Thursday, 12 February 2009

• Yesterday I accomplished a lot.  I had an interview for a job at a hardware store chain, turned in my application for work at a credit union, and applied to work at a company that sells people's stuff for them on eBay.  My resume looks fantastic, and I hope like crazy I get at least one of these jobs.  In a perfect world, I'd get offered all three.  My top choice would be the eBay store because it's full-time, looks easy, and has comfortable hours. (Plus it requires good writing and photography skills - two things that I REALLY like doing!)  Second choice would be the credit union because it, too is a full-time position.  Third choice would be the hardware store because the job starts out as a temporary part-time hire, but they tell me that if I am stellar at my job, they might be willing to keep me on once the busy yardwork season is over.  The hardware store also has a company-matched 401(k) program for which employees are eligible after 6 months of working there.  That would be a huge plus.  I'd assume a credit union would also, but I don't think the eBay store would, even though the job would be the most fun.
  
  Joe and I are dog-sitting his parents' dog Clancy.  Clancy is a sweet dog who has developed a few bad habits from his relatively pampered lifestyle, and since he's a whopping 12 years old, it's hard to get him to change some of his routines.  Joe and I can't sleep if he joins us in bed -- he's just TOO big and too unaccommodating-- so we're trying to train him to sleep in a (very posh and luxurious) doggie-bed on the floor.  He is not taking kindly to it, but it's starting to work.  Tonight should be a little better.  He never whines; he grumbles.  As we would expect from a grumbly old man, I guess. :)
  
  We also have big news on the horizon: a puppy!  Joe and I finally made a decision of what breed of dog to get: a Vizsla.  We then went to the nearest reputable breeder we could find (an hour and a half away) and put a deposit down on a puppy.  As of now, the puppies are growing in their mama's tummy, so we should have our very own baby dog in about 2 and a half months. (The mom is getting close to her due date.)  We got to meet some other vizsla puppies that were spoken for and the mother of our puppy and several adult vizslas, and we were pleased at how beautiful and kind-tempered they were.  We are so excited.  They're kind of a rare breed, so here's a picture from our breeder's website:
  
  
  These are Vizsla puppies.  Here is what a Vizsla looks like as an adult:
  
  (this image is from a Google search, not our breeder.)
  
  I'm so excited!
  
  

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