We're back!

Ok, I just realized that I completely abandoned my blogging duties and need to get back into it! I think I just assume it has to be updates only on the blog when it can really be about anything. So I'm going to post a dog recipe in just a minute because it's too good not to share!

Updates:

Bobby has been out of a job since January, it is a very tough market out there. Luckily his unemployment was extended until November so that buys us time but the last 6 months has gone by quickly, it's just a matter of time before November is here. I was working in a school district and I ADORED my job at the school I was at. I fell in love with the staff and had an amazing student. Originally in May, I was told I had a position in the fall and would be back at the same school. A week later, I was pulled into a meeting and was told that 2 students had dropped interpreting services for the fall and because I was the last person hired, I was being laid off. I was devastated. The last week of school I was a wreck and I barely got through the last day of school because I had to keep going back to my desk to compose myself. It broke my heart that I wasn't going to be returning to these amazing co-workers and this student that I had developed a great rapport with. But, it is what it is and there's nothing I can do short of encouraging Deaf K-12 students to attend a school in the district so I can be rehired.

I took on a summer position through the district that is just through August 5, and I just have to keep my eyes open for available positions for the fall and try my best to get an interview and get back into the district. It's a crappy situation but it's totally out of my control.

We've been through a lot of tough life situations in the past 7 months but we're strong and we're going to get through it all.