It never rains, but it pours!

Around Christmas, Mr. M finally heard back from a company he had applied to in the spring. It turned out that he wasn’t quite qualified for the position they had open, but they promised to pass his resume on to those who might be able to use him.

Around that time another opportunity came up: the chance to spend 18 months or so learning Pashto at the local National Guard camp. It’s a pilot program and this was to be the first class. Consequently, they didn’t have a firm start date. We were first told middle of January, then end of January, and most recently, middle of February. We still don’t know when exactly it’ll start.

In the meantime, Mr. M got back in contact with another company he had sent his resume to in the spring. This company responded promptly and enthusiastically- two of their departments wanted him! Last week they sent a contingent offer letter with a starting date of January 25, he filled out the info they wanted, they verified everything, and this morning they called and said he’s officially in and he starts on Monday!

In addition, last week he finally got an email from the state patrol, saying they’d looked at his packet and wanted him to come in and take the exam (which would determine his spot in the class). We’d decided a long time ago we didn’t want to go this route, but it served its purpose of helping us think of other options. The thing is, we were originally told they hold training classes in July and January of every year. The class in July was cancelled, and they never said anything about a class in January, so at this point, the next class to start will be in July. Who can wait around for more than a year?

So, Mr. M will be driving to Virginia on Saturday. He’ll start looking for a house for us to rent, and LMS and I hope to be out there around March 15. Yay!