I thought it was about time I did an update.  I am still working at the Community College and love it.  The Dean asked if I would work during the summer and I jumped at it.  It's still only part time, but I love the work, and love the people.

My son is back from Iraq (3x there) and now his wife has to go in November, it will be her 2nd time there.  They have a little baby, Evan Joseph who was born on March 9th.  My son is stationed in Fort Stewart GA, and Kristin (wife) is stationed Fort Riley KS.  It's been a struggled but hopefully soon they will get it together...the Army that is...LOL

I was thinking of joining Weight Watchers, any one have info on it?  How hard is it?  How expensive is it?  Is it doable?  My 3 main concerns...I am getting so heavy that I can't bend my knees anymore.  I can't get in the pool to work out cuz it's not summer here yet.  Can't believe the weather!  GADS!  Will it ever be summer?  I have a couple of friends that are dying to come over and show me exercises that we can do in the pool.  I am all for that!  I can play and not even realizing I am working out!  LOL

Friday the 13th...what a day.  I broke my front tooth, ouch, my friend didn't make the Grand Line for Washington Grand Lodge, I missed going to the Luau out with Shades of Rubies.  I tell you, what an awful day.  And I got ticked at hubby.  Easy thing to do lately.  Men, now I know why we have the RHS!!  Couldn't make it with out my Red Hat Friends!

Ok, guess this will work until I think of something REALLY good to print...oh and here is hubby reading the paper today for Father's Day.  This is the REAL him...LOL, that is what he does.  And he liked the t-shirts I got him.

Love my new job!  Office Assistant for Tech Pro at YVCC.  But, now I go in for interview at DSHS on Monday at 2:30 for an interview for Senior Secretary.  Sounds like a big title, but you know these Government jobs...LOL.  Anyway, that is another part time job and hope I get that too for now.  I do love the college job and want to keep that one.  Hopefully it goes to full time in September, but even if it doesn't I don't care.  I will learn to budget if it kills me.  But, if I get that other job, it would be nice to have that little bit of money to help out my friends Visa and MasterCard.  They have been very good to me, and I really should do something to pay them back.  Well, I know I BETTER!  Or they won't be my friends anymore!  Friends are hard to come by!

I start a new job tomorrow, Yakima Community College and altho I am only starting part time, I may be lucky to go full time later.  I am soooo excited after being off for 3 weeks!  I haven't gotten to play at all, and it's been so very sad for me.  Now that I am going back to work, I can start planning my "Prom Dress" and my "50's Outfit" for Lake Chelan, April 11th thru the 13th.  Thank goodness that trip is already paid for!  The only thing better would be if my 2 bestest friends, Visa and Mastercard could go with me, but they have gone away for awhile.  They won't tell me where.  They promise I will be so surprise when they come back!  I hope they don't stay away too long...

I got laid off on the 8th and haven't worked since.  I have never been laid off in my life and not used to looking for a job.  I hate it, but I hate not having money to play.  Boss hired new management so he could retire and I could go part time in 2008.  Well, new management had other ideas.  I knew things weren't going the way I thought they should 6 months ago.  I was office manager up until December, cuz we are a small company and this new guy became GM in December (self appointed, no less) and decided we don't need an office manager.  Ok, I can handle that.  But now he hired new young workers, (family and friends) and laid me off.  Boss isn't doing anything about it since he doesn't have to pay the wages.  Some loyality, huh?  Hubby not very supportive, cuz with my quailifications you would think I could find a job the next day.  Yeah right, at 50 either I am over qualified (didn't know there was such a thing) or I don't have a degree.  Since I was 20 I only had 3 jobs my whole life.  Just worked my way up the ladder the hard way, and felt I earned every penny.  Now I am mad and frustrated.  To be honest, I make just as much working for 16 hours a week as I make on unemployment.  But what hurt the most was going w/o pay for a week, cuz unemployment has a waiting week of no pay.  Grrrr

Ok, enough of feeling sorry for myself, I know there are others out there worst off then I am, I think I am just so frustrated cuz I can't seem to find a job that I want or even get past the doors...sorry, just needed to vent...

I met soooooo many wonderful people and I felt like Gretchen and I knew each other for years and years!  I can't wait to go back and play with all my friends again!  I am glad I took the time to go over Friday cuz the White Pass closed after I got thru because of an avalanche, and then there was a horrible accident on I-5 that closed both lanes for a while, but especially going South.  There were more then 7 accidents and not related and it was awful to drive by at 5 to 10 miles an hour to see all the damage.  I don't know if there were any fatal but it sure looked like there could have been at least one.  Coming home on Sunday, was so much easier, but still had to take the long way, but so much clearer and alot drier then on Friday.  I have yet to unpack all my goodies that I got, but I know I will get to it soon.  I am tired and worn out and put in a very long day today at work.  Again, I can't thank G.L.A.D. and the Shades of Ruby for my wonderful time.  This is what Red Hatting is all about and I sure am so thrilled to be a part of it!

Maybe tomorrow I can get some pictures posted!