Oreo

Something interesting happened Tuesday. We were driving down highway 64 and saw this adorable kitten on the side of the road. We just couldn't let him stay out there. So we took him home with us. He is the sweetest cat. The vet said he is roughly 4 months old. He is so loveable and friendly. He also does not put up with the other animals crap. The cats are still hissing at him but he doesn't pay them any attention. The dogs have tried to play with him and when he decides they are in his face more than he likes, the claws come out. The dogs are used to that because Nala and Sarabi are babies and run away. Here are a few pictures that I have taken thus far.

Ben found out the other day that the Murfreesboro Fire Dept has already hired someone for their temporary slot. Ben never got a phone call or notice. I think Ben might be giving up on Murfreesboro. Smyrna quit taking applications on July 20th. We hope to hear soon from them. Ben has also applied with the Chattanooga fire dept. They require you go through their fire academy and EMT school. Come to find out, their fire academy is the TN Fire Academy that Ben has already completed. So if Chattanooga accepts him, he already has his fire academy and EMT license so he is ahead of the game.

Ben and I have seriously thought long and hard about a move to Smyrna. Ben would not move unless a job is offered first but if we move to Smyrna, it is a more localized area for Ben to get a good fire job. He could then also apply to Franklin, Hendersonville, Nashville, etc. I do not like change nor do I like to uproot myself, but I do like the idea of moving back closer to family. I left Smyrna once, I'm not sure I could do it again. We are just praying for guidance and doors to open for the advancement of our careers. Besides that, Ben and I would give anything to get out of our ward!!! That alone is not a reason to move, but it is a sweet perk of leaving. :)

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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hallelujah!! Thank you for the prayers and support!

Some cool things have happened this week. I was working monday and one of the Doctors and I started talking. He is in connection with another lab in Manchester that is opening up. They are running the same software that we run in our lab. He mentioned to me that he would like to utilize me at that lab some if I wanted. I told him that I would love the opportunity to work PRN. I told him that I am dedicated to our lab for Wednesday-Friday and that I could work in the front part of the week. Now that I have my registry, I can ask for more money. People who work PRN are usually offered more per hour than a F/T person. So I could probably make $5 more per hour than my raise will be here at work. So that will be a great assistance to help Ben and I save some money.

Still Waiting

I'm tired of waiting, but that is all I can do until my test results come in. I hope to have them no later than Friday. We shall see.

Ben is also waiting, waiting to hear from any of the fire departments which he has applied for. As of right now, the only one that would require us to move is Smyrna. We'll see how that goes as well.

Not much else is going on...I'll post more later.

Almost done

My BRPT exam was Saturday. I can definately say that I'm glad its over. What I can't say is whether or not I'm confident that I won't have to take it again. That test was beyond hard. Even after a 12 month long sleep program plus 20 months of working experience, I in no way was prepared for the vague questions a objective nature of that test. We'll see how good of a guesser I was.

Ben has one month until Paramedic school is over. We are currently working on his research paper....Acute and Chronic Renal failure...I know...super interesting topic. We will both be very happy to have that over with. We have already put 5000 miles on our car due to school. My gas budget will go down drastically once his schooling is done.

We are hoping to hear from Murfreesboro Fire soon. Ben wanted to meet with the Chief but he is out of town until Thursday.

I have to work Tuesday and Thursday and Ben works Wednesday so we are planning on buying some fireworks and shooting them off at work with his coworkers on his shift. We will make a day out of it with grilling and what not. Should be fun. Happy Birthday to Shannon as well...Have fun at the beach. I'll be at the pool tomorrow ;)