New Car

We did it!! We now are proud owners of 2 cars. I have a friend who works at Vehicle Registration and in Japan you have to de-register your car when you leave. She found a girl who was leaving the island on Sat. (this is Thurs) and she was going to junk her car. Amanda told her she had a friend who needed a car so the girl gave it to us! Yes, that is not a typo- we got a car for free. Sure, we had to pay the road tax and car insurance but other than that we paid nothing. The car will eventually need brakes (which Joe thinks he remembers how to do thanks to Jon Geske) but it will get Joe to work and back. Gone are the days of Joe riding his bike to work!!!

We had soccer again this weekend and Joe had a race. He completed in a triathlon but it was a team event. He went to the race thinking he was going to do the biking portion of it but was told at the last minute that he would be the runner. His team came in 2nd and the boys were excited when they saw the trophy (the trophy could have said "last place" and the kids would have been equally excited) We did not go to the race due to CCD (Sunday school) so I have no pictures of the race. Next weekend... no soccer!! I don't know what I will do with myself.

Zoo fun

Spring Break has come and gone! We went to the zoo and the hands on museum as our "big" trip. It was drizzling in the morning but turned out to be a nice day. Because of the weather the place was empty, so we had the place to ourselves. Hunters favorite part was "sitting in the big chair and seeing the lions" Brody likes all of it (he is not a hard one to please!) On Tuesday, the boys had a golf clinic to learn how to chip, putt, and drive the ball. It was an all morning event and both boys seemed to have a good time. On Sunday, we took the boys golfing, Joe and I were the caddies, and they had alot of fun. Hunter is pretty good considering he just learned and Brody is just having fun. He would spin in a full circle when he swung, miss the ball and then announce that he was just practicing. They really wanted to get a cart but we said no. It was a good thing we didn't get a cart, they don't hit it very far so the cart would have been more of a pain than a help! We were able to get through the course (9 holes) in about 2 hours. They were many times when both boys would be hitting at the same time on opposite sides of the course, so they really didn't play proper golf.

For Easter, we got together with 3 other families. We had a brunch and an egg hunt. Both kids picked up about 40 eggs filled with candy. As Hunter put it "Jackpot!" The kids then played outside and the adults stayed around to talk. It was alot of fun.

Of course we had soccer on Saturday. Both boys won their games. We have team pictures this week and games on the the weekend- I can't believe we are already half way through the season.

I got accepted to nursing school. Actually, I got accepted but there is a 2 year wait list. I am currently on the wait list and should get into the program when we are leaving from Japan. I need Joe to get stationed back in CA for this to work out for me. I am on the wait list at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA. If he were stationed at Miramar or Pendelton then this nursing school will work out. I won't know for awhile where we will be going next. If it is not CA, then it is back to the drawing board for me! I'll keep you posted.

Spring Break is Here!!

Well, we started our spring break off with a couple of soccer games. Joe is still out of town so I took lots of pictures. Brody played first and they got their first win of the season!! Brody assisted on the goal and was pumping his fist in the air after they scored. He was very excited they finally won but reminded me that the coaches aren't really suppose to keep score. Hunter's team also won. He played very well. I think he is starting to figure out where he is suppose to be and has a sense of what to do on the field (he doesn't stay in the spot where the coach puts him- well he does but knows where to openings are to get a pass) Both boys were tired after the game and are now resting.

It was sunny here all day except for now- the clouds are moving in. It is about 75 degrees with no wind. The games were at 11:00 and noon so we were out there at the hot part of the day. We are not going anywhere for spring break. Joe is just getting back from New Zealand. The boys are going to a golf clinic on Tuesday and will still have practice over the break. That is all from here, Happy Easter and talk to you next week!!