Unemployment

R drives all the way down to unemployment. About 40 people are standing outside the building since it hadn't even opened yet. Someone was telling him that he could do it online so he waited until he got inside and true enough, there was a poster saying to make a claim online. He drove back home, since he wasn't feel well enough to wait in line with 40 other people at 8am, and did it all online. The modern miracle of internet! But the way R types, I bet it was very frustrating for him. The victim of the automotive industry demise. If only Ford didn't cancel their open orders with K and if only the economy was better. Two steps forward, three steps back.

Not a good night

My body is sore and it is just from getting old and being fat. My knees are buckling when I try to stand up and ache when I walk up stairs. I am suppose to go bowling to make up for missed league night, but am trying to muster up the strength to do it. I know R really wants to go bowling, now that he found a sport that is a) cheap enough to afford right now and b) inside away from harsh weather.
Speaking of harsh weather....I still would love one more trip in the woods. It is a tradition to go to Big River the day after Thanksgiving for hunting. I will miss Big River and knowing my way through the woods by myself. I mean, with my GPS of course. I love that thing. We use to go Geocaching with it and I will have to suggest to R to start that again, since it is Free and fun to do.
Rambling...that is because it is 12:12am and I have bathroom issues that are keeping me up. For those of you who know me, I don't like having bathroom issues and know that is it stress. We went over our bills for the month of December and although it will be tight, we are okay. It is January that is the problem. Hopefully R's unemployment will kick it. He was officially told he was being laid off on Friday. They also told him it was due to economy and losing automotive business (which has been lead story on the news all last week). They tried blaming him for his work performance and saying he needed two weeks off to think about his job. That was crap seeing how now the owner told him things are very bad with Ford pulling orders and still owning the company money.
He starts questioning himself and because he thinks he is old now and won't get a job. I told him you have to believe in yourself and think positive. That was never easy for him to do...he always is Mr. Pessimistic.
I think he can find anything down here even in this bad economy. The question is whether or not he will like it and if they pay him what he is use to making. He is a welder which normally they make pretty good money. I only pray that God will show him the way. I keep thinking that things happen for a reason and hope the reason is to find something better. Needless to say, the pressure of him being laid off, bored out of his mind sitting at home, using computer hunting for jobs is taking its effect already. I am nervous he is getting depressed and with holidays coming up, I know it is causing him stress. I know my own stress isn't helping and trying to find a way to keep things positive and happy. It ain't always easy....

1st Thanksgiving in SC-

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I have a roof over my head, clothes on my back to keep me warm, food in my belly to keep me full. I have friends who have become like family to us in our new home.
R bought a turkey last weekend and since we always have our own separate Thanksgiving early, since we normally would be going to his sister's on Turkey Day, we wanted to keep our own tradition alive. Plus once you see Thanksgiving decorations, and Food Network shows you start to get a craving for turkey, stuffing and gravy. He bought a 14lb turkey for the two of us. So I told him we can't eat that all by ourselves so we invited the MA gang over from apt. complex. We had a feast of course! Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, green beans w/mushrooms (his dad always made that for Thanksgiving). He also made his own bread/rolls which is our tradition. For all the mouths there, we still had plenty left. Our friends brought desserts and we all had plenty to eat. I think little Cohen ate only cake!
But the whole day was a blessing from God to say thank you for our blessings, our friends, our family who couldn't be there.

Not into politics

I think it was that saying of not talking politics or religon in front of people that always made me shy away from getting to know my democratic duty of votiing. I knew the Electoral College are the ones who vote for the President and I remember learning about this and thinking...then why bother voting? I did not vote yesterday. I did drive to the school where I would have voted, but the line was long and it I did not know we could come to work late and not be marked against us. Then after work was the first night of bowling and to be honest, I really didn't want to stand in line for two hours. I really don't care that is my point. If I had really cared about the whole process, who my President will be and if my role as an American would have changed that, I would have voted. No harm no foul since even if McCain got voted in, we are still in financial recession due to the banking/mortage industry.