October 3rd is getting closer and I am no closer to getting a new job. I have applied for all that are out there and so have 1000 other unemployed IT professionals. I am still staying hopeful although I admit it is getting harder. August is full of activities, all of which require that money be spent. School is starting soon and oh my goodness! I didn’t realize how many school supplies would be needed and how much it was going to cost me. This weekend I bought school uniforms for a whopping $240! YIKES! I hope Madi grows at a slow but healthy rate this year.
The most important event, next to starting kindergarten, is Madi’s birthday. We have decided to have the party at the park. We had her first two birthdays at this park so she was all for it. I want Madi to have a wonderful birthday. She will 6 years old – WOW! Chris and I talked about having the party and agreed that it would be silly to have separate parties. I hope that everyone is able to come. The decision to have the party at the park was in hopes that everyone would feel more comfortable attending. I hope it works out for Madi’s sake.
In other news…we found a new home for Chloe. Ryen and I realized that she was not happy in the back yard. Although there is plenty of room for her to run, there is just not enough for her to do. She is bored, she told us she wanted a farm and Ryen found her one. We didn’t want to let her go but it is what she needed. We received a call from the nice ladies that adopted her. They said they turned her loose on their 6 acres, she headed for the pond, jumped in and swam with their ducks. This made us happy and we feel we did what was best for her. Madi is handling it ok. She wants another dog and I decided that the answer was no. Two is enough. More than enough.
So back to the October discussion – I am not sure what I am going to do. I do know that I will have a roof over my head, food to eat and a car to drive. A job? Things aren’t looking to good in that area and the severance pay certainly won’t last forever. Unemployment is not something that was meant to live on so that is not a long term option. I guess my hope at this point is that sometime between now and November the job market will pick up and I will land the job that I am supposed to have. Until then I will keep submitting resumes and waiting for the phone to ring. Oh and praying, I have been doing a lot of that lately.