OK... I finaly have a second to sit down and write. This week ended up being quite the doozy of a week. At the first of the week I was going to work and everything was fine and dandy. I had just got approval to travel to Chile to move their office and I had been in meetings discussing the moving of equipment from the offices that were being closed. So Tuesday I take a half day off so that I can go to the dentist and he decides he is going to go ahead an put on my three crowns that I have been postponing for years. That night I get home and I'm online and I get some messages from co-workers saying that Ron Heap (my boss) and several other Managing directors were let go in a lay off. I couldn't believe it. So I started worrying about my position. I go to work the next day and there is a lot of stuff going on. I got there early and I noticed cars of other managers in IT in the parking lot. I get to work around 7:00 and there usually is no one there but the call center. So I wander around the building and there is a big meeting going on in the board room. I knew something big was going on. I get back to my desk and sit impatiently wondering what is going to happen. 8:00 rolls around and my employee arrives for work. She passes by our desks and says that the manager over Techops needs her help. So I have no idea what is going on, but I am getting more and more nervous. I also continue to watch people get pulled in to be given their walking papers. Most of the morning has past and then I get a call from my Bosses boss. I go up and and there it happens. I get my own walking papers. I lost my job. I was part of the 85 people that were laid off from TNI. I am very sad about this. I loved this company. I loved what I did for them. I loved who I worked with. I couldn't have asked for a better job. So I pack my stuff up and head home. The next day we are off for Bothwell to help Laura's parents put in hardwood floors and celebrate Shaun's birthday. By this time I had also put the word out that I was out of work and that I needed to find something quick so that I can provide for my family. The response I got was amazing. I had so many people call or email me asking me to get them a resume so they could give it to someone or they would give me suggestions of places to apply. I was just speechless for all the people that were so concerned about me and my family. I am very grateful for them. So now starts the journey of finding a job. I have applied for a couple of positions and I have already had one that came back and said that I was fitting the criteria they wanted for the position. I hope this doesn't take long. I wish I was just back at my old job. I guess there is a reason that we decided to stay in our house and not move down to Happy Valley.