When I last updated, we were waiting for Jon's bosses to make a decision regarding his employment status. At the time (and based on the way it was explained to Jon), he would either be hired on full-time, or given another contract extension. Our mortgage was contingent on his being hired full time, and fingers were crossed. Then one day, just after the first of the year, Jon came home with some bad news--the company (a small start-up) was more or less through. They were letting nearly everyone go, and his last day would be at the end of that week.
The super lame part about this, is that his direct boss had known about this for over a month, and instead of telling Jon to start looking for another job, he continued to allow him to believe that everything was ok, and that full-time employment with the company was close on the horizon. Why? Because he didn't want to "ruin the holidays" for us. I was more than a little upset.
Fortunately, my husband is skilled, intelligent, and relentless. He was able to find a new and better job in just a couple of weeks. The company he works for now is profitable, stable, and able to offer benefits and a much better salary than he was making before. We were back in business!
We had to start the mortgage process all over, but the seller has been very patient with us, and pretty much all that's changed is some of the information we submit to the mortgage company. Jon recently got his first paycheck from his new job, so we're really moving along quickly now.
We have to close on the house before the end of the month (per our contract), and there's still so much to do...which is exactly how I like it! I'll be updating this regularly from now on, so check back soon!
I leave you with this:
My little "helpers". They're actually rather terrible at helping, but they're pros at standing on the boxes and glaring at me.
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