life for now

So ….

I got a gym membership with a pool. I ran into my old swim coach and he will start sending me workouts as soon as I swim for 2 weeks. I'm excited to see my baby weight leave…hopefully!

Kids are in their second month of capoeira.  They are loving it.  Svend and I want to join! someday…


Svend has had 3 ideas about practices/jobs come up.
1. start our own
2.buy one
3.get a job at one in Nebraska that offers a lot more financial stability
4. Hayes then Jackman…


results:
1. a friend just one year ahead of us started his own practice. It hasn't turned out well…yet. they've been on welfare for a year and living with family… only now is he even able to see a few patients.
2. the practice that looked good to buy is not looking so good to buy.
3. Nebraska is still an option. He needs to send his CV…if they want to interview him, they'll fly him out and I'll go too…. I really don't want to do this option. It makes my stomach turn and heart ache…
4. Jackman… still open.  $60k plus 35%after 180K gross…basically what we are making now. the difference is that we'll have a salary and can buy a house.

Svend's friend wants to sell us his house for $150k.  It's nice. Not one I WANT but a LOT better than what we've been looking at.  It would be good for the kids and cheap enough for us to handle the mortgage. He wants to sell now/december. Again, we don't have the savings built up for this yet!! We can't just go buy it. We need to pay off the van and have about 10k before buying a house… not sure if that will be possible by december! but if it is…then YES…of course, that means we'll be taking option number 4 :)


Things are going good here.  The kids are enjoying school for the most part. Talia is on student council. She is way over booked.  She is busy about 4 nights per week… and it's taking it's toll! They are all things she has begged for … but volleyball ends in 3 weeks so that'll take some pressure off. I am her coach and she does not like me coaching her. It's been hard.  Our relationship is just hard.  I get so frustrated with her and she breaks down at the drop of a hat.
Bergen's bike got stolen last week. that has been hard. We think a kid across the street did it but there is no way to prove it.  I've put up signs but that's all we can do. Svend says it's hopeless. I keep telling Bergen to pray for a solution… whatever that might be. I keep hoping the kid returns it.  I wish Svend would have a little more faith/hope…especially it the little things…then maybe when the big stuff comes up he would be able to have more hope… or at least a show of positive attitude… we take turns I guess. I just pray for him so much that he can look on the bright side of things.
he is retaking his boards in 2 weeks. I am praying he passes this time.
The little girls have been best friends and worst enemies…but overall they are great. Anders has had double ear infections for over a month. We went to the ENT last week. One more round of antibiotics then tubes… I am hoping no tubes.

I started working for a company that delivers goodie bags to new residents.  I haven't done any deliveries yet…hoping to start tomorrow evening.  Anyway, we'll see how that goes. I get $10 per hour and should be around $100 per month… that'd be nice…if it's worth it. meaning if it doesn't cause more problems.