Item # 1: The AMMP has been remodeling his mom's bathroom for almost 2 weeks. I came home with the kids a week ago to a house big enough for all of us, with a functioning bathroom & comfortable beds. Plus they had dental appointments, and the bill is going to be outrageous. So I've been doing the married-but-single-parent thing, which totally sucks. And the whole time of course we have all missed each other ALOT, but the situation can't be helped. He has to finish the bathroom because it's the only one she has.
Item # 2: The summer community stage band I'm supposed to be helping with, as in playing in & promoting? Now I'm in charge of running rehearsals because the AMMP & the other guy who are capable of doing that are out of town. Possibly until the week of our first gig, which is in 2 weeks. And other people in the band can't make it to rehearsals all at the same time because they are out of town or working. GAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Item # 3: The AMMP is also the music director for the summer musical for community theater. He now owes Geek Boy $24 for express shipping so we could send him the music, which he forgot to take with him. He brought tools, 3 boxes plus a brief case of job hunting stuff plus our wireless printer so he can continue to look for jobs, but not his scores for the musical.
Item # 4: This is probably the one that hurt the most. We found out yesterday that the AMMP didn't get hired back for his old job in the town where we live, where we've been living for 2 years since he lost his job due to job cutbacks. The person who took his job retired, so my husband reapplied. They didn't even call him for an interview. He was sent a generic rejection letter like everyone else. The only school that's called him for an interview so far is almost 400 miles away, 20 miles away from the school district that put my husband & son through hell the entire 2 years we lived there. I'm not even sure how we can afford to move again, since the AMMP has been on unemployment for 2 years. It cost us $1000 for the moving truck & gas 4 years ago, not to mention deposits for rent & utilities.
Item #5: If the AMMP doesn't get a job, then what will happen? Maybe he can fall back on his other music skills which entail arranging & composing music for brass ensembles (especially in regard to church music) & bands. Or he could get a contractor's license. He obviously has mad skills doing household things like plumbing, wiring, drywalling, installing tubs, showers, toilets & sinks, plus carpentry. Luckily I have a job with insurance & benefits, so that's not a huge concern right now. Just keep us in your thoughts & prayers, ok? I'll keep you posted.
in my thoughts & prayers, mama. just think, "i'm building character!"
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