Okay! I'm not sure anyone really reads any of this any more, but it's a good way to vent!
We've had a rough couple of weeks. Adam got laid off last week and we won't get anything from unemployment for 3 weeks. At first we were both scared. I called Emily (my sister) the other day, and kind of freaked out. (Sorry Emily!) But we have both come to terms with it and we've realized that we WILL be okay. We've been together for 16 years, and things have always somehow worked out. On a more positive note, I LOVE having him around. We've worked opposite shifts since we got married, and at least now I get to spend some time with him. He's been keeping busy with eBay and doing some running around that I'd put off. He's always taken such good care of our family. I couldn't ask for a better husband and father for my teenage (ouch) girls. We will adjust, as everyone does, and move on. It's not ideal, but until his work picks up again, we'll manage. I still have my job, along with our insurance, so there is some stability. We're grateful for the little things, and that we have each other.
I'm still running and still loving it! Emily and I are headed to Ogden in a couple weeks. I'm running the half marathon, then I'll get to be there when Emily finishes her first MARATHON! Thanks to my sweet sister, we made our plans 6 months ago and paid for our hotel. So now, we just show up!
I hope you all are doing well. Keep your loved ones close. That's really all that matters anyway! :)
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I love you Beth :) Sorry that you have been through some tough times. I can't wait to see you and have some good sisterly bonding time :)
Dave was fired from Albertsons just 2 months after we had our oldest daughter. At the time, we wondered how he was ever going to find a job that paid the same. Before long, he got a new job and when the paychecks started coming in, we realized he had found a job that paid MORE. We now find ourselves in this same spot again. Dave was laid off from his job a week ago yesterday. I’m still a little scared since we have no health insurance now, but I know Dave, just like Adam, will be able to find another job out there that will support our families. Like you said, Enjoy this time together, and it will all work out in the end. Your family is in our prayers.
According to the comments I have just viewed, SOMEBODY reads your blog. "Who reads this crap, anyway?" "I do!"
So sorry to hear it! We (narrowly) escaped the last round of layoffs - it was so stressful! Hang in there and before you know it, this will be a memory and, hopefully, you'll look back and see how many wonderful things came of it. :-)
Good luck on your run!
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