Our story

A little video of Melia giving the camera a smackeroo (she kisses EVERYTHING these days:), Sam furiously saying and signing "Papa, Papa" (meaning Auntie Tara:), and a little interview with Amelia at the end. I would try to have Sam say his new words for the camera but a) he does not like to perform and b) he thinks the video camera looks like an airplane and just signs airplane over and over again and can not be distracted! I'll have to get Joelie to do some secret footage when Sam isn't aware some day soon.

Anyhow, life is floating along. Joel started his new job last week at a homeless clinic downtown. I can't believe I haven't posted about the job switch. You may remember me saying that he'd be starting a surgery position. Well, long story short, the clinic called out of "nowhere" and asked if he would still be interested in working there as they were having a provider leave. He hated to tell the surgery group that he had to decline their offer, but the other is pretty much a dream job for him AND it has loan repayment. He is learning a ton already and you can read all about it on his new blog here. Make sure to scroll down to the bottom to start from the very beginning.

All is well on the home front. Amelia continues to crack us up with her antics and affection. Sammy is starting to be quite a little worker and spends his days moving sticks from one spot in the yard to another, filling up his dump truck with rocks and then taking them all out..... so cute!

Must go for now and get lunch ready. Have I told you that I cook now? Yep, I even planned our menu for this week. How did this happen, you ask? One word: Budget. We are going through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and it is whipping us into shape. We are SO thankful for it--painful as it is! So, computer time has decreased and kitchen time has increased...hopefully soon I'll be able to "do it all" and catch up with my blogging. Love, Jen