Got the job!

Just got an email - they offered me the position!!! WOO-HOO!!!!

Starting Feb 22, I will be training to be a freelance consultant annotator, or something like that. :-)

Interview report

OK, now that the interview is over, I can breathe. I was really nervous beforehand! I think the interview went well and once I was talking to the interviewer, I relaxed and was able to focus easily on the questions. He complimented me on my cover letter even. :-)

The company provides "linguistic technology services" and I would be working on evaluating how well a certain search engine works. It would be 20 hours a week (M-F) and it's work-at-home via internet. Please pray this works if it's God's plan!

They have more interviews today and Monday, but they want to start (paid) training on the 22nd, so I should hear either way sometime next week. He said they won't leave me hanging. I told him I appreciate that!

I left the kids at co-op under the care of a friend while I came home for the interview and she brought them home for me. (Thank you, Sherri!) She even took James to his science club, even though her OWN son is missing it due to illness.

Now..... to finish the 08-09 SOF yearbook on lulu.com and get it ordered. Then what? A quiet night at home? Do I want to take the kids sledding? Do they even want to go? Bob won't be home til after 7. I don't even have a good movie to watch; can you believe it? Oh, and I have to work out either tonight or sometime tomorrow.

INTERVIEW!

Got the email scheduling me for a phone interview for the work-at-home position. It will be Friday at 11am Pacific time. If I figure that right, it's 2pm my time. Right at the end of co-op. LOL Gotta figure THAT out.

Snow shoveling, Essay grading, and Ink flowing

Bob got called off work today. They said come in tomorrow instead, due to the snow. They are expecting fewer shoppers.

That was good since he could take David to the dentist instead of me. David had a tooth extracted today, so now he's laying down. Which means he'll be behind in his lessons. Which I warned him about earlier in the week, so he could consider working ahead. But did he? Noooo....

I think we got about 6 inches of snow. Anyone know how to check that? Is there a website with that info? David and James were sent out to shovel and Suzy did of her own accord. I'll make Emily do some shoveling later, no worries, ok?

Thinking of taking the kids to the children's museum tomorrow since it is $1 admission day. Of course, the older two are a bit too mature for it, but we hope to visit friends after and they won't want to miss that. They can take lessons to do if they get bored in there.

Got an email last night about a work-at-home job that would be WONDERFUL. I had to do a sort of "test" and submit it, so I did that right away. Hopefully that will put me ahead in the queue and they'll call me for a phone interview. It would be soooo great, so please pray that works out.

Essay homework is trickling slowly into my email inbox. We don't have class this week, but I asked the students to submit an essay by email so I could grade it and get it back to them for next week.

I already need another black ink cartridge! Dang, the ink goes fast.

Wednesday Wherefores

Well, didn't get the job. Apparently I was in the top 5 of 500 candidates. But not the top choice. Which is ok. I am good with it. So, now I have no prospects.

I have, however, just scheduled an essay writing class and am busily signing up homeschooled high schoolers. The class will begin next week and run every other Wednesday in February and March.

Can you believe January is nearly over? YAY YAY! YAY!!! Winter is slipping away.

Worked on the taxes last night. Hope to have them done by the weekend.

The dryer did not work and Bob had to return it. So now, we are dryer-less. Not a good thing in the depths of winter. Hopefully we can come up with something affordable and functional.

Bought Suzy a cute coat at the thrift store yesterday. Her coats have nearly broken zippers. She likes the new one and it's big enough that it ought to fit her next year too.

The sun shone today! I was soooo glad to see it!

Now for a quick library trip and some tae-bo before I settle down to watch a movie and do some paperwork.

toodles on tuesday 2

Wore sapphire blue tailored shirt and grey pinstriped pants to the interview. The director was wearing the same blue in a jacket! It's my favorite color and I think I look well in it. The interview went well. I wasn't nervous and feel like I answered the questions pretty well.

New Dryer: Not working. Bob will be taking it back. They have another one he is going to try. We are getting behind in laundry. Bob took two loads to his parents' house this evening.

Don't like the weather change. Brrrr!!! I am cold right now.

Girls have dental appointments in the AM. Boys had no cavities when they went a couple weeks ago. Hoping for a great outcome from the girls too.

Muttering on Monday

Today I taught all 3 Spanish classes in a row, but a friend watched the 3 youngest kids during the first one so I didn't have to take them to that class. Then another friend kept an eye on them during the second class (different town), so I wasn't worrying what they were doing. That was a load off my mind.

This is what the schedule looks like:
11:45 Leave home (earlier if I need to stop on the way)
12:15 arrive in Oxford
12:30-1:55 Teach Oxford class (5 high schoolers)
1:55 pack up and head out
Drive to Lapeer (25 minutes or so) - maybe do some quick errands on the way
2:45 set up for first class
3:00-4:20 Teach 1st Lapeer class (16 high schoolers)
4:20-4:30 set up for second class
4:30-5:00 Teach 2nd Lapeer class (19 elementary students)

Teaching all three classes in a row is tiring, and today they were all loud! I just wanted to be in a quiet place, but instead I came home with 4 loud children. I had intended to go to Walmart, but my helpful eldest child reminded me that I hate taking all the kids along to get groceries, so I didn't do it. I will stop tomorrow after my interview.

Interview is scheduled for 10:25 Tuesday AM and I am not at all nervous. That's probably because I really don't care too much if I get it or not. It would be fine to get it, but I am OK without getting it too. Well, at least mentally ok. Financially it would be good! lol Trying now to decide what to wear.

The dryer belt broke on Saturday. Bob took it apart and realized he didn't have a replacement. I called around and found one in stock at a place in Flint for $25 +tax (and gas). That's not so awful, but Bob found a dryer at his workplace for sale. With his discount, it was only $3 more than buying the belt (not counting tax and gas, especially since he was already AT the store). He's hooking it up now. Hopefully it works. Can't test a gas dryer in the thrift store. He found 75 cents in the back. LOL

I am really behind on reading and commenting on blogs, so if yours is one of them, please don't despair. I will get there eventually.

David and I have an interesting idea for a new blog. More soon.

Off to accomplish something before bed....

toodles on tuesday

My interview for Thursday is being postponed. She assured me that it WOULD be rescheduled; they just didn't know when. So, I wait.

At least that frees up my week a little! There were a lot of little things to do to get ready for that (dye roots, outfit, etc.) that I can put off now so I can focus on my can't-wait-for-it-because-it-will-be-delightful scrapping weekend.

All 4 kids had doctor visits today - well child visits at the new office. An old friend works there, which I didn't know; that was a nice surprise! Three of the kids are seeing a PA there (physician's assistant). He was REALLY YOUNG. I mean REALLY YOUNG. Oh wait, I guess that makes me not-so-very young, doesn't it? LOL But he seems very nice and knowledgeable. Emily is seeing a female doctor instead, the same one I will be seeing. She and I both felt more comfortable that way. All the kids got healthy reports.

David and Emily have their new glasses. Whew! Emily was so pleased to have them before she had to go to Spanish, since her others were taped.

I've agreed to speak at a homeschool support meeting next week on the topic of Writing Evaluation. I think I will post about that over on Cornerstone, once I get myself all organized.

Have my Spanish lessons just about ready for Monday, since I won't be able to work on them over the weekend like I usually do. I have the ten weeks outlined, but getting everything printed out and supplies ready for each class does take a bit of time. I do still have to get the homework packets photocopied.

My photos are ordered, my adhesive is purchased, I have some new scrapping idea books from the library. Going to go watch a movie and try to do some power layouts. Might be hard since I don't have the pix yet, though I could go pick them up tomorrow afternoon, if I like. Since I do need to get groceries, I may do that. Oh, and I can do the photocopies at Office Depot. They're having a sale on b/w photocopies - 5 cents!