Update and stitches

So, it's been a while since I really wrote anything about what's going on here, so here goes!

About 6 weeks ago, Shane was called into his boss and they decided to lay him off...Start up company's will do that to you! It was a bit of a shock, but overall it is for the best. The guy Shane worked for was not a nice guy...even to his best friends he would scream and use offensive language at the office. Shane was in the process of finding something else, but they beat him to the punch! SOOOOO we had to figure out plan B and why we were sent to Austin, because we both felt very strongly about the move here and the way our house sold etc. we felt very led by the hand of God.

Through his service at church, Shane met a guy who was in the same situation as him and was looking for something new. Darren found a travel magazine for sale. After Darren decided not to pursue it, Shane and I decided to look at it. The magazine is called TravelHost and is in many hotel rooms around the country. They invited us to Dallas to meet with the company and see if we were a good match for them and if they were a good match for us....Here's where stitches comes in!

The younger 3 kids stayed with a good friend here while we went. (Gemma was with a friend.) We were on the road about 35 minutes when we get a call that Amy had dropped a glass bowl on her foot and they were headed to the urgent care to get stitches. Bless her heart, there is Tonya with 7 kids ranging from 2-9! Luckily there was no one at the urgent care and they had a play room with toys and movies, but it took 3 hours anyway! So Amy got 5 stitches in her big toe...here's a picture.

Problem was she had a dance recital in 3 days! I'll post video of that later! Just look for the blue on her foot in that one!

ANYWAY! We met with the company and it went really well. We went home and did some praying and decided to invest in the magazine. Revenue comes from ad sales, but we have a large area from Georgtown north to San Marcos south...with outlet malls on both ends, a number of Universities and TONS of good places to eat! The part Shane is excited about is the press pass!

So we are on a new adventure to put together a magazine...with tons of help from the company! If you stay in a hotel in Austin after the fall, look for our magazine...Shane listed as the Associate Publisher and Jenn as "Assistant to the Regional Manager"!!!! :)