The "Get Current" List

In case you are wondering what's been happening at our house, here is the list:

1. Planting Trees in our new place is HARD work... the ground is like rocks. No joke, friends in the area have told me that the best way is to rent a jack hammer. So Chris and me with a couple of shovels had a hard time.
2. Commuting is hard, and my mind goes sometimes. I got to the office in Rohnert Park, a 2 hour drive from home, and realized I had left my computer at home. I was supposed to give a training that day to a bunch of staff... I had to postpone due to technical difficulties.
   
3. With all the extra time in the car, I "read" good books. Audiobooks are keeping me sane. My current project - Jane Austen.
4. Chris loves school - he is doing well and is excited about his program. On the first day of one of his classes, he came home and told me what they were learning - photoshop (which he already knows) and some basic design principles. He was able to talk to the department head and get that class waived, so now he has one on designing a class - he is learning how to teach, a VERY useful subject.
5. I got sick, but thanks to my new Netti Pot, it wasn't bad. I got off with sneezing and congestion, instead of the sinus infection/bronchitis that usually sets in. And no coughing. Yeah!(Netti Pots, by the way, are amazing. You have this little teapot thing that you stick the spout of into one nostril and the saline solution goes out the other one.... very fun and very effective. I used to have a constantly stuffy nose, and now I breathe freely. Check it out - you can get it for $12 bucks at Target.)
6. We took a fast roadtrip to Utah to visit family. I never want to drive all night again, but it was still a fun time. Great to see the family.
7. Settling into the new house/area has been fun. We've been painting, exploring, and learning how to get across town without getting stuck in traffic... well, still working on that one.
8. The Job Search still presses forward. Chris has been applying all over the place and working hard, but not even getting a call from most places. It's very frustrating for him, and for me too. If anyone knows of anything, please let us know! Your prayers and good thoughts are appreciated too.
9. Chris and I are reading Harry Potter together, and enjoying it very much. There are nights when we stay up way passed my bedtime because we're into it.
10. We are looking forward to Fall - cooler weather (it's been over 100 all week!), General Conference, our 3- year Anniversary, and the good times we'll have.