Change is in the air....

           And I'm not just talking about the leaves!

Thomas is getting ready to change jobs.  It's been coming for a long time, but it took a while for him to make a definite decision.  Four years ago he quit a company where he'd worked for 11 years.  There were good reasons for doing so at the time, and, as it turned out, it's a very good thing that he did.  About two years ago the company was bought and taken over by new management, and ever since then he's had lures thrown out to him to come back.

He resisted for some time, but things have slowed down at the job he has now, and there has been some trouble in certain quarters that has had him stressed out.  By early summer we knew it was time for him to make a move.

So he contacted his former supervisor who has been luring him "to the dark side", lol, all this time, and told him that by October or November he'd be ready to come back.  This particular supervisor has a lot of pull and wants Thomas working in his own department where he would be able to work day shift and have all the overtime he wants. 

Here's where my story takes a sappy turn; my precious husband does not want me to have to go back to work after the first of the year, and that's the main reason he's going back to this company!  (Can you say, "Awww......"?)  If I wanted to go back to work, that would be fine, but he and I both have seen what a difference it has made to both the kids to have me home again, and we'd really like to have that continue if at all possible.  The overtime and the regular pay that this company offers could make it happen.  The benefits are a little better than what he has now, as well.

We may have to re-budget a few things and be careful to keep our savings in place, but we've found before that quite often, when you aren't making as much money, you don't spend as much money.  And I could maybe look for something part time if the need arose.  But actually, if he works as much as he expects to, my salary won't be missed by too much, anyway. 

He's done his application, background check, drug testing, strength testing, interviews, and orientation.  They've made him an offer, he's just waiting to make sure that they're putting him in the department and on the shift that he wants.  This morning I typed up his letter of resignation for him, that he'll turn in on Friday, if he gets the good word that  he's set to go.  

Things have been busy and a little stressful around here, as all of this has been going on.  He really likes the company where he is right now and so many of the people he works with.  But, as I said, things are changing there, so once everything started rolling for him to change jobs, he started relaxing and coming to terms with his decision.

I've been busy with things at the kids' schools, and just haven't felt much like journaling lately.  I think you get that way, once in a while.  My sister, Maxine, is coming up to visit for a few days at my Mom's, and Friday night, all of us girls are going to spend the night at our Mom's, sort of a "sleepover".  Eler Beth is coming with me, too, and she is really looking forward to it.  She's so much like my sisters, anyway, and she thinks it will be fun to have a grownup pajama party.  I was on the phone with my sister, Barbara, for over an hour this morning, so I think I must be needing a little dose of my sisters' company.  It should be a hoot! 

Well, hope everyone is enjoying this Wednesday (cloudy, chilly, and looking like rain, here!), and I'll probably be back later today!