Randman's World

I reported last week that our house has had an offer. We countered, they accepted, and now we are in the inspection/appraisal phase. Good news, there.

Then, Kim came down to Florida this week for a job interview. She piggybacked the flight, paid for by one of the companies, with some extra time to spend together, and another job interview.

The first interview was with a small company that does benefits for other companies. They liked her and offered her a job. However, they understood that she was interviewing with the other company, so they left it open that if she doesn't like the other company, call them back. The job would have been "ok", but nothing that she was in love with. It was also located in a somewhat bad part of town (Pine Hills, which the locals call Crime Hills), but they were moving in about a month.

So, then Kim went to her second company, Campus Crusade for Christ. They are very big down here, and have a beautiful location near Lake Nona, a very nice and upcoming area of southeast Orlando. Kim interviewed all day, and really liked the people. They called back the next day with an offer. A very bad offer. Roughly a 33% pay cut from what she was making in KC. She was so upset, having flown down and really liking the people. But, she had to decline the offer, as we just couldn't make ends meet with that amount.

So, she called the first company and left a message. Then, on Friday morning, Kim gets a call from Campus Crusade. They told her that they really like her, and that they have a new position that they haven't even advertised. Would she be interested? The money sounded fantastic, too. So, she said she was very interested. Then, the offer came back and it was lower than originally discussed. Seems that there was a misunderstanding in the amount quoted. They had said $X0,600, but said it like X,6. So, another disappointment. It was ok, but not great. Kim asked for more, and actually got it. They must have really liked her. So, she accepted.

So, in that past 1 1/2 weeks, we have sold our timeshare, sold our house, and gotten Kim a job. Amazing. Kim's mother said all along everything would happen at once. She must be pychoti - - -psychic.

So, now we have to get the family down here in two weeks, and wait for the house to sell, then it's off to the races, looking for a home down here.