Life's Chapters

Well, it's been over a week since I posted. I'm not sure I can even remember anything that far back :) Last week was Hutson's first week home with John. We took him out of daycare for now hoping to save some money. But hopefully John will get a job soon, more on that later.

Tanisha's dance had observation week last week, so I went and observed her ballet class. I got to watch her on her pointe shoes and saw their dance for recital. On the way home Tanisha informed me that she didn't want to continue pointe once she outgrew her shoes. Since her feet hasn't grown in almost 2 years, I'm not sure she'll ever outgrow them :) I think that pointe is very beautiful and enjoyed watching her on them. Thursday was the play for drama club "Freak the Mighty". It was actually very good and all the kids did a fabulous job. Here is a [blurry] picture. Tanisha is in the green.

Hutson has been working in his new workbook during the day with daddy and learning more of his letters. I had worked with him one night on H, T, B, and N. H for Hutson, T for Tanisha, B for Brooke, and N for Nicholas. The next day John worked with him some more and apparently Hutson argued with him that N was for Brooke; so when I came down he told me "Mommy, daddy said N was for Nicholas" and he had this sad little tattling face on. John took him to the zoo to see the baby tigers one day last week, and they planted some flowers outside for me.

This past weekend we traveled to Oklahoma to spend some time with some of my family. My Aunt Mary and Uncle Keith live in Talihina, OK. It always fun to visit them and be with my cousins. The weekend before they flew out to Oregon to drive my Grandpa Peterman and his dog Taz back to their house. I don't get to see Grandpa very much, so it was nice to see him so soon after Christmas. Here's an adorable picture of him and Hutson....

My aunt was able to bring some of my grandpa's pictures back with her so she could scan all the ones he had and put them on Cd's for anyone who wants them. It was so fun to go thru and see me and my cousins when we were little, and I loved looking at the ones from when my grandpa was young. He had some great photo's. It was really neat to actually see what pictures my grandparents had that I had forgot about, some I could have gone without seeing again (ex-boyfriends), but as my aunt pointed out to me those were chapters of my life. I'm so glad my life was able to move past some of those chapters, and on to bigger and better things!

We spent the majority of the weekend hanging out, playing rock band, and some even braved the pool. Hutson actually loved it this time and had to be forced out because he was "shaking wike a weaf" as he pointed out. John and Hutson did some fishing (or pretended). Ever since we got home Hutson has been wanting to go fishing, guess we'll have to get him a pole for his birthday....

John had his first interview on Monday. It's with a Structural Engineering firm that specializes in bridges. It is not what he has been focusing on for the past 10 years and would be a total career change, but he's excited about the possibility. He always wanted to design bridges, and when he first graduated from college he interviewed with a firm in Nashville who was looking for a bridge engineer. Of course by the time they had called to offer him a job he had already accepted the job in Richmond and was actually on his way to moving there.... I am grateful that he took the Richmond job or who knows if we would have met ;) Anyway out of 100 resumes he was 1 of 5 that will be interviewed for the job. They said they would call him on Friday and let him know either way. They told him that although he had no experience in bridges, his experience in construction and managing helped him alot. I'm also sure his PE license helped a little. So on Friday we'll know if John's next chapter in his life will begin.

Well, I have to work this week (Spring Break), but I'm trying to enjoy as much as I can with the kids. We had lunch at the zoo today, and I'm sure we'll find a couple of other small fun things to do. I am off to Jackson, MS on Monday and Tuesday for our project there, and the following week will be in Richmond for my monthly visit. I am very nervous of the changes that John's new job will bring (this one or even a different one). I have been spoiled our whole marriage, where we worked, either 15 minutes apart and could have lunch together everyday, or he was in the same room as me. I am not a big person on change....

Well, hope every one's week is going great and continues that way!