My Dreams Have Come True......

...I am now a Figure 8 Race Car Driver!!! Okay, just kidding. Well, I AM a 'Figure 8 Racer', now, but I also accepted a teaching job!!!!!! Yippee! :) I am just over the moon about gaining this position in the town that I wanted to. In August, I will start teaching High School English. I interviewed for the position one week ago and was called on Monday with the job offer! I was so excited I could barely speak when the principal asked if I would accept. I said yes, of course! It is just so exciting to think that I will be planning my own lessons and decorating my classroom, soon. Awesome!

Alright, back to the Figure 8 Racing....The car that we have kept up with in the blog is the one that I raced on Saturday night. It was the biggest adrenaline rush that I have had in years! Going in to the arena, I was scared to death and almost chickened out, but after a couple laps, I was having a blast!!! I even placed 2nd out of 5 cars, which isn't bad, considering I expected to be dead last! Our friend took a video and I cannot wait to see it. Thomas and Derek also raced, and placed second. We left with a total of $50 in prize money. Maybe we will go pro....just kidding!

Here is my 'pit crew'. They are trying to quickly replace a tire, in between the boys' race and mine...

Here's the car after our night of racing....only cosmetic damage! ;)

 

Below is not the best pic, quality-wise, but you get the 'picture'.....

We have all been enjoying the nice weather and leaving all of the windows open! The critters love it!!!

What else? Not much has been happening in Burden. Unfortunately, Thomas will most likely be getting laid off in a month or so, but it is okay; we have backup plans! :) I suppose that is about it, for us. We will be racing again in May, and I cannot wait! ;)

Weekends are too short

Well, what a Monday! I have been working on my KPTP project most of the day, then I am headed to a humane society meeting at 5:30. I sincerely hope that it does not last as long as the last one. Whew! Maybe I will stop by Momma's afterwards.....
Thomas and I stayed up WAY too late last night. We ran up to dinner in Wichita at Bonefish Grill. It was decent, but not great. We are going to Carraba's, from now on. Way better. Then, we stopped by Freddie's Frozen Custard for some dessert. I am convinced my husband is crazy - he does not like anything at Freddie's, not the burgers, fries, or heavenly custard. Silly boy. That's ok, more for me! ;) We picked up a redbox movie and headed home to watch Bad Teacher, which was absolutely hilarious, but kept us up way past bedtime.
Hmmmm, what else?
Thomas may be at risk for lay offs in January. :( They are talking about it again. Hopefully, he can squeak by again, though. A better rumor is that they are going back to regular shifts in January, as well. This would be FABULOUS!!! I would take 2nd or 3rd, of course 1st would be best!
He is still working on his Private Pilot's license. He actually has homework this week. Its cute because he is doing everything he can to avoid it! Homewrok is not his forte, unless it has a motor...
That's all for now!

Monday, Monday, Monday!

Good news!!!! Thomas is starting Ground School this week for his private pilots license! It is an 8-week course, 2 days a week! Very excited for him, but it means we won't see each other at all during the weekdays. Bummer. He is looking forward to it, though, so it will be awesome! Can't wait until he can start flying!

I really, really, did not want to get out of bed this morning. Now that it is staying dark later in the mornings, I find it much harder to get up and around. Thomas and I had a great weekend, though! Saturday was a very busy and productive day.We made it to the vet for Hemi's shots and he was a perfect puppy! He messed in my truck on the way home, then fell asleep! Too funny. Thomas bought 2 pallets of wood pellets for our stove and I attempted to help unload them, I think I maybe did half a pallet. So lucky that he is strong! We also sold my Thoroughbred colt (FINALLY) to a good home. Then, the fun began! Our friends, Mike and Cynthia came by for a visit and we all headed up to a friends party. It was raining the entire time, but we still had a good night! After that, we went to IHOP! Love that place and we never go because we rarely want to drive an hour to get there.

Sunday was a day of relaxing. Went to lunch with Thomas family and then my parents came over that evening. It rained all day, again! Very thankful for the moisture, but I was getting used to not dealling with muddy pawprints in the house.

Back to school and work for the both of us, today.... SIGH...