Vegas

We are home now. We had a good trip even if the boys were a little bored, okay a lot bored.

We were able to visit with Kim and her family, and see the new baby Owen. The boys loved being at Kim's house even if they had to play "true love" with a 4 yr old Maddy. They were very good sports about playing barbies with her. We went to the Children's Place to buy clothes and the boys were a great help, they carried Owen around as if he was the most precious thing that they had ever held.

While I was there I had the opportunity to attend a ti chi class with my mother-in-law, I have to say that for the first time in a long time I felt great. I am definitely going to try and find someone here that teaches it.

I drove around with Melanie looking for houses in their area, as it will make the mornings easier for us to be close to the school that we are going to register the boys in. They aren't happy about their new school as it is an international school and they will have some subjects in spanish, and that means that they have to start paying attention to what I am saying.

The thing that made the biggest difference though was that as I sat in the living room of my in-laws home, I got the most overwhelming feeling that it was time to go back to Vegas, that the Lord will prepare the way for us. At the same time Mike got the same feeling.

So that is the wrap up of the trip to Vegas.....

Interview Update

I had my interview with the Clark County School District on Monday, I feel like it went well. It was the priliminary interview. Now it is a waiting game to see whether or not they hire me. Now I need to do all the stuff for my license in NV, and then wait and see what happens.

Boring and Mundane..

It occurred to me this morning that I haven't updated this in a while and there might be one reader out there that is interested in what is going on in our lives...

So here it is in a nutshell, we are very boring and mundane right now. Mike is still at the jail, and loving what he does. I am teaching Spanish full-time and loving it. Mik well he is Mik and we love him for it. Mat is doing great so long as we don't talk about the surgery.

I do have an interview tomorrow afternoon with the Clark County School District (for those that read this and don't know where that is it is in Vegas). I am a little nervous, however I got a blessing and so I feel that if I am meant to teach there then it will happen..

....oh almost forgot the mohawk has made another appearance on Mat's head.

Blue and Gold

On Thursday we had Blue and Gold. The boys love scouts and so they have worked really hard the last couple of months, and both of them got somethings. Mat earned 3 beads, and Mik earned his wolf. Here are some pictures from that night...okay for some reason I can only post this picture

Mat's Surgery

Mat's surgery has been scheduled. It is on June 2nd at 7:30am. He will be in the hospital for between 3-5 days.

Had to buy...

So Mike came home from work on Sunday night and informed me that my car was leaking something, and that he thought it was the water pump. He then told me that if it is the water pump he couldn't fix it, and that it would be cheaper to buy a new car.

So this morning we went down and looked at cars, and originally decided to go with the Ford Freestlye, their crossover vehicle, then I saw the price and decided that I didn't want to pay that, so we went for the Ford Freestar.

We weren't able to finish the paper work because Mike had to go to work, so we will go back tomorrow morning and finish the paper work.

So tomorrow we will have a car that was made in this century..wow what a concept..

The Next Step

Well it is looking more and more like we are going to Vegas...
I have put in my application to the school district there, my license will transfer over, or rather I qualify for a license in NV, now it is just a matter of the interviews.

Michael is helping us find a house and I have to say that I never thought that we would be able to afford a house in Vegas again. Some of the houses that we are looking at are ones that we have looked at in the past.

So next month I am going to Vegas and we will see how everything goes. We have decided that wherever the Lord wants us is where we will be.

Life Changes

You know it is interesting where life leads you. Mike and I thought that we had it figured out, we were going to stay here, buy this house, he would either stay at the jail is in now or go to the streets, I would start teaching with the school district here, and the boys would grow up.

However it is looking like our little dream isn't going to happen. The realities are that with today's economy teachers that would normally be retiring this year aren't, what does this mean for me, well it means that it will be that much harder for me to get a job here. Because of this I began to but out feelers around the country to see what there was out there for a Spanish teacher. I have been amazed about what is out there for a Spanish teacher, if I am willing to leave NM.

So we have narrowed our list down to 4 places. 3 we would never have even thought of, and 1 we swore that we would never do.

It is between the following places..now this is only is I can't get a job here..
1. Maryland
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Vegas.

We have our suspicions about where we may end up, however we aren't making any decisions until the interviews are done and a position has been accepted..

So keep tuned in and we will see where we end up...

Yeah!!!

WE ARE NO LONGER A ONE CAR FAMILY!!!!!!

Mike has been looking for a car for the last couple of months. He had a budget as we were going to pay cash for it. He has looked at a lot of cars that were real lemons. However yesterday he found one and we went down and looked at it. Other than normal maintenance there was nothing wrong with it.

So I whipped out the checkbook and low and behold Mike has his own car that I can't drive. Not because he says I can't but because it is a standard transmission and I can't drive a stick. Course I am probably going to have to learn in case there is an emergency and I may have to drive it.

This is going to make our lives so much easier. I can't even tell you.

Today in History

As I got up this morning I did something that I don't normally do, I turned on the t.v.. I usually get up take the kids to school then go back to bed to snuggle with Mike, as we can only do that in the morning as I am asleep when he gets home from work, that is our time. However this morning I had to watch. I didn't vote for Obama, however I have to say that I am excited to be able to watch history in the making.

As I dropped this kids off at school last week I heard the announcement that in every classroom in America this inauguration, including in Mik and Mat's class.

This is a day that will be remembered in history, and I am very glad to be able to see it in my life, and also for all of the implications it means for my boys.