Since the beginning of this year I have been traveling WAY too much. I really love traveling. I do. But time away from the kids gets old, as well as taking time off from work, exhausting all my paid time off, and traveling funds anyway. Wait, I don't think I had any traveling funds to begin with. Oh yeah, debt, that is how that works!!
I went to Moab with friends and rock climbed, then I went to Oregon to train to be a Hypnobabies instructor, then I went to Montana to see a concert, then I went to North Carolina to visit an old friend. Next I went on a camping trip with my kids and family, then to Colorado for a business trip, then I went to Michigan for a wedding, then I went to Colorado for some more concerts and to Moab and Goblin Valley on the way home. Whew! I am tuckered out! Until next month..... he he he. I currently have no trips planned....but that is subject to change without much notice. I really want to take the kids somewhere on a weekend camping trip maybe late september, but have no idea where to go....
Let's see....other things I have been doing are rock climbing (a lot), gardening (not enough, you should see the weeds!) and trying to remember to eat dinner amidst the chaos. I am working on my certification for hypnobabies, should be done in the next two weeks, oh wait, HAS to be done in the next two weeks. I am also beginning the process of changing my name back to Jacob. Beginning another and very SLOW process of trying to pay off debt, I am grateful it is only how much it is....
I am grateful for my kids. Grateful to have a house I love and can afford, and a job I love (most the time) that helps me pay for it, gives me time off to travel and generally works with my schedule so that I can have shifts during day care hours. I am grateful for my health (my cat scan, MRI and ER visits for the year have all turned out to be nothing too serious or requiring any invasive procedures or surgeries). I am grateful for the health insurance I have that has covered my booty for all of that too. I am grateful every time I can pay a bill or buy food for my kids. I am grateful for all the traveling I have done this year and the wonderful and beautiful country we live in. I am super grateful for my digital camera. It kicks butt for a point and shoot. I am also grateful for my family, my sisters and brother and parents....and also my best friends Tina, Marci and Laura....who really help me through everything.
Okay since it sounds like I just won an oscar, I will stop.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Too busy!!!
I hate to say this, but there are much more frequent updates on my facebook page.
Here's the quick version of updates on the kids:
William just turned 5! I am amazed that he is so old. He is learning to read and write, loves letters and numbers and can tell you that 120 is bigger than 80 (thanks to pokemon). He counts to 100 and knows all his letters and sounds and can now spell words by sounding them out! He is obsessed with planets and snakes. He couldn't live without his Pokemon cards, Bakugan toys, and Transformers. He just started playing soccer in august and is quite good. His natural speed, strength and aggression help him in getting the ball away from other kids. He has been gluten free for four months now and is doing very well. His behavior and emotional roller coaster has slowed down and gotten less extreme, but he is still our very exciting and intense child. He started Kindergarten at his day-care, which is great because it is familiar and only has 8 kids in his class! He gets the individual attention he needs! William recently told me that "sunday" has 3 words in it: sun, day, and sunday! Wow. He also told Rowen that he thinks Rowen is a freak.
Rowen is getting close to 3. He is still in preschool and is having fun there. He has the silliest sense of humor. He can understand jokes that adults think are funny and play into them. He is so smart and so stinkin' funny! He recently had his first buzz haircut, and now looks much more like William. Rowen LOVES cheese. He also loves cars, monster trucks and Spiderman. When he grows up he wants to be a monster truck driver, Spiderman, a power ranger, or hmm....it changes every day. Every time we walk by the skateboard park (on the way to soccer practice for Will) Rowen asks me if he can do that someday, and I say yes, then he tells me that he'll need a helmet, and a skateboard. Rowen recently tried rock climbing for the first time and climbed really high! He is still an easy going delight to have around, assuming you have plenty of cheese on hand. Oh, and it must be cheddar. Yesterday he was having a hard time falling asleep because his legs were sore from running up and down a very big hill while watching soccer practice. He told me that his "legs are thirsty!" Oh, what a perfect description for tired muscles. Currently he carries around wherever we go a stuffed doggie or birdy, and a sticky spiderman (with suction cups on his hands).
Here's the quick version of updates on the kids:
William just turned 5! I am amazed that he is so old. He is learning to read and write, loves letters and numbers and can tell you that 120 is bigger than 80 (thanks to pokemon). He counts to 100 and knows all his letters and sounds and can now spell words by sounding them out! He is obsessed with planets and snakes. He couldn't live without his Pokemon cards, Bakugan toys, and Transformers. He just started playing soccer in august and is quite good. His natural speed, strength and aggression help him in getting the ball away from other kids. He has been gluten free for four months now and is doing very well. His behavior and emotional roller coaster has slowed down and gotten less extreme, but he is still our very exciting and intense child. He started Kindergarten at his day-care, which is great because it is familiar and only has 8 kids in his class! He gets the individual attention he needs! William recently told me that "sunday" has 3 words in it: sun, day, and sunday! Wow. He also told Rowen that he thinks Rowen is a freak.
Rowen is getting close to 3. He is still in preschool and is having fun there. He has the silliest sense of humor. He can understand jokes that adults think are funny and play into them. He is so smart and so stinkin' funny! He recently had his first buzz haircut, and now looks much more like William. Rowen LOVES cheese. He also loves cars, monster trucks and Spiderman. When he grows up he wants to be a monster truck driver, Spiderman, a power ranger, or hmm....it changes every day. Every time we walk by the skateboard park (on the way to soccer practice for Will) Rowen asks me if he can do that someday, and I say yes, then he tells me that he'll need a helmet, and a skateboard. Rowen recently tried rock climbing for the first time and climbed really high! He is still an easy going delight to have around, assuming you have plenty of cheese on hand. Oh, and it must be cheddar. Yesterday he was having a hard time falling asleep because his legs were sore from running up and down a very big hill while watching soccer practice. He told me that his "legs are thirsty!" Oh, what a perfect description for tired muscles. Currently he carries around wherever we go a stuffed doggie or birdy, and a sticky spiderman (with suction cups on his hands).
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