The Tide is Turning

Yesterday I went for a job interview with a company that contracts with the federal government to provide call center services for various programs. By the end of the day, I had a new job!

It pays $2.30 more an hour than Petsmart and is full-time, with company paid benefits. Finally, some benefits! We've been without for 9 month, so far, and it is an insecure place to be. I start on the 2nd. I'm going to keep a foot in the door at Petsmart, at least for a little while, by working for a few hours on Saturdays. My new job is Monday through Friday and I got to pick my shift. We'll see how all this goes in the coming weeks.

This has boosted moral here and given us some hope for the coming months. Between my new job and whatever Cameron finds for part time work, we should be able to make ends meet through August with what's left of our savings. Cameron will be done with classes near the end of August, so we will be moving to wherever our new home is, then. Most students have a job waiting for them by the time they graduate.

As far as everything else goes, we're doing OK. The 4-legged beasts are happy and well. I do wish we had a yard for them to play in. We have a doggy door in one of our sliding doors that lets them out to the balcony, but we have quite a lot of stuff out there so there's not much play room. Allie's often sprawled out on the floor, on her back, in a patch of sunshine from one of our living room windows. Tuesday hangs out in the closet or under the bed when we're not home. She gets so scared when she hears noises outside. (This complex is much noisier than the one we were in, in Albuquerque.) JarJar, well, he's JarJar. He usually naps on our bed or in some corner of the living room. (Often he sits by the sink in the bathroom and watches himself in the mirror.)

Cameron's been doing exceptionally well with his classes. I'm quite proud of his transformation from one who is afraid to change the oil on his bike (when I first met him almost 4 years ago) to being able to rebuild and trouble-shoot bikes. Very cool! I'm not sure how much longer he will be in the general motorcycle classes, before he moves into the BMW-specific classes, but that will be an interesting change. I'm looking forward to seeing his further growth in that area and enjoying his increased confidence in his abilities. More cool stuff.

As for me, I'm just taking care of business. Keeping the household intact and doing my best to help us stay afloat. The new job has taken an incredible weight off my shoulders and that is huge. I'm still searching for meaning, but my faith has increased. I don't have a clear sense of what that means, exactly, but I don't feel so alone these days.