Hello again friends and family! There have been a few changes since last I blogged! Well, okay, maybe just one major change. But before I get into that with you all, let me tell you about everything else first!
The girls started the Fall season for Soccer in August, and it has basically been non-stop weekends ever since! Just Crazy! Throw in the occasional birthday party here and there and it really doesn't leave a whole lot of time to do what ya need to do as far as stuff around your own place! As much as I love coaching their teams every season, I do wish that we had more time around the house to finish some unfinished projects. But... I digress! The girls team for Fall has been nothing short of amazing. I mean as far as the kids on their team. All are wonderful kids and a whole lot of fun to coach! This is the one team I wish that we could carry over into the seasons to come. Not because they are that good skill wise, but because they are that good attitude wise which makes them so much easier to coach whether they are winning or not. They always remain positive, even when Amy and I aren't feeling that positive during a game that we may be down a few points, seconds before the end of the game. These kids still manage to keep a positive attitude and put a smile on our face every time! Amy and I are going to be sad to see them move on to other teams next season, that's for sure! It's kids like them that make what we do all worth it in the end! The regular season ended last weekend and this weekend we have Tournaments! Yes, the girls have moved up to that division where you get to spend ALL of your Saturday, for the most part, at the Soccer fields playing multiple games to give them a taste of what true tournaments are like. So after this weekend, we get a bit of a break from sports until January where it all starts all over again with Basketball and Soccer again, practically back to back. The girls have also started Third Grade this school season as well! Yes, Third Grade! I know, I get a lump in my throat every time I say it too, simply because I can't believe it myself! So far, everything seems to be rolling along smoothly with very few bumps in the road, which is awesome! They really seem to like everything that they are learning, so that helps too!
Now on to the biggest change on the Homefront to date...
About two months ago, my old company that I worked for (Elco Laboratories) announced to us that they were selling to another company called Chicago Aerosol. Which was all well and good, but they also told us that within a few months they would move the business to Cole City, IL from University Park, IL, which was about 30 miles more southwest of the current plant. That made my trip in to work about an hour and a half, and another hour and a half back home. Too far for me to travel, especially if they were going to give us a cut in pay at more than half! So, I set out immediately to find a new job, preferably closer to home. It didn't take but a few weeks and I landed a job about thirty minutes closer to home at Albanese Confectionery Group in Hobart, IN! I originally put in to be a Batchmaker there, but at the moment, those positions are filled. So for now, until they get their third line running, I run a machine called a Mogul. What does it do? It forms those ever popular Gummy candies! From Bears to Butterflies, to Snakes to worms! If we've got a printer plate for it, we can make a gummy version of it! The only downfall to the job is that I work 12 hrs. a day, but hey, how many people get to do what I do every day and put smiles on millions of peoples faces every day of the year?! That's right, not many! And besides that, I have three little girls at home right now where I am their biggest hero because I make the ever popular Gummy Bear! And with that, what I do doesn't need to be popular with anyone else except for them! THAT, to me, is all that matters! So, I bid my former company, Elco Laboratories, farewell and it's on to the next chapter! I do wish all of my former co-workers the best of luck in whatever they do, and thank them for a great 14 years! I learned so much there, which helped out in landing my current job.
So, that's all I have for now! Until next time!
The girls started the Fall season for Soccer in August, and it has basically been non-stop weekends ever since! Just Crazy! Throw in the occasional birthday party here and there and it really doesn't leave a whole lot of time to do what ya need to do as far as stuff around your own place! As much as I love coaching their teams every season, I do wish that we had more time around the house to finish some unfinished projects. But... I digress! The girls team for Fall has been nothing short of amazing. I mean as far as the kids on their team. All are wonderful kids and a whole lot of fun to coach! This is the one team I wish that we could carry over into the seasons to come. Not because they are that good skill wise, but because they are that good attitude wise which makes them so much easier to coach whether they are winning or not. They always remain positive, even when Amy and I aren't feeling that positive during a game that we may be down a few points, seconds before the end of the game. These kids still manage to keep a positive attitude and put a smile on our face every time! Amy and I are going to be sad to see them move on to other teams next season, that's for sure! It's kids like them that make what we do all worth it in the end! The regular season ended last weekend and this weekend we have Tournaments! Yes, the girls have moved up to that division where you get to spend ALL of your Saturday, for the most part, at the Soccer fields playing multiple games to give them a taste of what true tournaments are like. So after this weekend, we get a bit of a break from sports until January where it all starts all over again with Basketball and Soccer again, practically back to back. The girls have also started Third Grade this school season as well! Yes, Third Grade! I know, I get a lump in my throat every time I say it too, simply because I can't believe it myself! So far, everything seems to be rolling along smoothly with very few bumps in the road, which is awesome! They really seem to like everything that they are learning, so that helps too!
Now on to the biggest change on the Homefront to date...
About two months ago, my old company that I worked for (Elco Laboratories) announced to us that they were selling to another company called Chicago Aerosol. Which was all well and good, but they also told us that within a few months they would move the business to Cole City, IL from University Park, IL, which was about 30 miles more southwest of the current plant. That made my trip in to work about an hour and a half, and another hour and a half back home. Too far for me to travel, especially if they were going to give us a cut in pay at more than half! So, I set out immediately to find a new job, preferably closer to home. It didn't take but a few weeks and I landed a job about thirty minutes closer to home at Albanese Confectionery Group in Hobart, IN! I originally put in to be a Batchmaker there, but at the moment, those positions are filled. So for now, until they get their third line running, I run a machine called a Mogul. What does it do? It forms those ever popular Gummy candies! From Bears to Butterflies, to Snakes to worms! If we've got a printer plate for it, we can make a gummy version of it! The only downfall to the job is that I work 12 hrs. a day, but hey, how many people get to do what I do every day and put smiles on millions of peoples faces every day of the year?! That's right, not many! And besides that, I have three little girls at home right now where I am their biggest hero because I make the ever popular Gummy Bear! And with that, what I do doesn't need to be popular with anyone else except for them! THAT, to me, is all that matters! So, I bid my former company, Elco Laboratories, farewell and it's on to the next chapter! I do wish all of my former co-workers the best of luck in whatever they do, and thank them for a great 14 years! I learned so much there, which helped out in landing my current job.
So, that's all I have for now! Until next time!
