Life is funny.

My last post was on May 22.  Here we are over a month later and I haven't updated.  Honestly, there hasn't been much to update.  Just a lot of frustration and uncertainty really.  Jobs weren't happening.  Interviews would go well but ultimately, they wouldn't hire him.  Nothing against Coop, but most jobs have been looking for a specific skill set that he didn't fit.  Just how things go.

This wasn't how we had hoped things would go when we got out of the military.  We were hoping to be under contract on a house by now and Coop would have a job.   It looks like we are taking a small detour.  We left Coop's parent's house to live with my parents for a while.  While we have been living here, we have found a house to rent.  We signed the lease on the house on Tuesday and get the keys next Saturday.  Unfortunately, all of our household goods are still in Alaska and it will take a month or so for it to get here.  We need the address though because school starts here on the 1st of August and Ben needs to be enrolled.

With the housing situation taken care of, that only left the job situation.  Three weeks ago Coop interviewed with a company that could work out really well for us.  We hadn't heard from them so we assumed he didn't get the job.  Well, Monday they called him asking if he was interested in a ride-along.  This is almost the final step to them offering the job.  On top of that, he got a phone call last night from another opportunity that is really interested in him.  He has another phone consult with this company this afternoon.  So, after weeks of frustration and nothing happening, we might be turning the corner.  Of course we do not want to count our chickens before they hatch but things are looking quite promising.  Hopefully after today we will know more.

I am thrilled that we will be having our own house to rent.  It is a bit small, but it is big enough for our needs for now.  Next summer we will re-evaluate our situation and hopefully be ready to buy a house.

Once we get settled and Ben starts school I am going to try to find a job for myself.  Now that I am done with school, I want to get back out and work.  Getting my foot in the door after years of staying home with kids and going to school could prove to be a little difficult though.  We will see what happens though!

So that is our update.  Hopefully there will be more to update this afternoon or tomorrow.