Maddie~ Forget about the rant...nhsuzaane is right..We ALL have had rants here. It helps just to type away and press "post"--very theraputic. Plus, let yourself enjoy the support. And now, I'm going to have a little rant of my own... Maddie, On the job...I have no doubt you like (maybe even love) your job, but there is way too much "job" and not enough of you. Start looking for another position. Even if the auditors find you need more manpower, the company still has to find the funds and get the authorization for it; that could take a long, long time. Right now, it's not a priority for them to help you even learn your job...why would they be motivated to get help for any time soon? Start job hunting now. And BTW, you don't have to find a job at what you went to school for---find something you LIKE---what happened to your auctioning dreams? Or real estate? When we toured that KY mansion together, you really impressed me with your vision on property renovation! You would be a gem in the customer service end of a high-end real estate biz! And you know so much about the history of KY! And---you take on WAY too much in all of these jobs you've had. Take some time and find a job that fits YOU. Enough of this Super-Woman-Set-Me-Up-For-Failure-Cr@p. You are a very,very nice person, but you are taking on too much---because you're TOO nice! You do not have to save the company---just find a job, work as hard as you can, follow your job description, and save money for pleasure vacations and retirement, and BE YOURSELF! Maddie, everyone enjoys being around you. I loved every single minute I spent with you. Your humor, your easy smile, your warmth, and your perky red-headed personality should land you whatever job you want. Please ask yourself if what you're doing is really what you want to be doing...or is it just what you trained for and you don't want to "waste" that $ and education. Perhaps this is why you choose jobs that are so difficult. Do you really want to be doing what you're doig??? People change over time and maybe you should think about your OTHER talents and find a "fun" job to do for a while-one that take advantage of your PERKY personality, your persuasive manner, and natural good looks-instead of your brain! There is nothing wrong with *NOT* having a brainy job! Look at meeeeeeeeeeeeee! I CAN FLY! (and feel like Peter Pan half the time!) Sorry this is so long, but I really think you deserve to be happier. It makes me sad to think your employer doesn't appreciate you or give you the type of working experience you deserve. If the last person was miserable and now you're miserable, buy a paper at lunch and start LOOKING for a new job...try looking in the customer service ads...or real estate! Everyone here will write you a reference, I'm sure. Love you and want you to look forward to going to work! -Beege

I got Evan's Critter Quilt back from the quilter Saturday morning. It turned out great. I bound it last night. It took 4.5 hours of hand stitching to bind it. I started at 10:00 last night and finished at 2:30. My husband is deer hunting so I can stay up really late without getting scolded. I took a Confetti Landscaping class yesterday. It's a technique in which you cut batiks, solids or hand-dyed fabric into toothpick-size pieces and try to copy a photograph. You cover the layers with black tulle and free motion quilt to hold everything in place. It was fun; I met some great women and found a wonderful new quilt shop. Now I'm getting ready to host house guests and Thanksgiving dinner. I have one more placemat to finish for my daughter and a couple of table runners that I would like to have ready for Christmas. No big deal if I don't though. Besides, it's cookie baking time. I usually make 9 varieties for a total of about 75-90 dozen cookies. Guess what everyone gets at Christmas time around my house?

A photo that my grandson took while in France. It sort of makes me dizzy to look at it, although I would love to explore the building.

The Wave (We entereed a BLM lotto to win a pass to enter this area. Only 20 bodies/includes dogs allowed per day)6 miles round trip hike in the desert. It sprinkled on ad off. This is a dangerous flash flood area. **********************************************************