I'm back- for now

Sorry it's been so long. Things have gotten really crazy here. My parents came out a couple weeks ago since my mom had surgery on her toe and couldn't go to work anyway. It was really great to see them. Hope really enjoyed playing with her grandpa. She "talked" to him more than anyone else. She loved bringing him random catalogs we get in the mail and "reading" them to him. She talks more with those than with books, so we have been keeping some around. While they were here, I started work. It's ok, but I am glad it's only part time and only until June. I don't think I would return to this position next school year. I'm sure I could find something I liked more. I also was able to go to a speech conference while I had free babysitting. I have to still get a few more Continuing Education Units in before the end of the year, but I'm sure I'll figure something out. We also started looking at the insides of houses while they were here. It's hard because the really nice ones that we like are pretty far from Mark's work, so we care going to have him try out the commute sometime. Meanwhile, we are going to keep looking. Mark's parents are coming today.