I can't believe how much things change in a year.
We're fast approaching December 16 and that marks the official date that Chad was offered his job a year ago.
We moved across the country and so much has happened!
I've taken a seasonal retail job to help with the holiday bills. I haven't worked retail since working as a photographer at Proex and that was about 12 years ago. Those were the days when we shot studio portraits in film. The days where everyone ordered double prints. The days where we offered same day or next day prints - the next day prints needed to be done before the store opened and some days we were there until 2 a.m. printing photos. I remember when we converted to digital cameras in the studio - we were no longer allowed to use bubbles in the studio to protect the digital equipment and some of the photographers had a really hard time adjusting to not using bubbles to get the kids to smile. For me, personally, I had never quite mastered the art of bubbles in the studio. You had to have the trigger cord in one hand and the bubble wand in the other and I could never blow bubbles left handed. There were some photographers who were really good at it - they would use a puppet and the puppet would "eat" the bubbles - how they managed to do this without a third hand, I'll never know. (I could do a fantastic game of peek-a-boo, though!) While I don't miss the days of being on my feet for long periods of time and bustling about running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I do miss the portrait studio sometimes. It seems like portrait studios are a thing of the past. I often wonder how this new generation is handling not having photos printed? Everything is digital now. I hope parents are making a lot of shutterfly books!
Corbin has officially withdrawn from public school and has enrolled in an online private school. I have become his "personal learning coach." Right now it is necessary to keep him focused and on track. It's been a difficult transition for him and he doesn't like doing the assignments. I think he thought that it would mean less homework or testing and that isn't the case. There are still assignments to be completed and submitted to the teachers. As with everything else, the transition is difficult but we will get through it.
I posted on Facebook that we went shopping for our Christmas tree in shorts and sandals. It was a very unique experience. The girls have been complaining that they miss the snow for the holiday season. It's not quite the same having all the lights on the houses with no snow on the ground. Different. Not less, not more, but different. I don't miss driving in the snow or having to shovel it. I don't think I'll ever say, "Hey! I sure could use a turn at shoveling the driveway right about now!"
We just told our management company that we are going to renew our lease for another 12 months. Another 12 months on Calico Glen Lane! We love this house that we are renting. Who knows what life will bring us in 2015 but we're here to stay for another year.
Carly is scheduled to take her driving test this Friday. That means we will have two teenage drivers on our car insurance policy. Sympathy cards can be mailed to 17907 Calico Glen Lane, Houston, Texas 77084. ;)
Mom visited us over Thanksgiving and it was so nice to just hug her. We enjoyed many games of Pictionary (Corbin loved to play it and since he was being social, we indulged him.) - I think by the end of her stay she was all Pictionaried out but it was so great to see her. I am looking forward to having her come back in March.
I'm blogging at 2 a.m. because I can't turn my brain off...hoping this bout of insomnia goes away soon. Can't sleep when there's too many things rattling around in my brain. Who...what...where...when...why.....I haven't discovered any secrets of the universe in all my deep thinking but by golly my brain sure is trying. Decided to do a brain dump to help ease the mind so this is what you get...random thoughts. Now, back to your regularly-scheduled programming...
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