After a long search, John has *almost* gotten a job. They're running a background check (which he'll pass) and then they're making him the offer. Please keep thinking good thoughts because we're paranoid; we won't feel 100% certain about this until he's got an offer letter and has signed it.

This is a good job, with the state of Oregon; it's a good mix of his technical skills and people skills, and it's super super stable, which is the #1 thing we're going for right now. The money is not great, but we've lived on less before and can do so again. We'll just eat at home even more than we already do, which is to say we'll eat at home 99% of the time instead of 95% of the time. John can take the bus or ride a bike to this new job so that cuts out a lot of gas expense. He swears up and down that this time he'll remember to take his lunch with him.

The hardest adjustment will be for the girls and me. We've gotten used to having him around. But this will be good for him; he's going stir-crazy.

John's been unemployed since mid-November, with no unemployment insurance. Between that and being denied my disability, we've been hurting. Something has to break for us, and we're hoping this is it. Cross your fingers.

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