Muddy Waters

Katie and I are currently at the Muddy Waters Coffee House at 29th and Belmont. Generally Katie is at work but she got off early today. Yeah! Not much else to say. Until we meet again....

Tuesday

Sometimes when I am thinking, my thoughts actually come out as sentences as they would on the blog. I don't believe that this is new. New as in, "I have a blog now therefore I think about writing on it." What I mean is, I think that this is why I always wanted to be a writer because I enjoy putting these sentences together though I don't have the patience to come up with a plot. I enjoy writing, but whenever a person would ask me exactly what I wanted to write I wouldn't know what to call it. This blog is what I enjoy writing. It fills this desire. For example, tonight Wes and I are at Palios (where else would we be?) we step inside and there are no seats. Never have we had this problem. We have witnessed this happen to other people but not to us. For a second we leave the cafe thinking we will (I dare say) try another place. Then I get the idea that we could just sit at the bar-stools and wait for seats to open up with outlets near by.

 [sidenote: I just want to put it out there that we aren't such HUGE addicts of Palios, it's just that with online classes and no-internet connection at home we gotta go somewhere...though Palios is amazing. no doubt.] 

So this is what we end up doing. And here is where my "blog-thoughts" come in. I order a chocolate-milk and sit down at a bar-stool. As I am sipping from my milk I think about coming on here and writing these very words:

"Once again we are at Palios but for the first time I am soaking it in from the perspective of a bar-stool. As my legs dangle and I sip in the innocence of my chocolate milk I feel as though I am once again 5. Unaware of due dates and timelines. And for this split second, unaware of the fact that my job will be coming to an end in two weeks." 

Gasp! one: Yes, I actually thought this in my head.

Gasp! two: Yes, I did find out today that my job will be coming to an end in a few weeks.

I know this sounds entirely overwhelming considering that Wes and I just moved into our new apartment and then Wes lost his job and now I am losing mine. But I want it to be clear that there has been talk for a while now of my job coming to a close end of January and unfortunately it really is happening. Though I and my nanny-family were hopeful, sometimes good things must come to a close. :) I am thankful for this huge learning experience. Truthfully that is what it has been. This was my first nanny job with a child under the age of 8. I think that I have learned a little bit more about patience. But more than that I have enjoyed learning about the needs of a three year old. I have loved pushing Charlotte on the swings, holding her hand as she asks me the biggest question of life: "why?" and dancing with her to The Wiggles until we are both so tired we fall to the rug and pretend to sleep. I am thankful for this experience and look forward to the future relationships I will make here in Portland. :) 

So! With that said, I will keep you all posted as to how mine and Wes' job searches are going. I am obviously hoping that there will be someone out there in need of a nanny but with today's economy we can't be too choosy can we? 

Love to you all-

Katie 

PS: If you haven't yet go to harrypotter.com and watch the trailer for the upcoming movie. It will by far be the best of all the Harry Potter movies so far. We can hardly wait. 

Our Kitchen...

Hi Family and Friends,

I feel the need to clarify now that Wes has been blogging with all of his spare time that this is Katie. :) I woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat and throbbing body. Yes, I am sick again. I hope I don't get much worse because no matter how bad I feel I will have to catch up on some math homework this weekend. Nooooo! Say it isn't so!

On a brighter note, we have completed one room of our new place: the Kitchen! The bathroom will be following shortly after, and then hopefully the living room and our bedroom. Hope you enjoy these pictures. I know they are in a crazy order but I uploaded them funky and don't feel like fixing them. Our kitchen is quite the upgrade from our last apartment (the whole apartment is an upgrade really). We now have space for our kitchen table which we have enjoyed several meals at so far (including an amazing cauliflower gratin [low fat], and veggie quiche with hash brown crust). Our landlords have put so much care into every detail of this place. From the ice-box-shelves to the cute countertops and hinges on the cabinets, we love our kitchen. 

More coffee, More Clouds, No Job (yet)...

Wesley Ray Here,

Well here I am again at another Cafe. The greatest cafe in Portland and Katie's and my favorite, Palio! The clouds are coming back and the sun is dying out which means a rainy, wet weekend.

Currently, Katie is at work and I am not (obviously). Though, I have some leads which may pan out into something. I have an assessment type test on Monday. If passed, I could land myself a job with the Oregon Census Bureau taking population number counts throughout Portland. I am also waiting to hear back from an outdoor store which happens to be a retailer of Filson. Since I have "expert" product knowledge of the particular brand I think it gives me a good chance.

As for the books I hoped to set up... Dah da da dah! I finished and will hopefully have pictures up soon. Speaking of our apartment/mini house we will hopefully have pictures up within a couple days. The place is taking form and boxes are being folded up for recycling almost as we speak.

At the Corner of SE Belmont and 37th Ave,

Wesley Raymond Scoville Here,

Currently I am at Stumptown, drinking good coffee and job searching.... Filling out applications, updating my resume and filling my calender book with dates and times to personally turn in more resumes and applications (Well, honestly I don't have a calender book but but you get the idea). After that I hope to tackle the enormous job of shelving my book collection - the fun stuff.

Propaganda Poll

Please participate in the poll directly to your left. Thanks,

Mr. Scoville

Hope... Progress...

Wesley Raymond Scoville Here,

In light of all this current political drama I thought I would give you all something to dwell upon: