Card of the Week and Best of the Blogosphere: April 9, 2010

Sorry -- I skipped last week.  I had a surreal 7 days of craziness. 

1. Our guinea pig died.  Doesn't sound like much, but we had George for 5 years and he was beloved.

2. Rob got laid off.  This was not unexpected but somehow we were still surprised.  They chose to lay him off on the last day of the month, so guess what... no medical benefits effective immediately.  Bastards.  (He doesn't feel that way... I'm less forgiving.)

3. Rob got a new job.  Yep.  Just like that.  We seriously expected to spend up to a year finding another job.  We both feel truly blessed that a new job found him/us so quickly.

That's it.  I think it's a pretty good excuse to skip a blog post.  I'm organized again now.  I switched out our BOB boxes to make room for Mother's Day ideas.  I love this time of year.  Spring just seems to bring out the crafting best in all of us.  

Enjoy.

Best of the Blogosphere lists.

Remember these lovely little boxes don't show up in Google Reader, so if you can't see them, click on over to my site and they will magically appear. (When you see the boxes, there is a small "read more" in the bottom, right hand corner... click it and you can see the list with pictures as a web page!)

The Shout Out List (my favorite CARDS OF THE WEEK): The cards and projects that earned some extra love and attention this week. The best of the best. You people ROCK MY WORLD :D

Shout (all categories, just awesome):

Mother's Day: r>
Spring:
Flowers:
Teacher:

Card Sets:

Wedding:

Invitations:

Friendship:

Wrap it Up:

Favors (Party favors...):

Thank You:

Birthday:

Gift Ideas:

Baby:

Boxes:

Sympathy:

Sympathy cards are always hard to write.  Here's a link to a website that will help you with wording and then some cards for inspiration. 

The Best of the Blogosphere:

In my travels through Blogland, I discover a lot of projects, cards, scrapbook pages, tips, templates and tutorials that are all worth sharing. I want my friends to see the things out there that are special, inspirational, worth some extra notice. This list is everything I think is worth sharing... better read it... you could be on the list!

Comments

[MelanieD]

What a blessing that he found a job so fast! I'm sorry for the loss of your pet. :(. Thanks for updating us. :)

[Ellie Augustin]

((HUGS))) to you so happy your hubby was able to get a job so quickly. Happy Weekend to you and yours :)

[Charmaine]

Glad things worked out so well for your family last week! God works in mysterious ways. I hope this turns out to be a better opportunity for your family. We had a week similar...I had already gotten laid off in January...unexpectedly...and I'm still looking for work. I carried the benefits so we had to choose COBRA. My husband was released last Monday...no warning...unexpected. So it was an extremely stressful week. We're trying to look on the bright side and see this as a time for him to regroup. I hope he is as lucky as your husband in finding a new job.

Hugs,

Charmaine

[Curt OBrien]

I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet little guinea pig! I'm also glad to hear the job situation turned out so perfectly. Things happen for a reason! Best, Curt

[Carolyn]

Sorry to hear about the bad news with the guinea pig and then hubby's job. Thankfully, your husband found a job so quickly! It is always nice to come over here and read your posts, and to be supportive to you when you need all of us to be if bad times hit you. This new week is bound to be better for you. Take care.

Hugs,
Carolyn

[Pam Imholz]

Wow thanks for the nice shout outs! It was fun to see my name here more than once!! Woo Hoo! AND so glad to hear your DH found a job so quickly - sorry about the guinea pig - I know how that can be - we felt horrible when the kids' rats died... Again - I am honored to have been recognized. *XO

[Anabelle]

Thanks for the shout out! :) Sorry to hear about your guinea pig. Glad the job situation is all worked out. Best of luck to your DH!

[Isabella Joy]

That certainly qualifies as an awful week. This week HAS to be better!

[Susanna Boyd]

Charmaine!  Sorry to hear about your situation too!  Hopefully you'll land on your feet!  My brother was out of work for a year and wrote this great article (now online at www.97jobsearchtips.com) on the best ways to present your resume and get found by recruiters.  I think it was those recommended resume changes that made the diference for my husband.  

[Cibele]

So sad about the guinea pig but glad that all worked well with your husband and finding a job so quickly. Thanks for taking the time to post all these wonderful and inspirational sites. There is always more than enough to keep me busy for a week. ;-)

[great mothers day gifts]

I just stumbled across your blog. I'm glad that your husband was able to find another job again so quickly! My husband and I have our own insurance so that we don't need to rely on an employer. It's expensive but the trend with most employers in my area is to have the employee pay for part of their healthcare and it ends up being about the same if we just stayed with our own personal insurance.

[great mothers day gifts]

I just stumbled across your blog. I'm glad that your husband was able to find another job again so quickly! My husband and I have our own insurance so that we don't need to rely on an employer. It's expensive but the trend with most employers in my area is to have the employee pay for part of their healthcare and it ends up being about the same if we just stayed with our own personal insurance.

[Leigh Ann Baird]

My husband lost his job a few years ago and it took 8 months for him to find another one, so I am very glad that your husband found something so quickly! Sorry about your guinea pig. I cried like an idiot when my first fish died and I had not had it very long and I was like 27 years old!