Wow...

It has been a week since I wrote and a lot has happened.
After the birthday party last weekend I started to throw up... and blood followed. I got home ok, but spent the bulk of the night in the ER. Suspecting a Mallory Weiss tear in my esophogus, I have been put on Aciphex again. I took it for 8 weeks a couple of years ago when I had an ulcer. So hopefully it will heal and all will be well again.
William left for camp last Sunday and came home on Friday. I haven't hardly seen him at all. He stopped in McMinnville for a brief moment to give me big hugs and kisses -- he was filthy!!! But he loved every minute of camp. The big news -- he learned archery and is very excited about it.
On Wednesday Paul was laid off from his job. I knew something was up that morning from a message he left from someone else's cell phone. He walked through the house door about an hour later letting me know what happened.
This was a blessing. Paul hated his job, the suppressive bastards he worked for, and the lack of ethics and morals the President and Vice-President showed on a daily basis. He was also sick about how the homeowners were being treated and couldn't believe the shoddy construction that was actually being sold!
That afternoon I faxed off three of Paul's resumes. He had a job offer in the bank at his former employer, and two of the three companies called by the end of the day and set up interviews for Friday.
Friday he was offered two more jobs. He picked the best of three. He will work closer to home, for a small homebuilder with a small team. He will still be a manager, but actually have the ability to make a difference. He is very excited. He really liked the owner and the construction manager. I think I am going to go and meet them on Tuesday when Paul picks up his company car. Yes! He gets a company car and a company gas card. That alone is going to save us big $. I have talked to Paul about selling his truck, in exchange for an older truck -- like Donkey, who he still misses.
We see Donkey around town sometimes. Donkey is a 1994 Dodge Ram with Turbo Diesel that we got for a steal of a deal at an estate sale. It was a work horse. It only had 36,000 miles on it ... not even broken in for a diesel, but when we moved to the new house, we didn't have all the parking space that we had on Galloway. So we sold Donkey.
The flip side in the deal is the bonus program and the benefits. Our insurance is going to cost more and they don't have a bonus program like the last two builders did. But oh well. I will update on Paul's job once he breaks in and figures it all out.
Of course, my week was more than that, but Jack is on the toilet yelling for wipes. I have to jet out of here and go to a tradeshow in Vancouver. So I am out for today.

Aug. 13, 2006