update

It happened. I've been offerred a job. Permanent. Full-time.

I thought I wouldn't get that one. Quite surprised when they offerred it to me.

The job is clinical, providing in-home support to families with a child with FASD.

Now the ethical question has become quite imminent. Legally, I don't have to tell them anything. I don't like the idea of signing on for only a few months. But is it ethical to stay on EI when I could be gainfully employed? Is it ethical to not pay my bills and debts when I now have the means to do so? Is it ethical to form relationships with families whom I will probably not continue with beyond a few months? Then again, I don't KNOW that I'm starting my Masters in fall. I still haven't been officially accepted, only recommended for acceptance by the dept I'm applying to. And even if I am accepted, could I not make an offer to continue to work for this organization on a part-time or casual basis?

Housing search going horribly. Taking a job is actually a detriment to us right now to getting a mortgage. Our mortgage broker has been planning for us to apply as self-employed. However, clearly being no longer self-employed I have to be through a probationary period before being considered for a mortgage. So I think house-buying is out of the question for awhile even if we were to find something that wasn't fatally flawed.