I have been working for my company for twenty years now. TWENTY YEARS! I have stayed because of the job security that it has offered and I have needed. About ten years ago they decided to take away our longevity bonuses which really sucked because it was the only thing that really made me feel like it mattered that I dedicated myself to them. Five years ago was fifteen years for me. Was there a big check for me? Nope. Just a mini catalog of things to choose from "for my many years of service". It wouldn't have been so bad if the choices were better than something I can buy myself for $30!
This month I have reached twenty years. Now for some reason I thought they would at least do SOMETHING really big for twenty years. I guess that is what I get for thinking. I opened my mail today to find yet ANOTHER insulting catalog(check out the website at www.awardselect.com/c.jsp?
Don't get me wrong. I fully understand that I am very blessed to have had a job for so long. Especially with how bad this nation is doing right now. I guess I am just feeling sorry for myself. I just REALLY wanted SOMETHING BIG to represent what I think is such a BIG event.
One of the best parts of the whole thing was that they have a deal going on where if you just sign up for their free players rewards card(it only took like two minutes)you can get into the buffet for free the first time which is usually $23.
Bottom line. Great place, great food and we WILL be back again.
Great news: Thank you all again for all of your thoughts and prayers. My mom's surgery was a complete success and she had zero problem waking up! YEAAAAAA! This has taken a big load of stress off of me.
Bad news: So I went to go home after being there for 11 hours and as I get closer to my Jeep I realize that my glove compartment was sitting open. When I got all the way up to it I saw that not only was everything out of it all over the place but my stereo and CD holder(it held 40 CDs) were stolen! Plus when the piece of crap took the stereo he or she broke part of my dashboard. I was and still am shocked and pissed at the same time. I went back into the hospital, got security to come outside to take pictures and we both filled out reports. They even had surveillance video and were going to look at it tonight.
Good news: Even though I feel violated(and not in a good way. heh heh) I am also laughing. Except for one or two the CDs were all copies so no huge loss there and my stereo was about TEN YEARS OLD! It scratched up my CDs (that is why I had copies) and there was no way fro me to play my I pod through it. My stuff wasn't worth enough money for the jerk or bitch to get a half of a puff of Crack! I wish I could have been there when he or she got home and realized what he or she had in his or her hands.
The ironic thing is that I have always made a joke that I wished someone would steal my stereo so that I would have an excuse to get one made in the last decade.
I am very nervous about my mom's surgery tomorrow. She is having both of her knees completely replaced and will be under anesthesia for about 4-5 hours. Actually the anesthesia part is what concerns me the most because there is always a chance for something to go wrong. I will be going crazy until she is awake and talking to us but I have to put on an act for my father who has not slept well since the day they decided to do this.
My dad is diabetic(just like me)and when he gets nervous, upset or preoccupied he completely spaces eating. Usually my mom is the one who is there to fight with him to make sure he eats and doesn't get sick but she will be a little busy. Because I know my dad pretty well( and of course I wanted to be there for my mom) I took the day off to temporarily fill in for her and make him eat.
I have to admit that diabetes is far from the only thing I got from my dad. I know that I also have the same behavior with eating on time as I mentioned above(just to name one), so making sure HE eats will actually help ME remember for myself. To be honest I have been very preoccupied lately. Between one of my brothers being very sick and my mom's surgery my mind has been going a mile a minute. I can't sleep well sometimes. I have so many thoughts and emotions going on about everything all at the same time about all of this on top of my wife, my kids, my job, my music group, my work in the garage etc. I am very emotionally drained and it has effected many parts of my life. I try to focus but then I get a phone call or something that sidetracks my my mind. This surgery things will be over with tomorrow and that should hopefully level me out a lot.
My family can use some prayers.
