My first blog

June 24, 2006

This is my first attempt at a blog and I'm not nearly as crafty as Tiff and MB but I thought that I'd give it a go as it's such a promising way of staying in touch and more than that I think it could be a fun way to journal.

We just returned from Texas where we gorged ourselves on sushi buffet (me only once and Russ three times) and Mexican food - fajitas, fresh guacamole and salsa galore. Russ' family is always fun to visit except this time it rained the entire time we were there and the skeeters were in rare form. Poor Canon has literally about 50 bites on his little body and we've vowed to keep him inside until the swelling starts to subside, which isn't easy because he's definitely an outside kid. But now that we've returned we're onto the seemingly contagious process of moving to Searcy, Arkansas, where Russ has just been hired as the girls' basketball head coach for Riverview High School. It's only about an hour from Mtn. View and we're pretty excited about the move. We're both pumped up about the possibility of finding a new church home, one that might possibly meet both our needs. Not to mention, we're also hopeful that I'll be able to find a job within the year as there are so many more schools in the area than around here. As for now, though, it looks like I'll be driving back and forth to Clinton from Searcy ... back up to 55 miles. Had gotten it down to 36 but oh well I guess that I'm meant to drive. Must be some sort of punishment that I'm enduring because of my misdirected spiritual life. Anyway, I'm scheduled to teach 5th grade at Clinton. Good age, very impressionable and ripe for learning still.

The rest of the summer looks to be fairly bleak as I stare at closets and cabinets full of breakables and over-sized collections of recent years. I seem to be making daily runs to the local grocery store for boxes, nabbing what I can from the rest of the locals. So far I've packed one closet and our hutch. Not much of a start and already about 40 boxes. Ugh. But, they're small boxes. I learned my lesson with the last move. Note to self: Do not permanently injure back for this.

After we get settled we are going to attempt for another baby. I've officially survived the first 2 years ... applaude here. So, I've got about one more effort in me. Canon is our greatest joy. He is the happiest kid I have ever met and also, obviously, the cutest. He's not much for social skills yet but we're working on that.

Okay, I'm going to try to publish this now and see what it looks like. Catch you cats later.