More good things

It's another Friday, and I have more good things to say! I could get used to having good news... it's lots more fun than complaining!

After three months and three weeks, I finally came to an agreement with my former job about how much money they owe me. The first reply to my request (in early January) said "We do not owe you anything." Then a few weeks later they admitted that they owed me at least mileage reimbursement. Then a few weeks later they actually looked at their books and realized that they had not paid me my salary since mid-November. Then we haggled over overtime pay, none of which they felt they owed me. Out of everything I felt they owed me, I got about 3/4ths. We picked up the check last night and dropped off all of the stuff I had from them-- printer, cell phone, office supplies, etc.

And here's more information than you wanted to know: I was sick to my stomach all day. My body decided at quite inopportune times during the day that I needed to make a dash. It was puzzling, as I hadn't eaten anything even remotely upsetting the day before. Normally I wouldn't share all this, but I do have a point: during my second little episode I felt God nudge me and say, "This is you getting rid of that toxic job." Today I've never felt better. God is so funny sometimes.

In other happy news, Georgie the Bunny is doing great. We're weaning her off of her medication and she should be off it by Monday. She has taken over the guest bathroom as her home and grunts at us and lunges at our feet when we come in to visit her. We call her our little pig.

Speaking of pigs, and other barnyard animals, last night we tried bison! We went to Ted's Montana Grill which features burgers, both beef and bison. I felt adventurous just being in the presence of weird meat; Brad impressed me and actually ordered a bison burger! And it was good! It's very lean, with less than half the calories of beef and lots less fat. It's a chain, so if there is one near you, give it a try!

Else this week: our kind landlord is doing a short sale on the house we're living in, which we knew when we moved in. On Wednesday we had the first showing of the house. It went quite well, and we hope for our landlord's sake that it sells quickly. But it was also a reminder of how crazy our lives are about to become. In the next month Brad will finish his program... which means we have no ties to Florida any longer. We could move at the drop of a hat, if a job presented itself. However, he is swamped with school work so the job hunt is a bit slow. It looks like we'll be here through June, maybe. I've taken on some summer school courses at the university for extra money and those end in mid-June. I also interviewed for a summer school position somewhere on the East Coast (there are numerous sites) which would be June 20-August 8. I'm considering taking a few summer school classes in New York, which are mid July through mid August. Oh, and perhaps the house will be sold and we'll have to move out. Maybe in a short time. Or maybe not. Maybe we'll move in with Ralph and Chris for a little while. Maybe we'll move up north. Maybe we'll road trip all summer and visit all of you we haven't seen in ages.

None of these things really line up in a pretty way, so I'm just throwing my name out there and waiting to see which doors open. Many of you know how much I like to plan ahead (or control things, if we're all going to be honest about it), and I am learning to let go more and more. And thank God, I am the least stressed I've been in a long time! I feel like my faith, my trust that God will orchestrate if I'll just let go, has grown. Even in the midst of chaos, things are good.