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Finally Employed!!!

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I worked for the first two years after Abby was born and as I came to the end of my pregnancy with Ellie, Shaun and I decided that it was time to stay at home with the girls. For three year I stayed at home with our little monkeys, caring for them and making sure they always had one of us around. When it came time to look for work again, the road was rough. The three years of being at home with Abby and Ellie helped both myself and them but hurt my resume and made it difficult to get hired. 

When we decided to take the huge leap of faith and move to Seattle, deep down I knew that something special was waiting for us. Good things were coming our way and if we had the strength and the patience, all of the positive things waiting for us would present themselves. 
In September we discovered a place to take the girls and let them play while we had some time to ourselves. It allowed us to unpack, get the house set up more and have a dinner with just the two of us every now and then. By October, Shaun was employed with Amazon and he was led to that job through some of the most unlikely avenues. Then a job ad popped up on one of Shaun’s sites and behold, a job was open at the playcare place that we took the girls to. Normally I wouldn’t have given it much thought but then I learned I could take the girls with me to work, which gave me the best of both worlds. So I put my resume together, applied, interviewed and….
I GOT THE JOB!!!!
While its not a career, I finally broke the streak of unemployment. My time at home with the girls actually helped me instead of hurting me. It was all meant to be and happened for a reason. For the time being, I now have a job that allows me to see the girls while I work and that makes me a very happy girl.

Recital… Come and Gone.

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For those of you th at didn’t know, after our move back from Seattle I came back to work at the studio (Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts). The year moved by quickly and before we knew it, recital was upon us. For parents and dancers, there is some prep time but its nothing compared to what the staff has to do. Tickets, photos, costumes, staging, tech prep… the list goes on. On Wednesday June 17th, the preparation moved over to the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts center and recital was underway.

For staff it meant several long days of rehearsals,prep time, and the chaos of being backstage during a show… Basically a day that starts at 9am and ends at 10pm. All went fairly well though. The first two nights found us starting nearly 20 minutes late for multiple reasons, one of which was Diane’s fall that left a very nasty bump and bruising on her head and eye. She is ok though and we are very lucky that the results of her fall were not worse then they were. Back stage is always chaotic but the shows ran smoothly. By night number three, we were able to start on time, to the shock of many! It was a little more chaotic backstage then usual but things still went well and now its all done!

Abby spent the morning of the second show with me and seemed to have a blast. She enjoyed watching some of the dancers practicing in the lobby. I have to say she is such a well behaved little girl, even with a bit of the sniffles! Abby made it through her first recital experience with flying colors. I hope there are many more years spent at the studio and that she has to chance to grow up around some very wonderful people. Now we move on to summer classes and prepare for a new season to begin. Here is to an even better 2009/2010 dance season! Woo Hoo!


Busy, Busy, Busy!!

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Ok! So it’s been a while and I apologize for keeping everyone out of the loop but its been super busy! So many updates since the last blog that I don’t even know where to begin!

Since our last post, Shaun was able to leave his position at Abandon Interactive in Malibu. Within the first few weeks of being there he received a call from Sony, which led to another interview, which then…. THANKFULLY… led to a position with Sony Entertainment in their video game production department. So far so good and he seems to really love it there.


Work at the studio has been great and it feels wonderful to be back in a position that I am so comfortable with. The new school year starts on Monday September 8th and there has been a lot to do in preparation for opening day. It has been busy and has called for some long days, but I don’t mind at all! Unlike other jobs in my past, I truly love to go to work everyday! I work with a wonderful group of people who, even on the toughest of days, make it fun to be there.


Everything with the baby is great! I am currently at 34 weeks and 5 days! Shaun and I went in for an ultrasound on Monday and from what they can see, she looks great. You could see all four chambers of her heart and they appear to be strong and healthy, the umbilical cord has great circulation which means she is getting everything that she needs, she is growing at what the doctors call an “appropriate gestational rate”, and her lungs, liver and kidneys all seem to be fully developed and working correctly. Although its tough to be accurate at this stage of the pregnancy, due to the increasing lack of fluids and space within the uterus, she appears to be just over 5 pounds. Healthy girl if you ask me! Now the fun of counting down those last few weeks begins!


Everything has been great! I am feeling pretty good, despite the fact that my belly seems to expand exponentially now. That’s ok…. I want to try and keep her as comfortable as possible in there so that she doesn’t have the urge to arrive too soon! I have more aches and pains now and sleep has become a novelty, but its just preparation for what’s to come, so I don’t mind. Shaun is always helpful and thoughtful, making sure I am comfortable. What a great hubby and soon to be daddy!


That is all for the moment, I promise to keep this updated more often! Once again it feels great to be back in California! Take care everyone and I hope all of you are doing well!


Cheers!