News on the Move

Has it really been a month since my last post?!! Holy Cow! I do have an excuse -- although it's not a very good one. I've been waiting to post until I have a new belly shot. However, we never seem to get around to taking a picture! This week -- I promise! Today's post will just have to do without a picture.

Jon's job search has been finished for a few weeks now. He decided to take the job with Kraft, so we will be moving to the Chicago area -- think suburbs WAY outside of Chicago. He seems pretty excited, but also a little nervous. This "getting out" of the Army thing is hard for him I think because he's never quit anything before and feels like he's "quitting" now. I keep trying to remind him that he served his time and that the Lord has definitely made it clear to us that we need to move on. All in all, though, I think he's ready for the challenge of something new and looking forward to working with the people at Kraft. We are going house-hunting during my spring break, which should be fun. It seems like just yesterday that we drove up here from Texas to find our townhome. I will never forget that trip! I was still in college and Jon was at Fort Sill and we drove my little Saturn up here for two days to find somewhere to live. Hmmm .. memories. :)

I just broke the news to my boss that my last day at school will be April 27th. I was really nervous to tell her (you know -- because I already quit once this year and then had to ask for my job back!), but she was VERY understanding AGAIN and I feel so much more at peace with leaving early now. It would have been so complicated to meet up with Jon at the end of the school year, find a place to live in the mean-time, find a new doctor, etc. I think this will make everything easier. And I must admit -- it is a little nice to know I only have 6 more weeks of teaching to get through! We are starting our state-mandated testing this week (CSAP) and I have been SO irritable and uptight about it. Our district makes a HUGE deal about it (as I'm sure a lot do) and it is just so stressful! Especially when you are working with middle schoolers. I mean, you never know how motivated they will be from one day to the next. And it's not like their performance on the test affects them in any way besides class-placement (which they couldn't care less about). I could write an entire post on this, but I'll spare you. Luckily, we take the math portion first and that will be done by Wednesday!

Jon and I went and registered today for the baby. It was pretty fun picking stuff out for our little guy and made everything seem just a little bit more real. It is hard, though, to make a choice when you've got SO many options for everything! Oh well. We decided on the way home that if we made the wrong decision about anything on there it's definitely not the end of the world. We'll just take it back or buy something different. No use in getting stressed over it, right?! Tanner has been kicking lots, which I love and I can definitely tell that he's growing as my belly seems to be getting bigger and bigger! I was just tickled the other day as I was in the locker room at the gym changing into my workout clothes. A lady asked me when I was due -- which means she could definitely tell that I'm pregnant and not just fat. I swear the people in the gym look at me funny sometimes. They must be thinking -- that girl is in here every day and she just keeps getting bigger and bigger -- what is her deal? Too funny. I finally had to tell the guy at the front desk that I was pregnant a few weeks ago. Every time I came in he was like "you're here doing something -- that's all that matters!"

This week is going to be very busy! We've got a fairwell for the squadron commander's wife tomorrow. Tuesday Jon and I are going to see David Copperfield with another couple (so fun!). And Wednesday the girls at work and I are doing our draft picks for March Madness. Hopefully I'll get to see my "girls night" girls sometime this week, too!