Headed to Everett

Well, I'll have to change the title of my blog when I have some time to spare. We are no longer managing the B&B! I am feeling a lot less stress in my life and not feeling quite so crazy! Jason decided to take the job in Everett and when he made the decision he was ready to go and begin our new adventure. He left in a U-Haul truck on Sunday morning and drove to Albany, NY where he got to stay with some friends that we had made when we lived in Provo. The next day he drove to Chicago and stayed at the house of his former Bishop, who happened to be out of town, but let Jason break-in to his house and rest for the night. Jason called his dad on his way to Chicago to let him know where he was headed and Dad, Mom, and Grandma were just finishing up their Church History Tour in Nauvoo and decided to meet him in Chicago. They all met up and Dad decided to drive the rest of the way with Jason and Mom and Grandma headed back to Denver together. Jason and his Dad spent Tuesday night in Fargo, North Dakota and Wednesday night in Bozeman, Montanna. They hope to make it to Everett today, find an apartment tomorrow, move our stuff in on Saturday, and then Jason will start work on Monday! I'm staying with my Dad for the next week or so while Jason gets a little settled and then I'll fly out with the kids. It feels good to have the big decision made and be moving forward!

Can you Believe it? We are Still Deciding!

My mom was calling me last night for an update. We are busily packing boxes, but we have yet to determine where those boxes will be unpacked. Jason told the company in San Jose no yesterday. But now we have a new prospect in Orange County, CA. So it looks like it's still between WA and CA. Hopefully we get things figured out soon!

My Grandmother is also very sick, we expect her to die any day - so I've been trying to spend lots of time with her. And we're extremely busy at the B&B this week - because of the World Hockey Championship that's being held in town. Better to have too much going on than too little, right?

Still Deciding

Jill - you can definitely call us if you'd like to chat, but it looks like it will be a few more days before we make a decision! Jason asked the company in California for a few more days to think about it and that's what we've got now.

We're Home Again - But Not for Long!

We had a great time in Denver. The kids did so well on the flights. The wedding was beautiful, we were so glad that we could be there. Jason had two interviews, one in Washington and one in San Jose. He has offers from both companies and we are deciding by tomorrow where to go. Wish us luck!

Family picture by Aunt Rebecca

Joshua looking great - picture by Aunt Rebecca

Carla and her Hunt Family nieces

Mr. and Mrs. Green

Glorious Sun!

It's actually sunny here today! This past weekend I may have been complaining to one of our guests about the fact that it was snowing yet again, and he told me about how they still have so much snow in New Brunswick that you can't see the numbers on people's houses - all you see are roof tops! He said their snow might be gone in June! So here's to not complaining! But I am definitely celebrating the sunshine today!

Delia squinting.
A haircut is on the list of things to do for Delia before Carla's wedding next week!

Joshua playing outside in short sleeves. I still found it cold, though!

Jason fixing our ghetto mini van (276,000 km and counting). In recent history Jason has replaced a windshield wiper motor - a definite necessity in Nova Scotia, the ball joints, and now a heater hose - that one was kind of scary when it went bad, smoke everywhere! The things you get to learn when you have more free time than money!

This was a science experiment that Jason and Joshua did yesterday. Jason called it a homemade lava lamp. Joshua liked it, but not as much as the baking soda volcanoes they did the day before! Here's a link that shows instructions and why it works if you want to try it at home - make your own lava lamp

And I made squash soup twice this week, the recipe was that good! Here's the link(Curried Squash Soup), I think you should make it too!

Have a lovely Spring Day!

4+1=5

Mr. Innkeeper is currently chasing 4 realistic job prospects: 2 in Seattle, 1 in San Jose (CA, not Costa Rica), and 1 in Huntington Beach. He's also hoping to hear back from companies in Salt Lake and in Denver. The one in Boston fell through a few weeks ago; Austin hasn't called back; and he decided to let the one in Illinois go. So, despite vowing never to live in California, 50% of his job prospects, including his #1, are in the Golden State. In sum, we have no idea where we're going to wind up in the next few months, and the only one more confused and exasperated by the uncertainty than myself might be Jason. At least the kids are excited about the coming changes.

While we don't have a clue where we'll be, we are certain about one thing -- one more will be making the move with us. Number 3 is due some time in early October, and we can't be more excited. To quell your nagging suspicions, yes we were planning to have a third, and no, we hadn't thought that it would happen amidst all this turmoil. We had wanted to wait until Mr. Innkeeper had secured a job and we had moved and settled in a bit, but sometimes the Lord has other plans. Anyway, we are ecstatic for baby #3, and the kids can't wait. Delia has already taken to singing into my belly button and rubbing my growing tummy. Joshua is equally excited.

So there you have it. We can't wait!

Yummy Cookies!

I made these mint chocolate cookies yesterday, they were so good. If you eat them without the glaze they reminded me of double chocolate cookies from Ben's Cookies. And if you like mint the glaze is perfect!

I also made Pea and Pesto soup yesterday, from Nigella's Express cookbook that took five minutes to make if you are looking for St. Paddy ideas - it was delicious! I love Nigella!