Checking In...

No, not checking into a rehab, but rather my blog. It has been quite some time. Sorry folks.

Since Christmas there have been some changes, most notably, I am working from home now. Goodbye corporate America. I can truly say that I don't miss it. The toughest part about transitioning is that when working from home, there are constant nagging tasks, both domestic and business, and the work never seems to stop. I will have to figure out a routine so that I have more personal time, or at least not feel guilty for personal time that I take. As it stands, I find that work is always calling me and I am always answering its call.

I am learning quite a bit about Walter's business (our business) and what he does so that I can work up marketing strategies and target specific companies and industries. So far I have been mostly doing note taking, but pretty soon I will be drafting some advertising letters and brochures to introduce targeted potential clients to his services. I like the learning aspects of marketing, so this will be fun the more I get into it.

David started his new job at a nationally acclaimed conference center as a server. He is really enjoying his job as he gets to take care of people. This is more exciting to him than the other job he had for the holidays at Brookstone selling merchandise. Additionally, David got accepted to become a volunteer firefighter for our community. He really enjoys that too, though mostly he has been in training or doing administrative tasks; he won't be expected to fight fires until he is properly trained - thank God! Last week he learned to attach the hose to the fire hydrant, he also did the paperwork for a house fire that occured up the street. Thankfully everyone got out of the house and there were no injuries, but it was pretty scary for a while when we saw the fire lapping blue flames alternately with orange in huge billows throughout the living room windows, all the while, not knowing if everyone was out. One can only pray in a moment like that.

Well, on another grim note (albeit, not entirely negative on account of the outcome), David was in a car accident while taking an exit too fast. He said that another car was tailing him closely, so he felt pressured to go faster. As a result, he lost control and hit the exit guard rails on either side of the ramp and totalled the car, both airbags deploying. What is miraculous, is that althought the car is sure to be a total loss, he was not hurt at all, furthermore, the other car avoided him and was able to stop and assist him. So, now we have a rental and are awaiting the report from the claims adjuster about replacing/repairing the car. Walter got a free upgrade on the rental to a red luxury Saab with leather interior and some sort of "turbo-booster" feature (can't recall exactly what Walter called it). I just thank God that given the circumstances of going 60 mph with someone tailing him, David came through unscathed, as well as the other fellow. Thank God!! Thank you Father!!!

This weekend we will be hosting a Superbowl party with the fellowship. I used to be "up" on the football scene. Sadly, I slowed my momentum watching after Dave Krieg retired from the Kansas City Chiefs, and finally stopped altogether when we moved from Nashville to Knoxville. Folks on the eastern side of the state are not into the Tennessee Titans, but rather are quite absorbed with college ball/UT; it's orange country. In fact, there are more fans for the Colts because of the Peyton Manning following, than Titan fans. Sad, truly sad...when I lived there, they treated Peyton like a demi-god. I found it quite repulsive. Needless to say, I have not embraced a team here in New York. I don't know if I can make the conversion (no pun intended with football terminology, but heh, it works). I am a west coast gal, living in the northeast. So, should I go with Philly or Arizona? I'm torn, as neither is a team for which I have any allegiances. I guess I will have to do a bit on recon work, or maybe make my decision based on respective divisions.