A bit overwhelmed

I feel like I have too much going on lately. I don't think I have more than most people, it just seems like a lot for me and so things are falling by the wayside. Like my house. Bleh! Can't it just clean itself?

With Tom working again, I am working from home full time with kids full time and it's harder than I thought it would be. Maybe it's just because work has been really stressful lately. It's hard to say. Or maybe I really didn't realize how much of the kids' attention Tom really diverted. By the end of my work day, I just don't feel like picking up after the kids and keeping things neat. I'll figure this out eventually, right?

Fall Soccer Season

Okay, so soccer has been over for 3 weeks or so, but I didn't post yet - so here goes. Abby had a lot of fun this year playing soccer. Her coach actually knew what he was doing and taught the girls some good skills. Sophie liked dressing up as a soccer kid when she went to watch the games and Alice just like to roam around a lot and wander onto the field. Abby actually scored a few goals at the beginning of the season - she was SUPER excited about it. Somehow, though, the teams got pretty good and Abby wasn't able to score any more. Hopefully she'll be excited to jump back into soccer in the Spring.

Baby Po?

Sophie has decided that Po is now her baby. She carries him around the house. She chases him with a blanket. She dances with him. He avoids her.

Employment!!

Tom has been out of work for 15 months now, but not for much longer. There was an opening with my company advertised through our internal email and I thought Tom should apply. It was for software testing. He doesn't have any testing experience, but we figured it wouldn't hurt to try. After a couple of interviews and a bit too much waiting, Tom was offered a job with FPS GOLD. It's part of DHI Computing and I work for one of the other subsidiary companies. We're pretty excited and maybe a bit nervous. Things will be pretty different around the house without Tom around. I'll have to try to be more organized and scheduled to get everything done that I need to. And I won't have someone to watch the kids if I need to go somewhere in the middle of the day. But, this is a new chapter - and hopefully some good stability as Tom works for a great family oriented company. (It's been good for me for 11 years!)

Little Hike

For some reason Tom really wanted to go for a little hike to see a waterfall. He found some place called the Grotto up Payson Canyon. So, we headed out after I was done with work yesterday. Unfortunately, the car ride took forever due to rush hour traffic combined with construction combined with an accident. Ah well, at least we had licorice to keep the kids occupied. We made our way up there and hiked up to the funny little water fall area. There was a wet towel and some socks sitting on a rock there, so some weirdo must have been nearby. I was a bit creeped out by that part. We took some pictures and hiked back down the trail a ways and ate the sandwiches we had brought for dinner. The kids had fun and it was a bit of an adventure. Alice isn't great to hike with, but at least she wasn't too squirmy. There were some fun logs to cross over a stream. Sophie was scared of them and tried to fall off once. Maybe we'll try another little adventure sometime soon. :)

First Grade

Abby started first grade this morning!! She was nervous and excited. Hopefully the whole day thing doesn't throw her off too much - I know she was looking forward to eating lunch at school today. Sophie has been a little worried that she won't have anyone to play with, but I keep countering with the argument that she'll get to play with Abby's toys now without Abby taking them away. So far so good!!

Prayers

We have a lot of people we pray for in our daily prayers. We pray for Daddy and Uncle Jeff to find good jobs. We also pray for Grandma Jensen's foot to get all better. We recently added Grandma Ludlow to our list of people to pray for. Today in our breakfast prayer I prayed that Grandma Ludlow's cancer would go away. After prayer Sophie looked at me a little puzzled and asked why Grandma should lose her cancer. She quickly followed up asking, "Is cancer good or bad?" When I told her it was bad she understood. It's fun to see the workings of her little growing brain. For those of you that don't know (I know there aren't a lot of people who read this), my mom's colon cancer reappeared in her right lung. It hasn't spread anywhere else, thankfully, but we need to get rid of this vestige of that awful disease. Please keep her in your prayers too.