Update

I apologize for the lack of blogging. The truth is nothing too exciting has happened lately. Thankfully it has been much warmer than in my past blog; warmer meaning above zero.

Here are the things that have been happening:

* I am still waiting to hear from the Rotary about the job. I called last week to check up and apparently the people I interviewed with were at a training conference all week. If I don't hear by today I plan to call again next week.

* Yesterday I received a call from the lady at the placement agency. She has a possible job opportunity with a financial company as a Service Representative. So I am waiting to see if they will want to interview me.

* Travis is as busy as can be. When he came back from Christmas vacation he picked up two new classes without finishing any of his other classes. He finished one class today and picks up another one next week. He is overwhelmed with tests. He had two this week, has two next week, and three the following week. He then gets a week break in which he can study for his next round of tests. Following the week off he has twelve weeks with at least one test per week. Please keep him in your prayers as he continues to do a wonderful job with his studies.

That's about all that has happened so far here. Hopefully my next post will have more action and drama.

Cold

Today was the coldest day that we have experienced up here. At around 9:00 this morning the temperature was clocked at -11 degrees with a -30 wind chill. The high for the day did not make it out of the negatives. Needless to say I stayed inside all day. Whereas, poor Travis had to walk to school. Thankfully he is prepared with thermals he bought for pack backing trips and a balaclava mask. He says the only problem with his warm winter gear is that it's a little too warm when he's in the classroom.

We knew it was unbelievably cold outside when we noticed the ice forming on the inside of the windows! Here are some pictures:





I had some errands to run today, but I think I will wait until tomorrow when it warms up...to 8 degrees!

Snow, Snow and, You Guessed It, More Snow

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We Are Home!

We had a wonderful two weeks visiting with friends and family. We were so glad to have the opportunity to go back to Texas for the holidays (thanks again to my in-laws for that)! Though the time we spent with everyone was wonderful, there is something equally wonderful about being home. We arrived home a little before noon today and immediately felt a sense of relaxation as we walked in the door. Both of our flights home went very well. We knew our first flight would go without a glitch because it was protected by a jedi--a little boy with his trusty lightsaber (it was 6:00 in the morning, we were laughing at any little joke).

Travis will be starting back, full-force, into his course load on Monday. He has only finished one class so far, but will pick up four new classes. On Tuesday I will have a second interview with Rotary International. We are very hopeful this job will come through.