You may recall that I gave Liuda her first driving lesson in July and then another one in August. It has been difficult to coordinate with her for driving lessons, especially since she has been sick for the last three weeks. She told me today that she has pneumonia. Continue reading
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written. There aren’t many stories to tell these days. All work and no play makes Denise a dull girl. Continue reading
Last week when I went to meet with Liuda for an English lesson, I met her daughter driving her out of the driveway. Liuda had forgotten I was coming. Her daughter had a day off work and had offered to take her to the DMV to get her learner’s permit. Liuda passed! Continue reading
Yesterday (Monday), I had my interview with Karen at Tea Thyme. They had their Grand Opening last Saturday for the tea room and it was also open on Sunday. Over the weekend, Karen and Lynn realized they will need more help, so they are giving me more hours. As a result, I will be working twenty-two hours at Tea Thyme and about sixteen hours at Seaquist. It’s a nice blend of jobs. Continue reading
It took us three days to get out of the mountains, but we started out today in some very hilly country. Continue reading
Yesterday, Mark took his final exam and he passed! He is now a certified RV technician. Thank you for all your prayers for him. Continue reading
You can tell when our lives become kind of ho-hum by the lack of blogs from me. It’s been a while since I wrote, so I’ll update you on what we’re up to. Hopefully, you will find something of interest! Continue reading
If you’ve been following for the last few weeks, you know that I’ve been trying to get hired as a receptionist (or client services professional) at H&R Block for several weeks now. I had the paperwork finished, but because the district manager died last month of a heart attack, my paperwork ended up getting booted out of the system. The manager at the Tigard office, Diane, has been helping me get back into the system and I was finally hired on Monday, the 9th. Tuesday was my first full day of work. Continue reading
Several of you have asked me about Mark. He left the day after Christmas and headed south for training in Florida. He arrived at his destination on Thursday, the 5th. On the 6th, he went to check out his new school.
Our boss is the greatest! Kathy paid for everyone on staff who wanted to to get trained as a Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA). Mark and I went through the training today at The Clearing in Ellison Bay. But first, a woman from The Clearing gave us a tour of the campus. Continue reading