Happy Thanksgiving!!
We are home from our trip to visit Laren in Utah. We spent pretty much the entire past week there! Despite us all cramming into a tiny studio apartment in Orem, the kids were so much more settled than they have been for the past 2.5 months. It goes to show that it does not matter what kind/size of house we live in as long as we're together as family. It was hard to keep them quiet so as not to disturb the neighboring apartments though.
The night before we left, we got some bad news about Laren's project: that it may come to a standstill due to less sales tax revenue for roads (and just about everything else) in Utah. I will admit I spent a few hours silently weeping over that. Usually being a civil engineer is a pretty stable line of employment, but this bad economy can even affect stable jobs, apparently. It was hard for me to have the energy to get my house in perfect condition and get everything packed and loaded for the trip we had previously planned. But my 12 year old daughter came to the rescue and helped immensely with anything and everything and away we went!!
While we were away we looked at a ton of houses to buy or rent. Most definitely we will be renting until we have job certainty, one way or another, and until this house sells. We also got together with Laren's sister's family in Payson a couple of times. And what would be a trip for us to Utah without a game of bowling at the Wilkinson Center? Afterall, our favorite University houses it! And equally satisfying was some good, cool sweet treats courtesy of the Creamery!!
We rolled in tonight, right before Costco was closing. I had Laren stop in hopes that I could find some Pumpkin Pies, but no such luck! They were completely cleaned out. So I sucked it up and came home and baked my own instead of falling straight into bed. But the smell wafting through my house right now while they bake, is quite a reward for my efforts already!
I hope you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!
5 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving Kari! I'm glad you had a good trip.
Ugh. We're right there with you. Last week, the client my husband has been consulting for declared bankruptcy. Guess who's sending out resumes next week?
Oh Kari, that is sad about Laren's job. Something like that happened to my sister's husband but they hadn't sold their house and bought another, so you are being wise not to move too fast. And with my borther he had a job for a few months in Nebraska and didn't understand why they felt right when they prayed because in the end (after about 6 months--they didn't even really unpack and lived in a rental house) they found the right job in Washington (Centralia). I am sure someday all this will make sense when you look back.
Oh no! I did wonder about his job, because I heard that several road projects were being put on hold. One state highway near us that desperately needs widening is one of the casualties. I'm bummed. Does this mean he'll be out of job, or will he be put on a different project? How frustrating! I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry to hear about the job - how's the house selling going? Any nibbles??
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