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Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Posted by Cat's Litterbox | Bulls Baseball, Update on life | 9:30 AM

Planet Earth Celebration 2010

Last Saturday we went downtown to the third annual Planet Earth Celebration. It was another wonderful event and we had a great time. This year we were stationed at one of the waste stations- not the most glamorous job, but it was fun. Cathy was quite impressed by how much Steve knew about composting.

We are very excited for our upcoming trip to Michigan and Indiana. It's been almost five months since we saw Cathy's family, and it's been seven months since we've seen Steve's dad and Sue Ann. We're looking forward to spending time with our nephew Alex, who will be receiving his First Communion next Saturday, and our niece Lilyanne. We'll also be celebrating Mother's Day while we're there, since we won't see Cathy's mom on the holiday this year.

Cathy is currently tracked out (she's super excited). She is excited to read on her Kindle and get some sun (but not too much), and plans on taking a day-trip with some friends to the beach over track out.

Steve is speaking at NC State this upcoming week. He'll be talking about what Burt's does in regards to sustainability. He's excited to share his passion and knowledge with others.

No news on Tadpole... the people that Cathy works with are planning a baby shower for her on June 16th and we're hoping to have heard something by then! We are still getting gifts from friends and family and are so appreciative of their thoughtfulness and support!!

We are going to see Wicked today at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Cathy is more excited than Steve is-- but we'll be meeting some friends for lunch and then heading over for the 2pm showing.

We attended the Spring Training Showdown at the DBAP a couple weeks ago and watched the Durham Bulls take on their affiliate Tampa Bay Rays. The Bulls lost, but gave a good fight! We went to our season opener last Sunday and watched the Bulls close out the series against the Norfolk Tides. The Bulls are currently on a seven game winning streak!! We have excellent seats this season... a little closer to the field.

Well-- that's it from us for now. We'll be in touch!!
Thanks for reading-- leave us some love!!
The Walkers

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Posted by Cat's Litterbox | Adoption, Update on life | 6:38 PM

We are on the CAS website!!! Definitely check out our profile!!! We are on the bottom of the first page!! We were placed on the website this past Wednesday (April 7th). We are super excited and cannot wait for whatever happens next!!

We had the Wake County Teacher of the Year Semi-Finals Reception on Wednesday night. We went with Cathy's principal and her IRT (Instructional Resource Teacher) and had a nice time. They called each semi-finalist up and gave them a keychain that says "2010 Teacher of the Year" and then announced the finalists.

Cathy was not one of the 12 finalists that they named, and while there was a bit of disappointment, she was proud nonetheless. She would have had to do an interview with the committee of 20 people- which was a bit overwhelming to her. She was just honored that her fellow teachers had chosen her as the Oak Grove TOY.

There are more than 9,000 teachers in the county and of them, there were 190 named as Teachers of the Year for their individual schools. Of those 190, Cathy was in the top 24 which is something to be very proud of. The group of 12 is made up of a lot of middle school and high school teachers (only five elementary teachers) and several men and minorities.

We received another package for Tadpole Walker this week. Cathy's friend Andrea (from Phi Sigma Pi) sent us some goodies and we were pleasantly surprised with her gift. We have quite a lot of things for Tadpole and our collection keeps growing. We don't have any bottles or safety things, and very few clothes, but hopefully those will come when we get matched.

Anyway- it's been a beautiful weekend here in NC and we're both doing well. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we wait for Tadpole. As they say, the waiting is the hardest part.

With love,
The Walkers

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Posted by Steve and Cat Walker | Update on life | 10:19 AM

We hope you all had a great Vaentine's Day! We went to Outback last night for dinner and they had a "Sweetheart Special" that included an appetizer, two salads, two 7oz filets with one side each, and two slices of cheesecake for dessert. This was all for $45. It was a SUPER deal considering that we always order the 7oz filets for dinner and the salad isn't included. Just the filets and salads come to $42. So we got the Bloomin' Onion and two slices of cheesecake for just $3 more!

Steve bought Cathy an iPhone for Valentine's Day. It's the coolest phone! She loves it and now Steve thinks he might want one too. If you haven't had a chance to ever see one or play with on-- you shouldn't try it unless you are prepared to buy one! You'll definitely want one once you play with it and see all that it can do. There are literally applications for EVERYTHING under the sun. Cathy got one for grocery shopping and we put our list on her iPhone. Very cool.

Cathy goes back to work this week. She's not looking forward to it, but Steve is. She has nine more weeks in her current classroom and then she has to move to another room (April 19th). Her Ecology Club is still going strong and she's been enjoying the time she spends with her kids.

There's not much more to report at this time. The Walker Blog is just about finished... so keep your eyes peeled for a link to view the completed site!!

:)
The Walkers

Such is Life...

Posted by Steve and Cat Walker | Update on life | 3:37 PM

It's been about two weeks or so since we last wrote... sorry. It's not like anything really MAJOR has been going on, we just lose track of time!!

Cathy is finally tracked out! She was really nervous about tracking out of her classroom for the first time. She's got some really amazing parents though, and all she had to do was ask for some help and they came! She worked late on Wednesday and Thursday and when she came home Thursday night, her room was done! She had to take everything off the walls... and then clean the room for Katie (she's tracking in when Cathy tracks out).

On Friday the 19th (Cathy's last day), we went to Chili's for dinner and then the haunted forest with Katie and her boyfriend Judson, and then Lisa. Katie and Lisa work with Cathy and we're really glad that she has them as friends. There's nothing worse than working somewhere new and not knowing anyone. Fortunately, the two of them have very similar personalities to Cathy and the three of them get along so well.

Anyway, we went to the Silent Forest at Walnut Creek (place we saw Kenny Chesney in August) on Friday night. It was fun... rather expensive ($15 each) and they didn't take anything but cash. We laughed our way through the forest part (not very scary) and then we were led into two different haunted houses. The scariest part was at the end... there was a guy hiding in the port-o-potties!!! He scared Lisa to death!!

We debated doing something more, but the longer we stood there and talked, the later it became. We ended up just all going home. It was fun though! It was the first haunted house that we've been through together! Usually Steve hates them, but he was a big sport this year and decided that it could be fun.

Saturday we didn't do anything but sit around the house and do nothing but relax. We had plans for Saturday night... we met over at Judson's place, and then he and Katie drove us to Lisa's place for a party. Her party was fun. We played flip-cup... it was Walker vs. Walker... and of course Cathy won (wink). Neither of us drank a whole lot, but we had fun. It made us both realize how old we are... we'd rather stay home and chill out watching tv than go out!!

Hopefully we'll be able to start a family soon... and that'll help move us to that next part of our lives. We're ready to expand our family and have some kids. Our neighbors all have kids and the one neighbor, Gary, always laughs and tells us that we got it right by not having kids... he always says this when his boys are crying or fighting. It's funny.

Cathy is going home to Michigan on Thursday. It'll be the first time that she's seen her parents since June... she's super excited to see them! It'll also be the first time that Steve will be home without Cathy. He's been away on business and been without her, but he's never been the one home without her... it's always been her home without him! We're going to miss each other a whole bunch.

While Cathy is home she plans on meeting some friends for dinner and catching up and then she is going to spend the rest of the time with her parents. She is going to the cider mill with her mom and then for sure going to Mongolian BBQ with her parents. She'll be home from Thursday to Tuesday. It's supposed to be really cool here while she's gone (in the 60s).

Okay... we'll write again soon!
:)
The Walkers