Wednesday, August 15, 2007

New Employment Opportunity

Well its official. I am employed, John's heart can start beating again. I have sent out tons of resumes. Several interviews were scheduled within a two week period. I have known for about 2 weeks that I had gotten this position but didn't want to jump the gun before the official announcement. My new job title is adaptive computer specialist or assistive technology specialist(depending on who your talking to). I will be teaching teachers how to utilize technology programs and devices for students with disabilities to assist in educating the student. I will also be assessing students needs for assistive technology. This is something I have come to love over the years while working with my students. I am always excited to see them use the different technologies out there creating something independently. I hope I will be able to share this passion with other teachers, students and school staff while in this new position.

Monday, August 6, 2007

John's home away from home

So John is/was on a business trip. I tagged along mainly to spend time with Ericka who was in the same area for a conference. What are the odds? John is working a horrible shift so I would have barely seen him had I stayed. Ericka and I stumbled upon a press conference from a distance (I forgot the camera at the hotel). Apparently the president of France was in the area who knew? They (the men with guns) wouldn't let the spectators get any closer. Anyway the hotel room John is/was staying in reminded us of Faulty Towers without the doorman. I attached a picture of a lighthouse Kaya and I saw on the way to pick Ericka up at the bus station.
The lighthouse is located in Portsmouth New Hampshire. I hope you enjoy.



Sunday, July 29, 2007

We Gotta a Live One Folks


I know two posts in one day but I had share what we just saw on the way home from making copies of my certifications and transcripts for the job hunt!! !!! In order to capture this one I had to do a tight U-Turn( probably illegal) but I was so excited and couldn't believe what I was seeing. We used our cellphone so its not the best pic. Apparently we should have a camera with us at all times. John says I'm going blog crazy(he he)!

A Tiling we will go!








Just so you know this will not be a daily update. It just so happens we have been keeping busy the last few days. I really don't have that much to say usually. For those of you who don't know we have done some remodeling since we moved into our new home. A pellet stove with a base took up half of that space, so we took it apart and John built a new one. We tiled the new base and the entry way from the garage yesterday. We picked natural stone and we love the uniqueness of each tile. Cutting tile is pretty easy. Here are some pictures.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Crabby Friday Night









Since we have no lives. We had to entertain ourselves and thought we would share our exciting Friday night. We made crab legs for the first time!! Woo Hoo!! It was a very simple process who would have known, not to mention delicious.



Monday, July 23, 2007

Adrirondacks


We went to Lake Placid this weekend and climbed Mt. Joe. We took the short trail which was quite steep. Kaya was the leader of the pack if I didn't know better I would have thought she was a mountain goat(Don't get jealous Brandon). She knew exactly where to go the entire way. John only had to help her once. We made it to the summit, (where I spent my time clinging to the rocks, not a fan of heights) the scenery was breath taking!! It was definitely worth the hike. We also stopped off and took pictures on the way up. This is one of our favorite pics from the trip.