Decisions

Since my last blog a major decision has been made. We are staying.  Friday afternoon just as Roy was finishing a prayer about whether or not to accept the job offer in Sacramento the phone rang.  It was Farmer's Insurance offering him a job here as a claims manager.  We spent the rest of the day discussing the pros and cons of the two jobs.  This job will not pay as much as the one in California  but with the cost of living difference taken into account there won't be much of a difference.  We will need to pinch our pennies but if Roy had not resigned our budget would be the same.

The job could be considered a step down, or a lateral move which is a little disappointing but the upside is he is getting out of sales.  He is very good at sales and there is more money there but, he has never enjoyed it.  He thought he had been away from claims for too long to go back but, since several people he had worked with before vouched for him they not only considered him but decided to hire him and retrain him.  The hours will be much better for family.  He won't have the flexibility to set his own hours but he will be working only 45 hours a week instead of the 60 he has been working the last few years.

 From my side, I will have to get creative about child care for the last few weeks of school. It is such a relief not to worry about relocating.  I spent the whole day Tuesday, helping Roy clean out his office and bringing home anything I want to keep. After that I am not sure how I would have handled the strain of juggling my life, having him gone and trying to move.

When we were considering moving I started cleaning out and Roy rented a dumpster.  It was delivered yesterday and we filled it by dinnertime. How crazy is that?  Fourteen people and thirteen years can collect a lot of trash!  We have also made 4 trips to Good Will.  I feel lighter and freer having all of that gone.  There is still more to go through but the big decisions have been made and I am feeling good.