Ugh...hotel life is sure getting old. We are still waiting for the bank to get their butts in gear and get our home loan closed. Our original target closing date was for this past Friday. However, the bank (don't ever use Wells Fargo) decided to sit on their duffs for 3 weeks before thinking...hmm... maybe we should provide some customer service and get this going. REALLY??? Do ya think????? Ben has been pushing them for the last week and we will hopefully get our closing this coming Friday. I have never been so ready to be in a house!! The walls seem to be closing in even as I type. Although I must admit to one big advantage to small living spaces...I can keep a close eye on the wild munchkins and my prone-to-be-lazy-when-not-at-work husband. He, he, he.
On another front, I am trying to seek full-time work. I actually had an interview last Monday and received a job offer on Tuesday. The job was for a lead secretary with the Great Falls Public Schools. I probably would've liked the job, but the timing was all wrong. I can't in good conscience start a new job before we even get settled in a real home. So, as you can tell I turned them down. Another thing was the pay...not quite enough. I have put out a couple of other applications and have an appointment with a staffing agency tomorrow or Tuesday. I'm sure I'll be able to find something before the month is out. My goal is to start working around the first of December.
Child care is the other dilemma I am currently facing. I would like Riley to attend this area preschool, but there is a waiting list. There is really no telling how long it will take before she can attend, so I am seeking a different provider in the meantime. I have someone who is willing to watch her, but I am also researching other options.
Ben and I had dinner with some of his co-workers last Thursday. I think everyone in their office took a Meyers-Briggs test. If you've never heard of it, you should look it up on the net. Ben attended two days of "training" on the different result types/combinations. I'm sure that the training will enable him and his co-workers to better communicate within their office and also to their external customers. The dinner was especially for those employees whose spouses or significant others took the test as well. It was no surprise that Ben and I are complete opposites. He is an ENTP, while I am an ISFJ. I took the test about 15 years ago while attending Purdue. My type did not change, but the values of those scores did change somewhat. Even though Ben and I are opposites, we found out that we are not as opposite as some other couples. We compared the actual differences in the values and I'm not sure Ben and I could survive with spreads like we saw in others. WOW! I thought this was hard work already...I can't even imagine how hard they work at their relationships. ANYWAY, if Ben and I can use this information as a tool to communicate better and be more aware of how the other person operates (and try like heck to be considerate and REMEMBER)... it can only get better!!
I'd best turn in for the night. I'm sure it won't be long before I have Riley joining me on the pull-out sofa.
Love to all!
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