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Well, I had my interview on Tuesday. Interviews actually. I was there from 8-330, with one major presentation and 6 mini-interviews. It was grueling and tiring, but it's done. So now there is nothing left for me to do but wait and pray for the job. And look up grad schools in case they pick me.

Wow

Jordan is amazing. I don't think I could handle a 6 hour interview/presentation day. I'm so impressed by and proud of him. I've been waiting around Colorado Springs all day looking at the clock and I finally get to go pick him up in about an hour. Pray for him if you think about it! No matter if he gets the job or not, we know that God's hand is in our future!

Our baby girl is doing well, but if you're pregnant and tall, it's impossible to find reasonably priced maternity clothes. I'm convinced that you just have to make it to the right store at the right time to find just the right thing. I found one store that carries long maternity jeans (Old Navy), but they were out of my size and not all Old Navys have maternity sections... ALSO, why doesn't every department store have maternity clothes???? So far JC Penney has been the only place I've found anything. So mom, no Sears does not have a maternity section.... at least not the two that I visited. I know that I'll find what I need online, but who really wants to pay for shipping???

I did find the newest MercyMe CD today for $7.99. That made me feel a lot better about my clothing failures.

Ready

Well, my interview with the Mech Department at the Air Force Academy is tomorrow. I just gave my practice presentation to Sarah, and I feel ready.

(it was the battery)

Disastrous Weekend

This was a disastrous weekend, electrically speaking. Fortunately, it was only a disaster and not a catastrophe.

It started on Friday when Sarah's car wouldn't. (Preliminary diagnosis: dead battery)

It continued as we were napping on Saturday: we heard a noise from our living room and the air conditioner turned off. After flipping the circuit breaker back on several times to try to locate the short, Sarah noticed the scent of an electrical fire and we were able to track it down to a dead power strip. Something inside had blown up and the wires were smoldering and melting the plastic. Fortunately it had not yet started to smoke or burn (Yay circuit breakers!)

Finally, our recently installed motion sensor light doesn't. One of the two just stays on all of the time. It looks like the internal electronic switch is toasted.

Sigh....

Land of Enchantment

weekend

Sarah and I spent a wonderful weekend with Sarah's parents. They were out here and we had a relaxing time with them, as well as getting a lot of work accomplised. Sarah and her mom worked on curtains and nursery items for several days, and I installed some lights and drywall. Here is the evidence:

These curtains are in the nursery


Here is a picture of the crib; they made bumpers, a coverlet, and a crib skirt.



They also made curtains for the family room.





Finally, I put up some exterior motion lights around the door that we installed about 6 months ago.


There are a few extra pictures here