July Updates

1. The biggest news by far is that Mike has a job!!  A good offer with a decent company.We are feeling excited and lucky and blessed...and hoping that it provides Mike with opportunities for advancement.  He is starting out as a department manager, so that's a good starting point.  He just started this past week.

2. There is also a counseling job posted within our local school district.  It is a great position and a friend of mine told me about it.  So I had been watching the district website, waiting for the job to officially post and it finally did.  They should have received my application materials yesterday so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get called for an interview. I have a nervous/excited feeling in my stomach just thinking about it.

3.  If #2 goes well for me and results in a job offer, I'm going to have a whole new list of worries (again).  Daycare, schedules, Michael starting school...I can't even really think about all of it just yet.  I've figured this stuff out before- if you've read here for a while, you know this.  But it never gets easier.  If anything, it gets more difficult. On the upside, this job entails summers off and the schedule is 7:30-2:30 so that's pretty sweet.  I would also have off for school holidays which is great.

4. In other none-work related news, our school decision for Michael has been made- public school to start and then we'll review that decision if needed.  I am feeling good about it.  The Catholic school didn't impress me during the registration process and I can't justify the tuition when we haven't even given public school a chance.

5.  I am trying to figure out where the summer is going...here we are, midway through July! How did this happen?  I feel like we've been enjoying ourselves but I am hoping we can squeeze in some sort of beach trip before the summer is over.

6.  Family drama continues with no resolution in sight.  It's between Mike and his sister...I am peripherally involved.  It's too ridiculous to elaborate on & I hope that somehow, things get worked out soon.

7. Having been totally spoiled by Mike's presence for so long, I am now relearning how to be a single parent...it's kind of like riding a bicycle.

8. I am going to a U2 concert tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Mike was supposed to go also--my brother got us tickets for our birthdays last year--concert was delayed by a year due to Bono injuring his back or something.  Mike can't go due to the new job/schedule :(
I am still excited to go b/c this is my favorite band ever but Mike not going definitely puts a damper on things.  He has been a good sport about it.  I could have sat it out but I'm glad he encouraged me to go.

I need to take the time to work up a better post but I think that catches us up for now :)