House Hunting

Well, we're in Florida. We just got back to Tampa from Ft. Lauderdale. We found a BEAUTIFUL house! We submitted an offer, but it's a short sale and there are a couple other offers on the table so who knows if we'll get it. There is another house we liked so if this one doesn't go through hopefully the other one is still on the market and we can get that one. Both homes are in Miramar. It's about a 12 minute drive for Todd and it will be a 40 min. drive for me.

We did go by Todd's office and we went by my station. My station is getting ready to move into a new building in a few months and the new building is very nice! HUGE station.

We did a lot of driving and a lot of good eating while out there.

Todd's mom and dad watched Rebecca and Madison for us while we were out there. That made it like a mini honeymoon. :)

It's just a matter of weeks before we leave my beloved Springfield, Virginia. I am going to miss Virginia so much. It's a beautiful place to live. I hope one day we can go back. I have made some life long friends and I am going to miss them. It's going to be hard on the girls to not have their friends around.

I did find a nanny! Yay! She's a little young, but she seems to be on fire for the Lord and I hope it all works out.

We didn't find a church though. And that concerns me. I really want to get involved with a church as soon as we get out there. And we need a preschool for Rebecca too.

All in all, regardless of the offer outcome, this trip has been a success. We got a really good idea about the area and what we should expect.

If things start to look good with the house, we'll post some pictures. I don't want to get my hopes up. I am going to be really sad if we don't get it.

We are going to spend Christmas with Todd's parents. I'll try to get some pictures posted from that day as soon as we can.

Border Patrol Christmas Party 2008

Great party, great friends and a beautiful wife... what more can a guy ask for?!?

EOD-Pembroke Pines, Florida

I have received an EOD for work!! I will start PP3, February 1, 2009. I'm so excited! Hopefully this will give us plenty of time to find a place to live and a nanny for the girls.

Meanwhile, I need to work on my skills......

Yay!!

Back in the saddle again

Well....... I just got an email from the Minneapolis Hiring Center.. and it reads:

Congratulations. All pre-employment is now complete for your reinstatement back to the Office of Border Patrol, Miami Sector/Marathon Station. Our next step is to set an effective date. If there are any scheduling concerns you might wish to be considered before we begin working with the gaining sector to negotiate a release date please state them in your response.

Please respond to us with a date you would like for us to use in the negotiation by Friday December 5th and we will try to attain the date that works best for you and remains within the needs of the gaining sector. Pay Periods begin on Sundays and the earliest available date would be 12/21/08. Please respond to all by Friday December 5th with the date you would like for us to use. Thank you and congratulations again.

Jacquie J. SmithHR Specialist (Team Lead)Mission Critical Staffing Services (MCSS)Minneapolis Hiring Center


So there you have it folks! I'll be back in GREEN in no time! (well in another month or so)

YAY!!!!!!!

Bryant family health

Well looks like we are all either sick, getting sick, or getting over being sick. It's like a revolving door with the cold this past week. Todd is hopefully on his way to recovery. So is Madison. But Rebecca and I are getting sick. AGAIN....

I've been looking for a nanny out in the Weston area. I've had a few people that sound kind of good. Lets just pray that it all works out.

I still don't know if I passed my drug test... ? I hope I did. Otherwise I have some explaining to do. But until they pin with something, I will deny everything, admit nothing, launch counter accusations, demand proof, and remember... videos and pictures can be altered. So, they have nothing!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for. I will be sure to thank God that I have a family and that I have food on the table and I have a warm bed to sleep on. Simple things. Things we take for granted.

Thanks for reading. I plan to take some good pictures tomorrow. So keep on checking on us.

Rebecca's First School Picture!

Preschool - 4yrs old

Too funny! Check this video out!