I've completed my third season as a custodian for the local parks district. I'm still working winters, substituting in the schools, but I've had only two calls but they were while I was still cleaning restrooms. I've completed my required coursework on identifying and reporting abuse, dealing with blood pathogens, and avoiding the appearance of being a child molester, so I've received my new tag, showing that I'm a official employee with the education service district until October 2014.
My husband is working, and has been working now for months. When he was hired, he was told to expect just a few weeks. One daughter now has a full-time, benefits paid job, complete with use of the company's gym and her own parking space, even though she lives close enough to walk to work. Another daughter is in Boston today, at a conference. She is getting her masters in public health and has some concerns of what she'll be doing for employment after school. The third daughter is home, dealing with some issues and is currently unemployed while she figures out her next step. The house is headed for foreclosure and my husband got his bankruptcy finalized. The house is a mess and I'm home, dealing with it, although I'm doing a lousy job at it.
Both of our mothers are well and well off, as they have enough money for their needs and most of their wants. They would both like to see us more, but here we are. My husband sold two vehicles, bought another one and fixed it up so that it will run for many more miles and years. His brother has a regular job now, and my siblings are well. The dog died in December, 2012 and both cats are still alive. Two houses are built next door to us, and it looks like a third is going in and places that were plotted out for houses five years ago are now having foundations poured, walls raised and "for sale" signs out in front, although no one knows where the buyers are coming from. The general economy of area is still poor, as yet another thrift store has opened.
I am reminded of what was said at one of my daughter's college commencement: "Prosperity has nothing to do with money."
My husband is working, and has been working now for months. When he was hired, he was told to expect just a few weeks. One daughter now has a full-time, benefits paid job, complete with use of the company's gym and her own parking space, even though she lives close enough to walk to work. Another daughter is in Boston today, at a conference. She is getting her masters in public health and has some concerns of what she'll be doing for employment after school. The third daughter is home, dealing with some issues and is currently unemployed while she figures out her next step. The house is headed for foreclosure and my husband got his bankruptcy finalized. The house is a mess and I'm home, dealing with it, although I'm doing a lousy job at it.
Both of our mothers are well and well off, as they have enough money for their needs and most of their wants. They would both like to see us more, but here we are. My husband sold two vehicles, bought another one and fixed it up so that it will run for many more miles and years. His brother has a regular job now, and my siblings are well. The dog died in December, 2012 and both cats are still alive. Two houses are built next door to us, and it looks like a third is going in and places that were plotted out for houses five years ago are now having foundations poured, walls raised and "for sale" signs out in front, although no one knows where the buyers are coming from. The general economy of area is still poor, as yet another thrift store has opened.
I am reminded of what was said at one of my daughter's college commencement: "Prosperity has nothing to do with money."
