You see, near the end of February Erik was offered the soon-to-be-available full time Chaplain position at the hospital. We thought this was going to happen back in August, so it's been, I guess, what you could call an exercise in patience and trust as we have been hanging on month to month trying desperately to live within our meager budget. We have been occasionally successful, but more often not.
When Erik shared the news with me about said job offer, I of course asked what this would mean for his paycheck. His response?
'Well, Sister Anne is "pretty sure" that they will now help cover part of the insurance premiums and I will be guaranteed 40 hours per week.'
Will you be salaried?
'I don't think so.'
Will you get an increase in your hourly pay?
'I doubt it'.
*sigh*
I am so happy that he has finally gotten this promotion. Truly. I just wish he had gotten a bit more detail on what that would actually look like for us. My husband is not really a details guy so I guess I shouldn't really be surprised.
I, however, am a planner. We are quite literally budgeted each month down to the penny. So here we are facing a new month and I know that there will be some more money, but I have no idea just how much. As can be expected, my mind has been filled with what this could potentially mean for our monthly budget. From the less significant - "ooo, maybe we can increase the clothing and entertainment budgets!" to the things that actually matter - "is it possible that we could pay down our debt faster and perhaps even have a place of our own again?". I try not to think to much about it and to NOT make plans for an amount of which I am not certain.
Oh, but the waiting. The anticipation. The hope. Always, the hope.
Until tomorrow...
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