Good News, Bad News

       My daughter Rachel called from Germany Wednesday with some news. She has a job lined up teaching English in language school in Bayruit (not sure of the spelling, it's in Bavaria) after she finishes up with her ESL school in Berlin. That would mean she will start in April. My emotions are mixed here, I am very proud of her for being so independent but I do MISS her. She left on December thirteenth and was supposed to come home on January seventh. Then she decided to stay until after school was finished at the end of March. She did not think she would get a job right away.

Well , she saw an ad online for a opening right in the city where she is staying so she thought she would go to the school and at least check it out. She did not think they would hire her because of her lack of experience. She hit it off with the gentleman who ran the school so she just asked him, "Would you consider hiring me?" They talked about it and he decided to offer her the job when she finished her school. I like how she has turned out, that she is not afraid of being bold.

       Bad news came today however when Rachel and Ariel's dad called and told me he had been laid off of his job. He is a stained glass artist and they have lost business because of the bad economy and the crappy housing market.

        So I am rather depressed at the moment because of missing Rachel and their dad's job situation, not to mention mine! I can't let it get me down though and I am very happy with my daughters.