In which I get closer to moving to Spokane

Went to Spokane for a few days and had a really great time. I got to see my little brother kick some butt on the motocross track, looked for some jobs/houses and did some bird watching. Here are the only good pictures I got from the track. I think Dylan was just too fast and I couldn't get a good one. The one on the right, That is Dylan on the far right. And of course Zach cheering him on.

As far as jobs, I applied at the Coeur d' Alene Resort Spa, Z Spa in Coeur d' Alene, and The Davenport Hotel in Downtown Spokane. But also I got a kick ass haircut from a lady that knows my parents and she is looking for a massage therapist in her salon. I would have to pay rent there, but she seem s to think I could build a clientèle really quickly. I guess if Jeffery got a job quickly enough I could do that, but just not sure.

REALLY good birdwatching at the ol' Liberty Lake State Park (I think that is what it is called) Those were some of the biggest and brightest red winged black birds I have ever seen. They were even twitterpating. I really didn't get any good pics though. I hardly even needed my binoculars. They all flew and sang so close to me. The sparrows were flying circles 3 feet from my head. So Cute. OH, and I saw Gosslings. So small and yellow swiming next to mom and dad.

In which there is drinking AND birdwatching

So my little mesh feeder is very popular with those little birds. I have seen up to 4 fighting over it. Its really cute. I have been trying to take a lot of pics of birds lately. They are hard to get and most of my pics are pretty blurry. I think that is because I don't really know how to use my camera very well. I had heard rumors that we had some mourning doves around here and I finally saw him. The pics ok, but I got greedy and opened my window to get a better look and that scared him away, click on the pic to see it better. Also here is another pic of a scrub jay outside. Too bad the cars are there :(

So last night was my work party. It is a potluck where we invite all our dealers to come in and work on their spaces and we help them in any way we can. People brought beer and wine and tons of non- vegetarian food. So I didn't eat much but got my fill of plenty of wine. Not sure how much of help I was, and I spilled my wine at one point. So I think I was hurting more than helping. I did make Chocolate Blueberry Tartlets!
I think they were well liked too, most of them were gone. I was told that the crust was just as delicious as the chocolate and blueberry. Yay me!

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so I spent some time planting and taking pictures of the kids and birds. Also I thought I would share a Picture of my garden in front of my house. Not a lot of plants yet. But they are coming! Stupid weather has really thrown them off.
Here is Tycho, sitting in my garden. He is notorious for just sitting in the sun with his eyes closed and meditating for hours at a time. We could all learn something from him. All the cats like to go in the Garden. At first I didn't want them to, but they just like to sit in there. It's cute. Except for Puma.... He digs up the sunflowers Jeffery worked so hard to plant, and them pees on them. Not so cute.

We are still very much looking forward to moving back home. And as wonderful as it is going to be, the whole thing is starting to feel stressful. I am not really worried about getting a job, for me of Jeffery. We are smart and very qualified in our fields. I am EXTREMELY worried about finding a place to live. Oh my god, I am not sure how that is going to work. So "first and last and deposit AND pet deposit" SUCKS! Not to mention I am going to insist that for one thing we will NOT live in an apartment! We need to have space outside. What we have now is incredible and I highly doubt we are going to find anywhere in Spokane that has a rental on a little property. I guess I would settle if there was a park or woods in walking distance where I could take the pup to run. So everyone in Spokane keep your eyes and ears peeled for us!