Junk

I am trying to get ready for the end of the year, which means moving. I never realize how much Junk I do have. It is hard for me to throw anything away, I am not as bad as I saw on Opera once (Becky was watching, I was in the room, didn't have the energy to get up). I am working on just letting things go. Mostly I held on to t-shirts, I have still some from 1994. Do they fit? NO... I was skinny then. I have thrown about a dumpster worth of garbage out. It is fun though to read through some old papers I wrote or thought about.

Car Crash

I never realize how fast something can change until Friday after school. Trevor and I were heading home, I had a list of things to do. All of sudden, bam... I hit the car in front of me. With a blink he was speeding up to a complete stop. This is my first accident and thank God, I did not get a ticket. His damage, none, mine the hood caved up and maybe some damage inside. What does it mean, well I am out 500 dollars plus whatever my raise in insurance will be. Hopefully that will be offset when we move by lowering our premium. Although I did not have towing included I did have rental services. So I do have a car to get around places. Just made me think how one moment in life can change everything. One moment can make an unbeliever a believer. One moment can make you lose a game to winning the game. Take those one moments and hold onto them. They can change your life!

Time for a Change

God has called me to accept a new call. I will be a 3rd grade teacher at Grace Lutheran in Lancaster, CA. Becky and I are looking forward to this move. We will be moving from the Glamorous Orange County to the High Desert of Lancaster. When Becky and I visited the area, we liked it a lot. It reminds us of places in Arizona, but also reminds me of section of Grafton, WI or Cederburg, WI. Housing will be a lot more realistic for a young family to save to buy a house.

This will be my 3rd Call in 5 years. This will also be somewhat the 3rd time I will be teaching a new grade. My teaching credential is adding up very quickly. I have taught 4th grade homeroom with 2nd-8th grade PE. 5/6th Grade homeroom with 5-8th PE, 7/8th Science, History, Art, and computers. 5th grade self contained classroom. Now I can add 3rd grade self contained Classroom.

It was difficult decision to make. We are leaving behind many friends and a terrific babysitter. You can't tell God, NO though. I know God will protect us in our move and have only the Best in place.

It will be a great adventure that I will keep you updated on.

Here and There

I have been bad, very bad... I haven't updated my family website, or done anything to let other know what is going on. Here is a hopeful way to share my family with you.

September 4th, 2006

Its been a month since I been wearing shoes, I am really good in them now. My birthday is next week, we are going to have a big party for me. I know I am getting a lot of cool stuff. I watched Michigan play the other day, fell asleep halfway through, but my daddy told me they won… I do say go Blue and raise my hands when Michigan scores a touchdown. I have been swimming a lot last month, not as much now that daddy has to work. I should take a nap now, to be nice to mommy and daddy.

8/2/06 (Start of Trevor doing his own Journal)

Today is Grandpa Burk’s Birthday. I am almost 11 months old also. In the past month I have been running around a lot. Today I got a postcard from my babysitter, I miss her she is away for a while. The other day I was with daddy at school, I got to ride a pony and played with all the little kids. It was a lot of fun. Today I also had a little adventure, my mommy and daddy tried to put shoes on me. They felt funny and I couldn't walk to well in them, see the video section, daddy will be adding a clip there.



The only other new news really is that I love to talk and sing and dance. When mommy says its bath time, I say ba ba and run to the tub. I also know which door is to go to the world outside. Which I wave goodbye to those who have to leave.

Will write more later!

7/9/06

It has been a long time since my last Journal input and a lot has happened. Trevor has 2 teeth, and jumped from Rolling around to crawling to walking very quickly. He was walking for over a month now. On Tuesday Trevor will be 10 months old, but he think he is a 1 year old. He celebrated the fourth by going to a fire work show. He loved it! He enjoyed the fireworks and the music. He watches Little Einstein all the time and controls what is going on in the living room, where all his toys hang out. He can drink from a bottle for himself and from sippy cups. His fan club at church is growing and growing!