We're Back

It's only been a few weeks, but it really does seem like a lifetime since I've updated our blog. The past month has been a whirlwind and we've only barely had time to sit down and relax for a minute or two, let alone upload pictures and blog about it all.

Dan has been working just about every weekend, sometimes all weekend, and sometimes for only a half a day. Even when he does only work half a day on the weekend, it means he's up at 5 a.m. and out the door by 5:30 or 6. It's normally not that bad, but weekend after weekend with little time off has begun to take it's toll and has us both searching the internet for a weekend getaway. Luckily the weekend work should now be over with, and we can return to enjoying Dan's days off.

As for me, I've also returned to the workforce. I'm now officially one of the millions of "under employed", working three part time jobs. I looked for a full time job for a while, but it became painfully obvious within a matter of weeks that my previous field has been decimated and it was going to be hard to find something in the land use planning field. So, I started looking at other things, and think that I'm actually going to be very happy using some of my other skills. Job #1 - I'm working a bit for my dad taking care of his monthly billing. Job #2 - I'm an Area Manager for Dragonfly Designs, a company that teaches jewelry making classes throughout San Francisco, and now San Diego. The owner has focused on after school classes and birthday parties for kids, but we do hold a number of adult classes that I'll hopefully be teaching after the first of the year in San Diego! Job #3 - I'm working for my friend Tim at his seafood supply company, Jaemar. I'm going to be the squid person, working with international buyers and local suppliers. I'm only just starting this job, but think it will be pretty interesting based on the first meeting I had with Tim.

As for Kendall, she's as good as ever. With me working, she's now at a babysitter a couple of days a week. The babysitter happens to be a friend of mine from high school who has a 13 month old named Knox. So, she hangs out with the two of them while they play, and I feel very comfortable knowing that Kendall is with someone I trust. She seems to be enjoying herself so far!