It seems like just yesterday Randy was away at school but in reality it was 2 years ago already!!! He is challenging a year which is why there is a gap but it is time for him to head back to school for his 3rd year…He called today and was lucky enough to get registered for his 3rd session for Sheetmetal Worker at NAIT in Edmonton. He was very worried about getting in for his 3rd year…he is still finishing his 2nd and they have far less spots available for the 3rd session. But he waited on hold for an hour and was able to get in!!! He starts August 29th and goes for 10 weeks which puts him home before winter gets really set in. This will enable him to come home on weekends more, or for us to go see him because the roads won’t be as bad yet.
It won’t be as hard on us financially this time because of course I make more now and our vehicle will be paid off before he goes away…the sad thing is that he will likely miss Ethan’s first day of school because it will probably be the same day that he starts in Edmonton. I will of course take lots of pictures and send them to him but I know he’s sad about not being here for that big day. The tricky with him being gone this time is that during that time period every year I usually have a couple of trips out of town to take with work and I won’t have anyone to watch Ethan. So I will have to figure that out but thankfully we’ve made some friends here and I trust them to look after him if of course they can! Otherwise I just don’t go on the trip and hopefully that isn’t an issue with my work.
When he gets back he will be that much closer to being a Journeyman which makes our family that much more secure…he can go anywhere with his ticket! I’m proud of him for going after this and pushing through it, I know it can’t be easy to be away from home that long and to be back in school but he’s doing a great job and Ethan and I are very proud of him!
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