I'm Choosing Happy (with a side order of Awww Jeez)

So my hubby got laid off.

Awww Jeez...That is pretty much all I can think.  Not only did he get laid off but they didn't pay him his whole paycheck and back dated the end date of our medical insurance.  Which leaves us with no medical insurance...grrrr.  Hailey and Zachary luckily have medical insurance through their dads but Aubrey, Tim and I are out of luck for awhile....great.  This is just what we need.

So we filed a wage claim to try and get the pay that he didn't get (which will take 3 to 4 months to even get heard at all) but are out of luck when it comes to the medical insurance unless we wanted to hire an attorney (which we absolutely don't care to try to do).

And we have made a big decision.  Hubby is going to go back to school.  It should take a little less than 2 years so we have come up with a plan to survive until he is done...Awww Jeez...

I cut our already very meager little budget down a few hundred dollars more and he will get unemployment for awhile and obviously the savings plan will be cut off completely...

Did I say Awww Jeez yet???

So it has been 14 days since he was laid off and even though I still keep saying Awww Jeez every few hours, I feel excited...

I know I am crazy.  But I do feel excited.  I'm really hoping that this is going to be our blessing in disguise.  Our sign from God that says...yeah, that wasn't working for you anyways.

I hated having him gone 4 to 5 days a week.  The kids were sad to have him gone and I was over worked (and ha ha...underpaid!!).  I was lonely and sad and had to force myself to sleep each night.  Although the money was ok, the sacrifice that we were having to make as a family was crap.  So I'm really excited!

I am choosing HAPPY!!  For the first time in a long time, things are not going our way and I am choosing happy anyways.  And I have to say, it feels good.

Happy that our children get to see their daddy every day.  Happy that I get to fall asleep in my loves arms every night.  Happy that all of those weird honey do list things are almost done around the house.  Happy that my hubby is excited about the future for the first time in a long time.

So no matter what comes, I am choosing HAPPY...(even if I am saying Awww Jeez under my breath every once in a while!!)