Life is like a box of chocolates....

If you had talked to me a month ago, I'd have told you my life was in chaos and no matter how hard I tried looking, there was no light at the end of the tunnel.

But times are a changing and God, as always, is working wonders in my life. My wife is still pregnant. We "discuss" baby names, sleeping arrangements, read pregnancy websites, Poor lass still has the ever so pleasant, all day, morning sickness, or else she's napping. Darrien is in homeschool heaven as Mom usually falls asleep before they get too far into lessons.

As of today, I am working two jobs (at least for the next two weeks). I learned today that I have alot to learn at my new job. I'm stepping out of the blue collar, tool toting mechanic world, into the computer geek, air conditioned office job of Maintenance Planner/Buyer. My pay is actully a little lower, but since I'll be working much more, that won't matter. I have two separate data bases to learn (the company database and the maintenance database). I have to finish the maintenance data base, as it is only about 70% complete (that may sound like alot, but there is still plenty left to do). I have to learn the plant lay-out, new parts, new machines, and keep up with a developing Preventative Maintenance plan. Not to mention fight 'proverbial' fires, buy parts, like I've been working here for years, and know everything I can't possible know immediately, even though at the moment I'm only working, part time (which means any day I'm not at Saint Gobain). And my boss who hired me has only been with PAC (my new company) for 2 months, so he won't be much help.

So, once again, it's sink or swim kid. I'm sure I'll be fine, but man am I in for a ride. On a brighter note, Tuesday begins my last week of graveyard. I think I'll throw a party. Also, good old June is finally starting to pay me for the business, so I can finally get out from under my business loan. Saint-Gobain is giving me $4400 severence pay (woohoo, time to catch up and get ahead), and my union is giving me a $500 Ralphs gift card.

So, in short, God is bringing a new child into my life, he is lifting me out of the financial ruin I sunk myself into, he's raising my status in my field of work, which can only benefit me in the future, and he's has freed me from that horrible rotating schedule I've been tortured with these last few years. And he has presented me with a huge challenge in my new job. What can I say? God is good.

I'm glad he's on my side.

One last note. My wife is extremely pleased that my new career requires I improve my wardrobe. No more beach bum look for me... snff...