come and gone

I can't believe christmas has come and gone already. As usual the kids got way to much stuff and Dan took way too many pictures. We all enjoyed the day playing and relaxing. After that it was back to work but not at work. We have been painting Nikieshia's and dj's room and getting ready to lay new carpet for them if they ever get done painting before I have to go back to work. I think the consensis for the funnest gift was the guitar hero. We can't seem to get DJ off of it but we have some fun wars as a family and as usual DJ wins since he plays so much. He has more practice than the rest of us. so with all this time off for most of us we stay up too late and sleep in really late, and this vacation is going by way to fast. Not yet ready to get back into the schedule and back to reality. sometimes i really love my job. it is now time to look to new years resolutions and I hate those. I never follow through on them. maybe I should set some realistic ones but what fun would that be? I guess i'll put some more thinking into that one.

thankful for the season

As I read Ryan and Cassie's blog today I was so excited to hear the news of the twins. what a christmas present. not many people can say that. I always thought that it would be so cool to have a twin sister but am grateful that I myself didn't have to take care of newborn babies. I also think that as christmas time draws near another woman who had a remarkable christmas baby. Mary went through so much to bring that baby into this world to save us all. We owe her and her son so much. I wish the giving would last all year and not just at christmas time. We need to remember Jesus year round and to do what he would have us do to help one another get through this life the best we can. Reality sets in and I know that the world will never be the way I wish it would and it is only going to get worse before it gets better, i guess I should be grateful that people are giving at least once a year.
I am so grateful for my family the ones who live near and the ones who live far, and I wish lived closer. They mean the world to me and hope they know it. I am thankful for Jesus who gave his life for me so that I can have the chance to fix what I have done wrong to make my life better. I am thankful for the season and the reason behind it and am sad to see it come to an end. Christmas... the most wonderful holiday there is.

time for christmas

So last month I was way excited for christmas and I am still excited but it is coming way to fast. Ever since i started this new job I have no time for anything except work. I feel like I work and sleep and work and run kids. I am making quilts for all my kids and Dan and I put it off a little too long so now I am trying to play catch up on nights that I don't have somewhere to go which is most nights lately with christmas programs and partys and everyday activities. So hopefully I will get them done in the week before christmas since one of the perks is having school holidays off so lucky me gets two weeks off for christmas. I am looking forward to that.
Dan tells me I need to update my blog more often and I looked at him like he was crazy. but promised that I would try harder. sadly my life is pretty uneventful so i don't have alot to write about but I guess I should be grateful for that.
I like Carri do have my tree up and the outside decorations as well thanks to the help of Dan and the boys. so ready or not christmas is on its way and I better catch up and get ready. I guess I just need to multi task more. so christmas holiday bring it on. I am ready

new job

So for those of you who don't know yet, I applied for a new job within the same company. guess what... I got it. I am now the official center manager of the Idaho Falls West center head start. in other words I am basically the principal of the center and manage the staff. Sadly I did have to take a cut in pay for the job but it is 40 hours a week and comes with insurance which I think will be worth it. Plus alot more responsibility and staying busier. I hate to go to work with nothing to do, makes the day drag on.
So today was my first day on the job. I have done this job before temporarily so alot of my training this week is just a refresher but I didn't realize how much I had forgotten. Man the time flew by. My family is great they are all supporting me in the job and can't wait to volunteer at the center. So it is a great way for my family to learn service outside of the church. I do miss my old job. I worked with the greatest people and I will miss them alot but the crew I am responsible for will be good also, it will just take some time to get to know them better. It is hard to make a change and leave your comfort zone but a lady I work with put it this way; if you don't get out of your comfort zone and stretch you will not ever grow as a person. so I guess Leta I am trying to grow. Scary as it may be.
Spend the weekend at Mom's and loved every minute of it. I so look forward to going down and dread when it is time to go home back to reality. It seems that mom and dad's house is an escape from the rest of the world. You just seem to forget about all your troubles most the time and focus on the here and now and what is really important. Family. I laughed till I cried messing around with Nikieshia this weekend and am more relaxed the kids say they like me better because I seem happier when I am there. I guess the saying is wrong about not being able to go home again. and the other is correct, there is no place like home. and to me home is where your family is and the more of them around the better home is. We did go looking for christmas trees as usual this weekend but sadly we bought a fake tree this year so we didn't have to go to all the trouble of looking for a tree it was kind of nice to just be able to wander the desert and not have to compare tree to tree for the perfect one. it was just nice to explore. Even though according to Dakota Grandma got us lost and we had to go up and down mountains. funny little boy.
Anyway if you didn't get the jist of it we all had a great time and look forward to the next time we get to go down. Hopefully to Baptise Tristen, around the time Brennan comes home so it makes it easier for us all to get together for one trip rather than two. Let the count down begin!!!