Holding Pattern

If I, no we, continue in this holding pattern I think one of us is going to lose it.

Allan and I have been hanging on here, wanting to provide a bit of stabilization for our children by not moving, again, in following Allan's career. We have turned down two transfer requests to Grande Prairie and instead Allan was moved to the Spruce Grove store, much to our dismay. I know that it sounds ideal because we are like four blocks from the store. But in the grande scheme of things Wal-Mart it wasn't a good move in terms of promotion.

We have been looking at other career options and the one we had been really interested in was construction. But then those of you who read my blog would know about that. We had almost been ready to jump off the big ol' Wal-Mart ship to dive into this opportunity, but Allan's potential employer is concerned that he won't be able to provide the income he wants to give us. He is an incredible man who has become a friend and knows clearly what it is like to raise a family with four children. He did it himself not too long ago, his youngest is in his early 20's.

So, the short story is, if we don't go the construction path very soon, we will be accepting the transfer opportunity to Grande Prairie and putting our eggs in that basket wholeheartedly, without a second job to interfere with Allan's focus on his career. To be honest, I don't care either way as long as the decision is made so we can move in a clear direction, one way or another. Sure I will miss Spruce Grove and all of our friends here if we do move... especially from our homeschool group and church (and Deanna!), but if that is the path, let us forge ahead!