Job Offer

As many of you know, Katina has been stressing out about a job for this year. She only had two interviews since May and the job openings were looking a little scarce. She found out last week that the school she aided for last year would have at least one opening for this year. Katina wasn't sure she wanted to go back. She was hoping for a teaching job, but that was not looking possible. Just as she was off the computer yesterday looking and applying at jobs with Intermountain Health, her old boss from Stansbury called and offered her a position working with 5th and 6th grade. She will be on the same track as last time (D track) so doesn't have to start working until a couple of weeks. All the other tracks starting school yesterday (yikes). This will leave us time to go to Idaho this weekend and for Katina to work next week at the counseling center. This wasn't the job that Katina really wanted, but it will be nice to see all the great co-workers and work with students again. Having this job is better than having no job at all.

A Blessing

Yesterday was a very great and chaotic day. Our much needed bed arrived. We bought a bed from IKEA last week and only had to pay $59 to have it delivered. It is so comfortable and both Chris and I had a great night's sleep last night. The biggest blessing arrived in the mail yesterday. As most of you know, Chris is going to school and has been receiving financial aid. We thought we had received the maximum amount of money for this term. Imagine my suprise when I opened the mailbox and found a check for $2000 from the school. It turns out that the government gives grants to students who are in IT programs. It was a great blessing and reinforces the fact that Heavenly Father does bless us when we pay our tithing.

Our bandit cat

On Saturday after the parade, we got our beloved Sam back. They told us that to prevent him from licking his incisions and his pain patch, they put one of those funny cones around his head. He looks so cute! They also put a bandana around his head (I really don't know why). When he got home, he jumped out of his carrier and went straight to his food. I think the medicine made him a little loopy because he has been acting goofy since we got him home. The vet tech said this pain patch was a lot like a morphine pump that humans use. It seems to have been working, especially today, since this morning we found him sleeping on the entertainment center. He got down on his own, which means that he put a lot of pressure on those front paws, which had to hurt like the dickens. I get to take the pain patch and the cone collar off today. That could be fun!

Missing Sam

Awhile ago, Chris and I decided we wanted to get Sam declawed because we were concerned about our future children's safety. We originally had an appointment set for the beginning of August, but I had some uneasy feelings about the place we had picked. I did some research and found a great place to get it done. We took him in yesterday. You should have heard him in the car on the way there. It sounded like he was dying! Once we got to the vet office, he calmed down. We were really worried about him, but just found out that he did great during and after the surgery. We can pick him up tomorrow. We are really missing him. I didn't have anyone jumping on the bed to wake me up this morning. It definately does not feel the same around here without him. If we are this way with a cat, I don't know what it will be like when we have children!

New computer

Yesterday was a great day. Two grand things arrived. First one was my computer. The second one was out tax rebate check for $1200. It was a great day. I am still getting used to the computer and will hope to blog a little more when exciting things happen. While I am thinking of it, this Saturday there is a possibility that Chris and I will be in a parade. The annual KSL children's parade is this Saturday and our stake Primary has a float. Since Chris and I work in the Primary, we really wanted to help out. We don't if we are actually walking or not, since there are STRICT guidelines on the number of adults allowed to walk. They only want 1 adult per 10 children. This is a little weird to me since we are expecting around 22 Sunbeam age children to walk. We won't know if they need us until Saturday morning. I just found out it is not on TV, so seeing us will be a rare treat.

R.I.P

On Independence Day, my computer experienced an "independence" of its own--computer heaven. It died!! A bad death. Good news is that I get a new laptop sometime this week. More updates and pictures when it arrives. That might explain why we are a little lax in posting on this blog.

Lagoon

Last Saturday, Chris and I went to Lagoon with our good friends Eve and Rory. We got there early enough in the morning that the lines weren't too bad. My goal since I have been married is to get Chris to ride a rollercoaster. When we went to Lagoon last year, he wouldn't get near one. Saturday her rode the wooden roller coaster not once, but twice!!! We had a lot of fun (no pictures because we didn't take our camera) and enjoyed spending time with another couple who don't have kids. On the way home, our friend Rory was driving and we decided it would be fine to follow a Utah State Patrolman's car because they would never do anything wrong. We were going the same speed as everyone else (around 80) including the cop. We were laughing about having a citizen's arrest because the cop was speeding. She pulled over to the side of the road. Little did we know that she was going to pull us over. She was on her way to pick up debris in the middle of the freeway (with no caution lights on). Luckily, Rory didn't get a ticket so all turned out well. Lesson learned--don't follow a cop regardless of the speed of the other traffic.