The Only Girl in a House Full of Stinky Boys: Okay, so it's been a while....

Calvin's season started on March 29th. Opening day was quite hectic and unorganized but still fun. There wasn't a whole lot of photo opportunities though. Hopefully we'll be getting his official pictures back soon. I'm looking forward to seeing them, once I get them I'll post one here. He's doing ok this season. He's had a few good hits and stopped a good grounder or two. Once he gets the ball though he isn't quite sure where to throw it.

After every game the coaches give the game ball to one of the players on the team. This is Calvin's goal. Every day before a game he says he's going to be the one to get the game ball. He's yet to get it. It's probably better that way though, because I'm afraid once he gets it he won't want to play any more. Thankfully the season is only 8 weeks long. I think next year we'll look into something like Karate for him. Since he's already jumping from couch to chair with arms and legs flying pretending to chop and hit all while speaking "Chinese".

Easter was good. Kind of uneventful for us. The boys got a few toys and not a lot of candy. They're already so hyper and full of energy they sure don't need any help. We hunted for eggs around our house since our backyard is still so "hideous" that there isn't any hiding spots. Calvin tried a bite of a hard boiled egg and threw it in the garbage. It was just as well, because the Easter Bunny hid them the night before not realizing they should have been refrigerated. Ooooppppss!

Another birthday came and went for me. It was a good one this year. Dwayne watched the boys while I went out to dinner with my Step Mom Cheri, father Tim and half brother Cody. We got the royal treatment because Cody seems to know everyone in town. It was good food and good times. They even brought me a cake and sang me Happy Birthday. I felt pretty special. It was nice to eat at a restaurant without gulping down my food, blocking flying food, and chasing Zach.

Cheri babysat for us on our Anniversary so we went out for Sushi and drinks. I can't believe it's already been 8 years! Sometimes it feels like it's been only 3, others 20! We've been through quite a bit in those 8 years but we're still happy.

Which brings me to the latest news....Dwayne had his interview with Maricopa County last week. The poor guy, it lasted 5 hours! He said he felt it went great. They interviewed him for almost 3 hours then had him take a test that took 2 hours. But when he asked when he'd hear from them next they said it could be 2 weeks it could be many weeks. That didn't leave him feeling too good. He describes it best when he says it seems like they're putting their line out to see if they can catch the biggest fish. He didn't get the impression that they were in any hurry to fill the position. We're both a little disappointed. He'll call them in a week or 2 to see if he can get a better read from them.

So here we sit with our future still a bit up in the air. Our landlord put our house on the market a few wks ago. It's listed for 250,000. It will never sell. There are at least 10 other houses our size or bigger in our area listed for less than that and have been on the market for months. He's going to have to give it away. If we stay in Vegas, we're (I'm) kind of hoping an investor will buy it so we can stay. They're aren't a lot of rentals here....A LOT of empty bank owned homes....but not a lot of rentals. I'm a real baby about where I live. ALL my crap has to fit in my house and you all know I have A LOT of it! Plus the thought of packing it all up just to move a few blocks makes my skin crawl! I'll be more than happy to pack it all up to move back to Arizona though!

Well, there you go! I think you're all caught up for now. As soon as we know more about whether we're moving any where I'll let you know. Hopefully I will be calling you up to say "Break out the champagne, because we're moving back to Arizona!" If we don't move back, that will be ok with me. I know everything happens for a reason. Maybe we're just suppose to stay here a bit longer? Only time will tell.

Until next time, here's a few pictures we took over the past few weeks. Oh by the way, the words in "quotes" are Calvin's. I just had to throw that in. Enjoy!