Tuesday, November 29, 2005
A few recent pics
The job hunt is still going. But God is good and we are not starving! Here are some pics of a trip we took into the mountains while John's parents and grandmother were visiting. All the way north to McCall we followed a river. We stopped to throw snowballs and take a few pictures. In McCall, there was a lot more snow and a gorgeous mountain view over the lake. Enjoy!
Friday, November 11, 2005
OK - I've been neglectful (Long Post)
It's been a while since I posted. I know that. I mean to do better. Honestly!
Let's go backwards in time to fill in some blanks here. The last post was from Steph posting pics of our new place. I was in Virginia to get our stuff from storage. Let's pick up the narrative from there. Alex and I flew out of Boise Monday night to San Francisco as a 3 hour layover for our red-eye flight to DC. He loved his first ever trip in an airplane and was excited to go to California. Unfortunately it was dark when we arrived in the city by the bay. We were able to look out over the ocean during our approach and see som fading sunset colors - but most of the view was the lights in the city. I had been told to not leave the airport - that a 3 hour layover wasn't enough time to go anywhere and get back for a flight so we stayed put and sat down at a pub for dinner. We watched the MNF game and tried to relax. Alex started feeling sick and was missing mommy. He didn't want to get on the plane and actually sat down and cried at the gate. The gate attendant was wonderful and offerred to let us take a flight the next morning - but we had someone scheduled to pick us up in the morning at BWI and he was going out of town that afternoon. So I prodded and got him on the plane. 15 minutes later he was feeling better and told me thanks for pushing him on. Whew!! Big relief on my part!!
We got in to Fredericksburg and checked in with a few people and then waited on the truck to arrive. Carolyn, Ariel, and Elizabeth arrived to help get things loaded and they were an incredible help. We got boxes loaded in the front of the truck and had it packed from floor to ceiling! Michael and Darryl came after work to help get big stuff loaded. We got most of the furniture loaded and then called it a night. I picked Alex up at Timmy's house (wow - were they excited to get a play day together!) and then headed to Michaels house to spend the night. Thanks again to Michael and Alicia for putting us up for two nights! The next day, Carolyn brought her kids back again - this time including Solomon who is an incredible worker. Mark came to help out after a funeral he had to attend and together we got everything loaded by 6:15 PM. Almost everything fit - and Carolyn was happy to have our leftovers. We prioritized what got loaded and it worked well. I took them to dinner to say thanks and we enjoyed hot wings at BW3.
Thursday we left for Dayton - to have a birthday party for Alex with family and get some rest before the LONG drive on to Boise! The van started acting funny as I got off the highway to go to my inlaws - I figured to check on it in the morning before I left. We had a good time with grandparents, uncles and a friend. The next mornign, I asked my father-in-law to test drive the van and see what he thought was wrong. It wouldn't go into reverse!! Finally it did - and then showed it's true colors - only having 2nd gear available. I took it into a Dodge dealer to get the transmission checked and sure enough - it needed replaced. Fortunately it was under warranty - 18 months ago we had put a new transmission in. So I was stuck in Dayton. Well not really stuck - all our family and several friends are still there so I made good use of the downtime. When the van got fixed and I was preparing to leave, my parents said that if I would wait two more days that they would go with. Cool - that meant 3 drivers for 2 vehicles on a long haul. So on Thursday morning we all headed out (mom, dad, grandma, Alex and myself) We arrived in Boise Saturday evening about 2 hours after the friends that helped Stephanie unload the truck had left. Everything was in the house and garage - now the long task of setup could begin.That night we set up a few beds and then crashed for the night. It had been a long few days - but it was good to be home!!
We spent the next week setting up the house - by Wednesday we were able to pull both vehicles into the garage! Things have been progressing more slowly now - but it's getting done! My dad has been off of work for the last year due to surgeries on his knees - he's had both of them replaced. A day before the first surgery he received notice that he was being laid-off from his 16 year job at Panasonic - but it wouldn't take effect until he returned from short term disability of the surgery. Anyway - he has decided that he really likes it here in the west and is looking for work here now. Dayton's economy is going down the tubes now because of companies like Delphi and Panansonic and others. So it makes sense to look for work someplace where the economy is growing! We're excited about the prospects too. Could be a good thing. So they are still here (they're staying in the RV) for a few more days at least while dad sends out resumes and tries to get interviews.
I have sent out nearly 100 resumes and have specifically applied for a few positions - nothing has come of it yet. God will take care of us - I know that! It's just a matter of how! Anyway that kind of brings you up to date on what's going on in our lives! I'll get Steph to post some more pictures in the next few days!
John
Let's go backwards in time to fill in some blanks here. The last post was from Steph posting pics of our new place. I was in Virginia to get our stuff from storage. Let's pick up the narrative from there. Alex and I flew out of Boise Monday night to San Francisco as a 3 hour layover for our red-eye flight to DC. He loved his first ever trip in an airplane and was excited to go to California. Unfortunately it was dark when we arrived in the city by the bay. We were able to look out over the ocean during our approach and see som fading sunset colors - but most of the view was the lights in the city. I had been told to not leave the airport - that a 3 hour layover wasn't enough time to go anywhere and get back for a flight so we stayed put and sat down at a pub for dinner. We watched the MNF game and tried to relax. Alex started feeling sick and was missing mommy. He didn't want to get on the plane and actually sat down and cried at the gate. The gate attendant was wonderful and offerred to let us take a flight the next morning - but we had someone scheduled to pick us up in the morning at BWI and he was going out of town that afternoon. So I prodded and got him on the plane. 15 minutes later he was feeling better and told me thanks for pushing him on. Whew!! Big relief on my part!!
We got in to Fredericksburg and checked in with a few people and then waited on the truck to arrive. Carolyn, Ariel, and Elizabeth arrived to help get things loaded and they were an incredible help. We got boxes loaded in the front of the truck and had it packed from floor to ceiling! Michael and Darryl came after work to help get big stuff loaded. We got most of the furniture loaded and then called it a night. I picked Alex up at Timmy's house (wow - were they excited to get a play day together!) and then headed to Michaels house to spend the night. Thanks again to Michael and Alicia for putting us up for two nights! The next day, Carolyn brought her kids back again - this time including Solomon who is an incredible worker. Mark came to help out after a funeral he had to attend and together we got everything loaded by 6:15 PM. Almost everything fit - and Carolyn was happy to have our leftovers. We prioritized what got loaded and it worked well. I took them to dinner to say thanks and we enjoyed hot wings at BW3.
Thursday we left for Dayton - to have a birthday party for Alex with family and get some rest before the LONG drive on to Boise! The van started acting funny as I got off the highway to go to my inlaws - I figured to check on it in the morning before I left. We had a good time with grandparents, uncles and a friend. The next mornign, I asked my father-in-law to test drive the van and see what he thought was wrong. It wouldn't go into reverse!! Finally it did - and then showed it's true colors - only having 2nd gear available. I took it into a Dodge dealer to get the transmission checked and sure enough - it needed replaced. Fortunately it was under warranty - 18 months ago we had put a new transmission in. So I was stuck in Dayton. Well not really stuck - all our family and several friends are still there so I made good use of the downtime. When the van got fixed and I was preparing to leave, my parents said that if I would wait two more days that they would go with. Cool - that meant 3 drivers for 2 vehicles on a long haul. So on Thursday morning we all headed out (mom, dad, grandma, Alex and myself) We arrived in Boise Saturday evening about 2 hours after the friends that helped Stephanie unload the truck had left. Everything was in the house and garage - now the long task of setup could begin.That night we set up a few beds and then crashed for the night. It had been a long few days - but it was good to be home!!
We spent the next week setting up the house - by Wednesday we were able to pull both vehicles into the garage! Things have been progressing more slowly now - but it's getting done! My dad has been off of work for the last year due to surgeries on his knees - he's had both of them replaced. A day before the first surgery he received notice that he was being laid-off from his 16 year job at Panasonic - but it wouldn't take effect until he returned from short term disability of the surgery. Anyway - he has decided that he really likes it here in the west and is looking for work here now. Dayton's economy is going down the tubes now because of companies like Delphi and Panansonic and others. So it makes sense to look for work someplace where the economy is growing! We're excited about the prospects too. Could be a good thing. So they are still here (they're staying in the RV) for a few more days at least while dad sends out resumes and tries to get interviews.
I have sent out nearly 100 resumes and have specifically applied for a few positions - nothing has come of it yet. God will take care of us - I know that! It's just a matter of how! Anyway that kind of brings you up to date on what's going on in our lives! I'll get Steph to post some more pictures in the next few days!
John
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)