I was really considering closing this blog.  Sometimes, I feel like I am neglecting it, you know?  I spend most of my free time these days on MySpace, or playing free online games (LOL).  But then, I remember that here, I can write about things that I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing with the whole world.  AOL Journals is kinda like family to me, you know?  I can be me here.  The whole me, not just a piece of me.  It's good to keep things and places like that in your life. 

Matthew has been out of work for about a month and a half now.  The temp job that he had ended his contract out of the blue.  Naturally, I became upset and frustrated, because things were a little tight in here for awhile.  But it's times like these that I appreciate my husband's willingness to just wait patiently.  He was doing all of the right things---filing for unemployment, going to the work source agency, filling out applications online.  I even got in on it, helping him any way that I could.  This time, my husband would not settle for any job, like he did so many times before, selling himself short.  He wanted---and rightly so---to find a job in the field that he went, and is going, to school for.

This week, my husband went for his second interview for a job offer that appears to give him what he (and I) always wanted for him---stability.  The company has been in business for 55 years, he says.  The offer benefits, such as medical insurance, paid holidays and vacations.  What he likes best about it is that he gets paid every week, instead of biweekly! LOL  I am PRAYING that they will pay him what he asked them to, maybe even more.  If he gets this job, this will be the first time that Matthew will actually hold down what I would call a "real" job.  Yes, he worked at UPS for eight years, but that was mostly part time.  He worked there that long because he didn't have a choice.  Computer technicians weren't exactly in high demand in New Orleans' hospitality industry.  But there is plenty of work for him here.  I cannot express how happy I am that he will finally be able to work in the field that he is trained for.  We're just waiting for them to call him for a start date.

If they don't call him back, plenty of other companies have been calling him this week, too.  I don't know where Matthew will be working, all that I know is that he will be working soon, and that's a good thing.  I told Matt that I don't mind doing what I can to make ends meet for now, but I made it clear to him that this can only be a temporary arrangement.  Maybe if I were ballin' and making some major money, I wouldn't mind, but the reality is that the both of us need to work.  He and I both have bills to pay that have nothing to do with the family itself, such as school loans and debt management.  Let's not talk about the utilities, car insurance, and groceries to feed our growing daughters.  A second income is necessary.       

As I mentioned before, my girls are growing up.  Nicolette is thriving!  The school that she is attending just so happens to be an "arts" school (go figure!!!)  It's what I wanted for her, although I didn't even know that the school down the street was one!!!  She takes dance and theater, and is loving it!  Her theater arts class is planning to go to New York City in May, and I plan to send her.  I'd like to go with them myself, since I've always wanted to go to New York City, but I don't know how much the trip will cost us yet.  More details to follow............

Maya and Angela are struggling a bit.  That first semester always is the hardest, but they will improve.  I want to check up on Angie's new teacher, though.  At open house, she claimed that she was going to start tutorials that following week.  Two weeks have passed, and still no tutorials.  She's a new teacher, and has been out for quite a number of days (death in the family, she says) this year.  I want to be as helpful to her as possible, because my child's future depends on it!  This lady's got to get herself together!

We also may be moving soon.  More details on that as they come..............  

I am rambling, aren't I?  Well, I can ramble.......I am working some OT tonight.  The eyelids are getting a little heavy, though.  Some of the easiest money I ever made in my life!  Goodness, I LOVE my job!

Adrian