The first thing that happened is that my husbands company told us to go ahead and start making plans for a move September 1st. We actually went house hunting and found a home in Kamloops but were leery of putting in an offer until we had written confirmation. We also started manically working on our home to get it ready for sale. My hands are raw from gardening and moving bricks as well as painting and staining-not to mention a myriad of colors. It's amazing how much "clean" up work must be done before you sell a house.
So we were all gearing up and then we got a call that things are stalled. The company and union seem to agree but the labour board is involved and there are some political goings on that are hampering our case. It's contract time and there are a lot of tactical operations going on. Then several of the key people involved left for holidays on Monday meaning we will have to wait at least three weeks until they get back.
It was extremely disappointing-we were all geared up emotionally and had started gearing up our physical environments too so it has been quite a let down. The Union representative is saying they are "cautiously optimistic" about our case but the company representative says that it may not happen at all due to the maneuvering. We appear to be stuck in the middle of a political game.
Our life is completely upside down, we don't know what is happening but we are keeping the same schedule and getting everything into place in our current home just in case. My husband will be able to apply for job postings in the area but we may be delayed in our quest to get to Kamloops.
I wrote a couple of posts last night and have scheduled them for the next few days. We also decided last night that we need to slow down a little and live a little in between all that needs to be done--that should mean I will have more time for writing.
Salynne ©2009
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