The unknowns

What to do, what to do? We have been trying to get a loan modification on our home in Simi with no luck soooooooo, it looks like we have to short sale our house which is a huge bummer. We really wanted to keep it so that if we do move back to the area, we'd have something to come home to. Unfortunately it's just too expensive even if we did rent it out, which is the reason for the move to Albuquerque in the first place.
We will most likely rent a home out in NM but are in the process of seeing if we qualify for a small home loan. Keep your fingers crossed!
Right now, there are so many unknowns! Where are we going to live? Will I get a job? Where do I send the middle one to preschool? Are there good gyms in the area? The list just keeps getting bigger! The one thing I do know is where the girls will be dancing so I suppose I can cross that off my list! I am planning on going out there for 5 days the middle of next month so hopefully I can check a few more things off. I have to keep reminding myself that it will all work out, things will get done, we will have a home to move into in July. As stressful as this time is right now for our family we have such high hopes that this is the best move for us. We are excited about starting over and getting out from under this pile of debt. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and it is so exciting! Please say your prayers for us as we wrap things up here in California the next 4 months!

Dance Competition season is here!

With much anticipation, the dance competition season has arrived and is in full swing! The girls are enjoying it so much! They are on the "Mini" hip hop team at Simi Dance Center with 8 other girls. They performed in their first competition 2 weeks ago and did awesome! The team won the diamond award (which is the highest honor one can receive for total awarded points) and won 4th overall (out of 10 groups) for the "large group rookie" dance. Not bad for their first time out! All the girls did a great job and it's been so fun to see them in their costumes; each one very unique!

Today they performed at the Hall of Fame Dance Challenge at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. It was even better the 2nd time especially since their Daddy was able to attend. It made it that much more special! Another early day (up at 5:15 am without a single complaint) to get started on hair and make-up It is so worth the entire 2 1/2 minutes they are on stage! They did even better than they did 2 weeks ago! Both girls have great facial expressions and were totally into the dance. Their team won an Achievement award for "most entertaining" and got "platinum" which again, is a high score. We couldn't be more proud of our girls! Seeing how much they love the entire experience makes me so sad to leave Simi Dance Center. It has become our 2nd family and the competition experience has been great! We want to continue supporting the girls talent and hope that we can find a dance studio in Albuquerque that offers the same experiences. We hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we do!

What a difference 2 weeks makes! From the 1st competition to the 2nd....Miss I went from having a bit of stage fright to becoming quite the performer! Look at that face! =)

Miss M means business!

"Let's eat some berries"