February 2010

Man! It's been sooo long still I've written on my Blog! Guess I should since my uncle reminded me!
We have been very blessed this past year with me acquiring a very good job at Charter Communications (cable company) in Grand Rapids at one of their many call centers. I work as a retention specialist, taking phone calls from all over the US from Charter customers. I went through 8 weeks of intense training and now on the floor taking live calls. Didn't know if I would be good at this type of work, but found out that I really like what I'm doing. And... the money isn't too bad either.
Tim is still laid off and looking for work or may be going back to college. He hasn't made up his mind yet what to do because of the stagnate economy that our state and nation are in right now. Really hard for us and many others. Especially since we're pushing closer to the 60 mark.
Our winter has been pretty mild this year, compared to last year. We've only had a couple of snow storms in early December. Already dreaming and thinking about spring and planting the gardens. Can hardly wait to get my hands in the dirt again!
Dad is doing okay for now. He was in the hospital a few weeks ago for a couple of days. His hemoglobin was really low and had to have 2 pints of blood. He also went through a couple of tests. The doctors determined that his stomach was very inflamed and put him on anti acid medications. Between Julie, Tim, and myself we have been busy with Dad regarding his health issues, but we are all doing okay with it.