Tuesday: my job II

I still have my job!

There were some e-mail sent out last night that said there was a stop-work order on the program, so everyone went into the meeting expecting to not have anything else to do. Well, apparently someone who thought they could stop the program tried, but the person who can actually stop the program wouldn't. So what we're seeing now is the middle of budget debates, which we usually don't see. And the program has a lot of support in congress and the white house. I expect/hope to keep this job until at least September.

So we're plugging away, trying to show people that we can actually make progress.

Monday: my job

Well I think my project is probably going to be canceled or put on hold tomorrow. There's been a lot of talk that the current project was canceled, and we have a big meeting at 8am. Since a lot of you will probably hear about it, here is my thought process:

*The site tries really hard not to lay people off, so I still expect to have a job at 9am tomorrow.
*I'm not in a department that is only the helicopter, so that might help.
*I had an important meeting with the customer tomorrow at 8am. It was rescheduled for 9am (not canceled!) which I take to be a good sign.
*Ben and I redid our finances on Saturday and can survive on one income.
*It might be nice to go back to working 40-44 hours/week.
*I don't actually know what is going on...maybe it's better than expected.
*God's taken care of me financially so far, so why stop now?

But I'm still a bit stressed.

Sunday: impromtu grilling

We went to a last-minute cook out with friends from church today. What a great idea! Once the sun went down it was rather cold, so we played four-on-the-couch. The girls won both times with the same order. That should count for about twenty wins.

Sunday: waking up

So I set my alarm for my nap today. Ben happened to come down between the third and forth buzzes so I yelled for his help, "I can't get up! Nicely help me get up!" meaning, tell me I can go back to sleep.

He goes to the kitchen. Ooo...chocolate is coming. "How long till your alarm goes off again?" "One minute." "Give me your phone." So I give him my phone. He puts it on the dresser with some chocolate. "But how am I supposed to go up and get it?" He consoled me with a piece of chocolate and walked out of the room as the alarm went off.

I was so preoccupied with the chocolate I had forgotten that I'd actually have to get up to turn the alarm off. I realized this rather quickly as the annoying sound wouldn't stop. It got me up. But I'm not happy about getting up.

Friday: sleep

So I think I worked a record number of hours this week. I (think) I also managed to not be a zombie around the house in the evenings. Both of these equal crashing last night.

I took a nap right after I got home. I almost feel asleep again going to the restaruant. I made it through half a movie, and was out again. I was awake for a little longer, but then sleep claimed me again. Ben made me wake up to go home, where I feel asleep for the final time of the night.

Thursday: living room

The living room like it was...
The living room with a simulated two couches ( just trying it to see if we like it or if it feels too crowded.)

We haven't decided on much yet, but we did decide on the fabric.

Wednesday

Well, I worked a lot again today. This is one of the weeks where I don't really feel like I'll ever be caught up, but I do at least feel like I'm making progress which is nice.

I went to a girl's night out with someone from work and her friends. It was fun. We just sat around and ate and talked. Well, I didn't really talk because I don't the first time I meet people, but I've decided that's ok.