Making A Move!

Well, I have thought about this for several years. I have teased my husband and then let it go so he wouldn't feel like I was unhappy. I have wondered if I would ever live close to my family again. Recently when I made a trip home I had decided that it would never happen, and I was totally ok with that! I could handle living in the valley the rest of my life and be here when family needed to come visit. We have an incredible ward family, an amazing neighborhood, I live over the fence of where my children go to school. My kids have made great friends! They are involved with good things at school! We are comfortable here!
So moving to Snowflake comes as a shock for me! In fact it still does not seem real! I need to start packing boxes and organizing but I feel numb! Camron asked us in FHE last night if this was really going to happen. I feel the same way. We decided a week ago as a family that this was right and yet it is still as shocking to write it here as it was a week ago. We are moving to Snowflake! My kids have been amazing! Especially Camron, it being his senior year and sacrificing Senior Class Vice President, football, life long friends, a good job, the lake, 1st assistant in the preist quorum, and the list goes on and on. I have watched them all go through tears and then in almost the next moment excitement. What a roller coaster ride! We are anxious to get there and get settled before school starts.
I have always thought that people who move while their missionary is gone make it so hard for their missionary, and now here I am doing that very thing! Treston will be ok, I think he is even a little jealous. He says he doesn't care because he is moving to Baltimore. I know that he has always thought it would be great to live in Snowflake. I guess it will be something to look forward to when he comes home.
We feel so blessed to have a job that will provide for our family. I even think that Karl is excited to leave work at work instead of it following him home every night and day. He has always been self imployed, so this will be a change for him too. As for me, I can hardly wait to hang out with my family, but I have so many people here that have loved and supported me through thick and thin. I don't think I will miss being the gospel doctrine teacher:), but I will miss the kind and genuine people that I call friends but have really been more like family! I know that the Lord is in control and that this is what we are to do right now. Who knows what the future holds! I am sure it too will be full of surprises and excitement!

A Good Laugh!

I am not a fan of having my picture taken so I am blogging these for history only, and I so enjoyed doing this with friends that I decided I would share. I went to lunch with my good friends Kate and Janet. Both of them are great photographers. While we were at lunch Kate had this great idea to do pictures for valentines day for our hubbies. Janet was willing to take the photos so that is what we did. I only wish we would have gotten Janet in one of the pictures, after all she is to blame for all of the sillyness. If nothing else we had some good laughs and enjoyed each others company and did get a few good pictures!

Getting together with friends is one of my favorite things to do. Kate and I both have time during the day while the kids are at school and do alot of running around. We have alot of laughs together.

In my kitchen I have a sign that simply says "Be Happy". When it all comes right down to it, through thick and thin, it is the relationships we make that matter the most and the time we spend with each other. That is when I am the happiest is when I am around the people I love and enjoy. Anyone want to go to lunch?:)

A Work in Progress

Today being and extra lucky day (1/11/11, I love the number 11, it is my favorite number) I started the day with a determination to get done the things that were just looming over me.
So I went to the gym and got through the body sculpting class with Jessica, well sort of, I have not been since the holidays.
Then decided that I needed to write in my journal after a much needed shower. So I sat on the couch in my room and wrote a full page. As I was re-reading I fell asleep and next thing I knew it was noon.
Started the Laundry. (That is always looming, although I find that I sometimes enjoy it.)
Now I am revamping the blog and it is already time for the kids to come home!

I remember when I used to think that I would have so much time when the kids went to school. And I really do, but somedays are just not as productive as others.

One more thing is that I keep thinking that as I get older I will need less sleep. Maybe it is just the whole teenager thing. Last night we watched BCS championship football game. It was awesome, but it became late by the time everyone got to bed. 5:30 came early this morning.

I guess that there will always be a house to clean, files to organize, drawers to straighten and things to get done. There will be days that are less productive than others, but as long as we are moving forward and keep trying to be the best we can be then it is all good. And if you need to stop and take a nap, then by all means DO IT!

HAPPY 11th day!