Thank the LORD, we all have JOBS!!!!!

     Yes, we are all now gainfully employed, thanks be to God. I was starting to get worried...ok, I was past getting worried, I was starting to get hysterical. Now mind you, we are still scraping pennies out of the glovebox for groceries, but we all see a paycheck coming. James is awaiting the drug test results to come back and then he will begin work as a field service tech for the CAT dealership in town. He will fly to remote areas of Southeast Alaska and fix big equipment in the field. He is super excited about the job, as he will get to see this beautiful state AND get paid to do it. This amazing job of his will allow me to work as a sub when and if I want, which is exciting to me. I will be able to sub every single day here in Juneau, if I want. The sub system is great, round here. I just log on to the sub system, and pick and confirm my job choice for the day or week. Starting Monday, I will be subbing for the week in a half day position in special ed. I want to sub in each elementary school, so I can meet lots of people. I love the fact that I can work if I want to, and on those cold snowy days, I may just stay home, snuggled up with Amos Sparky. And lest I forget, Caleb got a job, too!!! And his first day yesterday was so much fun that he can't wait to go back on Monday! He is a teacher assistant for the Spunky Sprouts Daycare and Preschool. He is currently working with the 2 and 3 year olds. This child of mine LOVES little kids and he is now working 8-4:30 every day. I will work on his schooling on the weekends, and he may take a day each week off of work to also do some school work. I imagine he will learn more in the school of hard knocks than I could ever teach him, but we will continue working on his GED curriculum so he can finish that in the next couple of years. We are also working on his driver's license and we are now determined to get that sucker before he has to learn to drive in SNOW!!!
    The weather this past week has been cold and rainy...yes, COLD!! Yesterday the high was 55 with spits of rain off and on. I actually had to dig out my pants to replace my shorts that I have been wearing for FOREVER!!! Flip-flops went in the closet and sneakers are out. It was so chilly in this house that we almost turned on the heat....almost...just couldn't do it, yet. We all bundled up and we warmed right up...can you imagine turning on the heat in August in Harlingen, Texas????? I think NOT! Poor little Amos is always shaking cold, so he is in his little sweaters all the time. He has become the biggest baby since the big move...he loves to be swaddled in a blanket and he will sleep 8 hours or more, never moving a paw!!! Some of it could be the weather, and most of that could be he is just inherently lazy. Silly dog!!!

     So that's what's new and I appreciate you following along...we are blessed by all of your kind comments and prayers. Our adventure continues...can't wait to start posting some snow photos because the locals are predicting a bunch of the white stuff this year!!! YIKES!!!!