Job possibility and school starting

Well, Jon had to turn down a job offer yesterday. The bad news is that the Census Bureau finally called to offer him a part-time job in the middle of September but he already has a USMC job scheduled. The USMC job is full-time and pays much more plus he has committed to it, so he told the CB caller that he wasn't free then, but would be available after October 17. The good news is that the caller said she would make a note and Jon's name would be at the top of the list for job opportunities that come available after October 17. That is great news. Our current scheduled income will cover our 2009 scheduled expenses, so any work he gets with the CB will be a help toward next year's expenses. We don't expect a CB job to last past April 2010.

I continue to enjoy my work at San Clemente Presbyterian Church. It is great to chat on the phone or in person with the many members and guests who come to the office each day. I took Wednesday off this week to enjoy one final day of summer vacation before Joshua goes back to school. Jon is between projects this week so he has been home and the three of us enjoyed a warm, but beautiful afternoon and evening at the San Diego Zoo. Yes, the guys carried their USMC umbrellas around the zoo all afternoon and even on the top of the doubledecker tour bus.

We met Joshua's 4th grade teachers yesterday at the Meet & Greet at his school. He will have two teachers this year -- one who teaches entirely in English (Ms. Porter) and one who teaches entirely in Spanish (Sr. Martinez). The students will only be allowed to speak the appropriate language in each classroom. The entire curriculum will be divided up (odd chapters in one class and even in the other) so that every subject will be taught (and hopefully learned) in both languages. We are all excited about this creative way for Joshua to continue to learn in both English and Spanish.

Since I do not start my job until 9:00 am, I will be able to take Joshua to school each morning and will even be able to participate in the once-a-week Mom's In Touch Prayer group at our school. In the afternoons Joshua will ride the free van to the Boys & Girls Club, where he has been for about four weeks this summer. There he will do his homework and then have a little free time before I pick him up at 4:30. Wish I could pick him up after school, but hopefully he'll have all of his homework done when I do pick him up, so we can have fun the rest of the evening.

Well, I think that is a full update on the Moran family.

Sheryl