Good Week

We found out today that Nate passed the Bar. Congrats Nate! It's been a good week for us!

Here to Stay

Nate accepted a job yesterday . . . in Lubbock! It was a little bit of a shock to decide to stay in Lubbock since he hadn't really even tried to find a job here. But in a matter of two days, he turned in resume, had an interview, and got offered a job. Anyway, we are excited to stay and now I can start setting up a nursery! Yeay! We feel so blessed to have a good job in the worst economic depression since the Great one.

Ugh

Have you ever left for what you planned on being a quick errand, and had it turn into a two-day search? I seem to have a talent for this. I asked Caleb if he wanted to get some Crocs (you know - the shoes) and showed him mine that I wear to work. He was all excited to get shoes like Mommy's. So we went to the mall to buy some at the little booth there that sells them. Well the little booth is now non-existent. So then we walked around the mall looking at random stores trying to find Crocs. Next we stopped by Academy Sports and found some, but of course they didn't have his size. Every other size, just not his. My sister was kind enough to look online and find out where else they are sold in Lubbock. She even called Gander Mountain for me to verify they have children's sizes. So the next day we were off for another "quick" errand to Gander Mountain. We found plenty of little girls' Crocs, but only about two pairs for boys, not his size of course. Well since we were close to the mall, I thought we would "quickly" run in and look at the Hallmark store, which my sister had also seen online. So in we went, and again, none for little boys. I was almost resolved to buy some fake ones, so we went next door to Payless and tried some on, but hated them. We made it out in decent time. Again on the way home I'm explaining to Caleb that I'm sorry I promised him some Crocs and we just can't find any to fit him. Halfway home I realize that Caleb walked into the mall carrying both his and his dad's sunglasses, but did not walk out with them. So we turned around and went back. We found the sunglasses, and then something possessed me to walk clear across the mall to Dillard's. I nearly cried when I saw the giant rack of kids Crocs there. Of course then I looked closer and they only had his size available in flourescent orange, flourescent green, or scooby-doo. We got the scooby-doo ones. I almost didn't want to pay the price for them, but I couldn't bear the thought of wasting two days looking for them and then not even buying any.
Caleb was so excited to have Crocs like Mommy's and kept saying that now he could go to work at the hospital like Mommy. So yesterday I was getting ready for work at 6am, and heard little footsteps running down the hall. There is Caleb in his night-time diaper, pajama pants, no shirt, and crocs. He is coming to work with me he says. I say I'm sorry you can't come to work with me. "But I got my Crocs on Mommy!" Luckily he was satisfied to have Daddy bring him to the hospital in his Crocs to eat lunch with me later that day.

Hair Issues

I've been wanting to try growing Caleb's hair out into a skater-do. I always get it about half-way there, and then give up and cut it because it just looks really scraggly. That's the point we're at now and I can't decide what to do. Is it just too unruly?

And here's another option. Nate refuses to take him into public this way but I thought it was kinda cute . . . What do you think?

So Crafty

Look what Caleb and I made this morning! We're so crafty . . .

Still Vacuuming . . .

Caleb is still obsessed with vacuums (see vacuums). I'm starting to worry this obsession may never go away. He still has the vacuum pictures on his wall. His first item of business when we visit someone else's house is to see what kind of vacuum they have. At the store he will point out which kind of vacuum all his relatives have ("Look! That one's like Grandma Grandpa's vacuum!). Anyway, the last couple months he has actually been turning the vacuum on and is getting good at vacuuming the house. At least our carpet is staying clean!

About a month ago we were looking at the vacuums at Walmart (at Caleb's request) and we saw a smaller compact vacuum that I made the mistake of saying was the right size for Caleb. He immediately wanted to buy it, so I said maybe he could get it for his birthday. Well he didn't forget, and asked for weeks if it was his birthday yet. I finally decided that I would just go ahead and get it for him "because he's special." I was getting worried he would burn the motor out on our good one anyways. So here he is with his very own, REAL, Caleb-sized vacuum. $40 we don't have, spent on my son's vacuum obsession . . .

Oh, and yes, he often takes this one to bed with him too . . .