IT'S BEEN AWHILE........

So much has happened since I last posted.

The girls are in Mississippi, having a ball.  Matthew and I are taking advantage of every solitary moment we have with each other.  We're talking to each other, watching (and going) to movies, eating out, eating dinner at home together, you name it, we are doing it! LOL  I wish that every married couple could have the opportunity to have some carefree time alone.  We are blessed, and I am so grateful to have this time with him.  Believe it or not, this time together really helps our relationship.  So often, we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of family life, and it's easy to forget why we married each other in the first place!  Quality time together helps us remember.  I still love my husband, and he still loves me.  It's good to know that the love between us is still very much alive.

The new supervisors that are here in the Comm center will be taking over our present supervisor's duties.  He told us that he has been promoted to better job, but most of my co-workers believe that he will be DEMOTED, or let go altogether, LOL.  Let's face it; he's a VERY nice guy and all, but being "nice" doesn't always make you a good supervisor.  You have to balance some sternness and an ability to get things done in there somewhere, you know?  Anyway, this will be his last week here with us, then he is going on an extended road trip, and he will not be with us when he returns.  So far, so good with the new guys; they seem to be able to keep things under control in here.  I also notice that they are hiring other people from other departments, so the slots are filling up really quickly.  That is always a good thing.

I have mentioned before that there is a morning position available. One of the ladies who worked  on the morning shift received a promotion, and is now working in the Admin building.  There are three people fighting over that morning spot.  One is a lady who already works mornings, but has "crappy" off days (two weekdays off).  She has her eyes set on the Sun-Mon time slot.  Then, there is another one of my co-workers who is on this shift that wants that slot.  She already works Sun-Mon on this shift, but wants the same days off on mornings, should they decide to give her that time slot.  Then there is a guy who works mid-day, 10 AM-6AM, who wants that morning shift, too.  Seniority doesn't matter in the selection; whoever turned in their shift request slip first gets the slot.  So far, that lady has been gone two weeks, and we STILL don't know who is getting that time slot.  Plus, when I went online to check my husband's job application status, I found out that ONE of these positions is up for grabs, meaning that they are looking for a replacement.  It may go to someone who already works here in the airport; no one knows at this point.  I'll keep y'all posted.

I am reading "The Smartest Guys In The Room," the story of Enron.  I bought it from the discount books table at Wal-Mart.  This is a very shocking read, to say the least.  I watched the movie on PBS, but the book goes into more detail, revealing the backgrounds of all the players involved in the scandal.  Most, if not all of these folks came from hardworking, impoverished or rural families, went to college, got those MBA's and Ph.D.'s, and lost their minds!  You would think that coming from backgrounds like those would instill values and ethics.  But these people were so determined not to return to those hard-working, lacking days of their youth that they did ANYTHING to make money.  I really feel sorry for those people. 

New Orleans is the #1 murder capital in the country again.  Tragic shame. :-(

Adrian