Just pluggin' along

Weather has been splotchy. We have had fun at the park on nice days and tea parties with daddy on yucky days.

Couple more weeks to decide our fate in life...if we move or stay, plus a new baby. I am surprisingly calm. I have just had too much to do.

Today was clean out the garden (another bunny nest), caulk the tub, fold laundry. Tomorrow is a another long list of stuff to get this house ready to sell or not sell, plus several hours of piano lessons. It is nice to have Gary home, even if he studying most of the time, especially during my piano lessons. He starts class again on Monday, and his big boards are next Friday, then just a few more weeks until match day....

Valentines

We had a fabulous Valentines' weekend. I had kinda a blue week, probably pregnancy hormone related, but it all changed Friday when I received a package for Japan from this fabulous sister with plenty of Sembai (yes I have eaten a whole package already) and Japanese Poky sticks, valentines heart barrettes, for Miss L and this book from my mom. I felt very loved and I needed that this week especially. Here's the loot.



Saturday I finished these sugar cookies for the Primary and Young Women leaders without the help of the kids (I was determined if they were for someone else the kids couldn't put their fingers in them. Then Saturday night, Gary and I got a babysitter (who made cookies with the kids and valentines for us)...I love her, and we got to go to the LDS temple here.



Today was a relaxing Sunday with a great dinner, pine-nut couscous, green beans, sour-dough bread, pears, and Honey-glazed ham, compliments of the gift I got Gary...a blow torch (really for pottery, but works great for creme brulee and ham too). We played at the park and watched home videos. What a nice day.





Miss L and Little G helped me make chocolate- covered strawberries.

Back by M-I-L request

This week

Learning how to clear his breakfast dishes...got a little on his head.


These giant suckers are from nursery. Miss L was not too happy about not getting one.
This is our favorite pasttime since I taught preschool on music. We put on our dancing outfits and dance to Mozart sonatas. I have ballet shoes too...from back when I took Irish dancing classes in college...

Toy buckets fit children too.

My cute boy.
This is about all I want to do these days. This guy spent all day painting for me yesterday. Miss L has learned to take pictures. I just have to remind her a few times this week that she cannot take them when I am taking a shower.

Thoughts on Life

This weekend has been so nice. We have had a few nice weekends. Last weekend we spent in Dallas with the H* family, getting to see their newly remodeled home and catching up from the past couple years. It was so nice to have the drive up and back to just get to talk to my husband. I was a little worried about the drive and my pregnant belly, but I am glad we accompanied him to his interview.

Gary had his last interview at Emory on Wednesday, and then his clinical board on Friday (luckily it is offered in only 4 cities in the US and ours happens to be one of them). I am quite done buying rental cars, airplane tickets, and hotels for these interviews...so is my credit card.

Now we have to decide what/where is best for us. Hard to think everything in life is so up to chance. I am glad to know there is a God that looks out for us in our big and little decisions.

On a different note, I really love being a mom. It has taken me a while to come to that statement. I can't say I am a natural mom or always wished this to be my life. But none the less, I have come to learn that every career path in life comes with sacrifices and I am glad I have sacrificed for this one.

to Catch up...

They grow and change so quickly, I have trouble just keeping up with day to day sometimes (let alone blogging), we had a nice holiday, I was in charge of the sacrament meeting Christmas program, which kept me busy, then Berk's wedding in Spokane, and Christmas in Indiana. Coming up...

Gary graduates in May, We may or may not be moving we will find out where he matches for residency in March, Boy #2 comes in March as well

As for the kids, we just take it one day at time with our routines, preschool, piano lessons, lately Gary has been interviewing a ton all over the country. But that was stop next week and he'll start to study for boards. We have been doing a lot of house/toy/food storage clean out to prepare for the next few months, and things are starting to come together. Life is busy but good. Can't complain.

Indiana Christmas

Christmas, Ice Skating, the Children's museum, time to to just relax, and eat lots of rich food. It was so nice to be home and meet my niece for the first time too.