Another Exciting Week in the Naescher Household...

Well, the week started off pretty uneventful and then on Wednesday Gary called me at work and said he got a job offer from Midwest Electric in Grant, NE. We were waiting to hear on a job from them on the construction side and this ended up being the original position he had interviewed for back in April. We were both disappointed when he didn't get that job. Gary said he really wants it, but couldn't accept it without me seeing the town first. I went and talked to my boss (who I had kept updated) and she said go. So, we took off Wednesday and drove down to Grant. It is 5 hours South of Rapid. We took the girls to the park Wednesday night and I found a mom to visit with at the park who grew up there so we talked for awhile.

We stayed in Ogallala (20 miles North of Grant) Wednesday night and then went to Midwest Electric on Thursday. The general manager came out and met us and shook Gary's hand. He then told Gary that out of 150 applicants they want him. It sure gave you goose bumps because we have been waiting for 6 months to hear that he had a job and we had our heart set on this one. We kept pinching ourselves to make sure we weren't dreaming. We need to rent and rentals are hard to come by so Gary's boss (Calvin) took us around to a couple. Then the general manager (Larry) and Calvin took us out to lunch at the local diner. They were having a Perkins County chamber meeting upstairs in the diner so Larry took us up there after lunch and introduced us and told everyone we were looking for a rental and to let him or Calvin know if they knew of anything. When we got ready to leave, Larry shook Gary's hand and said I'm excited you have accepted the position because I think you'll be a great asset to this company and then looked at all of us and said and your family will be a great addition to the community. Another goosebump moment!! 

I went to work on Friday to let them know what we had decided. My boss talked to the director and he said that they will start right away on finding my replacement and that they will allow me to stay as long as I need to. I was so thankful to hear that. We then met with our real estate agent and decided to sell our house. We had talked about renting it, but the more we thought about it, we think it'll be more hassle. Then also if someone would break our lease we'd be responsible for the mortgage payment and it's just too much of a headache. So, now we're hoping it sells quickly. Midwest would like Gary to start July 5th if all works out and the girls and I will stay behind until the house sells. So, Gary is going to spend the next 2 weeks packing!! :)

Then on Saturday we headed to Gillette. Brandy & Nick had a baby boy, Devon Michael, on Tuesday the 14th so we went to meet him. It was nice to see their family and the girls got to play with Logan and Alyssa. Then my cousin Holly's son, Landon, had his 5th birthday party at a park, so we went to that as well. It was nice to get all the cousin's together and we hadn't met her daughter, Jera, yet who is 10 months old. Then we went and saw Roger & Shirley's new house too. We got back to Rapid a little after 6 and decided to call our friends, Cassie & Joe, who also had a baby June 14th. It was their first, a little boy, named Lawrence David. So, that evening we went to meet him. We got to see 3 new babies in 1 day and now the girls REALLY want a baby. They asked if we could go get one and we said no, a baby takes 9 months to have. Malaya said - that's okay mom, we can wait 9 months. If only she knew... :)

For Father's day, Gary went golfing with his dad and Chris at 8. They finished up around 10:30 and it started pouring rain so they had good timing. Then we went to church and then out to lunch with my parents at the pizza place in Hermosa. It was really good. Then we all came home and everyone took a nap. We ended the day with a BBQ at Chris & Lucy's with her parents and John & Twila. It was a very fun day.

We have had quite the week and out of the past 4 days have spent 15 hours in the car. The girls did so good. Miranda is almost ALL potty trained. She did not have 1 accident through all the road trips. She is only wearing a diaper at night!!!  We are so proud of her.



Gary and his dad on Father's Day




Chris, John & Gary on Father's Day



Gary & the girls

Malaya made this gift for daddy at school

Miranda made this gift for daddy at school

Best friends

Miranda, Jera, and Malaya

Miranda holding baby Devon

Landon, Jera, Miranda, and Malaya

The girls took off their tights and decided to wear them as hats

Gary & I on Father's Day

Me, baby LD, Miranda, and Malaya

Gary and baby Devon

Malaya holding baby Devon

My dad and I on Father's Day

Grandpa Clark, Malaya, Eastyn, & Miranda