Job searches

The job search is going along- we tried a job fair today, not much. Graham scours the internet and has been contacting just about everyone for contacts. I have been trying to find a job that would pay for daycare, so far there is nothing that is scheduled that would pay- the jobs at the job fair today were mostly part-time, on-call or seasonal. I will have to see if there is any daycare that could flex like that in the area.
I am trying to prepare for unemployment days- trying to work with the budget and numbers, it will soon be here. Trying to think of what to stock, how much to save. Luckily we have a well-stocked pantry, and I am hoping we qualify for state health insurance. That is one of my big fears, being without insurance and needing the doctor and our medications. Stocked on my prenatals- still taking them while I nurse Capri, and some allergy meds for True, especially if we can't get shots. They ordered more shot serum, so all we would need to pay is the shots. Tasha stocked on her meds for the trip, and still has a good inhaler for her asthma.
Tasha goes to the Netherlands in a few days, on Sunday. I hope she can do most of the things she is planning, I have no idea about how expensive or easy it is to use transportation there- It seems strange that she will be having experiences so separate from what I've done- I could predict part of what going to Mankato was like, but have no visual picture or idea of this new part of life for her-
Tash, have fun, be safe, take lots of pictures to show your mom!
It also seems so unreachable, there is no way to see her in a little bit, she's going for months. I hope you know I want you to have some grand adventures, Tasha. I also hope you email me!
True seems to be going through a little grumpy phase. Maybe this is hormones for boys, less dramatic, but making an impact. Cherish, on the other hand, is definitely going through a dramatic phase. She wails, she sucks her thumb and plays with her belly button, she wants to be a baby and Rapunzel, and a princess, and a big girl all at once. She wants to play upstairs with her sisters, and have me rock her, and get her pink milk in a bottle, and sneak big girl toys, all in the span of about 7 minutes. She is enjoying the attention of two parents at home more, I think it is helping her, although she is not any calmer. She is going to be an interesting teen.
I have been thinking I want to start a prayer journal for about a year now, but something holds me back. I look at blank books- simple or a little decorated, at Walmart, but can't seem to commit to this simple faith building step. I think I should ask one of the women at church how they do it, I feel I need a prayer journal mentor.
Challenges in the next few weeks- money- we are on our last check before unemployment, plus Promise is aging out of MAC and I am off WIC and I lost my little coffee shop sale all at the same time as the job loss. God provides and will take care f us, I just don't know how, right now. I KNOW that in the posts coming up that everything will have worked out, I just can't see what path will work out to be solutions for us now. In the meantime, another church friend gave us a $20 Cub card yesterday- she gives the kids mittens and hats, she gives the baby clothes, last year she gave us four nice teddy bears to give the kids at Christmas. I think the kindness of friends is God present with us now. That should be enough for now- what's that saying, about a few worries being sufficient for the day? Maybe it's time to slow down and look at the smaller tasks and worries vs the big scary ones-
Small pleasures- True nicknamed Capri "baby hippo" with her 4 big teeth, Graham gave me a long back rub last night, the subzero weather broke, everyone is healthy, the cars are running well, for dinner I made popcorn and cocoa with marshmallow fluff.
Your sister in Christ-
Tracy