Saturday, September 8, 2007

Teen Jobs,Weight Loss, Trailers and Wal-Mart

Tyler got the job at King Soopers on Coal Mine and Pierce. His first day was September 1, 2007. Tyler pushes buggies and sacks groceries. Tyler had orientation today at the store on Kipling and Belleview. Tyler received his first payckeck on Friday and you will never guess what he spent the money on? You guessed it! FOOD :) Tyler went to his friends house and bought the whole family pizza for dinner. He owed Bob twenty dollars to pay for his cable tv in his bedroom.

Tiffany is doing excellent with her weight loss. She has lost a total of twenty pounds since July 9th by eating healthy and walking Libby every night after dinner. Tiffany has lots of friends, new and old at Ken Caryl Middle School. Tiffany is looking forward to getting a job to earn her own money. Tiffany is at Grandma Linda's this weekend (SCARY) with her friend Kaitlyn.

Trailers: Guess who bought another trailer to work on? You guessed right, Bob :) He bought a car hauler that is 6.9 feet wide and 16 feet long for $800.00 (awesome deal) for when Ron's truck breaks down we can help him get it home to work on:) Ha,ha,ha (Love you sissy) This trailer will be number 7 bought since Bob and I have been together.

I am doing well at Wal-Mart making my lousy $10.80 an hour pulling pallets of grocery out of the trailer every night weighing up to 3,000 pounds each. I received my license for the electric pallet jack, the walkie stacker and the propane forklift. Graveyard shift is tough, but works with having teenagers in the house. My hours are 8:45 pm to 5:15 am. My sleep schedule is from 7am to 3pm if anyone chooses to call and chat with me.

The crew I work with range from a Pastor of a church down to a homeless lady that lives at the Good Samaritan house in downtown Denver (riding the bus for two hours just to work) I did donate jeans and blue shirts for her and a lamp for by her cott. We have another guy that is homeless and lives in his truck in the parking lot at the store because he cannot afford an apartment? Several of our employees rent apartments at the Dakota Ridge with the discount is $850 a month for a two bedroom. What is wrong with society today that you can't make enough money and have to live in the Wal-Mart parking lot? The store manager Keith makes $180,000.00 a year and us little people are barely making it financially?????

Love to all and I will talk with you soon.
Love Cindy

1 comment:

Coni Sanders said...

Congratulations to the kiddos sounds like they are doing well!! I dont' understand society either, especially when the people making the least have to work the hardest...... I wonder if the manager gets a "D-day" and has to write an essay when he is sick.....if not - is that discrimination of the lower pay employees???

Love you sis!