Our Florida trip was amazing to say the least. We had such a good time that we immediately booked another week for this coming November! I can't wait to go back to Disney and that beautiful vacation home!!
About a week after we got home, Jer got a job here at home (thank the Universe!)! He's been working Monday to Saturday for the last 6 weeks or so and we've been slowly catching up from Christmas and our trip. Things are back to normal in that aspect and I feel calm and at peace.
On the flip side, I feel a bit stuck. We've decided to wait until he's a journeyman to buy a home (he's JUST in his 5th year...so another 1800 hours, of which he can only accumulate 40 per week). Because of that, we're looking at spring 2014 before we move from here (and I'm unhappy here). It's a good decision and I am glad we're going this route but I feel stuck in that I was hoping we'd be moving THIS spring. However, the difference between this spring and next spring is to the tune of $100k in house so waiting means we don't have to settle! So, we're staying put for now. And making the best of it.
Christmas was wonderful this year as well. We did our normal stuff, my mom comes Christmas morning, then we go to Jer's mom's, then his dad's. And this year I put a turkey breast in the crock pot first thing Christmas morning, it was ready by the time we got home and we had Christmas dinner as a family, just the 5 of us...it was wonderful. :)
Oliver! is coming along as well...as of this Sunday we'll have sets to rehearse with and we'll be able to tweak everything to fit with those sets. We've finished blocking everything so now we're all perfecting our lines and dances and memorizing our words to the songs. It's so much fun and I'm very glad I forced myself to go out there alone! I've made new friends and I think this is something that I will continue with each year. I REALLY enjoy it! I can't wait to find out what next year's show will be...I think I'm going to audition for a speaking roll next year!
Speaking of next year, we just received the notice in Jonah's planner last night about kindergarten registration for children born in 2008 and 2009....that's Marryn (09). I can't believe she's starting school in September!!! She will be starting out at English school and then we'll transition her to French Immersion in Grade 1. Jonah starts French Immersion next year.
Once she starts school, I will have so much time on my hands! I've been trying to decide what I will put my time into and right now all I can think of is decluttering and organizing our house! It's so much easier to do that kind of stuff without little ones underfoot. But besides that, I think I'm going to really focus on painting and art in general. I will have the time to dedicate to it and I love it so much. Not just painting but crocheting and sewing and baking and drawing and making jewelry. I hope to eventually have enough stuff to start doing a table at craft shows. Right now I'm working on this...
It takes quite a bit of time to make all those squares! There are also some other things that look fairly simple and quick to make so again, I hope to get a "stock" so to speak so that I can start doing craft shows.
So, that's my update. Things are good, quiet and normal :)
Happy Tuesday!
I'm so glad you had such a great trip to Disney! I went several times as a child but haven't been back since then. I have been to MGM, Epcot, and Magic Kingdom but Animal Kingdom came since I was there last. Paul has only been to Magic Kingdom as he went 35 years ago before Epcot and the others were built. He was disappointed when I said we weren't going to Epcot this year, but I think the kids are too young to enjoy it. We'll save Epcot for when they're older. :-)
ReplyDeletehave fun with Oliver. I love the name, lol! If I had spare time (which I don't at the moment), I would enjoy doing something like that as well. If I had spare time though it wouldn't spend on craftsy/artsy stuff though as that is NOT my strength in life.
I also think it's wonderful your kids are learning French at an early age. I think that's the best way to do it. I want my kids to learn Spanish.