6/30/16 Decision's Made, Now What?

    Wife has now officially made her decision and all exit lanes have been closed off.  All we can do now, is follow through, or maintain as is, but that is no longer good enough.  While we were leaving for vacation, she got the call from the small town next to our hometown to come and be a Director of Federal Funds.  Another person had been chosen for the position or so she had been told by the Superintendent.  TEA got wind and said no, that person did not have the credentials, so Wife was the next candidate on the list.  She was called but kept them waiting while another job she interviewed decided on who to choose.  Again, she came in second, I don't think the chosen candidate is the best choice, but that is their problem now.  We had discussed it, and she was tempted to take that job even at a lower pay so she could stay and work here in Austin.
    What will this job mean to us?  It means a very healthy raise or she would not have bothered taking it.  It means that after a couple years, she will be able to list on her resume that she is a Director, and thus, those types of jobs will be what she will be looking for.  It also means a great opportunity for her to work at a higher level, really leave her mark on a program.  I know she will do well, she has always overachieved.
    How about us?  As it is, I have been on nights over twenty years.  We only sleep together during the weekends right now, so that won't change.  We already go a couple days where we might only see each other for a half hour during my dinner break, so it should not be that hard.  We are still trying to figure out the best option for Chubs.  He was to start a very demanding program next year, I was still hesitant on him doing that, this might save him from it.  My opinion has always been kids have a sweet spot for learning, you cannot force them to kick it into high gear and study at an extreme level for more than a couple years.  If you start pushing too hard in 6th grade, maybe by the time they hit 9th or 10th grade, they may decide they are done.  I could be wrong, but once school is thought of as a chore and not a privilege, it becomes that much harder.  Boy wanted to be a hero and move back home to watch Chubs, but he has three nights where he has classes in the evenings, which makes me wonder why is schedule so shitty, he is an upperclassman.  I do not want to rely on my brother who just moved in with us, because it would not be fair to make him be momma, when he has his own life to live.
    Chubs may end up in Crystal City, but it was good enough for me and my siblings, we all got to college.  Plus I know it would only be a couple years, at most.