Over 1000 hits!

I'm a geek, so I got really excited to see that I finally had more than 1000 hits on my blog. So if you're reading this, thank you!

Recovery

All of us seem to be on the mend today. Carter slept from 7pm-6:30am. (Yay!) It is so nice to get a full night of sleep.
Tim is off to an interview this morning. I still have mixed feelings on this position because of the location. The positives are that we would be able to afford a pretty nice house for around the same price we paid for our town house. I'm talking 4 bedrooms, two bath, and an attached two car garage, not needing a whole lot of work. And I also checked on MOPS groups. There is one 12 miles away and another closer to 20. Both would be do-able. (And a good way of meeting new people)

Sick :(

Tim has been sick with a cold for the past two days. He actually called in sick to work, which I can't remember him ever doing in the time that I've known him. I started coming down with a cold too last night, so we've been taking it really easy today. I'm actually still in my pjs. (And it feels so wonderful!)

Carter must not be feeling great either because he is currently has been napping for 90 minutes, which is probably one of the longer naps he's ever taken. It's making me paranoid, so I keep going in to check if he's breathing.

Blogs

As I wrote in an earlier post, I have recently became addicted to blogs. I would have to say my favorite would have to be oneprettything.com. They have links to so many amazing crafting ideas. I have been so inspired lately! Check it out if you're a crafter or even if you're not. I'll have to post pictures of what I've made based from ideas from that site. So far valentine's cards and I think I'm going to start on some oven mitts tomorrow.

What's new

Time seems to be going by so fast these days. I can't remember the last time Carter slept through the night. And believe me I miss it! He keeps wanting to go to bed around 6pm and get up at 7am. (With 1-3 breaks in the middle of the night) In other Carter news, he is getting so close to crawling. Tim and I are excited/scared over this new development. We need to do a lot more childproofing!
My classes are going well so far, but are a lot of work. I'm having a hard time finding enough time to work on them.
We still know nothing about the fate of Tim's job. I guess at this point, no news is good news. Also there is potential in one of the jobs he is interviewing for. He made it to the top 13 out of more than 100 applicants. He has an interview Thursday to see if he makes it into the top 3 to be backgrounded. Although this wouldn't be my first choice for places to move to, it definitely wouldn't be the worst either. And one of the officers Tim would be working with is the father in law of one of his friends. He and his wife seem really nice. (His wife even offered to watch Carter if we end up there! I'm trying to keep an open mind at this point.

Things are looking up (atleast in some ways)

Things have been kind of crazy this week so far with Tim working his odd hours. I so thankful that he has been able to pick up these hours. I think he will only end up 4 hours short for the week, which is not so bad.
I've been job searching like crazy and trying to find other small ways to make a little bit of money. So far I've been doing ChaCha and ebaying things we don't need. One of the nesties helped me get hooked up with doing some childcare for a U of M event. I'm excited to have something to get out of the house and it pays well. I feel like it could lead to other good things.
Carter is just getting over a cold. He isn't too bad during the day, but at night he has been a beast. His humidifier seems to be helping alot.
I'm addicted to blogs lately. I've found some great craft ones that I'll have to post links to. It's really inspiring to see all of the cool things people have been doing. I think I might have to start posting pictures of some of the stuff I'm working on. Right now I'm making Carter a shopping cart seat cover. Before being a parent I thought these were only for germophobe parents. Now that Carter is big enough to sit in the seat, I understand that these are a great idea. The last time we went to Target I spent most of the trip trying to keep Carter from licking and chewing on everything. So gross!

Update: And it gets worse

I haven't had the heart to post until today. I think part of the reason I've avoided blogging is because I haven't really wnated to deal with my feelings/fears yet. Friday, Tim got the word that his job site was being closed down on 6pm that night. We knew it was coming, but just not this soon. On the brightside (atleast for our family), Tim will most likely be placed at another site once his company does some layoffs in another couple weeks. Unoffically, he has been told that he is not on the layoff list.

We are trying not to let this give us a false sense of security and have made our tight budget even tighter. We pretty much only buy groceries and diapers. Even those items have been cut. We stopped buying pop a few months ago and also most junk food. We only buy diapers on sale and with a coupon.
I'm trying to be positive now because the worrying is just making me sick. We are lucky to have each other, a healthy little boy, and friends and family who love and support us. And we only have 8 more car payments on my car and 6 more on Tim's car. That will such a big weight off our shoulders.
I've found a bunch of part time jobs to apply to, but not many full time. For what I've been reading on the recession, the experts are saying that it could take up to 2 years or more for the economy to recover. At this point, I'm willing to take pretty much any part job if it will help us survive.