I figured I should make an appearance before Christmas comes. Once again, I did NOT do a Christmas card, and I feel terribly guilty. Maybe I can somehow manage to mail out a New Year's letter. Oh, who am kidding?
Things are wrapping up for us gift wise. The girls are excited for Santa to come. We went to the mall and picked names off the tree to buy gifts for the needy. I was explaining to the girls how fortunate they are and that the gifts we were buying for our "angel" might be the only gifts those children receive. Alisa corrected me that the kids would receive gifts from Santa. Hmm, I had no response for that. It made me wonder how less fortunate families explain that Santa doesn't bring their kids the same Playstation 3, motorized scooters and designer clothes that he brings other families. It made me sad, and very thankful for what we have.
The weather has finally cooled off and we can start to wear sweaters. It is nice to have the cool crisp air to keep the smell of pollution to a minimum. The kids go off to school bundled in mittens and scarves and at the end of the day they ride their bike home with everything stuffed in their backpacks because by late afternoon the weather has reached warm temperatures. At this point their backpacks are only used for transporting coats and scarves.
2008 will mark a turning point for me. I have been offered a new job as a Human Factors Engineering Intern at Boeing. This is a great opportunity because I will finally be able to utilize my exact undergraduate (and graduate) degree. The internship is for the duration of my Master's program and then I hope to be hired as a regular employee. I have been with the Air Force Research Lab for 5 years now and will be sad to go, but it is definitely time for a change. I have decided to use this opportunity to focus on school, and work solely part time. The sooner I finish my Master's the sooner I will be hired on as a regular employee so it is in my best interest to focus on school. At the same time I hope to be around the house with the girls more, which is something that I haven't been doing in the last year or two. I am very excited for this turn of events!
So far that is all that is newsworthy. I'll write more after the holidays...Thanks for checking in.
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Wow, lots of changes for you! Sounds busy, but wonderful!
I hope your family have a great Christmas! Any plans during the break? I'd like to finally get over to the ski slopes just west of Gettysburg (maybe an hour away, total) and teach the older boys to ski. But we need snow first!!! It comes, then it goes!
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