This month has been a busy one for me. I can only imagine that it has for you as well. December is just one of those months that you can always count on it being busy. The month began with a bang, literally. On December 2nd was Megan’s band concert. I went to pick up Andrew from work and found out that he had literally just been laid off. We were not totally surprised by that because he has worked in the automotive field for many years and he saw the signs coming. There were two managers that talked to him and both told him how much they liked him working there and were sad to see him go, but the owners had given the managers the ultimatum and they had no choice but to let him go. He had already been looking for another job though, so we were one step ahead of them. I wish they had waited long enough for him to find something else. He has had several interviews with new places, but we haven’t heard anything back yet. One place sounds especially promising, but we are still waiting to hear back from them. I hope it’s soon. We have unemployment and very understanding landlords who agreed to work with us on the rent, but we can’t do that forever.
School is going well. I’m nearly done with both of my classes. I will be glad to get out of school, but I don’t know when that will happen. I think I’ll be around 40 when it does happen. I’m not just pulling that number out of the air either. I’m pretty sure that’s when I’ll be graduating. Next semester I take World Geography, General Psychology, and Oral Communication. Boy what a class load that is! The first one is a six-week online course and the other two are campus classes that are ten weeks long. I hope I do well and can keep up with the work.
As busy as the month has been, it’s not much to talk about this month. It was the usual stuff pretty much. You know; laundry, dishes, cooking, all those normal everyday things. With Andrew not working we have been spending more time together as a family and that’s been really nice. As a result though there isn’t much to say!
The Branch Christmas party was nice. We had lots of people show up and the food was good. We talked about how all of us put up stockings and give gifts but so many of us forget to give a gift to our Savior, and He is the reason we are celebrating in the first place. It really made me think about what I can give to my Savior and the only thing I can think of that I can truly give Him is my will to be the same as His will. This is much harder to do than one would think. I’m trying to do it, but I feel like I’m doing a pretty bad job of it some days.
