Fells Like Summer

It has been unusually hot in our town over the last week with temperatures reaching into the 70's. Kendall and I have been going on walks every day with our crazy dog Sadie. She loves bounding through the snow and chasing after sticks. She's not as good at bringing them back as we would like her to be but we figure that it's not really in her nature to retrieve as much as it is to chase so we let it go.

With the hot weather we have been leaving the windows open at night and enjoying the fresh air which is really nice. The air here is so dry in the winter time that you have to always have chap stick on hand. Also the static is so bad that if you slide across the floor in your socks and then touch some unsuspecting soul you will really give them quite a shock. The downside is, you shock the heck out of yourself in the process.

Working in Colorado

I moved here with the promise of a rewarding job working as a preschool teacher at one of the schools in Pueblo, Colorado. Unfortunately it turned out to be less than a desirable position and I soon left it for what would work out to be greener pastures.

I quickly secured a job with District 70 schools working as a substitute. I work almost every day, get paid better than I would be getting at the last job and I often work at the elementary school that is just over a mile from my house. I am getting to know the teachers and the students very well and I love the challenge and the fun of working with a new group of kids each day.

Working with the different age groups has also been good because I have gotten to know more about myself and the kind of position that I hope to secure in the future. Working with preschool all the way through high school I have come to realize that I love those little ones, with all their buggers, tantrums, and wild crazy energy.

I have also been working for the local newspaper as a journalist writing human interest stories, and some stories that are not of much interest. It has been fun and challenging. Kendall has been my editor and now that he is here with me he will take more of a front seat to the writing that we are doing. It's a fun thing for us to do together and we are starting to get to know some of the people in the community better through following leads and chasing down stories.

I've decided to start a blog to let everyone know what is going on in our life. We have had such a great time checking out the blogs that some of our other friends have posted and we decided to join in on the fun. We miss everyone so much and hope that this will be a good way to stay in touch.