So we've all been living together, in various locations and in various stages of disarray, for a little over a week now. Not that I thought it wouldn't take adjusting, but I think it's been a bigger challenge than any of us expected. That being said, none of us have been working--so I'm hopeful that once everyone gets into their regular routines, things will get a bit easier.
Living with a teenager is tough. Especially when you're used to your own personal space, not having to worry about or account for anyone but yourself. All of a sudden, there's rap music blasting through the walls, the shower runs for 45 minutes, and the cell phone becomes an appendage of the body. I try my best to understand, and to listen when he rattles on, because I know it's important that I can show I was listening later on.
So, we're all adjusting. Brandan started his new job today, I'm still working on the unpacking and disaster that is the house, and Joel got a job offer this afternoon working at the King Street Grille for $9/hr, and they are willing to work around his school schedule. He starts tomorrow at 10am, so hopefully that will go well. I have a medical test tomorrow for employment with the city, and a psych test on Wednesday. My parents come to visit next Tuesday, and we are toying with the idea of going to Bald Head for New Year's Eve with the whole family. I start with the CPD on January 3rd--perhaps after all that, some normalcy will come into our lives.
Tonight we're off to see the Festival of Lights at James Island County Park. In between the nagging and the reprimanding, I'm trying to throw in some fun, normal, family-like activities--we got a tree and decorated it together with Christmas carols playing, I hung 3 stockings on the wall, and we're going to see the lights tonight. All very cliche, I know, but Joel has never had anything like that in his life before. He's actually started wearing clothes that fit him, so I know we're having at least a small bit of influence. :)
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