Oh so much info!!!

Oh my gosh...where do I start? I almost dread posting now, because I know I have so much to write about. Okay, let's break this down...

1.) Kaytee broke her toe on Monday. Well, it might be sprained. I'm not sure because I didn't take her to the doctor. I don't have medical insurance at the moment and I know there is nothing they can do anyway for a broken toe. It is black and blue and hurts her. How did it happen? She kicked her locker.

2.) I got a line!!!! Oh yeah, you have no idea how happy I am about this!! Bouncing off the walls happy. Lines came up today and it looks like I have a sweet month coming up for May, except none of my trips include Bob. (Yes, I still like him. but who can see the future?) Some of my overnights include Colorado Springs, Calgary & Redmond, Oregon. No locals. Nice. Reserve really sucks, and I sure hope I don't have to do to much more of it.

3.) The house is up for sale. Anyone want to move to Cool? $429,000. can get you a modest 3 bedroom/2 bath home with 2.6 acres of recently cleared horse property. The good news is that Brydon and I have been getting along pretty well the last 2 weeks which makes this painful process easier. No fighting, no death threats, no calling the police. I don't even think he's been drinking. I hope this time he'll be able to stop for good. He's working on getting his job back (it might happen) and he's been trying to work around the house to make it more appealing. I sure hope it doesn't sit on the market forever.

4.) Portugal. My dad just called and we talked a bunch about our upcoming trip to Portugal. We really need to get started on the details!! Passports, flights & a possible time share?? There is so much to do!! I'm excited, but dreading the process at the same time.

5.) My writing. I'm sure you are wondering if I still manage to write with all my crazy real life dramas. Well, yes and no. I did write another article for SIA, it will be in the June/July publishing. Did I already tell you that? I don't remember. I woke up the other day with 2 more ideas for articles in my head. One idea will be funny. It has to do with all the embarrassing things I've done on the job (yes, there are many!)
I do spend little bits of time writing on Annie. I WILL GET THAT DONE THIS YEAR!! It's my goal. I know...it was my goal last year too. However, I spend more time thinking about it then actually writing it.

Oh yeah, I never told you about my insult to SkyWest President, Jerry Atkin. It went like this...

We were told in training that SkyWest has an open door policy. If you want to talk with anyone in management, just go ahead and do it.
So, I wanted to put that policy to the test.

To make a long story not so long...I sent an email to the President and VP. I told them that even though I am going through the most difficult times of my life and struggling at the bottom of the company, I am happy. I asked them...now that you are at the top of a sucessful company...do you ever miss the bottom? ( I think my wording was a bit different.) I also let them both know that I had recently written a funny article in the SIA flyer, inviting them to read it.

They both sent a reply message within 30 minutes.

They VP gave me a real "yes, I miss the rubber meets the road" type answer. But Jerry gave me what I felt was a brush off answer and welcomed me to SkyWest.

It didn't sit with me very well. He had said that he didn't think in terms of top and bottom.

I sent a reply message with these exact words..."With all due respsect, bullshit." I was a bit mad. It was easy for him to say that being the president of SkyWest. He doesn't have to deal with being a reserve and not getting paid a decent monthly wage. I thought...how dare you patronize me? I was after an honest answer, but offered up something one would expect from a sleezy politition.

Even though the rest of my email was quite complimentary...I had major email remorse. I even wondered...he can't fire me for this can he? After 2 days I sent another message apologizing for my foul language.

He simply replied that it was fine and that we all get frustrated.

I wanted to write back and say, HEY YOU JERK...I MEANT IT!!! ANSWER THE QUESTION ALREADY!!

But that WOULD be horrible and I'm NOT that stupid.

I brought closure to the incident, by sending him a copy of the SIA flyer that my article appeared in.

He sent me a message, thanking me for the copy. He said that he enjoyed reading it adding that it was funny and I'm a very talented writer.

I'm just glad I still have a job!!