To settle all of the rumors. . . .

Wow. Where to start. Well, most of you already know that Hans took the test out at the power plant in Delta, a place called IPSC, where his dad has worked for years. The tests were in September and we found out he passed them a few weeks later, he was excited then, but nothing compared to how excited he is now. Once you pass the tests, which are available about every two years, you are eligible for hire. The catch was that you could be hired the next week, the next month, the next year- or still not at all. So, as Hans puts it, we were in the "waiting place"(like in Oh, the PLaces You'll Go). Then, Friday the 1st of August, we were standing in Wal-Mart, shopping for a family reunion, and IPSC called to ask for an interview. Well, if you get an interview with these people, it pretty much means that you are in. They have only not hired one guy that they interviewed and even then they hired him the next time around. So Hans was ecstatic. I mean going crazy jumping up and down, pumping his fist in the air crazy and smiling like I haven't seen him smile in a long, LONG time. His interview on the 15th went well, and they let him know today that he will begin his employment on the 15th of September. As good as an opportunity as this job is, along with it comes some very hard consequences. Probably the worst one, was telling Hans' employer, Dean that he was going to quit. Dean and Geri have been like grandparents to us and have pretty much given us the life that we have. We could have never have been where we are know without them. I cry every time I think of leaving such a great work relationship that has meant so much to us. I pray that they truly understand how much we love them and have appreciated all that they have done for us. It will likewise be hard to leave our other work friends that we have grown close to, we will miss the Tyler and Danielle and Mike and his family, Dan and Jenny, of course, Kim and Sharisa(but they won't really be rid of us- seeing as how we are related) and all of the guys out back. That job has been a great experience and we were fortunate to have met some of the greatest people on this earth. A few of the other hard consequences are not really going to be dealt with at the moment because we aren't moving right now. Hans will be working 4 10s so he will be home three days of the week. When I get fed up with being a single mom for more than half the week, then I will move to the Delta area. So, as of right now, no, we are not moving so don't get write us off quite yet! But yes! Congratulations to Hans on his new job! We are excited to make this next step into the unknown, kind of????