Goodbye Yahoo, Hello...

Yes, after Andy got laid off from Yahoo, he got a job at Google! There is an office about an hour north of here, and he'll take a free Google shuttle there and back every day. He's wanted to work at Google for a long time, so it's exciting that in the Lord's providence it finally happened, and when we least expected it!

The best part is that while his last day at Yahoo was at the end of October, he doesn't start at Google until December, so he has about six weeks off! When we found out about this unexpected time off, Andy sent me this article about his goals for the long break.

The kids and I just love having Andy home all the time. He has been mostly using his time off to work on a big project on the computer, but he also has been helping out around the house with running various errands and watching Ellie for me on Fridays while I help at the kids' school. This coming week I am taking the opportunity to go visit my sister for a few days so he will be holding down the fort while I'm gone. The best part? It was his idea!

At first Ellie was really confused about why Andy was always home. She kept saying, "Daddy, office?" We told her that Yahoo closed so now she says, "Daddy, office? Yahoo closed?" We try to leave Andy alone as much as possible so that he can make good progress on his project, but every once in a while Ellie will go up to him and ask, "Daddy play hide and seek with me?" He can never resist. The two of them also have a new tradition of sharing a bowl of cereal (Ellie's second breakfast of the day) after he gets back from taking the kids to school.

He can't resist the mooching either.

We are so thankful that the Lord provided this wonderful job and as a bonus an amazing six weeks off. As usual, He has blessed us above and beyond!