Phoenix Raceway and Catching Up

Well I am going to try to catch up. I am finding it hard to keep up with this but I am determined to stick with it. 

On Friday, we spent the day at the Phoenix Raceway watching the Nascar drivers practice on the new track. Vince and Josh enjoyed checking out a whole host of activities and games centered around racing.  Josh won a trophy for being first in a remote controlled race car race.  He was very excited about that.

On Sunday we were there for the race.  It was great!! The morning started off with rain which was very surprising since we have had very little rain since we have been here. Fortunately the rain dried up in time for the race and it turned out to be beautiful!

Here he is in deep concentration.

He is the red car. Nice shot dad!

This gives you a better look at the track they were racing on. Pretty cool!

We were sitting right across from this area of the pits just five rows up. They were great seats!

This is Vince's favorite driver, Jeff Gordon. There just happened to be alot of pictures of car 24. :)

My favorite driver is Carl Edwards and he drives the 99.

Carl Edwards is the one right in the middle of the picture with the sunglasses on top of his head. Oh, yea and he is wearing the driver's jumpsuit!

You can't really see it in this picture but I am wearing a tshirt with a big 99 on it and my hat has a 99 on it. I am a HUGE Carl Edwards fan.  I am holding a big pink sign that says HI CHELS! on one side and Good Luck Carl on the other. Vince refused to hold the side that said Good Luck Carl.

Kasey Kahne, who drives the number 4 car won the race.  He happens to be Chelsea's favorite driver.  My driver Carl Edwards came in second.  He is first in points for the championship.  My second favorite driver is second in points for the championship.  His name is Tony Stewart and he drives the 14 car.  There are only 3 points separating them and there is only one race left.  It is this Sunday at Homestead and I will be ringside at the TV watching!!!!!

I have been busy looking ahead toward lesson plans after the holidays. I clip every coupon we can use and try to save every penny I can. Vince had a blow out on his way to work yesterday. The used truck we bought is a 3/4 ton and, of course, the replacement tires are expensive. Turned out all the tires were in need of replacement soon so at the end of the day we were $800 poorer. Couple that with the two times the van has been in the shop since we have been here, vehicles are not at the top of my happiness list.

The church we are going to handed out grocery bags with a list in it of foods they would like everyone to purchase and bring back for those who are in need. I really like the church. There are many things I like here but I just don't think they are enough to convince me to stay forever.

Chelsea has signed a lease on an apartment and will be moving out of the house. I am nervous about it being empty. It is hard to believe that two months of our time here is almost up. It doesn't seem like we have been here that long in some ways and in other ways it seems like we have been here much longer.

Vince has been contacted by a recruiter in NC about a job he is very interested in and the pay is very good. It is for a year or more. He sent his resume and we will see what happens. He could start working for them from here since we have a lease until the end of March. I am not sure if he could work for both places but we will see what the future brings.

The weather here has been absolutely beautiful.  It is in the low to mid 70s during the day with very low humidity and mid 50s at night. We sleep with a bedroom window open for fresh air.

We are hoping to go to the zoo this weekend. There is also a wildlife place I am trying to get information on. We may end up there instead because I have a coupon for it. :)  Either way we will be seeing animals this weekend.

I am looking into a trip to Legoland for next weekend. Since we have no family here it would be a way to spend Thanksgiving weekend and avoid Black Friday.

Hope this finds everyone well! Blessings!