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(April 2011)
A very dry Springtime, new "McManagement", and the big move!

A hot, dry Spring here! Despite the dryness though, I have been getting some nice frog photos, as well as other stuff, as I eagerly await camp, and Quebec! Also on the work-front this month, greetings to Zack! He's our great new manager, and many changes are happening...... all for the GOOD! Quality has IMPROVED in our already-high-quality store, and he's a great "coach" to lead us into higher heights, and the month of May brings great new McPromise :-)

For the BIG news here, I moved! God is good, and this "door" opened suddenly! The apartment was nice, and walking to work from there was a big plus, but now I have the perfect little place to store my stuff, and keep the animals, with the turtle pen right outside the door, and a special room to keep the snakes! Also there's a perfect amount of sun (despite all the trees) for my plants!

(May 2011)
A very dry Springtime, new "McManagement", and the big move!

A wonderful (and hot!) month!

A lot happened this month! May started with some cool new changes on the work-front, with our new manager (Zack) blending-in perfectly, and on my last day before my travel came our big inspection there, and we scored a 96! A team effort by ALL of us got it, and thank you Lord for such a cool "send-off" for my travels..... and North Carolina was GREAT, as I arrived there in the pouring rain..... and oh the froggage!! Two new species will shortly be added to Fabulous Froggage, and the people I stayed there were VERY cool..... and I wish I could go there more than just once each year!

I made a great arrival at camp, and the Vincent family has been here for me with open arms...... and I am so THANKFUL for them, and as June arrives, my truck is in the shop, as something is wrong with the transmission, and am so thankful it got me here!! On a critter-note, five baby chicks and a turtle were here waiting for me when I arrived, and now as the new month arrives....... I'm daydreaming of beautiful Quebec!

(June 2011)
Beautiful Quebec....... and camp!!

A perfect month!

I got my truck back, and thankfully it wasn't too expensive...... and it was off for the DREAM VACATION in Quebec! Everything there was so good....... and it MORE than made up for my "fevery" November vacation, when a strange illness sorta took control. Anyways this time was PERFECT....... and so-needed!!

Around mid-month I arrived at camp, after taking a little detour thru New York, and picked up some really nice N. Leopard frogs for our new interactive "Froggatorium" at camp (Pictures coming soon!), and we have a wonderful, original, and very-well-liked staff here this summer, and I am truly happy for all the kids who come here to experience the great folks we have been blessed with! The first week of camp brought perfect weather, while the monsoon-like rains made everything beautifully lush and green just before the kids arrived! The strangest thing that happened was when my other computer got hit by lightning (R.I.P.)..... and now I have a new Toshiba laptop, and I like it better anyhow! :-). Of course I'm thankful for Internet here, and I will be posting lots of goodies throughout the summer..... and be sure to catch me on Facebook!

(July 2011)
Camp...... and a busy month!

This has been the best-EVER year at camp! The Froggatorium has been a big hit, and the whole program has gone very well, and we have a great staff! Also it's been a very beautiful warm and rainy month, but at the same time the abundant rain has not really hindered any camp activities! On a Facebook-note however, things have been a completely different story! The swearing has been so bad this month that I have had to unfriend quite a few people...... people that even a year ago you would never DREAM of allowing such a thing to happen on their page! It has been truly heartbreaking to me to see this happen, as good friendships have been crushed because of this, and the month has ended-up a bit hurt and lonely..... even changing churches over it! I feel really blessed though, as the month draws to a close, since I have been led to a NEW church - like a new sky for this lonely, wandering "star" to shine in!

(August 2011)
A great month, and a lot of driving!

A great month..... and a lot of miles! The elusive Michigan is still so..... but Quebec was GREAT....... following perhaps the best-ever summer at camp! The month started with our wonderful Adventure Camp, and Sharon came by for a visit that week as well, and after that, it was followed by a warm and oh-so wonderful time in beautiful Quebec, and after that, by picking up some more Leopard frogs for the camp Froggatorium! I also have one here in Florida! Anyways after Quebec, it was back to camp for Bay Ridge camp at Streamside....... then it was off to Florida - where I am NOW, and eager to see what happens with McD's! Also a lot of cool new pictures have been taken this month, and am eager to share them soon!

(September 2011)
Re-adjusting to the heat, humidity, and work!

Following a wonderful August, I'm returning to the "new" place I'm living in, which I just moved into shortly before camp! Thankfully here I am able to keep all the critters, and raise butterflies, and this a remote area surrounded by "jungle", and things are adjusting well, and on the work-front, they are all glad to see me come back! Also on a Facebook-note, I totally stopped accepting "friends" on there, and now folks can subscribe directly to my page instead!

(October 2011)
VACATION!!

Wow..... what a wonderful time it was! Georges came down from Quebec, and everything was perfect just as we dreamed (and prayed!) it would be - remembering a year ago when I got hit by the "six-week fever" during vacation. What a blessing it is to have good health, to enjoy things to the fullest! Also the weather in October has been PERFECT, and work is going well also..... but wonder what will happen when they go to "24 hours" in November! I will DREAD losing my perfect hours, and look forward to the coming changes with eager anxiety.....

(November 2011)
Work....... with a hopeful transfer!

Believe it or not, at my current workplace, I'm still on my "probation" period - for over a year now! Not really an employee.... and they are barely hanging onto me loosely. I'm not really "liked" there, but "merely tolerated" is more like it, as I cook-away in my own little world there.... and I am praying and trusting for something a little more stable! I have such a list of "wrongs" stacked against me there (all very TINY little things, and NOTHING to do with the excellent quality of food I strive to produce! Little things such as arriving early to get my area ready are all starting to come against me, and other tiny "behind-the-scenes" things), and if they were to review me here, I would be "gutted like a fish" by them, and not one good thing would be mentioned, and as for my much-needed raise?? It would remain in the pocket of the Corporation, rather than the hands of one who so-desperately worked for it. Again I'm trusting to be transferred to a better location soon..... and I'll let you know in my December update! Also I will share my "year in review" next month!

(December 2011)
December - The year in review.

Besides the ongoing strangeness (since November) at the workplace, this has been an otherwise-perfect year! Besides going up to experience the light, wonderment, warmth, and affection from the people in Quebec, this was the best year ever at camp! Things went incredibly-WELL there, and God moved in wondrous ways...... and the weather was perfect also! Despite this being a rainy year up there, the timing was so perfect that not a single event was cancelled or rain-delayed! Also last year ended with me being struck by a strange fever and illness that had me down for six weeks, but this year more than made up for it - with no illness! My Vacation was the best-EVER in November, and was a bit sad to see 2011 go - because of all the great memories of this year!

On a work-note, I'm still waiting for my transfer to a bright and happy musical place..... and I'm looking forward to 2012, and all the little thrills and goodies that come with it :-)

Enjoying my vacation time with Georges at Applebee's, in Inverness, Florida!


(January 2012)
Great new beginnings!

Right from the very beginning of the year, things have been GREAT, working at my NEW location - McD's at St. Augustine Beach! A nice, small, and friendly store, and I got my hours restored, and the cool tunes!! I missed that so MUCH at the other place, and there's never a dull moment there! At first I thought it would be "slow" when compared to what I was used to - but busyness-wise, it's PERFECT!

Now on a reality/prayer-note, I have a prayer request for my dear followers of this page - I took a monster pay-cut when I came to this particular chain of stores, and have been dipping into my "life savings" of money I was hoping I would never have to touch. I was making $9.50 before I came here, and took a huge loss back in 2010, and was assured by the new corporation that if I carry-out a good deed, and get normal reviews, I will be restored to my original rate of pay - in the year 2020! At the very EARLIEST it would be in the year 2018.... and this means for the first time in over 26 faithful years of service to McD's, I desperately need to look somewhere besides the Golden Arches for financial survival! Please pray the NEW place will be a place of fun, and they won't freak-out when I go to camp! I will remain at McD's until camp this year, and even though I have a LOT of fun at my present job....... I simply can't afford to stay there any more. Thank you for your prayers :-)


April is the beginning of my "fiscal year", as it's during that time I pretty much "start all OVER", and prepare for the life-changing experience of camp, and life away from McD's...... so at the end of April all the info from the past year will go into the "Archive" section (below).

Coming in late-2010 - the newest update for this page! Photos of my newest McD's will be coming to this page! Stop by, check out our new McCafe, and say hello! The PRESENT page shows scenes from the one I served at prior to camp, 2010: State Route 16, St. Augustine, Florida My newest page! Come along for a look at the natural beauty of Florida. Adventure Camp 2008!! A fun-filled week, and perhaps one of the very best weeks of the entire summer! This is an absolutely incredible photo-journey showing the truly awesome Skies Of 2008!! In all my years I don't remember such a year as this, where many times I went running for my camera, and you'll see mighty storms and amazing cloud formations untold - both in Dial-up friendly format, as well as large images that will fill the screen when clicked on! Check out one of my newest pages! This is a tribute to a really cool friend from "North of the Border"! Ghetto Paint! Check out my UPDATED newest must-see page! Many new images are now posted - larger and more beautiful than ever before!

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