Update

I thought I'd update you on the latest in my life.  For the past three weekends Rick and I have been combing the Vail Valley in search of a home.  We were shocked to discover that good old mountain folk have the mentality of 1950s midwestern suburbanites.  Case and point: we would call on a condo and talk to the owner.  We'd ask for a showing that afternoon and he/she would respond, "Oh, just head on over.  The key is in the lockbox and the code is 5428.  Let me know if you like it!" (Insert look of shock and awe here.)  What do you mean head on over and enter a code?  Without you?  Is this a trick?  I must say it made the whole process  a lot more fun.  You could really look around and have honest conversations with each other about a place without waiting until the owner was out of earshot.  At one place, we spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to turn on the showers.  You know you've watched too must HGTV when your initial reaction is, "This is a fake shower!  There's nothing behind this wall- no pipes!  They're trying to screw us!"  Rick even started knocking on the tile...listening for an echo??  Come to find out the place was newly remodeled and the wrong faucets had been installed.  The owner was thankful we had been so thorough with our inspection:-) Or, she thought we were crazy.  Either way she was too nice to say so!

I think our most popular phrase while driving through the mountains has been, "These people are so nice!"  By the end of our first house hunting weekend we could have gone into business on the black market selling appliances.  That is how many owners let us into their homes without them.  I think I've found a new career path!  From Kindergarten teacher to professional robber, if only I had no morals!

I've started my last week at Side Creek!   Just saying that seems surreal!  I had a great Field Day with the kids last Friday.  I'm so glad I was able to be around for that.  It is truly my favorite day of the year!  Parents were shocked by my enthusiasm and passion for the day.  If only they'd seen me on Field Day in Elementary School...I loved collecting ribbons!  It's always hilarious to see the kids who haven't quite grasped the concept of a race.  You'd think you had just asked them to go clean their rooms with the lack of urgency they felt towards completing the relay.  My competitive streak was screaming on the inside for a little bit of effort!  But alas, it's all about the fun these days and not about the score!

I've started injections again.  It's only one a day, and I've been giving them to myself!  That doesn't sound like much, but trust me it's everything!

Lots on the plate the next few weeks.  Rick and I are looking forward to Thanksgiving:-)