Goodbye Satan, Hello ?

So it is official: I am leaving the evil company that I work for. My last day is next Thursday. I can't wait to be done. This whole week it was hard to find the motivation to go in since I hate the place so much.

As of September 25 I will be working for Verizon in one of their call centers. It isn't a company that I plan on making my career with at this point, but it is a definite step up. I will go from my crappy part-time job to a position that is full- time. I will be making almost twice as much as I currently do. Plus, I will have benefits.

The part that I am the most excited about are the benefits. They start my first day of work. That means that in the next month I will be able to see a doctor and start to figure out why Soren and I haven't been able to have kids. I will also be able to catch up on stuff like dental work. It has been years since I have seen a dentist. My poor teeth are way overdue for a professional cleaning.

The call center for Verizon is also really close to where I live so I will have a much shorter commute. I think I am going to ride our scooter to work until it starts getting really rainy. I am just so excited to be finding a position that will allow us to pay down some debt and move on with infertility treatments.

I hope that Verizon will be a great company to work for and that I will do well in my new position.

Farewell to One Great Lady

I attended a funeral of my dad's cousin recently. She was a lot older than my dad and growing up I actually thought she was my grandma's sister. My grandma and her were very good friends and I got to know her from all the times that I went and visited my grandma while growing up. I'm really going to miss her. She was really a wonderful person. She died of ovarian cancer and I know she will be much better off now that she is no longer in pain. She was ready to go and was at peace with how she had lived her life. I was lucky to see her a few days before she passed and am so glad I got one last chance to see her.

While I was listening to the service I remembered how kind and patient she was. Everyone spoke of how she would always put other people first and the fact that she always seemed to be there when you were having a rough time. They all said that they don't remember her losing her temper. She was a very sweet and patient lady. They also spoke of how talented she was and that she shared these talents with her friends and family. I remember that as a wedding present she gave me an apron, a bunch of delicious things she had canned, and a recipe box. These things may seem very old fashioned, but she was an excellent cook and baker and I'm sure she was sharing her love for these things with me.

I left the service feeling that I wanted to be more like her. I definitely am short on patience and I would really like to change that. I know I am much more patient than I used to be, but I still have a lot of room to grow in that department. Another thing that I need to fix is the fact that I sometimes say horrible things to people when I am frustrated or angry. I really need to learn to hold my tongue. I also really want to develop my talents more fully. I hope that when I leave this life people will have only good things to think and say of me.

Here's to you LouAnn. The world has lost a wonderful person, but all that knew you are better for the time they spent with you.

Here are two pictures of her. One from when she was young and a recent one. They are both taken from her funeral program. Please forgive the fact that they are a little fuzzy.