Nothing much is happening. Had a chat for class, so I grabbed a cup of tea to weather the whiners. How many different ways can you ask the same question, without actually reading the assignment? Apparently, lots.
6 weeks till graduation, that's good. Good day today, got to see pictures of my brother and sister-in-law's house in Phoenix, it's beautiful! And I got Halloween pictures of my cousins in Colorado, that's always nice! AND, I talked to my cousins in Nebraska, or actually, Alvin and the girls moved to Kansas! It was so fun to catch up! Gilly didn't remember who I was, so wouldn't talk on the phone, and Laney doesn't remember me either, but didn't care, talked to me anyway! Silly girls! Ashlynn is only 2, so not talking on the phone really!
My godson had surgery, it went great, yay, and he's resting comfortably! I always worry, but everything went fine!
Work is great, I love what I do, but having to trim 660,000 of our budget was hard, and really, where are you going to save that kind of money? Personnel, salaries and benefits. So we went from a hiring "delay" to a freeze.
Then, the county decided that if you were hanging on for the last couple of years so you could get your health benefits paid for when you retire, they would pay your health benefits if you retire early. Honestly, that's why a lot of people work for the county or state, for the benefits, so this way if they leave those positions vacant for a little while, there is a lot more than a 600/month insurance premium to be saved.
So, the director announced retirement, the development officer, a branch manager, the young people's librarian, so far. I think it will get worse. There is only so much we can absorb, and still stay open to the public.
Our County manager was voted an increase with her annual evaluation, you know what she did? She's the best! She gave 15,000 to the employee scholarship fund, and declined the rest, in light of the county economy. I think she deserves the raise, because for heaven's sake, we can't afford to lose a leader that's effective.
Oh well, have some papers to write, and really, only a couple of people read this, so have fun!
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1 comment:
I'm glad you're doing well Corinne! It's always nice to catch up with family, hear that they're doing well. I feel like I'm just floating through life right now, just waiting for something exciting to happen besides more homework and more papers. I did get to go on a "date" with my husband for lunch today, which is almost more than I've seen him all week (gigs!). Anyway, this is your blog so I should stop whining now. Sounds like you got enough of that in your chat! :) Have a good evening!
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