I know that somebody has to do the job and I am so happy Dad did, but I am so happy he isn't in the bishopric anymore. It has been so nice having him around at family things. He so upbeat and has tons more energy. My parents are in another honeymoon stage. It is so cute. Sunday at church they were talking about how nice it is to sit by each other again and they kept laughing during the sacrament song. When I turned around to jokingly tell them to be quiet, they had the biggest smiles on their faces and my mom was just cuddled up to my dad. How sad that some people don't get to see their parents together like that when they have grown. That is definitely a blessing I have never taken for granted.
On Sunday we had the best time. Sheena and Ryan are living with my mom now and they invited everyone over for a Mexican feast. It was such a great time. It felt so much like the old days when everyone used to come to my parents every Sunday. River was laying on the floor and my mom and dad were laying on each side of him just playing. He was pretty happy about it and they looked pretty happy too and really content. After a couple hours Curtis and I took the babies home to go to bed then I went back over. Natalie, Sheena, Cori, Ryan, and Brian were all over for a couple hours. The kids were around and would pop in every now and then. We sat around talking for awhile about some of our memories. Some were memories we all share and some were just personal memories. It may sound dramatic but Sunday was one of the best days I have ever had. It just felt like home.
I love my new house. This house is something I thought I would never have in this life. It is our dream house.(not that is is huge or extremely extravagant) It is an okay size but it's really open so everybody has to run into each other all day. The kids love it too. They ride their bikes on the tile and room hop. It is really amazing to be here with our little family all complete in the house HOME they will grow up in.
Our neighbors are completely out of their minds. Haha, just kidding Mom,Sheena, and Cori. None of your neighbors can even begin to compare to mine. (except yours Heidi). Living by family has been really awesome. The kids house hop a few times a week. A lot of the time we end up looking like bad moms because we will call each other trying to figure out where our kids have gone. When we are out of something we can just borrow from each other and don't have to run to the store on a whim. Natalie and Aaron are moving in this month too. We will only be missing 2 siblings and you never know, they could end up here too. There is an empty lot between mine and Cori's lot.
We stopped foster care. It was the best decision we could have ever made. As soon as we were finished Curtis blessed the house and it has the best feeling now. It's strange not knowing what a negative impact something has on you until it's gone. We are doing so many things we used to love doing that we didn't even know we had stopped. Like going to visit Curtis's family as much as we would like to. It's not that I am against foster care or anything. It's just you hit a point where you can't give anymore. We feel so much better since we stopped and the kids are so happy.
Health, for the most part, has been on our side this year. I really hope it stays. I have spent the last year in a frenzy worrying about every huge or minor sickness my children and I have had. My main goal this year is to concentrate on health and not on sickness. This is a huge challenge for me. Every day presents itself with a new reason to worry when I let it. Heavenly Father knows that I have done my part worrying, researching, and just trying to keep us from getting sick this last year. He knows I have been pushed to the point where it can't be in my hands anymore. I have complete faith that he will reveal what needs to be revealed and let rest what needs to rest. I have had an experience to let me know that it is okay for me to just rest my mind for a minute and refocus. So I am and I am so happy to do so.
you are so lucky you get to live by your family. it has been a dream of ours (sisters) to live on the same street. Never going to happen, but we would love it if it did. Foster: Mike grew up with foster kids and hated it, he said we will NEVER have foster kids. I don't think it's bad or anything, but I think it is only good for certain situations and families, I'm glad you are happy with your decision. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your family. So glad. I'm glad with your health that you've just decided to think about health and not sickness. So hard to do sometimes. You have alot of faith, and you seem very close to heavenly Father. Hope this year brings great health to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteAre Natalie and Aaron moving in with you? If so, where am I supposed to stay if we come visit? I'm just teasing you. I am really, really hoping to be able to later this year if I make more money with Paparazzi and credit card debt goes down. haha Paparazzi headquarters are right up the road from you so the entire trip becomes a tax write off. Yeah! Anyway, I totally get what you are saying when sometimes family gatherings just feel like home. It almost feels like what it was growing up as a kid without an adult care in the world. Sometimes I miss the no major responsibility times in my life. I am so thrilled you are focusing on health and not sickness. It turns the negative into positive thinking. I miss all of you guys!
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun that you are all moved in to your house! We are truly lucky to live so close to our families. (As in, we can see in their yards and yell from our house to talk to them...haha!) Sometimes I think that I don't know if we will ever be stable enough to have more children and I am happy with one but then I think about all of the fun and blessing I have from siblings and I don't want Cami to miss out on that.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you are at peace with all of the health stuff. There came a point with Cami's needs that I just handed it over to God and took care of what I knew I could handle. It's a much easier way to live :)