Manatee Mentors 2014--CLOSED (begging & bribes MAY work) (Page 63)

Hell hath frozen over. See training log.

Nooooooooo 3 beers!

Nooooooooo 3 beers!

Once a manatee, always a manatee??? (said very softly and with great trepidation?)

Thanks, Janyne.

Brief update on me:

In a word: illness. One thing after another. Nothing terribly serious, thankfully, but it has been a horrible fall/winter for me.

Hubby: Still traveling for work. Out three weeks, back for one, home for weekends. I would be lying if I said that his being gone didn't have an influence on my health and my inability to work out.

Number One Son: Blew the ACT away. Well, not perfect, but he did score perfect on science reasoning and nearly perfect on Language. His math pulled him down, so he ended up with a 32 cumulative. Good enough. If his dad doesn't screw it up, he will be going to a regional state university about two hours from here in the fall, double majoring in math/physics and minoring in chemistry and computer science. Full tuition paid with scholarships. Woohoo! He left for Korea this morning after spending two weeks with family/girl friend in Oregon. He will come back, I hope, at the beginning of May. His being gone, and my husband's travel schedule, is also going to cramp my racing style.

Number Two Son: 7th grader, failing three subjects today. Very frustrating. We fight a lot, but we both try not to let it get in the way of our relationship. He made me feel really good the other day because he said at youth group they had to share what they are afraid of. He said he is afraid of the future because right now he has a good relationship with his mom and little brother, and he never wants that to change. He knows how to get to me.

Number Three Son: 1st grader. Amazing. Reading like crazy -- has blazed through all of the Captain Underpants books since Christmas. High literature. Number one on the banned book list for 2012.  On the first snow day this winter, he went and found his first grade summer bridge book so that his skills didn't get rusty! LOL

Me: Work is going well. I was promoted a week ago, so I will get a small raise in my next contract. I'm still splitting time teaching and administration, but mostly teaching. I love my classes this semester -- two novel class and two writing class (journalism and poetry).  I am slowly easing back into running. I haven't tried swimming or biking yet. My fitness is way down, but I am hoping to get it back over time. I signed up to run a marathon trail run on April 5 just before my health fell apart. I won't be running it, not only because I won't be ready but also because my step-daughter is getting married on the 6th in Utah.

Okay, this wasn't so brief. I missed everyone. I just haven't had energy after work to do anything. I have basically been dragging myself home, throwing something together for dinner (I must admit that when hubby is not home, my kids end up eating oatmeal for dinner), and falling into bed.

Sometimes it's fun being the only Canadian in the office... but now I feel like I need to duck & cover because they might be coming after me...  

WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!   

Nooooooooo 3 beers!

ARGHHHHHHH!!!

Ummm, that would be four beers.  One on the game PLUS one for each goal.  I have been/am still in a surgery lab all morning, but have been following along.  I had faith that the good Canadian gals would make it happen.  Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!

Crap - I'm torn on this one now!  I want the US to lose... but if the US loses, that means that Beibs will still be in the US.... And if I'm living in the US, that means he'll be here too.  ARGH - why do you have to torture me so, Salty???  

Hey everyone! So I turned in an application for Zoo Atlanta yesterday...and they emailed me today and said it was a no--I found out from a keeper there that they hired within, which is kind of what I figured. Oh well.

BUT THEN.....

I got a text from my Curator at work asking me to call him--which is a little odd. so I did. He had told us all last week that he was taking a new position in April over at Dallas Zoo---at which point I had told him that it was kind of funny, cause they needed a new reptile keeper--and I should follow him there just to make his life difficult! Well..He looked into the position there ($$-wise) and basically, it will end up paying a bit more than here added to a lower cost of living...AND THEN....He also talked to another management person there, and apparently told them all about me in glowing terms....and now he suggested (strongly) that I submit an application there too. ---and that I would get my name at the top of the interview stack.

This would mean: I would move to Dallas--in which the zoo has some nifty animals I want to work with; I would make more money; I would work with a supervisor, knowing what to expect from him (which is encouragement for bettering one's career path--I appreciate that!); and I would still be able to take part in management programs, research, conservation programs, etc. AND they are planning on building a new reptile exhibit center! WIN!

Downside: They do have centipedes in their invert. collection...Eiiiw. I am like Yanti and Geckos when it comes to centipedes! But I think I can overlook it. I hope.

That's all for now! 

Hey everyone! So I turned in an application for Zoo Atlanta yesterday...and they emailed me today and said it was a no--I found out from a keeper there that they hired within, which is kind of what I figured. Oh well.

BUT THEN.....

I got a text from my Curator at work asking me to call him--which is a little odd. so I did. He had told us all last week that he was taking a new position in April over at Dallas Zoo---at which point I had told him that it was kind of funny, cause they needed a new reptile keeper--and I should follow him there just to make his life difficult! Well..He looked into the position there ($$-wise) and basically, it will end up paying a bit more than here added to a lower cost of living...AND THEN....He also talked to another management person there, and apparently told them all about me in glowing terms....and now he suggested (strongly) that I submit an application there too. ---and that I would get my name at the top of the interview stack.

This would mean: I would move to Dallas--in which the zoo has some nifty animals I want to work with; I would make more money; I would work with a supervisor, knowing what to expect from him (which is encouragement for bettering one's career path--I appreciate that!); and I would still be able to take part in management programs, research, conservation programs, etc. AND they are planning on building a new reptile exhibit center! WIN!

Downside: They do have centipedes in their invert. collection...Eiiiw. I am like Yanti and Geckos when it comes to centipedes! But I think I can overlook it. I hope.

That's all for now! 

Hey everyone! So I turned in an application for Zoo Atlanta yesterday...and they emailed me today and said it was a no--I found out from a keeper there that they hired within, which is kind of what I figured. Oh well.

BUT THEN.....

I got a text from my Curator at work asking me to call him--which is a little odd. so I did. He had told us all last week that he was taking a new position in April over at Dallas Zoo---at which point I had told him that it was kind of funny, cause they needed a new reptile keeper--and I should follow him there just to make his life difficult! Well..He looked into the position there ($$-wise) and basically, it will end up paying a bit more than here added to a lower cost of living...AND THEN....He also talked to another management person there, and apparently told them all about me in glowing terms....and now he suggested (strongly) that I submit an application there too. ---and that I would get my name at the top of the interview stack.

This would mean: I would move to Dallas--in which the zoo has some nifty animals I want to work with; I would make more money; I would work with a supervisor, knowing what to expect from him (which is encouragement for bettering one's career path--I appreciate that!); and I would still be able to take part in management programs, research, conservation programs, etc. AND they are planning on building a new reptile exhibit center! WIN!

Downside: They do have centipedes in their invert. collection...Eiiiw. I am like Yanti and Geckos when it comes to centipedes! But I think I can overlook it. I hope.

That's all for now! 

Hey everyone! So I turned in an application for Zoo Atlanta yesterday...and they emailed me today and said it was a no--I found out from a keeper there that they hired within, which is kind of what I figured. Oh well.

BUT THEN.....

I got a text from my Curator at work asking me to call him--which is a little odd. so I did. He had told us all last week that he was taking a new position in April over at Dallas Zoo---at which point I had told him that it was kind of funny, cause they needed a new reptile keeper--and I should follow him there just to make his life difficult! Well..He looked into the position there ($$-wise) and basically, it will end up paying a bit more than here added to a lower cost of living...AND THEN....He also talked to another management person there, and apparently told them all about me in glowing terms....and now he suggested (strongly) that I submit an application there too. ---and that I would get my name at the top of the interview stack.

This would mean: I would move to Dallas--in which the zoo has some nifty animals I want to work with; I would make more money; I would work with a supervisor, knowing what to expect from him (which is encouragement for bettering one's career path--I appreciate that!); and I would still be able to take part in management programs, research, conservation programs, etc. AND they are planning on building a new reptile exhibit center! WIN!

Downside: They do have centipedes in their invert. collection...Eiiiw. I am like Yanti and Geckos when it comes to centipedes! But I think I can overlook it. I hope.

That's all for now! 

Its vacation week, and we hit Bodega Bay and Sausalito yesterday (nice little day road trip). Today I am just hanging out doing as little as possible (I have been VERY active since my race--needed a rest day!)and catching up on computer stuff. In doing so, I also checked out the job ads on AZA--Apparently Zoo Atlanta has an opening for a herp keeper....the pay most likely wont be an improvement, but living there we can rent a bigger house for about $500 less a month than here! AND Atlanta is building a new reptile/amphibian facility, so it looks like it could be a good idea....so--whaddya think Manatees (oh yes, the zoo also will or already has actual manatees!!!)? should I DOOOEEEET? 

I haven't heard from Ft. Worth yet, (I still have hope, but its getting harder.)and I figure I could handle having to choose between them....