moving

Ryan accepted a job as a fire specialist coordinator with the DNR. He will be organizing the wildland fire training for the state. He will be working out of Ames. It is good pay and he'll finally have health insurance for the first time in nearly three years. His first day is Feb. 6. It is a full-time permanent position with funding for two years. Chances are very good they will allocated more funding and he will be extended, however IF they don't find more funding, Ryan has his foot in the door and it will be much easier for him to move within the DNR. He's been waiting for something like this for a long time.

We have started looking for places to live. Apartments are no longer an option now that we have Gus, so we're looking to rent a house somewhere between Ames and the big city for awhile. Once we get down there we might look into buying. For those of you who are down that way, let us know if you find any houses for rent!

I have started the job hunt, which so far has provided a few opportunites that I'm pursuing. We'll see. It's going to be really hard to leave a job I love so much and enter the world of the unknown again. But the move brings us much closer to family and friends. I may be able to stay on with the DCN if I haven't found a job by the time Ryan starts his new job, but it's pretty iffy.

Hopefully we find a decent house and I find a job.... I'm keeping my fingers crossed.