I'll start with the current state of events and then give a brief history of how we got here. We are all living in Florida with my sister and her family. Chris is retired and I am back in school. The monkeys are growing up way too fast and are now in 7th (Sarah) and 6th (Jacob) grades. We haven't measured Jacob lately but Sarah was just at the doctor and is now 5'4" and a 1/2. (Can't forget that half!) She has passed one Grandma and is gaining on the other. She is most excited about closing the gap with her Papa. ; ) We are still homeschooling and it's going well. This past year has been filled with lots of transitions and living with my parents and then my sister so I am super proud that they have managed to still accomplish their schoolwork!
I finished my first semester back at college after a 19 year hiatus. It has been an adjustment but it was better than I thought. This semester seems like it will be a lot more work but I'm up for the challenge. Despite 3 years of a music degree, Valencia would not let me test out of Music Appreciation so at least one class is easy. (At some point, I might have to read the book but not yet…). I should be graduating with my AS in Hospitality and Tourism Management in December 2014 and then I will transfer to UCF to work on my BS. Hoping I will be able to clear UCF in 4 semesters (including summer). Some of you will find great humor in my summer schedule for this year. One of my requirements is a 6 hour class called Quantity Food Production. Yes, I have to take a cooking class. I'm sure that will provide lots of inspiration for blog posts.
There is some light at the end of this tunnel we've been in. Chris has a part time job and I am hoping to report the same news soon! At the same place! Let's just say the boss has big ears and a tail. We are also hoping to update everyone with an address of our own by the end of February. We haven't seen our stuff since last March so it will be like Christmas! I also see a BIG garage sale in our future. I'm certain there will be a lot of "why are we keeping this?" and "I didn't even know we had this!" during unpacking. The monkeys have been AMAZING during all of this but they really would like to see their stuff again. And a room of their own. And their Legos. Please pray that this can happen smoothly and soon!
This is where I tell you that I am going to try and better about updating this blog. I can't promise to do it but I can promise to try. I think I need to start blogging about less significant things instead of waiting for big news or such. We'll see...
There is some light at the end of this tunnel we've been in. Chris has a part time job and I am hoping to report the same news soon! At the same place! Let's just say the boss has big ears and a tail. We are also hoping to update everyone with an address of our own by the end of February. We haven't seen our stuff since last March so it will be like Christmas! I also see a BIG garage sale in our future. I'm certain there will be a lot of "why are we keeping this?" and "I didn't even know we had this!" during unpacking. The monkeys have been AMAZING during all of this but they really would like to see their stuff again. And a room of their own. And their Legos. Please pray that this can happen smoothly and soon!
This is where I tell you that I am going to try and better about updating this blog. I can't promise to do it but I can promise to try. I think I need to start blogging about less significant things instead of waiting for big news or such. We'll see...
