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I received a call from Jim at Symantec last night. Looks like I will be getting an offer extended to me early next week! I can’t tell you how happy I am about this. AMA is the most asinine company I have ever seen in my life, and it will be a very gratifying feeling to resign from them.

So Sherry and I went over to Shawn and Regina’s to celebrate… well actually we had already planned to go over there for dinner and games. We played some Cranium, and split the husbands and wives up to minimize bickering. The Turemans one, but only because the cheated, as usual.

I tried to put Jack to bed, but did work out so well for me. Couldn’t get the little booger to go sleep.

I posted my sister’s picture from Thanksgiving at the river house. Hope you enjoy.

I know I have been slack on the posts lately… just finding it hard to find my rhythm again after the nice break.

I have an interview (final) with Symantec tomorrow, will let you know what happens.

Shawn’s birthday is next weekend and we have decided to do that rather then go to the Company (AMA) Christmas party. My choice… but strongly influenced by the fact that AMA is so cheap they are having a cash bar… I know… how petty am I 🙂

I am going to Symantec on Tuesday to talk to them about a job. They are very well respected in the computer industry and it would be pretty cool to work there.

Check out this picture… looks like it is animated, but it isn’t.

I uploaded some picture of work in progress. Enjoy

I do know about the rest of ya’ll but it is really windy here… I mean serious gust, almost knocked me over when I went outside just now.

All the tack strip and staples and carpet and padding is up! Got blisters to prove it.

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All of the carpet is out of the house! Just have one room left of tack strip and staples, then I will be done with that stuff for a LONG time.

I had yesterday off and spent the majority of the day on tack strip in the upper left bedroom. Franklin and Christina came over and help since they had the day off also… their reward was some yummy BBQ from a place up the street, but unfortunately Christina doesn’t like BBQ so she had a Cheesburger and some hush puppies. Supposedly there is a place in Williamsburg that is the best BBQ around that we were suppose to go to after work on Friday but I think Sherry is getting that overwhelmed feeling again so we will most likely stay home and work.

Franklin helped me install our new dishwasher after we had finished cleaning up the upper left bedroom. It runs nicely, and I hooked up the washer and dryer last night after they left, so we are fully functional now, and making good progress.

On the work front I was suppose to hear from Bank of America today (still the same job I was interviewing for a month ago) and I would most likely take it if they offer it. Shorter drive, better pay, but contract position and constantly having to prove myself to get the full time gig, which I am up for.

Going to read a chapter in A Time to Kill by Grisham (purchased at Garage sale for 25 cents) … this is actually his first novel and said to be the most auto biographical though not on purpose.

We are the proud owners of a new Home Depot Credit Card!!! Yeah!!! Oh wait, that means more credit… boooo. But we got 10% off and have no interest / payments for a year… but that just means that we have to pay it off before 12 months or we get slammed with a 21% interest rate… but no worries we have it all planned out.

We saved up and purchased a lot of stuff at once to maximize our 10% discount which amounted to $114. We bought a dishwasher (white), a lawn mower (black), vent covers, new deadbolts and lockable knobs, the two aforementioned rugs, a faucet for the half bath and one for the master bath, and other small items.

We have already replaced all the deadbolts and door knobs for that added sense of security, and Sherry put the vent covers in place. Things are coming along but we don’t think things will be prime time until the floors get done and the then everything can start to find a home in our new home 🙂

I have the day off and plan on getting the rest of the carpet (upstairs) taken care up. Franklin (Sherry’s cousin) might come over and help me since he is off this week.