Friends

Hi. Just wanted to shae two pictures. The one on the far left is of me, Patrik (who will car pool with me to Fernley) and Eusabio. In the Picture on the right it is Enida(L) Anna(C) and Eusabio. Enida, Anna and Patrik are people I have really grown to care about. Patrik is from the Marshall Islands. Enida is from Mexico and Eusabio and Anna are from El Salvador. Enida and Anna will be on day shift so I will not get to see them as much. Eusabio is resigning from Amazon so he can go to Denver to be with his Wife and Kids and Patrik will be working with me on nights.

It really hit me today and I tried my best not ot tear up but I did have to say goodbye to three of them. Patrik. Like me does not start in Fernley till June 1st. But for the others it was their last day. All I can say is Via con Dios Amigos. I will enchar en falta de mi amigos. (hope I half got that right.

The warehouse is also emptying out. We are down to the last 50% of product that we have to transfer to the Phoenix Warehouse. We cleared our shelves out so there is abou 3000 sq ft open. I am also switching the last 2 weeks plus one week in fernley for training to the Monday - Friday. I hope to get at least one or two more pictures I can post. I wanted to get one of inside the warehouse but was told that was a no-no. The one I really want to get is of Big Jim. He is about 6'5 and has a peronality that is just as big. He always tried to make sure at least once a quarter we had a BBQ. The BBQ would have Shrimp, Chicken, Brauts, Hamburgers and Tri Tip. That is how things are going for me.

Lisa is doing well. She is excited and can't wait to everyone when they get here from Utah and Okinawa. I look forward to seeing everyone and seeing how the kids have grown. Bless you all.

My 3rd great Nephew

Hi all. I would like you to meet my Great Nephew Brian Adam Dobkins. I guess Calvin and his wife decided on Adam instead of Javec. He was born in Anchorage Alaska on 4/22/09 he was 19 inches and weighed about 7 lbs 2 oz. Welcome to the Family Brian

Follow up news to last post.

For those who read the last post You know they are closing down the warehouse I am at now. I was able to put in my transfer papers for fernely I requested as my first choice Wed-Sat dyas and I wanted to eb in the picking department.
Well today I recieved the news that I will get to transfer to Fernley but not great news. I will get to work Wed-Sat but it will be from 6 pm to 4:30 am and I am in the Inbound department, they do receive, stocking and consolidation. I was a little bummed but oh well I am still greatful that I have a job. For that I am greatful and hopefully one day I can get back on day shift.
I will work at the Red Rock Facility till the end of May becuase Big Jim, one of my bosses, wants me to be a team leader in one of the transfer projects. I will start in Fernley in June. ThAT is the current news. Hope everyone is well.

NEWS!

I just came home from work. We recieved news that the warehouse I am in is being shut down. It does not mean I will be losing a job but it does mean a longer cummute. I will be allowed to transfer to the Fernley plant. Not sure of where I will be put. The only thing I can be sure of is I will get the shift of Wed - Sat. The warehouse we were in was just not big enough and Amazon found a warehouse in Pheonix that was bigger then ours. Our wharehouse is only about 300,000 square feet. There were a lot of tears shed at the announcment. Some will be losing there status as lower managment. In my case I will be getting a raise since Fernley pays a higher rate then our Reno warehouse did. Some will quit becuase they do not like Fernley. I will try to be positive that I did not lose my job since the unemployment rate around here is 11%. They also set it up so people could transfer to any warehouse in the US. Pheonix sounded a little too hot for me. Also with Lisa she has a job even if it is only 8 hours a week. Other wise Dallas or one of the Kentucky would have been a good deal. Well that is the news sorry if it seems scattered. The news was a bit of a blow.

My Niece Rena has just e-mailed me the latest photos of my grand nephews and niece. I will start on the right side and that is Timothy, named after my brother, Christopher, who is named after one of his dads family members and Hilma, named after my mom (her great grandma. The kids are part Yupik. I also got news from my nephew Calvin that he and his wife are expecting a boy in April. Calvins wife is also Yupik. They both decided to name the boy Brian Javek Dobkins. So my name carries on.

Valentines day

Happy Valentines day everyone. I know it is mostly a commercial holiday . That is ok since I believe it takes just one day a year to celebrate our love for each other. That being said. Lisa and I gave each other a a card and later today we will go to Denny's where I will have a Grand Slam breakfast and Lisa will have whatever she wants. The Denny's tradition started our first year of our marriage. We wanted to go to this one restraunt but it was too crowded and after checking several others we ended up at Denny's and every V Day that is where Lisa and I go.
The Cards we gave each other were very funny. I would even say they were very well matched this year.
The one I gave Lisa said, "A Valentine for my wife", "Y'know. I've always admired that thing you do - that one special skill only you seem to have...I call it, the ability to put up with me."
The one Lisa gave me says, "Happy Valentine's Day to Brian, a husband who's loved for his kindness, good looks and intelligence...Oh, and ewirdness -- don't forget weirdness.
Hope these messages brought a as much a smile to your face as they did to Lisa and I

New Shedule review

In the last post I talked about my new schedule. Today i woudl like to give a little review of it. I must say I like it. I only need to work two days strait and then I have either a day or two days off. That is a big plus for me becuase when I was working 4 dyas strait I was feeling it by day three. This way a little break in the middle is nice. I also get to work with more people since I work through two regular shifts. It means I get to see different people from shift one as well as the manager from Shift one. Over all it is a great experience plus I still have one day during the week to get things done that I can't get done on Saturday. I give this new shift two thumbs up. :D