Let's start with the dedication. We had a photo session with the WHOLE family and got some really precious pictures of everyone. Lunch was at our house and we ate, did a little karaoke, and then went to church. It was really nice and I was glad to have my family's support.
Our dear friend passed away on March 1, 2009. It has really been hard on me. He left behind a wife and two children (one of them is Nathan's age.) It really got me thinking about my life. I have tried hard not to think about John's job and the potential for it to leave me to raise my children without him. When I was interviewed by the sergant conducting John's background, one of the questions he asked was how I was going to handle John having such a dangerous job. At the time, I wasn't really aware of the seriousness of the question. I told the sergant that I would be fine and that this was John's dream job. I put it out of my mind and have not thought too much about it until now. I really don't know that I could be okay to raise my children without him. Again, hug your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you while you still can. Life is so fleeting and we must live it to the fullest.
Well, with the economy so bad, I am glad that John has a good job. He has not seen a raise in
2 1/2 years but with the ever increasing crime rate it seems that we have pretty god job security at the moment. It does trouble me that the officer involved shootings seem to be ever increasing as well. I pray that we don't have to face such a tragety. My job, on the other hand, is not nearly as stable. The cuts in education have left me facing the reality of potentially being a stay at home mom. Our district is offering it's teachers a stipend if the choose not to have an aide in their classroom. Of course it has to be negotiated and we are waiting to hear my fate. I am not too upset by the prospect of staying home, but losing any money in this tight economy is hard to do. I'll pray that everything works out as it should.
Nathan had his first sleepover out of town last weekend. He stayed with his Papa and Grandma. They took he and his cousin to the LA Zoo and sounds as if they had a great time. Nathan was sad to see the weekend end and wanted to have his cousin stay at our house a few nights...Can you just imagine us with any more kids?? ARGH! Maybe we can have him over when the girls are a bit older and we have more freedom to get around.
The girls are pulling up and walking around hanging on to the furniture. Kate has figured out how to get everything off of the coffee table and it makes Nathan mad (it's usually his stuff she gets). Tara can stand up but has yet to master the art of stealing stuff...
Took the girls down to LA to visit our fertility specialist and all the female staff had a great time with them. Tara especially liked the doctor. Here's the picture of the girls with him.
Guess that's all for now... be back soon!
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