Today was the first time that I have smelled that wonderfully cleansing smell of warm spring rain...and it was rejuvenating!!!
We mowed the lawn for the first time yesterday and we are preparing to have quite a bit of landscaping done in early June. We moved to this house 3 years ago next weekend and always intended to do certain things outside and just haven't been able to make it happen. So, last fall when our neighbor was having some work done in her yard we got the business card from the guy who was doing the work and decided to have him do the hard part for us this spring. I am very much looking forward to some flower beds to plant and tend as well as my very own lilac bush and some lovely lawn decor.
This last week I attended CASA training for four days. I have a couple of more things to do before I can be sworn in as an Advocate but I am hoping to have my first case sometime in May. This will be a challenge brand new and wholly unique to me. I am certain that it will test me in new ways. New, but nonetheless good. Those of you who know me know that I love to learn new things and this is just my newest venture in my lifelong goal of learning.
Speaking of learning new things: It occurred to me recently that this blog is also meant to be an avenue by which people can learn new things about Kevin and I. I wish there were a way for us to allow comments or questions in this forum but at this time we are not able to do that. (It's a rule of our adoption agency, not a rule of our own.) So, I'm going to do my best to share new and (hopefully) interesting tidbits about us in each of my posts.
Here goes the inaugural attempt:
1) Who is your favorite superhero?
The answer for both of us is Spider-Man!
2) Describe one thing you appreciate about your hometown.
Kevin:I enjoyed that my hometown was less than a day's drive to the beach.
Tessa: I appreciated the close ties to both family and friends. The town was only about 2 square miles. Everyone knew everyone (and everyone's business) and looked out for one another. I had most of the same classmates from Kindergarten through 12th grade. My church family was very close - very much a second family to me - and still is even though I haven't lived there for many years. I was the third generation of my family to attend the same school district. I will always hold a strong tie to my hometown.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Spring Break....and now back to school
I can't believe how time gets away from me between posts!
Kevin finished his first class of his Master's Degree Program on the 23rd of March (he got an 'A' thank you very much!) and had 12 days off for a sort of spring break before his new class started on the 5th of April. I have a hard time keeping track of what all of his classes are but I know that the last one was Strategic Management and this one is something about system security. I'm confident that he will do just as well in this class as he has done all along in all of his school work.
While he was on break we took the opportunity to do a few projects around the house. We have been collecting supplies for various upgrades when Menards put them on sale but we hadn't actually gotten around to doing many of them. So, Kevin helped my awesome uncle replace four of our interior doors with new, pretty, white 6-panel doors and brushed nickel knobs. While they were doing that I was upstairs taking down an old ceiling fan in our room and trying to install a new one. (Mind you, this was not my first ceiling fan and it won't be my last [I have 2 more bedrooms and the den which need new ones installed] but I say 'trying' because one piece ended up being broken beyond usability and I had to take almost all of it down and start all over with a new motor.) At the same time, my brother was helping us out by replacing a bunch of our old, worn out and mismatched electrical outlets and light switches. Meanwhile, Grammy (my mom) was trying to keep Jack out of trouble and out from under everyone's feet. We still have several projects pending but I will get them done before the end of April.
Now that spring seems to be here to stay we are looking toward getting our exterior landscaped the way we have wanted it for the last 3 years (WOW! Can it really have been 3 years since we moved in?!) I would love to get some dwarf lilacs planted and some tulips and daffodils, as well as some mums for the autumn. I enjoy several different kinds of annuals as well but Impatiens are my favorite.
When I post my next blog update I will have been through CASA training and will have updates to share on that front, as well.
Until then...happy spring! As we look forward to the hope of new life in our family may we all experience the fullness of the joy of the new life that comes with spring.
Kevin and Tessa
Kevin finished his first class of his Master's Degree Program on the 23rd of March (he got an 'A' thank you very much!) and had 12 days off for a sort of spring break before his new class started on the 5th of April. I have a hard time keeping track of what all of his classes are but I know that the last one was Strategic Management and this one is something about system security. I'm confident that he will do just as well in this class as he has done all along in all of his school work.
While he was on break we took the opportunity to do a few projects around the house. We have been collecting supplies for various upgrades when Menards put them on sale but we hadn't actually gotten around to doing many of them. So, Kevin helped my awesome uncle replace four of our interior doors with new, pretty, white 6-panel doors and brushed nickel knobs. While they were doing that I was upstairs taking down an old ceiling fan in our room and trying to install a new one. (Mind you, this was not my first ceiling fan and it won't be my last [I have 2 more bedrooms and the den which need new ones installed] but I say 'trying' because one piece ended up being broken beyond usability and I had to take almost all of it down and start all over with a new motor.) At the same time, my brother was helping us out by replacing a bunch of our old, worn out and mismatched electrical outlets and light switches. Meanwhile, Grammy (my mom) was trying to keep Jack out of trouble and out from under everyone's feet. We still have several projects pending but I will get them done before the end of April.
Now that spring seems to be here to stay we are looking toward getting our exterior landscaped the way we have wanted it for the last 3 years (WOW! Can it really have been 3 years since we moved in?!) I would love to get some dwarf lilacs planted and some tulips and daffodils, as well as some mums for the autumn. I enjoy several different kinds of annuals as well but Impatiens are my favorite.
When I post my next blog update I will have been through CASA training and will have updates to share on that front, as well.
Until then...happy spring! As we look forward to the hope of new life in our family may we all experience the fullness of the joy of the new life that comes with spring.
Kevin and Tessa
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