(5) Five, Cinco, Fünf, V, or however you choose to acknowlege it.

Five, yes five work days remain before I am unemployed!  Wow!!  I am so thrilled to be this close.  As I related my thoughts the other day to someone I've known for a very long time, I said I feel like I did the first time I rode a motorcycle at 150 MPH, I am simultaneously mildly terrified and exhilarated.  I'm sure the terror part is temporary, fortunately it is minor terror, well maybe more like mild apprehension.  Actually I am mostly just exhilarated...

The really good news is I made one phone call to a fellow I know in a related industry and asked about some work while I am in transition.  I am pleased to report that he was genuinely happy I called him and said he could keep me busy with his company's extra work or set me up with another friend of his who does commercial Fiber Optic splicing.  Either way, I get a raise and get to set my own day's schedule.  These two things are some of the few things I do miss about contracting.

Ever hear about God opening doors for someone?  Well it seems he is ripping them from their hinges to open a path for me.  My future is as bright as I have ever seen it.  Yes, I am very thankful, I have given thanks, I will always give thanks for the multitude of blessings I receive.  My time from now forward will be used o it's fullest, whether earning a living or looking at the beautiful sunrises and sunsets I will now have time to see.

I have missed far too many of these beautiful west Texas sunsets.  That is about to change.

Cheers!!

Solstice

Well today is the summer Solstice.  i.e. a long hot day.  My time at work is short, nine work days if I stay on plan.  I am considering working an extra two weeks to make it easier on our savings to pay a few bills coming due in July and August.  We will have to weigh this possibility carefully.  I have had just about enough at the "old salt mine".  For once in a long while however, paying bills is easy, no real concern about making ends meet and now I am about to quit, umm, retire from my job.  Yeah, ummm well, we both plan to work when we get relocated and settled, we will be going into the new venture debt free so it should be much easier.  The bills we expect after the move are fewer than now.  Some bills like the electric power bill should disappear completely.  I for one cannot wait...

It is almost a shame to be doing the repairs and maintenance on our home now just to sell it and go.  The bright spot about doing this work is our daughter is interested in buying it from us.  If that should pan out, it would be great, she could raise her family here, two generations or more here.  Kind of neat to think about.

Anyway, the dream we have been reaching for since our young years is close at hand.  Pray for us in our transition to our new beginning...  We are about to wake up to a new day!