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GREAT JOB!!!!

Oh, admitt it Burt... you missed me at the office today.

Yeah, great job. Way to lose your job. Kelli, you are so insensitive.

Well, Camille, it was awkward going to the meeting that you'd set up without you.

Really? Did anyone ask where I was?

Now I sit back, and wait for Kelli to read Camille's blog more carefully picking up on the fact that Camille was let go, have her apologize profusely, and then call me a jerk for saying she was insensitive. This is going to be great.

Camille - no one asked. But I told Brad today, and he did mention that he noticed you weren't there even though you set it up.

you told Brad? I was told not to tell RWCD. What did he say? How did it come up?

I was told not to either, but Mark and I talked and said we're not going to hide it either. So when he called today and started asking questions like, "Are you going to lose your job? Would Atwell keep you over Camille?", I could no longer hide it. So, now they know. He did say that they were just giving that one job to EPS. Hopefully they honor that, and the other jobs get kicked off soon.

Wow... I wonder what prompted those questions. Hopefully they will honor that and give you the work... if not, I'm sorry brother, but you'll be pounding the pavement soon too. sucks. I'm glad that Brad was concerned for your job. I can only hope that he was sad to hear about me.

Okay, did I miss a day or something?? I thought you were joking about the job thing. Did you get laid off? Man, this economy is freaking me out!

Oh, for crying out loud, now I have read EVERYTHING. The e-mails in my inbox were all mixed up and I did not get the "insensitive" one until last!!! Burt, you big jerk!

Okay, so you rode your bike to work, and then got laid off? I am still so very confused.

But---the "GREAT JOB" comment was on the riding the bike to and from work, as was clearly stated. I picked up on the not having a job, but I thought you were kidding and I had missed some inside joke!

SO, now I am apologizing profusely for being so insensitive and not reading between the lines or getting it. But I do have the excuse of an average of two hours of sleep every night for the last 3 weeks. Does that help my insensitivity and stupidity plea?? I am SO SORRY about your job. That stinks. BURT, get her job back for her!

Kelli - I wasn't joking, I just was still a little in shock when I wrote that and didn't actually want to say the words "Laid off". I was laid off yesterday. If they get some work they think they may get within the next 30 days, they can call me back... if not, it's a perminate termination. So depressing. So, I spent the day with Melanie and while she was napping, I made a million phone calls.

Kelli - I love you... no worries. I knew you were talking about the bike ride... I figured you didn't read the second paragraph. And like I said, it was a little encrypted because I didn't want to say the words "laid off". Also because I wasn't suppose to tell anyone... for reasons I don't understand and obviously haven't followed too closely. I didn't get to say good bye to everyone yesterday because I wasn't suppose to tell them.

The economy is very depressing. I hope something changes a little (a lot really, but it will probably happen slowly)

I promise you that I DID read the second paragraph, it just went over my head. It is not hard to go over my head, really!!! That really stinks! I do not get why you could not tell anyone, that seems odd. I would go back and tell everyone good bye and tick them all off. DUMB!!! That is a bummer, it is kind of running rampant right now lay offs and such. It is scary!! I have always said i was glad my husband works for the government, but they are even having major bidget issues. Scary stuff!

Good luck to in whatever you decided to do (find a job, wait it out and hope to go back, etc). That just stinks! Take some very long runs and SCREAM while you run!!!

DID you post the morning bike ride in the am and the afternoon in the pm after you found out? I am just trying to figure out why I was so confused?!? I am a lost cause. OFF to bed I go!

I love you, too, Kelli. But not in an awkward way. In a - I can tease you because you're my friend - kind of way.

Kelli - You are too cute. :o) I did post the morning ride to work... then after I got home I posted the second paragraph. No worries.

Well, at least that double posting made me feel somewhat better about why I was so confused!

Thanks for loving me anyway---both of you!!

Good luck on the job hunting! At least you have cute Melanie to keep you company!!

OH---you should look into a cake business on the side. SERIOUSLY!!! Your cakes are amazing. People would pay for those, I know I would!

I have thought about that. I don't even know how I would go about that... but they are sure fun to make.