Back on track

It's been a long time since I've been blogging, it seems like the end of last year went so fast, and then with Jeff home, I've been too busy and distracted to get online very often.

A few changes at the end of the year came up, first of all, Teresa is home from Mizzou, and is transferring to SMU here in Dallas. It's been a big change having her move back home, and the jury is still out whether her living here again after being out on her own is a good thing. It's good to have her here to talk to & be a bigger part of her life, but she is a true teenager still, and expects me to be her maid at times. We're working out the kinks and hopefully things will settle down since she started classes again this past Tuesday.

The second change is the extension of Jeff's job in Africa. He originally took the position thinking it would be a year to 18 months, but it has turned into something much more that we expected. He was due to come home for good in December and take a job with the same company on a different project, but that position has not yet been opened due to contracting delays within the State Dept., so extending where he is at now just made sense. So, we are holding on for another 6 months, and he has promised to be home for good by June 15th. Let's see if he can keep that promise - this being apart stuff is getting old.

We have had a great month together though, and as much as I hate having him leave again, I know it's the best job for him right now. If the company gets it's act together and works out the contract delays, then he'll be home sooner. Keeping my fingers crossed ;-)