The Zoo

I'm not sure whether this title is about our actual trips to the zoo, or whether its just a good title for life right now. Either way... a little about us right now.

Den is still looking for a job. Unfortunately, there are just no jobs. Fortunately, it's not him. He's doing a great job of being Mr. Mom and keeping the house and yard looking good. He's not perfect, and I don't think he'll be starting his own Merry Maids franchiase anytime soon, but it sure makes life easier for me! He's been spending lots of time with Mom and his brother, making up for lots of lost time with family while we were in Idaho. It's nice to be home...

Kate is doing well adjusting to upside down life. She's so amazingly flexible. She sometimes struggles with me being gone in the evenings three days a week, but she does okay with an occasional phone call to the hospital and visits to eat in the cafeteria with me sometimes. She loves having her daddy home. She's home from school and out the door to play with her friends for a few hours most evenings. She won't have homework until next year, so she makes the most of it! She's doing great with reading and loves spelling, which she is exceptionally good at. Although she really misses her friends back in Boise and Kuna, she is fitting in really well and loving her new school and friends.

I'm pushing through right now. Wish I could say it was easier than that, but right now, it's not. I'm working 3 pm to 3 am, which is much better than 7 to 7, but I don't see Kate very much, which stinks. I'm pretty tired all of the time and just waiting for a day shift to come up, which may take a few years. Patience is NOT my strong suite, and you probably know. I do love my job, which makes up a lot for the crappy hours. I've been getting my butt kicked by a massage therapist who tries to kill me twice a week lately. It's really helping my headaches, though, so I try not to complain while he attempts to separate my muscles from my bones. (Or so it feels...)

A few weekends back, Den went on a motorcycle trip with his uncles to Caldwell. While he had a blast obtaining a significantly sore rear end, I took Kate to Tacoma for a little visit with my Uncle Tim and Aunt Rita and a trip to Point Defiance Zoo. We had a great time together for the morning at least. Somehow, I scratched my cornea just before the zoo, and I didn't have glasses with me, so I cried my way home after a miserable afternoon at the zoo. Since the end of that trip was such a failure, we decided to take Kate out of school on Monday for a "family wellness day." (How's that for a truancy excuse?) Den went with us to Woodland Park Zoo, and we were even able to pick Grammy up on the way. (She was up in Seattle with Dad for a work conference he had). It was a wonderful, warm, sunny day in Seattle, and the zoo was great. It was so nice to spend a day with our family. We even got a few pictures of our relatives while we were up there... I'll post those next.

Hope this little post finds you well!

P.S. Posting pictures is just not working right now, so I'll try again later!