Day Ten

Oh my, what a difference a day makes! Got a call from a state agency yesterday inquiring whether or not I want to interview for a grants/analyst position they have open. This is the same agency that I interviewed with before on another grants position dealing with renewable energy jobs. I was very excited at the time as I am very interested in the subject area. It would have been a "from the ground up" position - I could have readily sunk my teeth into that but was not offered the job. Now, they are calling again for another interview. It caught me totally by surprise as I hadn't thought anything would become available for a very long time and, quite frankly, am not in the hunt for a job. So, I said I would interview on Thursday! Whaaaaat? I feel my creativity already stymied.

My eldest son came for dinner - we sat on the patio and finished up some East Indian dal I had made several days ago that included veggies in the meatless stew that is sopped up with some Middle Eastern flat bread and a couple of mahi mahi fillets pan fried in garlic relish. Nice conversation and shared some gardening ideas I found in Fine Gardening and Organic Gardening and then he was off to head on to his own home. I'm so proud of him that he has done so well - paid for graduate school himself and managed to save enough money to buy a house. It's interesting to see him settled down in his own home, thinking of trees to plant, painting the trim on his house, and talking some passive solar improvements. For someone who I thought we would never see again in this part of the world after he finished high school, he's come back, bought a house, has a good career and seems like he's enjoying himself right now. I do see some signs of restlessness however. I know he would like to be on his own as far as career is concerned but this job will give him a great start and he can get his ducks in a row in the meantime if he plans on going out on his own at sometime. There's always been a bit of entrepreneurial spirit in both my boys and I hope it bodes well for them someday. There's nothing like working for yourself.