An Update

ALRIGHT.....things have been really REALLY crazy the past couple of days. Here's a quick update as to everything going on right now.

Ronald lost his full time job at Maaco. This is a tricky thing because obviously, we need the income to live, but we both HATED that he had to go to work at that not so friendly place every day. So we were glad for him to be free from being a slave, but very sad for the job to be taken away. Ronald was planning on putting his two weeks in when he found a different job, but his employer decided to cut things sooner. I cried. He's still working at Target in the evenings, part time. It's been nice having him around, and kind of weird, but I have definately enjoyed seeing more of him. I have missed him tremendously.

The Tuesday after he lost his job, we met with a realator, Boyd McGinn (who we just LOVE, and highly recommend). He came to our house and we signed all of the paper work to put our house on the market. He said we needed to de-clutter....take 50% of the things out of each room, then take another 50% out, and call it good. So, we went out to Target and got boxes galour and I began packing Tuesday afternoon. Well, we decided to let a family from our church, who's moving into the area, to live in our home until they found another home to rent. So.....I went ahead and packed all of our stuff. ALL OF IT! Sommer F. and Marley O. came and helped me out on different nights (thanks SOOOO MUCH!) and Bente U. watch the little chickens for an hour or so. I couldn't have done everything without them. Saturday we MOVED OUT!!!! Yes folks, in 4 days we packed and moved. Just about all of our furniture is still at the house (it'll show better than way), but everything else is out. So we moved out Saturday and moved into my Dad's house, where we will live for the rest of our lives. I am very excited about this. I love love LOVE the family land. It's out in the middle of no where, and there is so much beauty around.....plus it'll be great to let the kids run around (and I can have a large garden).

All of this week, I've been unpacking, and I am just about done. I really don't know how I did it. But let's just say I have never ever been so exhausted in my life! It's not easy to pack, unpack, feed a family, play wifey, mami, and nurse a baby all at the same time. I'm greatful Heavenly Father gave me all the strength that I prayed for every day. Boy, do I feel loved by Him.

Alexander had his 4 month check up on the 12th. He's 16 lbs 14 ozs!!!!!!!!, and 25.4 inches. The boy is definately growing. I'm convinced that I make pure cream. Gotta love the rolly polly babies! I have really been enjoying my children lately, even among all of the craziness going on, they have really brought me so much joy. I'm so greatful that they are so good and calm (well, most of the time). It makes things so nice.

Today I went out to the garden plot and pulled tall weeds for 1 1/2 hours......and only got 1/4 of the garden done. It was a lot of fun.....seriously, but I just had to stop. (I wanted to sleep and eat....and the sun was starting to lower in the sky.) I can't wait until we can plow the ground in a few weeks and I can plant my peas, radishes, spinich, broccoli, lettuce, and potatoes. I love having a garden. It teaches me a lot about faith and patience and how to care for life.

Since things have calmed down a bit the past couple of days, I decided Isabella could go back into her big girl panties. Today she insisted on putting them on herself, so I let her. Somehow she put them on sideways. I did take some pictures, but I'm not going to post them (you never know who's looking at your blog).....let's just say it was very VERY funny. Half of her hiney was sticking out. While I was trying to take a picture of it, she kept running around in circles, she thought I was going to get her. She loves to play that game.

I glad to be alive and well. I'm so SOOOOO thankful for a strong body and mind. Without them, this would've been a not so good couple of weeks. I'm also so greatful that Heavenly Father loves me and listens to me. He also answers my prayers just when I need him to (and always when he thinks it's best), and I love him for that. I hope that I can listen to my children and help them the way that He does for me.