Sad news to report today. Carol Ann Reilly passed away early last week. I knew she had been having health issues but assumed she was improving as Tom never said anything and her kids never posted updates on Facebook. Her death was a sad surprise. She was buried today - just across the roadway from Mom and Dad at Calvary Cemetery. I had the Hunts over for 'fellowship' after the burial (everyone was invited but the Reillys had other plans.) I provided a simple meal of sandwiches, chips, brownies and soup. George and Piper and John and his kids joined us. Tom told me as they were leaving that for the last 6 weeks or so, they had been doing for others; taking care of Carol Ann and her husband, Mike, keeping siblings updated, helping where they were needed and tending their own bunch. He said lunch was the first time someone had taken care of them and he really appreciated the effort. It was truly the least I could do.
Bailey was beyond himself when Andrea walked in the house. He has missed her.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Dead of Winter
We are deep into winter with no Spring in sight. Got about two inches of snow overnight with more in the forecast for both Tuesday and Friday. I am always amazed that winter has found me in Kansas - each year I tell myself this is the last one. Maybe some day I can live like the in-laws and escape winter in Florida. Maybe - a girl can dream.
I have about two weeks of training left for Core Processing. It's not as difficult as I feared and is more boring than I imagined. There are some processors who have done only Core work for 10, 15 even 20+ years. How they managed to get past additional training (and have not gone crazy) is beyond me. I think what will get me most is the quality dings. Right now the dings are teaching me but in time they will just be annoyances. Seriously, I get dinged because I listed a phone number as both day and evening when the investor provided it in the 'day number' section of a form? It's so important it only be listed as a day number?!?!? It's just petty stuff to keep our stats to a level they don't have to pay out bonuses. How many years till retirement?
I'm feeling 'off' today - the older I get, the more I worry I might have a heart attack or stroke at any moment. The reality is probably that I ate too many M&Ms. I turn 50 this summer - a terrifying thought. I seriously could kick the bucket at any time and there are still so many things I want to do and places I want to visit. Makes me even more determined to get to them sooner rather than later. I guess Mom was 53 when she was diagnosed with MS and her life stopped. I don't want that to be me.
I have about two weeks of training left for Core Processing. It's not as difficult as I feared and is more boring than I imagined. There are some processors who have done only Core work for 10, 15 even 20+ years. How they managed to get past additional training (and have not gone crazy) is beyond me. I think what will get me most is the quality dings. Right now the dings are teaching me but in time they will just be annoyances. Seriously, I get dinged because I listed a phone number as both day and evening when the investor provided it in the 'day number' section of a form? It's so important it only be listed as a day number?!?!? It's just petty stuff to keep our stats to a level they don't have to pay out bonuses. How many years till retirement?
I'm feeling 'off' today - the older I get, the more I worry I might have a heart attack or stroke at any moment. The reality is probably that I ate too many M&Ms. I turn 50 this summer - a terrifying thought. I seriously could kick the bucket at any time and there are still so many things I want to do and places I want to visit. Makes me even more determined to get to them sooner rather than later. I guess Mom was 53 when she was diagnosed with MS and her life stopped. I don't want that to be me.
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