Tuesday's Ramblings....

So first, I was thinkin this morning that I ought to update ya’ll on my friend Pretty Chick and her husband Guitar Player. He had the spinal tap several weeks ago and it was confirmed that he has MS…which was of course devastating news but at least they now know what they are dealing with. The doctor gave them a bunch of info and videos about different treatment options and sent them home to discuss the course of treatment that would best suit them…and so he has started a steroid therapy and seems to be gaining some sort of normalcy, although as my friend put it, he’ll never be the same but this is our new normal. I had lunch with her and another one of our close friends a week or so ago and we just basically let her just talk and vent and talk and vent some more…it seemed to be exactly what she needed…but overall, the whole family seems to be adjusting to their new normal. Pretty Chick and her twin sis (we’ll call her Twinky) are both WebMD fanatics so they are doing lots of research on MS and becoming experts of sorts in treatments etc. We always giggled at Pretty Chick because for several years now she always has this huge folder and notebook with her that we dubbed her “Mom folder”. It had anything and everything relating to her children’s school activities, camps, etc in there…an awesome idea and reference tool really…but so now she has added and MS folder to her notebook.

So but anyway…I wanted to update you all and thank you for the continued prayers for them….

So we’re just having way too many dilemmas in our household lately related to work…husband got a call last night from his old work and they are still wanting him back and husband gave them a higher salary demand and they didn’t flinch…the new guy in charge promises that things are much better and he likes for all his employees to be home every night and promises promises…so husband told me to write out a list of my concerns so that the next time he talks with them he will have my questions answered too…but all in all I think maybe, if things truly are better now (he left for two reasons: first, there was a TYRANT in charge – and that’s a NICE word for him- and second the TYRANT took advantage of husband and husband was hardly EVER home) the TYRANT is gone so that’s an excellent sign…the new boss is someone that husband has worked with before and he likes him and he says that he doesn’t put up with the crap that the tyrant put up with and he doesn’t play favorites. See the problem was that husband would do 99% of the road jobs and everyone else always had excuses as to why they couldn’t go….but I’m digressing (i.e. bitter)…the dilemma before us is that first of all, with the death of the owner of his current (and very small) company, husband’s job is vicariously at risk of becoming non-existence a year from now if not sooner (because the wife who inherited the company didn’t approve of the section of the company that husband specializes in because of the higher liability) and second, if things have truly changed, the perks and the higher salary totally make the old company worth chancing again.

But before anyone gets their hopes up, it WOULDN’T mean a move back to Ohio just yet because the work area that they are proposing to husband would be between Lexington and Evansville, IN and anything in between. However, I did tell husband that he should have demanded a salary which would make it possible for me to travel with him if he has to start traveling constantly again! Lol

But so anyways….there is our dilemma and my prayer request…wisdom, faith, patience, discernment….and all the things we need to make a good decision here…my first reaction was NO WAY IN HE--!! Just because, while our marriage was never in jeopardy when husband was traveling for several weeks at a time, it was an INCREDIBLY lonely time in my life that I do not want to be in danger of repeating…now there were other factors like the move to Kentucky and not knowing anyone down here except my parents and I feel a little more established and like I have a support system this time around but still…ugh…but my point is ( I got sidetracked) at first I was like NO NO NO and husband said well that’s what I told him but he told me to ask you…but then the guy called again later and they talked more…and it really does sound like things are getting better and it just might be a good move for husband to go back to work there…

The important thing is that (while this is a little embarrassing, it’s a valid concern) husband let him know that we are trying to have a baby and he has to be available for two weeks every month to “service the wife” (he puts it so delicately!!) and the guy said that he is willing to work around that…lol…nice…

Well I’ve prattled on enough about that…although it does help to get it all out there…just to vent…

I told husband that there is way too much dilemma and decision making at our house lately…blahhhh

So I’m getting reallllllly excited about the AI concert on Friday…it’s a little surreal that it’s finally here!! Lol…and sister and babies visiting!! Husband is going to be in Bowling Green all weekend at a tractor pull so I will probably just pack my stuff and stay over at mom’s house too…no sense in all the driving back and forth…I’m sure we’ll find something fun to get in to…we always do! Lol

Well enough for now…”talk” to ya’ll later…have a blessed day!