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Life has got me spinning. Not out of control but definitely spinning. It seems that the country's current economic struggles are finally impacting my husband's company. His work has always confused me but basically he works in the corporate level of a new automotive company which is doing really great. People love the atmosphere and the efficiency of car care. The problem is that the funding company which has built the company is being asked for repayment of loans due to the country's struggle. In order for the owner to keep the company running and pay the bills, he just sold all his retail property and layed off over half of the corporate employees. Fortunately, my husband's position is secure due to his extreme involvement with the company's training and computer programming. However, without the funds to keep the company growing, it will fail - even if the company is successful. His job is safe for now but it means that he will be working more than an hour from home, he won't be able to take his planned vacation at Christmas and will probably be out of a job in a few months.

This will be the second failed company that we have been with which makes this all the more difficult. We both had high hopes for this to work, which it still could, but its sad that it probably won't make it. In light of the terrible news, I can't help but be thankful. I am thankful that I have a wonderfully talented husband. I am thankful that we have children. I am thankful that we have a job and job opportunities if this does fail. Not everyone is so fortunate. Tim works with a sweet woman who has almost lost everything. Her husband is dying from brain cancer and has started to forget her. They have no children and she just lost her job. My husband's boss has actually kept her employed so she can keep her insurance for her husband's medical bills. She is such a sweet woman and I just want to wrap my arms around her, if only to take it away for a moment. How can I feel bad about our predicament when she is struggling so much? I still feel down about our situation but I am thankful for what we do have. We will have to cut back on spending, perhaps skip or shorten our trip to disneyworld next year and perhaps homeschool the kids full-time but at least we have each other.