Another update

Life has been so busy lately. I've been working full time since February 1. I really like my job and the people I work with. I'm a legal assistant at a small law firm, it's only me, the lawyer and his paralegal, but there are two other lawyers (plus their assistants) in the office so there are plenty of people to talk to. Even though I like my job, I do HATE working full time. I hate being away from the kids all day, but I think that will get better once they start school/daycare in August.

In other news, I'm pregnant with baby #3! Complete surprise and a blessing. I'm due December 19, 2010 (same as Aidan's due date) and it is another GIRL! My sister is also due in December, just a few days before me. And her sister in law is due a few weeks after her in December.

I'm excited, of course. I'm not excited about having to return to work after maternity leave though. But I HAVE to, we really have no choice, so I'll learn to deal with it.

Kaitlyn starts KINDERGARTEN in August!! I can't believe how big my little girl is. She is such a sassy little thing.

Aidan is also very big and is so verbal. Just last night he told me "When I get older I wanna be a policeman." Now it's been a while since I've had a 2.5 year old, but that sounds pretty advanced for his age. He saw a policeman directing traffic after Storytime Live! and made the connection that he would do that when he got older. Amazing to me.

They both astonish me everyday with what they say or do. Watching children grow into their own little person is so cool.

Matt also starts school in August. He'll be going to Loyola for his BA in Finance and Accounting.

Another post to come soon....

So Little Time

I haven't updated in years it seems. So much has been going on lately. We've had two full weekends of visitors this month. Matt & I celebrated five years of marital bliss (for the most part, let's keep it real, lol)! I finally found a PreK for Kaitlyn that I really, really love. I'll have to dedicate a whole blog post to just her starting PreK.

Matt has left. That's sad news. But I've already heard from him a couple of times, so I know that he's reached his destination safely :-) This should be our last go-around, so I'm praying that it goes smoothly (as I always do).

In happier news, I gotta job! My first interview pretty much ever and I landed myself a real job, lol! It is at a Law Office, so it's really a first step towards my career goals (I want to be a Paralegal). It's pretty awesome that I actually was able to get a job with really no prior experience. I haven't worked since I was pregnant with Kaitlyn and I lived in New Orleans. And those jobs were at restaurants.

I'm super excited!! I'm a bit nervous about leaving Aidan because, well he's my baby and he's so attached. I'm hopeful that he'll adjust easily though. It's part time, just 20 hours a week, so that's not bad. In fact, I feel that it's really the ideal job for me. If someone went down my ideal checklist for a job at this point in my life, this one would meet 9/10 checks. The ONLY thing it I wished it paid just a dollar or two more. But really, with no experience, I'll take what I can get. Plus, there is room for growth and with that more pay. So I'm really fine with that.

I've felt so blessed lately and I'm so thankful for all of the greatness that has been going on in my life the past few weeks.

Anyway, my friend asked me to watch her girls tonight, so Kaitlyn is about to have her first sleepover, so I'm going to prepare for that.

Fun! We'll see how I do with a 4 month old, a 20 month old & 2 4 year olds!!

Life

So, Matt gets out of the Military Spring of next year. Up until now, the plan has been all over the place. Literally...he's contemplated Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana...well I think we finally have a set plan. Though I guess nothing is every truly set. As long as Matt is accepted into SLU or LSU we will be moving to Hammond, La. I have no doubt that he'll get into either school. His grades since he's been in college through the Military have been good.

This is a very happy medium for us. I've been wanting to live close to my family, but he is really against living in New Orleans (crime, expense, etc.). My sister lives in Hammond with her husband and her son. Most of the rest of our family lives in New Orleans. I'm really excited!!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Babe!

I love you so much!

Wish you were here...

Home Again

The kids & I got back late Thursday night. The drive was OK until we hit about 75 miles outside of our home. It started raining and hailing super hard. I was so surprised with the hailing. I've never been in a hail storm. But it was only like that for about 5 minutes. I thought the people who were pulling over to sit out the hail were cRaZy! I wouldn't want to sit there on the side of the road and let my car get pummeled with hail! Matt left Saturday for some training, so our time was short, but sweet.

We've been dealing with some stuff lately, and we are finally at a place where we are working through and growing stronger. From what I've read, what we are going through is not uncommon. Just usual marriage & parenting woes. At times it felt overwhelming and like we were not going to get through. Like we didn't even want to get through. But we do. We love each other and our children and honestly, it's not like we were/are facing serious problems like adultery, addictions, etc. That being said, sometiems it does feel like what we are dealing with is the end. I'm glad for the time we spent apart while I was out of town. It gave each of us time to reflect and think about where we want this thing called marriage to go. I even think that the next few weeks that we'll spend apart will stregnthen us and our desire to make it work.

Of course, I have also been praying for strength and guidance. I've also been praying for Matt. I finally saw my prayers working when he texted me last night after landing saying he is not going to fight with me anymore. At times, I felt like all he wanted to do was fight and actually talk about it and resolve. I no longer feel that pain, and yes it hurt. Is everything perfect and resolved? No, of course not. Is it ever?! Marriage, ours included, is an ongoing process. It is a commitment to learn and grow with each other. Marriage is getting through those difficult times and knowing that hard times will return. I'm happy that we are on the mend, that we are willing to work for our love and know that no, it does not always come easy. I have no doubt that we will face some more fights, espeically in the months leading up to his trip. But knowing this will prepare me to handle them a little more gracefully (I pray).

^4"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails." 1Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)

Where Does the Time Go?

Wow, so life has been crazy this past weekend.  

Friday night we babysat for some friends.  That was fun for Kaitlyn.  She got to have her friend *A* over and they played and had fun!  The girls got into some finger paints (not sure how) and decided to create a mural on the closet wall.  Not cool!  At least I can just paint over it, so it's not that big of a deal.  I felt bad when Kaitlyn told Matt not to tell *A's* dad "cause he spanks her really hard."  It really just broke my heart.  I suppose each family deals with discipline in their own way, but for Kaitlyn to have an understanding about it, I don't know, I just feel bad.  I know it's not an abusive family.  That's about all for Friday.

Saturday we had a Rockstar Party for one of Kaitlyn's friend's.  The kids had a blast rockin' out!  Aidan had his first taste of Twizzlers and it was love.  I let him indulge in a few too many, but hey it was a birthday party!  After the party we headed home to pick up Daddy and make a run to Sam's Club.  We stocked up on ground beef, steaks, roasts & chicken.  We like to buy our meat in bulk so we can make two week menu plans.  Anyway, I digress, Saturday ended with just some hanging out at home and relaxin.  

Then Sunday, the fun begins!!  Well, no, not really fun.  We all woke up about the same time, and in the same bed of course...all was good.  Aidan had a diaper change and K was laying at the foot of the bed.  Then she, just laying there, begins throwing up!  YAY!  NOT!  Anyway, this continued for the better part of the day.  She napped around 10 am & I was beginning to not feel well.  My wonderful husband, took Aidan & went grocery shopping. By the time he got home, K was feeling much, much better.  She had about a 12 hr stomach bug.  When he got home, Aidan was napping.  That did not last long, and he woke up throwing up.  Poor baby.  It was so hard for him since he didn't really know what was going on.  He just cried & cried while throwing up :-(  Meanwhile,  I was spending a bit of time with the stomach bug.  Aidan finally finished throwing up around 5 am, and felt much better yesterday.  I still had some lingering nausea yesterday and hardly ate anything.  I feel much better today.

Last night, Matt decided it would be fun for him to get the stomach bug!  Yay!  He got some meds from sick call and has been sleeping since about 11am.  He hasn't thrown up since early this morning, and I'm hoping it continues to stay that way.  All of this sick is no fun!

I'm still a bit tired and not really hungry.  I've been taking today easy, but i really feel much, much better.  Of course, you would have never known the kids were ever sick!

This week is going to be busy. Today K had preschool, tomorrow is End of the School Year Performance practice as is Thursday.  Thursday evening is the actual performance and Friday we head up to the Rockies Smokey Mountains (duh, Thanks Stacy!) for some family camping!!  So exciting!!

I need to find my memory card for my camera to capture these upcoming events.

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August 4th, 2004

My Wedding Day!