It's Our Luck

We call it Orme Luck. Basically it means, if there's a hard way for things to happen, it's going to. We know nothing about smooth rides. NOTHING!! There are always bumps in our roads it seems. I say bumps, but really they tend to be mountains. :)

Well, when Tom finally was able to work, they contracted him to work only until October 31, 2010. We were concerned, but they assured us it was because the director had not been in town when he got his controlled substance license, so they had just done a short contract. Well the director was there when Tom started working, and we never saw a new contract. We waited and waited, and then Tom started asking questions. Well, come to find out, the clinic actually had a person apply for the job that Tom was temping for. They had had no applicants, which is why Tom was hired. When the director told Tom this, she said that, if the person was hired ... which was going to happen because why don't you hire the only dentist who ever applies for the job you've posted ... then they would only want Tom until the end of November. We understand their position. Hiring someone for the job is much cheaper than having Tom. For Tom, they had to fly him to Harlingen and back, pay for his hotel/lodging, and pay a rental car on top of his salary. It's in their best interest to hire someone. So now we are back to square one ... looking for a job.

One of the great things about Harlingen is that Tom has a lot of friends here ... friends from dental school who work for dentists. Immediately his friends started checking around with their bosses and such. Well, we found an opportunity in San Antonio through his friend Mark. Of course, just as we were going to go through with that job, his company offered him another job working for a community dental clinic in Laredo; essentially doing what he's doing now, but in Laredo. Now we have to make a decision as to what to do next. Both jobs will go to next summer, which is the time frame we're looking for.

Seriously, I'm getting tired of life unexpectedly veering off the path we're currently on. If we were to map out our life, it wouldn't be one long road. It would be a million roads with a million turns, some u-turns, and mostly sharp turns. I really hate making decisions - big decisions like which job to take and where to live and what's best for our family. Oh well. Too bad. That's not our life. So for now, our thoughts are filled with San Antonio or Laredo. We'll make the decision soon.