I think we're gonna need...

So the economy has not been on its best behavior for years. It seems that no matter what is done it keeps spiralling the drain. In the last six years I've seen long term employees cut loose to restart their lives. We were blessed for a while (we've been blessed always but that's not where I'm going right now) to not only keep my husband's career going at the same company but he even got promoted. This promotion moved us across the states and it was good. In all actuality it was too good to be true. Both my husband and I though truly thankful for the opportunity felt as if the bottom was going to fall out at any moment. Then it did. He was laid off and given a severance package. Stressed out over the previous 18 months of work he needed a change. That change came two fold, first he trained and became an over the road truck driver and then we moved back to Colorado. These decisions were filled with difficulty. First DH would be away for long periods of time leaving me to parent alone. Secondly the monetary compensation wasn't going to be enough although trucking companies brag that it's great and wonderful and rewarding.
The biggest issue with changing fields for a time is getting back into the previous career once your blood pressure has resumed regular levels. Plus the economy isn't what it used to be in Denver. Although DH began looking into IT jobs in Denver about nine months into trucking nothing came to fruition. Nothing. No calls. No interviews. Nothing. Then he changed trucking jobs and came home. On many very important levels this was fabulous. I had my husband back. My boys had their father. We were together again. The biggest problem with the new job is to get paid the most money for his time he is on call six days a week. A tough life even with having him a home. Thus we continue the search.
Recently we decided to cast a wider net for jobs. We started looking in Seattle. So far we've had better results than the previous 15 months. Nothing in life is certain. I hear the weather is much more damp and even wet in the Northwest. I think we're gonna need better shoes. Rainboots....