Wednesday, December 4, 2013

No Cookies

This time last year, Josie was busy making cookies for the Christmas season. We also had some fruit cake a year ago at this time and it just shows how one year - and better eating habits - have made a difference. I can't believe we were talking about losing weight at the same time all that baking was taking place a year ago. We will have no home made cookies this year, and certainly no fruit cake. We don't miss any of those.

We also were planning our trip to Vista, CA at this time last year to pick up our goods from the storage unit there, and close down our final ties to that part of the country. That was a bump in the road for us but a good experience. In fact, we are waiting now on a settlement payment from a class action lawsuit brought against Holiday Retirement for pay for hours worked and not compensated. As you recall, we were working about 90 hours per week including the time we had to be available for emergency calls, any time of the night. It finally caught up with them, and they have to fork over about $7.5 Million to all the managers of record on the dates we worked. Of course, the attorneys will get the lions share of those funds.

Josie was given her schedule for the rest of the Christmas season, and it appears that she will be working 40 hours each week until Christmas. They are really happy to have her for the busy holiday seasons, and the stores she is working (2) are fighting to get her time. She goes in a little later on Wednesdays - 11 AM - which gives her a chance to relax longer in the morning before work. Wednesdays and Thursdays she is scheduled for one of the stores, whereas on Monday and Tuesdays, she works at the production center location in Sun City on Union Hills Ave. Now, she will add Friday and possibly Saturday at one of those locations. The extra hours appear to be scheduled for the production center right now, but that could change.

Only 21 days before Christmas, and we have lots to do to get ready for the holiday. Today is another great start with this - another beautiful sunrise:




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