Doug E. Pudge

Finally The Pudgeman Blogs

You know, I was thinking. Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged! It reminds me of the old saying of "be careful what you pray for because you just might get it"! God has blessed me with a wonderful job that will support my family nicely but there is much to do and between working very long days and driving back home the last couple of weekends, I just haven't taken the time to blog.

The job is going great! My official title is Plant Logistics Manager. I really like this job. I am with a very solid company but I am at a plant that has needed some real leadership. I have a staff who is embracing the ideas that I have thrown out there to them and seem eager to get things running well. I have a boss who is very straight forward, a good motivator and deals with his staff fairly! I am challenged and motivated by the people that surround me! This is really working for me!

Praises to God for some great news. I went back to the doctor about my eye today. The tumor no longer has any blood vessels going to it and has shrunk from 2.3 mm thick to 1.5 mm thick. In Dr. Vine's words "the response of your tumor to the radiation is impressive!" In layman's terms, I now have a scar on the back of my eye not a tumor. Dr. Vine is also able to recommend a doctor out in the Philadelphia area for continued follow up. Which means that I won't have to drive 9 hours to see a doctor for follow up. This is all good news.

Continue to hold all of us up in prayer. I am leaving on Sunday morning to head back (after a short stop to visit momma) and Rachel & the boys will be driving out on Thursday to spend an extended weekend with me. This isn't all play though, Rachel and I are going to be looking at houses while she is there. We are also putting our house up for sale here in Waterford so we need prayer for all of these things to come together.

We are still dealing with the emotions of leaving all of those behind that we love so deeply. I guess in some ways I am the lucky one because I have this job that I really enjoy to keep me busy and Rachel has had the tough job of preparing the house and getting all of the mortgage details together.

Bottom line is that we are blessed. With blessing come both challenges and responsibilities. We love all of you very much and look forward to life settling down to where we can do some visiting in the near future. Be blessed beyond belief today.

posted by Doug E. Pudge @ 7:35 PM