JUST AS I FEARED.........

Today, in briefing, we learned that there will be some new supervisors assigned to our section.  I guess freedom as we know it will be somehow limited now.  These folks in here acted like such asses these past few months;  so now we will be watched constantly like little children.  This is ridiculous.

They are also interviewing for several new senior operators.  All of the people being interviewed are from other sections of the airport, or from other places altogether.  There are some people in here who wanted the position, but for some reason or another are being overlooked, and they are obviously not happy about it. 

I am not interested in applying for several reasons.  First, when they are short-handed, they MAKE you stay over.  I have seen this happen too many times.  I promised myself that this time around, my family will come first.  I will not work overtime unless it's absolutely necessary.  Secondly, the ladies don't get along with one another.  There always seems to be some contention or strife going on, and I don't like that.  Thirdly, they aren't willing to train the new people that are coming in.  What they fail to realize is that they will work less if they train the new ones properly enough to fill the open positions.  Finally, the people on the radios speak very nasty to the dispatchers.  If I don't need to pile any unnecessary stress on myself, I won't do it.  At least here, when it's time for me to go, it's time for me to go.  I can take my days off when I want to.  I have a lot of freedom as an operator, which I will lose if I become a dispatcher.  I need that freedom for my family.  If they want to promote me, they can promote me right on outta here!!! LOL     

Angie is still getting into trouble at school.  Today, however, the teacher says that she gave Angela an hour to finish lines, and she didn'tdo them.  Lines?  What for?  I thought Angie was supposed to be doing schoolwork.  I think I am going to have to spend the morning there tomorrow to see what is going on.  There isn't many days left in summer school, and Angie does need to pass.  At the same token, Angie, as well as the other girls, are TIRED; they were in school nine months already! LOL  However.......I also told Angie that the reason why she is in summer school is because she goofed off those nine months!  If she doesn't want to go to summer school next year, she needs to do her work during the school year! LOL   

I thought that I was getting a hefty return from the IRS for the 2003 tax year.  Turns out that I miscalculated my tax, so I should have been receiving a lesser amount than expected.  Then, the lady informs me that the rest of the money is going to "another government agency" that I owe.  That's probably the State of Louisiana.  I had owed them some taxes, and they are taking what's left of my return.  That's okay; better to let them do that and be done with it, then to keep owing them, let the taxes pile on interest, and then they try to take it out of my year-end refund!   

The girls will be going to Mississippi in July, and then we're all off to Chicago in August.  That gives Matt and I a month to thoroughly clean the house! LOL  I washed my hair last night.  Goodness, the longer my hair grows, the heavier it is!  I had gotten a serious neck cramp! LOL But it's so clean and soft and flowing.  Still hadn't worked on the girls yet, but I am getting to it.

Adrian