Truth be told, I needed some time away to deal with life. Oh, wonderful life. We have been living it fully!
I came home for Labor Day weekend only to bail on returning to DC. Well, not exactly. The Boy was ready and needing for me to be home, and my supervisor in DC was willing to allow me to work for her from Tulsa. When I was going to return for a meeting, she encouraged me to call in instead of flying in for the meeting. Times like that remind me not only how lucky I am to have a job, but to have one that values families and encourages employees to have a life outside of the office. No one complains when I show The Boy where I work (in DC or Tulsa). No one complains when I must take off due to The Boy being ill (especially when Kevin is out of the country). No one complains when I want to take a few days off, as long as I don’t have a deadline looming.
Anyway…
I spent September working for Headquarters and transitioning back to project work. My work is looking a lot different these days as I learn a new role (for me) in the Corps. I am still helping out the economists (a new one started today! Woo hoo!!!), but also doing some study management work, which is really challenging and exciting for me.
Then October came… and we’ve spent the past week or so preparing our house to go on the market. Yes, we’re selling so a buyer can take advantage of the first time homebuyer credit. At the same time, we’re in no rush, so if the offer is not right, we’re willing to take the house off the market in November or December and do this for real in the spring.
Kevin has a contract. He’s going back to the same country– different team. On one hand, I’m disappointed, because I would really like for him to go somewhere easier for us to visit. On the other hand, in these uncertain economic times (yes, even in basketball), he has a paying job without a drastic paycut. And yes, many of our friends are playing for a small fraction of what they were paid as little as 12 months ago, if they are able to get a job at all. Trying times for many basketball families.
That’s about all we have going on right now. More to come, I am sure. 
