We are moving!! We have been looking for some time for a teaching/coaching job for Bill that would allow him to be a football coach again. He applied at several places, but we hadn't really heard anything until last week, when Elkader, a school that he didn't even apply at, called him for an interview. He lined that interview up and then we contacted Independence to let them know that he was interviewing somewhere else and that we needed to know their timeline. They responded, please come interview with us also. So this past week Bill made two trips east for these interviews. Last night, Thursday, Independence called (while he was on his way home from the second interview) and wanted to "make Bill a proposition". When he called back they offered him head varsity football, and 8th grade english. We took another night to pray and decide if this was where our family needed to be. This morning he called and told them YES!!!! We are going to Indee!! It is considerably larger than Hubbard. We have about 300 total students, they have about 1300 total students. It will be a little different for the girls, but I think they will adjust very well. Amber has been very excited about this whole process and so far, she hasn't really been bothered by the idea of leaving Hubbard. She is very excited about daddy coaching football again. Ashley on the other hand reacted just as I predicted. She cried. But then after a good cry we talked about everything that Independence has and what it will be like and now she is very excited. She actually went to school today and announced to her class that she will be moving and her daddy will be coaching football again. :)
So now, onward to painting and getting the house ready. We are praying and asking God to give us the right buyer willing to pay what is needed for our house. This is probably the biggest hurdle we have to face. The housing market in Hubbard during the last year was pretty bad, some houses sitting for a year. When I talked to the realtor he said that things are starting to pick up and he is seeing more action. Hopefully that means that someone will be looking at our house and buying!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Just some fun photos I've found
Alex needed another haircut so I decided to give it a try. I "introduced" him to the clippers and then started. He did really well. You can see the finished product. Not too bad for the first time cutting little boy hair!
I'm Horrible and I Know it!
I am a blogging failure. Those of you that know me, understand that I can talk forever about many things, so it should be simple for me to just talk to my computer and put it all down in type. But it isn't. Somehow, just sitting down at the computer is a big feat.
Lots has been going on since I last blogged. Alex is walking now. Not totally, all the time, but he is walking a majority of the time. He walks to people and between couches and the other day walked across the living room and kitchen in one attempt.
We had our last home visit with our social worker. No more visits!!! Yeah! It means that everything is really done. We are just waiting on the Social Security Card to come and then we really are finished. It will be nice to not have to think about any of those things.
Amber and Ashley went to the Awana Games in Ankeny. Ashley's team took first place. They play games like "bean bag race" and "train". Some parents are horrified by the "train". Bill loves it. Basically, for those of you that haven't experience this event, you line up about 7 or 8 little kids from tallest to shortest(6-8 years old). Then you have them grab hold of the person in front of them as hard as they can. At the whistle, all four different teams run as fast as they can around the circle, trying to get back to their starting point, at which time the last child will run into the center and tag the pin, scoring points for our team. What never fails to happen (to Bill's amusement) is the tiny little child on the end of the train is struggling to hold on because of the momentum pushing them outward. They hold on for as long as they can around the circle, but it never fails that they JUST CAN'T HOLD ON any longer and they hurtle into innocent bystanders (other 6-8 year olds) that weren't prepared to be landed on. There are tears, injuries, and many times blood. This year one of our boys teams launched their caboose onto an unsuspecting blue team member (we are yellow) and the victim cried and cried. At which point I think Bill said, I love this game! Oh yes, that's what he said.
Now Amber's team took 3rd. We think that they were robbed of 2nd place, but who are we to question the razor sharp eyes of the Awana Games officials???? All year our kids were told that if they dove through the air for a pin that they would be disqualified, so in the tie-breaker event, we ran to the pin and touched it, but not before the other team launched into the air and knocked the pin down. Needless to say it was an opportunity to talk about how LIFE IS NOT FAIR!!
Now, what about Addie. You would think that I would have plenty to say about Addie, but surprisingly I don't. Lately, other than just being a little whiny, she hasn't done anything too horrible. I know that sounds harsh, but really, there are days when I think to myself that it will be a good day if Addie doesn't injure someone, hurt herself or break something in the house! She is a little tornado at times.
Life for the family as a whole has been pretty normal. We didn't get a chance to go to Sanibel this year, and while that was really disappointing, we are looking forward to Disney World in Florida this summer. Although I must say, during the week of Spring Break we would often think about all you that were down there with just a touch of jealousy, especially when we were getting snow here! Now we are looking forward to being in the last quarter of school heading downhill to summer!
Lots has been going on since I last blogged. Alex is walking now. Not totally, all the time, but he is walking a majority of the time. He walks to people and between couches and the other day walked across the living room and kitchen in one attempt.
We had our last home visit with our social worker. No more visits!!! Yeah! It means that everything is really done. We are just waiting on the Social Security Card to come and then we really are finished. It will be nice to not have to think about any of those things.
Amber and Ashley went to the Awana Games in Ankeny. Ashley's team took first place. They play games like "bean bag race" and "train". Some parents are horrified by the "train". Bill loves it. Basically, for those of you that haven't experience this event, you line up about 7 or 8 little kids from tallest to shortest(6-8 years old). Then you have them grab hold of the person in front of them as hard as they can. At the whistle, all four different teams run as fast as they can around the circle, trying to get back to their starting point, at which time the last child will run into the center and tag the pin, scoring points for our team. What never fails to happen (to Bill's amusement) is the tiny little child on the end of the train is struggling to hold on because of the momentum pushing them outward. They hold on for as long as they can around the circle, but it never fails that they JUST CAN'T HOLD ON any longer and they hurtle into innocent bystanders (other 6-8 year olds) that weren't prepared to be landed on. There are tears, injuries, and many times blood. This year one of our boys teams launched their caboose onto an unsuspecting blue team member (we are yellow) and the victim cried and cried. At which point I think Bill said, I love this game! Oh yes, that's what he said.
Now Amber's team took 3rd. We think that they were robbed of 2nd place, but who are we to question the razor sharp eyes of the Awana Games officials???? All year our kids were told that if they dove through the air for a pin that they would be disqualified, so in the tie-breaker event, we ran to the pin and touched it, but not before the other team launched into the air and knocked the pin down. Needless to say it was an opportunity to talk about how LIFE IS NOT FAIR!!
Now, what about Addie. You would think that I would have plenty to say about Addie, but surprisingly I don't. Lately, other than just being a little whiny, she hasn't done anything too horrible. I know that sounds harsh, but really, there are days when I think to myself that it will be a good day if Addie doesn't injure someone, hurt herself or break something in the house! She is a little tornado at times.
Life for the family as a whole has been pretty normal. We didn't get a chance to go to Sanibel this year, and while that was really disappointing, we are looking forward to Disney World in Florida this summer. Although I must say, during the week of Spring Break we would often think about all you that were down there with just a touch of jealousy, especially when we were getting snow here! Now we are looking forward to being in the last quarter of school heading downhill to summer!
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