CYNDIBLOCK TALK

Nikki and Tanya came to town and we all played. Saturday night we had a fabulous dinner and I laughed harder than I have in years. I love, love, love, these women. That is what happens when Nicole, Nikki and I get together. I fly to a new place of happiness.

Pictures are here.

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So I got a job at Zappos.com corporate offices. It is unlike any place I have ever been before. These people thrive on employee happiness. Their philosophy is happy employees + fun and happiness = more dedication, less turnover. Hello? The last place I worked was truly hideous. Everyone there was so cold and tense. The owner was a fastidious angry man who people feared. This owner… doesn’t even have his own office because he believes no one should be above anyone else. He sits out in a cubicle with everyone else. This a multimillion dollar business and the CEO sits in a cubby! It is a very positive place to live. They provide a free lunch all day which everyone has warned me of the Zappos 15. I am trying to do well. In the giant cooler filled with drinks of every kind (including Perrier) I have only chosen juices and water. In the afternoon I drink a diet Dr Pepper for energy. The health bars and fruit they provide in all the break rooms help too. It is crazy! On Monday I go into a 4 week extensive “boot camp” to get to know all about the company. When I get back from training I will be past my 30 days and I will eligible for my health insurance for which the company pays 100% for employee and over 50% for dependants.  I am the administrative assistant for the finance department. I also set up all there special events for the department. So far I love it. Keep that in mind. Day 4- I love it.

There is also some changes in the Jeff department. After 4 years of overly dedicated service, He has put in his two weeks notice to Bass Pro Shops and has accepted a position for more money and less hours. I will tell you where when he starts. Which will be in July. He will train at another store until his own opens in September. In the meantime, He and I have switched role as house mommy and I am ok with that. I like using my brain again. Jeff prefers to be called Coco, The house boy though. The girls are ecstatic to have him home. Keep in mind that he has worked 60-70 hours a week for the last year.

 As far as money goes, I am working now, we saved a little and Hello May money from the Government. We will be ok.

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So I decided that as much as I LOVE being home, I am going back to work. I got a great new job that pays very well. I will let you know where when I start, which will be Monday. Jeff and I have a LOT of new changes coming soon. If I were you, I would keep reading.

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1. Cannot wait one more second for THIS

2. Happy Birthday Pop Pop!

3. We still miss you Matt. Twelve years feels like forever. We hope that you are boozin and cruisin like you always did!

 

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As you all know, we were supposed to be in Texas this week with Jeff's family but funds were a bit sparse. We hope to get there by December. In the meantime, the Clark County Fair started in Overton. A town about an hour away from Vegas but still in the same county. I figured going to the Fair was the same as going to Texas in some ways. Jeff wasn't so homesick after we went to the see the pie exhibit. The girls ditched school so we punished them by making them eat caramel apples, candy apples, cotton candy, pizza and icees. They were also forced to look at pickled eggs and swine races.

Pictures are http://picasaweb.google.com/cyndiblock/CountyFair

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They are having a BOY!!!!!!!!  

(This is not their child. I googled imaged naked baby boy and this picture came up. )

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Jeff: "Emma, look that Monkey is doing the Macarena"

Emma: "He is doing it wrong, his hands are supposed to be up"

Jeff: "Throw him some slack, last week he was probably throwing his feces at a tree."

Emma: "He is doing it wrong."

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So, Alyssa has been learning about the Revolutionary war, She has to write a letter to King George III and tell him why he is such a jerk. So I tell her that when Mommy and Daddy were growing up there were these cartoons called SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK That taught us everything we needed to know about life. We looked up this little diddy on you tube and I almost cried watching it.

But it got me thinking about Saturday mornings. My brother and I used to get up and watch the Bugs Bunny /Roadrunner hour. The best part of these mornings were the schoolhouse Rock clips and that funky little round dude with the long legs that taught me how to make ice pops from the freezer. His name was Timer and his little clips were called Time for Timer.

Ahhhh the 70's. These kids just don't get it. We appreciated TV!! They have 1000 channels to choose to watch on Saturdays. We had three!!

 

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