What I Know

Friday morning I had a meeting with Human Resources. They told me about my bumping options. The first one is to bump into a position in the same position I am in, as long as someone is lower in seniority than me. Doesn't work for me since I am the lowest. The second option is to take the voluntary layoff. With this, I can be put on a recall list that they will call me if any position is available for the positions I am qualified for that I list for them. It lasts for two years, but if I refuse a position, I'm off the list. My third option is to bump into a position with an equal or lower pay grade that I currently hold. This is a tricky one because I have to be qualified for the position, and there needs to be someone lower in seniority than me. HR gave me the paperwork for this last bump option, which I have five days to fill out. Five days, not five working days. So, by Wednesday at 5:00pm, I have to decide what positions I would like to bump into and hope that there is someone with lower seniority than me. If there isn't, I automatically have to take the "voluntary" layoff. However, through all of this, no one is bumping into my position. They just want me to know about the very likelihood of it happening, and want to get the paperwork out of the way. They hope I can be patient with the process as it is still ongoing. Needless to say, I took a half sick day on Friday because I was getting a migraine.

Saturday, I went and picked up our Angel Food Ministries food. It is an organization that has what I call box specials each month. The different "boxes" you can choose from range from pre-made frozen meals, to fruits and veggies, to meat. We bought a signature box and the fruit and veggie box. Anyone can order and they can order as much as they like. Jason and I had the frozen meal (beef macaroni) and the rolls. They were pretty good. When I went to pick up the food, the people there were really nice. A guy came to my vehicle to walk me in under an umbrella, then they helped load the food into our Pacifica after they let me go to drive it up so the food didn't get rained on too much. (Yes, it rained all day yesterday.) I'm pretty sure we will be ordering again. Most everything comes frozen, and you get milk, eggs and dessert from the signature box. This month we got two pumpkin pies! I encourage everyone to go to the Angel Food Ministries website and try it for yourself. (Any food not picked up is donated to those in need!)

Jason and I also found out yesterday that kitties become lactose intolerant once they are adults. We gave Zara a bowl of milk, which she loved! Unfortunately, she proceeded to throw up the milk shortly after. The poor thing, she never saw it coming. I think she was embarrassed by it. She was her spazzy little self afterwards and Jason and I have decided that we'll just have to give her teaspoons of milk with her food if we want to give her an extra special treat. It sure doesn't stop her from trying!