random update blog from a cold, empty office occupied by funnelweb spiders

... a class of spider that includes tegenaria agrestis, also known as the hobo spider. the highly poisonous bite of this spider is usually mistaken for the bite of the brown recluse (which does not live in the pacific nw). not that i'm worried or anything.

anyway, on to the random update.

point one:
joel was accepted into walla walla and linfield schools of nursing, and chose linfield (not least because they offered him a $12,000 scholarship for hosting y chromosomes). the program starts the last week of june, and before then he needs to be re-certified in cpr, get shot with every vaccine known to humanity, and buy scrubs.

point two:
we are teaching a class through christian youth theater on tuesday evenings. i think this was our way of easing out of music directing without giving up cyt altogether. the class is on auditions and callbacks, which gives us a great excuse to talk about life skills like interviewing, professionalism, dealing with disappointment, selflessness ... good stuff.

point three:
i've acquired several new students recently, and lost a couple adults to schedule issues. so at this point, i have 7 students of all ages, all girls. there is a lot of pink in my studio. :)

point four:
tomorrow we will make an offer on a house. and no, we have not sold our current house. we do not intend to sell our current house. we've been seriously researching and praying about the possibility of owning several properties and renting out for quite a while, and doors have been flying open as we've started down this road. we both love hospitality and this seemed like a natural way to extend that passion - providing homes for people, developing relationships ... it's all very exciting.

point five:
i am just 2 short inches away from being able to do a perfect split. i am stoked about this.

point six:
after battling semi-functioning used lawnmowers for far too long, i bought a reel (manual) mower. i love it! it's not quite as precise as a normal lawnmower but i don't care - it's so nice to be out in my yard without the noise and gas fumes. the smell of freshly cut grass, uncorrupted by machine smells, is intoxicating. the only downside is having to actually look at the sad, accusing faces of dandelions as i decapitate them. :'(this, by the way, is a hobo spider. i'm leaving this office now.