March Fun

So far March has been a fun month! We have had one catering tasting, and two flower consults. We have one more caterer tasting this weekend... then to contact our original caterer to get a similar proposal to the other two and make our decision! The florists both said that they would email us the proposals within a week to ten days...

In other wedding news, we finished our invitations last weekend and have already gotten five response cards back!!!! So far only four people are going to attend... should lead to a fun night! :) I am sure we will get more cards this week from other family members... the wedding isn't for 125 days. I realized after we got our first response card back that I totally forgot to put the ribbon on the card to coordinate with the invitation! Oops! Guess I can always add the ribbon now right?

Yesterday we drove to Colorado Springs to spend the afternoon with Jen. It was good to see her after not having the chance to see her for almost a year! Sight seeing in Manitou Springs was fun, even with the horrible wine tasting that we attended...

In other news, Ian has had an in-person interview and a follow up with one company, hoping to hear back from them soon on whether or not he got the job... he has another in person interview tomorrow with another company... Keep the prayers coming that he is able to find a job. Lord knows he wants to find one!

I have also been hired by a home health company based in Denver. I need to contact the other speech therapists to shadow them before I get my first clients since it has been 7 years since I have dabbled in the medical side of my profession, mainly swallowing and some of the more cognitive therapies for post-CVA patients.

CSAP season is officially in full swing and once we are finished with CSAP, we will have SPRING BREAK!!! THEN... 100 days!!!

Claremore here I come!

I made my decision last week... I am taking the job in Claremore! I will be working at Claremont Elementary School! I am now in the process of looking for an apartment or house to rent in Owasso... A nice middle point to work, Tulsa, and my parent house!

Sorry to keep everyone in suspense! I will update with pictures from the fun I am having here in Oklahoma!!!!

Moving???

Well I am starting to wonder whether or not I should even contemplate moving back home to Tulsa after all... I have sent in my resume to just about EVERY school district within 45 minutes of Tulsa and even applied at most of them and have heard nothing back... the one school district that I had talked to, after talking back and forth for a month, emailed me (after neglecting to email me a week earlier with directions) saying that they felt bad because they didn't email me back to let me know that they had filled the position... I find out later that the position was filled by a recent grad (of 2 weeks) whose mother works in the building... why on earth would they talk to someone for a month, schedule an interview with them and then contact them a day before their interview to say - oops... nevermind... Then I interviewed with our Early Intervention program through the state. Once again after talkin to the clinical director, she made it seem like after meeting me we would be signing the paperwork and I would have the job. A position that has yet to be filled for the past year... I interviewed for the position, thought that it went well... got a letter today saying that the position was filled by someone else that they had talked with but that they will keep my resume on file... yeah okay... I don't understand where I am falling behind the recent graduating class. I am happy that they are finding jobs, I was in their shoes not so long ago... but at the same time, I have 3 years of experience on them, I have completed over 125 hours of continuing education in various fields, I have good references... what is wrong with me?

Bummer

Well I received an email this evening letting me know that Sand Springs has offered the position to someone else... they will "keep my application on file if another position opens up..." You know the drill. I still have the interview with Sooner Start on Friday afternoon. I am a little bummed because this was the ONLY school district to show any interest in me since I have started sending out my resume. However, I am confident that something will open up for me that is what God wants me to take... Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Tulsa

Well I have been thinking seriously about moving back to Tulsa for sometime now... I have asked for opinions on my moving on my myspace blog and had some interesting responses... I asked my friends on myspace to weigh in on what THEY THINK I should do, stay in Texas or move back to Tulsa. and five reasons why I should do either... Most of my responses were that I would have to make the ultimate decision myself and that everyone would support me whatever I decide to do...

So... for you, my family and friends that read this blog- it is your turn to weigh in and tell me what YOU think that I should do and give me YOUR reasons why I should either move home to Tulsa or stay put in Texas...

I'll be looking forward to reading the responses from my extended family (yea that's you all you Blakemore family members...) and random high school friends!!!!

More details to come about the applications that I have completed online for Broken Arrow and Jenks. As well as the interviews that I have scheduled with Sand Springs and Sooner Start. I am also submitting my application to Owasso and Therapy Works. Cross your fingers and say some prayers for me. I keep hearing that there is a shortage of SLPs in the area... but so far haven't had anyone come calling me in response to the applications I have been completing online...

100th Day

For those of you that have children that are school age, you know that the 100th day of school is a big day to celebrate... I don't remember us having any big party or lessons that revolved around the 100th day of school, but alright... As a teacher, we usually worry about getting what our students bring to school in terms of illnesses... I am very proud to say that I managed to make it to the 100th day of school BEFORE I came down with whatever CRUD that my students brought with them to school! So I called Trevor to have him come pick me up from work (I car-pooled that day and didn't drive) only to have him tell me to "suck it up" and "unless you are throwing up, I'm not leaving work..." Gee thanks! Friends like him who needs an enemy right!?!

Well I stayed home on Friday (the 101st day of school) to rest. What a big day Friday turned out to be! I received a phone call from St. Francis Medical Center about a job opening they have in one of their inpatient rehab units and was able to set up an interview for next Saturday morning while I am home!! Then not even an hour later I had another phone call from Hillcrest Medical Center about a job opening they have in their LTAC unit!!!! I set up a phone conference with them so that I can talk with a few of their SLP's on Monday and then if that goes well I will more than likely have an interview with them on Sunday before I drive back to Texas!!! Then I talked with one of the SLPs in the central office for SoonerStart and she gave me the contact information for the lead clinician for the Tulsa County office... I have an email in to her as well!

For those of you that are confused about me looking for jobs in the Tulsa area... I have been doing some serious thinking and praying about moving home, for good... I know that I love my job (most days) here in Texas and I love my friends that I have made here... but there are so many wonderful things that I am missing out on in Tulsa. Like Kenzie's t-ball games, AnaRae's recitals, meeting lil' Miss Maggie Rae... watching my "girls" grow up in general! Please continue to keep me in my prayers as I continue to look for jobs and housing in the area as well as makin the transition. Leaving my friends and Trevor behind here in Texas will not be easy for me... but time will only tell what my future holds.