I got a call yesterday and they offered me the job. :D Last night me, Matt and my mom went to PF Chang's to celebrate. Then we went down to Borders and my mom bought me a book. It's really good so far, I only just started reading it last night. But I really do like it. I had read excerpts from it in Reader's Digest and had seen some news program do a spot about this story. Plus lookit the cover!! WHAT A CUTE PUPPY FACE!!
I went today to the station and met various people there. I get my own office! Fancy.
The guy that I have to fill out paperwork with was out sick today. So I'll have to go back probably tomorrow to sign official paperwork and all that. I'm nervous, but only because it's a new job. New jobs are exciting but bring on the nerves. I know for a fact I can do the job and do it well, so I'm not worried about being able to handle it. Plus it's a big office with a real corporation backing them, so there's actually set rules on how to act with employees, unlike my last job. That definitely makes me feel good. That and the fact that it doesn't seem like there's someone like my old boss there.
It'll be a change for the doggies, me having a job. They've gotten used to me being home all the time with them. They'll get used to me being back at work so it won't be a big deal. But for a little while they'll probably wonder why they can't roam around the house.
I want to be an expert who appears on CBS Sunday Morning. I love the way their pieces are written and edited on that show. Thus I want to be one of their experts who appear in a segment.
So two *more* of my teeth have been hurting and because they're hurting the same way, I have a feeling that means I'll have to get 2 more root canals. Which sucks, because it would be on the roof of my mouth and the shots to numb that up hurt like a motherfucker. I mean, just thinking about it hurts my mouth. Shots in the cheek or on the bottom part of my mouth don't hurt as much as the roof. I actually screamed when I got my last root canal when they put the shot in. Matt heard me scream in the waiting room. Eep.
Dad is back from Japan. I made him a welcome home sign when I went to pick him up at the airport. He really seemed to like it. He got lots of cool Hello Kitty stuff for me. :D Very fun.
I tried to help wrangle some dogs that were loose in the neighborhood today. They had collars and tags on, so I wanted to get them so we could see where they belonged and call their owners. But the dogs kept running away from me. I followed them for a while down the street, but they really didn't want to be caught, so I eventually gave up. I just hate dogs getting loose in our neighborhood because we live on such a busy street and cars drive too fast around here. :( But they finally got off our street and went into some of the back streets and that's where I left them. If I hadn't had to cross the street I would have used Zoe to lure them to me, since she's such a friendly dog.
It just makes me sad to see dogs walking around, obviously not at home. I know how sad I was when Lucy ran away the first night we got her. I definitely don't think she'd run away now, but if she did, oh crap. I would be even worse than I was that first night.
Speaking of Lucy she's now pushing up against me. I better go get to pettin her cause she won't stop!
We got a new dog today. His petfinder.com page. We changed his name from Snickers to Pete. I've always wanted a Corgi, but could never bring myself to buy from a breeder when I know there's so many homeless dogs out there. He's not a full-bred Corgi, I think he's got some Basset Hound in him. He's very sweet. He's 4 years old, so he's not as excitable as Zoe. He likes Matt. He keeps following him around the house. They're asleep right now actually. I'm glad he likes Matt so much. Cause Lucy really follows me around the most. & Zoe's an all purpose lover.
We had to go to Hopkinsville to get him. Matt was working today so my mom went with me. It was SOOOO windy up there. I really don't think that helped my cold, cause I've been feeling really bad ever since we got back. I took a long nap and ended up with my feet at the head of the bed and head at the foot of the bed. I only move around like that when I'm sick. (I'm weird. Whatever.) I just hate it, cause I really want to spend time with Pete and get to know him. Plus, I was supposed to go roller skating last night. Roller skating! I mean, I'm sure they didn't even play 80's music like I would want them to, but still. It's roller skating. But sadly I just couldn't get up the energy to. So I had to cancel on that. But Matt felt sorry for me and took me to Angel Hair Yarn Co. and bought me some yarn from the clearance section. So that was nice. :)
I have a job interview on Monday. I've actually already gone thru a second interview at this place before, back in August. I was really hoping to get the job, because it seems like a good company with definite room to grow. Then when I was searching the classifieds I saw the same position open in another department. So I emailed the HR rep that I had gotten friendly with. I really hope it works out this time, because it really does seem like a good company to work for. The atmosphere is nice, the people are nice and it has potential to grow and a chance to stay.
I went to the unemployment office this past Monday. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. The guy I talked to was really nice and helpful. It definitely seems to be a good resource for available job searching.
Hmm, I can hear Pete in the next room. It sounds like he's sleeping on the floor. :( I know Matt wanted him to sleep in the bed. He's nervous, which I can understand. & it's only his first night. Things will get better with time. You just always want them to adapt quicker because they're in a good home now. No more moving around and they get tons of love here. But, of course, they have no idea of that. & you can't tell them. It just takes time. He's very sweet. I'll have to post the pics we took of him today when flickr is back up.
Christmas was pretty good this year. Not awesome, because I have bronchitis. Yeah, that totally sucked the Christmas spirit right out of me. But Matt took really good care of me, so I can't complain there. & now he's sick with a cold. I'm at least better enough to not feel like killing myself at work. Cause that was the worst. I tried one of those Minute Clinics though. It was really cool & I think I will be going there from now on, unless I need a referral for something. Cause I waited for only 1 minute. Then she checked me out the same way my doctor would. It was viral, so she gave me medicine to help the symptoms. Bonus: I got a card in the mail today thanking me for coming by! My doctor NEVER sends me a thank you card. He just wants my co-pay, then he kicks me out.
But Christmas was good. Here is my "made out like a bandit" list:
-JoAnn's giftcard
-Target giftcard (which was spent today on 24 season 2)
-2 Hello Kitty ornaments
-Chococat box
-Guitar Hero II
-New book
-Scrapbook suitcase organizer thingy
-Scrapbook
-Netflix subscription for 6 months
-Entertainment Weekly subscription for 6 months
-2 Spongebob ornaments
-Knitting books
-Handmade ornaments from my grandma
-Handmade scarf
-Scrapbook for the puppies made specifically for them
-Eiffel Tower earrings
-3 Eiffel Tower sculptures
-Eiffel Tower ornament
-Eiffel Tower oil holder
-New tires for my car!
-2 frames for the puppies
& money
I feel very lucky looking at that list. I have a generous family. On both sides, not just my parents. The pups made out like bandits too. They had stockings full of treats and nylabones. Matt also went to Just Dogs bakery and got them gourmet treats. Zoe's 1 year birthday (it made me kinda sad) was on Christmas Day. So he got her a carob melted lollipop that said Happy Birthday. The stick was a rawhide treat! We let Lucy have the big party hat cookie, so that they got equal amounts.
Now I'm trying to get rid of my cough. I'm still coughing up stuff, so I guess I don't want to get rid of it too fast. It's very annoying though. My voice is still kinda scratchy. Anyway, I hope that whoever (whomever?) reads this had a nice holiday season too.
I went to Target after work today and got $140 worth of stuff for $70. So that was pretty sweet. It was pretty picked thru by the time I was able to get there, but that's ok. I still got nice stuff.
My throat is killing me. My voice is all gravelly and sad sounding. & not in a hot "when Phoebe had a cold" way. In a "ew, you sound gross" way. Which totally sucks, cause while I'm done with my Christmas shopping, I still have stuff I want to do. Like make Kris Kringles and finish my grandma's present. & another of Matt's presents. Bleh. I just don't feel like doing it. My throat hurts even worse now because I had to be on the phone all day at work. Of course my boss didn't send me home. If I call in, I don't get paid for the day. If she sends me home, I would get paid for the rest of the day.
But Matt and the puppies are taking good care of me. Well Lucy is doing a good job of chewing on a Nylabone next to me on the bed here. Zoe's in the living room hanging out with Matt. I love watching them chew on Nylabones. They grab one end of the bone in their paws and wrap them around the bottom of it and chew chew chew. I just love how their little paws grasp the bottom of the bones.
My mom gave us a Christmas present early. It's a 6 month subscription to Netflix. I've missed Netflix, so that'll be fun. My first choice on there will be "Little Miss Sunshine". I've heard so many good things about it, I just really wanna see it.
Exciting story of the day: I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck. I requested $40 of it to be given back to me in cash and the rest deposited. I was in the drive-thru line and had been there for about 15 minutes. When I finally got my turn and my cash, I just grabbed it and went on. I went to get a sandwhich and went to grab a $20 to pay for it. I grabbed the first $20 and underneath that was a $100! I was like, Woah! That's not what I wanted!
I checked my deposit slip and she had gotten the amount correct to deposit, so she ended up giving me an extra $80. I didn't have time to go back during my lunch break, so I called them when I got back to work and told them what happened and that I'd be by after I got off work. So I went by there after work and explained to the guy working the customer service desk what had happened (cause I had spoken to a woman earlier). Turns out he was the manager and was really thankful that I brought it back. So I got my $20 and they got their $80 back. Even though I did want to keep it. I just wouldn't have felt right. But maaannn. It woulda been sweet to have the extra $80.
So my bosses went up to our corporate offices last week and I thought they would cover the affair and the lying. But the flirting is still the same. So I don't know if anything was said to them. Which would be kinda weird, cause I mean, if I'm going to sue, I'm going to sue on those grounds. So wouldn't that be the biggest deal of all? I just don't know what to think. Do I do something? Do I go to the lawyer I found?
The doggies got their pictures with Santa on Saturday. It was fun. I thought Lucy would be scared of death of Santa, so I assumed I'd have to hold her in the picture. She walked over to him and was scared at first, but after she sniffed him she was fine. She sat down in front of him and took 2 nice pictures. Then it was Zoe's turn. I thought for sure she'd be totally fine. She was scared of death of him! I thought we wouldn't be able to get a picture, because I couldn't get her near him! It was funny. I mean, I felt bad for Zoe, cause she was scared, but I couldn't help but laugh.
I spent the rest of the day with my mom. That was nice. It's nice to hang out with her now. Things have changed with her. She's apologized to me for how she was all my life. Which was a big deal. She's better. Even Matt's noticed a change. It makes it nice. She's also been a big help in my problems here at work. She wanted me to say something much sooner. When I didn't cause I was scared to, she didn't fuss at me like she would have. She supported me. It was nice.
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Someone posted this link on a messageboard and I wanted to share it here too. Those are some good puppies!
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