Thank you, Yes, I am my own harshest critic...and I have been whining this week cause I hate not knowing how to do something right when I do it..but I am learning..and there is a LOT to learn.
I am not going to quit...having a government job is not easy to come by..the security is there once you get through the probationary period..and the people that matter seem happy with me so far...so I am going to suck it up and do what I need to do to succeed. I am done feeling sorry for myself. So...now that you have a break from the hectic time around there...think about making a trek east...When was the last time you, Maridyth and the girls saw the Atlantic Ocean? I think you should take a road trip...stop in WV, NC and SC, swing by FL, and just visit all the sandbox gang...you can hit the rest of the bunch on your way back to Iowa. Well...Just tour the whole country...we have plenty of room here...just let me know when to expect your gang. Laurie --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Laurie, > Man! do you have a full plate.. I have no idea > what > I am talking about, but my advise as to your job is > to tough it out for awhile and try not to make too > many enemy's. Some day *you* will be the one > that is casting sideways glances. I have faith that > you are doing a lot better than you are giving > yourself credit for. > > > > > > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 06:06 PM, Laurie > wrote: > > > Tell Maridyth to get her backside back on the list > and > > post...I miss her..and I know everyone else does > too. > > Glad to hear she is settling in and the girls are > > doing good and accepting her in the parental role. > > That is sometimes a hard adjustment. > > > > I am doing pretty good. I work in the Survelliance > and > > Systems Engrg Dept. We spend money on all kinds of > > things that help support missions. For example a > few > > months ago our group installed 140 cyber cafes in > > Kuwait and Iraq so that the service people could > email > > home. We do lot of things I can't talk about or I > > would have to shoot you, but mainly I get orders > to > > provide the money for services and labor and > supplies > > to do all kinds of things. Do I like it? Some > days. > > Yesterday was not a good day. I find that Interns > are > > resented because in 3 years I will move up the > ladder > > and go from a GS7 to a GS 12. There are many > people > > there that have worked 20 years and never see > higher > > than a GS9. But they have to train me. So..they > are > > not all that forth coming..but they sure do like > to > > talk behind your back and make comments and > critize. I > > have been there 45 days as of tomorrow. Because I > > don't work for the Spawar command but for the > > internship program out of Mechanicsburg, they > can't > > use me as a labor option but I do help out where I > can > > when I am not taking this online class called > > Contracts 101. They USED to send people away for 4 > > weeks to take it in a classroom..but now I have to > > read it online, answer questions and hope I pass > the > > tests at the end of the units. My big test for > > this..is buying latrines for the army...don't > > laugh..this is big stuff. I found out you don't > rent > > these kinds of things..LOL..now I am into > gazebo's. > > just wait..I know those solid gold toilet seats > are > > out there somewhere. Oh...one of the things we do > is > > compare labor rates for all kinds of job > > categories..so if you have say a Sr. Engineer that > > makes 75 bucks an hour...for one job..he can't > make 85 > > for another..they have to stay in certain > areas..and > > you have to verify everything...even plane and > perdiem > > rates to make sure they are being charged right. > Does > > it sound like fun yet? The last intern that went > > through went to the Navy Yard in DC..and worked > > getting the ships stripped of anything sensitive > > before they were sold to our foreign allies after > we > > decommission them. Any parts that were salvageable > > were sent back to their origins..and the > government > > made money on that..but also got a deal on any > further > > equipment from them..so..someone has to make those > > deals...so far..I am into latrines and > > gazebos..although I did spend some of the > governments > > money extending a period of performance on some > work > > being done on a ship today. > > > > My love life....well I am still seeing Ken who > lives > > in Roanoke Rapids. We are trying to make this long > > distance thing work out but it is hard..and I want > him > > to move here..for he can do his job anywhere...and > > there is nothing there in that dinky town. He > doesn't > > have any really close ties other than collegues > and > > his daughter really needs to be in a school that > > challenges her more..but SC schools are not that > hot > > either..but there is a really nice prep school > almost > > next door to me :) So..time will tell..in the > > meantime, we are commuting back and forth on the > > weekends..I go up there when he is on call and he > > comes down here when his daughter doesn't have > soccer. > > He is a great guy..and we get along well..so..I > guess > > time will tell. In the meantime, getting through > the > > week and with school starting back up in > Jan...life is > > hectic. I will be going away for a week in Dec..to > > Norfolk for an orientation..they are putting us up > at > > the Radisson for a week...all expenses paid and we > > have to do tours and such...I have a feeling there > > will be lots of alcohol consumed. > > > > I can't wait to see the pictures of the horses. > So, > > what do you do in the off season besides > maintenence > > and killing Bambi??? Have you gotten a real good > > venison recipe yet? I hear stew is very good with > it. > > > > The kids are getting settled in at the new high > > school. They like it better than Jacksonville and > that > > is good cause I was worried. Now if my son would > do > > better...I wouldn't be holding my breath about his > > graduating in May. I have a feeling it is going to > be > > a close call. > > > > So..that is my life...well..the Reader's Digest > > version anyways. > > > > Laurie > > > > > > --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Laurie, > >> The horses here at the farm are fine.... wet, but > >> fine. It rained > >> about five inches the last couple of days. I > have > >> some pics > >> undeveloped in the camera. If the > >> sun ever comes out again I will try to remember > to > >> shoot it up. We are > >> all done racing until spring.... I am on sort of > >> vacation right now. > >> All I do is quick do > >> chores in the morning and then either go deer > >> hunting, play in the > >> sandbox or take a nap. Oh... I did clean the > >> gutters... *after* the > >> five inches of rain started > >> to run into the basement.... <G> The girls are > >> doing good... they > >> both got glowing reports at the recent teacher > >> conferences. Maridyth > >> is doing well she > >> is starting to become more comfortable with the > >> mother role. <G> She > >> wants to get a job, but hasn't found one to her > >> liking here in the > >> middle of nowhere. > >> > >> What about *You*, woman? Do you like your new > job? > >> Now that you guys > >> spent all the money that your were supposed to, > what > >> do you do? How > >> are your > >> kids adjusting to there new home? Do you like > your > === message truncated === ===== I wanted a perfect ending... Now, I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment, and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. --Gilda Radner __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! 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