Mark has been with his company 19 years. He truely did not expect to be laid-off, so it was quite a surprise. The rug was pulled out from under our feet. If this was a typical economy, we would have been disappointed, but he would have gotten a job with a competitor fairly easily. We would have fixed up the house, sold it and moved. But in THIS economy? What jobs? Sell the house? Impossible! So, Mark kept working his shifts (midnight) and was on the phone all day discussing his options with friends, co-workers and family, getting VERY little sleep with the weight of the world on his shoulders. After 6 straight days of this routine (he worked thru the weekend, no days off), he worked his shift and went straight into his interview for the Packaging Dept. job. Talk about pressure!!! And he did beautifully. As usual. He was able to keep it together until we got the news Friday afternoon that he had gotten the position. Then he worked thru that weekend, with Sunday as his last day in the old deperatment. He had Sunday night off and was back in Monday morning to start training for his new job. By the time he gets to this coming Saturday, he will have worked 21 days straight - half of that with a lay-off hanging over his head. Sheez!!
By the way, besides being Superman, he is a superhero in the kitchen as well, and is an excellent cook. His favorite motto is "Pork Fat Rules" (even if it's not good for him).
He is sweet and wonderful. He is a real gentleman. He is loyal to a fault and very forgiving. He loves his mother. He's nobody's fool. I love him!!!!
I asked Olivia for something good about her daddy and she replied (complete with hand gestures) "He absolutely loves Batman. And when I ask him to, he will turn on Batman for me (on TV)." She has declared she has a crush on him and is going to marry him. The last time she mentioned that, she planned for them to move to Savannah together. I asked her where I would be and she told me I'd still be here, alone. OK.......
In other news, our adoption agency emailed today to say our dossier is on its way to Colorado, where it will be translated and then sent on to China (DTC = dossier to China). That starts the clock ticking. We should hear from China in 3-4 months, and then we can start getting ready to travel!!!!!! I don't know if Mark will be able to come along, since he's started a new job. If not, my dear friend Debbi has volunteered to come along. Ha! She has no idea what she's getting herself into!
By the way, besides being Superman, he is a superhero in the kitchen as well, and is an excellent cook. His favorite motto is "Pork Fat Rules" (even if it's not good for him).
He is sweet and wonderful. He is a real gentleman. He is loyal to a fault and very forgiving. He loves his mother. He's nobody's fool. I love him!!!!
I asked Olivia for something good about her daddy and she replied (complete with hand gestures) "He absolutely loves Batman. And when I ask him to, he will turn on Batman for me (on TV)." She has declared she has a crush on him and is going to marry him. The last time she mentioned that, she planned for them to move to Savannah together. I asked her where I would be and she told me I'd still be here, alone. OK.......
In other news, our adoption agency emailed today to say our dossier is on its way to Colorado, where it will be translated and then sent on to China (DTC = dossier to China). That starts the clock ticking. We should hear from China in 3-4 months, and then we can start getting ready to travel!!!!!! I don't know if Mark will be able to come along, since he's started a new job. If not, my dear friend Debbi has volunteered to come along. Ha! She has no idea what she's getting herself into!
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