when life gives you lemons..

So how do you make lemonade? Just add water and sugar right???

If you already don't know that Ted and I are completly crazy, this will surely confirm that!

Our lives are about to change. ALOT. And we couldn't be more excited!

So let's see. This is what's been going on with us since the beginning of the year. In January Ted's work started letting employee's go. A lot of emplyee's. Ted was worried he was on the list. He confronted his boss and asked him to please (if he could) let Ted know if his name had come up and if his position was stable. His boss reassured him that he was not going to be layed-off. With that we felt comfortable purchasing our house. Two weeks ago Ted's boss, the very same who told him his job was safe was getting layed-off! HUGE shocker! The next day the CEO came and really reamed Ted, telling him that he wasn't doing his job. Next week he will have someone singing him praises. This is such a regular occurance at Ted's work. But that night Ted came home annoyed and had had about enough this time. I told him, "Just get another job!!!" (I probably tell him this every other week) "But we just got this new house, the money is really good" he says. "Maybe just 2 more years" I know that if the money keeps on coming he will never leave. Money is everything right? When you have enough it makes us safe. Right? Those who are close to us have seen the long hours and the stress Ted has been dealing with since the "higher wages". I miss having Ted come home happy. He complains about work EVERYDAY. I don't blame him. It really is a rough place to work. But finally Ted decided he needed some help with making the big decision to leave. For the next 5 days I noticed the only way to describe his blank stare in his face as pondering. I noticed he was reading his scriptures before work every day. I am sure that his prayers were alot like mine. Asking for some direction. Friday afternoon Ted called me and said. "I got the answer I have been asking for". My stomach sank. He said. "I got layed-off today" I made him say it a couple times. Then I said, "really?" He said, "I am serious". I started to laugh. Really I did. And so did he. I was totally surprised he was laughing! He told me that a huge weight had been lifted and he was really glad. This was the best answer he could have ever gotten. How do you argue with that?

So here is the craziness we have two mortgages and no job. Even with that I am so excited to have Ted out of that job.

Just waiting for the sweet taste of lemonade...