Big News!

Tony got a job! It was the craziest thing too. See, Tony has been able to draw over $400 each week on unemployment. So we were not hurting too bad. Well, last week his unemployment ended. He was able to get an emergency extension but it is only $233 and will not last long.That's half of what he was getting and we were just barely getting by on that. We were not able to get government assistance because Tony is a drug felon. Tony is unable to afford to go to school because of his felony he can not get a grant! They even cut our ARKIDS to part B because they said we made too much money!
He began to really step up the job search, but was having no luck. Since becoming unemployed Tony has applied to more jobs than I could count. The list included: Pizza For Less, Mazzios, paper delivery guy, Wade's, the Dollar store, truck washer, Bad Boy's, pest control, car detailing, Dodd's signs, barge work, Conagra, Townsend, Ideal bakery, Loco Ropes, and all of the employment agencies in Batesville! He has gotten one call back from all his months of looking and it was for paper delivery and was only part time. No One will hire him because of his felony. I am sure that they throw the application away as soon as they see what his charge was for. I understand it, but it still SUCKS!
We had finally decided that he had no choice but to go to truck driving school. Truck driving is one of the only professions where they don't care at all about your education or criminal record. All they care about is your driving record and Tony's is Perfect! They offer a 4 week course at ASU Newport. So today we sat here and decided that in the morning we would go get all the paperwork started to get him enrolled. He was not excited to say the least!
Within 5 minutes of coming to this dreadful , but necessary decision the phone rang. It was Taylor Made. They are a company in Newport that makes ambulances. Tony's step-dad had recommended Tony for the job a couple of months ago but nothing ever came of it, We had forgot about it all together. So we were tickled when they said for him to come down tomorrow and start Thursday! One day later and Tony would have been having to come up with a CB handle! I am feeling some divine intervention at work here. The weight is lifted off of my shoulders and today I feel truly blessed!