Say WHAT???!!!???

Trooper Ewton came to the house today and spoke to my husband, and wound up staying late enough to meet my girls, and most of my neighbors, too!  I have received calls for TWO DAYS STRAIGHT from everyone that he called on my reference list, telling me that they put in a good word for me, and that they hope I get the job!  I am delighted!

 

The strangest news of all came from my former Lieutenant, who is now captain of the Police Communications Division in New Orleans.  First of all, I was involuntarily dismissed from there in 2003, and when I really needed this man to "have my back", and thought he would support me, he literally drove the nails in my coffin!  Secondly, I had only given Trooper Ewton the name of the personnel clerk at the police department.  I DID NOT WANT HIM TO SPEAK TO ANYONE FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.  Apparently, the captain made it his point to speak to the trooper on my behalf! Well, he had Trooper Ewton send me a message telling me hello, and wanted me to know that he is now captain of the Communications Division.  Today, Trooper Ewton told me that my former lieutenant told him that I was an EXCELLENT worker, but I was having some problems at the time (DUH!) while I was working there (so their "solution" for my "problems" was to terminate me!).  He told Trooper Ewton that if I wanted to return and work for the NOPD, then he would DEFINITELY hire me back!!!!!!!!  

 

HUH???!!!???   

Matthew and I both laughed when we heard this.  

Back then, I was going through an EXTREMELY hard time, and NO ONE attempted to support me or to help me.  I had to fend for myself; I was on my own.  To add insult to injury, this man was the very person who denied my claim for unemployment.  Seven years of dedication, passion, and a drive to be the best at what I did.  Being sent by the department to represent them at special meetings and workshops.  I won many awards.  And none of that seemed to matter when I needed their help.  Where was all of this support when I needed it most?!?  I felt kicked when I was down.  Sent out into the world to start ALL OVER AGAIN, and it was ten months before I found a new job at Wal-Mart.  I lost my home; everything that I owned.  And now he would like me to RETURN?!?  "Back then, they didn't want me, but now, they're all on me!!!!!!"  If we EVER go back to New Orleans to live, I will return to WAL-MART to work!!!!!!!!!

(Tupac.  Isn't he CUTE???!!!???)

Anyway, I REALLY feel good about nabbing this job!  I still have to go before the board to explain what's on my credit report, but I even feel confident about this, because many of the discrepancies they want to question either have already been paid, have been paid on recently, have arrangements to pay in place, or are not my debts.  I am in the process of disputing some of those paid items that are still listed as a charge-off on my credit report.

 My husband is excited about this, too!  Matthew has always been supportive of me, and is happy when I am doing what I love.  Law enforcement is such fulfilling work; it is what I was BORNto do!  The kids......well,let's just say that they can't WAIT for  Mommy to  get out of the house!!!!  HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!

I have FOUR blogs now, on FOUR different blog sites.  FOUR.  Tragic shame.  I am trying to figure out what to do with them all.  And this is all because I wanted to leave comments on my friends' blogs, and the site wouldn't let me leave any unless I signed on!!!!!! GRRRRR!!!!!  Bye, y'all!