It's been awhile.  Wonder if anyone remembers me? 

I have been busy enjoying my life.  My stress level has gone way down while my happiness/gratefulness has shot straight up.

I really love it here.  I love the feeling of not being in the middle of the city.  Yet, I am only 10 minutes away from Wal-Mart.  I love making this our home.  I really enjoy being able to spend so much more time with my family than I was able to before the move.  I love driving the back roads to work, especially early in the morning and seeing all sorts of beautiful sights.  Or the way the stars seem so bright in the sky at night.

I am enjoying working 40 hours a week with 2 days off.  The manager of this store does alot of things that are totally against company policy, like taking 4 days off and falsifying her time sheets.  But, I am trying to just do what I can do and let it all go.  It is hard, but I am trying.  The one thing I refuse to do is cover her ass.  She seems to think that since I was a manager I would be very willing to do her job for her.  Uh huh.  Nope. 

Our new dog, Charli, has settled into our family like she has been here her whole life.  She has such a personality.  The longer we have had her, the more it comes out.  She loves to sit in the chair with me and watch 'Animal Cops'.  LOL  She sleeps in the bed, usually right up on the pillow.  She will even cover herself up if she is cold. She sings, too.  Not sure if it is because she likes my singing or if she wants me to hush!  I love her so much.  I am so grateful to my mom for not taking her to the shelter because they would have put her to sleep due to the heart worms.  She goes next week to the vet to make sure those nasty worms are all gone. 

All in all, this was a great move.  My family is happier.  I am happier.