I hope I don't have to worry!

[judy]

Thanks! I do think this is for the best. He wasn't going to keep the other job for long anyway. It's too difficult and the children really missed him. Besides, his Dad is selling the Staten Island house.

He applied to 2 unions up there and a couple of jobs on his own. One sounds great - less money, but close by and very stable. Electricians, like most construction jobs, are generally out of work at some point during the year because the union has to be sure everybody has work. Of course, construction in the winter is very slow.

Now, one of their dogs, Smootchie, ran away. I'm praying that they find him and that he just ran off nearby. I hate to think of anything bad happening to him! He's a Japanese Chin, not very friendly, but we love him.