So... Whats for lunch?

[P.C.]

Oh man I love havarti cheese.    I had left over spaghetti.

[purelife]

Me too PC.  Boy oh boy could I eat the entire package in one sitting, but that's just too extreme. ))

Speaking of spag, I've got to make some soon because my jars of spag sauce are expiring in Nov.
 

[P.C.]

German butter cheese is right up there with Havarti.  I have to behave myself when the Havarti comes out.....LOL

[purelife]

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[49er]

Sportsdude wrote:
from my experience in the states and from what I've seen. If you're not in a union you end up getting laid off or demoted. lol  
    Not true.  Its federal law that you cannot loose you job because you take mat. leave

[P.C.]

That's cool purelife.  I've never seen one of those.  I think I'll look into it.  I love the lampberger, but it costs a fortune to burn.

  *Sometimes I think SD thinks that Missouri IS the United States......lol  

[P.C.]

hmmm maybe but I've known people who get their job back but then end up getting replaced and having to go a different direction.


It occurred to me that maybe it should be added, that although you are entitled to your job back.....you are not guaranteed that job permanently.  Some employers may find that an increase of 'days off' that may required by a new mom.....or whatever the case may be, are not in keeping with that guarantee.  So in the same vein that an employee is guaranteed their same position, job description etc......they are also obligated to perform the job to an equal standard as before they took Mat leave.  

  Anything beyond that is dependant on the personal tolerance of the employer.

[Lise]

Hi!

  Yeah, I know that they have to keep my job open till the end of the month, it's the law but I've told them that if they want me back that they would have to get part-time position for me. So far, they've tried but they couldn't find a person to job share with me. It's weird because there must be tons of CDAs out there who would do this no problem. I think my dentist just prefers to find someone who can work full-time.

  Anyways, after I told them I wasn't interested, they found someone to replace me full time. Then I guess I panicked and said I can come back if they're still interested but it's ok if they won't offer it to me. Part of me hopes they won't because it'll force me to look somewhere closer and more flexible. I'm sure that I will be able to do my job. It's just that after 1 year of not working, I feel so out-of-the-loop.

  My goal is to continue working with them for a bit then look elsewhere. Once I get my skills up to par and become more confident I'll do something else. Trouble is my work is not a bad place and it doesn't feel like work. I'm only concern about spending time with the kiddies and working Saturdays which sucks.

  Then I'll miss you lot too much.................... *sob*

[Sportsdude]

i'm exhausted. lol  

[Lil Me]

Evening everyone.  I'm tired, too- SD.
 
 Safeway deli chicken tonight.
 
 Mr LM and Heckyl & Jeckyl made blackberry freezer jam.  Spent the day geocaching and picking blackberries.  Found 2/3 geocaches.  Totally convinced that the one we couldn't find no longer exists.  We dug around for 2 hrs in the correct location and not a sausage.  Oh well.  Fun day, anyways.
 
 Bedtime soon.  Having breakfast early tomorrow with an old friend (+his new wife and 2 kids).
   

[P.C.]

Lil Me....pardon my ignorance....but what is geocaching ?

[kitten]

I'm curious too.  I've never heard the term.

[Lil Me]

It's a treasure hunt using GPS (or compass) coordinates.  Usually there is a plastic container hidden somewhere with some small items to trade and a log book.  The cool thing is that some of the items are trackable- for instance, we picked up a tag today and entered the code into the website- it started in Wisconsin, went to NY and now it's in BC.
 
 It gets us out of the house and running about.
   

[P.C.]

I just googled it.  It's a treasure hunting 'game'......tracking treasures by GPS.  I've never heard of this before.  I thought Lil Me was just being fancy.....and they were out collecting rocks.....lol

  This sounds VERY cool !  How do I play ?  

[P.C.]

Where....how....do you start, Lil Me ?