Everyy time I look at my blog I get embarrassed about the same post that has been there for so long. So for the 3 of you who check to see if there is anything new, this is for you.
About 2 months ago, Chad got a call from a sweet lady in Denver saying she thought that she had found the perfect person for a job her company had. We drove down and enjoyed the city. Chad felt he blew the interview, so we just went back to the drawing board. A few days later he got a call and was offered the job. Because of the lack of work, our money situation was very tight and so I went to my
knees to figure a way to get Chad down and have a place to stay while he began his work. Elissa's good friend gave me the name of a wonderful Bishop and he and a family in Aurora have provided a place for Chad during his first month of work. Our house was put on the market right away and we may actually sell it in a few weeks. Chad also found a house for all of us in a town called Castle Rock, just south of Denver. He will move in next week and we will stay until school is out at the end of May.
Kyra has been so busy with dance and school that I hardly even see her. I remember being in 9th grade and thinking I was as grown up as I could get. I guess you could say I have been mourning the loss of my baby lately. My boys are busy, busy...with what? Making messes. I swear that is what they do best. Maybe they will grow up to be demolition experts!
I have been taking a Love and Logic class and my favorite thing to say to my kids lately is "your fighting is really draining my energy, " or "I love you too much to argue". I have decided that I am not the only person in my family fighting for control and so yesterday I gave Walker about 900 choices to make..."do you want to take your clothes down stairs in the basket or are you going to carry them in your arms? Do you want to a fruit or a veggie? Would you like peaches or pears? Do you want to sit next to me or stop farting?" I am loving the love and logic class. The only thing I am having a hard time with is setting them up for failure...because I suck at follow through. For example, I want to go to town, so I say "Boys, if you want to go to town, then you need to get the living room clean." Well, the living room is still not clean and I did take them to town. Ahhh, this is going to be a tough one. I still love ".....is really draining my energy".
The month of March is always so hard to get through because of the snow. Right when you think its spring, here comes more snow. Damn snow...
2 comments:
Thank you! I've been waiting! I'm so happy for your family, hope the move goes smoothly. Be tough on that follow through. It has killed me at times but when they realize you're serious, it's great! I need to go but maybe I'll actually post on my blog now! I'm a month behind! Take care!
I can't believe how grown up Kyra is getting!!! Holy cow.
I love how you give your boys all the choices and they get to decide what to do. It's sometimes really hard to do the 'follow thru' thing... but I'm sure you're doing a great job ;)
You'll have to keep me updated with the whole moving thing or whatever, I gotta know when and where to visit you this summer! I could help you move stuff if you needed me to... Let me know. Tell the family I said hello!
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