Sigh of Relief

I got the letter and it turns out it was just for my grass being overgrown.  Needless to say I was not happy but was thankful that they didn’t put many other things on the list.  I am also glad that I had the conversation yesterday with my landscaper, I am on his list to address what I think are other potential issues that could come to bite me down the road.  Might as well get out in front of it and deal with it now. 

I sent a note to my mower guy and let him know about the notice from the city and also followed up with a voice mail.  The more I thought about it after the fact the better it would probably be to sever our ties now, instead of waiting until the end of the year.  He could easily place me and my property in jeopardy again. 

I made some calls and I have the name of two people, one of which I called and he is coming to talk with me.  Oddly enough he is the guy that takes care of my neighbors yard and unless he quotes me something outrageous is the guy I plan to hire.  I’ve got the termination notice and final payment ready to go to, it will just take a trip to the post office because I am sending it certified.  I won’t fire him until I form a deal with the new guy, but at least my ducks are in a row. 

I’ve also touched base with the code enforcement person from the city and he confirmed the case is closed.  That is of some comfort but I do think that they will be watching and I don’t want to give them any ammo to come back, which is more of why I am letting the current guy go because I just don’t trust him.  He failed me and in a BIG way.  I think this will bring a long end to the continual changing of lawn people.  The new guy I have in mind has been taking care of my neighbor for years and comes to me highly recommended.  I’ve seen his work and it is without a question sheer perfection. 

To think this whole ordeal could have been avoided if someone would have just used his calendar to keep up our agreement.  I am dancing on the inside with the thought of being able to fire him and I think it will easily be the best move I have made in a long time. 

Work is still work but things are slow thankfully.  I know that that can and will probably change but going into the week slow is something I for sure need this week. 

Now if I can just get the paperwork from my doctors office and Gator keeps on the straight & narrow, I can relax until the next batch of problems crop up.  Hope your Monday is going well. 

Dangerous

I just found a danger to working from home.  You have free time, an Amazon account and a credit card.  Yikes!  I did it again!!

This time I got my 3 2020 Calendars.  Two of them are porn calendars – showing hot naked men and the other one shows only hot shirtless naked men.  I hang the naked ones in my office and bedroom.  The shirtless one is for the living room.  I mean you can’t just shock people when they walk in the front door, but then again I don’t give a damn because no one comes over.  Yet I opt to be respectable, just in case.  Besides that nothing wrong with leaving something to the imagination.  I got my Mucinex and some Dude Wipes.  I also much to your surprise ordered yet another pen.  This time it’s a Cross Nitro Rollerball in what color other than bright blue.  This is neat because you pull to open the pen and push to close it.  When I saw it yesterday I knew I would wind up ordering it.  I really wanted it in Purple but they want $99 for it and I don’t want to spend that kind of money on a Cross.  I dropped $24 which is the lowest price around compared to my local Office Max.  Hopefully, no other writing instruments will capture my eye for a very long time.  I have enough pens and ink in my house to cover a small city and keep them writing for at least 1 if not 2 years. 

For some reason it’s like a sickness I see it and if I like it I have to have it.  There are a couple of Mont Blanc’s that I would like to add to my collection but I have managed to keep those at bay, merely because of the cost.  Some people love watches, others like cars but me it’s pens, sweets, men and cats. 

Naturally because I place my Amazon most of my order will be delivered tomorrow but there will be one delivery on Thursday.  I think part of the addiction is the next day or two day that I just can’t seem to say no to not only pens but a lot of other things.  I had a thought yesterday what if Amazon went out of business.  I mean seriously they just shut their doors.  It would crush a lot of people.  Were in an instant society where things are way too convenient and it’s easier now than ever to spend money.  Hell most of the time you don’t even have the cash in your hand, it’s all digital bits.  The bank says you have money, you spend it and pay the bill electronically from the bank. 

I still need to get a calendar for work and I usually buy a train calendar because it’s a common interest that I shared with my late partners.  I would order 1 for each of us.  After he passed ordered one for the living room but changed to shirtless men because I like them way more.

Ah it’s 2 in the afternoon.  I’ve been on a couple of conference calls.  Boss man is feeling some pressure from a big project that he has and that has sucked up all of his time.  He has no time to police and were self sufficient so that’s a good thing for him.  I’ve got 2 departures this afternoon, which will be the highlight of the day.  I got to spend a little time with Marv and Momma when I went up for lunch/break.  I’ve been in front of this machine for most of the day.  I’ve been thinking about when I have to go back into the office, talk about a culture shock.  It will hit all of us (me and the cats) pretty hard.  I was thinking about next week but I may put it off.  I do like getting out but when I think about it all I do is travel to a building sit in front of a computer and then travel home.  Why spend the extra money and waste my time when I can sit in front of my own computer and never leave home.  There is good and bad to this, just like anything else in this world. 

Last night the phone rang at 10p someone lost their mobile device.  Wow on a normal week night I would have been in bed asleep but I was up watching TV taking my time falling asleep.  Thinking it would be more restful.  Nope, I had a nightmare at 4a and it took me about an hour to fall back asleep.  I just had to find Marv before I went back to bed and there he was all sound asleep until he caught the flashlight in the eyes and that woke him up.  I felt bad but needed to know he was okay.  He wasn’t feeling well last night and scurried away from the bedroom early. 

Well there you have it my daily blathering.  One more day of work.  I’m hopeful that someone will want to cover my two days of on-call but I am prepared to work the evening part as long as they take care of any urgent stuff that comes up during the day.  That will give me time to see the doctor, have my blood drawn, eat breakfast out and of course travel for pie (presuming I go through with it.).  Saturday a little painting and some cat food shopping.  Sunday off to a new grocery store and breakfast.  Then it’s back to a full 5 day work week until I either get sick or Thanksgiving comes.  Turkey Day is 4 weeks away and I will have an entire week to myself.  No work at all and I so look forward to it.

Hope your having a great Tuesday.  Be well and stay warm.  Talk with you again soon.   

IT IS OVER

Today I went to the interview for the Networking Position.  I filled out the usual paperwork and then went through the interview.  The whole thing took about 20 minutes.  The person interviewing me knows that the position is way beyond my skill level.  With that in mind she told me to show up on Monday morning and be prepared to go back to work. 

I was stunned and literally fell off my chair.  This place is a debt collection firm so I was up front and told them about my bankruptcy.  They did some checking and it won’t be a deal breaker.  I still have to pass a background check and a drug screen, which shouldn’t be a problem.  I did forget to tell them that my identity was stolen, but I figure I can always mention it on Monday and they are going to figure that out when they run the credit report. 

Now for the really fun part.  Turns out the person I am replacing is leaving at the end of the month, along with the lady who hired me which is my boss for 2 weeks.  They hired all new people and we are going to be crammed into a conference room for 2 weeks.  Monday is all about onboarding, I suspect completing paperwork going through orientation, etc.

I am thrilled to death to be able to go back to work.  However, as I mentioned earlier this job is way over my head.  I really feel like I am being setup to fail.  I know that there is a huge growth opportunity here and that if I can master this job that will only further aid me down the road.  I am way under budget for what they wanted to spend.  In fact I found out that I am really short changing myself when it comes to money.  I can’t say for certain that I will have enough to cover all of my bills.  The biggest one being the mortgage, the rest of them I am not worried about.  So I am going in with an open mind and hoping & praying that it all works out for the best.

Meanwhile the law firm I was at yesterday reached out to me.  They are already starting their process.  I expect that I will have an offer from them by early next week.  I’m keeping them as my ace in the hole.  The thing is I know I can do that job.  It just requires me to be away from home for 2 weeks straight.  The pay will be less but I am told that if I really preform that within 6 months to a year they will reward me with a salary adjustment.  It’s a promise that isn’t written on a piece of paper.  I want to see how the first few days go at the new job and then I can make an educated decision.  Honestly, since this other place is willing to take a chance on me I really don’t want to blow it. 

There is some confliction and lots of doubt.  However, if everything turns to mush, I know that I can always go back on unemployment and at that point I will have to fall behind in house payments.  As it stands now I have already scraped together enough money to make the August payment, so I am at least good until September.

My other worry is my sleep schedule.  It’s been all over the place and I am not so sure that I will easily adjust to not being able to take a nap.  However, I am really sure I will sleep well tonight and probably tomorrow night.  It’s Sunday night that I will be a mess and having anxiety over.  My start time is a 1/2 hour earlier than my last job.  I suspect or rather hope that I will get off a 1/2 hour earlier which will of course put me in the heart of rush hour.  I am eager to see where this leads and hopefully be able to put my fears to rest and not worry so much.

I had to cancel my therapy appointment which was on Monday.  I’m going to see how the first few days go and if I can’t get an idea or feel for what my regular hours will be.  That of course will help me decide on what to do with therapy.  I am making great progress with the grief that has been inside of me for over a year.  I really don’t want to stop therapy but that may be what has to happen.  Right now there is so much that is up in the air.  I don’t function to well with up in the air – I like decisions and schedules. 

Thank God I will be a working man as of Monday!  So long unemployment didn’t like you and won’t miss you or your rules!  I hope everyone has a great weekend.  I’m going to be busy with cleaning and shopping but it’s all good.  I may even take a pie eating trip, haven’t quite decided.  The next showing of Tammy is at 10:05 pm tonight.  I think I will be headed to the movies.  I’ve denied myself for far too long, playing the poor person.  I can’t go hog wild but I can certainly afford $7.50 for a movie.  I do still have to try to keep costs down.  I suppose that will always be part of life. 

Once the job jitters settle down and I get some confidence I will be going back on the market looking for Mr. Right.  I hope that I can find him and who knows maybe he will have money.  At least I can dream.

Talk with you all later.   

Hacked

Last night I was brushing my teeth and I heard this loud scream from my partner.  I went to investigate what the problem was and there he was in front of his computer, pointing to the monitor.  He was looking at his bank account and there was a $600 charge from AT&T.  He lives by his Debit Card but he hasn’t been in an AT&T Store in a very long time.  I figured oh it was a mistake and in the morning it will drop off.  Yeah, no such luck.  I did eventually get to finish brushing my teeth.  I didn’t want you to think I’ve been walking around with a mouth full of toothpaste for a day.

We awoke earlier than I would have liked and he checked his bank account and it was still there.  So we talked to a guy at the bank and he said that my partner was the 4th person to have this problem.  He showed us on the screen that the card was used at an AT&T Store in Chicago, IL we are guessing someone got an iPAD.  Anyway, the only choice he had was to cancel the card and get a new one. 

Modern technology has made some advancements, so I figured that there would be a way to turn off the purchase part but leave the ATM part open until his new card arrived.  Nope, once you cancel the card the entire thing is toast.  So he made a withdrawal of some cash so we could go to the grocery store. 

The charge from AT&T is pending as an authorization.  Until it turns into an actual charge there isn’t anything that can be done.  It will probably be late Monday or early Tuesday.  Then we have to go back to the bank, sign some paperwork and within a few days he will get his money back.  Should his account be overdrawn because of this, the bank will cover the overdraft fees. 

We have been trying to figure out how this could have happened but heck it could have happened anywhere.  This is my ultimate fear because now I live by my Debit Card too.  We both have different banks but at least now I know what to expect should this ever happen to me.  It’s never a good feeling to know that a card be it debit or credit has been compromised.  However, with a credit card life is much easier and it doesn’t have an impact on your checking account.

We did visit the buffet today, it was a damn long drive but I managed to make it despite the fact I had less than 7 hours of sleep.  I was tired on the way down to the point I could have curled up behind the wheel.  On the way back I was full and tired, not a good combination.  However, we made it there and back with no problems at all.  The food was okay, not outstanding like normal.

Our trip to the grocery store waited until tonight and it wasn’t too terribly crowded.  However, lots of people there buying alcohol to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.  It felt strange to think ahead and plan on packing a lunch.  What do I want and what do I need?  So next week it will be Bologna, Cheese and Miracle Whip.  I got individual  bags of Chips and a Pudding Cup.  Washing all that down with Diet Dr. Pepper.  Might not be healthy but I will get there eventually.  I’ve got no idea what supper will be like.  Breakfast will be either Special K or Oatmeal. 

As we were leaving the store I saw one of the cute Cart Guys rounding up the shopping cars.  Those guys sure are in shape.  Then by one of the ice coolers there was this guy who was just amazing looking.  His butt was perfect and as soon as he bent over I exclaimed Oh My I’d tap that.  Thankfully I was in the truck so he didn’t hear me. 

Now I’m catching up on Laundry and going to trim Shy Girls claws tonight.  That should be an adventure, I hope it goes well and she doesn’t injury herself or me or worse yet pee or poop on me.  I have a bunch of stuff in store for her, but it’s kind of up to her temperament if I will be able to get it all in.  There is claws to trim, her eye needs some drops and she could use a brushing.  She loves brushing but once you piss her off by capturing her, the enjoyment goes out the window.  She just wants to kill.  You can feel the venom in her hiss.  I believe if she wanted to she could be a fire breathing dragon.  I hate to get her all worked up but this has to be done.  Her claws are probably starting to curl under and I’ve already seen her stuck in a couple things.  She will thank me afterwards, might be a day or two though.

The days are passing by fast.  This unpaid vacation will be over with soon.  I kind of hate the fact that I have to go back to work, simply because I have been accustomed to sitting at home.  However, that won’t pay the bills.  We have purchased a few lottery tickets, maybe one of them will pay off big.  I think even then eventually I’d want to work some place.  More thank anything I am just thankful that my unemployment journey is over with and there is a place that wants me.  That feels really good!  My bigger fear is something will go awry and this won’t work out.  However, I have to put that out of my mind and concentrate on the fact that right now they want and need me.  I’m getting ahead of myself and that usually causes fear and worry.  So I will try to relax and enjoy my last few days of rest as I work on getting my sleep schedule back to something more normal.

I hope you had a fun and relaxing Saturday and I hope Sunday is even better.  I will talk with you peeps later.

It Figures

I went to the job interview this morning not expecting much.  Just keeping an appointment for the sake of keeping it.  The building was very old and looked like crap, but the gem is the heart of the company.  This place has all of the latest and greatest technology and the best part is it all works.  There servers and programs are 10% up all the time.  The business runs on a 24x7 basis but there is no on call.  You come in at 7 and leave around 430 and that’s it, no one to bother you after hours.  They are available and people know it, but no one ever bothers them. 

My experience is what got me the interview and my sharp looking resume.  They tossed out other people who didn’t have any types of IT Certifications.  So I felt honored that they called.  They are going to start 2nd round interviews next week on Wednesday or Thursday and I’ve already been told I will be getting a call.

That really sucks, this is a place where I really would like to work.  Why didn’t they call me 2 month or even 2 weeks earlier?  I didn’t disclose that I had already accepted an offer, that would have been very tacky plus they would wonder why I was wasting their time.  My plan is to let them down if they call to schedule something on Wednesday or Thursday.  It would be nice if they work something in on Monday or Tuesday, I would go just out of sheer curiosity.  My guess is the pay would be less than what I was offered. 

I am not one to pit two companies against each other and compete for the best offer.  I made a commitment and unless this other place moves quickly and makes me an offer before Wednesday, sorry but I am spoken for. 

It would be nice to work some place where there is a network, the latest in technology and things are laid out.  Plus there was room to grow.  However, in a way I have an awesome opportunity a head of me, at least as I see it now.  Talk to me next week and maybe my tune will change.  I feel signals telling me that this new job will be more than I can handle or I am someone who they think is a true IT know it all and that my friends is so far from the truth, it isn’t funny.  However, while the signals are there, the fear factor is not.  So since I don’t feel flight or fight at this time, I feel it’s important to honor the commitment I made on the people who decided to take a chance on me. 

I spoke with My Brother today and his opinion is wait it out and see who pays more, then go there.  You don’t owe anyone anything, it’s all about money.  Yeah, he is greedy like that.  Plus money is the only reason why I am going back to work.  However, I think it’s just unethical and stupid to bail on a sure thing.  Heck, this other place might just be blowing smoke like so many places have done before.  Stick with the sure thing kid, you can’t go wrong!

For the first time since I think the holidays I spoke with my mom.  She is doing okay and actually better.  She doesn’t talk about the police or drugs any more.  Her main problem right now is panic attacks and controlling them.  She told me about her vision and how it’s getting worse.  She really would like to get another cornea transplant.  However, she doesn’t go back to the eye Dr. until September.  I told her all about my new job and she is really happy for me.  Of course I never told her I lost the last job, but she was smart enough to figure that out on her own.  I was able to keep her at bay on that for a while and we actually never talked about what went wrong.  I think she would be shocked to hear how I was treated but she has enough going on, I don’t want to burden her which is why I didn’t say anything in the first place.

It will be a busy Friday for me.  After my interview I called to get an appointment for my car to get an Oil Change and the air filter hasn’t been changed since I bought the car, which was close to 3 years.  That filter has got to be super dirty even though the car only has 13 thousand miles on it.  Then after talking with my mom, I called the eye Dr. to get a check up.  It’s been 2 years and I haven’t been to the eye Dr. since I was told I have Diabetes.  That disease seems so innocent but it’s evil and sort of a silent killer like High Blood Pressure.  It does eat away at your eyes and by the time you know something is going on, it’s too late to do anything.  So, I figured while I have the time might as well get the peepers checked out.  I’ve had some eye itching and my vision has gone bonkers on me from staring at the computer screen for long periods of time or concentrating too much when taking tests or filling out documents.  Better to know what is going on.  I know they will dial late my eyes and while I hate that, it is a necessary part of the exam.

Next week Monday & Tuesday are clear thus far.  I got a call this afternoon from a company about my resume and I turned them away.  Why is it that after you get an offer all of these people start coming out of the wood work.  Where were they when I needed them?  This place that called, I applied for the same job 2 times.  It just makes no sense to me.  I know it happens to most everyone that is in my shoes, still that doesn’t explain it.

I spent some Quality time with Big Boy and the family this evening.  We watched Impractical Jokers on Tru TV.  I got a few laughs from the show.  Check it out if you like practical jokes.  The Boy and the family just soaked up every ounce of attention and love I could pour out. I’d see it was getting late and say okay, one more show.  A 1/2 hour would go by and I’d say the same thing.  Before you know it the evening news was on.  Here it is 11 and this is my first interaction with the computer all day long.  Feels a little strange but also feels good!

The routine will kick in on Wednesday night and from that point forward it will be all about doing things on a schedule and doing them in a particular order.  Making lunch, getting ready for the next morning, getting to bed early and so on.  Life will be structured and that will become old very fast but I think I will spring back to it like a bad habit.  Might take a little getting used to but I think after three days the following week things will feel more normal.

So time to work on finances to make sure I have enough money to cover the up coming expenses.  Then I will call it a night.  Have to rise early tomorrow morning but thankfully the eye Dr. is less than a 1/2 mile from the house.  So close I could walk there but no way I could walk back home, I’d get hit by a car and stumble.  Thankfully my partner is taking me.  I remember the last time my eyes were dilated and I lied to myself and said, oh you can drive it will be okay.  Damn, I got to a shopping center and it was sheer panic, couldn’t see a damn thing!

I hope that all is well in your world.  Talk with you peeps later!

The End

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that my search for employment has terminated as of today!  Much to my surprise I received a call a little after 5pm and was offered the position.  I of course accepted without hesitation!  I still have a little bit of a vacation left.  My start date will be Wednesday, May 9th.  I did have to take a pay cut but it was very small.

While this position I am going into is uncharted territory for me, I will give it my best shot.  I hope and pray it works out to be a great opportunity.  I am over joyed, excited, nervous and can’t wait to start.

I will learn all about benefits and probably have tons of paper work to fill out next week.  They did offer to pay for my parking for the day, but I explained that I will be taking public transportation aka mass transit.  It’s the easiest and best way, that way no hassles with parking and not a lot of extra driving.  My commute will be exactly the same as it was on my last job!  I will have to walk farther to get to the office, but it’s not like I can’t use a little more exercise and I know my body will get used to it.

I do have an interview set for tomorrow morning, I see no reason to not go.  You never know how things are going to turn out, so it’s good to have a backup plan.  This will thankfully be my very last interview.

Thank you to Jude, ., and others who left comments.  I know you all were pulling for me and I appreciate your kind words, thoughts and prayers.  I owe you big time!  Your words of encouragement help keep me going when I wanted to quit.

This was certainly a very down time and 18 months is way too long to look for work.  Everything happens for a reason, despite the fact we might not know why.  While there was much stress during this time and my finances suffered, I have managed to break free from Credit Card Debt so something good came out of all of this.  Now I can stock pile aka save money like no tomorrow, so that God forbid if I am ever in this position again, I will have funds on hand without creating tax liability and incurring penalties.  I pray that no one else has to walk through the same water I did.  I know that I was not the only person on the planet looking for work but it does get lonely and tiresome.

Tonight is the first night in a long time where I am not searching for ads to reply to.  It does feel strange and the only thing I can thing to do is enjoy my free time and spend it with the kids.  They are going to miss me and life for them will change.  I just hope they can all endure the stress this will create for them.  I will be taking this extra time to try to adjust my sleeping schedule so that it’s not so foreign to my body.  All though on the first day I will be so juiced up with adrenaline that it probably won’t matter how much sleep I have.  Next Tuesday night I probably won’t sleep that much, but here’s one time when I hope I am wrong!

Thank you all again so very much.  Your friendship, readership and just knowing that there are folks out there that care means the world to me.  Thanks be to God as well, even though I doubted God still came through.  It was at the 11th hour but it showed me that all things are possible, no matter how bad the situation looks, a ray of sunshine is around the corner!

We are breathing easier here with a huge sigh of relief!  I will talk with you peeps later!  God Bless.

24 Hours to Employment ?

The 2nd Interview materialized just as I thought it would.  It was a short meeting just like the first one, but things were laid out for me in much greater detail.  When we concluded the meeting I was told I will have an offer in 24 hours.  That sounds like awesome news, but I am holding down my excitement until the offer comes through. 

Still my mind is racing with ideas, people I can reach out to for help and the thought of getting in touch with old contacts sounds very appealing. 

Presuming this all comes through I will be an IT Manager, not my official title but I will be in charge of all things IT for this company.  They also use the same brand of phone system that my last employer did.  I’m not too thrilled about that because a phone system plaid a point in me loosing my old job.  This job will no doubt allow me to learn a wide variety of things and gain knowledge to further my resume.  Who knows maybe I can even talk them into paying for  a certification or two, that would be extra awesome.

Neither Father or Son knows anything about IT so they couldn’t quiz me on my knowledge.  They basically took my resume at face value.  There is good and bad in that.  If this comes through I want it to be the right amount of money and a good fit.  Something that will be long term and I can get comfy but not too comfy.  Hiring me is a pure business decision for these folks and they are rolling the dice and hoping that they chose the right person.  I will certainly do my best to not let them down, provided they give me the opportunity.

I called the other company that I interviewed with 2 weeks ago.  The guy said oh Hi Jeremy.  I asked for an update on the position and he said well I am interviewing other candidates now.  The fucker was ready to hang up the phone.  I asked when he would be making a decision and he said ah, 2 weeks.  Yeah, okay I won’t be holding my breath.  I don’t understand why they went to such great lengths to put me through an assessment test, do a background check, interview me in person and give me a tour, if they weren’t seriously interested in me.  Maybe they put everyone through this.  I mean they certainly have the money BUT why waste it like this, it just makes no sense to me. 

I was telling my partner today that I will get the job with the Father & Son Company.  Then the phone will ring off the hook with job offers.  My partner said stuff like that usually happens but it’s first come first serve.  Everyone had fair notice that I was in the market.  True that! 

While writing my own ticket does sound appealing, it also sounds a bit scary.  Ideally I would like to work with a team of people who already know the business and can teach me how the environment works.  Who knows though this may just turn out to be the opportunity of a life time that fell in my lap.  Stay tuned and we shall find out together!

Big Boy had a rough night and frankly I am very scared.  He went to use the litter box and he was straining so hard, nothing happened and finally he just had to lay down so he hopped out of the box.  He started panting (not a good sign for a cat… usually means respiratory distress and you need to go to the vet) I sweet talked him and helped him to calm down.  Then he gave it one more try, only problem was he wasn’t in the litter box.  So I had a mess to clean up.  I got that taken care of.  I came back to clean him up and then he turned on the soft serve ice cream, only it wasn’t ice cream.  Ah, it was quite the mess.  I didn’t mind that I was more worried about him.  I got him clean, the mess cleaned up and then cleaned up myself.  I sat with him for a couple minutes and gave him a belly rub.  That’s one way to endear him, he loves those belly rubs.

Everyone that was in my room left, so I got to sleep by myself last night.  Different and enjoyable but still I worried.

This morning Big Boy stuck close to the kitchen.  He is walking funny.  I figured that litter just got in his back paws but they are clean.  He let me rub them for a little bit but then he barked at me to stop.  I worry that he either hurt himself.  He fell asleep in the water fountain, which he has never done before.  You could just look at him and know he wasn’t feeling the best.  I did give him some extra medicine in the hopes it would help him.

My Partner and I both agree that it’s time to take him back to the vet for an evaluation.  He probably needs to have the lungs drained again.  Maybe we can get him a stool softener.  I am very concerned and nervous about how this will turn out.  I’d like an EASY button to make him better and keep him alive.  His health care has certainly been a pain point for all of us.  Money or the lack there of is why we are not rushing to the vet now.  I suppose if this job comes through, I will be making him an appointment this week.

I am so hungry for Blueberry Pancakes and/or Taco Bell.  Both together, nah that sounds like a pregnancy craving.  I will probably wind up settling for something here like Salsa, Lasagna and/or Pizza.  Then again I could just continue sipping on my water and call it a day!  Lord knows I will not be able to sleep tonight from anticipation about tomorrow!

More to come as life continues to happen.  Thanks again for your kind words, thoughts and prayers.  They are very much appreciated.  I will talk with you peeps later!