It's been a while

I haven't posted anything in a while because I get lazy. I have also been working a good bit of OT. Next pay period will be tough because I will have one stretch of 8 straight 12.5 hour days. We have a Sergeant's test coming up at work and I don't know what to do about it. I am eligible and would probably pass it if I decided to take it. It would be about a 10% raise and the earlier you get that in your career the better. It would also mean that I would be dealing with other people's problems. If I go the Sergeant route on the corrections side of things I feel like I would be stuck for a while. I am close now to a transfer to the Immokalee facility which is near the house and I should be first in line to train to go on road patrol for the next agency sponsored road academy.

I think I will take the test and at least give myself more options down the road. If I get the promotion I will be able to work less overtime and spend more time at home. I am unlikely to be high on the promotion rankings because I have always been a line housing officer with no booking or back office experience. I don't know a lot about the policies that don't relate to housing and I don't agree with all the policies that do relate to housing.

I will try and post more now that I remember my password.

Nicole is in her last week teaching summer school. Zach is in the summer conditioning program for Freshman Football and goes to a camp in Tampa at the end of the month. Chloe talks our ears off all day long and is very excited about starting kindergarten at Nicole's school. I bought the college and pro football previews and tried to get a trip together with this guy from work to go to Jacksonville, but he backed out once we saw the ticket prices. I called Roger and set the trip up, but it will end up costing me $1400 and a trip to Disney to be named later. I had to throw in the trip to Disney because Nicole was curious as to how we could afford a nice Georgia Football trip and not afford the trip to Disney she had been wanting for Chloe's sake(we may go to Seaworld instead because that is all Chloe can talk about).

I am still losing weight, but the easy pounds are long gone. I average about 2.5 lbs. a week and my new short term goal is to be steady under 200 and then I get to go to this French Bakery in East Naples(with real French people inside(the wife is a MILF)) and eat whatever I want. I used to go and get their chocolate croissants in my fatter days, but I am now holding out for a Napolean. I am steady now between 203-207 after a morning run so I am about 2-3 weeks from bakery heaven.

That's about all for now, I hope everyone is well