I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately. I thought it was about time for an update on how things are going so here ya go!
Our little family has been keeping very busy! Matt was working with a company that scores standardized tests and during that time, he was blessed with an interview with Capital Blue Cross through JFC (a temp agency). He was very surprised to receive a phone call just hours later from the JFC lady offering him the job. He began his job as a full-time Word Design Specialist with CBC on Monday of this week and is really enjoying it thus far! This is actually a temp-to-hire position and hopefully at the end of 3 months, he will be asked to come on full-time as a CBC employee.
As for me, I have kept very busy with substituting. I tell people that 1) it feels like deja vu and 2) I feel like a broken record. Reason #1 because I did almost the same thing 3 years ago when we were living in PA (besides the fact that unlike 3 years ago, we have a son and own a home in another state) and reason #2 because I am constantly telling my story about my time with Central Dauphin 3 years ago and teaching 5th grade in TN for 2 years! I have been very blessed to have only 1 day thus far where I only worked a half day. The rest have been full days at schools which I'm drawn to and in which I would love to serve full-time in my own classroom. I am definitely counting my blessings and praying that the hard work I'm putting in now will pay off in the next couple of months.
Braeden has adjusted so well to his time at "school." He and another little boy in the class tag-team all the time and get into mischief. :) He has also only had 2 episodes total since we've been home. He is walking CONSTANTLY, drinking solely from a cup, and eating table foods consistently (of course, he's a pretty picky eater so the menu is pretty small.) We have also recently discovered that he LOVES "Little-Make-Much" (a yummy Pennsylvania Dutch dish), stuffed shells, and tilapia (random, I know!) More of his favorite foods include bananas, mandarin oranges, CHEESE, toast, and Rita's Italian Ice (when grandma or grandpa sneak a couple of bites to him! Hehe!) We also were pleasantly surprised when we took his pediatrician's advice and dropped the bottle cold turkey and found that he didn't freak out on us about it. And after spending way too much money on way too many cups that we honestly didn't need, I found that the cheap Target 5-pack of cups with straws were his favorite! Yep, no bells and whistles...no spill-proof, fancy cartoon images...just good, old-fashioned (BPA-free) cups with straws! We also have found that the best way to get him to take milk is to mix in a little bit of Beech Nut Yogurt Blends (gosh, I feel like an advertisement!)
Anyways, enough of "Heidi's advice column"...we're still waiting for any bites on the house. Showings have been good (that is, those that we've been told about!) and we're supposed to have an open house this Sunday. Just be praying that God blesses us with a buyer soon so that we can really feel like things are moving forward (and so we can keep some of our paychecks! Haha!)
Church life is great! We're very excited about the building campaign that they've just launched for the Family Life Center, etc. We've been going to the 9:30 (modern) service and getting to spend that time with Grandma Bruner (Matt's maternal grandma) and our good friends from here so that's been really nice! Matt has also gotten involved in the church softball team and Braeden and I have made a couple of appearances at games/practices. We're also thinking about taking part in church volleyball!
This weekend we're making another trip to Virginia to see my family and also to finally share the Apple Blossom Festival with him! :) I can't wait for him to see what all of the hype is about this time of the year in good old Funchester!
It's been wonderful to finally be able to give Braeden this time with family. Matt and I have talked about how much it means to us to see that he recognizes and truly knows his grandparents, aunts, uncles, great-grandparents, etc. These and other "little" things along the way have really confirmed in our hearts that this was the right time to make such a major change in our lives. Don't get me wrong, we still think of our close friends and the people at GCPC all the time and really miss them very much. But we have no doubts that we made the right choice...this is where we are supposed to be. Our hearts have been here all along and not to be cheesy but you know what they say, "Home is where the heart is."
