making it work

I lost my job on Monday, March 17th at the restaurant. This came as a shock to everyone, including myself. The details of this development are not relevant to this blog, so I will not go into it here. Needless to say though, the loss of very good income has started to impact my little family.

Isaac's basketball shoes were wearing out. Right before the big Easter Classic tournament held at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Major college scouts would be in attendance. Luckily he borrowed some shoes from one of his buddies who had an extra pair. He played extremely well. The scouts should be impressed.

I've managed to get us through this rough couple of weeks by selling a crazy amount of stuff on eBay, for significant amounts of money, and by working on a few websites. But I'm running out of stuff to sell, and the websites are almost done.

What really strikes a chord with me though is how we, my family, have pulled together to make it work. It's not easy, and we're probably only a couple days away from being in serious trouble. But I have definitely cherished the added amount of time I've gotten to spend with my amazing family. Kai is developing so quickly that a single day missed could be a lifetime. Isaac's confidence is growing with his new AAU-league basketball team, which makes life with a teenager so much more fun. Erin continues to amaze me every day, with her level of commitment, cooking skills, dedication, and pure, unadulterated love.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for my birthday picnic at Blue Jacket Park. We all had a really great time, and it was really great that I did not have to cook or clean up after everyone. We may have to make this a tradition...

I've gone on several job interviews since then, and I have some great prospects. Wish us luck. I'm still absolutely committed to providing everything my family needs, and making sure that my son is raised by his parents and family, and not by the system. In this day and age, making that work seems like the most important thing ever.