Random Pictures

It's been a long time since I posted. Most of these are from our unseasonably warm Christmas. We went to Virginia and visited one of Eleanor's favorite places...Uncle Johnny's farm on the New River. We fed the chickens and both the children really got into it.

John has been working for 3 weeks now at his new job at Appliance Parts Pros (.com) as a customer service rep. It isn't his dream job by any stretch but we will continue to search for a job in a church. We had to hire a Part-time Nanny and so far so good. It has been hard to leave them in the care of someone else and next year we may have to both work full-time. I do wish that one of us could be with them till William is about 5 (part-time at least). I love my job (most days) and the grant has been extended so it will continue next year. The grant is Reading First: "This program focuses on putting proven methods of early reading instruction in classrooms. Through Reading First, states and districts receive support to apply scientifically based reading research—and the proven instructional and assessment tools consistent with this research—to ensure that all children learn to read well by the end of third grade." http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html
We are also looking for a church and we are not sure which denomination will be best for us. Each Sunday we visit a new church.

In Summary, things are going well and we don't know what we will be doing next year as far a jobs go.