I WILL MISS THE PEOPLE!

On my last day at work the office through a party for me. They really did spoil me!
I WILL truly miss the people I work with, but I WON'T miss getting up at 5:30 each morning and traveling to work on the sometimes snowy roads. I WON'T miss sitting at a desk for 8 hrs a day taking calls from people who feel it is my fault that their insurance didn't pay as much as they were expecting, because they have a deductible or co-insurance they have to pay. I WILL miss the kind people who are grateful that I called their insurance for them and help them get their bill paid or we were able to give them help with their bill.
Katherine one of my best friends, Natalie and Kristy.
My Boss John McBride who was the greatest to work for. He never bossed.
The three amigo's, Tina, Katherine and myself. My Mom and sisters came to wish me well, Bonnie, Deb, Mom, Nancy and me in the back. Thanks to everyone who made my day such a great one:-)

COULD SPRING BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER?

As I looked out the window the this morning to my surprise what did I see? I saw buds on the Aspen tree! Look at the tiny little white pussy willow looking things coming out of the buds. It made me smile and gave me hope that this cold and snow won't be here much longer. It also reminded me of a loving Heavenly Father who gave us such a beautiful world to live in.

FREE AT LAST!!!! :-)

I have to pinch myself to see if this is really real or just a dream, and it's real!!! I feel just like this little willow figurine, I have been a free women for the last three days. Can I just tell you I think I could learn to love this real fast! Although I can see I could creep into some negative habit patterns of not making the most of my free time. I have got to get myself some kind of routine, albeit a flexible routine so if your game to do something fun give me a call. I can now do some of those things. :-)

TOMORROW IS MY LAST DAY!!!

Tomorrow a chapter in my book of life will come to a close and I am looking forward to the next chapter. I hope it is packed with wonderful things to write about on my blog. I have a lot of catching up to do around my house though and that could keep me busy for a long time. All day long I have been humming that song...Tomorrow, tomorrow,I love ya tomorrow. It's only a day...away!

Todays History In The Making

Today President Barack Obama fulfilled a long await prophesy for the Black community. Reverend Martin Luther King's stirring speech so many years of "I have a dream" was brought to fruition today as Barack Obama placed his hand on the same bible that President Abraham Lincoln used to be sworn in. I have to confess I did not vote for our 44th President but he is our President and I will give him my support. He has the chance to do great things for this United States, he has the opportunity of uniting all races, and of being a great leader. I pray that he will have the ability to do so. I pray that the things he said in his speech today are more then just words. As I knelt down for my morning prayers this morning I felt a peace as I prayed for him. May the Lord bless you Mr. President and give you the strength to make righteous choices for all the people of this United States. As I listened to the many black people express their joy with tears in their eyes I couldn't help but think back to the 70's when our own church made the announcement that President Kimball had received revelation that the blacks could now hold the priesthood and how happy I was. You can imagine the joy they are feeling today as well. I can't remember when there has been such a feeling of excitement and hope as there was today with a new president. Maybe back when JFK was made President is the closest I can remember. But I pray Heavenly Father will bless our great nation and help our new President to be a righteous and wise leader.

4 MORE WORKING DAYS!!!

Yahoo!!! Just about there. My co-workers keep asking me if I'm a little sad. SAD?!?! Are you kidding?

13 Day and Counting!!!

I have 13 more work days until I retire. YaHoo!!!! And 3 of those days we will be in Vegas. Can you believe it? I have to pinch myself. :-)

Okey, Enough already!!!

It started snowing yesterday afternoon about an hour before I had to go to the dentist. I was about 45 minutes late for my dental appointment because it was bumper to bumper traffic. It has been snowing non stop since then. How I wish we had a snow blower! Everywhere it seems they are trying to cut cost because of the economy. Our city is no different they are doing their share by eliminating so many hours for snow removal. They start later in the day and end earlier in the day. Is that really wise??? Who are they saving money for or whom??? Not the auto body shops, for sure the snow is boosting the economy for them. Les always says this weather is the insurance companies nightmare. We had a white Christmas which was beautiful but Christmas is over. The snow can go to the mountains and leave us here in the valley the heck a lone. I just want to curl up in bed all snuggy and warm with a good book and never venture out in this snow. By the looks of everything I would say we have at LEAST 24 inches of snow out there. It's time to stop this non sense down here and send this silly old snow back to the mountains where it belongs!

Our walk way to the front door.

The back yard.

Off our deck.