[ItsOurTimeNow]

Thanks for the encouragement!

Yes, it is a full-time, permanent job, and it's put me back into the staffing & recruiting world. The salary is only $1k less than what I was making before, but since the health benefits are less expensive, it practically comes out as a wash.

I'm excited about it, but nervous at the same time. I'll admit, I'm going to miss doing the construction work. It's hard, honest work, but it just doesn't pay enough for me to make a full-time thing out of it. But, if nothing else, I was given an opportunity to learn some new things, and brush up on some old skills. It's not like framing and drywall hanging are things I can put on a resume, but heck, they're good things to know.

[Lil'freeper]

Morning!

Am back at work... but at least it's almost Friday. :)

Oh and Happy St. Paddy's! Am playing a copy of The Clancy Brothers' "Irish Drinking Songs." I don't drink, but my office mates do. Lots of fun at Finnigan's wake!

[g'nad]

It's not like framing and drywall hanging are things I can put on a resume

they're not?... *erase erase erase*...

congrats...

[SuziQ]

It's not like framing and drywall hanging are things I can put on a resume, but heck, they're good things to know.

When you can 'do it yourself', you save a lot of money! That's why we're going to be able to put a nice large addition on to our house. SSQ knows how to do all of it, and we're gonna have both college aged sons home this summer. We're gonna pay them for their time, since they could be out in the working world, but this way, they get free room and board ( and they like my cookin!), so they're thinking it's worthwhile!

Another reason it will work for us is that there are so many innovations in construction these days; insulated concrete forms, engineered lumber and joists, PEX tubing so you don't have to be sweating copper pipes, lasers for levels, etc. Can you tell we're excited about it? SSQ is enjoying getting all these new 'toys'. Did you see 'Gimli'? We'll take a picture of him in action against the tree stumps when the snow melts.