The Road Home to Tennessee

Sorry for the lack of updates. I have started my new job and I am loving it so far. Everyone is nice. My boss took me out to lunch yesterday. Further updates, later today. 

It’s been raining a lot here in Clinton, Tennessee. I’m not complaining. I actually like and enjoy the rain. It’s been a peaceful and quiet day. The surrounding landscape from the back porch is gorgeous. This morning after feeding the dogs I took a little video of Reighn playing in the rain. She loves her ball. Enjoy the rain and fog. The video is about a minute and a half. I have installed Movie Edit pro 14 on my computer. My last version was movie edit pro 11. It’s taking a little while to get used to the new controls.

News update: I am officially employed by (ORAU) Oak ridge Associated Universities. I am so excited because now I have a job. I will be an admin assistant in the Safeguards and Security Department. Thanks to everyone that was on my reference list. You must have all complimented me greatly. Thanks!!!

Also, the owners of the house we want to buy have accepted our offer. If everything goes well we should be moving into our house in Powell, TN by the 31st of July. I can’t wait.

{}Doing the happy Dance}} I’m Employed!!!!

We have been in Tennessee for almost a month and a half. My husband started working last week. He is working for rural metro as a paramedic. It pays well. Ken plans to stay with rural metro until he finishes with his nursing degree.

The fourth of July was fun. I mostly watched the kids play in the pool. I spent a great deal of the day eating. The relatives can cook really, really well. It was all delicious and I just couldn’t get enough. I think I gained a few pounds.

I am still waiting for employment. The wait is killing me. I am praying human resources from one of the places I applied for a job calls soon. I spoke to the department manager over the phone. He said I got the job but that I had to wait for human resources to get in touch with me. Apparently, they have to check my references and do what ever they need to do before making the offer.

My cell phone doesn’t work unless I am standing at a specific location in my sister-in-laws house. I have/had my phone set on call forwarding when my phone can’t receive calls. I noticed this morning that my call forward was turned off..    GRRRRRR!!! I have no idea when the call forward was disabled. I am hoping I haven’t missed any important phone calls.

Ken and I have located a house that we would like to buy but we won’t qualify for the VA loan until I can prove I have employment.

I thought I would share the growth of the babies in the nest on the back porch and the baby chickens in the chicken yard.

baby chickesn

I went to see Wall-e with my husband, children and mother-in-law. It was a cute movie. I felt emotion and occasionally laughed. Wall-e is adorable. I wanted to hug him. With that being said, the movie still felt long. I had many moments of boredom. I found myself looking at my watch wondering when the movie was going to wrap up so that I could go eat at Fuddruckers. Fuddruckers was great by the way. I had never been there before.

My daughter Stephanie gives a better more detailed review of Wall-e on her livejournal. Click on over and go read what she had to say about the movie.

Last Saturday we went to the Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge, TN. It was a very nice day. We drank ice tea and ate funnel cake. Rachel and Stephanie walked around the petting zoo and saw a bull, a monkey, a zebra, sheep and a camel. There was also a world war II reenactment. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Here a short 2 minute video of Ethan and Morgan playing on a bungee jump ride.