Ramblings

It looks like the blog is getting a ton of hits...probably due to our delimas going through our house....
By the way the kids DO NOT know about the stresses of our work/moving situation....

Steve had a good birthday last Friday...or at least I hope so!
Mine was Monday....I worked ALL day and night!
We did spend the weekend in Springfield...it was a whirl wind...in and out...then back home to laundry!

Well, Steve's work situation is getting worse...the plant is closed right now due to a slow period as are other plants in the area. Thank goodness Steve is a supervisor, he is working right now while others are off.

Steve does have a test for Ameran on Tuesday...hopefully he'll do well on it and get an interview...

Then of course there is the other town job...

We just wait and wait and stress-out!
Thanks for your prayers and keep praying for us....we all need it in this rough economic time!

WOW!

There really weren't any houses over there....
Only two with possible potential....one of those I lean toward than the other, but man....
only 2 beds and 1 bath (on both of them)....it just had a bigger yard than any others, but we are extremely spoiled here!!!!!!!!!!

The move probably won't happen (although, he could surprise me, doubtful!), but maybe it will get a fire under Steve to work on this one more!

job possiblities

I wish I could say more....but Steve has a job possiblity that could mean a move (only 20 minutes away from here and even in the same county, but a different school for the kids)...he has to move to be within the city limits for this particular job...he wants the job, but he doesn't know if he can move from this home....be praying that he makes a decision...They talked about November being the date to interview...be praying that if it is what God has planned that we find a house that we "fit" into...be praying that all of us adapt well, especially Jesse...and be praying I don't strangle Steve through this all!
Christie

Jesse's School Olympics

Jesse's school had Olympics last Friday. The newspaper took some really good pictures, but I can't "steal" them....so check them out soon before they're gone....http://www.jg-tc.com/ , then scroll down to the middle and click on the NMS olympic slide show...
Thanks Carol for giving me the heads up that they were on there!

Proposed call for Illinois Constitutional Convention

Vote NO, NO, NO !!!

On November 4th, we'll be voting for a new president -- but residents of Illinois will also be asked to vote yes or no to a proposed call to revise/rewrite the Illinois Constitution. You have probably already received a blue pamphlet informing you of this.

While this pamphlet is informative, it neglects to mention that there is an effort afoot to deny teachers and other state employees their hard-earned pensions.

We cannot allow anti-education lobbyists, who support spending $78 Million on a constitutional convention, the chance to get language inserted into our state constitution that will effectively take away what minimal security Illinois teachers (both new and veteran) currently have. If ever you believed in 'trickle down' theory, imagine how the dominoes would fall, and who would be hurt the most, if this were to happen.

If you feel as I do, please forward this to as many Illinois voters as you can. Tell them not to be misguided by the blue pamphlet they've received from the Sec'y of State.
Ask them to vote NO on November 4th.

If you'd like more information, go to http://www.ieanea.org/. Under the dark blue 'legislative' tab, click on 'con con'.

Thanks for listening/reading...VOTE!