will work for food

i just wanted to post a quick list of the odd jobs we have been about lately to make ends meet...we have been blessed to have many opportunities to earn money in the last few weeks, despite our economy.

*adam has been catering with a local business for a few events here and there (they love him because of how precisely he follows directions and how exactly he cuts things...wouldn't you want a doctor preparing your food?). this is a great job because adam gets paid by the job with a check and the leftovers!
*our amazon book business has been fairly profitable...they just paid us $1100, but some of that will be given to those who gave us their books to sell
*we have been dog/house-sitting
*we sold a few items of baby gear on Craig's list
*babysitting (perhaps)
*we got a refund for our kayak storage, since it was stolen earlier this year
*my dad paid adam a "finder's fee" to find my sister a car after she totaled her jetta
*adam has been working 14hr days this week at a local event bussing tables...he texted me earlier to tell me that he "dropped an enormous tray of gourmet chicken in the middle of the dining hall." ah, food service. i was telling someone yesterday how hard it was for adam not to see marit for 5 days straight expecting a little sympathy. alas, my friend is a navy wife and sometimes goes for months to a year without seeing her husband...i know we could have it so much worse!
*i haven't sold any jewelry yet, but i have ideas (if my munchkins ever allow me to have two consecutive thoughts in one sitting...)
*adam replaced a cracking plaster wall with sheet-rock in our dining room for our land-lord. now we just need to repaint the room...any suggestions on color? may as well change the color since we have to buy paint regardless...i'm thinking a shade of vintage red
*we sold our well-loved, very old, not running truck to a junk collector
*we changed some things around in our utilities, cell-phones, insurance bills to cut costs
*adam is mowing grass for one friend
*helping another friend get her house ready to go on the market
*adam will (most likely) drive a moving truck across the country for a class-mate who is moving for residency later in june
*adam applied to umpire little league baseball. who knew this skill he has from middle school days would come in handy again? at least his voice has changed now so he can be more commanding!


i'm sure i will remember other things after i publish this most boring post. we are open to other ideas and have three more months to fill with odd jobs. we are thankful that eventually adam will have one full-time job that will meet our needs instead of a gazillion part-time ones...i can't mentally keep track of all that's going right now, but we are oh, so thankful for God's provision for us