Redundancy

Well as the tiltle says this blog is about redundancy. Pete's redundancy. Yep for the 3rd in as many years Pete has been made redundant again. we found out this afternoon whilst sitting in McDonalds getting Hannah a treat for being such a brave girl about her injections. the first thing that jumps to mind is 'how are we going to pay the bills' and we have quite a lot of them. Fortunately the mortgage got paid today so at least that doesn't need finding. I can always work extra hours at McDonalds but its not gonna help all that much. Pete has applied for a job as a student paramedic in the North East but that might not be for another 6 months. So how are we gonna cope? I haven't got a clue and to be honest I dont do 'having faith' very well. I can just see that no money is coming in and we're screwed. we're already sitting in the overdraft and that could very well go over. pete has the offer of work here and there but in this climate we all need more than that. So we are just another statistic being added to the unemployed register. I'll update you all as things go and hopefully (we pray) Pete will get this job in the north east. Apart from it being a job with more security in it that previous jobs he's had, its what he would really like to do.

Speak, Lord, for thy servant is listening

I wanted to write about an experience I had just recently. I was praying on Sunday about when we would find out some news and pete's application to the London Ambulance Service. I heard a voice in my head saying next week, but thought it was just me thinking it. I told Pete and he asked if I had an answer to which I said no. Anyhow on friday when the post arrived I was upstairs and looked over the banister rail to downstairs and saw the post on the floor. On the top was a third A4 envelope with stamping over it, so i asked Hannah to bring the post up to me. Joshua came to help as well and you can probably guess what that envelope was......yep a letter from the London Ambulance Service! So much for having faith and believing that it was God speaking to me. (my class report would say something like must step out in faith more).

Happy Birthday

Today is my birthday and I am 32 years old. I was excited yesterday but then today its just another day really. Mum & Dad took me and Charlotte to see Riverdance - The Final Tour so that was exciting to go and see. We didn't know until we got there. I think as time goes by birthdays dont get as exciting as they used to be. Finances are so tight so its difficult to splash out. Oh well. Life is going on pretty much as usual. Work, School, Church. We have Spring Harvest to look forward to and finding out which school Hannah is appointed in about two weeks time. Might take to kids out to Pizza Hut for tea tonight. Pete's out all night as well today so I might just treat myself.

Still Here

Hello, this post is really just to say we are still here and I haven't posted for a while because there is not a lot to post about. I haven't broken any other bones is my body, the car hasn't broken down, the kids are happy so life is pretty normal at the moment. However it is half term and the kids and I are having a mini break by staying over at Mum & Dad's (just half an hour away!!!) I'm taking the kids for out for lunch at McD's today and tomorrow we are going to Westonbirt Arboretum so I might have more to say about that and maye some pictures if I remember the camera. I will try and blog soon.