Friday, May 23, 2014

Singing in the Rain

It is Walk to School Day today. Here are some school-kids (Cherub and his best friend) Walking To School. Well, part of the way, it's a bit far for us to do the whole slog on foot. We were going to ride our bikes but then the rain came down. So we compromised: some car, some walking. It's all good.
 23 May 2014 8:42 am

It is exactly 39 weeks today since Fixit was made redundant. For quite a long while we lived off his redundancy payment and my earnings. Then the big payment ran out and he (finally, reluctantly) went to Centrelink. He was immediately eligible at that point for unemployment benefits and our family also qualified for a health care card, hooray for health care cards and the concessions they bring! So that was a load off my mind, but still there was the nagging problem of what he should do. We still haven't worked that out exactly, but ... today Fixit got a job! As a driver/mechanic for a medical aids delivery company. He starts next week.
 14 May 2014 8:12 pm

He's feeling so happy right now. So am I.
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12 comments:

  1. JanetFri May 23, 01:15:00 pm GMT+10

    What excellent news! Congratulations!

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  2. jacFri May 23, 03:03:00 pm GMT+10

    Yay! I like Cherub's shoes too :)

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  3. JulieFri May 23, 03:26:00 pm GMT+10

    Yay yay yay! That's great news.

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  4. persiflageFri May 23, 03:59:00 pm GMT+10

    I am so glad and happy I cried. It is a lucky firm that gets Fixit as a worker.

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  5. Aunty EvilFri May 23, 06:10:00 pm GMT+10

    That is awesome news! And guess what? My husband has also landed himself a job! We seriously need to both get blind drunk to celebrate the hard yards we have done. :)

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  6. trashSat May 24, 03:26:00 am GMT+10

    Brilliant! Huzzah for employment.

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  7. The Coffee LadySun May 25, 06:06:00 am GMT+10

    Fantastic news. Congratulations to Fixit,

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  8. CosySun May 25, 06:41:00 pm GMT+10

    Hooray for Healthcare cards! And for new jobs!

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  9. SuseMon May 26, 01:55:00 pm GMT+10

    Yay! What a relief that must be, xx

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  10. DuyvkenTue May 27, 03:36:00 pm GMT+10

    So glad to read this!! Smiles all round. xx

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  11. GillieWed May 28, 07:03:00 am GMT+10

    Hooray.....unemployment is NO fun but character building I suppose....so glad for you all.

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  12. tracyMon Jun 23, 07:20:00 pm GMT+10

    I didn't realise it had been so long...what a relief it must be. And how perfect he is for such a job. Congratulations

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