Busy bee, hooray for Summer

• Well, I started a new job. I thought I wrote about that in the last update but evidently not. I'm walking about 6-8 miles every Saturday and now soon to be Wednesday/Thursday as well. 
• Claire is helping me out, but man can she get snippy once she's worn out. Two weeks in a row, she's been getting to a point and she becomes some kind of vulture of sorts. 
• After just working on Saturday I received a phone call from my supervisor offering me the Wednesday route that had just opened up beginning June 29th. For 80$ extra a week and for much less work, I rearranged my school schedule to work around so that we can start the route. 
• Claire's getting $5 a week for the route as it stands right now, but once we start up the other route, she'll be getting 10$ a week. Plus if she helps around the house, she'll get a few more bucks chipped in there, also. 
• This being only the second week into the route, I was surprised by how much faster it went. Last week we started at 9:15a and didn't get done until nearly 7p. Granted, I didn't bag enough product due to inaccurate amounts given at first. So we had to come home and bag the remaining of the product. But, today we started at 8a and got done at 2:45p. So 10 hours last week and only 6 hours and 45 minutes this week. HUGE difference. Plus we made less stops which was nice also. 
• It was MUCH hotter this week. Last week we delivered in the beautiful 70 degree weather, and this week it was mid 90's and humid as all heck. We started earlier this week because there are some storms that are said to move through and we didn't want to take the chance of dealing with those. However, we did get a few drops on us from a mid morning shower. Truthfully though, it was welcomed considering how sweaty we both already were. 
• Here are some animals I've come across during the route, just two weeks in:

This kitty was our first customer last week and she was the most friendly kitty ever!

This kitty was just straight up lounging! Didn't care about me coming near 'em at all.

So freakin' adorable! Laying on it's back relaxing to the max.

Now onto Claire:

• Claire has finished 2nd grade and is due to start on August 29th through her new school. She'll be home-schooled and is really looking forward to it. 
• She finished with another level higher in reading, honor roll, math award, appreciation award, effort honor roll, honor roll for the entire year.
• Here soon we'll be getting a pool pass to go to the pool and work on her swimming lessons too. I tried to sign her up for swimming lessons over the summer but they're full at the YMCA. But, I'm still gonna work with her on our own time this summer, even though it's going to be a busy one.
• For all of Claire's hard work this year, she's going roller skating with some of her friends next Sunday.

Onto D:

• D made Presidents Club this term, which is a nice bonus for him come two weeks from now. 
• D's kicking ass on his schooling. I'm pretty sure he'll be getting Deans List this quarter.
• D has chosen to go to Kings Island for Father's Day, so we'll be doing that come June 19th! This'll be our first time going ever!
• D starts toward his career of choice next quarter and is really looking forward to knowing what he wants to do while in college and afterward as a career!

And lastly, me:

• I start Early Childhood Development (ECD) studies on the 27th.I'm pretty excited about it. I really feel secure in this decision and look forward to a great future within that field. 
• I went to campus on my birthday to see some of the SMA's (student Medical Assistants) that I was in class with all the way to the point of me leaving the program, that mean something to me. I must say, I don't envy them. It sounds shady but to be honest, hearing all of the crap they're dealing with within the program is SO unprofessional. I am extremely thankful I left when I did. It took me going back after this much time has passed to truly feel 110% confident that the decision I made was the right one. I can't even get into some of what was said, but the program is still full of drama, unnecessary stress, and so many OSHA violations it's ridiculous. 
• I'm thankful to still have ties within the SMA's however I can already feel that I've grown apart from all that once was. I'm okay with that now that I know that it's for more obvious reasons than presented prior to this encounter. 

Social Events soon to happen:

• My brother is coming into town in July and we're going to Cedar Point for the first time! Steve's been there several times before, but D, Claire and I have not been. We look forward to it big time!!!

Things that are happening around the house:

• We're tearing up the carpet and laying hardwood down throughout the house.
• We're choosing paint colors so that before we lay the hardwood we can have the room bright and clean in color(s). 
• We're buying area rugs for the hardwood floors so that our dogs don't freak out once all of the carpet is gone.

So, yeah, I believe that's everything for now. Now you understand why I'll be busy at least! Have a good one everyone!!