All About Work

It was the Sunday before Christmas and all through the house,
everyone was excited -- even the mouse.

Well we don't actually have mice, but if we did, I'm sure they would have been excited too.

We were busy working away, packing boxes etc, when Scott's mobile gave a jaunty little ring. He answered most politely as he didn't recognise the number, and was pleasantly surprised to find a gentleman on the line ringing to talk to him about a job in Nanango.

It all started a couple of weeks ago when Scott made use of the wonderful tool that is the internet to find some businesses in Nanango & Kingaroy where he might like to work when we move up there. Being the wonderfully pro-active man that he is, Scott then proceeded to write to these ten or so businesses, telling them how wonderful he is and pleading for them to take pity on us and employ him.

Two weeks later, or there abouts, and he gets the all important phone call that we were waiting for.

It seems the local hardware store in Nanango will be needing to replace a member of staff in early February, and Scott's letter landed in the owner's lap right before he made moves to advertise the position. After being suitably impressed by Scott's charm over the phone, it was arranged that we would head up to Nanango on the Friday after Christmas for Scott to have an interview.

So, after a two hour car trip, a short trip through town and a half hour interview, Scott walked out with a job. He starts on the 4th February and we are very excited. The furtherest he has ever gone for a job interview, but well worth it I'm sure.

To start with it will be about 25-30 hours per week, paid on a casual rate. This suits us as Scott rarely has time off sick. It's about 1.5km from the house and we will save money on petrol as Scott plans on riding his pushbike to work.

So, Yay for us!! No endless weeks of eating baked beans and noodles because neither of us have jobs.

Christmas is upon us but, for me anyway, it doesn't feel like Christmas. I think that may be because we are moving in less than a month-- that seems a lot more exciting and important than anything else at the moment. We've started packing a bit of stuff-- the plan is for my parents to bring the trailer with them when they come down on Monday and they can take a load back to their place to keep until the move. We have boxes piled just about everywhere at the moment, though most of them are still empty, unfortunately.

I have sent away a few letters asking about employment, but it was just to general people we found on the internet, not someone who had actually advertised a job, so we shall see how we go. Kel was talking to someone who used to work in childcare out at Kingaroy and the woman said Kel could probably walk into a directing job out there and name her price. I reckon that mens I can stay at home and look after the baby and cook and clen and stuff while Kel goes and ears the money. I've yet to talk her into it.

Speaking of babies, there was another scan last week (no pictures-- they are actually less exciting than last time) and an appointment with the doctor today. Apparently everything is still going as it should be. Heart beat is strong and all that kind of stuff. Kel has been able to feel movement -- just slight flutterings for the most part-- for a couple of weeks but I was able to feel something for the first time the other day. Now that was exciting hough it wasn't mush more than a second of pressure against my hand.

I am now off work until Jan 2. Kel has to work a couple of days in the middle there, unfortunately. But I suppose I will be at home packing and something. Oh well.

I also finished my novel the other day. It is now out being read by people in Vision while I go back and change the previous novel, which now has the title of Songs of Other Worlds. Or Singing Other Worlds. Or... something like that anyway.

Thank you. And good night.

Scott