WAITRESS!!!!!
WHERE'S MY CUP A JOE!?!?
Seriously. What kind of service is this and who do we here at Cup A Joe think we are? Depriving you of your tri-weekly--ish servings of Joe. I know some of you Cup A Joe groupies are suicidal at this point. Good gosh man (or woman). It's not worth it!! Don't do it!! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!! So without further crapola, let's get back to it before somebody does something stupid.
Alot has happened in the last three weeks. I have started a new job. That's right. That thing I told you a little while back that was a major change in my life that I was praying hard about and said I wasn't going to do unless I felt God had answered. Well I believe he did so we have made the change. It was difficult because I left some people that I had grown to love, respect and admire a great deal. I was happy to work there for the next 20 years if that was the way it worked out. However, the people I have gone to work for I have also grown to love, respect and admire. How's that you say? How can you have those feelings for someone you've worked with for only a week. Well that's just it. I got to know the man I now work for (and his wonderful wife) the last two years or so as members of our Home Group. Chuck and Jan are their names. Chuck and I have been nonchalantly(sp?) chatting about the possibility of me working for him for several months and it finally got serious. So this week was my first week and it was a very good one. It is nice that Chuck and I already knew each other and we were absolutely sure that we wanted to do this. There was no pressure as we had time to talk out potential problems and how I could help. This first week there was none of the usual nervousness when you begin a new job with people. Do you know that nervousness? Instead, I was able to hit the ground running and starting to learn Chuck's business (from Chuck) and having him plug me into areas that he thinks will free him up to do the important things for the business that only he can do (instead of getting bogged down in things that someone like me can do). It's gonna take some time and alot of training from Chuck but I think it is gonna be a very good fit. Oh. And here is where I work. Go ahead and take a look around.
Another thing that happened that has effected the number of posts lately is that between jobs, the entire staff here at Cup A Joe took a min- vacation down to Fernandina Beach, FLA to visit my sweet Mom. This picture is taken from the Marina at Fernandina. Beautiful, relaxing and much needed vacation until:
Saturday morning I was struck down by what I would later learn was a kidney stone. But at the time I thought an alien was trying to come out of my tummy by way of my belly button. I will not try to describe the pain I felt because it cannot be described, only experienced. Therefore, only those of you who have had a Kidney stone understand what I went through. Everything about the experience was horrible except that my prayer life was greatly improved. I finally passed the little booger at 3:20 this morning. That's him next to Abe:
Sorry for the blurry...uuhhh..ness. Obviously, I am feeling like a little less than manly this morning when I consider what that tiny thing did to me. Cheryl took a picture of me when I was in deepest agony:
I may have been hallucinating but I thought I saw Cheryl smurking at me once and I thought I heard her say something about "9 pounds 14 ounces". Anyhooser. Maybe not. Pain does funny things... Just kidding. She was a real trooper. Got me to the hospital and took very good care of me. Drove the entire seven hours home the next day. I love that woman. Obviously didn't get to do everything we wanted to do. We wanted to try to meet up with an old friend living in the area who is a Cup A Joe reader. Sorry old friend. Might be back again around Christmas.
Another excuse is that preseason football practice has started again and Joseph is starting his first football season:
So far, the kid is a beast. Seriously, he is a tackling machine. That thing he is holding below is the left femur of one of the poor kids he tackled earlier that day. OOOoohhh the humanity !! Look at the twisted smile and the wild eyes. Linebacker eyes. Ming the Merciless. Sick'em!
Kudo's to brother Taylor for the many hours he has and is still spending training Joseph. He is unique in his special love for his siblings. A truly great older brother.
So those are my excuses. Some lame. Some legit. But I am back settled and will be back to atleast two write-ups per week. Love to you all!!