Growing Up

I think today David feels like he is officially growing up. Lots of people ask, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and now David is going to be something. He got the job and is going to be a pediatric pharmacist. Yeah David! You have worked so hard and have accomplished so much. You are such a smartie pants and sometimes drive me crazy with your hour long answers to medical questions... but you amaze me. I know you will be great and really impact peoples lives for the better. Congratulations... now when do you get that first pay check? :) Muah!

A day at a time

Since David has been home, every day seems SOOooooo.... long. I don't know why it is that way. It is nice having extra help around the house but every day is like a Saturday, full of chores. Today I painted the bathroom a more "neutral" color and it looks much better. David said he didn't like the puke green it was before anyway. He then proceeded to say that my sister picks out some weird colors. I then had to tell him that it was one that I had chosen. Oh well... now it is a nice beige... like the rest of the house. Now all I have to do is re-paint the trim in the rest of the bathroom, then clean it and that room will be ready to go.
In other news... David had an interview today. He applied for some hospitals in the Phoenix area and got a call back for a phone interview with Desert Samaritan today. Now he has a second interview that we will actually go up to Phoenix for. Keep your fingers crossed that he gets it. It sounds like a nice job of adult/pediatric pharmacy. The hours aren't the greatest, but we'll take what we can get. New grads never get the best pickin's for hours at the hospitals. I guess you have to put the time in before you get the good shifts.
Timothy did a new trick today. While sitting at the dinner table he was covering his eyes (with his messy hands) and then yelling boo and uncovering his eyes. Alexis was laughing and of course had to join in on the fun. She gets very jealous for attention. If Timothy makes us laugh she will do something to "one-up" him to get laughs. The competition begins. We have some fun kids that are growing up fast. I guess I best just enjoy the boogerie noses and slobbery kisses while I can. One day at a time...

Boys Vs. Girls

Boys and girls are different. There is no arguing that... but wow... are they different. Timothy is a climber. He has to climb anything and everything. With recent tasks around the house we've needed the ladder. We have it in our bedroom folded up and leaned against the wall. David turned around for literally 8 seconds and Timothy was halfway up the ladder (about 5 feet up). This kid is ridiculous. He also loves to climb up the slide and has no fear of whisking down. Alexis didn't really master that slide until she was much older. Very different kids.
On another funny note...
David is still looking for a job, and also looking at what car he would like once he has a job. Our old white car is not reliable so it is going away. David is looking at getting a small truck for his future car. When driving around the other day, Alexis asked if we were going to get David his truck. We explained to her that a job comes first... and then a truck. Tonight during Alexis' bedtime prayer, she prayed that "Daddy can get a job so he could get a truck". David and I had to keep from laughing but it was a sincere thought and prayer from her. Adorable.
Just painting, cleaning, pulling weeds, and more cleaning going on. We are trying to de-clutter and minimize things in preparation for selling the house. Hopefully we'll be ready for the market by next weekend. Wish us luck. Lots of work to go... UGH!

A little behind... understatement of the day!

So I haven't posted in awhile because I feel like I have so much to catch up on first... that I keep pushing off current happenings. I guess I'll just have to go back and post about our mini San Diego vacation and such.
We are currently back in Tucson. It is so nice to have our own space again. Timothy has had a hay day with all the "new" toys and things to get into. He climbs on everything and has tons of bumps and bruises to prove it. Walking and falling have brutal consequences. Today I found him turning on the water in the bathroom sink. We have a bench to the sink so Alexis can wash her hands by herself... and apparently so can Timothy. He also found he could open our doors. We have the lever door handles so they are easier to open for little grabby fingers. Nothing is safe now. He also found the trash can. We don't have to worry about downsizing because he is taking care of that for us. We find ourselves scrounging for cups, toys, and bottles out of the trash. He is like a little puppy...
Music is also a favorite of Timothy. Whenever he hears music his hips start swaying and his arms waving. He LOVES to dance, and we love to watch it. He is such a funny little kid. So funny, in fact, that it gets him in trouble. While I water the garden he chases me around because he wants the water. He can't get enough of water. He will walk right into the sprinkler and just laugh as he gets drenched. He also does this weird thing where he tries to lap up water like a dog. I don't know where he gets these things.
Alexis is doing so much better with sharing and being kind to Timothy. We always tell her that he follows her around because he loves her so much and wants to be like her. So the other day she was following me into my room and when I asked her for privacy, she responded, "I only follow you around because I love you!" How do you respond to that one? Her vocabulary continues to grow and her attitude too. When sent to time out by David, she said she couldn't go because she was watching a movie. Needless to say, the movie was turned off and time out was a bit longer that time. Oh the joys ahead.
David is home ALL day now as he is looking for a job and "studying" for his licencing exam. Most of the time I catch him "unwinding" on the computer playing games. He has been a big help around the house though. Today we cleaned out our front room (being used as a storage unit) to get it ready to be painted. It is currently a DARK green and we thought it should be lightened up and made more neutral for selling the house. We are going to move our office up there and then make the office the "play room". This room will hold all the toys in the house and hopefully solve the problem of toys littering the rest of the house.
The job search has become an enlightening experience on the state of the economy. Everywhere we look for jobs there are hiring freezes and no growth. Tucson is tapped out of jobs so we are looking north to Phoenix area. It has more hospitals and opportunity. We'll see how it goes, but David has realized that he can't just apply for anything and get it. The market sure has changed.
We were in Phoenix last weekend so that I could do some scrapbooking with my sister-in-law and I got 4 pages done. WOOHOO! I had a great time. While we were in town we decided to look at some houses and are pretty excited about some potential homes... but first we have to sell our current home and get a job. Pray for us! The market just gets better every day. Oye!
Easter was uneventful. We had a mini Easter egg hunt at David's grandparents house on Saturday. That evening we returned to Tucson and had church first thing in the morning so we didn't do the whole basket full of goodies thing. Alexis didn't ask, so we figured we are okay... at least for this year. In her sunbeam class they talked about Christ being nailed to the cross and that is all she talked about for the rest of the day. We have a movie on the resurrection so we watched it. She was so concerned about the nails. It was sweet to see such a compassionate and loving little girl so worried about her Savior. I sometimes think she has a much deeper and fuller understanding of such things than I do. I strive to see Easter through her eyes.
Life is good. Uncertain... but good.

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