Odds & Ends

Hi all I know i has been a little while since I have posted. Lisa and I survived another Amazon peak. I include Lisa in that since she does not get to see me so much. The items that seemed to go out big was Hana Montana stuff, Elmo talking doll, Chou Chou Bottle feeding baby and a whole bunch of Rock band and Guitar Hero/Rock band Items, oh and I fogot the thousabds of Wiivfits we shippde out also. I did my usual great job as ambassador and grew to appreciate all the different people I worked with.
I also enjoyed getting to see how much the nephews and Niece have grown. I will try to keep up on the blogs so I can continue to see their growth. Lisa and I are looking forward to hopefully seeing some of the other neices and nephews in the coming year.
At work I had won some tickets to a movie called, "Seven Pounds." I am greatful to have won the tickets It gave Lisa and I something to do and hey I will never say no to a free movie. After saying all this the movie was depressing. It had some good parts but was weighed downby the begining which gives away the ending also. It is a man trying to make up for something he did which is a positive message. The problem is the way he goes about making up for that mistake. Not sure if anyone is going to see it but if not e-mail me at bdobkins@yahoo.com and I will fill you in a little more. It kept me watching which If I had to grade the move it would be 3 out of five stars. I can't wait to take Lisa to go see The day the Earth stood Still though. We will do that with the tickets we got from Scott and his family. Thanks Scott & Family. Till next time we love you all.

Amazon Christmas Peak.

Well it is that time of year for me.last week I worked about 54 hours this week is 48 and next two weeks will be 60 hours. Early last month we were not even sure what things were going to look like since the economy is not so good. I even saw a plan from one of the big chiefs that showed us only working 40 hour weeks through till the week of Christmas. Then about two weeks ago that all changed. They offered voluntery overtime the week of Thanksgiving so I took it. I also worked thanksgiving so that turned into double overtime. On top of that we are working 12 hour days. Though I start a little early becasue I have to do Truck Audits so I work 12.5 hours, did I also mention that on Wednsdays and Thrusdays I go from work to Church becuase I need to help with Tithing Settlement.
During the course of the day I am called on to help train people on various functions. It can be anything from Printing out packing slips to Packing the boxes to picking, just to name a few functions. I had one day were I was trying to train 20 people on 4 different pack lines. I got them up and running though.
After all is said and done with the amount of people we have there it is like organized chaos. I love it. I love the interaction I have with all the temps that come in. I also like that even the big wigs sometimes look to me for advice. I also will admit I look forward to post peak when things slow down for a little bit. Hope everyone has a merry Merry Christmas