Saturday

The packing continues....
Well, I didn't do any packing today! :-) Russ worked his shift at the Cracker Barrel and I was going from appointment to appointment. It was fun though! I met with Jeremiah, my team member's class and ended the day at Liquid Planet with Beth! For those of you who don't know what Liquid Planet is, it's a great coffee shop in down town Missoula. (You'll see why I said that later.) While we were visiting, there were three elderly men sitting at the table next to us drinking coffee. One of them came over and starting talking to us. Don't worry, he was not creepy at all, he just wanted our opinion of the establishment. He asked us if Liquid Planet was a good place to go. He also mentioned how his daughter thinks he is not up to date. (I don't remember what he said exactly.) He couldn't remember the name of the coffee shop, and when Beth told him that it was Liquid Planet, he said, "Is that what it's really called?" It was quite entertaining. 


The weather was so incredibly nice today! After the Liquid Planet meeting. I when to JoAnne's and actually found laminating paper. I was hoping for contact paper, but that was the closest thing they had. I cut several die cuts from my Cricut that I will use on my bulletin boards in Nashua. I wanted to laminate them to make them last longer. It wasn't enough to cover everything, so I will just wait until I find a roll of contact paper. I did my laminating out side and it was fun! I went to the park across the street from our apartment. I picked a picnic table and set everything up to get the job done. I will miss having a park that close to where we live. It has been really nice. 

Now we are at home and winding down for the day. We're watching The Golden Girls on the Hallmark channel. Tomorrow at church is our last connections group and we still have to read two chapters. We always procrastinate on reading the material for connections group, it's bad! :P Well, off to reading and calling it a night! 
Good night!! 


R&J

Sunday

Hey All,
Russ is now done with student teaching! Yay!! So incredibly happy for him! He just has to pass the WPA and he will be set to go. The last day of school for me June 1st. I'm excited, but I know I am going to have a hard time saying good bye to my kiddos. I have told my 5th graders, but I haven't told my 1st and 4th graders. However...........

I GOT THE JOB IN NASHUA!!! You are now looking at the music teacher for Nashua High School. It will be interesting working with my former teachers, as it will be for them. I am really looking forward to my first day on the job and starting the new school year. I will have my own room, and I get to call the shots for the program. I am SO excited. Russ is waiting for letters of recommendation and then he will apply to Glasgow and Lustre. Very exciting news in the lives of the Johnsons. :)

We will be moving to Nashua this summer. I will be moving on June 18th to get things settled into our new apartment. Russ will move on July 5th when our lease is up for our apartment. We would move out early together, but if we do we lose our security deposit. My family is going to help us move and that was the best date the worked out for them. We will be living in the teacherage, which is in walking distance from the school.

So.... yes, big changes, and emotions. We are excited to move, but we are going to miss Missoula so much. It will be weird not being here, but a good change. Sometimes change is for the better... for everyone. We will be sending out change of address cards with our information. In the mean time, we will enjoy our time here in Missoula with our friends and family. God Bless and have a great Sunday, and a happy Mothers day to you wonderful Moms out there!!

Mr. & Mrs. J