Change of Plans

Shannon received a call this afternoon around 2 PM from his future employer! They have moved up the date for him to start training!! He's going to start on Monday, January 18th!!!!

Here's the backstory... The company is building and in the process of opening up 8 new properties across the United States. In the meantime, they have every available member of the corporate office working at various properties to help cover, etc. Since there are 8 properties opening up, they just hired 8 new property managers and they are trying to coordinate all 8 new property managers to come to Kansas City, MO at the same time to train all at once! They are going to fly out each manager, put them up in a hotel, and give them a rental car while they are there for the week. Wow! Shannon has never had a position that did that for him!!! Shannon said they called again tonight, but he wasn't able to answer the phone (he was taking care of Kyle). He checked his email and they asked him for his shirt size. We are guessing they are giving him a polo shirt with the company logo on it!

As for Shannon's training schedule, they have the following planned... They want him to report to the hotel that he will be working at on Monday, January 18th and stay there during the week to train with the current property manager. For the week of January 25th, they are going to fly him out to Kansas City, MO (along with the other 7 property managers) to train for the entire week! After that week in Kansas City, he will then report back to the property where he will be working and work the next two weeks with the current property manager for more training and learn the job. After Shannon got off the phone with his Director of Operations, he started stressing out a little bit. He's trying to figure out what he needs to pack, what he needs to buy, etc. in order to be ready to start working.

We ended up going shopping at Staples. Shannon bought a day planner and a pack of pads of paper. I bought two plastic file folders with 7 pockets each. I chose the pads of paper because we could both use them: I can use them to write letters to my pen pals and Shannon needed a pad of paper to use while in training! I bought the file folders because I wanted something to organize Kyle's school papers in. I wanted an organized system so when we go to enroll him in preschool, we will have everything I need. I bought the second file folder to keep our important papers in.

Shannon is also worried about school. He is currently in the middle of a class. He plans on asking for a month off from school in order for him to focus on his new job/training. Shannon will probably end up taking my laptop with him for the next month while he is working!

As for me, I am more worried about getting Kyle to and from school. I am hoping we can get him scheduled on a school bus before next week. Otherwise, I will be taking a cab just to get Kyle to school! I am also worried about getting Kyle enrolled at another school, but that won't be until we are ready to move. I don't think we will be moving until the end of February, after he is done with training!

He got the job!

Shannon was offered the job yesterday! Pending the background check, etc., they want him to start training on January 25th! They emailed him the paperwork and he filled it all out last night and faxed it over this morning! He will be going to training in another city, rather than in Kansas City, MO like they originally mentioned. At least he'll be in the same state and time zone.

I am turning in my notice at work today, my last day will be January 24th, that way I can be the one to walk Kyle to the bus stop and pick him up. Speaking of that, we are going to set Kyle up to start taking the bus to and from school from now on. His teacher is the one to set it all up for us.

Since I am off tomorrow and Kyle will be in school, we are going to drive out to the area where he will be working. We're going to drive around to look at the area and look for apartments. I am also stressing out about getting Kyle enrolled in a new school district!

Coach Handbag is here

My Coach handbag arrived today! I didn't have to work until 5 PM tonight and of course it didn't come until after we left to go to work! It was a slower today at work, I guess I got so used to the busy days from the holidays.

Just before we left for work, Shannon received a call back from the Director of Operations, he was the second person he interviewed with for the Property Manager position. It turns out, that they had two really good candidates and they want to hire both Shannon and the other candidate. There is another property that has an opening, as the current Property Manager had to go on a leave of absence and they are unsure how long he/she will be gone. So, they are going to have Shannon take that position of Property Manager! Anyway, the Director of Operations said that he will receive a call tomorrow to talk more about the position, etc. Once we get the final word that he is officially hired, I will be giving my two week notice at work!

When I got home, my package was waiting for me on the bed. I didn't open it until after I took a shower. My handbag is beautiful! It was nicely and carefully wrapped. It even came with a cloth bag to store my handbag in.

Power Outage = No School

We took Kyle to school this morning and pulled in to an empty parking lot. Usually there are other parents waiting in their cars for the door to be opened. It was also dark inside. Our first reaction was to check the time...again. Are we early? Are we late? Did we miss something? Was there no school today? Shortly after we pulled in and parked, another preschool teacher ran up to our car to explain that the power was out, which meant no heat! They were basically sending kids home. She told us that they had no idea how long it would take to get the power back on. We ended up taking Kyle home with us. As we drove by the front of the school, we noticed it was the entire school that had no power! Shannon and I couldn't understand why they don't have a backup generator!?

I had the last 3 days off and it was glorious! It was so relaxing and I feel re-charged! I did all of our laundry on my first day off. I also had a chance to catch up on my workouts! Since I have been working so much, I barely had the energy or time to devote to working out.

Shannon had a second job interview on Saturday, it was a phone interview with the Director of Operations. His first interview was with one of the owners of the company. Today, he received an email asking for "at least 3 references," which is a really good sign! The job location is close to the law school he was looking at going to! He is going for a property manager position with a hotel.

My FIL had to have his truck towed, the clutch wouldn't work right. It's probably because of our cold temperatures!

Shannon helped his mom rearrange the furniture in the living room. His mom wanted to move the couch, chair, and area rug around. It looks nice. It's in a similar layout as when we first move here.

2 Hour Delay

The local school district put all schools on a 2 hour delay, which means school starts 2 hours later than normal. When I look out the window, I still don't know why they put on the 2 hour delay...there is no snow! LOL We still have to pick Kyle up at the usual time. I also found out that Kyle and his classmates will be having lunch in the cafeteria! Normally they eat in the classroom. I can't imagine taking 3 and 4 year olds to a cafeteria! LOL

Shannon had a job interview for a hotel/property manager position yesterday. The interview was an hour away and the property is nearby. The hotel is being built, so they had the interview at another hotel. He interviewed with the President of the company. He was also told that there are 3 serious candidates that they are considering and he is one of them. Shannon also just received an email and the Director of Operations wants to set up a second interview!

Yesterday, I ended up giving up 3 of my days to another cashier since she was looking for more hours. I could do with much less hours, I would be happy! Next week, I would have 6 days straight without a day off! So I ended up giving up 2 of those days to the other cashier. After tonight, I have the next 3 days off! I need some days off! I have laundry and chores to do. Just a lot of stuff to catch up on.

Sick again!?

Last night I started feeling a tickle in my throat. I was also having trouble falling asleep. Today, I am drinking echinacea tea, hoping to beat whatever sickness is trying to take over!

Shannon is back to school, as of yesterday. He also has a job interview tomorrow for a management position at a hotel. They called last night around 7:30 PM to set up the interview. He also had to take an assessment test online. Since I will be at work on Thursday, my MIL will be watching Kyle while Shannon is at his interview.

I finally treated myself and bought a Coach handbag! My purse zipper broke. It was barely zipping up before it finally broke. I found the bag last night, after searching all the major department store websites. I went through upromise to purchase it, that way I earn money for Kyle's college.

Back to School

The last few days have been busy for us. Our 7th Wedding Anniversary was on January 1, 2010! Then Kyle turned 4 on January 3, 2010!

Last night the temperatures got down into the teens, around 15 to 17 degrees! I also heard on the news that none of the shelters were going to turn anyone away.

Winter Break is over and Kyle went back to school today. Our morning routine needs to be re-established because I woke Kyle and Shannon up a little later than I anticipated! After we dropped Kyle off at school, Shannon and I had breakfast at Cracker Barrel! They had a fire roaring in the fireplace and we were seated right in front of it! It was so nice to go out to eat without Kyle! So quiet and peaceful.