Today I went to the Palm Beach County Fair in West Palm Beach, FL and it was great. Attendees were as follows: Andrea Muggli, Jason Mastin, Ariella Ottar and Abigail Muggli.
To Be Continued...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Jolén's Birthday & more...
Today was Jolén's 30th Birthday. This morning, I awoke to a dream that I was only 6 yrs. old again and holding Jolén in my arms, feeding her a bottle. We were in an old blue rocking chair Mom used to have a set of back at that time. I still remember when I was first taken to the Hospital by her Dad, Larry so that I could see her and Mom. At the viewing area where you can see the newborn babies, another girl pointed at Jolén and tried to say that it was her Sister. I immediately looked right at that little girl next to me and I said, "That's MY Sister and she's Beautiful!" very proudly.
The other girl was speechless and confused as far as I recall so that was the end of that.
I heard from a good friend back in Wisconsin on Facebook tonite. She wrote to me about how she and a friend had given their 2 weeks notice to UHC and then went to work at Great Lakes. They were let go. I wrote back a nice letter explaining some things. It went as follows...
OH that's awful! Can you get unemployment to hold you over for a bit?
Gosh, I still wish I had not left in a way. At least I did it right when I gave my 2 weeks in June of '08. Here's what's ironic. I work for a Company called Aegis (sounds like "ages") and we're a 3rd Party Vendor. I'm on the phone handling Customer Service Calls. Guess who my Client is? The same one you gave 2 weeks notice too. I field Customer Service calls for Enrollees of Secure Horizons of Ovations. I handle the AARP MedicareComplete Plans. I work on the MA side and there are people cross training for PDP so they can keep their jobs longer. I get to quote plan benefits and explain things to the members. I have to do most of my work in iBAAG. I also have to pull up HICNs in GPS to find people who are not sure if they are with us. I also have to look at Claims in iLEAD & IDT to explain what's going on with those too. If the EE gets mad and disputes the claim, it's an Appeal so I have to give them their Appeal rights and also the A&G address. I get complaints and then I have to do Grievances too. It boils down to my strong desire to come back and get my old job back. I liked it there much better than what I do now. I think the stress here in the call center is worse and plus having to work on the phones. At least there, I only talked on the phones to do mentoring with the Team and occasionally talk to Dawn and Jana when they were our Sups. I don't know. It was actually great here in Florida for a while but now not so much. My car I used to have went bye bye to the junk yard on February last year. It got totalled out by my Insurance carrier at the time, Geico. I got rear ended on Biscayne Blvd. by some college kid with failed brakes. Two Police cars drove right by without helping. I didn't have my cell phone either. I wish I had gotten that kid's Insurance Info, then my Insurance company could have received capitation from his Insurance to help me :-( I'm employed but it's Temporary and they start layoffs next month. I decided I'm going to try brushing up on my Math to see if I can pass the College placement test. I'm going to work on my FAFSA shortly and I hope to get registered for classes this Fall. I'd like to begin in Nursing School at IRSC. I'm going to go for my Associates in Registered Nursing, then work towards a Bachelor of Science in RN. Then I'm going to try working in ER when I get confident enough and also ICU including Pediatric ICU. Once I'm more comfortable and confident in that, I'll work towards my CRNA or ARNP. I have a very long Road ahead but I may digress from my path along the way. I just have to get started so I know what I am doing. Can you remind me who's Cappy? I'm sorry, it's been awhile & I realised I can't seem to remember everybody from back there right now. Write back soon. Love Ya!!
Tonite at home, I made Spaghetti Tacos again. It was great. I used some Linguine noodles along with the Thick Spaghetti noodles to make a variety. I also made some desert which was Cookie Brownies. They turned out very moist and delicious. It took 2 sticks of Butter but it was worth it.
The other girl was speechless and confused as far as I recall so that was the end of that.
I heard from a good friend back in Wisconsin on Facebook tonite. She wrote to me about how she and a friend had given their 2 weeks notice to UHC and then went to work at Great Lakes. They were let go. I wrote back a nice letter explaining some things. It went as follows...
OH that's awful! Can you get unemployment to hold you over for a bit?
Gosh, I still wish I had not left in a way. At least I did it right when I gave my 2 weeks in June of '08. Here's what's ironic. I work for a Company called Aegis (sounds like "ages") and we're a 3rd Party Vendor. I'm on the phone handling Customer Service Calls. Guess who my Client is? The same one you gave 2 weeks notice too. I field Customer Service calls for Enrollees of Secure Horizons of Ovations. I handle the AARP MedicareComplete Plans. I work on the MA side and there are people cross training for PDP so they can keep their jobs longer. I get to quote plan benefits and explain things to the members. I have to do most of my work in iBAAG. I also have to pull up HICNs in GPS to find people who are not sure if they are with us. I also have to look at Claims in iLEAD & IDT to explain what's going on with those too. If the EE gets mad and disputes the claim, it's an Appeal so I have to give them their Appeal rights and also the A&G address. I get complaints and then I have to do Grievances too. It boils down to my strong desire to come back and get my old job back. I liked it there much better than what I do now. I think the stress here in the call center is worse and plus having to work on the phones. At least there, I only talked on the phones to do mentoring with the Team and occasionally talk to Dawn and Jana when they were our Sups. I don't know. It was actually great here in Florida for a while but now not so much. My car I used to have went bye bye to the junk yard on February last year. It got totalled out by my Insurance carrier at the time, Geico. I got rear ended on Biscayne Blvd. by some college kid with failed brakes. Two Police cars drove right by without helping. I didn't have my cell phone either. I wish I had gotten that kid's Insurance Info, then my Insurance company could have received capitation from his Insurance to help me :-( I'm employed but it's Temporary and they start layoffs next month. I decided I'm going to try brushing up on my Math to see if I can pass the College placement test. I'm going to work on my FAFSA shortly and I hope to get registered for classes this Fall. I'd like to begin in Nursing School at IRSC. I'm going to go for my Associates in Registered Nursing, then work towards a Bachelor of Science in RN. Then I'm going to try working in ER when I get confident enough and also ICU including Pediatric ICU. Once I'm more comfortable and confident in that, I'll work towards my CRNA or ARNP. I have a very long Road ahead but I may digress from my path along the way. I just have to get started so I know what I am doing. Can you remind me who's Cappy? I'm sorry, it's been awhile & I realised I can't seem to remember everybody from back there right now. Write back soon. Love Ya!!
Tonite at home, I made Spaghetti Tacos again. It was great. I used some Linguine noodles along with the Thick Spaghetti noodles to make a variety. I also made some desert which was Cookie Brownies. They turned out very moist and delicious. It took 2 sticks of Butter but it was worth it.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
True Crew Dance Co. Christmas Performance & Parade Run Through
Today, I decided to go to Abigail's Event at the Civic Center of Port Saint Lucie. Andrea drove Abigail & myself to the Civic Center. We left the house at 2:34pm. We stopped at Walgreens at the Gatlin Intersection so Andrea could get these cute little Santa Bells that I originally wanted to wear on my shoes but instead only had 1 on my True Crew shirt. I also wore an Elf hat with big Elf ears. The hat Andrea had on was kinda shiny. Both hats may be referenced in photos posted on Facebook. We then proceeded to the Civic Center without further delay. Arrival time was to be before 3:30pm & we beat that time by 5 mins. Just enough to meet up with Ms. Toni and the Minis. After gathering of all performers was complete, we saw performances of different Dance Studios & then True Crew was the last to perform. I thought it went the best. All of the performers were great & I got a kick out of Abigail's appearances as well. She performs with the Minis and AJ Pressimone basically guides them since he really enjoys doing helping out. Ms. Toni also performed briefly with the True Crew Boyz as well. I was able to get some photos of that. Overall, I got so many photos of the entire event. The only time I did not get much was during the actual walk through of the Parade since I was in it with Andrea. The float was ahead of everyone walking. Everyone was scheduled to arrive at their Float by 5:30pm. We were just a few minutes late but that was ok since it took a while after that to get organised enough to proceed. I got the photos that we took, posted in Facebook with today's date. It took making 2 photo Albums just doing it quickly. I will probably arrange just the True Crew Dance Company into it's own folder. Tomorrow is the real performance up in Fort Pierce as that is when the Christmas Performances by the entire Company are done along with the real Christmas Parade. I might go even though it will be a longer day. I can get more pictures of the even for posterity. I still feel bad because I never got the pics from JW's Baby Shower posted in Facebook for the hard drive in the Computer crashed. So many memories are gone...
Well, that's why we keep making new ones. I still have some memories in my mind of the shower & did catch a few "cast-off" pics that were either in the Recycle Bin or from another Facebook profile. I think the Run Through or rehearsal of the Parade tonite will be on Local Access TV here in PSL. Happy Holidays :-)
Well, that's why we keep making new ones. I still have some memories in my mind of the shower & did catch a few "cast-off" pics that were either in the Recycle Bin or from another Facebook profile. I think the Run Through or rehearsal of the Parade tonite will be on Local Access TV here in PSL. Happy Holidays :-)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving 2010
Another Holiday is upon us. I am nearly done with classroom training at work. We just have Friday to go and then we go out to A-bay on Monday. We have 1 week to practise with Live calls & then we go Live ourselves a week later, meaning everything counts as far as right & wrong and how well we do. Performance is key although they also look at attendance & schedule adherence.
This Thanksgiving we get to celebrate at Simone's House. Andrea is quite relieved since that means no one will be making a mess here, LoL.
We got there in the afternoon & were among the first people to arrive. Carlito & Grace arrived, Mumaw was there, Nanny, Pop pops & Legia were there, so many people & so much food! It was definitely a blast.
Happy Thanksgiving One and All. Let's be sure to Remember the True meaning of Thanksgiving and be grateful for the many reasons this very Holiday was established.
I do regret being unable to Travel for a special gathering in Hialeah. :-(
Staying here was alright too because I got to spend time here as well with Family so either way, I'd be with Family. I want to go home to Northern Minnesota next year, however to spend Christmas with Mom & Sis, at the very least. I was thinking recently due to health concerns for more than 1 person in my Family that I'd like to be able to see Mom & Jolén more often in life before I inevitably die, LoL.
Happy Holidays :-)
This Thanksgiving we get to celebrate at Simone's House. Andrea is quite relieved since that means no one will be making a mess here, LoL.
We got there in the afternoon & were among the first people to arrive. Carlito & Grace arrived, Mumaw was there, Nanny, Pop pops & Legia were there, so many people & so much food! It was definitely a blast.
Happy Thanksgiving One and All. Let's be sure to Remember the True meaning of Thanksgiving and be grateful for the many reasons this very Holiday was established.
I do regret being unable to Travel for a special gathering in Hialeah. :-(
Staying here was alright too because I got to spend time here as well with Family so either way, I'd be with Family. I want to go home to Northern Minnesota next year, however to spend Christmas with Mom & Sis, at the very least. I was thinking recently due to health concerns for more than 1 person in my Family that I'd like to be able to see Mom & Jolén more often in life before I inevitably die, LoL.
Happy Holidays :-)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Work
I'm nearly done with my 2nd week of Training, so far, so good.
It's a bit much at times & when my self doubt sets in, I'm often left wondering if I can do this. Then, I remember to be grateful that I have my wonderful job. It will come together for me soon. That's what Training is all about. Meanwhile, what to do about my car ...
It's a bit much at times & when my self doubt sets in, I'm often left wondering if I can do this. Then, I remember to be grateful that I have my wonderful job. It will come together for me soon. That's what Training is all about. Meanwhile, what to do about my car ...
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Tomas & Cold Front
Today, I saw on the Weather Channel that there is cold air blowing down from the north. It blew directly down the whole Penninsula & right onto part of the north shore of Cuba. It resulted in blowing Tropical storm Tomas out east over the Atlantic Ocean which is great for Florida. How wonderful for us. It got down to about 48 degrees last night & it's 3:33 AM Eastern Standard Time with 52 degrees outside. It's Sunday 7 November 2010 so the clocks go back 1 hour or Fall Back.
I had a great day off. I did not get out of bed until 1:25 pm so that was my laziest Saturday in forever. It got up to the mid 60's today and the skies were clear as a bell. So beautiful. I even remembered to thank GOD for it.
Andrea & Abigail are at Universal Studios in Orlando for the weekend. They are staying at Loew's Royal Pacific Resort Hotel. John and the baby stayed home with me. I did not get to see Andrea & Abigail before they left on Friday because I was not home from Training Class until a quarter past midnight. I finished my first week of Training at Aegis, my Temporary Employer. The Client I work for is UHG or United Health Group. Ironically, I worked for them in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from August of 2007 through June of 2008. I'll be answering the phones for Enrollees however so I have to really know what I am doing with the information I am getting. It's with the Ovations segment of UHG again so that's good & I am a bit familiar with what's going on as opposed to everyone else in the class who never heard of Secure Horizons with United Health Care before. AARP is the largest portion of that Insurance. I'm so fortunate to have previous knowledge to fall back on. I studied my head off on Friday with the Election Periods that we will be handling. It was very good I did because it answered a bunch of questions & cleared some things up so now the Election Periods make more sense. I also have to study the plans better. Now, if Enrollees call me & ask about changes that can be made during OEP (Open Enrollment Period - Jan 1 to March 31 each year) I can let them know they must make "Like to Like" Plan changes and cannot change their Part D participation, in other words, they cannot add or drop that coverage for any reason.
Today it also occurred to me that we really need to reduce the amount of trash we produce. By "we" I mean all of society globally. It's just that the transportation of solid waste is coming at a staggering cost. Fuel & pollution are only 2 of the consequences. It takes alot of Fossil Fuels & that produces so much CO2 for the atmosphere. Not good. I can see that it's not so easy to reduce how much trash we produce, but then, we can use our Information SuperHighway to Google helpful advice on HOW to reduce trash & get tips on composting. I think that if anyone actually CAN make a composting pile, they really should just try it. Many people can't due to no land space or HOA (Home Owner's Association) restrictions but many others can. I hope to at some point. I did mention that this is a Green Blog (not my original idea, Thank You Jolen my wonderful Sis) so I realised since it's been a long time, I should mention something along those lines. Gopher Beans, my cousin John Muggli, Jr., baked some wonderful Ghirardelli Brownies so I am tempted to have more.
I picked up 2 molded heater hoses at Advance Auto Parts, for my car as well. Since there has been problems, John felt certain this will help fix the overall issues including bypassing installing a new Radiator so I can get a new refund. The part number for my car Radiator, according to NAPA Auto Parts, is 2010, LoL. I'll elaborate on where this car stuff comes from. It was all about last weekend when I tried to drive to Hialeah for a big Family gathering. It was for 2 Birthdays that I am aware of and also a great Halloween celebration. I had to stop at a Ugas gas station in Boca Raton on South Federal Highway and Yamato Road. The nice lady who was working there is Emily & she knows much more about cars & the Engines than I do. She's a great gal. The next time I go south that direction, I'm going to stop in just to say HI :-)
I had a great day off. I did not get out of bed until 1:25 pm so that was my laziest Saturday in forever. It got up to the mid 60's today and the skies were clear as a bell. So beautiful. I even remembered to thank GOD for it.
Andrea & Abigail are at Universal Studios in Orlando for the weekend. They are staying at Loew's Royal Pacific Resort Hotel. John and the baby stayed home with me. I did not get to see Andrea & Abigail before they left on Friday because I was not home from Training Class until a quarter past midnight. I finished my first week of Training at Aegis, my Temporary Employer. The Client I work for is UHG or United Health Group. Ironically, I worked for them in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from August of 2007 through June of 2008. I'll be answering the phones for Enrollees however so I have to really know what I am doing with the information I am getting. It's with the Ovations segment of UHG again so that's good & I am a bit familiar with what's going on as opposed to everyone else in the class who never heard of Secure Horizons with United Health Care before. AARP is the largest portion of that Insurance. I'm so fortunate to have previous knowledge to fall back on. I studied my head off on Friday with the Election Periods that we will be handling. It was very good I did because it answered a bunch of questions & cleared some things up so now the Election Periods make more sense. I also have to study the plans better. Now, if Enrollees call me & ask about changes that can be made during OEP (Open Enrollment Period - Jan 1 to March 31 each year) I can let them know they must make "Like to Like" Plan changes and cannot change their Part D participation, in other words, they cannot add or drop that coverage for any reason.
Today it also occurred to me that we really need to reduce the amount of trash we produce. By "we" I mean all of society globally. It's just that the transportation of solid waste is coming at a staggering cost. Fuel & pollution are only 2 of the consequences. It takes alot of Fossil Fuels & that produces so much CO2 for the atmosphere. Not good. I can see that it's not so easy to reduce how much trash we produce, but then, we can use our Information SuperHighway to Google helpful advice on HOW to reduce trash & get tips on composting. I think that if anyone actually CAN make a composting pile, they really should just try it. Many people can't due to no land space or HOA (Home Owner's Association) restrictions but many others can. I hope to at some point. I did mention that this is a Green Blog (not my original idea, Thank You Jolen my wonderful Sis) so I realised since it's been a long time, I should mention something along those lines. Gopher Beans, my cousin John Muggli, Jr., baked some wonderful Ghirardelli Brownies so I am tempted to have more.
I picked up 2 molded heater hoses at Advance Auto Parts, for my car as well. Since there has been problems, John felt certain this will help fix the overall issues including bypassing installing a new Radiator so I can get a new refund. The part number for my car Radiator, according to NAPA Auto Parts, is 2010, LoL. I'll elaborate on where this car stuff comes from. It was all about last weekend when I tried to drive to Hialeah for a big Family gathering. It was for 2 Birthdays that I am aware of and also a great Halloween celebration. I had to stop at a Ugas gas station in Boca Raton on South Federal Highway and Yamato Road. The nice lady who was working there is Emily & she knows much more about cars & the Engines than I do. She's a great gal. The next time I go south that direction, I'm going to stop in just to say HI :-)
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