Movin' Right Along (or, Here We Go Again)

I might have told all of you before that John's position here was for two years. The expectation was that we'd move back to Rochester, and the two years would give John enough time to find a permanent job elsewhere in research.

Well, as soon as we got here, John started looking for a new job. He quickly decided that he wanted to leave science, and look for something different. The main reason was that life at the next level would be mostly grant writing, stress about grant money, and supervising other people doing what he'd rather be doing himself. He's been looking at lots of different options, and one in the Rochester area came up that he was particularly interested in. He went in for an interview a few weeks ago, and it looks like he has the job! The "catch" is he will be a consultant for a company in Buffalo (East Aurora, to be exact, and no, it's not Fisher Price). He'll be doing programing, which he really enjoys. He's really excited. We'll know for certain on Thursday, but unless something really odd happens, he's going to take the job.

My thoughts? I'm thrilled for him, but can't help thinking, "Oh, bother, not again!" He'll be training in Rochester through February, but then he'll have to commute until we settle our housing situation. We have a one-year lease on this apartment, good through July. We'd like to buy a house in the Buffalo area, but I'm not sure the timing will work out. If nothing else, it certainly means we'll be moving again sometime between this spring and summer, and I just got my books settled onto the shelves the way I like 'em!

Considering the worries about the new job, I'm doing fine. I'm just getting our health insurance and whatnot settled from the last move, so I don't relish starting that over again, but what else can I do? Noah continues to be a really easy baby, and we're enjoying him immensely. He's smiling and laughing now, and it's just adorable. We all went to Wegman's for our first official outing last weekend, and survived quite well. I've just been cleared to go back to "normal" activities, although the doctor warned that "normal" will probably cause pain for another 3-6 months. No more excuses about not doing laundry!