Its Late...I am tired...Lets call it a night

Well the days of being unemployed are going ok. I am still working contract for the company who took us over, but the work is very tiring. I am learning some new things which is always good, but I have been putting in some late nights. So since I have signed out I thought I would give my demanding Friends an update..

So I had an interview that went really well. However they want me to take a $20K paycut. Ok TOTALLY not going to happen. I have worked too hard the past 8 years to be where I was at 3 years ago. Hello people....I want to make steps forward, not leaps and bounds BACKWARDS!!!! So I told them what I wanted, pay vacation the whole shabag. I got a call for a second interview... Funny I think. So it is suppose to be tomorrow. But the guy hasn't called me back to give me the address. So I am thinking since its 9:44 my time that this will be pushed off until Monday.

It would be a good job, and I am excited about it. But I would just need to be sure that I won't be canned in 7 months, since part of the work they want me to do is clean up... Maybe I could work contract. That wouldn't be so bad I guess..

So anyways that is the scoop on my job search.

Well as for the family all is well. Taylor is about to finish up her 10th grade year. Hard to believe. We have reached a turning point with her and plans are now to have her move home with her Mom. Her mom I think can give her that support she is yearning for. Things that I can't give her. Jamie and I are very torn and we wonder if we are doing the right thing. Taylor is a wonderful girl, but very challenging. We will see how the summer goes, and if we all agree she may be back. Which is ok. We truly want what is best for her. Her mom is getting her into counseling which I think will help. My insurance SUCKS when it come to that. So $ wise, it was not feasible for us to do it. So I am excited that she will be able to start that. I think with what she has held onto from Springboard and maybe more maturity, just maybe a light bulb will go on. I just ask you all to pray for her, pray for her well being. Pray for her four parents who are torn on what the next step should be. Pray that we all continue to work together to make the right choices for her. Pray for her brothers. One will be missing his sissy and the other will be so glad to have her around. Just pray for all of us. LOL.

Well I suppose I should close. If anyone does read my blog, and you have any helpful hints or suggestions on either matter, please leave a comment. :-)

Good night... If I had my book of scriptures that my friend Lori gave me I could end in that... But I don't! LOL

So Good night!!

Garage Sale & The Thief

So this weekend Taylor and I (Mostly me) did a garage sale to benefit Springboard. She wanted to raise money to buy yarn, new shower curtains and orange shirts (this is for a later blog). We we venture out at 3:30 AM (me) to put up signs and pull out the tables. We are ready to go by 5:20. Customers come and go and things are going well. Taylor is helping and bring me Ice tea when i request it because it is so blasted hot.

These 2 couples come up and start taking to me about springboard and I still have one other customer in the background "shopping", when all of a sudden the one Lady says she just took your purse and left.

I waste no time, RUN to he pimped out Tahoe and grab onto her door handle, bang on her window demanding our $15 prices fake LV purse back. She looks at me as though she can't speak English when I know she can, and drives away. While driving away I hear the men at my garage sale yelling let go lady. So I let go and she sped off.

I was mad to say the least, and since I try and keep this as clean as possible I will refrain from using the words that were in my head.

In the end she will be punished for her sin. She knows she stole, she got caught and she knows we know that she stole. Still makes me mad. We were just trying to raise some money for a good cause and it takes one bad person to try and ruin your day.

Our day ended up being fairly successful. So we have purchased our "stuff" and will bring it down on the 29th.

Springboard Graduation

Well on September 29th we will be heading down to Tucson to attend the annual graduation for Springboard. Taylor is very excited to go back and see her counselor Ms. Trish, the house parents and others from the house. Of course all of the gals that she met on this journey as well.

We are also very excited as this will a big part of Taylor journey. To get the recognition of completing this program and making all the changes she has made. We have also been given the honor of being selected to give our testimony about how Springboard has impacted our lives /family. This is a huge honor not only for our family but especially for Taylor. She really impacted so many people and touched so many people’s lives. I am really proud of all that she has accomplished.

You will have to stay tuned to read our testimony. As for now, we are hoping we don’t get rained out this weekend. We are holding a garage sale in honor of Springboard. We are going to buy items for the house and hopefully give a donation as well. So pray that we have lots of traffic at our sale!!

Have a wonderful Weekend!