Sorry I have been MIA..

It has been a while since I posted and I apologize. We have been so busy and while we were in Kansas I had limited internet. Joseph is a graduate!!!!! 

Since my last post we traveled to Kansas. We left Wednesday evening after Hannah's visit to the PAC to see where she would stand for her recital. We got into Hays, KS around 9:30a on Thursday. We found the campus and picked up Joseph's cap and gown. We also got some graduation t-shirts. We were able to check into Joe's parents room early to eat lunch and rest. We went to visit a local historical site and then went to bed early.

Friday Joseph had rehearsal for graduation. On Saturday we went to a breakfast put on by the virtual college and then we went to the colliseum where Joe's parents were saving our seats. We got there at 7am to get good seats, front row! Joseph graduated around 11:15am and then the ceremony ended about noon. We left Hays at 1:00pm and got home at 6:30am on Sunday. I was exhausted so I got a couple hour nap in before my dad stopped by with our dog, Abby. 

Then another long day started. I had to take Hannah to her first ballet recital and I was silly enough to volunteer to chaperone the first show. It was so hard because we did not know anything so we had to wing it on what to do and when to line the kids up. Hannah missed the final rehersal at the PAC so when she got on stage she forgot where to stand and half the dance. She was trying to watch everyone else and follow along. Then she decided to jump up to the front row. After her first show we went to subway and took the sandwiches to the park for a picnic. After eating we let Hannah play for a while. Then we had to be back to the PAC for her second show. We had front row seats to see her perform. Joe's parents and our friend Jennifer were there too. This time Hannah got lost immediately on stage and was on the wrong side of the stage and in the front row again. I can't wait to get the video because I think we may have a contender for funniest home videos. I was laughing so hard. She is 4 so I did not get too upset that she messed up so bad. It would be different if she was older. But it was her first year and her first recital and she missed final rehearsal.

While in Kansas we got a call from the local temp agency that I have worked for countless times. They offered Joseph a temp job at a bank in town until the end of June. He accepted even though the pay is low because we need the income. I have submitted so many resumes and we have heard nothing from any of them. It has not been easy finding something in his field. We are hoping the ministry gets a location soon so we can go full-time into that and stop this job search. I am hoping that is why there is nothing out there for Joseph right now. Maybe God has bigger plans for us, and it is just not ready yet.

We had our last MOPS meeting yesterday. We have a few playdates during the summer and I am looking forward to still meeting with these wonderful ladies. I have Joseph's party almost ready to go. I have to get the food and make it yet, get a few final decorations and decide on the table decorations yet. I have figured out how to get him there and how to get over there early to decorate and do the food without him suspecting anything. I hope it goes well. Once I have finished his party I can consentrate on Hannah's party. I hope she has a good turnout, I have only heard from two girls so far.

The weather has been so nice, I filled Hannah's pool the other day and she got to swim for the first time this year. She loved it. We have no big plans this holiday weekend. Joseph and Hannah are going to camp out in our yard to check out the tent for the upcoming camping season. We will grill out and have a bonfire to roast veggie dogs, make smores and maybe pudgy pies. I have a Wildtree party this afternoon and we have a birthday party on Monday.

Have a blessed day.

Job hunt continues...

6 days until graduation and no job on the horizon yet. Joseph went out to fill out applications and make connections today. He is registered with a couple temp agencies and my friends at Flex-Staff are blind coping his resume to some companies in the area. I love them down there!

We are leaving for Kansas in two days. Tuesday we will go see my mom and drop our dog Abby off with my dad. Before that we are meeting with the pastor to go over the property in Amherst that we might rent. We will discuss the health programs we want to offer and schedule the dates. I have been starting to look into places to  move to in the area, since this place is so up in the air. We are considering a fixer upper house or buying land and moving a mobile home onto it until we can build our earth home on the land. 

Hannah had her final rehearsal tonight for her recital on Sunday. I registered her for her class this fall and I am praying we are going to be in the area for her to attend. I love her ballet studio and looking at other potential areas we could move to I just have not found anything comparable both in price and quality.

Hard couple days

We have had some sad things happen this week. Our cat had kittens on my birthday back in April. They are about 5 weeks old and we will be giving them away in a few more weeks. We found one dead under our couch a few days ago. We don't know what caused it. He was fine the night before when I went to bed and Joseph found him the next morning when we didn't know where he was. He was still warm so it had happened recently. Then we found some ticks on one of our other cats legs. Joseph removed them and his leg was a little swollen. The next day his leg was even bigger, all the way down to his paw. Joseph removed 3 more woodticks and when he pulled the last one off a gush of puss and blood came out. We found where the infection was but unfortunately there was not much we could do for him. He continued to get worse and by Friday evening he was barely able to move and was moaning in pain. We called a friend who came over and we put him down. It was so hard, he was our Job and earned his name. When he was a week old our previous dog punctured his head by playing a little too rough. Since then he has had problems with balance and coordination. He was never able to use a litter box so he became an outside cat. He was such a sweet cat and loved attention, he purred so loud when we pet him. I think it was especially hard to see him die that way. I did not want him to suffer anymore since he has endured so much in his two years of life. He is at peace now and we will greatly miss him.

Joseph's graduation is coming up so fast. We leave on Wednesday and I am so excited. I got the invites out this week and I have a few to hand out at church yet. I also got Hannahs ivites out this week, they turned out so good. I will try to post a picture of them. 

Tomorrow is Mother's day and we are going out for brunch with Joseph's parents. Then we are going to Michaels to decorate a cookie. I am going to see my mom on Tuesday because we need to drop our dog, Abby off with my dad. He is so great, he always takes her when we go out of town.

Stem Cell Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFJOzu9SyM

I am so glad someone is finally speaking out about this. I feel we are so uneducated about this topic. Most people agree with stem cell research because we have been told it is the miracle cure for so many diseases. What they don't know is that it has not been shown to cure anything. In fact, it causes cancer and has killed patients instead of healing them. Adult stem cells on the other hand have shown great success. So why is it that our wonderful president put a stop to funding adult stem cell research and increased funding for embryonic research. I think Oprah was pretty stunned on this video and since she almost single handidly put Obama in office she probably did not care for this on her show. It will be interesting to see what happens now. I on the other hand, find great hope in knowing my dad may have a cure within ten years and it does not mean a life will end so he can live. After seeing him undure the brain surgery I do hope they have a cure soon. He is such a wonderful man who does not deserve to have to suffer such a disease. Now if they can find a cure with these stem cells for MS I would be over the moon. My mom is so far gone with her MS I don't know that a cure could do her any good, but if it can save someone else that is all that matters.

I will get off my soapbox and be back soon. Joseph is almost done with school, he should be done in a day or so. We leave in a little over a week for graduation and the party planning is coming along. I will update again soon.

Angel's all around....

An angel made my day today. I was at church discussing Joseph's graduation and how I had to postpone the party because of finances. I was just making conversation and I was not trying to imply anything. A little while later one of our members came up to me and said she felt the Lord was urging her to help. She gave me some money to have Joseph's party this month instead of waiting until July. I was so touched. It is true angels come in all shapes and sizes. I met one today!

I am racing to get invites done by Monday since I should have gotten them out a week ago. I had a good friend make up a rough copy of some homeade ones we were going to do but now that that I moved the date back up I don't have time to get together with her to make them. I found some supplies in town and I am going to try to make something similar. I wanted something special and different than a store bought invite. I will post a pic once I have them finished. Luckily I had the planning all done so I just need to purchase supplies and make the food once we closer to the event.

I have my nephews birthday party tomorrow, he turned 4 today. I hope to get to work on the invites in the morning and at night. Joseph doesn't know I upped the party date so I am going to surprise him. It will be hard to get the invites done without him knowing. The printer is down in his office area where he usually does his school work. I will have to be sneaky.

14 days until graduation day.... I can't wait. Job hunting is still going, although we have had some good leads. I will keep you updated.