3 Day Weekend!

Well this three day weekend has given me an opportunity to do some catching up, and it could not have come at a better time. Work has kept me a lot busier than I like but that's not all bad because the building industry in Georgia is in a huge slow down so to be busy during this period is a bonus. The down side is no time for family, rest or any of the other thing that I need to do around the house. Thankfully this weekend I got a lot of yard work done as well as some other chores I have been needing to do. Now today I can relax with the family knowing that I got a lot of things done and that feel good.
As for the rest of the family it's Summer a usual which means the kids are bored and Michelle is keeping them in check. We have a lot planned this summer with summer camps and a trip to Tybee but the kids want to get to all of it on day one and Michelle is the one making them pace themselves. Not an easy job.
As for Michelle's "job" we got some potentially good news regarding her employment next year. First she learned that the new qualifications she would have to meet to keep her job have been put off for a year so she can keep her current job for one more year with no further classes needed. The reason she has been against going back to school to keep her job is because she already has a four year degree and now the additional classes would be just enough to let her keep a $10.00 and hour job. It doesn't make sense when people with no education at all make more money working at Wal*Mart. However the State of Georgia (which is who pays Michelle's paycheck) now says that if she takes the additional classes she will qualify to paid the same as any starting school teacher in Gwinnett County which is considerably more than she is making now. Since this is very different than what they have been telling us all year she still wants to get all of this in writing and then she will look into taking the classes she will need. I think she told me it's 120 hour which would be about three months of classes perhaps even on line. I will keep you all posted as we go along.
Other than that I plan to just enjoy a day off before going back to the grind tomorrow.

Heather is up and running.

Just wanted to let you guy's know that Heather has a blog now on the new site. She is heather2e.blogspot.com and she is very excited to hear from you guy's. I will write more this weekend but for now I'm gonna cut it short. I have been batteling a cold all week and I am going to hit the hay a little early. Talk to ya soon.

Another Day, Another Blog......

Not much is new but I decided to blog more now that we have made the move to a better blog site so here goes nothing. Work has been a little crazy lately but nothing that I can't handle. Today I worked at the Georgia World Congress Center where we took part in a Construction Expo. This had all the latest and greatest products and services related to the construction industry and since we cater to a lot of those people we decided to have a booth and shake a few hands. It was nothing to write home about because attendance was very low. I met a few people that seemed interested in our company but you never know.
Other than that life at home is moving along OK. Heather was sick again today and did not go to school. She has been sick, off and on for over a month now but hopefully the new medicine we got today will do the trick. As for Hannah, I think I mentioned that she sprained her knee last Friday but she seems to be bouncing back fairly well. She still has a slight limp but a lot less pain.
As for Michelle, school ends next Wednesday and she will officially be unemployed. Can I get a WOO HOO? (that was sarcasm) She is going to take off the month of June and look for a job in July. She usually takes the summer off so we have planned for this ahead of time but this time when school starts back she will not go back to her old job. The down side is the uncertainty of her future, but on the up side if she finds something she likes she may go back to work earlier than normal. We will just have to wait and see.
I guess I have rambled enough for now so I will go and watch the Braves game.
Talk to ya later.

So Far So Good

I would have to say that so far everything seems to bo going along pretty well with the new blog. It will take some getting use to but it does work better than Yahoo. Not much is new in my part of the world but I guess I should talk about what's going on. The kids only have about a week of school left so you can imagin how excited they are. Hannah however is moving a little slow due to a sprained knee she got at school. It was a freak kick ball accident that has her in some pain. The doctor does not feel like it's anything serious so she just has to take it easy for a bout a week or so. As luck would have it, Sitting on a couch watching TV is kinda her thing so taking it easy has been no problem. Anyway, thats just about all for now. Hope you all keep bloggin.

I think I've got it.

So far this seems to be going great. Of course that depends on if you can read this and comment on it but so far I like it. I will leave it at this for now and wait for a comment before I write my life story.