Techno Papa

My day started out at 6 am this morning after going to bed around 1:45 am. Yesterday was to be my first day off in 2 weeks and lo and behold if the darn cell phone did not jingle around 3:30 pm with "basset hound" asking me if I would go to the Piggly Wiggly on James Island and work the 5 to midnight shift. I asked him to PLEASE find someone else but if he could not call me and I would work it. Guess what, one hour later the phone rings again and I worked the PIG.
I got to work this morning at 7 am and have been here since then. It is now 6 pm and I have until 12:30 am before I can go home. That will make for 17.5 hours today. I am sure I could have found something better to do but we need the cash so I figured I better suck it up and do what I can when I can.
I looked at the MUSC website and see they have three openings for a Security Specialist III. The pay is much better than what I make at US Security and there are wonderful benefits. I would be inside the hospital at MUSC which will be nice. The person that interviewed me the first time told me he was impressed with the interview and wants me to apply for the next openings which I have. So, I am hopeful that he will call me in for the next step and maybe even just hire me. JUST DO IT!!! LOL... Last week I sent out 8 applications for the state of SC. Seven of the eight were for I.T. positions within different depts for the state and one was for a security position but it was grant funded which means it probably wont be around forever. The dept of corrections is the only dept thus far that has responded to my state application so who knows where that might lead me.
On a positive note Katy will be starting back to work as a full time teacher (not a sub this time YES!!) and her regular paychecks will start coming in sometime in August which will be a HUGE boost to our budget. Ok, whatever, what budget?? LOL... We are just in survival mode at the moment, have been for the last 4 years it seems. Instead of a budget I need to call it my debt list. It is amazing to me we even have a roof over our head or a car to drive. If it were not for our God sent angels of mercy that is exactly where we would be, on the street somewhere.
I just found out today that my son Jeremy moved from Wharton Texas to Michigan where his mother and step dad moved to not too long ago. According to Jeremy's blog he had an operation done on his big toes on his feet. The pictures make me cringe with pain. OUCH....
My friend Heather just made it back from her mission trip to Lima Peru. Heather was gone for 8 days and I am looking forward to looking at the pictures and hearing the stories that are sure to follow.
As you know I posted some pictures of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge and for the last several weeks that has been the big story. I am ready for that story to be over and luckily it seems to have died down to a dull roar for now. LOL... I have been following another story that has been distressing to Katy and I. The story has to do with Happy Days and Special Times here in Charleston and the director Debby Stephenson. It seems that over the years the organization has grown to large for her and her husband to manage. Now there are some accusations flying around about funds not being handled correctly. The board of directors has removed any ability Debbie has to make any decisions and apparently are getting ready to ask her to leave the organization completely. The problem with that is that Debbie aka Flash has been the heart and soul of this organization. HDST would not be what it is without Debbie's persona behind it. If Debbie is forced out will she continue her efforts outside of HDST in another organization? What will happen to HDST? My hope and prayer is that the spirit of the mission of HDST which is to minister happiness in the lives of children who have cancer. I hope that the organization can recover from this huge bump in the road and put in place the accountability and responsible money management in place so that the funds can still be donated to keep the mission alive. Our hearts go out to Debbie and Charlie and are eternally grateful to all of their efforts over the years as they have touched the hearts and lives of parents and children who are living through the consequences of cancer treatment.
Did you see the topic yet? That is right, you can now call me "Techno Papa". The other day Katy and I were in the car and she dubbed me that and I think it stuck. LOL...
James Moffitt
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moffittj@bellsouth.net