The past few weeks have been super busy. Charlie was in town for two weeks working here so we had a nice visit and it felt good to have him home again - time sure went by fast though. Jake also moved back in with us at the same time so imagine going from half a family to a full one - yes it was nice and felt normal again! It was great to have the house just a bit fuller. Savannah and I fly back out there to visit next month on the 15th so we can hardly wait.
Jake has decided he wants to get back on track with getting his diploma and finding work - maybe even joining the Marines - so I am proud of him for realizing it is time for him to move forward by making this decision. Of course having no where to live maybe swerved his way of thinking, but life can hit a hard reality and when you are down and out I think it really gets you to finding out about where you don't want to be and asking yourself where you do want to be. So he is staying in Wisconsin for now so hopefully being away from the friends he's had and being exposed to different opportunities will help him grow. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Charlie likes the company.
We visited my sister, Monica, last weekend. She and her kids and me and mine all went out to see Toy Story 3 on opening night and it was hilarious! We also went swimming at the Brigham pool and I never thought I could say that here in Utah there was a day in June that it wasn't warm enough to swim but it wasn't - we had fun, but just wasn't as into it had the weather been scorching hot that day. I finally got to watch the movie Blindside and we painted nails, BBQ'd, made s'mores and enjoyed ourselves! I always enjoy spending time with my sisters.
Work is busy as ever, I don't know when we'll ever get caught up - there is so much to do. I look back to what my job used to be and am saddened at how much the atmosphere has changed. It really used to be a great place to work but due to budget constraints, the economy, and no other choices they really can't do much for appreciation of employees which in turn hurts the morale. I hope things will be better in the future regardless of if I am still there are not.
There have been a few people that have already looked at our house - but I haven't heard of anyone wanting to make an offer yet but there is still plenty of time - I am in no hurry. (Well I am but I'm not - we found a beautiful home in WI for a great prices, so if it is meant to be things will happen when they should., if not there is a reason)
Savannah and I went shopping yesterday and we decided to grab a few things for school already. I never shop befire it is time to so it was a lot of fun to be adventurous and "pre-buy" things. I can't believe she is going to be in 1st grade! Time goes too fast when you have children. I can't believe Independence day is next weekend either. I will be sad to not be with the other half of my family but I did invite my parents and a few siblings over for a BBQ to fill the void - the 4th of July is not the same without family, BBQ, and fireworks.
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