Update on Jobs

We'll start with the boring one - mine. So, I really haven't been getting much work lately. Even though I know there isn't any sort of consistency with this job, its still frustrating. However, on the one hand, at least we don't have any more school payments for Aliza. That being said, Nora's payments start August 1st, so I guess we don't have too long before we'll be needing those checks :)

Of course, if things goes well on Jared's work front, we may not have to pay Nora's school bill either...at least not this one. Jared had an interview with the Human Resource person last week and was contacted on Monday to set up another interview (basically the first "real" one) with the hiring manager. Its tomorrow at 8:30! The company is out of Allegan, MI and we assumed that's where the position would be. However, we learned that this job would actually be in Holland. Our first home. My heart smiled at the thought of all the wonderful times we've had there. I wonder if God is really going to bring us 'full circle' with this. There is definitely excitement at the idea of moving back home (literally back to the place Jared and I studied, started our marriage and started our family), yet there is something comfortable out here and I feel like I'm just beginning to find my place in our church. I have been praying that God's will be done and that Jared and I both feel God's nudging in regards to this. We want to be where He wants to use us most. The idea of living in MI sounds really sweet, but everything that would lead up to that point makes me want to cry. Its such a huge move, and I'm quite certain we wouldn't have a moving company to do a lot of the hard work for us. But, alas, I am counting chickens long before hatching season :) I have a tendency of doing that. I won't lie and say I haven't looked at real estate in the Holland area either. That's just what I do - even when Jared says he only applied somewhere. I always look at houses. Yes, I'm a nut.

Anyway, that's the update. More to follow...if more actually follows...
Love to all my faithful readers (hee hee - yeah, all two of you!)

Happy Tuesday! Its yet another rainy day here in CT. Its supposed to continue the rest of the week too. Boo :( I'm ready for some sun and 70's! So I've come down with a cold. Another big BOO for that. I sure do take for granted being able to breath out of my nose and taste yummy food. Nora's seems to have it too, but not so bad. I hope the others are lucky enough not to get it. However, I'd much rather have this for a little bit than that nasty flu bug we got a few weeks back! For sure!

Not to much to report on, but since I was thinking about it, I thought I'd check in. Look at me! Two posts in one month!! Granted, this one is really boring, but hey, its a post.

I bought my first concordance this week. It is gigantic!! We were talking about them at Bible Study last week and I thought I'd like to get one. Its been fun looking up words and finding out what the original word is (in greek or hebrew) and its meaning. I think its going to be very helpful for some tricky verses, and some that don't seem so tricky. I was reading the verse that says, "don't let your heart be troubled..." and looked up the words 'heart' and 'troubled'. It was very interesting. Basically using some of the definitions and descriptions, it could be interpreted "don't let your thoughts and understanding be thrown into confusion" How much more powerful is that! The word 'heart' is so abstract, so it was really cool to see what the word (which I think was 'kardia' {sound familiar....cardio}) really meant in greek, what they would have been thinking of. Anyway, I think its cool :)

Oooh, some exciting news. Our children actually liked a new movie we introduced them to! Its a miracle in the VH family for sure!!! Every once in a while we'll have dinner and a movie. Jared and I try to introduce some movies we have that the kids haven't seen yet. Most of the time they sit through it pretty well (amidst Eben asking how much longer it is...), even laugh like they are enjoying it, but when we ask about it afterward, they say it was scary and they didn't like it. Oh boy. Whose kids are these?? You know Jared and I love movies! Anyway, now that you are sitting on the edge of your seat just longing to know what that special movie is, I shall end the suspense. The new favorite is none other that The Sword in the Stone. Yeah, I know - who would have thought... I can't figure those kids out :) But I sure do love them!!!

Enjoy the pics of our crazy little monkeys!! Two are from "touch a truck day" that the city puts on and the other two are from a walk we took the girls' baby dolls on. Aliza and Nora were SO excited about bringing them outside in their strollers. It was so sweet.

Happy May!

Yeah, so I guess I didn't get to this in April. Life goes on... :)

I'm including some pics to let you "see" what we've been doing. My parents were here a couple weeks ago, which was SO wonderful! They hadn't been here since last July, so it was definitely time! There are a few pics of them while they were here, one of which is "the boys" working on the hall wall. We now have insulation in at least one wall in our house! Isn't that exciting!! The pic of Nora and my Mom turned out so good, especially since it doesn't show the actually feelings Nora was having. She was throwing a fit about getting a pic with Grandma, but when I snapped it, she looked like she was laughing. How great is that!!

Last week was our first "sick" week, where all but one of us got sick. Lucky Aliza!! Jared and I had it the worse by far, but Nora spent a long night in the bathroom too (poor sweet thing), and Eben came home from school feeling sick. He threw up once and was back to normal. Oh how I wish Jared and I would have had such a quick bought! The one good thing that came of it - Jared lost about 7lbs and I lost about 5. Insane for 1-2 days!! Not a recommended weight loss program though - not at all!!

The first pics are of Easter. Too bad we didn't have a family pic. We had one done at church for the directory, so I'm hoping we'll be able to get a proof of that soon!

You'll also see a picture of me with a bottle of wine. Believe it or not, my orthodontist gave it to me to celebrate being done with my Invisiline! That was a surprise :) I had it for 11 months, and I'm finally getting used to not taking "trays" in and out all day. Its very nice, however I hope it will be my last orthodontist experience. Third time's a charm, right???

One pic of the girls I thought was so cute, they are playing ring-around-the-rosie with their baby dolls. Nora's doll is actually named Rosie. Aliza's changes every day - last I knew she wanted to call it Rose, but perhaps she is back to calling it Ball Stripes. Yes, that is what she named it one day. What a goof :)

Another shot is of Eben's newly painted room. Hooray! It doesn't look like a girl's room anymore :) Well, a couple of the walls are still "melon-y", but I'll get to them eventually. He doesn't seem to mind. He has his red wall and his red shelf, so he's happy!

Spring has finally sprung, and today was gorgeous! We were outside at a birthday party all afternoon, and I think this is the first day in awhile that Nora didn't come out of her room after she was put to bed. It probably helped that the only nap she had was the 20 minute ride home from the party. Maybe she'll even sleep in!!!......I'm SO not holding my breath on that one. I have only been blessed with one child who sometimes sleeps in. The other two think 6:30 is a great time to be awake!

I suppose that wraps up April well enough. Aliza has one more month of school (last day is may 27th), while Eben will be going until at least June 20th. Insane, I say! Insane! Just a few days before his 7th birthday. Holy crap! How is he turning 7??? That seems so much older than 6! We're planning on taking him and a friend to the movie theater to see the new CARS movie that will be out right around then. Hopefully it will be a fun time :)

Signing off until next time -
Love to you all!