The Word of the Day is: Blessed

Wow. Just…wow. I’m blessed in a lot of ways. After day one of the new job, I wanted to post this update because I’ve had such tremendous support and interest on Facebook, so I hope to answer most (if not all) of your questions here. So here’s the facts…Jaxon Engineering & Maintenance is a small [...]

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Unemployment is Fun!!

Wow….since my lay-off last Wednesday, I feel like I’ve been pretty darn busy and active. Guess I don’t fit the welfare stereotype of sitting at home collecting unemployment checks. Seeing the comments on Facebook alone is proof how covered in prayer we’ve been….we are so blessed to have so many friends/family thinking about and praying [...]

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Wheel…of…Fortune!!!

So, through a Craigslist ad, I was able to pick up 4 hours of work at the Double Eagle casino up in Cripple Creek. (4 hours today, 4 on Sunday – setup/tear-down) I didn’t know what the event was until after agreeing to work. It’s the Wheel of Fortune’s traveling contestant search thing. They do [...]

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Today was a good day!

In light of my current circumstances, it may seem counter-intuitive, but I have to say that I had a really good day today. I’m writing this at 11:30pm on Wednesday, Sept. 30 – the day I got laid off from my job. I wanted to post this earlier, but so much is going on. I [...]

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Interview, Schminterview

I wanted to pause in my Retreat posting to talk about my job interview yesterday before I find out the result. First of all, I was told to try and get there early, as it would probably take longer to get on base due to the welcome-home-troops stuff going on. My interview was at 10:00, [...]

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