Today is a very good day. I have been doing a happy dance for a couple of hours now. I got the call today from the company I interviewed with last week. I was offered the position. I start Monday. That my friends is GREAT news. Hubby is very happy to0, because that means a paycheck. Now we will be able to breathe again.

But let me tell you something about my hubby. He has been doing an awesome job in sales this month. He graduated from the final stage of training since his sales have been so good. And his sales bonus for this month, well it will be more than enough to pay the rent for April. That my friends is the Lord taking care of us in our time of need.

It was kind of funny when I was let go three weeks ago. Usually hubby is the glass half full person in our marriage. And this time roles were reversed. I had peace that everything would work out. Not that hubby was too worried but every couple of days he would say, “I hope you get a job soon.” So my prayers were answered. Thank you Lord for watching over us. I give you all the praise.

Now though, I have to do some clothes shopping. See when I got the last job I had the clothes I already owned were sufficient for the job. But “business casual” has a different meaning for every company. At my new job the dress code is “business casual”. But I can’t wear capri pants and can only wear jeans on Friday but can never wear tennis shoes (or sneakers depending on where you are from…lol). So I only have I think 2 pairs of slacks. I do have a few skirts but I will need to have some more slacks that I can wear since my capris are not allowed.

My kids, I am sure are going to be happy to hear about the job. They have missed riding the bus in the afternoons. On the bus they get to trade Pokemon cards with their friends. And when they get off the bus they get to spend the afternoon with Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Brian. I know they have missed having that time with them.  That has been the best aspect of moving back to Orlando, family.

Well must run to pick up the kids from school. And give them the good news.

Happy Friday everyone!!

this has been going around for awhile but I thought I would do it and see what came up.

So let’s see…

1. Stacy needs unconditional love from her boyfriend. (Umm, well I don’t have a boyfriend, just a husband that loves me dearly.)

2. Stacy needs sex. (Blushing…lol)

3. Stacy needs styling tips. (Yes I could always use those. I have a learning disability when it comes to using things like a curling iron or flat iron…lol)

4. Stacy needs you.

5. Stacy needs to feel that fire. (Not sure which fire this is referring to)

6. Stacy needs to go fill up her car with gas and leave. (I think my gas tank is good for now, thanks for asking)

7. Stacy needs some. (what? sleep? yes I do need that…lol)

8. Stacy needs flowers. (those would be nice every now and again)

9. Stacy needs help with how to deal with her mom. (this is more true than you know)

10. Stacy needs a website. (I don’t think I need one)
Well that was fun. I know my hubby did this on his blog yesterday.  It is also floating around Facebook.

I realized after I had typed all of the above that I used my real name. I haven’t done that on this blog because I have been trying to keep it as anonymous as possible. But I feel that my reasons for doing so are no longer valid. So anyway you can go to the Click here page for an explanation as to which child is which. I will continue to use their nicknames, not their real ones.

I am waiting for a phone call. One telling me that I am once again employed. Being employed will be great for our checkbook of course. But I would be lying if I said I really wanted to go back to work. It has been kind of nice to be home everyday so I can get the kids from school. When I was working I wouldn’t get to pick the kids up until almost 6 most days and then would have to come home to fix dinner. Not very much fun but I know millions of moms do it everyday. The one thing I am so grateful for is that we have family that helps with the kids. Without family it would be so much harder.

We interrupt this post with a funny…

I called Bean out to ask her something. She came out and said, “hurry up I am at the best part of the movie. You know the part where Darth Vader says to Luke, “Luke I am your father” and then he cuts off his hand?” As she is saying this, she is acting it out and as only she can do hurt herself trying to mimic cutting off her hand.

I realize it would be finnier if you had been here. Oh well, it was a classic Bean moment.

this past week. Let’s see, where should we begin?

On Monday I took the kids to the Science center since it was a school holiday. There is a new exhibit there called Grossology. It is all about the human body and the gross things that the body does.

I did not smell something that smelled like butt. That would be so GROSS so I most certainly did NOT smell it.

The family did NOT eat out three nights this week. Even though 2 of those nights it was school related.

I did not stay up until almost 12 more than one night this past week. That makes for a very sleepy mom.

I did help out at MOPS this week. But I did not come home, have lunch and then fall asleep for over 2 hours on the sofa.

I did not go to my favorite cupcake place after my interview and get a cupcake just for me. That is selfish but oh so yummy.

I have not had Chik-fil-a more times than I care to count in the past couple of weeks. I am not making up for all the years we lived some where that there was not a Chik-fil-a.

On Saturday I did not stay in my pajamas until 5 pm and then finally get a shower. I also did not supervise while the girls picked up the dining room and living room. That is what kids are for right?

I did not take a picture of my son sleeping and post it on Twitter with the caption of, “I wish he was this still all the time.” No, not me.

I did not put off my school work for the week until the weekend yet again. That is silly to do since I am not working right now.

I did not watch many episodes of the Real Housewives of Orange County this week. And since I did not watch I did not think many times, “do people really live like that?”

Hop on over to MckMama’s and check out what she did not do this week.

Well it is hard to be without work. Being positive I am so very glad that we had already filed our taxes and gotten our refund. So we are caught up on all of our bills. For now. Prayerfully I will find a job soon and we won’t get behind again.

We did not miss church two Sundays in a row. No that would be bad. We did not stay home this past Sunday because we had a lot of stuff to get done around the apartment before hubby’s parents stopped by. Nope, I would never leave things until the last minute.

I was not relieved when it seemed like I was going to keep my job for a little while longer. I did not try to ignore the message that popped up on my screen asking me to come to the office. I did not consider for one minute just walking out of the building and never looking back. No, that would be completely unprofessional.

I was also not relieved to have it over with because it took away the not knowing everyday.

I did not get really upset when my paycheck did not go into our checking account on Friday. It would be silly to be so upset about something like that. I was very polite when I called to inquire about my check.

I did not get ready to go to the store on Saturday only to remember that hubby had the van and his car was in the shop. Who would forget that they didn’t have a vehicle for the day. That is silly.

Last night as I worked on my school work I did not think that I liked it better before other people moved into our building. It was much quieter. I also did not think that, “we were here first, we have dibs on the good parking spaces”. I did not think that because really who thinks that way?

I did not think today as I was driving home from the grocery store that teenagers drive like maniacs. Nor did I wish there was a cop up ahead to pull over the crazy person driving the convertible that was going way too fast and weaving in and out of traffic.

I did not get a 63 on my mid-term for one of my classes. No I study and get good grades in all of my classes. I did not think more than once while taking said test, “what a waste this class is. Who cares how many spaces to indent a paragraph or how to properly format a paper in the APA format.” That is why I have a program that does it all for me.

I do not have “Senioritis” as I am so close to being done with school. I am ready for school to be done. So I would not once consider blowing off an assignment. No that would be irresponsible.

Head on over to MckMamma and she what she did not do this past week.