Sicknesses & Jobs

Well everyone in my clan got sick this past week. UG! It's started with Connor getting a cold and turned into the flu. Chris got sick next, then me and then Logan. I haven't had the flu in a long long time. Logan and I used to get flu shots but this year we didn't for who know why not. Once I'm well I think both of us will go get one. There is still a month or two left of the flu season and I really don't want to get sick again. We are all slowly feeling better. We all have coughs with junk in our chests and hopefully this too shall pass soon.

Since I started looking for work about three weeks ago I've had some successes getting interviews. I've had one at Nokia for a job that I wasn't really qualified for but I wanted to go check them out anyway. If I did have the necessary skills I think the job would be exciting but also a handful. I'm currently working with the CTO of Pixeltex. I hope to have a face-to-face interview in the next week or so. I've been talking to them via email over the past couple of weeks. It's seems like a good job and company. I hope to learn more soon. I also have had other groups at Nokia interested in me and have been working with their HR over email to set up some phone and face-to-face interviews. They have a lot of job openings at Nokia. Chris has also applied at Nokia. Maybe one of us will get a job there.

Alfred Zimmerman

My dear friend Alfred Zimmerman died on Monday, February 16th after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

His funeral Mass will be held today Friday, February 20th at 2 p.m. at the Church of St. Peter's in Mendota Heights (old Mendota). http://www.stpetersmendota.org/


Alfred and my Mom Marilyn Hays had been together for more than 20 years after remeeting at a high school reunion in the late 80s.

Alfred was a kind and generous person. He loved my kids Logan and Connor so very very much.


He loved Ely and we spent a lot time up there with him and my Mom. We have many wonderful memories.

Alfred was always there to help Chris or I with anything we needed.

He will be greatly missed and is deeply loved.

Alfred pray for us!!!

Time Off

Logan has the week off from school; winter break.

Since Chris and I are hard at work looking for jobs we'll be sticking around Berlin. Lots of our friends are going skiing for the week. Gosh it sounds nice.

Anyway, we don't have any big plans. Today Logan, Connor and I just played. It was cold out today so we stayed in. Later in the day we went outside to a park nearby for a 1/2 hour or so.

Tomorrow we'll try to go out for a walk and maybe head over to the big part if it's warmer than today. If not, we'll see what the day brings.

Wednesday Logan and I will go out for breakfast and then head over to KaDeWe for boxer chips. Don't ask me I don't know what they are but Logan says everyone at school is using them for this game so we'll go check it out and we'll see what it's all about.

No Montesorri this week and maybe no music class either. I have to call Lifelines and find out. We missed music class last week as Connor was napping. He didn't go down until real late and I just didn't want to wake him. So we'll hopefully make it up at the end of our session. We get one makeup.

Not much else going on other than working on finding a job. I updated my resume a week or so ago. Now I have to work on my web site. I also need to get my resume and cover letter translated. So much to do. BLAH!