On the homefront

Well.. went for an interview yesterday and was offered the job. I accepted and signed all the necessary paperwork. I have to submit to a drug test in a few hours. Assuming all goes well, I'll begin August 7th a 4 month training process. I'm a bit nervous and it's not something I've done before, but I think it'll be alright.. They seem to think I'll do fine, so I'll trust their judgement.

Sean mentioned a bit more yesterday about his mom's condition. She'll begin chemotherapy in a month to try to stop the growth of new cancer, but she was told it almost certainly can't be cured. They didn't say it was as bad as being terminal, but I get the feeling it's along those same lines. I think it's that serious.

Oh.. Gene's back in the hospital.. he won't stop drinking. So my mom has his dog over at her house. He's not doing very good.. she may wind up inheriting a dog. Ehh.. I may wind up inheriting a dog.

Holly, James, and the girls won't be up this weekend as planned. They had a death in the family. James' uncle passed away apparently from drug and alcohol related issues. I don't feel bad for him.. I never much liked him, but his daughter Amy is one of the people I'm closest to in his family. She's 2 years older than me and got married a year or so back, so she's got her own family now. As sad as it is, she may be a bit relieved.

After all that.. I'm so happy to be back. I can't even put it into words. It's even nice visiting my mom's house and sitting outside on the deck in the evenings. Usually about twilight storms begin to roll in off the mountain and I sit out there watching. It's beautiful and peaceful and calm here. It's so real.