Just Thankful

Obviously my posting has been very light, but I feel the need to post about my thankfulness.

The last 3-4 years had gotten increasingly hard financially. Much of that was by choice- like having children. But Damon's insurance went up every year, subsequently lowering our pay by 5% every year. And then there was my layoff, and a couple of very expensive visits to the hospital.

But we both had jobs and food on the table, we were just living hand to mouth...

In those 3 years, Damon applied for job after job after job. In the last year and a half, I have seen him apply for 2-3 jobs per week. He took some classes. I applied for jobs. I got more interviews than he did. But neither of us got the kind of jobs we were looking for.

He had a really difficult altercation with AMC- where he was 1 of 2 guys up for a job and they were so equally matched that they had difficulty choosing. When they did, they chose the other guy... BUT 1 year later, they remembered Damon when a new position came open. One that happened to pay a bit more... And one where his skills with the Planetarium would be applied.

So here we are- our luck has turned around. He got the job. I am able to stay home with the girls. I have the assistance of family (specifically my mother-in-law Ruth) to help me stay sane.

I am so thankful- and now I feel like one of the "lucky" people. Those people that seem to be golden. Those that don't have the creases of worry on their foreheads, and the sunken shoulders of the down-trodden.

THAT IS ME. Yes, I still shop at Aldi. And yes, I have a daughter who is unpredictably sick, but my ability to handle these things is so much better.

Life is good, I am grateful. Very very grateful.