Thoughts for Thursday - Time in Texas and Other Things

Tomorrow I head home to Denver after 8.5 days in Texas. I had a good time with my mother and a very good time with my nephews (except when they were sneaking around). I did end up with a case of swimmer's ear I think, so I may have to invest in swimming earplugs when I get home. My brother and his wife look rested and happy too! They had a good time in Cabo. Mission accomplished.

An update on the job front: I spoke with the school district again and they have to put in a request regarding hourly pay since there is no policy at this time. I did ask why they couldn't just offer me the salaried position for which I applied and once again I was given the vague answer of "Well, we're forming a team, but no one else has applied for the positions." Of course this time I pressed them and asked how this would prevent them from hiring me anyway. They really don't have a reason other than they want to make sure that whoever they choose would work well together. I think they're beginning to realize how ridiculous that sounds. In any case, we agreed to discuss it further on Monday as they do have work they want me to do and hopefully will have some sort of answer regarding pay. And they did ask me for pay suggestions. Of course I suggested that they pay me what I had been getting per hour or if they are planning to hire me on salary they can use that to determine the hourly rate for the meantime, if I'm going to be W-2'd. The gal doing the hiring did thank me for being so gracious. That's gotta count for something right!?! More next week...