Soooo...with grad school, a little one, and teaching full-time, I have completely neglected my blog. What have we been up to lately? Well, I finally finished the SLIS program at IUPUI and am now the proud owner of a master's degree that I am not using. School library jobs are non-existant in Indianapolis right now as are public library jobs (at least ones that will pay what I am currently earning). I have contemplated going out of state (South!) for a position at an academic library, but that seems foolish in light of the fact that I have a good job here. It is also somewhat scary - I mean, what would I do if totally suck? So leaving for warmer climes is on the back burner for now. We will see what happens to the township and if our referendum passes. Most probably it will not, but I think my job is safe regardless. (I hope.)
Other than graduating, I have been doing the usual -- mommy stuff, reading, house stuff, church stuff, and teaching - nothing new or exciting. As of Thanksgiving, I have started running again. I did a crappy 38:43 5K in beautiful (ha!) Lima, OH. It was cool and raining, and I was extremely disappointed in the fact that there were NO BANANAS at the end of the race (although they did have some lovely hot chocolate). The run was difficult for me, and I am sad to admit that I had to walk a great deal of the course. I was also quite sore the rest of the day, but I was a trooper and did not allow that to interfere with my consumption of turkey, gravy, and pie. In the week since then, I have run a couple of times. I really am trying to become more consistent, and I would love to get back into shape again. My next planned race is the 5Ks of Christmas on Dec. 18. We will see if my time gets any better.
Tim has had a little more going on than I have. In October of 2009, he lost his job with Qdoba. He tried to sell insurance with AFLAC, but nothing came of it, and he ended up having to collect unemployment. After hundreds of resume postings, lots of phone calls, and several interviews, he was finally hired by Family Dollar in July of 2010. We are getting back on our feet and things are starting to look up for us.
Paisley is growing and growing! She is still a tiny little peanut, but she has developed quite the personality! My "brother in law" Chad says that she is a diva in training. She has very definite opinions about almost everything and is very strong willed. (I have NO idea where that comes from!) Right now, she is recovering from a cold and nasty cough, but is otherwise quite happy and healthy.
I will try to do a better job of updating. TTFN!
