Job #3

With my nannying position coming to a close (beginning of June) I decided it was time to figure out more ways to entertain myself. OSF was the answer. I will be doing the same job (basically) as I currently do at proctor, but with more trauma and patient care. The OSF Emergency room is the place to be if you want to see all the cool injuries that come out of the Peoria Area. I am more than thrilled with this job. I will be working as needed which basically means that i will be called in at least once a week and possibly more depending on the need.

I will be remaining at Proctor as well and will be switching to Part Time (from PRN). I am already working Full Time/Part Time status most weeks so they decided to just switch me so i get the Paid Time Off and other benefits.

So once nannying is complete I will just be working the Hospitals and going to school. I will be taking 12 hours at ICC throughout the summer. I am sure to stay busy (I Hope).

*Micah and I are also in the process of buying our first home. 500 Brentwood in Morton. If all goes well we will be moving in on May 15th. I will post many pics and more info at that time. And there will be numerous updates made to the home so i am sure we will have some before and after blogs in the near future.

Homeless....

Not literally, but when I think about it...I don't really know where home is yet. yes yes, Home is where the heart is BUT my goodness my heart is in sooo many places these days: I have a little bit of heart in Kenosha, WI where I spent 4 wonderful years of my life. I have a little bit of heart in Metamora where I lived and enjoyed the neighborhood for a few summers. I have some heart left in my brothers house in Peoria (AKA my old house before Dad bought a house in Metamora). A little bit of heart in Germantown where I spent 17 years of my life. 3 months worth of heart in England with the Duffy's and all of the other wonderful families that I love and miss dearly. 4 months (A TON) of heart in San Diego where I fell in love with my church, work, friends, and husband (haha ok I loved him in all the other locations too, BUT he was not my husband then). And now some new heart in Morton where we are currently settling.

I could go to any of the above places and feel as if I was 'home' but feel homeless without all of them. Good thing I now have a little bit of a constant with the hubby moving by my side...its helps a teeny bit (love ya babe).

Needless to say, we are making a home in Morton, currently. Queenwood Road...I don't know how I feel about you yet BUT we will surely be saying goodbye in a few months so I promise not to get too attached. We are lucky enough to have an Aunt who owns duplexes and was willing to rent to us until we find a house. Talk about stress relief knowing that you have somewhere to stay without running about searching for somewhere to live that won't make you sign your life away for a year. With our lifestyle these days, its really hard to commit to 6 months, let alone a year. So we will live here and love it while we search for a house to call our home next...

We got in yesterday and are currently waiting on our belongings to appear sometime this week. We have said our goodbyes in CA and are now saying a lot of hello's to the ones we missed in IL(family and friends) and the ones we didn't miss (freezing cold, snow, boring flat farmland, lack of fun places to visit...etc.) When we moved to CA we would meet people and say that ALL of our friends and family were back in the Midwest, but now that is far from the truth. We have some friends in CA, some friends in WI, some friends in other rather random places (MO, AZ, TX...) some friends in England, and some friends in IL....I guess that is a good thing. We have a lot of places to visit when we get bored with where we are (very common occurrence for myself).

So here we start a new chapter in our lives...I am sure it will be quite eventful :o)

Pray For:

• safe driving here in IL with Ice and Snow that we are NOT used to anymore.
  
• Fun in school for myself (taking A class that I need to apply for PA and PT schools).
  
• A job that will work with my schedule and keep me entertained.
  
• A church that we both call ours.
  
• A house that fits our budget and needs.
  
• Micah adjusting to a new job with new people at a new facility.
• My sanity while unpacking (the things we need for our stay in this duplex) and repacking (all of the things that we don't need right now, but were with the things we do need therefore they were unpacked to find the things we needed and now must be repacked in order to be stored until we move) Now you understand the need for sanity :o)
  
• My puppy (we don't really have a puppy but I want one so I pray for the one that I may someday have when i convince my husband that it is a necessary expense...which probably won't happen until we have our own house and the weather is nice so we can potty train without freezing to death) Most likely the insanity, caused by the above prayer requests, has caused me to create the perfect little imaginary puppy in my head that I am asking you to pray for...haha

Whitney/Micah/Janssen/Roeschley Lifetime Happenings Chapter 39,826,109,023 begins Now.....