Put this year to bed, on a good note

I have not enjoyed 2007. It is a year in which my grandmother died, two uncles died, my friend was murdered, my son broke his collar bone, my 360 died twice, my HD projector died three times, my dishwasher died, my clothes dryer died, I blew out my back and am just starting to quit having pain, I found out my wife had racked up about $25K in charge card debt (actually I found that out in November of 2006, but I've been feeling that pain all year), and I lost my job at GE after 11.5 years of service. There was other BS along the way, but that's the meat of it right there.

Today, however, I received a job offer from Cooper Power Systems (the world's leading manufacturer of transformers and power regulators). We did a little negotiation on salary (got them up another 5%) and vacation (went from 2 weeks to 3 weeks). I start next Monday.

Emotionally, I don't know what I'm feeling. It's hard to turn on a dime after the emotional rollercoaster I've been on all year. I can't say that I'm feeling happy -- yet. I hope that happiness comes soon as this all sinks in. I think mostly what I'm feeling at the moment is a sense of closure. I feel like I'll finally get a restful night of sleep.

I want to thank all of you for the words of encouragement over the past year. They have meant a lot to me.