Messinger Update

Margie Messinger (Gilbert, Marie)

Hi there family from "sunny" WA. I say it that way because right this minute it is raining. Imagine that. The sun was blazing about an hour ago and I see that it is trying to sneek thru those nasty rain clouds. I do have to say that the colors around here are quite beautiful. Lots and Lots or reds, yellows, oranges, and browns. I guess I will never tire of these seasons. It does get real cold about this time of year. Right now at this writing 12:14pm it is 52 degrees.

I think that if and whenever I do win the lottery I will have to become that preverbial winter visitor because I don't like the cold fall/winters up here and I don't like the spring/summer there in AZ. Now I see why people make the best of both worlds.

Now on to the update: I have been working in an Assisted Living Facility here in WA since Feb. 1, 2008 as a caregiver/med tech/RCC assistant (multitasking I'm really good at) and got a really good promotion on Oct. 23, 2008 as RCC (Resident Care Coordinator) meaning I am in management now and have never been there before. It's really exciting and confusing all at the same time because I really have not a clue what the RCC is supposed to actually do except be in charge of the schedule and the other caregivers. I'm supposed to run the nursing dept. I have an RN that I work very well with and when corporate did their audit 2 weeks ago all the number were up and the RN is only been there for 5 weeks. It's alot of hard work. The position usually requires an LPN but that is my next goal to obtain that license. I graduated Pima Community College in 1998 and have been trying to get that silly thing ever since. Life is a struggle sometimes but the good lord know talent when he sees it and works in mysterious ways. I do thank him continuously everyday.

Ok now on to other news: My daughter Shawna (Margie, Gilbert, Marie) just had to have her gallbladder removed last week. She was doing ok the last time I talked to her. I will be in Phoenix (where she lives) for Thanksgiving so then I will be able to "take care" of her.

My son Steven (Margie, Gilbert, Marie) is working in Tucson, AZ for a trucking company. He picks up brand new furniture that has been ordered by some furinture stores and delivers it to New Mexico, AZ, NV and sometimes CA. He's a very busy man.

Donny (Margie, Gilbert, Art, Marie) is the only child up here with me. He is doing great with the construction company he works for and has been working for for the last 5 years. He loves it up here. He has a girlfriend Colleen that I have worked with and introduced them and as they say the rest is history.

Well you already know about David (Matthew) my heart goes out to him. I worry about him everytime he has to go over to that country as I know the many of you do to.

I will keep you all updated of the happenings from up here in "sunny" WA.

Margie