We're Back

I can't believe our time in Michigan went so fast. It was so nice to see them again. Leon helped Travis with a few carpentry items around the house and I helped Randi with a few decorating things. We painted the bathroom and made/altered some curtains for Logan's room. Of course I cried all the way home. The actual drive out there was good. We have a Garmin so that made the drive pretty stress free. Well, except for an incident at one of the toll boths. But I know we would have had a lot of troubles in Chicago if we didn't have the Garmin. The trip home was a little more stressful. Aside from the tears, we ended up driving 4 hours in blowing and drifting snow when we hit the Minnesota boarder. Going back to work the day after we got home was not fun. I was tired and emotional from the trip. But it didn't take long to get back in the groove. The stress level at work continues to get better every day. One of our main tellers is going to have a baby any day though, so it could get a little more hectic very soon. Well, I better get back to my cleaning.

Exciting times

Tonight I am so excited. Right now we are packing our suitcases. early tomorrow morning we are heading out to Michigan to see Randi, Travis, and the kids. It is exciting to get to see them again. We haven't seen them since Christmas. I was so used to having them around all the time. It has been really hard on me to have them so far away. Just as exciting though, is getting a few days away from work. Since the beginning of December I feel like I have lived at the bank. I stayed late again last night and tonight to try to get everything done before I left. Well, I got as much done as I could, but of course there were some things I didn't get done. It will just have to wait until I get back. Another worry is the weather. I sure hope the weather holds out until we get back. Well, actually I wouldn't mind getting snowed in in Michigan. A few extra days out of the bank would be very healing for me. But driving that far in crappy weather is not good. Makes for frayed nerves and hot tempers. Oh well, nothing we can do about it now. Back to packing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just when I thought . . . . . .

Well, more snow, more snow and wind. It has been one of the worst winters I can remember. The snow along the sides of the streets are so high right now, you can't see over them. It is difficult to see oncoming traffic when you come to an intersection. Because of the cold, cloudy, gloomy weather I can feel the depression creeping in. I especially feel it on Sunday nights. I feel the weight of the coming week on my shoulders. I try very hard to keep up beat, but it is very hard. But then this week we started finalizing our plans to go to Michigan to see the kids. That made me feel so much better. I am so excited to see them. And then things started getting better at work this week too. I felt like I was getting caught up and getting a handle on everything. Ya, just when I thought everything was looking up - today happened. I was blessed with a 25 page report containing ACH transactions that are still trying to hit the old UP routing number. What does that mean for me???? It means I will be burried in calls to customers trying to help get these ACH transactions corrected. AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know when I will fit this all in. It takes me at least 2 hours to get my normal daily reports done. Then I have phone calls and customers who want to open new accounts. I am there until 5:30 - 6:00 the way it is. I just can't imagine what the next several days is going to be like.