as an airbnb. I’m also not sure how the development would like that. Its in a duplex complex and we have to register our cars, etc. Plus, since this is my main house, just not sure I like the idea of someone else coming in and staying. Still have lots of legal documents, tax documents, etc. and no place to lock them up. Clothes, other personal things I’m not sure I’d want anyone else in to. If it were a summer cabin, be a little different.
Had a nice chat with Joep last night. We sat and talked for an hour or so after dinner. Tonight he didn’t stay, but I think we will talk again before I go. He’s going back home Saturday and will be gone till the 14th, so that will give us a few days before I go. He mentioned he wished I weren’t going. But I think we’ll stay in touch.
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Spyce,
Thank you. Excited and scared at the same time. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. Have already talked trips and visits with the boys. I do need to send Trav a couple links for work over there. It would be really fun for him to come over with me.Your Jewish background sounds really interesting. Ok, we weren’t THAT strict. We could turn on lights and warm up food. Prep our meals on Friday so just warmed them up for Sabbath dinner. And I think we could talk on the phone, but no TV and only sacred music on the radio. Do you still worship on Saturday? Still maintain some of your Jewish beliefs?
I put out some questions on the Canadians in The Netherlands facebook page and got about 20 answers. I was surprised. All good info. Still unsure about COVID restrictions, but will worry about that when it gets closer. This company to help me relocate, I think, isn’t doing as much as the one that helped me when I relocated to Canada. This one just doing my VISA (“just”) and helping with banking and taxes. Rest I’m on my own.
I’m going to keep my house. Housing market is starting to go up and will continue to go up, so good to hang on to it. Think I want to come home for a couple weeks in the fall. I thought it would be fun to spend Christmas in Europe, but Joep says its not such a big thing in Holland. We’ll see. Told Trav I want him to come over for Christmas. But I want my house for when I come home, whether in 1 or 2 years. Give me a good place to come to to transition from work to retirement. A place I can stay while I figure out what I want to do for retirement and I also have friends there and can get back into kayaking, hiking, photography, etc. And I don’t want to rent it out. Too much hassle and don’t have time to move everything to storage. Plus do want to come home a couple times during the year. My boss said there’s a possibility I can extend my stay and work from Calgary for a couple weeks, so that would be nice.
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Yes, things are moving fast. My head’s in a whirlwind. Not sure what to do next – or even what I need to do.Yes, I really don’t work Saturdays for religious reasons. I take the Bible as my guide. Genesis 1 tells of creation and how God rested the 7th day when he was done and sanctified it. Exodus 20, heart of the 10 commandments says to remember the 7th day and not work on the 7th day as God hallowed it. My family is extremely strict on how they spend their time in the Sabbath. I’m not quite as strict as they are. They send me straight to hell because I’ll travel and buy gas on the Sabbath. I find a totally different God than what they worship when I read the Bible. Anyway……
Seems to be a bit of chemistry with Joep, but he drinks too much for me. Comes down to dinner with a glass of wine every night. Nice guy.
I hope it isn’t too hard on Trav when I go. I’ve been in Canada since 2012 so really don’t see it much different. I’m going to see how easy it is to get a job over there and see if he wants to come spend a year with me. That would be fun. No hopes, but at least I can ask if he’s interested and check it out. Definitely will bring him over for a trip or two. Now I’m kind of feeling guilty for going!
Worley has hired a company to help relocate and get people settled that they bring over, so I’ve already heard from them. Will go through the material they sent tomorrow and get started working with them. So much to do in the next 4 weeks! I’m hearing not to lease a car but that people travel by train and bike over there. Guess I’ll figure it out when I get there. 🙂
Dating and social life at 0 until I get over there and probably won’t date, just look for friends.
Hope you’re having a wonderful day!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Thank you. It was really weird. Found out Sander had sent the offer on the 18th. It never came through. He sent it a couple other times, even to another email but I never got it. I was beginning to wonder if God was telling me not to go. Prayed about it today. Got home tonight and he had just attached the offer and other docs to the email we’ve been sending back and forth, so I got it tonight. YES!!!! Had a couple questions – it says employment or the contract terminates automatically when I reach the state pension age….. So I asked what age that was and if I’d lose my job. They know how old I am as my birth date was on the letter. It also stated I might be asked to work on non-normal work days, so just verified if it would be a problem I don’t work Saturdays for religious reasons and made it clear I have no problems working Sundays or holidays. Should have answers tomorrow morning and will send back signed offer letter immediately. Won’t start till March 1 so checking with my landlord if I can stay in a guest room for 4 days. I’ll work till Feb 18 if so. Give me an extra week of pay.No, not sure why Jeop got a divorce, but he’s said enough to indicate it was not fun. Right now I’m thinking she wasn’t the nicest person. I know you’ve said I tend to always side with the man, but that isn’t true. My boss has made it clear he and his wife don’t talk and spend as much time apart as possible and as I get to know him, I’m understanding why. I wouldn’t want to live with him, either. I’ve totally lost all respect for him. Jeop came by to see me at work today. Made my day. Work is getting worse and worse. Waiting to hear about my room and the answers I’ll get tomorrow morning and will turn in my resignation probably not tomorrow, but Friday. I will celebrate when I do!!
Your comments about Trav are interesting. He doesn’t call me and often isn’t available when I try to call him. But both my boys have said things to me that just blow my mind. I am very blessed. They are really good kids.
Gotta go. Thanks again for the support,
Smiles,
Rhonda
