What a better way to spend my time at Jury Duty, than to sit here & reflect, think & write about it ;)
We have been crazy busy! And that's an understatement.
I got Michael some hours at my office printing fliers, plus he's been doing photos in the evening, plus there's been weekend events that he's had to work, plus we have a 3 year old.
I have been working in the office, plus working photos at night, plus assisting at some classes, plus weekend events, plus I share that 3 year old.
Laura has been adjusting/coping with us being so stinking busy & I couldn't be more thankful that we have so many people that love her (& us) enough to play with her while we've been so busy. I am so blessed to have such great family & friends that love her almost as much as we do so that she is never a burden or a bother when she's with them.
On a more detailed note.....
Michael is tired of being unemployed. He wants some security and to know his schedule, rather than last minute phone calls from me - "Hey, you're working here next week." He is blessed to have hours & to be helping with the income, but would like to find his "direction". He reminds me every day, though, how blessed I am to have such a great husband! He loves our daughter! I know that sounds like it should be a simple, no brainer - duh, he's her dad kind of sentence. But, it's not. In my work & just around, I see so many "sperm donors" and I would call them dad's or father's, except they were literally only usefull for the creation of their child & past that, they're absent or mean or so many other versions of that. Michael is so in love with being a dad. He treats Laura like she's a blessing & a gift, not a responsibility. He's woried about how much he's been away from her in the last few weeks. He's always sure to have her best interest in the forefront of his mind - it's just so awesome. But, then again, it just reminds me how awesome God is & that he had everything planned from the beginning. As much as I love kids & have wanted to be a mom since I was young, He knew that I needed a man that would feel the same way. He knew that I wouldn't fare well with someone that didn't see this adventure (parenthood) as the greatest gift & blessing one can receive (here on earth).
Laura is definitely feeling the effects of moving & us working craziness & all the different babysitters & changes in schedule. She has always been such a resilient child, that we didn't realize how much all of this stuff would effect her. She has started having nightmares & not sleeping well :( This is the most heart breaking thing to watch her cry uncontrollably & there's nothing I can do, but hug her & tell her I love her. Then between being tired & never knowing exactly when we'll be picking her up or what's going on, she has started screaming "don't leave me" "i want my mommy" every time we take her to daycare & even sometimes when we take her to grandma's or other familiar places :( She just breaks my heart. We have had some opportunities these last few days to be with her though and she has LOVED being able to spend that time with us. Our crazy schedule is about to slow down & that will make things much better. Last week, Laura was able to participate in her first karate belt testing - her instructor said that she did awesome & was the best in her group, despite being the youngest in the entire class (YCOA doesn't register students under 4 years old, but her instructor made an exception for her/me). She also participated in her first colored pom tryout (kind of the same concept, but more for show than anything else) & her instructor said that she did a great job & earned her next pom. I think it's important for her to earn her way & not just be handed things because she's cute or whatever. Tomorrow, she gets to perform in her 1st Cheer Competition! I'm so excited & nervous for her!! She loves doing cheer with her Mee-rissa and Coach Rikki, but she's never stood in a gym with several hundred people staring at her.... I'm sure she'll be fine, but I can't help but jitter for her a little :)
I am.... Me... I role with whatever's handed to me & always hope for the best :) So, far, so good :) I'm ready for our schedule to slow down some so that I can spend some time with my family. I miss that quality time that we used to encounter every now & then :/ On an incredibly positive note -- I had to schedule a procedure for the dr to help with my female problems and litereally on the same day that I scheduled the appointment, my problems, just magicly dissappeared & I got to cancel that procedure!!!!! Now, I just hope that the issues stay away & I can be "normal" for a bit.
It is now the next weekend. We got dismissed from Jury Duty & this is the first chance that I have gotten back to the computer :( I actually enjoyed Jury Duty. For someone with such a crazy schedule, it was so nice to go sit in a room and do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for a few hours!!!! I was a little sad to not to get be a part of the judicial system, but at the same time, glad that I could do nothing for a bit. So this may start to seem a little scattered, but that's because I have so many things that I feel like I haven't gotten to share & because my original train of thought was interrupted. But, oh well :)
Laura competed in her Cheer Competition & didn't seem to notice the FULL GYM staring at her & OOing & AWing over how cute she is. She did a great job (for most of it & especially for being a 3 year old)! Her team got 3rd place, but all she knows is that she got a medal & a trophy and she thinks that's pretty awesome! Michael posted some pics on his facebook. She also had her Cheer parents' night, where she performed for a hundred or so people & again, did great! She received her medal for attendance & her new colored pom for passing her test. Today, she had her Karate parents' night, where she showed the things that she had to complete for her test in order to get her Yellow belt with a White stripe (this means she skipped the solid yellow belt and got the next rank up). She must have done AWESOME on her test, just like her sensei told me she did. During this performance she was very distracted & being silly & not really paying attention, but everyone still thought she was so cute!
Michael's schedule has significantly tamed down - YAY! and he is loving the time that he is getting to spend with Laura. Right now they are "secretly" making me Mother's Day gift in the other room while I get to sit & chill on the couch :) My schedule has slowed a little, but not as much as his. But, I gotta do, what I gotta do :)
I think I'm done blabbing for now, but I'll try to come back soon :) I hope that everyone is having a great day & HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to everyone that fills that role, especially those that set the example for me!
A lil info about the wonderful things in my life.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Well.... Well..... Well.....
Between all the things that have been going on and my being sick.... I have missed a lot on here...... Just think... If this was FaceBook I'd never be able to catch up with everyone's little diddy's & pics & everything else & I'd be stressed out about it. Since I don't have FaceBook & I count on people to actually talk to me or tell me if they have something important come up, I don't feel stressed at all. Well... about that anyways :)
So, let's see where to start....
The house.... is GONE! Our short sale is officially over. We had a few hiccups & hang ups, but it is finally all over. We closed on Laura's birthday & should get our HAFA money any day now, so that we can pay off a couple other things. This is a HUGE stress reliever!!!!
The apartment... is HOME! We didn't know what to expect, but it is turning out very nice. It is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom approx 1000 sq ft HOME. We stayed relatively close to the area we were in, yet it seems like such a nicer neighborhood. The kids in the complex play & scream & everything else during the day, but when the street lights come on, they vanish - it almost feels like a small town :) <3 Every day when I come home from work, it's just a little more like home. There are photos on the wall & things are finding their places and when you walk in it just feels like home. We're aiming for a Fresh Start Party on Saturday, 4/7. We want to show off our Love Cove and hang out with people that we have missed out on for a while. We're thinking Pot Luck & we'll color Easter eggs :) If anyone wants/needs our address, just email, text or call & we can get it to you :)
We have decided together that this is going to be a fresh start. One that we very much needed. We are going to use the next little bit of our lives to put everything in order where it goes. We're very excited about this too!
Laura... Is still loving school and I love it too. I'm so excited that she is able to learn about Jesus and her ABC's. I just have to figure out how to afford the millions it will cost in order to keep this up. Once she is in elementary school, to keep up Private Christian School is crazy expensive. I'm sure we'll figure something out one way or another. When I wasn't looking, Laura turned 3!!! I can not believe how fast the time flies. She told us since June that she wanted her birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's, so we obliged. She LOVED it. When we asked her what she wanted to do on her birthday, she told us she wanted to go to a baseball game. So we went to a Diamondbacks Spring Training game with grandma Paula, Anty M & Mimi. Laura had a blast there. Then we went out to Olive Garden where we ate a fabulous dinner. As they were singing Happy Birthday to her, some people asked who the birthday girl was and when we poked our heads over to see who was asking, it was some great people from Trinity. One of the teenagers from the youth group has the same birthday as Laura, so her family & her boyfriend & his family were celebrating her birthday. It was nice to see them.
Michael.... Is enjoying taking photos for YCOA. It's giving him a way out of the house & a way to earn a little money & he just likes doing it. He's starting to look into photography as a hobby. So far, he hasn't done much for fun, because we don't own a "good" camera, but he has done a little during his down time. He is also thoroughly enjoying making this apartment our home. And I love the renewed peace & self-worth & excitement & .... that has come over him. He has been so happy & such a joy to be around. I just love him to pieces :)
Me... I am having fun at work. I love having my own office. I seem to get new little assignments/duties every day, which I love because I hate to get bored or settled. I've been sick for 2 weeks, so I finally caved & went to Urgent Care to find out that I have pneumonia. They gave me meds, so hopefully I'll be better soon. My female doctor, has decided on a plan of action to help me with those problems. Now I just have to magicly come up with the money. I have faith that it will come soon.
My step-brother & his girlfriend had their baby boy AJ on Tuesday, 3/6. The pics I was sent were really cute and I can't wait to meet him. Hopefully it won't be too long before we get to make that happen. Laura's pretty stoked to have another cousin. But, when I showed her the picture of the precious little baby, the first thing she said was "where's my uncle Aaron". That melted my heart, because as adults all we think about is oo oo baby baby, but the child thinks she wants to see a picture of her uncle. I just love her. I miss my step-brother too. I was pretty blessed, especially when you consider how badly those relationships turn out sometimes. But my step-brother & my step-mo are pretty awesome.
Now that things are settling down, we're going to start shopping churches. We are dying to find somewhere we can feel at home & learn more about the awesome love of Jesus. There's more to it than that, but that's kinda the summary version.
I'm sure there's something that I'm missing since it's been so long, but hopefully life is slowing down just enough that this will be easier.
I hope that everyone is having a great week.
Prayers are still of course appreciated as we get into the groove of making sense of life & I finish beating this yucky sickness. If you have something that you'd like us to pray for you about, just let us know :)
So, let's see where to start....
The house.... is GONE! Our short sale is officially over. We had a few hiccups & hang ups, but it is finally all over. We closed on Laura's birthday & should get our HAFA money any day now, so that we can pay off a couple other things. This is a HUGE stress reliever!!!!
The apartment... is HOME! We didn't know what to expect, but it is turning out very nice. It is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom approx 1000 sq ft HOME. We stayed relatively close to the area we were in, yet it seems like such a nicer neighborhood. The kids in the complex play & scream & everything else during the day, but when the street lights come on, they vanish - it almost feels like a small town :) <3 Every day when I come home from work, it's just a little more like home. There are photos on the wall & things are finding their places and when you walk in it just feels like home. We're aiming for a Fresh Start Party on Saturday, 4/7. We want to show off our Love Cove and hang out with people that we have missed out on for a while. We're thinking Pot Luck & we'll color Easter eggs :) If anyone wants/needs our address, just email, text or call & we can get it to you :)
We have decided together that this is going to be a fresh start. One that we very much needed. We are going to use the next little bit of our lives to put everything in order where it goes. We're very excited about this too!
Laura... Is still loving school and I love it too. I'm so excited that she is able to learn about Jesus and her ABC's. I just have to figure out how to afford the millions it will cost in order to keep this up. Once she is in elementary school, to keep up Private Christian School is crazy expensive. I'm sure we'll figure something out one way or another. When I wasn't looking, Laura turned 3!!! I can not believe how fast the time flies. She told us since June that she wanted her birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's, so we obliged. She LOVED it. When we asked her what she wanted to do on her birthday, she told us she wanted to go to a baseball game. So we went to a Diamondbacks Spring Training game with grandma Paula, Anty M & Mimi. Laura had a blast there. Then we went out to Olive Garden where we ate a fabulous dinner. As they were singing Happy Birthday to her, some people asked who the birthday girl was and when we poked our heads over to see who was asking, it was some great people from Trinity. One of the teenagers from the youth group has the same birthday as Laura, so her family & her boyfriend & his family were celebrating her birthday. It was nice to see them.
Michael.... Is enjoying taking photos for YCOA. It's giving him a way out of the house & a way to earn a little money & he just likes doing it. He's starting to look into photography as a hobby. So far, he hasn't done much for fun, because we don't own a "good" camera, but he has done a little during his down time. He is also thoroughly enjoying making this apartment our home. And I love the renewed peace & self-worth & excitement & .... that has come over him. He has been so happy & such a joy to be around. I just love him to pieces :)
Me... I am having fun at work. I love having my own office. I seem to get new little assignments/duties every day, which I love because I hate to get bored or settled. I've been sick for 2 weeks, so I finally caved & went to Urgent Care to find out that I have pneumonia. They gave me meds, so hopefully I'll be better soon. My female doctor, has decided on a plan of action to help me with those problems. Now I just have to magicly come up with the money. I have faith that it will come soon.
My step-brother & his girlfriend had their baby boy AJ on Tuesday, 3/6. The pics I was sent were really cute and I can't wait to meet him. Hopefully it won't be too long before we get to make that happen. Laura's pretty stoked to have another cousin. But, when I showed her the picture of the precious little baby, the first thing she said was "where's my uncle Aaron". That melted my heart, because as adults all we think about is oo oo baby baby, but the child thinks she wants to see a picture of her uncle. I just love her. I miss my step-brother too. I was pretty blessed, especially when you consider how badly those relationships turn out sometimes. But my step-brother & my step-mo are pretty awesome.
Now that things are settling down, we're going to start shopping churches. We are dying to find somewhere we can feel at home & learn more about the awesome love of Jesus. There's more to it than that, but that's kinda the summary version.
I'm sure there's something that I'm missing since it's been so long, but hopefully life is slowing down just enough that this will be easier.
I hope that everyone is having a great week.
Prayers are still of course appreciated as we get into the groove of making sense of life & I finish beating this yucky sickness. If you have something that you'd like us to pray for you about, just let us know :)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Busy.... Busy... Busy
Well, hello there!
I hadn't even realized how busy I have been lately until I thought about how long it had been since I had gotten to sit and write.
There's not much "new" to report.
Laura is awesome & such a blessing. She loves school and learning about Jesus. We have put her in to Karate and Cheer through my work. She is awesome & sssoooo cute! Her 1st week in Karate, she was a little nervous and unsure of what was going on, but her 2nd week she did so good. She was kicking & kee-yaw-ing and kneeing and following instructions - it was awesome. She has only been to 1 Cheer class so far and she seemed a little unsure of some of the things that were going on. We will see how both go. I plan to let her try some of everything, so that she can make her choice of what her favorite sport is. We would love for her to play softball, but if she doesn't like it, then she will have lots of other things to choose from.
Michael is scheduled to start work on 2.27 with the Mesa Post Office. It has great pay, no benefits and a year contract, but it is something to work with for a while. Aside from that, he is leading our search in finding somewhere to live and packing up all of our belongings.
I am working like a maniac and then working some more. In between that, I am attempting to spend time with my immediate and extended family. Laura is such an inspiration though and she makes me so excited to come home every day. It makes me sad for people who either don't have someone like her to come home to at all or people that are not happy at home. Things should slow down soon, but for now, B - A - N - A - N - A - S is the best way to describe life for me. I am still having female problems, though they appear to be slowing up a bit - HOPEFULLY. I'd really like to go back to taking my karate classes - they were a great workout and a lot of fun. But, until I feel somewhere near "normal", that's not really a good idea.
We had a great time at the Jordan's for Super Bowl. Even though I do not at all enjoy football, I love being a part of that family - they are all just such a blessing.
Our house is still in limbo and we haven't gotten anywhere at all. GGGRRRR But, we are starting to look for somewhere slightly more central for my work, Laura's school and Michael's work. I am confident that things will start to fall in to place soon.
We are looking forward to celebrating Laura's 3rd birthday in just over a month. I can not believe how fast the time is flying by!! She has decided on Chuck E Cheese for the venue and Strawberry Shortcake for the theme. Now just to finish the details and send out invitations :) She does NOT by any meaning of the word NEED any thing for her birthday, but if you are wanting to get her something, I have included her wish list below. In addition to that list, when we move she is going to get to have decor in her bedroom and her bathroom, that she chooses. Her and I will be going to the store soon to decide what it is that she wants. She is also going to have a twin sized bed. Some great friends of ours passed down their frame from their children (and then grandchildren) to Laura. We just need to get her some sheets & whatnot and the mattress.
Laura's Wish List:
Clothes - size 3T
Shoes - size 7
Lego Friends
Pillow Pets
Babies
Leap Pad 2 games (she got the Leap Pad 2 for Christmas)
Color Wonder (books, paper, markers, etc)
CD's (she has a stereo that she listens to when she goes to bed)
Cartoons that she likes:
Team Umizoomi
Yo Gabba Gabba
Berenstein Bears
Strawberry Shortcake
Please continue to pray for us - our list is long, but God already has it ;)
Thank you for reading my gibberish.
I hadn't even realized how busy I have been lately until I thought about how long it had been since I had gotten to sit and write.
There's not much "new" to report.
Laura is awesome & such a blessing. She loves school and learning about Jesus. We have put her in to Karate and Cheer through my work. She is awesome & sssoooo cute! Her 1st week in Karate, she was a little nervous and unsure of what was going on, but her 2nd week she did so good. She was kicking & kee-yaw-ing and kneeing and following instructions - it was awesome. She has only been to 1 Cheer class so far and she seemed a little unsure of some of the things that were going on. We will see how both go. I plan to let her try some of everything, so that she can make her choice of what her favorite sport is. We would love for her to play softball, but if she doesn't like it, then she will have lots of other things to choose from.
Michael is scheduled to start work on 2.27 with the Mesa Post Office. It has great pay, no benefits and a year contract, but it is something to work with for a while. Aside from that, he is leading our search in finding somewhere to live and packing up all of our belongings.
I am working like a maniac and then working some more. In between that, I am attempting to spend time with my immediate and extended family. Laura is such an inspiration though and she makes me so excited to come home every day. It makes me sad for people who either don't have someone like her to come home to at all or people that are not happy at home. Things should slow down soon, but for now, B - A - N - A - N - A - S is the best way to describe life for me. I am still having female problems, though they appear to be slowing up a bit - HOPEFULLY. I'd really like to go back to taking my karate classes - they were a great workout and a lot of fun. But, until I feel somewhere near "normal", that's not really a good idea.
We had a great time at the Jordan's for Super Bowl. Even though I do not at all enjoy football, I love being a part of that family - they are all just such a blessing.
Our house is still in limbo and we haven't gotten anywhere at all. GGGRRRR But, we are starting to look for somewhere slightly more central for my work, Laura's school and Michael's work. I am confident that things will start to fall in to place soon.
We are looking forward to celebrating Laura's 3rd birthday in just over a month. I can not believe how fast the time is flying by!! She has decided on Chuck E Cheese for the venue and Strawberry Shortcake for the theme. Now just to finish the details and send out invitations :) She does NOT by any meaning of the word NEED any thing for her birthday, but if you are wanting to get her something, I have included her wish list below. In addition to that list, when we move she is going to get to have decor in her bedroom and her bathroom, that she chooses. Her and I will be going to the store soon to decide what it is that she wants. She is also going to have a twin sized bed. Some great friends of ours passed down their frame from their children (and then grandchildren) to Laura. We just need to get her some sheets & whatnot and the mattress.
Laura's Wish List:
Clothes - size 3T
Shoes - size 7
Lego Friends
Pillow Pets
Babies
Leap Pad 2 games (she got the Leap Pad 2 for Christmas)
Color Wonder (books, paper, markers, etc)
CD's (she has a stereo that she listens to when she goes to bed)
Cartoons that she likes:
Team Umizoomi
Yo Gabba Gabba
Berenstein Bears
Strawberry Shortcake
Please continue to pray for us - our list is long, but God already has it ;)
Thank you for reading my gibberish.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
L is for LOVE
So many things in my life to love. So many things in my life that prove that Jesus loves me. LOVE LOVE LOVE
Laura is lovely. She is so excited to turn 3. She loves her school still. She loves all the things she got for Christmas. She loves praying and talking to Jesus. She's just awesome. She decided several months ago that her birthday party will be at Chuckee Cheese. She has also decided that she will have cupcakes. She hasn't decided a theme though, so her and mommy are going to take a trip to the party store & walk through the aisles until she picks something SHE wants. (Her daddy is trying to encourage DBacks. Her auntie is trying to encourage Yo Gabba Gabba. I'm trying to encourage her to choose her own & not be persuaded by others - I'm a fan of having your own opinion). We shall see what she chooses & I'll letchya know. I would like to know the secret to getting her to go back to sleeping through the night.... She has slept through the night, in her bed, like a perfect little angel since she was 8 weeks old. Within the last couple months she has started waking up at 3am, screaming like crazy & banging on her door, even though she knows how to open her bedroom door by herself. When I go in to see what's wrong, she just says "I want you" and then because I'm so exhausted she usually ends up in my room on the floor. If she just wanted to sleep in my room, she is perfectly capable of walking out of her room & into mine without the screaming & scaring the crap out of me. So, I tend to believe that she must be having dreams she doesn't understand or nightmares or night terrors or something. But, how do we figure out what? How do we make her stop so she can get a good night's rest?
Michael is not really liking his unemployment, but enjoying the rest. Just to be sure he's not bored and of course to help us out a little, he's delivering fliers & doing "odd-jobs" for my work. We are praying for God to use a brightly-lit sign to tell him which path to take :) Every time we think we have a clue of the direction we're headed in, another kink is thrown in. It's ok though, it keeps us on our toes to have to keep changing our plans. This is definitely one of the times that God shows us that OUR plans aren't HIS plans and only HIS plans will play out accordingly. Even though we know that his getting fired was one of those "blessings in disguise", we are both still a little bitter. How does 20 years of hard work end as fast as birthday candles go out when you blow???? Please help us pray to be better people and to not be bitter or frustrated when things aren't going our way.
At work, we have moved into our new building, which means that I am in an office of my very own!!!! I have LOVED it. Yesterday, I even shut my door for most of the day while I did Phone Interviews to hire soccer & cheer coaches, and it was sssoooo peaceful to be able to get some work done without distractions every 2 seconds. So awesome! Now, I need to figure out how to decorate it, so that it is professional, but shows my very own touch, including how important my family is to me. Another one of those times that being a "real girl" would be helpful - HAHAHA :) I am still praying for my female problems to go away. They have definitely improved, but are still lingering.
This year, my wonderful husband will turn 40! Right after that, I'll turn 30! I'm so excited for both - we aren't getting old, we're getting more awesome :) HAHAHA :)
I am just so thankful that I have a God that loves me, a family that loves me, friends that love me, a job, the ability to work, a smile on my face and more stuff than anyone would like to have to move. HAHAHA
I hope that everyone has a great week and as always, thanks for reading my blahblahblog :)
Laura is lovely. She is so excited to turn 3. She loves her school still. She loves all the things she got for Christmas. She loves praying and talking to Jesus. She's just awesome. She decided several months ago that her birthday party will be at Chuckee Cheese. She has also decided that she will have cupcakes. She hasn't decided a theme though, so her and mommy are going to take a trip to the party store & walk through the aisles until she picks something SHE wants. (Her daddy is trying to encourage DBacks. Her auntie is trying to encourage Yo Gabba Gabba. I'm trying to encourage her to choose her own & not be persuaded by others - I'm a fan of having your own opinion). We shall see what she chooses & I'll letchya know. I would like to know the secret to getting her to go back to sleeping through the night.... She has slept through the night, in her bed, like a perfect little angel since she was 8 weeks old. Within the last couple months she has started waking up at 3am, screaming like crazy & banging on her door, even though she knows how to open her bedroom door by herself. When I go in to see what's wrong, she just says "I want you" and then because I'm so exhausted she usually ends up in my room on the floor. If she just wanted to sleep in my room, she is perfectly capable of walking out of her room & into mine without the screaming & scaring the crap out of me. So, I tend to believe that she must be having dreams she doesn't understand or nightmares or night terrors or something. But, how do we figure out what? How do we make her stop so she can get a good night's rest?
Michael is not really liking his unemployment, but enjoying the rest. Just to be sure he's not bored and of course to help us out a little, he's delivering fliers & doing "odd-jobs" for my work. We are praying for God to use a brightly-lit sign to tell him which path to take :) Every time we think we have a clue of the direction we're headed in, another kink is thrown in. It's ok though, it keeps us on our toes to have to keep changing our plans. This is definitely one of the times that God shows us that OUR plans aren't HIS plans and only HIS plans will play out accordingly. Even though we know that his getting fired was one of those "blessings in disguise", we are both still a little bitter. How does 20 years of hard work end as fast as birthday candles go out when you blow???? Please help us pray to be better people and to not be bitter or frustrated when things aren't going our way.
At work, we have moved into our new building, which means that I am in an office of my very own!!!! I have LOVED it. Yesterday, I even shut my door for most of the day while I did Phone Interviews to hire soccer & cheer coaches, and it was sssoooo peaceful to be able to get some work done without distractions every 2 seconds. So awesome! Now, I need to figure out how to decorate it, so that it is professional, but shows my very own touch, including how important my family is to me. Another one of those times that being a "real girl" would be helpful - HAHAHA :) I am still praying for my female problems to go away. They have definitely improved, but are still lingering.
This year, my wonderful husband will turn 40! Right after that, I'll turn 30! I'm so excited for both - we aren't getting old, we're getting more awesome :) HAHAHA :)
I am just so thankful that I have a God that loves me, a family that loves me, friends that love me, a job, the ability to work, a smile on my face and more stuff than anyone would like to have to move. HAHAHA
I hope that everyone has a great week and as always, thanks for reading my blahblahblog :)
Monday, December 26, 2011
It's been 2 weeks since my last blog post (LOL)
Hello! Happy Birthday Jesus (yesterday)! Let's see... Where to begin???? Again, a busy couple of weeks....
Laura is the best! I enjoyed her Christmas Party at school. I have loved preparing her for my favorite holiday of the year. Leading up to Christmas, we talked so much about the baby Jesus and how much He loves her and we talked about the nativity - we have a grown up one next to our tree & she has a kid one next to ours. She loves asking who each of the people is and telling us that "Jesus Christ is born". Last year she even got a book that talks about the scene in a way that's understandable for a 2 year old that we have read a couple times. I can't believe that she is just 74 days away from being 3 years old!!! She's growing up so fast and proves it every day in the things she says & does. I would like to find the pause button so that I can just keep her a little longer :) I am so grateful for every moment I have for her, but I would still like a million more! I just love her to pieces.
Michael is done at UPS for the season, but we are hoping to hear back from them in February or March. But, Cigna called and did a phone interview with him, and the USPS is having him in for a driving assessment. I can't wait to see what pans out for him and to see what path God leads him down.
I am so excited for my YCOA move this week!!!! I have never had my own office & I ssssoooo need one in order to effectively get more work done. I am still having female problems. I went in to see the doctor and he checked a few things & ruled them out, but in the spirit of trying not to run me bankrupt (since I don't have insurance and am paying cash), he didn't run all of the tests that he could have. He did write me a new prescription and gave me 10 days for it to work. If it doesn't work in that time, he said that we'll need to start doing more tests & more things that will cost more money :( Not only for the money thing, but also just because I would like for this to stop, I really hope that the meds work. I am continuing to pray for this and hoping that God's plan is for some sanity to kick in :) I am still struggling with my church decision, but praying for a lead in one direction or another and knowing that God is in control. We are still making sure to tell Laura how awesome God is and how great His love is for us and teaching her as much as we can - one more reason we're so thankful for her school.
Our house situation is in a new form of limbo..... Our buyer backed out after they did their final inspection. Our awesome realtor told another investor about our house though & he came & checked it out and made us a new offer on the same day that the other buyer backed out. We have resubmitted the paperwork and are waitting for the bank to do its thing. Again. Our house is scheduled for auction in February, if we don't complete a short sale before then. I have faith in God that he has a path in mind for us. Now, we just need to find the GPS that will lead us to the right path :)
Before I start with our weekend festivities, let me state that JESUS is the ONLY "reason" we have CHRISTmas. That's really all there is to it. On Christmas Eve, we had dinner with my dad, Tammy, Mikey, B, Noah, Micah & my grandparents. It was very nice. On the morning that we have been waitting so patiently for, I opened Laura's door & she came running out to see a pile of presents under the tree and screams "a bird, Santa brought me a bird" - talking about a large stuffed bird that was brought to her and too big to wrap. She could care less about the new bike that I have been dying to give her.... It took her about 20 minutes before she even noticed it, let alone was excited about it - HAHAHAHA. After a bit, my mom, Jess, Mikey, B, Noah, Micah and Angie came over to have breakfast and open more presents. Laura loved it!! From there, we went to the greatest in-laws' ever to have dinner and visit and open more gifts. Laura loves getting to see all her cousins, aunts & uncles and grandparents. She got to hang out with grandparents Kenan, Aunt Pat, Aunt Kathy, Cousins Kristen & Eric, Aunt Beth, Uncle David, Cousins Alyssa & Annie, Uncle Pat, Aunt Carmel and Cousin Aiden. She has hit the family jackpot!!! She also got so many gifts that she loves so much! Then we stopped by Ama & Papa's house (Mikalyn's grandparents) to see them & Anty M, Uncle Sean & Mimi. That was very nice - great people that I don't get to see nearly often enough :( Today, we went to a movie. I was wrong about whether or not she'd like it, but she did pretty good until she took a nap :) Then we had Anty M, Uncle Sean, Mimi, Anty Sarah, Uncle Justin, Meerissa and Bubba over for pizza, dessert and gifts - I just love having all these kids together to play. Laura is just so blessed by all of the people in her life.
For this week, we have something weighing heavy on our hearts. Please help us pray for Michael's dad. He is having surgery on Tuesday to clear the blockage in his caratoid artery. We praying for the doctors to feel God's hands performing the surgery and for Larry to have many more HEALTHY years with us. We are grateful that the blockage hasn't caused any major complications (just a blockage in his vision) and will be thankful when it is clear and not threatening any more harm.
I am also praying for my neighbors. When we came home after having such a great Christmas, we saw a lot of emergency crews in our neighborhood. Come to find out, someone's garage had been on fire. The news only said that they THINK it was contained to the garage and not the whole house and that they THINK there were no injuries. I pray that there truly were no injuries and that they did not lose any precious memories or anything that will cause them great emotional harm. I also pray that they have good enough insurance and that it doesn't cost them an arm and a leg.
Thank you again for reading my gibberish and for praying with and for us. We love you!
Laura is the best! I enjoyed her Christmas Party at school. I have loved preparing her for my favorite holiday of the year. Leading up to Christmas, we talked so much about the baby Jesus and how much He loves her and we talked about the nativity - we have a grown up one next to our tree & she has a kid one next to ours. She loves asking who each of the people is and telling us that "Jesus Christ is born". Last year she even got a book that talks about the scene in a way that's understandable for a 2 year old that we have read a couple times. I can't believe that she is just 74 days away from being 3 years old!!! She's growing up so fast and proves it every day in the things she says & does. I would like to find the pause button so that I can just keep her a little longer :) I am so grateful for every moment I have for her, but I would still like a million more! I just love her to pieces.
Michael is done at UPS for the season, but we are hoping to hear back from them in February or March. But, Cigna called and did a phone interview with him, and the USPS is having him in for a driving assessment. I can't wait to see what pans out for him and to see what path God leads him down.
I am so excited for my YCOA move this week!!!! I have never had my own office & I ssssoooo need one in order to effectively get more work done. I am still having female problems. I went in to see the doctor and he checked a few things & ruled them out, but in the spirit of trying not to run me bankrupt (since I don't have insurance and am paying cash), he didn't run all of the tests that he could have. He did write me a new prescription and gave me 10 days for it to work. If it doesn't work in that time, he said that we'll need to start doing more tests & more things that will cost more money :( Not only for the money thing, but also just because I would like for this to stop, I really hope that the meds work. I am continuing to pray for this and hoping that God's plan is for some sanity to kick in :) I am still struggling with my church decision, but praying for a lead in one direction or another and knowing that God is in control. We are still making sure to tell Laura how awesome God is and how great His love is for us and teaching her as much as we can - one more reason we're so thankful for her school.
Our house situation is in a new form of limbo..... Our buyer backed out after they did their final inspection. Our awesome realtor told another investor about our house though & he came & checked it out and made us a new offer on the same day that the other buyer backed out. We have resubmitted the paperwork and are waitting for the bank to do its thing. Again. Our house is scheduled for auction in February, if we don't complete a short sale before then. I have faith in God that he has a path in mind for us. Now, we just need to find the GPS that will lead us to the right path :)
Before I start with our weekend festivities, let me state that JESUS is the ONLY "reason" we have CHRISTmas. That's really all there is to it. On Christmas Eve, we had dinner with my dad, Tammy, Mikey, B, Noah, Micah & my grandparents. It was very nice. On the morning that we have been waitting so patiently for, I opened Laura's door & she came running out to see a pile of presents under the tree and screams "a bird, Santa brought me a bird" - talking about a large stuffed bird that was brought to her and too big to wrap. She could care less about the new bike that I have been dying to give her.... It took her about 20 minutes before she even noticed it, let alone was excited about it - HAHAHAHA. After a bit, my mom, Jess, Mikey, B, Noah, Micah and Angie came over to have breakfast and open more presents. Laura loved it!! From there, we went to the greatest in-laws' ever to have dinner and visit and open more gifts. Laura loves getting to see all her cousins, aunts & uncles and grandparents. She got to hang out with grandparents Kenan, Aunt Pat, Aunt Kathy, Cousins Kristen & Eric, Aunt Beth, Uncle David, Cousins Alyssa & Annie, Uncle Pat, Aunt Carmel and Cousin Aiden. She has hit the family jackpot!!! She also got so many gifts that she loves so much! Then we stopped by Ama & Papa's house (Mikalyn's grandparents) to see them & Anty M, Uncle Sean & Mimi. That was very nice - great people that I don't get to see nearly often enough :( Today, we went to a movie. I was wrong about whether or not she'd like it, but she did pretty good until she took a nap :) Then we had Anty M, Uncle Sean, Mimi, Anty Sarah, Uncle Justin, Meerissa and Bubba over for pizza, dessert and gifts - I just love having all these kids together to play. Laura is just so blessed by all of the people in her life.
For this week, we have something weighing heavy on our hearts. Please help us pray for Michael's dad. He is having surgery on Tuesday to clear the blockage in his caratoid artery. We praying for the doctors to feel God's hands performing the surgery and for Larry to have many more HEALTHY years with us. We are grateful that the blockage hasn't caused any major complications (just a blockage in his vision) and will be thankful when it is clear and not threatening any more harm.
I am also praying for my neighbors. When we came home after having such a great Christmas, we saw a lot of emergency crews in our neighborhood. Come to find out, someone's garage had been on fire. The news only said that they THINK it was contained to the garage and not the whole house and that they THINK there were no injuries. I pray that there truly were no injuries and that they did not lose any precious memories or anything that will cause them great emotional harm. I also pray that they have good enough insurance and that it doesn't cost them an arm and a leg.
Thank you again for reading my gibberish and for praying with and for us. We love you!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
AAAHHHHH... Fun... Life... Stuff....
So, it's been a little while since my last post, but it's been a lil hectic around here. This also means that I've not been wasting time I could be playing with Laura or hanging out with Michael, on the computer. So, let's dive in to our happenings....
For Thanksgiving, I had 4 days off to spend with my family. My husband also had 4 days off to spend with us. It was glorious!!
The week after, was fairly normal - work for us, school for Laura, same 'ol, same 'ol.
Then Michael and I both worked 24 hours of the 48 hour weekend at a Cheer competition for my work - a little crazy!! We both missed Laura so much & she missed us too, but she got to spend a day with her Aunt Kathy (which she loved & we heard about all week) and then she got to spend a day with her Auntie Sarah (which she also loved & we heard about all week). The fact that we heard about that all week, just made me feel so blessed to have people in our lives that love her (almost) as much as we do that she can hang out with & enjoy.
Last week, was fairly normal, other than being exhausted from working 12 days straight and none of them being short & sweet ;).
Michael is still enjoying UPS, but noticing that physical labor is extremely exhausting. It's been so nice that he actually comes to bed with me & sleeps instead of tossing & turning & then just getting up, because he's not tired enough to sleep. He had a boss tell him this week that they might be looking to hire in February or March & as long as he (a couple others) stay safe through the rest of the season, then he may be getting a call back. He also received an email from the USPS (that he applied for several months ago) that he is clear to go for a drug & background check, so we'll see where this leads. Unfortunately, he also received a letter from the TSA that due to our "foreclosure" he is ineligible for that position. Our credit report apparently can't tell the difference between Short Sale & Foreclosure, so that was a little bit of a bummer.
We are still in limbo with our house. We were so close to thinking we were going to get our date of when we needed to be out & then we found some paperwork that needed to be "re"filed, so that pushed everything back a little. We are enjoying the rent free part, but are a little uneasy about not having a plan.
Laura L O V E S school & her teachers! I am so blessed that I chose the right place for her to learn about Jesus' love and her ABC's. I love that when I ask her what she did today, she talks about Jesus or sings a song about Jesus - it's AWESOME!! This is making me even more sure that I'd like to put her into a Christian School, at least for the first few years of her Primary Education years. I want her to feel free to learn and discuss Jesus. I don't like the way it has become such a hush-hush in public school. Yesterday, she had a Christmas program with her school and she sang 2 songs. 1 was "Jingle Bell Rock" & she wore shades and rang a bell. The other was, "Go Tell It On The Mountain" and they had arm motions to show that "Jesus Christ is here" (That's the line she's practiced at home the most). This week, she'll have a party for Christmas where they'll have pizza, decorate cookies and have a book exchange. I'm so excited to be able to go with her and blessed that my work will let me go.
I am still enjoying YCOA, there is always something to keep me occupied and busy :) Friday was my deadline for having all non-necessities packed & ready to go for the move - EXCITING! I am having a personal struggle that I've been attempting to kind of keep quiet about (mostly because people usually don't want to hear about it), but I'd like a little help praying, so I'm going to throw (at least parts) out there. I am hormonally en-balanced. There is more to it than that, but I'll spare the details. I tried to fix it a little of it without even going to the doctor (since we don't have insurance), but that didn't work, so I called him and he has tried to fix it with just counseling me on the phone & calling in a prescription, but that doesn't seem to be working either. He said that if it didn't work, I would have to come in for some actual testing, which I am not looking forward to, so I'm going to give it a little bit longer. So, please just pray for my sanity (hormones are the driver for women's craziness) and for my issues to GO AWAY. Thank you!
There is something else that I've been kind of avoiding talking about. We have gone to the same church since shortly after we got married. We love the people that have been brought into our lives through there. We love the people that love our daughter that we met there. We love the pastor & his family and pray for them often as they go through some difficult personal times (she has been diagnosed with breast cancer & they have a newborn at home). I love that he has emailed me a couple times to check on us - I know that he thoroughly cares. BUT, we don't feel "at home" this church any more. For one, I can not find a place where I fit to serve, which is big for me for a couple reasons. I need to be needed (or at least wanted) and the hormones seem to only make this magnified. For two, I don't seem to understand the sermons any more. I love the pastor and I love his delivery, but there's too many words I don't understand and there's too many concepts that apparently I missed at some point previously and I just don't follow along. To make that worse, I have a lot on my mind so I tend to just zone out and not pay attention any more. I haven't wanted to say something about any of this to any one, because I feel like these are problems that I have and not problems that others brought on or whatever, so then it's not really their problem. But I don't know how to deal with them either. Now, we don't want to leave the church, but it seems like the right thing to do at this point. We haven't been in several weeks :( We have tried another church and like it overall. But, we don't really want to get overly attached to a new church and then have to do this all over again when we decide where it is we're moving (should it be too far to drive every week). We also don't want to get Laura attached to another set of people and the rip them away from her. I kind of prefer to keep her life as stable as possible, regardless of what's going on with us - she's a kid and shouldn't have to deal with some of the things that we do. So I am struggling very much. I don't know what to do. I don't want to be in limbo with something that is so important to the foundation of our family, but haven't felt particularly led in any one direction. So, I'm praying for this as well. A magical answer here, would be great :)
On a very much lighter note, I am looking forward to Christmas with Laura. She is so excited by all of it. She has been singing Happy Birthday to Jesus, for days and singing her songs from school and talking about decorations and looking at lights when we drive and wanting to know where our decorations are and talking about presents and..... and.... and.... All of that, makes me so excited for Christmas and getting to talk about the real meaning of Christmas as well as just enjoying family time and for her to open gifts.
Thank you for reading my gibberish. God bless you all.
For Thanksgiving, I had 4 days off to spend with my family. My husband also had 4 days off to spend with us. It was glorious!!
The week after, was fairly normal - work for us, school for Laura, same 'ol, same 'ol.
Then Michael and I both worked 24 hours of the 48 hour weekend at a Cheer competition for my work - a little crazy!! We both missed Laura so much & she missed us too, but she got to spend a day with her Aunt Kathy (which she loved & we heard about all week) and then she got to spend a day with her Auntie Sarah (which she also loved & we heard about all week). The fact that we heard about that all week, just made me feel so blessed to have people in our lives that love her (almost) as much as we do that she can hang out with & enjoy.
Last week, was fairly normal, other than being exhausted from working 12 days straight and none of them being short & sweet ;).
Michael is still enjoying UPS, but noticing that physical labor is extremely exhausting. It's been so nice that he actually comes to bed with me & sleeps instead of tossing & turning & then just getting up, because he's not tired enough to sleep. He had a boss tell him this week that they might be looking to hire in February or March & as long as he (a couple others) stay safe through the rest of the season, then he may be getting a call back. He also received an email from the USPS (that he applied for several months ago) that he is clear to go for a drug & background check, so we'll see where this leads. Unfortunately, he also received a letter from the TSA that due to our "foreclosure" he is ineligible for that position. Our credit report apparently can't tell the difference between Short Sale & Foreclosure, so that was a little bit of a bummer.
We are still in limbo with our house. We were so close to thinking we were going to get our date of when we needed to be out & then we found some paperwork that needed to be "re"filed, so that pushed everything back a little. We are enjoying the rent free part, but are a little uneasy about not having a plan.
Laura L O V E S school & her teachers! I am so blessed that I chose the right place for her to learn about Jesus' love and her ABC's. I love that when I ask her what she did today, she talks about Jesus or sings a song about Jesus - it's AWESOME!! This is making me even more sure that I'd like to put her into a Christian School, at least for the first few years of her Primary Education years. I want her to feel free to learn and discuss Jesus. I don't like the way it has become such a hush-hush in public school. Yesterday, she had a Christmas program with her school and she sang 2 songs. 1 was "Jingle Bell Rock" & she wore shades and rang a bell. The other was, "Go Tell It On The Mountain" and they had arm motions to show that "Jesus Christ is here" (That's the line she's practiced at home the most). This week, she'll have a party for Christmas where they'll have pizza, decorate cookies and have a book exchange. I'm so excited to be able to go with her and blessed that my work will let me go.
I am still enjoying YCOA, there is always something to keep me occupied and busy :) Friday was my deadline for having all non-necessities packed & ready to go for the move - EXCITING! I am having a personal struggle that I've been attempting to kind of keep quiet about (mostly because people usually don't want to hear about it), but I'd like a little help praying, so I'm going to throw (at least parts) out there. I am hormonally en-balanced. There is more to it than that, but I'll spare the details. I tried to fix it a little of it without even going to the doctor (since we don't have insurance), but that didn't work, so I called him and he has tried to fix it with just counseling me on the phone & calling in a prescription, but that doesn't seem to be working either. He said that if it didn't work, I would have to come in for some actual testing, which I am not looking forward to, so I'm going to give it a little bit longer. So, please just pray for my sanity (hormones are the driver for women's craziness) and for my issues to GO AWAY. Thank you!
There is something else that I've been kind of avoiding talking about. We have gone to the same church since shortly after we got married. We love the people that have been brought into our lives through there. We love the people that love our daughter that we met there. We love the pastor & his family and pray for them often as they go through some difficult personal times (she has been diagnosed with breast cancer & they have a newborn at home). I love that he has emailed me a couple times to check on us - I know that he thoroughly cares. BUT, we don't feel "at home" this church any more. For one, I can not find a place where I fit to serve, which is big for me for a couple reasons. I need to be needed (or at least wanted) and the hormones seem to only make this magnified. For two, I don't seem to understand the sermons any more. I love the pastor and I love his delivery, but there's too many words I don't understand and there's too many concepts that apparently I missed at some point previously and I just don't follow along. To make that worse, I have a lot on my mind so I tend to just zone out and not pay attention any more. I haven't wanted to say something about any of this to any one, because I feel like these are problems that I have and not problems that others brought on or whatever, so then it's not really their problem. But I don't know how to deal with them either. Now, we don't want to leave the church, but it seems like the right thing to do at this point. We haven't been in several weeks :( We have tried another church and like it overall. But, we don't really want to get overly attached to a new church and then have to do this all over again when we decide where it is we're moving (should it be too far to drive every week). We also don't want to get Laura attached to another set of people and the rip them away from her. I kind of prefer to keep her life as stable as possible, regardless of what's going on with us - she's a kid and shouldn't have to deal with some of the things that we do. So I am struggling very much. I don't know what to do. I don't want to be in limbo with something that is so important to the foundation of our family, but haven't felt particularly led in any one direction. So, I'm praying for this as well. A magical answer here, would be great :)
On a very much lighter note, I am looking forward to Christmas with Laura. She is so excited by all of it. She has been singing Happy Birthday to Jesus, for days and singing her songs from school and talking about decorations and looking at lights when we drive and wanting to know where our decorations are and talking about presents and..... and.... and.... All of that, makes me so excited for Christmas and getting to talk about the real meaning of Christmas as well as just enjoying family time and for her to open gifts.
Thank you for reading my gibberish. God bless you all.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
'tis the Season
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope that everyone takes a minute today to remember all of the things they are thankful for... I know my list is abundant!
Now that it is officially time to start shopping the ads for Black Friday and I know that some of my family and friends are crazy enough to go out amongst the mobs, it's time to start compiling Laura's Wish List. So far these are things that I know:
*Clothes - size 3T
*Shoes - size 7
*Panties - size 3T
*Jackets/Sweaters - size 3T-4T
*Fisher Price Camera
*Babies and their accessories
*Books
*Cars
*Movies
*Pillow Pets and baby Pillow Pets
*Pens, Pencils, Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils, Paints
*Coloring Books, Paper
*Jewelry
*Little People (Fisher Price toy)
*Animals
She of course does not NEED any & definitely not all of that, but this is just a list of ideas of things that she likes and uses :)
In the spirit of Michael and I's "downsizing", we are not in NEED of anything. We are finding so many things that at one time or another were "must-haves" and yet we haven't used them or whatever in years. We are having a lot of fun going through old things & remembering why we thought we needed it and deciding that we no longer do. It's been fun going through memories and all of that.
My "nother" dad went home this week so that he could enjoy Thanksgiving with the family! But, this morning he went back to the hospital due to not being "all better" as we had hoped. I'm sure that everything will be find & he'll be back in no time. But, please keep praying.
Michael has thoroughly enjoyed his 3 days at UPS this week. And is very excited by his 4 day weekend - I think it's awesome! I'm so happy for him that he has enjoyed this job so much. He also seems to be doing very well, so who knows, maybe they'll find a loophole to the rules & a need for keeping him. Either way, we're thankful for this opportunity & thankful for the experiences it is bringing.
I am counting down the days to our new office location & my very own office!!! Trying to accomplish work in what seems like grand central station, is not as easy as one might think.
Now, to get ready to go to the home of the best in-laws ever and eat WWWAAAYYY too much food! It will be ssssooooo yummy though! :) I hope that everyone has a great day with their families!
Now that it is officially time to start shopping the ads for Black Friday and I know that some of my family and friends are crazy enough to go out amongst the mobs, it's time to start compiling Laura's Wish List. So far these are things that I know:
*Clothes - size 3T
*Shoes - size 7
*Panties - size 3T
*Jackets/Sweaters - size 3T-4T
*Fisher Price Camera
*Babies and their accessories
*Books
*Cars
*Movies
*Pillow Pets and baby Pillow Pets
*Pens, Pencils, Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils, Paints
*Coloring Books, Paper
*Jewelry
*Little People (Fisher Price toy)
*Animals
She of course does not NEED any & definitely not all of that, but this is just a list of ideas of things that she likes and uses :)
In the spirit of Michael and I's "downsizing", we are not in NEED of anything. We are finding so many things that at one time or another were "must-haves" and yet we haven't used them or whatever in years. We are having a lot of fun going through old things & remembering why we thought we needed it and deciding that we no longer do. It's been fun going through memories and all of that.
My "nother" dad went home this week so that he could enjoy Thanksgiving with the family! But, this morning he went back to the hospital due to not being "all better" as we had hoped. I'm sure that everything will be find & he'll be back in no time. But, please keep praying.
Michael has thoroughly enjoyed his 3 days at UPS this week. And is very excited by his 4 day weekend - I think it's awesome! I'm so happy for him that he has enjoyed this job so much. He also seems to be doing very well, so who knows, maybe they'll find a loophole to the rules & a need for keeping him. Either way, we're thankful for this opportunity & thankful for the experiences it is bringing.
I am counting down the days to our new office location & my very own office!!! Trying to accomplish work in what seems like grand central station, is not as easy as one might think.
Now, to get ready to go to the home of the best in-laws ever and eat WWWAAAYYY too much food! It will be ssssooooo yummy though! :) I hope that everyone has a great day with their families!
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