Well I started on my new job this week. On Monday I had orientation and paperwork and didn't actually start working till Tuesday.
On Tuesday I first went to several places to pick up ordered materials. Then I removed the old clapboard siding from a remodel project we had going, then demolished a deck and replaced some hand rails. I then went to a rental property and fixed a cracked bath tub with some fiberglass repair kit and a LOT of sanding, and finally installed an outside water spigot.
On Wednesday, I started the day off by installing a base cabinet and counter top and fixing a leaking drain pipe. Then I went to a golf course to put in some 40 foot telephone poles for a net system they are putting up to catch golf balls.
Today i went to a Talc grinding plant to remove a dust collector. i thought it would be an easy job but someone failed to mention that it was 40 feet in the air. after a full morning and much finagling we finally got it unhooked and down and on a truck for transport to Ohio, i went and returned all of our equipment that we used to get it down.
As you can see my job is VERY wide spread and encompasses may areas. But that's my area of expertise. I'm really going to enjoy this job and like working with the people i work with.
As for my family, we have some very sad days ahead. Lani's deployment ceremony is tomorrow and she will be leaving for Iraq in about 2 weeks give or take a few days. We will miss her very much and will try to patiently wait for her return.
other than that, life is getting back into order and I'm starting to relax again.
more next time or next week.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
long long ago when the world was square...
Well its been a long time since i last wrote. since that time a LOT has happened in my life.
With Lani and her unit leaving soon for Iraq, the spouses of the unit have been getting together to get to know each other and set up a support chain within the group. I'm the only Male spouse in the unit so sometimes i feel left out of the loop, but u have a great key caller and the rest of the ladies at least know who i am. each of our meetings is designated as a certain type of pot-luck. the last one was a Luau theme. i baked my first caked all by myself. it was a Hawaiian cake with pineapples, and coconut, and pecans. and the icing was a cream cheese icing. it was very good, so maybe i will try baking some more.
i had a lesion removed from the side of my head, and the doctor called to say something wasn't right with it and that they didn't get it all and will have to go after the rest and get a few more tests done. I'm not worried about it.
they Friday before leave started i finally had a job interview. if you want to call it that. i pretty much had the job but had to talk to the boss anyway. i will be doing maintenance work for a construction company who specializes in industrial development and commercial work. i will have a company truck, cellphone, tools, and other perks that come with the job. its a job made for my experience level.
that Saturday, we left home to go to Michigan, to visit with Lani's family before she deploys. its always a great time, and get to see everyone. half way through the leave we went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin so Lani could run in a half marathon and Robbie could run in a kids race. the weather sucked the whole time we were there but they completed their individual runs. Robbie finished 12 out of 25 boys in his age group, but i think that was because he was having too much Fin looking around at the other kids and checking out all the excitement. while we waited for Lani to finish her run Robbie got to see a choo choo train really up close as we were on the sidewalk where the train crossed. he also got a close look at a fire rescue vehicle and got a card of the vehicle. it would have been a lot more fun if it wasn't cold, and didn't snow the whole time we were there. but they finished and we came back to Michigan.
while we were at Lani's parents i got to help out with the Vista Theater. the were putting on the play "high School Musical" so i helped Dale. who is the House Manager, with the ticket taking and got to see the play. the kids did a great job. in case you didn't know, while i was living with Dale and Sally, while Lani was in Korea, i was in a play called Anatomy of a Murder, and i also ran a spot light for Chicago. i loved it so much that i have been a member of the Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council since that time. they are going to restore the theater to the original condition when it was first built in 1928. its coming along pretty good. also while i was there i am helping put on door closures and other projects that dale needs help with.
its been fun so far and hope to continue to have fun.
till next time..
BTW i am not sure how many people read these, so if you do please leave me a comment
With Lani and her unit leaving soon for Iraq, the spouses of the unit have been getting together to get to know each other and set up a support chain within the group. I'm the only Male spouse in the unit so sometimes i feel left out of the loop, but u have a great key caller and the rest of the ladies at least know who i am. each of our meetings is designated as a certain type of pot-luck. the last one was a Luau theme. i baked my first caked all by myself. it was a Hawaiian cake with pineapples, and coconut, and pecans. and the icing was a cream cheese icing. it was very good, so maybe i will try baking some more.
i had a lesion removed from the side of my head, and the doctor called to say something wasn't right with it and that they didn't get it all and will have to go after the rest and get a few more tests done. I'm not worried about it.
they Friday before leave started i finally had a job interview. if you want to call it that. i pretty much had the job but had to talk to the boss anyway. i will be doing maintenance work for a construction company who specializes in industrial development and commercial work. i will have a company truck, cellphone, tools, and other perks that come with the job. its a job made for my experience level.
that Saturday, we left home to go to Michigan, to visit with Lani's family before she deploys. its always a great time, and get to see everyone. half way through the leave we went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin so Lani could run in a half marathon and Robbie could run in a kids race. the weather sucked the whole time we were there but they completed their individual runs. Robbie finished 12 out of 25 boys in his age group, but i think that was because he was having too much Fin looking around at the other kids and checking out all the excitement. while we waited for Lani to finish her run Robbie got to see a choo choo train really up close as we were on the sidewalk where the train crossed. he also got a close look at a fire rescue vehicle and got a card of the vehicle. it would have been a lot more fun if it wasn't cold, and didn't snow the whole time we were there. but they finished and we came back to Michigan.
while we were at Lani's parents i got to help out with the Vista Theater. the were putting on the play "high School Musical" so i helped Dale. who is the House Manager, with the ticket taking and got to see the play. the kids did a great job. in case you didn't know, while i was living with Dale and Sally, while Lani was in Korea, i was in a play called Anatomy of a Murder, and i also ran a spot light for Chicago. i loved it so much that i have been a member of the Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council since that time. they are going to restore the theater to the original condition when it was first built in 1928. its coming along pretty good. also while i was there i am helping put on door closures and other projects that dale needs help with.
its been fun so far and hope to continue to have fun.
till next time..
BTW i am not sure how many people read these, so if you do please leave me a comment
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