Thankful

I almost forgot to say anything: we think Z will be starting his job at the first of July, but we have not received an official call from anyone with any authority. It was just news from the buddy who's been helping out. So, we still aren't sure.

I would just like to take this opportunity to point out that we have lost so much money by me quitting my job an entire month earlier than I had to, and by him not starting his until at least a month later than we intended.

Thankfully (seriously, I am so thankful) we have sort of gotten a financial windfall. First of all, our new apartment was running a special that waived the security deposit and administration fee of moving in, but we of course received our old apartment's security deposit back. Then, I got a check I'd been due for several months from my old job. (But if I'd gotten it several months ago, it would have been long gone of course.) Then Z sold his boat. That helped out a lot. Also, it's been pretty helpful that since I have no job, I don't use any gas. Z has night classes in Montgomery, so that's about a 30 minute drive, but only one of us driving has been good. Also, my birthday and Z's graduation brought monetary gifts from lots of people, and that was excellent. Somehow, lots of our utilities charged us the wrong fees within the same month, so we had lots of credits on our accounts and lots of rebate checks all show up at once. Seriously, I truly believe that God doesn't give us anything we can't handle, and it has been very helpful to have all of these things occur at one time. Things can seem crappy sometimes, but they are never as bad as I think, and there is always so much to be thankful for. So, check your attitude. It might need an adjustment like mine does.