Chemo and cupcakes.

First off, I would like to say a big *THANK YOU* to Junnie Han! She is a family friend of David, and also the person making our wedding cake!! Well, she was kind enough to bake over 2 dozen cupcakes for my mom to enjoy during her second chemotherapy session today. Dan and I walked around, offering them to the people who work there & the other patients after my mom grabbed one. Something as simple and silly as offering a cupcake to them, was something that touched them so much. Anyways, thank you Junnie for your sweet gesture. The cupcakes were gone within a few minutes. ;)

Here's some pictures she took of them - strawberry & red velvet.


Anyways, the reason I'm updating is not because of the cupcakes (although, they were quite delicious!!!). I have a lot on my mind today. Mom's chemotherapy session got me thinking... I've been job hunting for over a month now; sending out resumes, going on interviews, etc. David has been supporting me for the past few months, and I am ever so grateful, but I do need to find my own job. Yes, we've been managing fine, but what happens when he comes home from deployment? I'm sure he will find a job fairly quickly, but there is no guarantee. And with an upcoming wedding, and more importantly, our new house... we cannot afford for either (if not both) of us to be without a job. I would love to put a hold on the job search, at least until my mom is done with chemotherapy & radiation... but is that realistic? I want to be there for her. I want to see her every day, make her laugh, be her support, be there for her... and make each and every one of her appointments, but with a job, that will be tough.

I have a good feeling about this job I interviewed for last week. I have a second interview with them tomorrow (I'm meeting the boss). They seem pretty flexible; it's 30 hours a week and I would be able to work from home 4 out of the 5 day each week. There's some pro's and con's about this. Working from home would be great, but honestly, with the dogs here (hello distractions!!!), I would probably take my laptop over to Starbucks and work. I would most likely have to give out my personal numbers to clients, use my personal money for office supplies (ink, paper, stamps, fax machine, scanner, etc.) and my biggest reservation about this, is that I'm all about separating work & home... and this would be the complete opposite. I do not want to receive work phone calls after hours, on the weekends, etc. Now, since they are flexible, I would be able to see my mom pretty much any time I wanted, and make most (if not all) of her appointments. But, a company can be understanding for so long, and I understand- as understanding as they can be, they are running a business... Blah. What to do... The money IS very good, and it seems like a pretty good position. What do I do???

Anyways... almost time to feed the dogs. I dread this part of the day, only because Juju has food aggression and I have been working on "fixing" this for over six months now. I envy people who can just put bowls of food down for their dogs. I have to feed my dogs in their crates, otherwise Juju will attack Kitsune. Blah.