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I can't believe that I'm at 50 posts already.

Went on the Carolina Stash Dash last weekend with Mom Lang, Grandma Hoover and Melissa. We actually had all 3 of the kids with us on Thursday night (and not Grandma) with us when we went to the store in Selma. Then, we spent Friday as all of us ladies and Aric (the girls were at school). 9 hours of riding in the car going to 7 quilt shops. Aric did GREAT!!!! He didn't really give us any trouble. Could tell he was getting restless as we neared lunchtime, but fed him and he did great. He took a nap on the drive to Carrboro. Grandma and Mom took turns sitting in the van with him until he woke up. A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Derek for picking up the girls so that we could get all of the shops visited on Friday. We had soccer and Matt and Melissa still had to finish cleaning out the old house on Saturday, so getting us all back together was going to be hard. Melissa and Mom won some of the prizes that some of the stores were giving away. I came home with a fat quarter (which everyone got for coming in to that store) and a nail file (WOO HOO). I hope that I will win one of the bigger prizes for completing the stash dash. Have to check the website soon to see who the winners are.

Update on the job hunt front. The people in SC are interested, but still haven't done anything about the $$$ issue. Took a while to hear back from the ones that he interviewed for within Deere. He went down to Charlotte in a U-Haul truck carrying 4 decks for test machines. He interviewed for 2 positions there. One would be a lateral and one would be a promotion. He heard back on the one that was a promotion first. It was a no. They were very impressed and said to give them 3 weeks and they would create a position for him. The lateral was given to another guy that is in Derek's office. Well, on Wednesday, I received an email from Derek out of the blue while I was surfing the web. It was an OFFER!!!! They created the new position and made the offer. OH My Goodness. So, Derek called the guy from Cary office on Thursday morning to see what was going on there. It would be so much easier to not have to move and he could just work in the different group in Cary. Well, the word came back today that they have gone in another direction. Therefore no offer to be made there. SOOOOOO, we have some BIG decisions to make soon!!!!!!! The guy in Cary told Derek that he has approval for a couple more positions, but they won't be ready for a couple months,(if we are lucky), but this position he's been offered won't be there then. What to do, what to do?????

Pottying is going great. Aric has been in underwear since Tuesday. I think. Can't remember when we made the switch. Have been keeping the pull ups for when we go to soccer (You never know how quickly you can get to a potty when you are on the soccer fields) and at night time. We have been waking up at least once a week dry if not twice. Naps (when they happen) have been dry wakeups too. Still don't have the pooping thing down yet though. It will come with time. Have accidents when we have to do that. Went through 4 pairs of pants within 15 minutes earlier today. Pooped, then we've done great since then. Still have small wet accidents, but generally last in one pair of underwear all day unless we have to poop. Still haven't gotten our coloring book, but it will be gotten when he is ready. I will take the small victories as we get them.
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