Now to find a house....

Great news, Kendra has got a job. She is working in Chandler at Parc Place which is a facility that houses troubled youth from ages 11-17. She does the medical billing. She started on 8/24 and absolutely loves her job and all of the people she works with. Her supervisor is the nicest lady ever and she really feels at home there. Right now she is staying with Larry & Leann until we find a house and get moved in. We will be saving up money for the deposits, moving truck, ect. So we are probably projecting a move around the end of October. She drives to Phoenix on Sunday and stays until she gets off of work on Friday. That isn't much time to spend with your family, but it is something. We are looking in the area of Queen Creek to rent. We know it is further out of town, but the sizes of the houses are really good and the price is even better. We have already looked into a Charter school for Janessa. It is Benjamin Franklin Charter School and it ranks in the top 10% for testing level in the state of Arizona. So anywho, that is what's going on with us now. Now Caleb just needs to find a job and we will be all set!

Getting closer!

Hopefully we are getting closer to living in the Valley of the Heat. Kendra had three job interviews the week of August 10th. There is one she is really hoping for but won't find out until 3 weeks if she got it or not. Please keep your fingers crossed. Until then we are still applying for jobs. In this economy you never know and you don't stop until you are finally employed and start your first day of work. So in the meantime we are enjoying quality family time. We are quite amazed with Janessa and everything that precious brain is learning. Earlier this week when Kendra picked her up from school, she stopped in to talk with her teacher. She said Janessa was a joy to have in class and always cracks her up. And when she tells Janessa that she cracks her up, Janessa responds with "You crack me up, Ms. Bernardo." We notified her of our intentions to move to Phoenix and said we would let her know when we are finally moving the wheels. She said she will really miss Janessa. I'm just hoping she gets into a good quality school like the one she's in. We heard Phoenix has the best Charter schools, so we are hoping to get her enrolled in one since that is the atmosphere she is already used to. She is well aware of the plans to move, but is excited to meet new friends. Normally a parent would worry about their child in a new school, but normal parents don't have an amazing child like Janessa. She meets friends very easily and fits in really well. There aren't any kids I know of at the school that she doesn't get along with. She is the kind of kid that will find another student playing alone and invite them to play with her, while still maintaining playtime with her usual friends. There is a bully that is in school and she really likes Janessa. Janessa doesn't allow her to push her around and yet at the same time realizes that everybody needs a friend. So she befriends her so the other girl has someone she can call a friend. We are very proud of her.