Carlyn

i haven't posted in a while and that is unlike me. what has been going on?? well mostly i have been in denial about what has been going on in our lives in the last few weeks and didn't want to write about it, because that made it more real. here is the story. the hospital where james was doing his residency this year went bankrupt and closed. they gave the staff no notice and no pay. we were actually on our first day of vacation at my parents when it all went down. poor james was trying to find a new job over the phone. the hospital had been having some major financial problems, but at the last meeting they had the week before our vacation, the staff was told they would remain open at least until the end of the year. it is very hard to explain but finding a new residency positions is not like finding a new job. residency is part job and part training. you can't just go anywhere and there are a very limited number of spots. we have friends who have lost a residency spot and ...

luther's reaction when he caught a fish at the water table Bethany & Luther riding the cow James & Pearl playing the piano Pearl and the big white catfish this sand table at mcwane is fun!! hurricane Luther making waves luther and daddy changing a tire we have had a very fun week. james was off, so we got lot of activities in while daddy was around to help. on monday morning, pearl and i had our first mother-daughter shopping trip. james watched luther and pearl and i went to the most amazing consignment sale. we got lots of fall and winter clothes for luther . (pearl has enough hand-me-downs to last until she is 12) we also found some great baby items for our church. our church was blessed with 4 little girls with in about one month(one was pearl). so they needed several things to entertain all of these little ones. i got luther a few toys for his birthday too. then it was on to the doctor's office for pearl's 2 month appt and luther's 2 year a...

coolest dude at the park!! we have had lots of sickness over the past 3 weeks. luther started it one weekend. i got it then next weekend and then james got it then end of this past week. pearl has had it sometime in between. james started his ER rotation this week, but only made it one day before he had to call in sick. mom came for two days to help me out when i was still feeling bad and james was on call. well, james is now on the mend and there is no one else to get sick. so, hopefully this is all over with.