The year so far and how the roller coaster goes

I'll write about how the year finished up when at my computer, but here is an update on how 2014 has started. 

We flew back on the 3rd and Bob had 2 interviews in DC (conference) and Violet had her first real food puke, a winner of a day. We decided because of the incoming polar vortex to cut our stay short and head back to PA. Thank goodness that drive was uneventful. The snow came, the cold came. Violet and I did not leave the house for 3 days. Bob only did to walk lulu briefly. I had stocked up on groceries in DC taking a guess at what we'd eat and what we left behind 6 weeks ago. 

Today it is 55 and rainy and I'm recovering from the bug Violet had last weekend. Puking when 7.5 months pregnant is even harder than when not. Bob has been super dad and nurse, but it is wearing him down quickly. Tuesday he starts teaching again but I know he's mostly stressed about not hearing back on his interviews. Time in this case is not on your side. You only hear from schools when they want you and rejection letters come way later than what should be acceptable, usually after you know who took the job. And when you apply in November (first interviews start in Jan, basically 3 rounds of cuts) and they decide in February (but don't update you along the way) that is rude. So we're on the down slope screaming, praying there is another up on the way.