Well I've made it back! 2017!

Hi out there! I haven't been on blogger for wow few years. My blogs still there. I guess life's had it's turns and I got caught up in the world winds. Last time I was on here with a publishing I was leaving Florida heading home to Louisiana. I made it to Louisiana and bedded down with family for a couple of years, ended up going back to work with the company I originally was laid off with prior to Florida. Stayed there for almost 4 years and you guessed it, got laid off again. Let see that makes 4 times in life starting over! HA. Anyway, the sad part about all this wasn't the fact that I had a hard time finding work, that was quite difficult because of the times, but in 2011 I lost my grandmother. Well she had a good life and passed of natural causes. She was just worn out at 104 years old. Dad passed during the summer of 2011. Although he and I wasn't close. I do miss grandmother though. Then mom passed away in 2014. That was a shockwave. She undoubtedly was tired also, but her passing at 82 was more from complications from a surgery and infection. It's been sad for a long time. No more family that is. Mom's sister as of this writing is still alive and she is 88 but she's getting tired too and has suffered from cancer. She also lost her daughter at 66 which definitely stressed her out. Thank God she has grandkids to take care of her. As for me the only person left in my life is my brother from this age group. But there has been division no doubt between us. No matter how hard I try, well since mother passed it's kind of like no one else is around. I've been blessed though and always telling the creator thanks! I've managed to stop smoking 4 years back which was a major plus for me. And I'm healthy, can't complain about that. My kids have grown up also. No more young ones when I fought to get them to come to Florida back in the day. I do miss the ole days though. Many memories that lurk and catch me off guard. From the very beginning when I first got married, to the children's births, to the separation and deaths of everyone who remains in my heart! Good news is I have a grandson who is turning 2 in June. Although they don't come around much, I have seen pictures and he's just the most handsomest lil feller. Another daughter is going to have my 2nd grandson in October of this year. But they do have their lives to live. It's crazy world out there. I remember when I came back from Florida the time I spent making new friends on LinkedIn. The discussions we had, simple conversation was fun back then. Today, although I got laid off from the place I went back to work with I was blessed to find a new job a couple of months after being laid off and have been with them now going on 2 years. I've contributed a lot to their success. Built a thriving Quality Management System and quality program they never new existed. And it's API Q1 certified. I'm quite proud of getting to that point. Now it's maintaining and eventually moving toward a different standard of API Q2. That's in discussion right now. Well the oil industry is slowly coming back. And I guess I'm getting older as we all are. But I haven't thrown in the towel yet. I still feel I have a lot to offer any good company seeking to achieve success within the areas I'm qualified. I'll come back later. If I don't make it back thanks to all my supporters out there! HA Here's to all the loneliness out there in the world!