Job Search Update & The 8 Things Thing! :)

NOTE: Tammy tagged me over the weekend, and I have been trying my darnedest to get this posted, so that is why all of the references to Monday, and the "Yesterday" section refers to Monday, btw, lol :)

Hello, and happy Monday, everybody!

Hope that everybody has had a fantastic beginning to this week! I had not one, but two job interviews today. I felt pretty good about both of them, and should have more info by the end of this week!

I was also tagged to play the 8 Things game by Tammy @ Encouragement for the Day! So without further ado, here we go!

Here's how to do this 8 THINGS thing:

Mention the person that tagged you (check). Complete the lists of 8's. Tag 8 of your wonderful bloggy friends. Go tell them you tagged them!

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. Weekends!
2. Being a mom, someday!
3. Getting a new job
4. Landscaping our yard
5. Our Colorado trip in May
6. Finding a home church
7. Riding the motorcycle this summer
8. Bible Study on Tuesday!

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Showered
2. Laundry
3. Picked up 6 pack and a pound from Taco John's
4. Took Austin's temperature
5. Fed the dog
6. Made brownies
7. Ate a spinach salad
8. Studied for my job interview

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Drive a stick-shift
2. Visit my family more often
3. Work from home
4. Speak several different languages fluently
5. Travel for a living
6. Have lunch with my hubby every day
7. Get amazon.com to work for me :S
8. Go to the She Speaks conference

8 Shows I Watch:
1. NCIS
2. American Idol
3. Law & Order: SVU
4. Psych
5. Monk
6. Deadliest Catch
7. In Plain Sight
8. Crossroads

8 Bloggers Tagged:
1. Katie at Three Blondes and a Redhead
2. fransmomma at The Frans Clan
3. Nikki at Project: Domestic Bliss
4. Denise at There's Always Room for One More
5. Heather at Dear Diary . . .
6. Mikki at The View From My Beach Chair
7. Jen at mommablogsalot
8. Mel at Super Tweak

No clever title. It is just Tuesday. :)

Just a few new shots of the Diddy girl!

Isn't she a cutie pie? :)


We love her to pieces!

Also, Austin's company has a new website. Please give it a click, if you have time, and let me know what you think!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ quite the list!

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In case you missed the memo, my husband rocks! Like the entire party, no joke :) lol! In fact, he rocks so much that I have a list of things just from THIS WEEK that make him amazing!

1.) As I have mentioned before, he absolutely loves his job. One of the things he loves about his job is that he works for an incredibly strong Christian man, so he gets to be very open and vocal abot his faith without being afraid of any reprucussions that would be negative to his career (not that that is really a concern to him, as we saw in last week's post). Austin is not one to shove anything down someone's throat, he is just very real about what he believes and what he is struggling with, and how his faith affects his life and those around him. One very exciting result of this is that one of his co-workers asked this week if he and his famil could go to church with us this weekend! :)

2.) On Tuesday morning, we awoke to find that my car had a VERY flat tire. We realized this too late to do anything before work, but after work, Austin went straight to work removing the tire and hurrying to take it into the tire place before they closed. This rocks in and of itself, but my hubby took it one step further. He was intelligent enough to know that the way the tire went flat seemed unusual, and pointed that out to the tire people. Sure enough, the tire split from a manufacturer's defect, so we went home with a brand new tire without paying a dime for it!

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3.) Austin is very patriotic. He made sure that we knew where our voter registration cards were and where our polling place was, and that we got there on time to be able to do our civic duty and vote. Not only that, but even though I know he was disappointed as well, he whipped his attitude into shape long before I did, and I know that he will continue to lift our nation and its leaders up in prayer just as he did before.

4.) He is an awesome puppy daddy. Sure, he may talk like he was a little uneasy about having her move into the house with us, but I think he enjoys having here more than I do. He is always playing with her, or letting her rest her head in his lap (absolutely adorable, and it melts my heart every time), or laying on the floor with her. Last night it was really chilly in here, so he had covered up with a big afghan. When he got the blanket, Diddy already had her head in his lap, so he just covered her up with him, and she stayed that way for quite awhile!

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Thanks for reading everybody! Have a fantastic weekend!

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ thoughtful

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Hello and happy Friday everybody! I'm so excited for another chance to brag all over what a sweetheart my hubby is, and I know you are excited, too!

We had a very eventful week, and I was reminded of Austin's thoughtfulness several times.

1) Even though he didn't have to be up for another hour, he woke up in time to see me off and wish me a happy birthday on Tuesday morning.

2) He worked outside in the cold getting our toys and our yard settled for the fast-approaching snow season.

3) He made sure that I had enough covers to keep me warm at night (I'm a very cold sleeper), and checked to make sure that they had done their job in the morning.

4) Even though he doesn't really understand the fascination, he puts up with my newfound NaNo obsession, and has been tremendously helpful on the logical ideas front!

5) We are moving the dog inside this weekend! - Something he was not terribly keen on, but he knows that I've been dying to do it!

I am so thankful that takes the time to take care of these things, and that he took the time to know and understand me well enough to take such wonderful care of me, too!

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Thanks for reading everybody! Have a fantastic weekend!