As well as Jeremy having surgery, this week has been so much more.
I got a job working part time for LDS employment resource center in springville. on Tuesday July 21. I called the lady that I thought was helping me set up a business partnership so I could learn bookkeeping/accounting skills, she said this job would be great. It is temporary, part-time, and I was supposed to work myself out of the job. In reality, I am supposed to continue looking for a job and can work up to 90 days at the center. It truly is an amazing resource teh church has put together and i just don't think very many people think about it or know what it can do. It helps people become self-sufficient by providing training on resumes, interviews, networking. It also helps people find money for training and college. It helps ex-offenders, newly graduated people, those laid-off, those changing careers (like me) and anyone in need. I am so impressed. There are scholarship classes mostly for high school kids, but even those going back to school. I have signed up my boys for that class. I have learned so much. The service missionaries and the manager of the office have taken time to talk to me, encourage me, teach me, and help me in any way they can. I contact companies on the ldsjobs website to verify information, list jobs, or help them find candidates and anything else they might need. i nearly had a job the first day I called someone--if only I spoke spanish. It would have been for a accounting clerk at a payday loans place.
So over the weekend I was looking on ldsjobs and found about 4-5 jobs that looked like soemthing i could do, so I applied. ON monday during jeremy's surgery I did a few other things job related, like read the book "City of Influence" and contacted a few other companies verifying that my application/resume had been received. I don't feel comfortable contacting people I don't know, but i tried. Believe it or not, I got an email asking for an interview the next day (Tues 7/28). I wasn't sure how I would swing it with jeremy just getting home that morning, but I went, talked with them for half an hour and left thinking it wasn't for me and I wouldn't get it. USS properties is a property management company owning several storage unit facilities and other places I think. They were looking for a bookkeeper.
On wednesday I received a phone call offering me the job on a trial basis. It is such a small company less than 6 people in the main office they want to make sure we get along, I can do the job, etc. I start monday working part time. At the end of the month we'll decide if this is going to work. I can still work at the employment center as well.Its in mapleton and takes about 35 minutes to get there. I am hoping it all works out and eventually I can do some of the work from home. The only bad part is there are no benefits (medical, dental, retirement, etc).
In other news
Derek finally was ready to get rid of his beautiful truck. He was car poor. He found one he liked in nephi, got pre-approved for a loan, and was ready to do it, but he had to go back to work in SLC. He came on on Wednesday night and was ready to close the loan on thursday morning. BUT... the bank would not loan more than 4700 for that particular car. He was trading in the truck, but taking a 6000 loss.and we couldn't finance the remaining balance. He was so mad and discouraged. When I got home from work, we talked, and among other things, I said relist the truck on KSL. Within in 30 minutes he had 3 calls. One was extremely interested and willing to meet us in Payson Friday morning. At the same time I saw a 1997 honda that could be a good car for us, him, etc.
Friday morning we left for Spanish Fork to meet the guy to buy the truck, sight unseen. We also went to santaquin to test drive the honda, which I told her i wanted. Of all the stupid things to do, i left my purse in the car along with my phone. I had no way to tell derek what happened, or contact the owner of the car. i used the phone at a gas station, and called home so the boys could call derek so i could tell him what happened. apparently the lady realized i had left my purse and did answer my phone when derek called. i met her and got my stuff back, grateful for her honesty!!!! i hurried to meet derek and the buyer of the truck. i had to go to our bank to get the rest of the payoff for the truck, and without my ID we would've been screwed. A deep sigh of relief for me and and sigh of sadness for derek when the guy drove off in his truck. I then had derek drop me off at work, so he could go to work in SLC, he brought me lunch, and did my job until chris came to get me. We picked up the new to us car. We sold the truck for 3000 more than the dealer was going to give us. That is great. Prayers are answered, eventually.
Today I got the car inspected. Monday or so we'll get it registered and insured. It would be great if derek just took my white nissan or this honda civic 5 speed, but he really wants to try for the one he saw. I told him to go in telling him the bank will give me this much, and I have this much. Take it or leave it. Not sure how that will go.
I'm not sure I can handle much more excitement, but I do start my new job Monday, The boys register for school in a week, and school starts the 19th. Cameron's first football game is 15th in Beaver. Tyler's first football game is 21st at Millard High. I do worry about Jeremy and Cameron being home alone with a recent surgery. Jeremy was miserable yesterday, no ice, no pain medicine of any kind. Today hes in bed with ice feeling much better. I'm not sure how Jeremy will get to all his PT appointments and home from school. Chris has and EMG test on Wednesday (8/5). Not sure what that will bring either. I hope everything will work out the right way with me working so far away again.
