Oh my, has it really been since January?

Wasn't there a post in February? Where did it go?

Okay, so do you want to hear my excuses? Probably not but here are just a few anyway.

1) I became the President of the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Payroll Association. The month of January was very busy as I worked to book speakers for our monthly meetings and kind of get things revved up.

2) My computer died and it's taken a while to get everything going again. My new computer has Vista. It's already been in the "shop" for repairs since then.

3) Even in the Winter I spend every possible moment outside. There is always work to be done in the yard.

Just a couple days ago I finally got my photos to download - though the videos still won't work. That's a bummer because the photos show what Abi is doing now so much better.

Speaking of Abi - she has accomplished so much in the last two months! She's fully crawling, pulling herself up onto anything vertical and walking with two finger support. Still photos just don't tell the story but that's all you're going to get for now.

Let's see, what else can I tell you about the last two months? Larry is working now. He started at the first of January and has been in training in Insurance Premium Auditing. It's a complex and difficult job. He has started doing audits of his own while studying and will gradually work up to a full load. He's happy for the work seeing as the unemployment rate continues to climb.

My job is going well. I made a trip to CT to learn more about our operations from the people who have been doing it a lot longer. Alstom continues to grow and built even through this economy. I'm loving my job.

I was invited to join the advisory board of Goodwill's new Assistance Dog Academy program. This is very exciting to see an assistance dog program come to Chattanooga!

Do you remember the greenhouse that Larry made for me last fall? It's serving it's purpose. In there right now are 9 Hosta's , 22 strawberries, a dozen Sweet Peas, and seedling trays for veggies and flowers. It's great!

Those are the highlights. Thanks for being patient.