Provincial Intermediate Champions

WOW, what a weekend!!! We did it though, it definately wasn't easy, but we did it. We won the PEI Provnical Intermediate Championships with a record of 6-0. We played on Saturday, two very close games, which we ended up stealing in the 10th ends. That put us at 4-0 and into the Final on Sunday night.

On Sunday morning, we played in the B Division Semi-Final for a change to play in the B Final and the 2nd birth in the Final game. The Semi - was a close game for a few ends, but we managed to score 4 in 6th end to take a 4 point lead. We hit away for the last few ends and won the game.

We met the Jeff Nelson team from Montague in the B Final. They had to beat us twice to win this year. The game was extreamly close, but we managed to battle our way back through some rough ends, missed shots, and shortened tempers. We scored a big 3 in the 8th end and took a steal of 1 in the 9th end to be up 2 playing the last end. The end was well played by both team with Jeff having a chance at scoring 2 and tying the game. He was just a bit out on the hit he needed to play and left us for one and the win.

So thanks to Jody, Jamie and Les for all playing so well and coming through with the hard fought victory. Way to go guys, we're Provincial Champs!!!!!

Intermediate Curling Championships - Pt 2

Well that was a close one!! We certainly didn't play as well as we did yesterday, but we managed to have the game tied up coming home in the 10th end. The other team had last rock, but we somehow had ourselves in a position to steal a point or two. Jody (our skip) made a great draw to the tee-line and we were sitting 3. The shot was just a hair too deep though and the other team needed to make a draw through a hole and just tap us back a bit. As soon as he put his broom down to call the amount of ice he needed, we were all pretty sure it wasn't enough. Sure enough though, he overcurled and didn't make the shot, leaving us with 2 point and the win!!!

So now we move into the 'A' Division Final tonight at 7pm. SHould be a great game. A win will put us into the Championship Final and only 2 more wins away from taking the whole thing. So here's hoping!!!!!

More to follow.........

Intermediate Curling Championships

Well curling again this weekend, seems to be happening every weekend lately, but that's why you play right. This weekend we're playing in the Provincial Intermediate Championships. Lester, myself, and Jamie and Jody Jackson.

So far so good!! Two games into the thing and we are 2 - 0. We played excellent for both games on Friday so here's hoping that tomorow will be as good. Just got home and it's 12:30 am and we have to be back up to Montague by 8:30 am in the morning, so going to be a short night for sure. We have two games tomorrow for sure, at 9 am and 7 pm. Would love to see some fans there if any of you don't have plans for tomorrow night. It's being played at the Montague Curling Club.

HOpe you are all having a great weekend and i'll keep you posted tomorrow. Or you can check out http://www.peicurling.com and follow the links for the Intermediate Championships.

Possibily Losing my Job

Hey,

Well working for Government is just wonderful, especially when they can just about do whatever they feel fit, regardless of how it affects the people that work there. As those who know me know, my employer has begun restructuring their IT services. I just wanted to keep you filled in the the work front here.

I know some of us had discussed it last week at bible study. When I got to the office this morning and checked my e-mail from yesterday when I was out, I ended up having a meeting with my Manager and the HR rep from the Public Service Commission. The meeting was to inform us and to give us a letter stating that we have been placed on an Intended Notice of Layoff. Which basically means that our current job will no longer exist and we have to reapply for jobs within the new Government IT Structure. If we end up not getting one, we are placed on an 18 month call back list, where we could still apply for Internal Job Postings for up to 1 1/2 years after we leave. It also means that our salary level is red-circled, so it allows us to apply for jobs at lower leves, without having to take a pay cut. So things are moving now, even though it a pretty sucks way to start your day. It's been a very very very awful day.
Four of us in the end user area were given the layoff notices, our Admin Assistant has been moved to a new section, our Manager received a new position and the other 3 people were confirmed into their new positions and one positions which is vacant, is not being filler. So of the 10 of us, just 4 of us are left to find something

Sorry this is so long, but I needed to vent and let you all know what's up. So please keep praying as job interviews will be occuring over the next 2 - 6 weeks.

Nick