Hello? Does this phone work?

It's so hard to believe that it has almost been 2 weeks since the shutdown. Hubby is still waiting to hear whether or not he got the job he interviewed for. It was a week ago today that he had his second interview. He did find out that they are still interviewing people for the job. You can't blame them. I mean, they have a plethera of applicants to choose from. It is in their best interest to interview as many qualified applicants to make sure they choose the right one. It is still hard, though, when you're waiting to hear something. Time ticks by (tick, tick, tick). You pick up the phone just to make sure it is still working . It's like a comic waiting for a laugh after just telling a bald joke at a toupee convention. It's brutal!! And I'm not the one sitting by the phone. Can you imagine what it's like for hubby?

He got the garage cleaned out enough today to park the Mustang in there. As long as we still own it, it might as well get to park in the garage, right? He's staying busy, which is helping him. I sat down to pay our bills today after I got paid. With the help we are getting from our credit union, we were able to pay our bills for this pay period. Although looking at what we owe verses what's now coming in is depressing, it also makes me feel very thankful for what we do have. I'm thankful for having compassionate people working with us and money left over after paying our bills. I'm also thankful for leftovers, which is helping stretch our food.

One concern I have is that our son's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. We're having his birthday party here next weekend. We had decided before hubby lost his job that we would have it at our house. We just bought the house in April and finally have enough space to have his birthday here instead of renting out a space for it. He'll be 5, so we haven't reached the "got to outdo the other kids' parties" stage yet. He's so excited about his party. He helped me fill out invitations and tape them to his friends' cubbies at Preschool. Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out what we are going to do. I want to make his birthday as normal as possible. I know we need to conserve our money right now. But he's a precious little guy who deserves to have a wonderful birthday just like any other child. It will also be an opportunity for us to celebrate something. We've not had anything to celebrate lately. He's our only son and we are unable to have any other children. He is our gift from God. Shouldn't we celebrate that?

Hopefully, hubby's unemployment will be straightened out and we will get his first unemployment check next week. Which reminds me-I tried calling the State Unemployment Office a few times today. Still busy. I seriously don't think their phones are working either. Also, hubby has another appointment tomorrow. I'm praying for good news (even if that news is that the reimbursement check cleared and we get our $63.00).