So happy you are ok but sad for all thats happened to you , life sucks sometimes for sure. Hopefully we will be going to Mexico next year and will be sure to call you for the vacation! HUgs to you and the family xxx <3Hello humans! Can I just say that I absolutely love love love my Dis friends?!?! Y'all are so very sweet to be thinking about me and wondering why in the world I have disappeared. Thank you so much Dee for letting everybody know that we are still alive and kicking.
Let me give y'all a rundown on my life since June, 2016. It's gonna read like a dang Lifetime Channel movie but it's my real life.
1) We went to Walt Disney World for two weeks and the day we returned home (Sunday), I received the call that my boss had been found dead. To say that it was a blow is an understatement. Not only had a lost one of my best friends of 30+ years, I had lost a job.
2) On Wednesday at lunch, I was on the phone with John to let him know that my boss's family had asked me to stay on and help close out the office however long that took. It was temporary but it was better than having no job at all. When I said the word "temporary" John said "me too". I thought that he was playing one of his jokes on me but he wasn't joking. He had a job until Thursday. The next day! His boss hadn't let any of them know that he was shutting the doors until that same week. He gave them less than a week's notice. John didn't tell me about his job loss until Wednesday because I was already so stressed out. He got a job working with his boss's brother (he had worked for them before) and started the very next week. But, he and his boss had a couple of knock down-drag out fights which caused a lot of stress. Instead of acting like a boss, his boss was acting like a bully and it ruined their 20+ year friendship.
3) Two months after my boss died, one of his friends (and mine as well) asked me to come to work for him. I can't tell you how much of a relief that was. I was kinda sorta afraid that I'd have problems finding a job. Why? Well, my former boss had a reputation of being an A hole. A big one. And, while I know that shouldn't matter when it came to me looking for a job, it would have. I know! I know! Why? This is a semi-small town. People either loved my boss dearly or they absolutely hated him. I was associated with that and it mattered to some, actually to a lot of potential employers. Thankfully, my new boss is well like by most and he and I get along great. I'm still learning his way of doing things and this place is busy all day long but I like it.
4) My boss has been dead for 8 months and I am STILL doing odds and ends over at the other office. His family was very very dependent upon my former boss and they expected me to take his place. Last week, I pretty much told them that I am done. Stick a fork in me done. All that I am going to be doing now on is the monthly billing to clients and the occasional picking up of files if a prior client wants their file that is in storage. I'm just too tired to keep doing two jobs.Now if I were getting paid two salaries, the tiredness would be worth it. Nope the income has dwindled down to a measly $100 a month from the old job which is NOT what we agreed to.
5) A month or so before going on vacation, I became a travel agent! I was determined to come back from vacation and go full steam ahead on getting my Facebook page all set up and start booking clients. Then, freaking life happened and that got put on the side burner. But, I've been booking clients for a while now and am loving it! I can book anything Disney, anything Universal, have clients honeymooning in Jamaica, and folks going to Alaska and Vegas. Y'all need a vacation booked, just call a sista up!
6) Mama fell around Thanksgiving and we still haven't figured out what is causing her dizziness. She has just about stopped driving herself anywhere. As a matter of fact, I can probably count on one hand the times that she has driven since then. You all can probably guess who the responsibility falls to.
7) John's insurance has been stressing us out because they want to change up his meds. They don't like paying almost $3000 a month for medications that he has to have. So, we've changed up a few things and, as a matter of fact, I literally had to stop typing this to talk to the pharmacy administrator with the insurance to get two of his meds filled.
Let's see is there a #8? Probably but I can't think of it right now. Oh wait, yes I can. I have had two people near to me pass away within the last few months.
So, there you have it. Those are the reasons that I haven't been on the Dis much. I have three clients waiting on quotes right now but I think that I'll try to get back on here...minus the reasons for my absence.....and pick up where I left off. All of my pictures were on my old office computer and I put them on my home computer so I need to get them on a flash drive so I can write during my lunch hour.
If you are still here and reading, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Awesome to see an update! The pics of Hunter and Lacey are to funny! Nice pics inside the Mexico Pavilion, I always liked walking around in there, so many things to look at. I would like to eat there someday.
Hooray for trip report entries!!!! Thanks for getting my day off to a great start.
Hey Lisa! So good to see a new post from you, I have missed your stories! I pray all is going well with you and your lovely family!
I've missed all of my Did friends!
Love the Martin Short pic of Lacey and her response to you telling her that you were gonna post it was priceless!
My kids (and most of my family for that matter) have a great attitude about showing their true selves and making folks laugh. I love 'em for it!
I don't know why, but I'm fascinated with the size of your head pink donuts at the Joffrey's kiosks. I always take a picture of them too and claim one of these days I'm going to buy one, but I never do. I might have to cave in soon just so I can say I did it.
Aren't they the biggest donuts you've ever seen?!?! I've never bought one either. Probably because I'm afraid that they wouldn't taste as good as they look.
Your pictures in the Mexican pavilion are making me anxious to return, I can smell San Angel Inn now! - it is such a pretty location and you are right, the little exhibits get overlooked.
Glad you are back, and looking forward to more!
I am so glad you are back. Hopefully real life won't keep you away anymore.
I'm laughing so hard! And I'm in the salon getting my grey back to res as it should be people are looking at me.
My response? What you don't Dis?
Ugh. Poor unfortunate souls...
I'm so glad your back with your more then entertaining reports!!
Whatever the is nothing wrong with a good Martin short fat face picture every once in a while
Glad to see you back! I hope life is getting calmer for you!