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22 February 2009: What has happened since I wrote last? We adopted 4 kittens, not 3, from the same litter and they are happy, healthy, fun cats. My dad passed away in October 2008 during the first term that I started teaching ABE/GED/ESL at the local community college. That was a very hard term for me not only because of Dad's passing, but I had no training and walked into a mess of out-dated instructional materials. Now, we have a strong, updated program with many studens earnign their GED's. We are enjoying our house. I am especially enjoying the yards which we erased and redesigned with a pagoda, sun circle, paths, and plants. The economy has gone down the tubes, and we hope the our new President Obama can fix that. Mom moved to the farm to live with my sister, Candy. Dad would be happy about that. Read more about my teaching experiences at the local community college.
19 August 2007: Buying a house, getting a job, adopting 3 kittens! Settling back down in Brookings, OR. I'll be teaching at one or both of the local community colleges and may be doing some independent educational consulting after we get settled in our house.
August 2007: We're tired of the road and looking at homes to buy in Brookings, OR, the most southern town on the Oregon Coast. We have lived here before and Tom wants to be back near "his ocean." I'm still hopeful of getting a teaching position in one of the community colleges or universities within driving distance and I may do some independent educational consulting again.
June 2007: We are still on the road traveling in Colorado. My nephew is traveling with us for a few months. Harry Cat passed away on June 11 with pleural effusion most likely caused by cardiac disease. I want him back. He was such a great cat! I mourn and grieve and hear him scratching at the door to come in from a few hours of wild hunting. I am applying for teaching jobs at community colleges and universities. Adult education calls.
March 2007: I have been distracted by travel in Florida and photographing wildlife and the TESOL certification has been put on the back burner for now.
Tom and I agree that it's time to get off of the road for awhile. We want to get a house and a yard for Harry Cat. I would return to Germany if I could get a specialist assignment, not a classroom teaching position, with DoDDS again, so I have been pursuing that, but that's not likely to happen. DoDDS has excess personnel to place because of school closings. It's most likely that we'll be returning to the Oregon Coast.
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