You're Hired!

Yes folks, I got the job.  It has been close to 3 weeks now since I told the boss I was interested in the new job and yesterday I got the news.  He wanted to do it right by going through all of the proper channels of advertising in the paper and interviewing countless people.  Finally after the last of 4 people that were brought in for a 2nd interview, he came and got me and told me he wanted to talk to me.  I had already given up thoughts of getting the job as the time kept passing without a word about it and more and more people kept coming in for interviews.  He straight out asked me if I was still interested in the job and I said yes.  He said "well, let me tell you a little about it", and he went into the whole benefits package and salary and what my general duties would be.  Then he briefly went into some of the problems that were happening with the girl I am replacing (she wasn't fired, she quit).  And he said that none of the applicants were as qualified as I am and how excited he was that I am still interested in the job and so on and so on.  I floated out of there on a cloud and went straight to my new office to make my decorating plans.  I have a nice big window overlooking a cobblestone street.  We are in the historical district, so it is a very nice and quaint neighorhood.  So. . .there you go!  I am now officially the assistant to the Administrator/education minister. It sounds terribly boring, but hey. . .we are in a building program, so I will be very busy. 

Other than that big news. . .I am getting some new furniture tomorrow.  Yeah!  I am excited.  A new couch that is sort of a cranberry chenile, a new overstuffed chair and matching ottoman that are striped in cranberry, gold and sage green.  I could literally use it in any room in my house as I have used those colors all throughout the house!  But, it will be going in the den and the old stuff is going into the other den/computer room.  I also decorated my mantle for fall with greenery/apple garlands and lots of branches of silk fall colored leaves.  I also have white twinkle lights mixed in and they add such a soft glow to the place.  I'll take a pic tomorrow and put it up for you all to enjoy.  I even bought some pumpkin spice liquid potpourri and have it in a simmering pot. . .it's so soothing as I sit here in a quiet house. . .heaven.  Well y'all it is time for me to get up and go to bed.  The girls have "See You at the Pole" at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, so they have been in bed a while.  I would love to go, but I have to be at work at 8am.  I have always gone by the school on SYATP mornings and I stand in awe of the courage of my children and their friends to stand around the flag pole of their public high school and sing praise song, pray and fellowship with their friends and other christians.  It always makes me cry and I am so proud of them.   Well I have to get up in 6 hours, so I better get going.  Have a wonderful "hump day" ~later