Blogging is getting to be a Saturday morning tradition.
It seems I am blogging less and less. It might be be my facebook farm. Yep! It’s the closest thing I’ll ever get to real farming. This week has been a bit busy and my facebook crops withered twice. I guess I’m not much of a farmer!
Graduation is today. We are sending another great crop of super teachers out into the world. I wish the job market was a little better for them. State budget cuts are causing many teachers to lose their jobs.
I’m not attending graduation today. We are cheering for the Red Raiders baseball team instead. They have made an amazing run through the GPAC conference tournament. They have to win once today to go to the nationals. The same team will have to beat them twice. We were huddled next to our computer until near midnight last night to hear them pull off a bottom of the 9th victory. I hope they win a little more easily today. It’s pretty cold in Mitchell, SD, but we packed blankets and coats. It should be fun.
Some of you know that Steve’s mom, Sharon has been sick. She had a tough winter, but wasn’t diagnosed until a few weeks ago. We now know she is dealing with multiple myeloma. She is doing much better. She has started her chemo and is handling it well. On this Mothers’ Day weekend as always, we are so grateful to have her in our lives.
Kendra and Joe are living with grandma. Joe is doing some translating at a medical clinic and Kendra is doing some work at Megan’s daycare. They are both sending out resumes and applications. We are praying that the Lord makes their paths straight. Kendra is an elementary and PE teacher and Joe is hoping for something in human resources. They are both hoping that their bi-lingal skills will help them rise above some of the other applicants. If anyone out there has any leads on positions for either of them, just drop us a note!
For now, it is nice to know that someone is with Sharon most of the time. They can help her with some household tasks and just be there if she needs something. She spent a couple of weeks in the hospital and during her last stay had some work done to stabilize her spine. The procedures made a difference. Her pain is much better and she is getting stronger daily.
The baby had a doctors’ appointment this week ,complete with an ultrasound. They were able to see a picture of the baby and she is beautiful. What a fun mothers day this will be for Kendra. Happy Mothers’ Day to both my mother-in-law and my daughter-in-law. Here is a picture of Joe and Kendra’s beautiful baby girl:
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I sent someone from Alumni a link to Schaeffer Academy. It would be a great place for a NWC grad! http://www.schaefferacademy.org. Right now we don’t have elementary openings, but that could change during the summer. Jim was hired a few weeks before school started, so it’s not unheard of. There was a reference librarian from NWC who worked in our English department a few years back. Vandersomething if that narrows it down!
Hah! Vander van probably!
I’ll definitely keep checking the academy. Thanks for thinking of us. We have great kids to send out to the world of teaching. I hope they can wait out the market. A new day is definitely coming.