A day and a half

Sometimes I am amazed at what kind of emotions can take place during a day. I have realized that the past couple weeks I have been keeping myself a lot busier then I had been since I broke my leg. For me, the busier I am, the more productive I feel. That makes the emotional stuff less pronounced. Well, maybe a more accurate way of saying it is this...I don't think as much! One thing my family does--we think too much! (That was what one of my phone conversations talked about tonight:)!)

So today there were two big things happening. 1. My mom was having her 2nd catheterization done in a week. and 2. I had an interview with a family to take on a 2nd job.

All morning/afternoon was a waiting game. I finally got the call around 2 that mom was out and that there was 2 blockages found. The percentages were higher then we expected and still borderline of open heart surgery. So on Monday mom sees her doctor and we should find out more then. Still waiting.

Knowing this, I headed to my "interview". My expectations were mixed. I have been through a couple of these and they weren't good fits. But this one seemed to be tailor made to what I had prayed for. She wants me on Monday and Thursday's (The days I currently have off) and she wants me from 8:30 or 9 to 1:30! Perfect hours for me. I was reserved because of a couple thing I heard on the phone with her before. In child care I have learned if it doesn't feel right at first, it's not going to be right later. It's tricky when you are watching someone else's children. I try to be an extention of the parents.

Well, it ends up that this is a good fit (at least the mom and I feel like it is right now:)) So I get to start next Thursday and come back full force after Spring Break! This is another referral from my current employer and right now it looks like she will only need me through August. Temporary or not, I am thankful for the job and what God has provided. I always pray that I will be a blessing to the family and the family a blessing to me and I left their today feeling like it was exactly what God had orchestrated and as usual His timing was PERFECT!

With emotions of happiness for us, and concern for my mom. I came home and cleaned my kitchen (3rd time in 2 days.) I put the kids to work. I did some family "business" and then cooked 24 lbs of hamburger --it's chili time again:) I am doing it in steps this time! The freezer is a wonderful thing:). Now I am getting ready to clean the kitchen again, cook some chicken up, might as well get some cooking done while I'm in here and then it will be time to rest! I might even watch Survivor before I go to bed, oh and finish the movie that I was watching between checking on the meat--"A date with Drew" it's a documentary so I was able to fast forward through most of it, the guy finally got his date, so I'll watch it too! I've got time, it's only 10!