I haven't posted in over a week, which is unusual for me. I think that for awhile, I was spending way too much time online... I'd get bored and come in here and turn the computer on. Now it seems like I don't have enough time for all of the things I want to get done! What was it about the grass being greener...?
There were a few job possibilities that I was excited about, but neither of them worked out. That's fine. I really don't take it personally... I know that when I was hiring people, I didn't interview a lot of perfectly capable applicants because there happened to be only a few who were exactly what I was looking for. So anyway, I actually made a decision (woo-hoo!) and called the Christian bookstore near my home and had a job with them the next day. I committed to work with them through the holidays, and maybe move on afterwards. They're only open from 10 to 6, and closed on Sundays, so the hours aren't bad at all. I started last Friday and am actually loving it! I wouldn't have guessed that I'd enjoy working so much, especially a job like that, but it's a lot of fun and I really don't even feel like I'm working. The bad part is that I'm getting paid next to nothing, but it's better than what I WAS bringing in, which was $0! It's a great fit for me right now... a low-stress job to give me something to do while I consider my other options.
One thing that surprises me about where I work is the quality of my coworkers. Nearly everyone has a college degree or is working on it, and most everyone is in their late 20's or 30's. And they're all Christians who are there because they enjoy serving others. They are just a delightful group of people to be around!
Anyway... what else... I guess that's the biggest news. Don actually fixed our furnace, so now we have heat! We've been surviving with space heaters so far. My parents can't make up their minds now about whether they're really moving to Atlanta or not. My mom and I talked for awhile on the phone today... she was totally cracking me up! When I went home for my long visit, I took our DVD of Napoleon Dynamite for my brother to watch. He didn't like it, but my mom actually did. I accidentally forgot the DVD at their house, and when I talked to my mom today, she told me she's watched it 3 times already and was quoting me all kinds of lines from the movie. I mean, I know my mom's crazy, but THIS surprised me!
We went to the UT game on Saturday and watched the Vols make idiots of themselves (again!) on the field, even though they strangled a win out of it. The worst part about the game was watching this guy change his little girl's diaper with the kid squirming on his lap, then proceeding to place the dirty, leaking diaper under the bench of the guy in front of him and leaving it there. Don and I were both dumbfounded as we were unfortunate enough to be observing (and smelling) this from the row directly behind this goober. Come ON, people!! I mean, I know there are gonna be times when you're in a bind with your kids, but there was NO excuse for this! The kid was probably 3 years old, and both parents were there so one of them easily could've assisted the other one. I wanted to say something to him, but I wasn't sure what! I finally figured it out as I was leaving the stadium. All I needed to do was tap him on the shoulder and casually point to the diaper and tell him, "hey, you forgot your diaper". Just like I would tell someone if they left their purse or jacket, like I was assuming that they innocently forgot it. They still probably wouldn't have gotten the hint, but at least I would've tried. These were the same kind of people who would invite you over for dinner and allow their cat to walk on the table and eat off your plate. Nasty!
