Jobs, Birthday, Life

Wow...long time no chat!

Quick catch up:
In March, I put in my two weeks notice at the City of Wichita in the Operations Department. While I loved the work I was doing, the hours were tough, and getting increasingly more difficult with family life (and Theresa moving out in May). I accepted a job working for Yingling Aviation as a Production Test Pilot. WHAT?! Yes...."test" ...but "production test" is the important part. I am now back to flying airplanes...and loving it. Without going into a huge sappy story about how I enjoyed chasing coyotes...and the people I worked with, I will sum it all up in this phrase: I am grateful for the people who dedicated time and effort into expanding my opportunities in aviation. Thanks does not quite seem like enough gratitude to put into those who trained me--but I suppose it will have to suffice.

Now...Mid-March I began working as a Production Test Pilot. No...I'm not the person who is testing the limits of the airplane. Basically, in plain English-this is what I do:
The mechanics pull the airplanes off of crates and assemble the aircraft. I fly the newly assembled aircraft to make sure it meets certain specifications before it is delivered to the customer. So there is really nothing to be worried about! (heehee) As the girls at daycare say: "oh my! how dangerous!?!" But as my coworker says, "danger is not knowing what you are doing. I know exactly what I'm doing." And friends, I have to agree. I know the limits and I know when something is not right. And it's not knowing the limits that is dangerous. Thanks friend.

So...new job...yes..hours: roughtly 7am to whenever I get done. If it's too windy...well...sometimes there is work to do on the ground, sometimes not. Needless to say, I'm having to figure out what to do in my spare time.  It's been great for family and friend life. I no longer to go to bed at 7pm. WOW! And yes, sometimes I still wake up at 4am...but that's OK. I get to stay up until 9-10pm now (YEAH...wow!) and I don't have to wake up until 5:15am. It's a nice change...and I'm loving the schedule.

Chris: still working for Omni and having fun going places. Speaking of....my sister-in-law, Theresa, did live with us for the past year or so. She moved out in May and also got a job at Omni...as a flight attendant! She is nearly done with training and (we are thrilled to report) that she is at the top of her class. We are so proud of her! She has missed Theodore dearly and I'm sure will pay us a visit soon.

Speaking of Theodore....he is nearly 10 months old...wow..........! He is crawling like crazy and still has only 6 teeth...but I have a sneaking suspicion that there are a handful more coming in any day. He is nearly walking...so close...but still likes to hold onto our fingers as he meanders around the house. He loves to play with open doors...and even tries to help me cook now and then. I let him play with tupperware and sometimes I even hold him while I'm food-processing stuff. He likes to watch me while I make his food. He's quite the big helper.

Birthday: Well, I'm now a quarter of a century old! wow. I had the most wonderful birthday. Most of my family/friends won the "rabbit rabbit" game...but that's OK. I went to work, came home, and had a wonderful dinner with my family. We tried a new recipe and even had time to play the game Boggle (one of my favorite games!! and Chris got it for me for my bday). I went to bed that night knowing I am loved, and thanking God for the many blessings in my life.

Well, that's most of what is on my mind for now. I figured it's been awhile, so I owed you all an update.
Much love,
The Laws Family

PS: Air Race Classic starts soon....10 days away! I'm going to be blogging for the KSU  team...see the website:
ksuarc.blogspot.com