Heading in a new direction

The snow is finally thawed and we can now see the grass, somehow that grass is still green. I am amazed because our grass was under snow for at least two entire months, possibly three.

So now that Spring is finally here we are preparing for all kinds of fun stuff. I am the team mom for C's baseball team. R will be graduating from high school in 2 months and AD will be graduating from preschool. We also have a family vacation coming up in June.

But I guess I just didn't feel like I had enough going on because I decided to get a job. There were several deciding factors in this because I don't have to get a job, I don't really need to get a job. I just wanted to get a job.

The boys are now in school from 8:00-3:30 every day to make up for snow days. They will also have the same schedule in the fall because our school is trying out an hours format instead of a days format. Also, I am almost done with my classes. One of my certificates will be done this May. Really, I am at home by myself most of the time.

Now I would love to tell you that I am working on cleaning the house or even organizing it but I am not. Because I need a schedule. I need a routine and since I am home every day there is always tomorrow to put things off until. I need to be able to tell myself I need to do it now because I won't have time later.

So based on this information last Wednesday I decided to start looking for a job. A job where I bring home a paycheck. I would love to earn some money for two reasons. The first is that I want to be able to give. Give to our church, give to those in need, give to our children (when in need). The second reason is debt. I would love to be able to pay off some of our debt. We don't have a lot but none is better than some.

Now, I am actually getting to the job search part of the story. Whew....

I put in some applications and contacted some people for references last Wednesday. On Friday I had an interview with a company's HR department. On Monday they called to tell me all the positions were filled. Then on Tuesday they called to tell me that something had fallen through and they had a position open and would I like to continue interviewing. I said yes and I had an interview on Wednesday morning and Wednesday afternoon I was extended a job offer.

Quite honestly, I would love to tell you that I am just that good at what I do that I would be offered a job (in this economy) a week after I started looking even though I haven't worked for 3 years. But I know I am not. I am sure there are lots of people that can do what I can do. I truly believe this is the hand of God in our lives. I don't even necessarily think it is for monetary reasons. I think that God wants me there for a reason I probably don't even know yet.

I am still planning to try to keep my blog schedule. I don't blog daily so I am sure it won't be an issue. I am also planning to continue to read blogs because I love all the wonderful people, ideas, recipes, etc.

I am excited for this new chapter in our lives. So what new and exciting adventures are happening in your lives?