We are Family

October is close to being over. Is that crazy to anyone else but me? I feel like I'm in a weird flux of feeling like time is going too fast and too slowly. Everything job related is going too slowly and everything else is going too fast. I'm not a patient person and we keep hearing bad news. Steve's superior is being laid off this semester and is applying at a few of the same jobs Steve is. I never considered that we'd be up against anyone else besides graduating PhDs for jobs and that has spurred us on to be casting a wider net. I believe we're approaching 60 openings that Steve's applying for. When you consider that a lot of these places are getting 100-300 applicants at least, that still leaves a surplus of qualified people. We read about a job recently filled where the successful applicant had 25 publications. Most people in Steve's field typically have under 10 before they graduate. The prospects are not great, but we both know we'll be okay. I just need to turn to my faith more. Steve had his first interview this past week with Ohio State, which went well. It sounds like most places don't make a decision until February and I'll be indulging in Twizzlers until then.

Since Steve's been gone a lot of evenings, we made Saturday a family day. We went in the morning and picked out pumpkins at our local farmer's market.







Afterwards we went to the Spurlock museum on campus. I had been a long time ago, but the kids and Steve had never gone before. It's perfect for a quick overview of history and cultures. When we went to the Field museum in Chicago, it was really overwhelming at how much there was to see and do. This trip was a little more kid-friendly in the sense that we didn't have to pack a lot of effort in to see the whole thing.

Outside of the museum there was a nice fountain that the kids explored without getting wet. A small miracle.


Maybe a little wet...



Then we went on to the different exhibits. I think Rowan's favorite was the Egyptian one because of his previous exposure of mummies through Scooby Doo. It actually turned out to be quite Halloween appropriate.



Nadia found what she wanted to be for Halloween...


And Rowan found another object related to a Scooby Doo movie. It's kind of sad how much that kid has learned from those shows.


Steve seemed to frequent the displays with weaponry and his son followed suit. The suits of armor anyways.



Nadia was more concerned with public modesty.



At least they didn't have any cutouts with Greek statues. Those Europeans had modesty down.



A pleasant surprise to this outing was that the museum was hosting a skull painting and craft event. Apparently they do a craft every Saturday.



After the museum we went out for lunch, then home and had a family nap followed by a family walk. I heart family day!!