February 8, 2009

• crazy weekend

  Its been a crazy weekend.  Rob filled in paperwork on Wednesday online to declare his desire to transfer.  On Thursday morning he got a call from a recruiter asking if he'd consider Monroe.  We shrugged and said what the heck why not.

  We knew nothing about Monroe, except where it was.  She scheduled an appointment for the *next* day.  They wanted Rob very very very badly.  He could have started working tomorrow I think.

  But ay yi yi yi the cost of living over there is INSANE.  We would have been looking at much much much less of anything for a minimum of $100,000 more.  And we weren't in love with the area.

  We drove all over following leads I'd brought with me, and the words of Shania echo in my head.

  "that don't impress me much."

  So Rob called and told them *before* the interview that it just wasn't happening.  At this point we'd been in the car for about 10 hours looking at the area.  Rob just wanted to go home.  But home was 5 hours away, and his family rather revolted.  *snicker*

  So instead we took a motel with a pool, and relaxed.   In the morning the plan was to catch the ferry and go home.  But his wife walked past brochures and saw coupons for her favorite zoo....which we haven't been to in such a very long time.  So long in fact most of the kids don't remember it cause they were too little.  We don't think we've ever taken Jeremiah actually.

  We waffled about it, decided we should just go home, and missed our exit to the ferry.  We decided this was fate, and continued in the direction of the Woodland Park zoo instead.  It was a lot of fun.  FREEZING.  But fun.  Somehow my coat got left at home, so I was numb by the time we got back in the car, but I'm very glad we went.

  And pictures?  Well for once in my life time some how my camera got left on the computer desk.  So I have none.  But we did have fun.

  Our favorite were the Siamang monkeys.  Who we could hear a LONG time before we actually found them.  They are LOUD.  Louder then my kids by a long shot which I didn't know was possible. 

  We also got to see a mommy and baby gorilla which were super cool.  We stayed at the gorilla exhibit for about 15 minutes.  There was a juvenile gorilla and the big daddy gorilla who were having a rather hysterical debate over who got the best spot.  The kids were particularly impressed when the juvenile picked its nose.  *snicker*

  We meandered home around the sound instead of across it, and ended up taking a rest stop at my moms on the way back.  She'd been waiting anxiously to hear about our Monroe interview, but wasn't suprised at our decision.  She'd done some internet investigation on real estate, and just not pretty. 

  So, for now Clallam Bay is looking pretty good.

  Rainee is sick.  She fought it the whole weekend, but we are putting her down today.  She is *not* going to church.  She cries when you look at her, cries when you touch her.  She can't breathe worth squat, and can't function at all.  Its time for her to get a sit and stare at the tv kind of day.

  Oh and in another wacky news.  Kaylin no longer has long hair.  And it is soooooo cute.  I'll have to put up pictures later.  Rainee wants hers chopped too, but she decided that when we were in Seattle, so I'll do it in the next day or two. 

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