Tons of happenings....

First blog post in two years! What could make a person wait so long? Laziness? Procrastination? It's called...I have a J-O-B that keeps me crazy busy. English teachers grade too many papers...

But I am posting to share good news. 36 months after putting our house in Kentucky on the market and it is SOLD! What's next? Who knows?

I completed my three year evaluations this week! Tenure anyone? Yes. Thank you. Have I been teaching in Tennessee for three years already? Where does the time go?

Baby Cole is due and our family is over-the-moon awaiting this next event. Big brother Nolan is the light of our lives and I can only imagine the joy of nephew x 2!

The school year is starting soon and...

I got a job!

God blessed and on Monday, July 14, I got the call. I will be teaching 9th and 10th grade English at Karns High School.

If you ever question how God works, here is proof that He is looking out for us and has a hand in our move to Knoxville. Our townhome, which we leased in June, is located less than 5 minutes from the school. Of all the high schools in Knoxville we could not have leased a home in a better neighborhood any closer to Karns High School! I wouldn't have believed it if it hadn't happened right before my eyes.

I will post pics of my classroom as soon as I get it finished!

I got a job!

Monday, July 14th, while driving to Gatlinburg to visit Biscuit, I got the phone call...God has blessed...I have been hired to teach 9th and 10th grade English at Karns High School.

I will post pics of my classroom as soon as they are available!

Visiting with the family...

Justin, Kristen, Logan, and Riley came for a visit the second weekend in July! We went to dinner at Mimi's, visited the Knoxville Zoo, had ice cream Brusters (yum!), ate at Mexico Lindo's (best homemade tamales), and played in the pool.

Logan and Riley with their belated birthday gifts of matching Viewmaster/Binoculars with tons of animals slides.
Now they are ready for the zoo!
Riley and Poppy Danl

Riley decided to call Poppy Danl "Danl Hall" this trip and as he is famous for his Tommy Bahama print shirts (that he loves) Riley made Danl's day when she commented on his shirt when he came downstairs dressed for the zoo, "Danl Hall, nice shirt."

Logan with the map. Logan has a "thing" for maps and likes to act as the offical tour guide when he visits parks, etc.

Our group (in the shade).

Two baby girls...

Kristen with Riley in her ponytails!

We had a great visit and can't wait to see them again!

KNOXVILLE

We have relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee!
Danl has been here for a couple months and we joined him Friday, June 27th. After spending the night in Lexington and putting Rae and Nolan on the plane back to San Antonio, Chloe' and I rolled into town about 5pm just as the movers were unloading the last of the "stuff".
Friday night was rough and we worked hard Saturday but, we were settled in by Saturday night.
Danl has been working to help us acclimate to the area. He found a great location to live (Forest Ridge Town Homes) and a church! We attended Knoxville Christian Center for Sunday services and feel very blessed to have found a church.
So far we are enjoying our new city. I will post with job and school details as they develop.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Rachel and Nolan visit Kentucky...

Nolan and Mommy visited Kentucky for 2 weeks at the end of June. The visit was riddled with allergies, runny noses, ear infections (Rae's) and The Hall Family migration to Knoxville which made for more than a few rough days. Jed was a trouper in San Antonio missing his Rachel and chunks-a-bunch (kudos to Jed for having to work and miss his family).
But all and all we loved our visit. Nolan enjoyed spending time with Noah and Chloe'. Check out the picture of him riding the "Chloe' car" which was Chloe's Cozy Coupe. Francis and Corkie ending up riding too. Nolan is growing exponentially and does something new everyday! We took him for his 7 month pictures.
We spent a couple days in Knoxville checking out the new townhome while I went to a job interview. We also visited the Pikeville City Park where Nolan enjoyed swinging. He loved his baths and gave everyone extra doses of sugar (especially Uncle Danl). Rae and Chloe' went for mani's and pedi's. I worked on the computer one whole day and finished my Rank 1!!!
We ended the trip with a night in Lexington and took him to the UK bookstore and he got to "swim" in the jacuzzi tub at the Doubletree.
My best memories are feeding him and making him laugh, which is pretty easy to do considering the kid laughs for pastime.
Rae and Nolans visit was a great start to the summer!
WE LOVE YOU GUYS BUNCHES!

School's Out!

It's official...

School's out for summer... Chloe' graduated from Johns Creek. She is a Freshman!

Let the moving begin!

We have not officially moved yet. Danl is loving Knoxville and his new job.

As soon as a job materializes for me I will post...

Have a great summer!