Unfortunately for us, the car we test drove was a no go. It had a serious crack in the windshield, it was noisy, and it was also extremely slow to accelerate. Bad times.

I�m trying not to be overly optimistic despite the fact that my job front is looking better by the day. I had an interview with a nanny agency on Monday and, apparently, two families are already interested in me. I have a meeting with one of them tomorrow morning. (Coincidentally, they live on the same street as the guy whose car we drove last night.) The reason I�m trying to avoid the optimism is because I�ve been in the running for excellent jobs before, been given the tour, told about pay and when training starts, and then not gotten the job. It�s heartbreaking, honestly.

Regardless of whether I get this one or not, Luke was promoted the other day. He�ll be getting full time hours, benefits in a month, and a decent raise. So, no matter what, we�ll at least be able to pay the rent and keep ourselves fed. If I get a job, it just means we�ll have a lot more money and will be able to save up for the impending move East as well as buy the little extras that we�ve so missed ever since Luke first got laid off. It would be nice to be able to go out to eat once a week and to buy the little things that we see and want. I�m so tired of the �do I really need this?� rigmarole. Granted, there�s nothing that we desperately need. I mean, we have a lot of stuff that is definitely considered to be expendable in terms of living life, but there�s always room for minor improvements. A new couch, for instance. I really hate this one we have that was given to us by a former friend. It�s scratchy, it�s kind of smelly, and I really don�t like the idea of having a couch on which gay sex was had. Ikea has them and they�re both stylish and cheap.

Of course, the car thing looms as well. I�d love to have a car that I know I can trust. I don�t want something that was bought just because it needed to be in order for us to have something to get around in. I want something that looks nice, smells tolerable, and that has low mileage on it. A decent stereo in it would also be lovely. I�m not looking for a Jag. Just a late model Nissan or something�maybe another Honda.

::sigh:: This mess will all be over soon. We�ve borrowed money to pay the rent and we�re on the way to a decent income. This is all I can ask for.