Hail Storm

Yesterday we decided to go on a walk up to a local hot dog stand called "Mustard's Last Stand" and then up to the pedestrian mall. (Scott, so you are not grossed out they had a vegetarian menu, too.) Anyway I thought that it would be nice to sit outside. It started hailing, the size of quarters! We passed Anneke through the window into the restaurant and they loaned us a cardboard box to get safely inside. Well, today I have two large bruises to show for our fun outing yesterday. And, actually it was fun, and definitly a memory.
Today I found out that one of the girls in our ward is Liz Blauer's cousin. For those who don't know her, she was my high school best friend and the reason that Andy and I are together. I gave Jessica a mission to get me Liz's address and phone number by the end of the summer.
I still am not working. I apparently have not cleared the background check yet. It is not happy and we are getting worried about survival.
I have not heard from any of you lately, so I hope all is well at USF. The Shakespearean Festival here leaves much to be desired. No equity, and no real funding. It looks like it is pretty much volunteer outside of acting and directing. Still, we will try to see a play. Since "As You Like It" is my favorite, I am hoping for that one.

Soooo Long

Everything here in Boulder takes longer than in Utah. We applied for insurance for the children and they said it would take about 2 months. We applied for Marcus to go to Head Start in the fall, but they can't process his application without a physical and it is taking forever to get a copy of that from his old doctor. To top off the list, I got the job that I wanted at the University. However, I can't start until they do a background check which they say will take about 2 weeks. Hello! We need the money and benefits NOW. Plus, to start that job I need a physical, but with no money or insurance that is not happening. So, if you guys could pray or something for us, that would be great.
We figured out a solution to Anneke not sleeping. It is working out pretty well. Right now she is asleep in Marcus's bed. She does whatever he does anyway, so he is sleeping and so is she.
You guys might appreciate this. There is a town here called Nederlands. In this town they have a festival called "The Frozen Dead Guy Festival". Apparently a man there was frozen by his son when he died, but his son got deported and had to leave the frozen man behind. Now it is a silly festival with coffin races and the like.
Is it safe to assume that I won't be hearing from any of you until the end of the summer?

It's So Hot

I can't believe how hot it is here. Of course, we are on the third floor with no AC. But, if feels like July here with temperatures reaching over 90. Sometimes it is cooler outside than in our apartment oddly enough.
I find out tomorrow if I get the job I wanted at the school. It has been quite the journey to this point. I am not sure who I was or where I went, but since I found out about the move to Colorado, I have not been myself. Tuesday night I came to a self realization and cried. After having a good cry yesterday was better and I am happy again.
Anneke is still not sleeping and causing us grief. I am not sure what to do about it. I'm at my wits end. Marcus is enjoying it. He adjusts better than everyone else all the time. He of course already has friends to play with. Anneke is the only girl.
I miss USF and was surprised to hear everyone that was returning. Holly, are you doing House Management again? I can't believe how much has happened in a year.
We have gone to two museums. One was a children's museum with dress ups and a lot of interactive things. The other was the University museum and it had dinosaur eggs that fascinated the children. We have played in the river and walked all over town. There is a grocery store here that has a (metallic) horse ride for a penny! We have gone to story hours and tried to get set up with all the things you don't think about until you get here. We got Colorado plates for our car yesterday and need to get drivers licenses soon. We are working on insurance and registering for the fall, next. Anneke calls the many pigeons we have around "chickens". One landed near her the other day and now she is scared of them.