It's Amazing How Things Can Change So Quickly!

Do you see these two smiling faces? They are the faces of two people who just found out that the north land will be home sooner than we expected.

The events as they have progressed-

We ALWAYS go north on Memorial weekend. This year, for some reason however we decided to stay home and have a garage sale with our neighbor who has a successful one every year. The thinking was it would be a good idea to start getting rid of stuff so that it isn't so overwhelming when we retire in a year.

I have been cleaning and purging 'stuff' for about a month just to get a start. David planned on doing the garage as soon as we return from Mexico. We've been collecting boxes to put stuff in.

Our neighbor told a co-worker at work the other day, "I better get David to do this for me before he leaves"...thinking she has a year for him to work on the project.

Last week David calls me saying that he would be able to get an MOU. An MOU is a process that allows state workers whose jobs are at risk because their facility is closing down to maintain a job at another facility as long as there is a person who is wanting to quit early. It is a very complicated process but that is the gist of it. The very very best part is...well other than he is able to retire a year early...is that our health insurance is paid (except for a very small portion that we would have to pay) until David is 65. At which time he would get Medicare and I would be able to continue on the state insurance by paying my premium. He will have to take a penalty in his retirement draw for retiring early but the insurance piece of it well outways the retirement reduction.

David called the person who is losing his job at the closing facility. Yup he is very interested in taking David's job.....

David talks to his bosses asking their support of which they will give fully.

Now we wait and see once the MOU 'bidding' process is completed.

Today we went to our retirement person to see what sort of money we will be drawing IF this should happen sooner than Feb 1 2009. Not too bad we say, we can live on that in the north land.

On our way home David receives a call from a fellow co-worker. Jeff gave David a number that he was supposed to call...and Jeff then said, "Congratulations I bet your excited". I don't think David caught that last statement from Jeff but I sure did. My thought was that the caller had told Jeff what he was calling about and the number just happens to be the same area code where the closing facility is at.

David is excited I can tell by the look on his face. But does he call the person back immediately...NO. He decides that five more minutes is not going to matter so we pull into the tire shop so he can get his new tires. I about burst at the seams for goodness sake! And Mikey you wont believe this...he gets back in the car, starts driving home and he FORGOT that he was suppose to call this guy!

Why yes the person is the guy who wants David's job and he is going to take it........oh my god oh my god! Neither one of us can hardly believe it.

Now David reminds me that something could still happen where by it will not be this soon.....so we are still keeping everything we own crossed and hope that you all will do the same for us.

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!