Adjustment

By far, the biggest change in our lives so far this 2010 was the decision that Ismael would not go back to driving a taxi.  The company he drove for did not cover his medical expenses when he was hit by an uninsured driver.  Thankfully, the accident was minor, while the bills were not, and we determined that it was simply too much of a risk.

So he is job hunting… in this economy…and it sucks.  There is no other way to put it.

He has cobbled together some temporary assignments to get us through until he finds something full time and more suitable.  The current assignment has him working from 7 AM to 3:30 PM.

The same hours as me.

For the first time in YEARS we are on the same schedule!

Which means, HOLY MOSES I no longer have the house to myself in the evenings but someone else actually does live there…hmmmmm.

Though I long for the security of a full time permanent position with benefits for him, I am finding aspects of this new life to rejoice about along with the struggles of sharing a television with someone who wants to watch nothing other than 24/7 coverage of the Haiti earthquake.

Something that has been difficult to manage is that Adam now goes to the babysitter all day.  Working different hours meant that Adam had the luxury of sleeping as long as he needed and wanted every day, sometimes up to 13-14 hours a night.  Now I have to wake him by 6 AM in order to have him dressed, fed, and out the door so that I can get to school on time.

After a week of adjustment, he doesn’t seem to mind.