On a Slightly Calmer Note .....

G here again.

No, do not adjust your screen settings, it is actually me putting another post up on this blog of ours. I know I have been reticent about posting too much in the past, but I have been waiting for some good news to post about. As Auds will attest, I can be very patient.

Before I get to the good news, I 'd like to take this opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to Auds. Although she would never admit it, she has been an absolute star these past few days. Last weekend was absolutely fantastic, with everything that she had arranged and all the baby-related things we ended up buying, most of which she had picked out, but all of which I thought were just perfect. I know it was hard for her to say goodbye at the airport again, but she kept her chin up. And then today, after being woken up a little before 4:00am, she has once again proven to be fantastic, phoning people, making enquiries and generally finding out what we need to know. Without her help, I would be nowhere near as well informed as I am now. So, thank you, Auds, for being just what I needed.

If you look down the blog, the entry before this one seems a little random, a lot excited and rather mysterious. Maybe this will let you understand.

The company in New York made me an offer, today, while I was on the (other) phone to Auds. At last! The next ticket to the USA is strictly one-way!

After all the calls between me and the Senior Partner of this company, including the one last Saturday while we were in Applebees and he was in New York hard at work, I was quietly confident the offer was on its way. The draft offer I got by e-mail this morning just told me it would be soon. A good part of today was spent sorting out the questions raised by the offer, for which Auds deserves most of the credit, and planning out what we could do. But it was during my "I'm home" call that the phone call I had been waiting the longest time for arrived. So Auds got the good news as soon as I did.

After all this time, hanging around waiting for people to get back to me, being patient while the one company went through their "cautious, concensus-driven approach" and another company had to establish their fee proposals and get numerous signatures, we're in sight of the finish line. While I would have liked to stay down near the coast in Maine, this opportunity gets me on the right side of the Big Pond, in time for the anticipated date of the new arrival in our family. And right now, anywhere in the USA will do.

So there we go, folks. One day soon, I will be on my way at last, on the last leg of my journey. All I need to do now is see if they'll upgrade me to first class on the plane, now I've made the frequent flyer elite status.

More soon

G