Blurred Day Ends In Good News

Yesterday was, quite simply, a blur.

The Boy left for school at his normal time, but was also headed to an invitational swim meet in Cedar City before lunch.   It is an overnight event, and one the swim team looks forward too all year.  We got him off--and with enough cash to feed himself for the weekend--before I needed to take off.

I had a surprising phone call--out of the blue--earlier this week from a woman who had once upon a time purchased some of my photo note cards at a little boutique I had one entered.  She asked if I was the one who used to make the cards.  I told her yes, and that I still make them but I hadn't sold any in a boutique for a while.  She asked if she could send me a check for another set of cards.  Sure, I told her.  Well, her check arrived shortly and I delivered her cards before work yesterday.  Luckily she didn't live very far away.

Genius Golfer had asked if I would take the Durango to work yesterday, as he got a call for an interview in Murray and wanted to drive the little Honda.  So I had to get gas in the beast Durango--where the gas gauge still doesn't really work, so the milage trip odometer is a really important tool.  It was trying to rain all morning, so the big vehicle was kind of nice to drive again.

I worked a full day 9am-6pm, plus a little.  the day was crazy--as they always seem to be when I have two regular office guys gone, the billing gal is gone, and my next-cube-neighbor has to leave for physical therapy.  One of the drivers had really great seats for the Jazz game last night, so he wanted to get off early, and the other driver (we still haven't gotten a third guy hired yet!) was the one on-call that night.  His schedule of deliveries and pick ups looked to keep him out until almost 10 PM.  I hope not for his sake, but the job is like that sometimes.

Then after work I met two darling friends and we saw the high school's production of The Baker's Wife.  I'd never heard of this show before, but it was beautifully done.  A story of mistakes, repentance and forgiveness.  The lead was one of our stake's YW who has an unbelievable voice.  And Abbey did a completely fantastic job!

Then I came home, and freaked out a little thinking GG had taken the truck, but then I remembered The Boy drove to school and then took the bus to Cedar City...doh.  GG was in the basement working.  I asked him how the interview went--holding my breath a little for fear it would be a report like the others were when he has interviewed at BYU, or other places and didn't get the job.  Instead, he was offered the job on the spot essentially, and begins work Monday.

His new employer is a company called Connexion Point and their website says this about them: ConnexionPoint (cXp) is a rapidly growing leading healthcare contact center partner for Fortune 100 health insurance organizations. We are seeking bright and motivated individuals to join our all-star sales and support team as we expand throughout Utah and Texas – and we need you!

GG's new job is a programming one--not so much the customer service or call center things.  But he is working with another programmer he knew back in the Noni days.  It was Ken who actually set up the interview for him.   The company has 1200, or so, employees at the moment.  Benefits are part of his package.  No 401K yet, but they are working on it.  The company has only been around about 3 years, and they have grown 300% each year they have been in business.  the pay is about half of what he made at his last job, but is certainly better than "running out of money in February," which was the option staring me in the face.

He will have some very long hours to start, as the company works with Medicare enrollments and the open enrollment period is NOW!  The other programmer, Ken, said that last week he was working 5AM -9PM.  Maybe with a little extra help from someone who knows how to do this sort of thing, all of them will have more reasonable hours.  GG tells me he still wants to try to do the couple of contract jobs he had lined up already on the side.  Since he doesn't seem to require as much sleep as normal people, that might be possible for him.  I told him to start taking a multivitamin, just to help a little bit.

I'm not too sure bout much more with this job.  But as we learn I'll let you in on what we know.  I just am so grateful something came up.  I feel like I have been praying for something to come along that would be the "right fit" for him and for the family for 25 months now.  I'm grateful GG kept a level head and had the patience I didn't in order to find something that will really work for us.  And who knows?  Maybe this will give us the option to moving to San Antonio someday.  The Boy would be thrilled.