Adventures in Disneyworld, Dealing with Dismal Unemployment

I know these pictures are very much overdue, seeing as we came home from Disneyworld almost a month ago. We had an overall pleasant experience; despite the fact that myself, Orion, and Nolan all had Hands, Foot, and Mouth disease (very gross, very painful, not fun to have on a 10 hour plane ride). The boys were in the end stages in their illness anyhow, so it was only me who was suffering, but I sucked it up. The plane ride (which is what I was most concerned about) went amazingly well; no delays, only minor meltdowns. They boys were in heaven. They loved everything about Disneyworld, and Orion told me on several occasions that he wanted to stay forever. Some pictures from our adventure:

Our sun-starved family hiding from the Florida sun

Nolan on the Meri-go-round

The older boys waiting to see the nighttime parade

Nathan and Orion at Epcot



Mom, Nolan, Orion, Nathan, Mickey Mouse

The boys with Pluto (Nolan loved his whiskers)

Dad, Nolan, Nathan, Orion, Minnie Mouse

The boys at Epcot in front of a Toy Story shrub

What's a trip to Disney without a mouse shaped ice cream?

Orion and Nathan with some Jungle Book characters that I can't name

Fun times. It really helped take out minds off our home situation. Things have gotten somewhat more promising; I am in the process of getting licenced to become a family home child care provider (inspections tomorrow, cross your fingers), and Steven has had several interviews. Steven's coming up on being unemployed for a year, and to say that he's getting frustrated is hitting the nail on the head. We both had this idea in our heads that employers would be lining up the block to hire him, after all he has 13 years of various management experience, and an advanced degree. Stupid us. Now were sitting here, 11 months later still living off our dwindling savings.  I read an article in yesterday's paper that said there is vast unemployment among veterans and I can say that this sounds about right. But we're keeping our heads up, and hoping something comes along soon.