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So I got myself a new job… yes… again! I only lasted at CosNet for only a couple of weeks, I was thinking it was only two but it was actually three. There was absolutely nothing for me to do. It was definitely the wrong company for me and I believe that my boss didn’t like me that well, to tell you the truth I believe he doesn’t like women that well either. He had mentioned something about my performance being poor only after a couple of days training… not even working… I asked him how could my performance be poor since they haven’t given me anything to perform on? He really had nothing to say, he just changed the subject. Then he commented that I talked and giggled too much, which in most cases maybe that would be true but I was in a room full of guys talking about WarCraft and never really had anything to say or talk to them about, so I never really talked to them! So of course I took offense to it, obviously this guy didn’t like me. However, I did make to nice friends here so at least I can leave with that.

Well about a month or so ago I applied back at AAA for a Claims Rep. position and I got a call from HR on Wednesday to come in for an interview yesterday. I went into the interview and an hour later she called and gave me the job! I will actually be making more than when I was there before and I will be making $5 more than I am making here and over double than what I made at JC Penney. Can I just hear an AMEN! Seriously, God is so good.

I got this tattoo on my arm over 5 years ago, I was so distressed trying to find the “right” guy and finally just gave it all to the Lord. Throughout the years the Lord had given me the Bible verse Isaiah 40:31, “They that wait upon the Lord, He shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as an eagle. They shall run & not grow weary; they shall run & not faint.” This has been the pattern of my life… waiting on the Lord, growing stronger in my faith. I made a statement to the Lord getting that tattooed on my arm to make me always remember this… that same month I met Gordon!

I had to take a good look at my tattoo on my arm again and remembered the lesson that the Lord has taught me throughout my life… waiting on Him. As soon as I accepted that once again the Lord provided me with a new and a better job. After having part of this whole year off the Lord has really taught me to be grateful and to work hard for what I have. I hope I will not be one to complain any longer but then I consider the children of Israel that were guided by a cloud by day and a fire by night, provided food everyday to fill their bellies and still they bitched, I know I am no different than they are but I will at least try to be a better, more thankful person. The Lord has brought me through so much in my life.

Gordon and I are stoked that I will be making more money again, with this we will be able to do fertility treatments which we have been waiting for so long to do. But before that we have to save money and get Rocky surgery, he has two fatty tombers that need to be removed… I must take care of my first baby first.

So I start at AAA on Jan. 7th, the day before Gordon’s Bday. I will be put through 8 weeks of intensive training until I am let go on my own. The great thing about this job is, that I am kind of learning a profession. If I ever left and went somewhere else, I could very easily get a job as a claims rep with any other insurance company. How awesome is that!

Hope everyone’s holidays were well, I know ours were. We stuffed our faces at my cousin Marcie’s on the Eve and then made dinner for Gordon’s mom & dad and my parents and sister, it was quite a blessed Christmas and meant so much to me.

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OK so I was working at JC Penney part time, got a full time job Mon-Fri, 40 hours a week at Cosnet, Inc. and tried it out for a week… I thought I could do it but I couldn't. I was able to work two jobs 5 years ago when I was 5 years younger but now that I am 33 years old forget it! I was so exhausted, all I felt like I was doing was working… sleeping… working… sleeping. I had no time to make my wonderful husband dinner at night, we were eating like crap and I felt myself getting sick but no time to rest and get better. So I worked Friday night, called in sick Saturday morning because I did wake up sick in the middle of the night and then resigned online. Kind of cool you can do that at JC Penney, was thinking that they may have a high turnover since they have that option for their employees. But what do you expect for minimum wage. I just feel so sorry for everyone that works there. They work so hard and go through so much there and they barely get paid anything, while I am working a job where I just sit all day and use my brain power and have cush benefits all around me for double that. I think retail people deserve so much more. It seems like the easier the job the more you get paid for some reason.

I almost feel guilty that I quit JC because after all I prayed that the Lord would provide a job for me and He did with JC, however, I believe it was just to sustain us for that one paycheck from then and then from Cosnet because that really put us back on track. I hope I didn't make a mistake and I hope He's not mad at me. Because I am so grateful that He let that happen for me when I thought everything was lost.

So I am working at Cosnet, Inc. which provides web conferencing and will be working the help desk pretty much like I did at AAA. If you have any web conferencing needs just let me know, I get commission for sales that I bring in. They can be found at www.InstantPresenter.com.

Gordon and I are finally kind of on track with our finances and we only have 3 more car payments left on my car after this one this month so that will be saving us a lot more money each month. I am gonna go out and celebrate when that finally happens! The next time I finance anything it will be for a home and I have a feeling that is a long way off from now.

Not sure if I will have anymore to say until after Christmas so if I don't write again I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

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So, as my last blog read, I got a job at JC Penney that I started last Friday. On Monday I actually had a job interview scheduled that I had scheduled even before the JC Penney interview so I went. He called me today and I am hired! WooHoo! It is more money, not the kind of money that I was making at AAA but it will definitely help us out quite a bit.

I have decided to keep my job at JC Penney and ask them if I can still work on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, we need the extra money right now to get back on our feet and on track. Plus I actually really really love it at JC Penney and would love for that to be a permanent job however $8.50 and hour isn’t gonna do it for us unfortunately, maybe in Oregon it would but definitely not down here in Cali. People at JC are so incredibly nice and I have met people that have been there for 20, 25 & 40 years and they all genuinely love their jobs. When I went to the interview on Monday I prayed and asked God that if He didn’t want me to have the job then I wouldn’t get it, and if He wanted me to have it then they would offer it to me… simple as that... I got the job… so I know this is what God wants for me. I have full confidence that He is steering my life in the right direction right now and I am comforted by that. I don’t want to worry any longer I need to have the steadfast faith that He will provide for us.

Gordon and I finally got the Christmas tree up last night, we put the lights on… I finally get my white lights this year. Every year we have had color lights because Gordon insists on them, however we made a compromise this year that we will rotate every other years with the white lights, so I think that is gonna be a fair trade. I don’t think I will be decorating the rest of the house this year, Christmas is gonna be rather mellow this year not only for us but I know my side and his side, just so much has gone on this year emotionally and financially. I will still be in celebration of my Lord and God’s birth but the Yule tide carol will be a very mellow one at that. I am just happy to have my tree up.

Gordon left this morning to go to San Francisco over night for work, so I am home right now really bored. It is so quiet without him here at night & I really don’t like it. But the dogs will be stoked to sleep in bed with me tonight so that will be at least nice for them, plus they are like little heaters, I may not even need the heater on tonight.

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