Life is Good

I have been so very busy lately that I haven't been posting or even reading my favorite blogs! It's like a withdrawl or something, and it's been very painful. So I'll stop in and get a little fix, no?

Mr. Pants got a call last week from the employer who laid him off right at Christmas. They wanted him back very badly and have a big new job at Fed Ex. They offered him a foreman position and a work truck. Now, if any of you or anyone you know is in the construction industry, you know that a work truck is something to trade a good kidney for! When he left a previous job and lost the work truck, it ended up costing us almost $500 additional a month, due to gas, upkeep, etc. So, they said they want him to stay and retire there. Since retirement is quite a long time away for Mr. Pants, the deal was a great one. He started there this morning.
In his line of work, people switch companies fairly often and it's no big deal. They go where the work is.

On my side of the world, my new job is going well. I was very afraid that given my somewhat fragile state in the recent months, this would be a very difficult transition for me. Surprisingly, it hasn't been too bad. I mentioned to someone this weekend that if I had been leaving a job I hated, I would be happy as a clam. I don't really "miss" anything about my old job except my boss. I swear, he would win awards. If anyone is moving to this area and works in the insurance brokerage arena, let me know - I'll get you the hook-up with the world's best boss EVER!

I have an idea for an entry that I will get together either tonight or tomorrow. I apologize for being so very boring as of late. I'll try to step that up.

Not so bad after all

I started my new job today. It's not so bad after all. Everyone seemed very nice, my office has a window, I get off 30 minutes earlier and I have a fancy new computer. So, I shouldn't complain. There was an uneven ratio of men to women in the office, and while I am much more comfortable working with men than women, all the ladies seem very nice. Usually, you put that many women together in one spot and the meowing begins. They have all been working together for a few years, so maybe they aren't that type.

I do miss my old boss terribly, but we e-mailed each other a couple of times and his sarcasm perked me up. I swear though, if I win that freakin' powerball, he has got it made!

We had a nice quiet New Year's at home with the neighbors. We haven't been out on New Year's Eve in forever. I just am not a big fan of two things: crowds and dying as a result of a drunk driver. There are just too many on the streets that night and maybe 15 years ago it was fun. Not so much now. We played that Scene It game - the TV edition. I royally sucked at it. I'll just go ahead and offend Veterans everywhere - I HATE M*A*S*H*. So help me God, every other question was about that Tranny or the Hot Lips chick (who wasn't so very hot in my opinion - I guess when you are at war, shagging the hound isn't such a bad thing).

Well, now that that is done. I have been ridiculously busy this week and this look like they may ease up in the next few days. Let's hope so.