Saying goodbye

My grandma died this morning. Praise the Lord she died peacefully in her sleep. I knew it was going to happen soon but I still grieve. She was the most Godly woman I've ever known. I've never seen someone live and breathe Christ's love like my grandmother. I know I'll see her again in heaven but I'm going to miss her.

Down but not out

For some reason, I've been feeling down the last couple days. I'm really tired. The cats will not let me sleep past 6 or 6:30. I've had nightmares almost every night for the past two weeks, insecurities rearing their ugly heads and confronting me in my dreams.

Hopefully Bible study tonight and church tomorrow morning will energize me for next week. Hubby has four days of work scheduled - Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. God has been providing for our every need.

Sometimes all it takes is a couple hours away from home before I miss the solitude. Am I becoming anti-social?

Wait for it... no, really.

I should have waited before I said anything about the job offer. Hubby and contract boss went back and forth on salary for awhile and discussed future possibilities but hubby didn't receive an official offer. Contract boss said he's going to do some figuring, some planning, etc. etc. before making hubby an official offer. So we're still waiting.

On a positive note, contract boss does have hubby lined up for some additional contract work. They have a meeting tomorrow with the client they worked with last week and they will be attempting to convince the client to hire them on permanently instead of it being a one time project. Also, the boss does have hubby in mind for a couple other projects.

We've been debating if the contract boss feels any need to hire hubby on permanently. The contract hourly rate is higher than the potential salary range, but the boss wouldn't have to provide full time hours if he kept hubby on for contracts. We're just waiting. And praying. And waiting some more, hoping a full time offer will come from somewhere. At least the contract hours plus my unemployment is enough to pay all the bills! That's an improvement from where we were a month ago.

MIA but with good reason

Forgive me for being MIA. I've been a bit distracted over here.

Hubby might, just might, be receiving a job offer tomorrow. We are really praying that the offer will come through. So far, all signs are positive and this is the most solid lead we've had yet. Oh, I so hope hubby will soon be working again!

We went swimming in the rain! It was cold!

Plans

Tommorow will be an exciting day. In the morning, hubby and I are making pizza. We've switched around our menu to avoid using the oven in the hot afternoon/evening. I planned ahead and made the crust this afternoon. It's in the fridge, awaiting being rolled out and topped with sauce, mushrooms, and onions.

After breakfast, we'll visit the library to return a pile of books and pick up more. I compiled a list of books to check out - 17 of them ranging from memoir, biography, fiction, historical nonfiction, and religious inspiration.

The afternoon will be spent straightening up our spare bedroom because my brother arrives in town tomorrow night! He's only spending the night and will then be leaving to pick up his wife at the airport and drive back to his house. To kill time before Emme's flight arrives, we're going geocaching Friday morning! I'm hoping to locate 6 or 7 caches.