The New Year

Lots of things have been happening since the beginning of 2013.

We were able to spend a week in a condo at Bass Lake splitting the time with Jared and Clara and then Ashley and Kevin.  The day that they were there together we drove to Yosemite to give Elise and Jackson their first snow experience.  The two of them were SO cute in their little snow suits.  It was a great week for me and I am ready to go again anytime.  We found a lot of hiking trails and places to visit that I'd like to see in the summer months as well.

When we got back from the trip there was a large envelope addressed to Stephen and I with a return address from Salt Lake City -- our mission call.  We will be serving six months at Cove Fort in Southern Utah.  It is exactly what Stephen wanted, other than Nauvoo -- historical and short term.  We report to the Mission Training Center (MTC) on April 8th.

Now comes the hard part of going through things and packing up the stuff that we want but don't want used by anyone else.  The process would be simpler if I wasn't doing a long term sub job.  I've worked in the same classroom since before Christmas and it is supposed to go through March 1st.  It is fun to be teaching again, but it does limit how much time I have at home.

The other new thing is that I was offered a position with National University.  It requires 30 hours a month.  The interesting thing about it is that I turned the position down because I knew that I would be leaving, but they worked around my schedule so I will work three months, be gone for six, and come back to the same position.  That was very accommodating of them.