On January 8th, I attended the Linn County Compensation Board’s annual meeting and presented some comparison salary information to them. That was my first partial day back to work since open heart surgery on December 13th.
On January 10th, I came into the office and worked a few hours. And last week, January 15th-18th, I attended the final session of SEAT (State Election Administrator Training) along with three members of the Election Department. The entire Linn County Elections Department (Sue Wold – Deputy, Tim Box – Voter Registration Administrator, Sarah Little – Elections Clerk, Carolyn Schlotter – Elections Clerk, and me) is now SEAT certified by the State of Iowa.
Yesterday, I had an appointment with my heart surgeon. After telling me my heart is working great (no leaks and it’s shrinking back to normal – good news), he told me he would see me in one year. I don’t think I’ll be playing tennis or racquetball anytime soon, but those are on my list once I regain my strength.
Over the past few weeks, I have received many phone calls, emails, Get Well Cards, and letters either directly or via my family. Thank You for your words of encouragement, thoughts, and prayers! It helped! I appreciate it! --Joel @ 4:45pm