THE FULL MOON HAS PASSED.............

...........hence, the reason why all hell literally broke loose last week.  But everything is back to normal now.  The landlord went downtown to check the neighbor's criminal record (something he should have done long before moving the man in here!), and found out for himself that all I knew, and even more (God, help us!) were true.  Needless to say, he will not be living here anymore. 

The kids have calmed down, too.  They were cutting up long before "the incident" happened.  But Matt and I finally managed to straighten them out.  This past Friday, I had taken them, and one of their friends, out for dinner.  Four giggling girls made for good, clean fun!  Matthew and I had our date night Saturday.  It was a fun weekend, but I am beginning to tire of these weekends.  Lately, I've noticed that I haven't been getting very much accomplished (laundry, shopping, appointments, etc.), because once the weekend rolls around, everyone has only one thing on their minds: having FUN, and lots of it!  That's fine and dandy, but the important things still have to be done, too.  My weekdays were where I could do all of my family and household business with little or no interference.  I have been going to bed early so that I can have the energy to run a few errands in the mornings before heading to work.  Even with more sleep, I still feel like I am burning a candle at both ends, you know? 

We also returned to the subdivision where we are interested in moving, and put our deposit down for one of the available units.  The units we saw the week before are taken, but the ladies showed us one that will be available by the time that we are ready to move (probably next month).  It is the biggest floor plan that they have available for the price, and the only unit with a walk-in closet in the master bedroom!  This home looks more like an actual house, with plenty of yard space.  Matthew liked the previous one with the open floor plan, but agreed that this duplex has way more room.  The bedrooms are bigger, too, and the garage is detached from the unit.  We're just waiting forthem to call us and let us know if we have been approved.  Everything requires a background check and a credit check these days, sheesh!  But I have been PRAYING, and hoping that they will consider the fact that I have been working on my credit, with wonderful results, and Matt's solid credit history.  Between the two of us, one of us should be accepted! LOL 

If we move there, we'll have to buy a refrigerator, a dryer, and furniture for the girls' rooms.  We've just been looking so far; we're not going to make any purchases until we have been accepted. 

The neighborhood will be like living in the country; it seems so quiet and peaceful.  I never thought in a million years that I, an urbanite for life, would dare consider living in an area like that.  But I see what urban life has the potential to do to my kids, and let's face it, my kids aren't ME.  I survived urban life because I HAD to; I had no other choice.  My children have, and deserve, better options for their lives, and Matthew and I both work hard to provide for them.  I don't see the point in putting the girls through what I went through as a child.  There's no need for that; there are no mystical "life lessons" to learn; only fear, plenty of despair, and hopelessness.  I want them to enjoy their childhood, to enjoy being kids.  I want them to have hope for a better tomorrow.  It took a miraculous miracle from God to break me out of that hopeless mindset.  I don't want them growing up with troubles like that on their little minds.  Life is hard enough without adding unnecessary stress and danger to it.

My trainer is a handful!  I chose her because she seemed like she was a very knowledgeable person.  She is, but my goodness, I had no idea of how fussy and argumentative she is!  What the heck is she trying to prove, anyway? LOL  And to whom?  It stands the reason for a woman that young to be so caustic.  I guess being one of the best isn't enough these days; everyone wants to be THE BEST, and will try to sabotage anyone that gets in their way!  I am just trying to make my transition as seamless as possible.  I glean from her what is important, and disregard all of the unimportant stuff.  I do not intend to let little petty things ruin my workday.  That's my rule that I follow with a passion.  

As far as the workload goes, it seems that the higher you go, the less work you do.  And I see that the across-the-board city pay raise plus my promotional raise gave me the salary I desired; actually, it's about $900 more than I asked for.  What had taken me seven long years to accomplish in New Orleans as a police dispatcher took less than two years here, and for much less work.  God is so good to me! 

Adrian        

 

**UPDATE**

WE'RE IN!!!!!!

WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN!!!!!!!!!!

I've just received the call from the subdivision!!!!!!  Oh, Lord, I'm crying right now........I am so happy!  I'll have to take pictures of our new home.....what a blessing!!!!!