PEPPER!
So nice to hear from you!...and what a poem!...you may have yet another career as a Poettess (Poetry lady?)
(..and Quilt Lady's effort weren't too shabby neither!!)
I bet your new digs look great and one can always be more proud of the place if they did it themselves! Lowe's has an employee they can be proud of! Just started a new job myself and the learning curve can be HUGE...all those new names and new procedures...how to remember it all? You'll be great!
Sounds like you missed your annual cruise to the warm tropics?
You go girl!! BIG HUGS! McD