Another Monday

This really is the best picture I could find of us. Sad that it was taken a year-and-a-half ago. It is so hard to get both of us into a picture these days. Either we are on someone else's camera, or we have to get a stranger to use our camera (and please not drop it in the mud that is so prevalent around here) to take our picture and then who knows how good it is. We may be far away or way to close or have our eyes closed; the stranger doesn't care. Maybe I should get us both dressed up and actually pay someone to take our picture again, but maybe I should wait 'till my hair grows out enough to be manageable.

It has been a very quiet day around here. The mailperson hasn't even come by yet! I miss her/him so much. We did get our rent bill though, so at least that was something. The one dozen divinity puffs haven't really done their job of cheering me up yet either, should I try a dozen more?

I guess I do have a point to this post today. I hate waiting to hear back about an interview. It could be this week, could be the next. Should I apply to a few more just in case these fall through? Should I call again just to be pushy? Should I email another thank you note? Than there's the whole "do I accept right away or leave them hanging a few days while I wait to hear back from someone else," dilemma. Oh year, and I am so tired of people giving me their advice about jobs. I appreciated it when I started this whole mess, but now I have pretty much heard it all and I just have to say, "tried that, yup, tried that; looked there but thanks anyway." Maybe this stems from having new home and visiting teachers ask me about my life yesterday and then proceed to give me all their advice, because basically my life is a mess right now, can't you tell? No offense to the teachers, I know they meant well and only wanted to help, how could they know how I was really feeling anyway?

I think telling someone you still don't have a job is as bad as having to say "no, I am still not married." It's not like it's a one way thing here! I'll be the first to admit that I could be working harder at it (well, I won't be the first but it will happen eventually). I still have a small glimmer of hope that there is something out there for me to do, but the glimmer is fading fast.

I also wanted to pay tribute to my sister-in-law. She has been such an example of faith and hope to me. Just when I thought that my trials were too hard to keep dealing with, she has to deal with probably the biggest trial of her life. And what does she do about it? She reads her scriptures and tells us to have faith and keep praying. She keeps her cool and deals with the situation as best she can; she keeps trucking along. She doesn't get angry or bitter. She recognizes the good in people and sees life from a new perspective. I am so proud of her. She is stronger than any of us knew she was. Thanks for helping me understand what is really important and helping me appreciate the things that I do have even more.