Team Story 2011

My husband Roger had their departments party the other day December 21st. Before the party started his boss Paula Villanova read this to them. It was so cute the way she did this. So just a thought to share this to everyone.

It's been an unusual year for Team Paula....as we said goodbye to 2010, we looked at 2011 as a year of uncertainty and we prepared to move on....but oh what a year....We began training in April and welcomed new associates to our team and we learned new tasks in accounts receivable for all of our pharmacies near and far....

With millions of dollars to track down and collect, this crack team pooled together all of their talents to make a positive difference and as we look forward to 2012, each team member will apply their unique talents to make this happen.

How will we do this?

To make working A/R more fun, Anthony will develop an exciting new video game, called "Claims R Us." The winner eludes the scary recoupers and auditors and makes it past the Unapplied Cash demons to reach the land of posted payments.

Dawn will coordinate with Martha Stewart by making sure that everyone has proper recognition on their birthdays and that the department is tastefully decorated for each holiday while keeping an eye towards helping the community. She will win the "Office Homemaker and Good Citizen" award and be featured on the covers of national magazines.

Roger Lunn will fly the company jet to visit the pharmacies in Hawaii on a regular basis, because frankly, someone has to do it.

In an effort to add more glamour to working OCRs, Ruthanne will invite a different celebrity guest each week to assist the OCR team to achieve their goals. Her first guest will be Oprah Winfrey.

Not to be outdone, Sandra and Deb will develop a new fashion line, so we can ALWAYS look great while working agings. It will be all the rage and they will be featured on Project Runway.

Dawna will be in and out of the office as she scouts out new worldwide locations for our company, particularly 3rd Party A/R.  Saint Tropez, Paris, Rio, Tokyo, Stockholm, and London. She is meeting with the Queen next week. We want pictures.

Jess will build bigger and better databases that will automatically enter all data on their own...MIT is very interested in her work. So is NASA.

Abby will get the "Private Eye" award, for solving the many mysteries of all her plans and turning them around. She be known world-wide for her problem solving skills; she will act as consultant to Scotland Yard on the weekends.

Girly will introduce mid-day dance classes to 3rd Party A/R, she will bring in live musicians, and we will all have to dance.

Domonique will burn through all open A/R so quickly, the fire department may have to be called. In preparation for this, they have installed extra fire extinguishers and put on extra staff.

Mike will continue with his best Vincent Price imitations by wishing us all a "Good Evening" at the end of each day. He is currently learning the entire score to "The HMS Pinafore" to keep us motivated when we are down.

Renee will work with her peers to implement ingenious ways for the team to work with the greatest of synergy and be successful in bringing down open A/R. She will write a best-selling business book about her success.


Paula? Well, I will win the lottery but will continue to stay with this world class team. As Harold is promoted to CEO, he will need our utmost support as we continue on our path towards becoming #1 on the Fortune 500 list.

Home Owner

Owning your own house have so much responsibility. One of this is getting a home insurance. You never know your house might be on fire or calamities that no one knows will happen like flood. Like what just happen in Philippines the typhoon Sendong in which a lot home owners lost their property. I am sure not one of them have home insurance. Watching the news make you so sad. A lot of people died and a lot still are missing. Because the flash flood happen at the middle of the night while people are sleeping. I felt so bad for this families. How they will able to celebrate Christmas. So help them God.

Anyway back to being a home owner...From a friends experience when her house burnt down she really did not worry much about her house because she knows she have a home insurance. She only worried on pictures that got burnt down. We all know pictures are unreplaceable.

For those homeowner make it sure you have a home insurance. Anyway here in US it is mandatory to have it. At least in my state. Home insurance is also important as your car insurance.

Getting Old

Lately I am always tired. While i am at work I keep on yawning. Sometimes i have hard time to keep my eyes open. So every time I felt that way here I am looking around for any chocolate hoping this will keep me awake. But why it is if i am at home I got my energy back. Maybe my body just don't want to be at work and who does right? Maybe!!! i just should try to go to bed early. Lately I'm going to bed late and keep myself waking up at middle of the night usually around 2AM and may go back to sleep but almost time for my alarm to turn on. Is this just a sign that i am getting old? SHhhh you better not comment.

Just a word to my self GO TO BED ON TIME.

Things to do on winter

Growing up in a tropical Island called Philippines where climate is always warm all year round.  We don't have winter season.  That is why most of us Filipinos who came here in United States was shock with the cold weather.  It the temperature is in the 60's we thought it is cold. I remember during my first year, first winter everybody keep asking me how I like the weather.  My response always "it is very cold"  they just response back to me that wait it ain't cold yet.  Now I know what they meant.  Because i heard my self saying it at least couple time to Filipinos who just got here.  I just smile inside.

There may not be much to do to do during winter but people finding a way to keep themselves active.  I just thought winter everybody just stay home and  hibernate.  One of the activity you can do go skiing.  My kids gets so excited if snowing out.  They always looking forward to go sledding.  Here in new England a lot of people go to Maine or to White Mountain to ski.  I love to do this at least once in my life.  I will add to my bucket list to ski.

I don't know with you guys but winter is my least favorite season.  I just hate cold.   

Nursing Board Exam

My sister graduated from nursing last March.  Finally she took her nursing board exam last December 18th and 19th.  we are thinking positive that she will pass.  We will get the result in two months.  It amazed me that even with the flash flood the board exam still go on. They did not cancel the exam. 

To my sister good luck. 

Last Minute Christmas Shopping

I can Roger and I are all set with Christmas shopping we already have almost everything we want to get for the kids and for everyone.  I know there are still people out there that they even did not start their shopping yet.  What are they waiting for?  They only have 5 days to go?  Stores might have good sales but mostly items are already pick out.  Not counting stores and malls are so crowded right now.  Some stores are even using crowd control ropes.  This reminds me when my friends and I went to Wrentham outlet mall we get in coach stores but they have to use barricades to keep people in line.

No matter what keeping you behind in your Christmas shopping, keep in mind presents is not the most import it is not what we are celebrating for.  It is the birth of Jesus Christ.  

Typhoon Sendong

Cagayan de Oro is called the "City of Golden Friendship" which is located along the northern coastline on the Mindanao island, southern part of the Philippines.  Got hit by typhoon Sendong.  people where not prepared.  Water rose from 1 foot to 3 feet in an hour. This happened at the middle of the night.  People were still sleeping.   A lot of people died Philippine Red Cross reports 521 dead so far, 370 missing. Almost 35,000 people remained huddled in evacuation centers after the storm.  I can't remember it happened this before.  there might be a flood but nothing like this. 

I don't know how long this city will recover but I am hoping everyone will put their heart back to Jesus Christ.  With what's going on around the world this might be a wake up call for all of us. 

Christmas party

Today December 12th was our department party at work.  Everyone were bringing something their special dish. We also did gift swap that was fun.  I made taco lasagna and looks like everyone loves it.  Someone already ask me for the recipe.  And for the swap I brought with me the fan heater.  I end up bringing home a bath and body works shower gel and body lotion.

others might not be happy in this company but to m I am just thankful that I still have my job as what they told us a year ago that we will be losing our job.  Thank God that it did not happen.  Praise the Lord.

Dress shopping

The girls cousin Sara who also Leonas Godmother are going to get we'd on June 16th 2012. The girls will be part of the wedding. Leona will be the junior bridesmaid and Angel the flower girl.

Yesterday December 11th we did dress shopping. That was fun. They tried several dress. And all agreed to 1 best dress. Both the looks gorgeous. During fitting all the dress they must be feel like a princess. Leona lookslike a young lady now. What happen my baby is growing fast. While Angel getting bigger she getting more cute. Both my girls are.

Sara, Noel, Jeremy's cousin and Denise were with us. Now we ordered the dress the girls are getting more excited. So are everybody.

Going out with my two mothers

My bestfriends mom staying with us for 5 days while her and her family are at Florida. We all went out do some shopping. Went to Walmart and Christmas tree shop as Made Lou thought this store are selling only Christmas decoration. This is a different store for her. They worried that I will live them behind. :-).

We all had fun. We went to Chinese restaurant. It was I guess her first time going to a Chinese restaurant. As a souvenir she had a 2012 calendar. Later we wil be going to lasallete to see the lights.

Sleep over

How many times keep telling my kids not to surprise us if they their fired to sleepover. We prefer get inform at least a day ahead. But this seems not registering in their mind. When we got home last night Angel told us before giving us a hug or asking asking how's every body's doing? She just told us right ways that her friend Jennilee wants to sleepover. I know from the fact that they just decided t do it. What I can say I don't want any arguments so I agreed.

Everyone had fun I guess we watch Smurfs the movie. The girls went to bed don't know whatever time that was. Sounds to me they allhaving fund downstairs. Roger and I just kept reminding them not to make too much noose we have neighbOr.

Sometimes today I need to remind them please please inform us ahead of time. No more surprises about sleepover. I don't mind sleepover I just want to plan ahead.

We have company

My friend Cindy's mom will be staying with us for 5 days.  Cindy and her family are heading  to Florida for a family vacation.  They are going to Disney land.  While they are away her mom will be spending time with us.  This is good for her; she will be with my mom who will keep her laughing.  I know she is so homesick right now.  Wants to go home very bad.  Especially it is Christmas time. 

My mom is so lucky i guess because we make it sure she is always part of whatever we do.  With Cindy's mom the reason why is is not going with them because they are going on a C130 plan and air force plane and only immediate family can go.  If not she will be with them of course.  I am just glad that her mom prefer to stay with us instead to their other friends. 

Made up your mind Ipad 1 or ipad 2

My friend Imee own both ipad 1 & 2.  her husband bought this gadgets suppose to be for her.  But it is Lexie their daughter who use and play the ipad.  Funny thing is this kids knows where all the buttons .  She is so wicked smart when it comes to technology.  You will laugh when you see Lexie playing on Ipad 2; you think she will let go of the other one?  nope that was not the case.  She keep both to herself.  While she is using one she hide the other one behind her make it sure mommy Imee will not able to use it. 

Owning not only 1 ipad but both?  What are this peoples secret?  I love to have one but it is the price I can't take to spend that much money.  Even I have Apple coupon. unless someone willing to buy or give one.  Only in my imagination right?  I know Roger told me to one point to go ahead buy it.  He is so lucky I am not one of those women out there that just spend money left and right.  I can't take it to spend that much money overall.  Also we don't have that much money to spend anyway.

Dental Check up

After work I brought the girls to their dentist.  Both girls need to have filling and dental sealant.  Filling because they have cavity that needs to be taken care off.  Dental sealant" or "tooth sealant" refers to a plastic resin that a dentist bonds into the grooves of the chewing surface of a tooth as a means of helping to prevent the formation of tooth decay ("cavities"). The dentist did this to their wisdom tooth.  Both the girls did a great job.  Leona as she is the one who have this gag problem overall did very well. She did not need to have laughing gas.  I am so proud of my girls. 

One thing shock me after the appointment was the bills.  Even we have insurance we still end with too much bill.  For both the girls we have the bill of $125.00.  OUCH yes OUCH on my wallet. 

This is why it is very important to take good care of our teeth.  i keep telling this to the girls.  hope they will learn their lesson.  At least help mom and dad not to have too much bill to pay.

How it is owning a Car

Owning a car has so many reaponsibility. Like there a maintenance if you want your car to last long and always in good condition. All what you want to do into your car cost money. Like having insurance. It is not that you just have to keep your car running with out insurance. It is illegal if you get cought you will receive a fine or may not able to register your car to the registry. So right now Roger and I are fortunate because we only have one car and the insurance we have maybe don't cost that much. But if we get another car maybe we have to think to find a Cheap Car Insurance company. Not just any car insurance company but a company that has good coverage that as a driver you are safe when it comes you are in accident. You don't want to get screwed.

I remember when my mother-in-law was in an accident she was able to get a little bit of money back and able to get a brand new car. Because the car she had was brand new and got reck because of her sons negligence. The type of insurance coverage she had was a good coverage. 

Home Improvement

I am an average Filipina girl who dream of having a nice and elegant home.  Right now I am proud of the way I decorate my house.  I  love to lit scented candles and to accent I added gems stones with variety colors depending on the colors for holiday.  For Christmas decoration I am thinking to used a clear flower vase with plant either real or plastic with glass gems stone inside with different colors.  Right now I am looking for a green, red and white combination for gems stones.  I already looked to different stores but I no luck to find what i am looking for>  I may found the colors I want but the price a little bit out of my budget so i still keep looking. 

Thanks to technology I Google where i can be able to buy gems stone.  Luckily I did find one site where they have variety colors of Glass Gems. This site is perfect on what i am looking for.  Price is just right for me.  I will definitely  buy red, white and green glass gems in here.

Staying Home for the day

Since I started working I can't remember when was the last time I was home alone.  For a change today i have scheduled time off from work.  The kids were at school, my mom had part time job and Roger went to work and I was home alone.  I was loving it.  I did accomplished a lot.  I able to do the laundry,  clean and organized the girls bedroom, wrap couple Christmas presents for the girls , clean the whole house and did able to bake pandesal.  Wow when was the last time I did house chores alone.  I was the one who picked up the girls at the bus stop as well.  I wish I can do this often but I know having a full time job I can't.

This made me realized once in a while I should take time off from work just to stay home and do what it needs to be done around the house.  I can go out and do shopping but why I have to go out and spend money while I can just stay home and do things I have been wanting to do around the house.  today was a great opportunity for me to do all of this. 

Now that my day is almost over later I will be preparing our supper before my husband gets home and do a little bit of grocery shopping that I was not sble to do over the weekend.

Tomorrow back to reality; back to work.  :-)

Facebook addict

Since the 1st day I found out about facebook I have been addicted to it. I can say i am one of those people who are addicted to facebook. my day is not complete if I don't check facebook.

Facebook is the main source I can be able to keep in touch with my family and friends all over the world. This is more a journal of my life. I keep updating my status on what I am up to at every day. I post pictures of my family in here as well in order for my family especially in Philippines to be able to see how happy i am in the life I choose. I maybe away physically from them but we are just facebook away. Thanks to the technology it make our life easier.

In facebook not only you will be able to find your family and friends but you will find good deals on your favorite stores to shop. For business company they also have facebook account. You might be surprise even to look for bargain for plane tickets to fly around the world they also have account like Expedia uk facebook. A lot of us usually go directly to expedia.com site to book for hotels or flight. Don't you know they also have facebook account. If I were you like their facebook account and this way you will find out if their are sales out there. 

The Filipino Channel

I have been in US for over 11 years but I only have 1 year of opportunity to watch Filipino show.  But when TFC start hooking up with dish network I lost my subscription.  Sad to say comcast don't offer TFC in my area.  Until when we found out verizon is offering not only TFC but as well as GMA channel.  I was so excited but I have to wait until verizon come in to our area to hook up the wirings as they are new in the area.  After at least 2 years of waiting i finally have the TFC. 

I was telling my husband Roger that this is good for my mom wherein she is always home.  My husband even teased me that this will be great for myself as well but my response was no I am too busy to set down and watch TV.  To my surprise I watch too much TV now than before. Our television down stairs is always in Filipino channel. I been thankful to tivo box because I can be able to tape my favorite soap opera.

To the Filipino channel thank you ABS-CBN for thinking about us.  

Brain Cancer

My husband's cousins Denise;  her husband have brain cancer and been going through treatment to make him feel better.  He already went through radiation and now he is doing the chemo.  Base on what the family is saying he is having some complication.  We are keep praying for him for his fast recovery.  And then just beofre Thanksgiving we found out Denise have brain cancer as well.  W hat an odd husband and wife have this kind of illness.  Doctors said they never had this before. 

Before Denise found out that she have cancer she was having this wicked bad head ache that she never experience before.  When this happened she was at the hospital with her husband who went through chemo. She told her family that she had this very bad headache and a feeling like a mild stroke.  So the husband advise her to go to the emergency room.  So she did, and doctors did a CT Scan.  Found out she had a brain tumor and doctor schedule to have a surgery a week after and test found out she also have a brain cancer the same with her husband.  So everyone was so shock. I just feel so bad with their kids.  Not just their father or step dad have the cancer but now their mom as well.  At least because of this situation they become more close to each other.

If your in a situation of being hopeless this is the time you will find out who are your family and friends.  I just felt bad that Roger and I did not do much as we should.  If  this is in our situation I know they will be all 100 percent behind us.  I just hope they know that they are always in our thought and prayers. 

Oh God please help my family especially Denise and Dave to feel better and be cancer free. 

I wish to have a New Car

I just have my drivers license this year around March. I tell you it boost more confident on myself now that I can drive without dragging my husband.  I just wish right now that i have my own car.  But I understand we can afford to get a new one right at this moment.  we have more things to worry.  But if i get a chance I will in a heart bit.

If opportunity comes I will not be buying an expensive cars but I do wish  to have a Lexus.  Am i ambitious or what.  but hey nothing wrong to make a wish right?  As a fresh driver i guess it is better for me to buy the not expensive one just for in-case i will not be feeling sorry.   

My friend Imee we had this conversation once on what kind of car we want to have.  One of those cars is the Lexus.  Now that we are in the last month of 2011.  There are new Lexus car the 2012 that already out in the market.  For a simple person like Imee and I we are only until to dream but never know if we keep buying lottery we might hit the jackpot and here we go we can affrod to buy the car in our dream.


For now i will just keep working until i get what a dream for.  If other people can afford to buy their dream car why can't I right? 

Pharmaceutical Company

Roger and i work in  a pharmaceutical company who supply medications to nursing home all over the country.  We have Pharmacy located around the States.  We have regional business office (RBO) in Longmont, Colorado and in Massachusetts.

Working in this company you may think we wear scrubs but that is not the case.  Only those who work in the Pharmacy are allowed to wear scrub uniforms and lab coats for the Pharmacists.  RBO employee are required to wear business casual; only we even don't have casual Fridays where we can wear jeans.

Others may prefer to wear business casual than wearing scrub but to my opinion I just wish we have the option on what we are going to wear.  Anyway working n RBO no one will able to see what we are wearing excepts ourselves.

 

Christmas 2011

Now that thanksgiving is over.  everyone are now in the mood for Christmas.  People are now busy buying Christmas presents for everyone.  After Thanksgiving everyone are starting to put their Christmas decoration and making a lists on what to get for their love-once.  I maybe one of those people who hate to shop in a crowd i prefer to shop online.  Because of this i started doing my Christmas shopping around September.  I may pick up couple things here and there.  But i can say right now i am done i only need to buy what to put on stockings.

My family and I put our Christmas decoration right after Thanksgiving but we wait a week after to buy our Christmas Tree.   right now our 2011 Christmas decoration is up.  Because we are done with our Christmas shopping we can more relax and watch Christmas movies. 

Sometimes it is better to think in advance.  The reason why we did our shopping in advance because we received our Christmas club money on the 1st week of November.  But either way we prefer to do shopping in advance as I said i hate shopping in a crowd.

How about you are you done with your Christmas shopping?  

Doing what is more important

It's weekend yeah baby.  Tomorrow December 3rd I suppose to go out with my friends to NY but I change my mind.  I was thinking of how much i will be spending and I have to get up early.  My friends may call me a liar but too many reasons stopping me to go with them. I was thinking that if my mom and I are going I must have at least $150 with me.  This made me think that instead spending money for leisure for my self why just used this money to spend to my family for Christmas.  Aside from this there is an overtime  available at work.  So instead going to NY and spend money I decided to go to work to make extra bucks instead; anyway I will have PTO schedule on Monday. 

CHRISTMAS GIFT ACCOUNT

I decided to ditch our DSL service and look into getting package TV and internet. I ended up saving a good amount of money every month. Now, with the money that I have saved, I have decided that I am going to put the money into a Christmas fund. I always find myself around Thanksgiving with no Christmas Gift savings. I am scraping around during the holidays or charging Christmas gifts for friends and family. I usually don’t get everything that I bought paid off until February, so of course I have to pay a lot of money in interest. Also, just having things on my credit card tends to stress me out. I don’t like to owe anyone anything. So now, I am putting the money that I saved and also one hundred dollars every two weeks out of my paycheck into a separate fun money account. I will use money as necessary, but I am hoping to keep the majority of the money in the account for when holiday shopping time rolls around!