Just an update

This is mainly for Kris, so he knows what we are up to while he is gone.
Tonight Nick had scouts and so we made a nice batch of Thai Curry Soup and had dinner. Caitlyn and I took Nick to scouts and of course the dogs wanted to go for a RIDE! They love RIDES in the car! I LOVE the way Zoe's ears perk up and she gets this crooked "Elvis" grin and then she paces and whines until she gets her leash on to go. Zeus waits patiently by the door, watches me get on my coat, and boots and then the listen for the keys. The KEYS are the signature sound. When they hear that sound, they know it is time to go. Once we head out, they both wait patiently by the door...NOT....zeus usually runs around the car or tries head to the back yard. We have to remind him of why we are outside. Zoe is more controlled but only because she is on the leash. Then we open the doors and pull the seat up and in they go. Zoe is really content to ride in the back but not Zeus. Zeus, when placed in the back seat, talks the whole time he is back there. He grumbles and groans and squawks and grunts, telling us this is NOT where he wants to sit. he wants to be up front next to mom!! Tonight Zoe rode in the back seat and Zeus in the middle seat. He was content to be there. I guess it was close enough. When we dropped Nick off, we left and went to Rite Aid. He promptly moved up to the front seat as soon as we had exited the car. Of course when we got back in the car, both zoe and zeus were in the front seats. They are pretty funny. We left Rite Aid and went to Tim Hortons. For those of you who don't know what Tim Hortons is...it is a donut/bakery/sandwich/breakfast restaurant. They make awesome donuts, however that is NOT my favorite part of Tim Hortons. They made the best breakfast sandwich around..It is called a B.E.L.T (bacon, egg, lettuce Tomato). It usually comes on a bagel but I get my on the biscuit. So much better that way. So we went to tim hortons and picked up a dozen donuts. We went home and played scattergories for Family night and ate donuts.
It was a good night. The only thing missing was the daddy. It just is not the same with out my husband home!~ I love you sweetheart!

Caitlyn's new haircut

Just thought I would post some pics of Caitlyn's new hair cut. She added layers and it looks fabulous!

What do these things have in common??

What do
This skyline:

Th Kentucky Derby
UPS


And the Louisville Zoo
have in common???


Kris got a phone call on sunday on the way to church sunday from Taxworks in utah (the company he worked for in utah) He was asked if he would be able to fly to Seattle and San Francisco for a bout a month to train to call centers on the taxworks products and to walk clients through installing them. He agreed. So i am widowed for a month....at least that is what I thought. When he landed in Seattle on Tuesday he got a phone call from larry, at Zirmed, in Kentucky saying all the paperwork had come back and been approved and that they were offering him the job in kentucky. We were very excited. Larry said that they wanted him to start Feb 1st............................................................oh, wait...........................that means that I will be widowed just a bit longer....like from now until the end of the school year. That seems like such a long time that I just can't think about it right now. I just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, stay busy with the tasks of 2 callings, being mom and dad, managing the house and work. It just seems like such a LONG time to be with out my husband. But on the other hand, I have some goals that I am working on accomplishing and it will be an awesome thing to see him and tell him of the goals I am working on and how I did with them. I have been blessed with peace again and either I am tired or something because I am not stressed out about the time period of being apart. I know that the Lord's hand is holding mine and guiding me on the path I am on. I feel comfort in knowing that i am strengthened by him. That i am just a prayer away from all that I need.
There will be days that will be hard, that will try my patience (like yesterday) and in those moments, I can get online and send Kris a quick chat message, or a text message and he can respond to me and help me out. In those moments of stress and falling apart, because I know those will come too, in those moments, I know I have friends, family and ward members and a loving Heavenly father who will give me what I need to go on!
So...it looks like we are Kentucky bound. It is not utah, but it is closer to utah than northern maine. It is WARMER than Northern Maine.....and I think it will be great

2010

I remember years ago, Kris and I would talk about our kids growing up and look to the future and think..."those things are SO far away". Well the first one is upon us. "2010" This is the year Nate graduates from HIGH SCHOOL. I thought this year sounded so far away and now it is here. I can't believe he is old enough to graduate and that his WHOLE future is stretching before him. The wishes I have for my oldest son are these. As he goes into the world, with out the aid of his parents, that he will make wise choices. That he will remember what it feels like to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost with him and that he will continue to desire to pray, read his scriptures and be the amazing young man that he is today. Really, even stating that he is a "young" man is not adequate. He is a man. He is capable of making decisions, working, studying etc. Does he really need our "permission" anymore? Not really. Does he ask for it? Yes, he does and in a very kind manner, I might add. Nate is a man, but he will always be in my heart. I will always see that blonde headed little boy with big hazel eyes. The one who would sing "there was an old man in the middle of the woods" and the one who had to have a "cruck" (toy car) with him at all times, even sleeping. I love him and I am SO excited to see where he goes, what he does and how he prepares himself for the things the Lord has in store for him.
Before you know it, those milestones creep upon you, the years you didn't think would ever get here, "DO" and they come quickly!
May your 2010 be joyous, full of love, one for another, peaceful and prosperous