quick updates

Fast updates on previous posts:

1. Jeremy's job interview went well last week. He's pretty confident about it. No other interviews lined up yet, but he's starting to follow up on earlier leads. They will let him know in a month (!). We're still praying to be in God's will and for Him to open the doors that we need to go through.

2. Internet is still not a reality at home. *sigh* Apparently when we bumped (and it was a bump, not a full on hit) the cable box in our back yard years ago, it broke something important and we're not able to get internet until that is fixed. We're on the list again. *sigh*

3. J is working part time at a friends business and at some other friend's houses doing fix up kinds of stuff. He's keeping busy. I am still working, and this week is better than last week. Which is good.

VBS is this week. We're both looking forward to that, then it's off to the bustling metropolis of A for a few days of friends and family and wedding parties! We'll post photos (hopefully from home!) when we get back!

Hello, Dolly

My mother has never gotten used to her daughter living on the coast of Texas. Hurricanes are not part of her life experiences, and she still isn't quite sure how to react to them. Especially after Rita.

Whenever one of these ends up hitting somewhere on the Texas coast, I can expect a call from my mother. Yesterday was no different. Here is how our phone call started:

Mom: So, when can I expect you up here? (Note the absence of a hello)
Me: (After a confused silence) Um, I thought I would see you next weekend. Why would I be up there?
Mom: Because of the hurricane, you know.
Me: What hurri- Oh, you mean Dolly.
Mom: Yes, Dolly. Aren't you evacuating?
Me: Um, no. It's, like, hitting somewhere in Mexico, right?
Mom: It's hitting in TEXAS. Tomorrow. So, you're not evacuating. Do you have storm shutters up?
Me: No. Why would I have storm shutters up? (Thinking of my neighbors laughing hysterically at me putting up storm shutters.)
Mom: (impatiently) Because there's a HURRICANE coming.
Me: No. No shutters
Mom: Well, what are you doing to get ready for the hurricane?
Me: (Sensing there is a Right answer to this question and a Wrong answer to this question) Um, well, we mowed the grass this afternoon so we wouldn't get rained on this evening when the outer bands start moving in.
Mom: WHAT!! You haven't done - well, I suppose you know best, living on the coast and all.
Me: (Sensing that I had given the Wrong answer). Mom, I promise we are going to be safe.

And so far we are. Please join me in praying for the safety of those who are being battered by the hurricane right now, and praising God for warm shelter that is strong when hurricanes come (or just rain bands).

What Hill?

Okay, so I wrote a long, scathing post, and when my good judgement returned, deleted it. Good.

Anyway, a company J really thinks he would do well in call this morning. We have a job interview on Wednesday!!! Yeah! Keep this in your prayers and for God's will to be done. I didn't expect anything so quickly (although J says this isn't quickly. Guess it's different when you don't go to work every day.) So we're praying for doors to be opened if this is the right place, and closed if this isn't where we belong. Please join us in this prayer.

On other news, we are getting internet at home next week! Whoo-hoo! I mean real internet, without a modem. We're talking high speed. Jeremy and I decided to jet right into the 20th century. (I know we're in the 21st century. I did that on purpose.)

Also, we have new cell phones. Had to, my cell phone was literally in two pieces. It's hard to hold one piece to your ear and another to your mouth. Apparently, cell phones aren't meant to last 3 years. And be dropped frequently. Really frequently. But Jeremy's phone was the one in the washing machine and his did okay for 3 years. These phones are so cool. Hey, did you know you can get a camera on a cell phone? Got one! Everyone was in line for Apple phones. Yeah, I have my old school flip phone, and I'm happy with it. At least I didn't have to wait 3 hours at the store like some folks.

Hope your day is good. And I think my blood pressure is down. Some.

Four Things

I got this from a friend, and I thought it would be interesting. Mostly because I want to see what the three people who read this blog answer. So here it goes.

Four things about me that you might not know:
1. I have climbed a mountain in Colorado over the course of a week and pitched a tent every night. It was cold.
2. I enjoy white water rafting.
3. I sing alto. I used to sing soprano. I figure at this rate, I will be a tenor before long.
4. I really love my job.

Four jobs I've had in my life
1. Physician Assistant in a family practice clinic
2. Office Max cashier
3. Teaching Assistant for biology labs
4. Babysitter

Four places I have been
1. New York City
2. Seattle, Washington
3. Walt Disney World in Florida
4. Omaha, Nebraska

Four places I want to go to
1. Australia
2. Europe
3. East Coast in the fall (or anytime)
4. Hawaii

Four things I dislike
1. People who call names
2. Nuts (both the people and the food)
3. Training new nurses
4. Bad table manners

So what about you? What are four things about you?

Favorite Things Swap

I got my box yesterday!

It is 100% fun to get one of these. I got gardenia bubble bath from Bath and Body Works, a Rachel Ray Magezine (yumm-o!), and scrapbook doo-dahs. All of which I love and will definately use!

Thanks so much, Meagan, for sharing your favorite things with me!