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We find out in an hour and half if S.'s ears are clear enough to fly this week. We hope they are for numerous reasons, not the least of which is we cannot wait to meet our new nephew! We are busy mostly are getting ready for the trip, cleaning and trying to get healthy. We had to buy S. new sandals for the trip as he has grown out of the ones we bought at the end of last summer (he grew out of his first pair of the year mid-summer). We also picked up a new pair of sneakers for him as he is approaching the end of his beloved Thomas sneakers. I have unearthed our swim suits and hats, summer clothes and purchased sunscreen. We still need insect repellent so we don't come back with West Nile.
In other news, Peter had three job interviews last week. He got rejected for one today (boo!) but he seems to still be in the running for another. We really hope it comes through and soon.
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ptor dropped off our TB test verifications today so we are approved to work at the school. It is a co-op and we have to work in the classroom one day a week, though I will certainly be there with S. both days he goes for a while at least.
Big Moves is mostly quiet now production wise, but we are busy dancing and training which is nice. I am working on a new piece that I and the other dancers are very excited about. I am thrilled to be using a Morphine song and our newest dancer is super-tickled by it as well. She said "I love Morphine, but I never thought of dancing to it." Yup. Not the easiest to music to work with choreographically, but I am loving the challenge and the result.
We have been trying to declutter around here and it is moving forward slowly. It can be overwhelming, but we are getting there. I am resisting the urge to dump everything in the house into a dumpster. ;-P
Speaking of houses, if and whenptor gets a job, and if the salary is in the range we are anticipating, we are going to start the process of (hopefully) buying a house. Home prices in our area have come down enough to make it a very real possibility for us. We want to be out of our current neighborhood one way or another by the time S. starts elementary school because a.) we are tired in living in crufty gangland (there are gang tags all over the place here) and b.) the elementary school and high school in our district are the worst in the city and below the standards we find acceptable for numerous reasons (e.g., beer cans strewn around the elementary school campus, gang tags at the park next door to the school, needles have been found at the park neighboring the elementary school, the high school is across the street from a liquor store and it is a bad scene and there is more violence in our area than in other parts of the city). Don't get me wrong, it is still really tame and mild here compared to some places I've lived (downtown San Jose and Oakland), but if we would like something better. We also don't need the absolute bestest of the best or anything, we just want schools that aren't quite so questionable. At first look there are plenty of homes in our price range in areas we'd be happy in so we are feeling hopeful. We are not counting our chickens, just thinking ahead.
I need to go take a shower then wake S. up for his doctor's appointment. I so hope his ears are good to go.
We find out in an hour and half if S.'s ears are clear enough to fly this week. We hope they are for numerous reasons, not the least of which is we cannot wait to meet our new nephew! We are busy mostly are getting ready for the trip, cleaning and trying to get healthy. We had to buy S. new sandals for the trip as he has grown out of the ones we bought at the end of last summer (he grew out of his first pair of the year mid-summer). We also picked up a new pair of sneakers for him as he is approaching the end of his beloved Thomas sneakers. I have unearthed our swim suits and hats, summer clothes and purchased sunscreen. We still need insect repellent so we don't come back with West Nile.
In other news, Peter had three job interviews last week. He got rejected for one today (boo!) but he seems to still be in the running for another. We really hope it comes through and soon.
S. starts pre-school tomorrow. We are excited. He and
ptor dropped off our TB test verifications today so we are approved to work at the school. It is a co-op and we have to work in the classroom one day a week, though I will certainly be there with S. both days he goes for a while at least.Big Moves is mostly quiet now production wise, but we are busy dancing and training which is nice. I am working on a new piece that I and the other dancers are very excited about. I am thrilled to be using a Morphine song and our newest dancer is super-tickled by it as well. She said "I love Morphine, but I never thought of dancing to it." Yup. Not the easiest to music to work with choreographically, but I am loving the challenge and the result.
We have been trying to declutter around here and it is moving forward slowly. It can be overwhelming, but we are getting there. I am resisting the urge to dump everything in the house into a dumpster. ;-P
Speaking of houses, if and when
ptor gets a job, and if the salary is in the range we are anticipating, we are going to start the process of (hopefully) buying a house. Home prices in our area have come down enough to make it a very real possibility for us. We want to be out of our current neighborhood one way or another by the time S. starts elementary school because a.) we are tired in living in crufty gangland (there are gang tags all over the place here) and b.) the elementary school and high school in our district are the worst in the city and below the standards we find acceptable for numerous reasons (e.g., beer cans strewn around the elementary school campus, gang tags at the park next door to the school, needles have been found at the park neighboring the elementary school, the high school is across the street from a liquor store and it is a bad scene and there is more violence in our area than in other parts of the city). Don't get me wrong, it is still really tame and mild here compared to some places I've lived (downtown San Jose and Oakland), but if we would like something better. We also don't need the absolute bestest of the best or anything, we just want schools that aren't quite so questionable. At first look there are plenty of homes in our price range in areas we'd be happy in so we are feeling hopeful. We are not counting our chickens, just thinking ahead. I need to go take a shower then wake S. up for his doctor's appointment. I so hope his ears are good to go.