Updates

Well, the new year is turning out to be pretty good to me. I had submitted my resume for several positions, and got called for one interview. I was told that I would receive a letter in 7 to 14 days telling me either way whether I would be offered the job or not. I was the first one to the mailbox everyday to see if I had gotten anything. Exactly 8 days later there was a thick envelope in the mail for me.

I was offered the job! I had to have a physical, a TB test, and a drug screen done before they would schedule me for my first training. Well I had all that done, so I just have to call them tomorrow so that they can schedule me for training on February 7th. I am very excited to be getting this new opportunity.

The job is with the Laurel Highlands Foundation, which runs group homes for mentally handicapped people. I will be helping these people with their daily activities. It sounds really interesting. I have a friend that does the same kind of work for a different company and she absolutely loves it. I will be eligible for benefits after 90 days. That’s good for me too. I could use some benefits.

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow for a cleaning and check-up. Then it’s off to the post office to get my passport taken care of so that I can go on my cruise with Kevin in October. Yay! I’m so excited. I’m also in the process of trying to buy a used car. With a little help from my dad.

Kevin and I have been talking. We are planning on buying a house together in the next 6 months. We are still debating at this point on how many bedrooms we are going to need. The first house that we looked at and fell in love with has 3 bedrooms, but we kinda think that we might try to get 4 bedrooms in this area if at all possible. I’d also love to stay in Charleroi, just because I’m already settled in the fire department here.

We have also discussed marriage. Kevin has expressed a desire to marry me, but wants to take his time about things. He wants to wait a little longer. He wants us to be together a little longer. I can live with that. Like he said if we love each other then it really doesn’t matter how soon we get married.

John is getting big too. And very smart. We’re still having potty training issues though. He just has no interest in peeing on the potty at this point. I figure that he’ll go whenever he is ready.

I’ve also been taking on a lot of the house responsibilities too. Cleaning, cooking, washing clothes and I love it. It’s fun. Yes, I really did just say that. lol