Jacie Caitlyn

Good, good morning!! It is a lovely Friday Morning and as promised, here is a picture of my new beautiful niece Jacie Caitlyn!!! We get to go to Colorado a week from today and meet her, and I am very excited about that!!! We are going to head out over Labor Day and stay with Jess & Phuc for a few days!! I'm excited to see them and to hang out with the kids, and I can't wait to snuggle up to the baby!!

Well, as expected, this summer is officially past and school starts up again on Monday. I've been saying that I'm ready for school to start, but I've realized that I've only crossed off a few things on my Summer To Do List! That kind of sucks, but I am ready to get back into a routine and to feel like I am advancing in my life! I am taking 14 credits this semester and working 25 hours a week - oddly enough - my schedule is very relaxed and I don't have any school on Monday's or Wednesday's... that will be nice! I am trying to keep my schedule so that I have Wednesday's free from work and school so that I can stay caught up with life, so we'll see how that works out!!

Work is going well - our main attorney, Scott, was just appointed as President of Snow College, so he is down in Ephraim now - it was pretty sad to see him go and things in the office have been different since he left, but I'm trying to keep my attitude in check and I was reminded by my co-worker yesterday that we can only be as effective as they will let us be, so I shouldn't get so frustrated by the lack of communication. I really do love my job, but sometimes it's hard when there is no feedback given!

Nate is still a pretty happy guy at Staples! He is so good about making sure people have what they need (especially when he is supposed to be off work and I'm waiting for him!!) and his bosses love him, which is great! They were teasing him the other day because he got to use one of his computer tools that he hadn't been able to use yet - I'd say the teasing was warranted! He is a computer nerd, but I love him and I think that it's adorable! His trips to the Chiropractor have been helping and for the first time in the 10 years that I've known him, he has been fairly headache free. He will still get them if he doesn't sleep well, but there has not been a full nights sleep headache for about a month now, and it is amazing! Dr. Hunter is our own little miracle worker!!

Anyway, I think that I've chatted long enough and I should probably go get ready for the day! I'm sure I'll be back next week when I'm supposed to be concentrating on school stuff!! Until then, see ya!

Summer Fun

Hello, Hello! I am finally finding a few minutes to update you on our very busy and exciting (uh... yeah...) lives!! Amanda & Jen have come and gone, and I miss them so much! I had such a great time with the kids - I can't believe how fast they are growing!! I did, however, have such a relaxing night last night (my first since Amanda came!!) and I feel very rested today! We did a whole lot of playing and water fighting!! We played quite a bit of tennis - which the kids loved - and had some sleepovers with the kids! We took Kaobe & Surf to Shrek 3 and that was a great time! We missed Jessica and her family and wished that they could have been here! But, she was busy giving birth to a new beautiful girl and they are both happy and healthy! I'll post a picture of her when I get home! Anyway, I could write and write about it, but my time is limited!

We also dog sat for the D's while they were in Mexico visiting their kids, and it was a great break from the chaos of living in someone else's house! We had some quiet time and it was great to reconnect!! We had a lot of late night walks and poop scooping, and we have to say that although we love Hailey, cats are so much easier!! They'll poop whether or not you are around!! (I guess there are some dogs that do that too...)

School is starting up here in a couple of weeks and I'm pretty excited for it! I got into Sign 1 class and I can't wait to start it!! I hopped on line at just the right time, and I couldn't be more thrilled! All the classes that I am taking are for my major, which is Deaf Education, and I can't wait to begin!!

Anyway, I should go but I'll be back sooner than later!

Love, Me!