Wow it's been awhile since I kinda wrote about what is going on in our lives. We are in the midst of life and I guess that explains why it's been awhile since I wrote. We just finished with all our paperwork for foster care and are waiting to start our classes that you have to take before you can get licensed. Sam is loving his job and is very happy there, which makes the rest of us happy. He definitely has longer hours and between that, his calling and the chorale we see him on Monday nights and the weekends. (Good thing all the networks have their shows going again, I just watch TV and work on projects :) I am staying really busy with my calling, doing things with the kids school, projects and life. How else do you explain a mom's life? We have started a "Total Money Makeover" in our lives and that has brought a lot more peace and joy to our lives. It's amazing when you can pay bills and not have it be stressful. I love that feeling. We are only on "Baby Step 1" but it has already made a huge difference.
Seth stays really busy with school, homework, scouts and violin. He is loving it and asks if he can practice more. Isn't that weird? I about fainted the first time he asked me. He had a very sad experience the other day. At about 3pm there was a knock at the door. I thought "oh good he's back from school". The girls answered the door and he came stumbling to the couch and collapsed and started bawling. I said, "Seth what's wrong?" And then I remembered. Such a bad mom I am. He had taken his tackle box full of rocks to school with him for show and tell. Well that thing is quite heavy. So the bus stop is about a 1/4 of a mile from our house and he just walks home. Well this day he had to carry home his tackle box in his backpack (and there was no space for anything else in there), an over-sized book on the universe, his lunch box, his big winter coat and all his pokemon and yu-gi-oh cards. AND I FORGOT TO GET HIM at the bus stop. He was so sad that he had to carry all the stuff home. I felt terrible!!!
Sarah is loving learning how to read. She is constantly sounding out words she sees and is always excited to go to school. She still loves all her horses and is saving up to buy one, that's what she tells us anyway.
Kathryn is in preschool and loves to get out of the house. Her speech therapist just tested her again for her yearly evaluation and she scored in the normal range. YEAH!!!! All be it the low end of normal, but this is the first time she has ever scored in the normal range. We were excited for her.
Luke is still our busy boy. You cannot leave a chair down anywhere or he will push it to wherever he wants to go and get what he wants, like a drink of water, gum (he loves that lately) or just something to eat. This one definitely takes after me. He absolutely pop and chocolate. Poor boy! He has also discovered the joy of cars and trucks and plays them most of the day.
Anyway that's is some of what is going on with us. Next week we will be gone for awhile so I guess I will be taking a break from blogging then too. My brother comes home from his mission and then we get to spend Thanksgiving with my family. We are excited.
Seth stays really busy with school, homework, scouts and violin. He is loving it and asks if he can practice more. Isn't that weird? I about fainted the first time he asked me. He had a very sad experience the other day. At about 3pm there was a knock at the door. I thought "oh good he's back from school". The girls answered the door and he came stumbling to the couch and collapsed and started bawling. I said, "Seth what's wrong?" And then I remembered. Such a bad mom I am. He had taken his tackle box full of rocks to school with him for show and tell. Well that thing is quite heavy. So the bus stop is about a 1/4 of a mile from our house and he just walks home. Well this day he had to carry home his tackle box in his backpack (and there was no space for anything else in there), an over-sized book on the universe, his lunch box, his big winter coat and all his pokemon and yu-gi-oh cards. AND I FORGOT TO GET HIM at the bus stop. He was so sad that he had to carry all the stuff home. I felt terrible!!!
Sarah is loving learning how to read. She is constantly sounding out words she sees and is always excited to go to school. She still loves all her horses and is saving up to buy one, that's what she tells us anyway.
Kathryn is in preschool and loves to get out of the house. Her speech therapist just tested her again for her yearly evaluation and she scored in the normal range. YEAH!!!! All be it the low end of normal, but this is the first time she has ever scored in the normal range. We were excited for her.
Luke is still our busy boy. You cannot leave a chair down anywhere or he will push it to wherever he wants to go and get what he wants, like a drink of water, gum (he loves that lately) or just something to eat. This one definitely takes after me. He absolutely pop and chocolate. Poor boy! He has also discovered the joy of cars and trucks and plays them most of the day.
Anyway that's is some of what is going on with us. Next week we will be gone for awhile so I guess I will be taking a break from blogging then too. My brother comes home from his mission and then we get to spend Thanksgiving with my family. We are excited.
5 comments:
Julie, I found you! I hope that is okay. I would love to have you look at my blog but it is private - email me so that I can invite you - also if you have ben and maria's email address - I would like that so that I can invite them also - my email is durhamdana@hotmail.com.
What a cute family you have! You have horses? What are you doing with Foster classes? We are so glad that Katherine is doing so well - what a blessing! Take care and have a fun Thanksgiving! Love ya, Dana
Beus Family -
Hey, we are so glad we stumbled upon your blog through the Bragonje's! How are you? It looks like things are going wonderful for you all. We are doing well- we are FINALLY done with school which is great. Feel free to check out or blog - it's fun to see how all of our lives have changed since the good old Wymount days.
:) Kris and Cami Boyle
Julie,
Good to hear from you guys. Guess we won't see you in Utah :(
Tell the kids hello from all of us Minnicks!
-Doug
Julie...That's awesome you guys are doing foster care. My sister and I were just watching home videos and we came across our Ricks college video days. Too much fun! And can I tell you again...even though that this was 3years ago...Ethan still loves his quilt you sewed for him. It is the perfect winter blanket. It has also been dubbed the "magic blanket" that Ethan takes rides on to his bed. Thanks for being so thoughtful!
Hey-- I guess I am way out of the loop here, but what is this stuff about you getting tested and being at "less than one"?
Also, I had no idea you were getting licensed for foster care. That is what we had to do to get our twins. I'm toying with the idea of taking other kids later on. What ages are you guys going to take?
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