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Back Road BearsAnd it's a darn good thing I love roller coasters! :crackup:
Let's see..... last you all knew my hubby accepted a new job in Maine, in the same town as my folks and not far from his parents and our summer home. It was with a company that has a great reputation and all seemed like the perfect opportunity! :dance:
Well, a month later the company, or this particualr facility in Maine anyway, has turned out to be VERY disfunctional and has Henry very upset and disappointed. The actual job responsibilities were nothing like what was described in the interview and the people are all very cold, unfriendly sorts so he's getting no help as the new guy and has no where to turn. His boss is too busy passing the buck and he's learned that no one lasts more than 6-12 months there. Big Surprise but of course you don't learn these sorts of things at an interview! To make things worse we've been having a really hard time finding a house and no bites on ours. So, today, Henry and I, Henry especially, made the very tough and disppointing decision that this wasn't going to work and he resigned. 
So, now he's unemployed, the house is coming off the market and can be messy again (not that we live like pigs but having to constantly keep it clean for showings, etc. was becoming a pain!) the dogs are happier than pigs in mud to have Daddy home all the time and me... well.... I'm sorry for him that it didn't work out and disappointed that we won't be closer to my parents where Dad still isn't doing too well. BUT.... I really wasn't excited about packing and moving and I have some big business plans in the works that will be much easier to put into motion if we stay where we are! (Can't tell, please don't ask!) My parents will move nearer us in the next year or two I'm sure.
As so many of you have PM'd or emailed asking what's going on and I haven't responded until a definite decision was made on the job I figured now I'd catch you all up at once!
In the midst of it all my Grandmother survived the pneumonia she had over Christmas and has been moved to a nursing home permanantly. Her dementia has advanced rapidly, due in part to being in unfamiliar surroundings and a traumatic experience in the hospital. If any of you have watched a loved one go through the stages of alzheimers it's heartbreaking and very dificult on the family. We'll get through it tho'. My grandfather went through this too and it was even worse as he got very violent. Wonder if I can start taking "anti-alzheimers" medication NOW????!!!
So... I'm focused on organizing my bear shows right now. And making bears! It feels so good to be doing that!
My dear friend and I (she's also my next door neighbor and mother of the two greatest little boys in the world) went out for a celebratory hot fudge brownie sundae tonight!!! Yummm! 
She's so glad we aren't moving!
Now I wait in line for the next roller coaster ride!!!! 
Daphne.... WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Apple Dumpling DesignsI have some big business plans in the works that will be much easier to put into motion if we stay where we are! (Can't tell, please don't ask!)
I hate it when people do this to me :crackup: :crackup: I'm NOT asking...just pointing this out!!!
I think congratulations are in order, right?!!!
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Back Road BearsNa na na na na na! 
:crackup:
Yes, I think, now that all is said and done with the job/moving thing the this is the best outcome so congrats are appropriate.
Chaska, MinnesotaDear Daphne: I am so sorry it did not turn out well for your husband. Life is too short to be miserable in a job. It is a third of your life. I think the plan to have your parents move closer to you is a good one. But your post sounds very potomistic and you have plans. Can't wait to see what they are. But you will tell us in good time, I'm sure. I hope the rest of 2007 is everything you and your husband hope for....
Newcastle, OntarioGee Daphne, you don't have to go through packing and moving - that's worth celebrating by itself! I still haven't got my studio completely unpacked and I just keep working amongst a bigger and bigger mess.
I am sorry that you won't be closer to your parents, though. Hopefully they will re-locate closer to you. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
hugs,
Brenda
Kiprie BearsI'm focused on organizing my bear show...
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that is our Daphne !!! :hug:
I agree to Michelle, " Life is too short to be miserable in a job" :hug:
I'm sorry that your hubby had to work
at there even for just few days !! 
I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed
and hope your mom and dad will relocate to
your home close.
Flying Fur StudiosWow Daph, talk about everything happening at once eh?
You sound alot more relieved, so I'm happy for you.
Patsy Lake BearsDaphne you really have had one big roller coaster ride over the last year ..well at least now you know where you are and can settle back into some routine.
DoodlebearsDaphne I am sorry that the job was not as your husband had expected. I hope he can find work soon and that he gets a real good job where he can be happy. A job which you hate and feel uncomfortable in is no good to anyone. Let your hair down and have fun in your new found freedom, I know I would, I hate moving house, too stressful! I hope all goes well in the future.
Hugs Jane. 
Tami Eveslage Original Teddy BearsGood for you to hang on tight and focus on the positive!!! Sending hugs your way!!! :hug: :hug: :hug:
I can't wait to see what secret thing you are cooking up!
MerBear OriginalsThings often don't work out for a reason. Sounds like you're still on track, albeit a roller-coaster track.
Marion
Past Time BearsOh gosh, Daphne . . . I don't know whether to cheer or boo. I'm sorry Henry's job didn't turn out better, but one can't stay in an environment like that and continue to be a happy person. But I'm glad that you don't have to go through the drudgery of packing for a move. You've had waaaaay more on your plate the last year than anyone needs and I wish for you only good and pleasant experiences for 2007. Big hugs. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Canna Bear PaintDaphne, can't you live a quiet, boring, uneventful life? Apparently not
I'm very sorry the new job was a bust, but I guess better he found out sooner rather than later! Hopefully this will allow him to regroup and find something much better. And it's nice that at least you don't have the choas and uncertainty of house-hunting and moving now!
As far as anti-Alzheimers medicine... I think the best you can do is just keep using your brain to make those bears! Until there really is a medicine for it, all the studies show that really using your brain to think things out over the course of a lifetime really helps.
Hugs :hug:
Kelly
Delartful BearsOh Daphne, sounds like things are working out - even if not as planned!! :hug: :hug: :hug: I hope this will bring both you and Henry lots of happiness and joy.
I can't wait to hear what this new business opportunity is - whatever it is, I'm SURE you'll make it a great success!!!!!!!!! how exciting!!!!!!!!!!!
Danni
Dolls N DreamsHope everything works out the way you both want it to!!
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Bears by JodiSorry to hear that your husband's job did not work out well.
Things happen for a reason and I hope that 2007 can be a better year for you.
Sending hugs and good wishes your way!
Hugs
Carolyn
