April sightings

Since we haven't really had any April showers, we decided to post about a few of the fun(funny) things we have seen recently. 

Funny sighting number one - Hershey has been barking his head off the last few days in the morning and we could not figure out why.  I honestly thought he must have heard the toaster or my cereal being poured into the bowl and wanted some, but I finally figured it out.  One day last week, I happened to look out the window when he was barking like mad.  To my big surprise, there was a wild turkey in the neighbor's driveway.  I think he was either trying to warn it off of our property, inviting it to come play, or letting it know his plans to eat it.  Mystery solved.

Fun sighting number two - The very next morning as I was driving into the parking lot at work, I happened to notice the deer crossing sign.  And I thought to myself, I know we are close to the river, but surely the deer won't get this close to people and buildings.  And then I saw five mule deer in the parking lot.  I got to watch them for a few minutes before I went into work as they mowed the lawn and chomped on some weeds.

Funny sighting number three - Pat walking down the hall with his pants around his ankles.  This is a pretty common occurance and is really quite amazing because it shows how much more confident he is getting.

Pretty darn amazing sighting - Pat standing in front of his chair swinging his walker to and fro in the air.  I really can't do this one justice, but it is awesome.  We are thinking about having a picture of him holding his walker in the air over his head for next Christmas.  :)

Melissa got a job!

I start work as a Training Specialist for the Idaho Real Estate Commission on April 15th.  Yup, that's right, I'm branching out of the medical field!  I am really excited to try something new, but I know there will be a big learning curve.  Thankfully it is not housed with most of the other state offices at the Capitol Complex but it will be quite a long commute from Emmett. I am hoping to be able to join a vanpool to save some money and the headache of driving every day.  Because it is a government job, we will have state benefits and it does pay more than my last job, so I am also very happy about that.  I am not sure yet exactly what I will be doing as it is a new position which is always something that I really enjoy.  Pat is excited because I am excited, but I think he will be going through withdrawl for the first few weeks at least since I haven't worked for the last 9 months.  Wow, time surely flies.