A NEW JOB FOR JASON! (by Janeen)

The good news is that Jason has a JOB! After a few months of waiting and several interivews, he was offered two jobs in two days! He accepted the offer at Robert Half International and started today. Yipee! He enjoyed his last week of unemployment, except that this past week felt different than the 4 months prior because it felt more like a vacation! :)

He is working in the City of Industry. We've started the house hunt, but it's not as much fun as I thought it'd be. There is so much to think about (like being near a freeway, railroad, ugly power poles, good schools, the price of the house, the size of the house, whethere there is a good sized back yard...apparently people like concrete and swimming pools better than grass, etc.) The good thing is that the current commute isn't bad. It only took him 15 minutes to get there this morning. :) So we'll probably stay here at grandpa's for a while, save up some money and find a good house/neighborhood.

So here is how our last week went. Friday- new job for Jason, Monday- new dog, Tuesday- new car. The dog was an accident. We went "looking" without the intent to buy and fell in love. Our new addition is named Ntja (which means dog in Sesotho) and she is a Queensland Heeler Mix. The car was on purpose. Now that Jason has a full time job, we needed a second car, an unfortunate reality of living in LA. Our friend Brad helped us out and we got a really good deal on a 2008 used Toyota Pruis. So far we are happy with the decision (especially at the gas pump...Volvo $45, Prius $20).

This is Monday and here's hoping for another good week (but not quite so eventful). I'm on Spring Break (well at least the schools I sub at are) and this is the only time I have not been looking forward to it! Anyway, now its my turn for the job hunt. So far I'm not too excited about my prospects, but who knows come August districts might find out that they need to hire teachers!

I just wanted to let you know the good news! I hope you're all doing well.