another bulleted list

*Dave is home. Yay!!! He did really well in his interviews, and he really, really, really wants to get accepted to University of Rochester.

*Loved General Conference.

*When I got home from Poky the other day to a freezing cold house, I learned that the gas got disconnected in our house and I have to wait until Monday to get it turned on. So we spent a few days at the in-laws and are using space heaters tonight. Its still pretty cold in the house...

*My kids are sick. Jack isn't sleeping well, and they are both coughing. Sad.

Dave is currently sleeping soundly in Burlington, Vermont. His med school interview is tomorrow, then he heads to Rochester, New York for an interview on Friday. I don't like sleeping by myself, so I am putting off going to bed to bring to you a bulleted list of randomness:

* I really like "The Office."

* My children are really cool. Today, while eating a sucker on our way to Wal-Mart, Ana said to me. "The only things I love are suckers and juice. And mush [cream of wheat]." She also said, "Mommy, can I call you Daddy for short?"

* Dave did really well in last week's interview in Des Moines. My husband is cool.

* My dryer broke. I've been drying most of my clothes on our line outside, but I didn't want to hang my underwear out there for all my neighbors to see, so I took them over to my MIL's house today. We ate dinner, did FHE, and played outside. My in-laws are wonderful. I hit the jackpot with Dave's family.

*I really like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Especially for a bedtime snack. I'm going to go have one right now.

*Good night.

Things I can't have now

Here is a list of expensive things I want but can't have for a long time. They are in no particular order:

-A nice SLR digital camera
-A good road bike
-A new computer (maybe an iMac)
-Trailblazer (probably around 2001 year)
-I really want a drum set. - One thing that makes this really expensive is that we will probably have to be living in a HOUSE before this is possible.

That's all I can think of for now.

Job situation +

So, in the middle of last semester I stopped working at Melaleuca. I had recently been offered a couple different jobs at the time that I couldn't take but I was very confident I could find another job soon. I didn't really think about the fact that this is my last semester. NOBODY will hire a student during his last semester, what was I thinking? After a while I just gave up on finding a job for the semester and changed my focus to getting a job lined up as quickly after graduation as possible.

Around here (eastern Idaho) I could find a job for $15-20 an hour with a psych degree. We would really like to live in or near Rupert for this year and a half between graduation and going to med school. It would be nice to have family close by for a while because who knows where we will be for then next 7-8 years after that.

I am talking to a couple places in Rupert right now trying to see if I can work there. I have had a hard time getting much feedback from one that pays better but it sounds like I can pretty much count on a job at a different place (if I take it) that doesn't pay quite as well and would only give me 30 hrs a week until the end of May when I could get 40 hrs a week easy.

Anyway, that's a little bit of what has been going on in my head the last few days. There is also another place in I.F. where a friend of mine works that I could maybe get into if nothing works out in Rupert. It will be nice to get this all worked out so we can get ready and enjoy our time away from homework and the like. Hopefully we can end up in Rupert and make some decent money. If you know anyone in Rupert who wants to give me lots of money let me know.

As a small tribute to the place I grew up I am posting this picture. For some reason this sight has always come to mind when I think of Rupert. This particular picture makes Rupert seem like a pretty big place because of the extra lights and people walking around. There is even a sign that says "Historic District". Only big cities have historic districts right?



So, maybe this will be a long post and get way off the original topic but seeing that picture of Rupert made me remember the time my nephew Kris and I went around town and tried to figure out what kind of things missionaries in Rupert would take pictures of. Here are a couple pictures I found from that day.

This picture is funny. It was in the older part of town, I wonder why they chose to paint their garage that way. I look wierd in this picture too. Oh well, I don't usually look like that.



Some old demolition derby car sitting behind a business. Also near a trailer park.



This one is probably my favorite. Good ol' Prince Rupert. They made this around the year 2000 I think. Some people tell stories about Rupert being named like it is because of some guy's name on a mail bag. I personally go with the story that attributes the name 'Rupert' to a royal circus bear of the same name who fell out of the train as it passed by what is now the city. The search and rescue team set up camp and never left.