FINALLY A SENIOR

After nearly six months of training, I have finally been signed off as a Senior Airport Communications Operator.  This is my last week with Friday and Saturday off; I will start my own workweek next Sunday, with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.

The girls started the school year in their new school district.  Angela goes to elementary school on her own, while Maya and Nicolette go to the same school.  The older girls are bussed, and I bring Angie to school (since the school is literally around the corner from us, and she's not eligible to be bussed).  So far, so good with them.  This is a much better school district (Aldine vs. HISD), so I don't think that they will encounter the same problems as they did in previous years.  For the first time in a long time, Nicolette is enjoying school. I am glad, because she REALLY needs to pass this TAKS test!

I started kinda late with their school registration. Somehow, I lost everyone's proof of citizenship during the move, and had to replace everything.  And after putting off starting their shots all over again for as long as I could, they finally started the first round.  I have been trying to obtain their shot records from Louisiana, and for some reason or another, they just wouldn't give them to us.  But a nurse at Nicolette and Maya's school was able to pull them for me (thank you, Jesus!), so now they only have to take the shots that are necessary.  Isn't that something?  God is so good!

There is a shoe warehouse here that sells name brand tennis shoes (FILA, New Balance, and Reebok) for a great price; I bought two pairs of Reeboks for Maya and Angela for less than $50!!!!

I lost my cute little cell phone.  I looked everywhere and couldn't find it!  So I wound up replacing it with TWO new phones.  Since the one I lost was a prepaid phone, I purchased another handset and kept my old number (since everyone already has that one).   The prepaid phone is the back-up to my new primary cell.  I locked myself into a 2-year contract with insurance on this one, so it will be replaced or repaired for free if I ever lose or break it.  Here is a picture of the new prepaid (received a good rating from CNET.com):      

All it does is make calls, text, and I can use the internet if I wish.  That's all I need a back-up to do.  This is my plan phone, which I had gotten free with my contract:

This phone has a 1.3 MP camera, camcorder, MP3, Bluetooth, Cellular Video, Internet.........you get the idea.  Needless to say, family and friends only; everyone else that has the old number can reach me on the back-up! LOL

There are two storms brewing in the gulf right now,and everyone is tense.  Matt and I can't go anywhere, because we are both essential employees.  The girls are going to stay with Mom.  I don't anticipate anything really major happening here (New Orleans is already preparing for another direct hit, and the weathermen aren't yet sure where or how this storm is going to hit afterwards), but it is always good to be prepared for whatever happens. I know that no matter what happens, God is with me.  We will be fine.  If we can weather Katrina, we can withstand anything!