Seriously?!?

Seriously? Yep, we had yet another week of illness in the Whittaker house. This time, it was Jared. I am so tired of the kids being sick! So, what did we do last week? Well, not much! The kids were able to go bowling on Saturday. While Jared's scores were good, Nicole rocked it! She had a high score of 156! I can't say enough on how proud I am of my children!

Chris has had a nibble for a job, but that is where it has stopped. It's kind of depressing, but we're doing our best remembering that it is God that is in control....not us! At his current employer, the hourly workers had a vote last week on a new contract. Well, they voted it down. Honestly, I do not blame them. From what I have learned of the contract, I probably would have voted it down myself. Now, we are waiting to hear if and when (more likely the when...) management closes the plant. Overall, we're beginning to settle into more of a routine. School in the mornings, bowling on Saturdays, church and bowling practice on Sundays. We're planning to include a trip or two to the waterparks or to Disney Quest each week as something fun to do. If Jared and Nicole had their way (and obviously they don't! lol) we would be at the waterparks or Disney Quest everyday, all day! I hope that everyone has a great week! Blessings, B~

What a week...

Finally. We are finally getting Nicole healthy once again. Last weekend, Nicole started to get sick. By Friday, her cough wasn't getting any better so we went and saw the doctor. We found out that she has an Upper Respiratory Infection...She is finally acting like the Nicole we know! What really stunk, was that Nicole was sick over her birthday! She had her yummy birthday dinner, but I still owe her a trip to DisneyQuest and the waterpark. Today was the kids second week of bowling and boy, I love watching them bowl! Jared bowled: 234, 138, 183; for a 555 series. Nicole bowled: 105, 126, 87 ; for a 318 series! This was really good for Nicole after her week of being sick. Jared has caught the eye of one of the coaches. Does this surprise me? Nope, not in the least! The league is much smaller than the one in Troy. There are only 32 bowlers (8 teams of 4), but they seem to have a lot of fun. The bowling alley here offers free practice to their bowlers...Sundays from noon-2pm. We'll have to see how often we'll make it because of church... Tomorrow we are heading out to New Covenant Church of the Brethren for church. I'm excited, yet nervous about the unknowns... All in all though, things will be good. I'm really hoping that we will feel that the church is a good fit because the other Church of the Brethren's in our area are 40+ minutes... It is my prayer that we will get a little more settled and organized this week. It's really difficult to feel settled when you have boxes sitting everywhere. The kids are being really good sports and are sharing extra space in their closets to store other "stuff." Blessings, B~

Our first week...

Well, it has definitely been a whirlwind week. Nicole and I made it safely down last Saturday night, while Chris, Jared, and our friend Shawn, made it down Sunday night. Nicole and I met up with friends down here that showed us around a bit. That really helped, since it included a trip to the grocery store! lol Coming into this move, we knew that the house was on the smaller side. It wasn't until after we were here and really started to unload the moving truck, that we realized how small the house really is. We have to make due for 7 months, that's when our lease is up. Otherwise, come March I will be searching for another, larger house to move into. Other than unpacking and shuffling boxes around, Chris and I have been doing the normal paperwork: changing auto titles and driver's licenses over to Florida...working on insurance...and oh yeah, getting Annual Disney Waterpark and Disney Quest passes. Yes, for those of you who are wondering, we have been in Florida a week now and have been on the Disney property 4 times! That is the life! We have heard from our friends up north about the cold, rainy days that they have been dealing with. We have been dealing with just the opposite. Florida has been experiencing record highs. I know, rough life, huh! Actually, we haven't been able to enjoy going outside much because of the heat. But I can say this, we won't trade the heat for the cold! The kids started bowling today. They are thrilled. Well, Jared is. Nicole, on the other hand, has come down with a fever. Not sure why. My guess is that it is partly because of the stress of moving and the lack of sleep earlier in the week. Hopefully, the fever breaks soon so that we can enjoy her birthday this week out and about! I will close by requesting your prayers. Chris headed back to Ohio this morning in order to go back to work tomorrow night. He hasn't had any nibbles for a job. Unless he gets an interview soon, we won't see each other until Thanksgiving. Please cover us with your prayers that the kids and I will continue to be safe and be able to start settling into our new life. Please pray over Chris as he is alone at the house....at least the kids and I have each other. Please pray that Chris will land a job before he is laid off. And lastly, please pray that the house will be finalized sooner than later. Blessings, B~