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Once again, it has been a long time. I actually had access to the Internet several times over the holidays, as we spent a lot of time at Andrew's brother's house with his family, but I never got to it. We had a great time with them over Christmas and a spectacular time with my folks at a lake house in South Carolina over New Year's. It was so relaxing - I like the kind of vacations where there is stuff to do, but you don't have to do it, and no sight-seeing tours are involved. I hadn't seen Caleb in a year, or Micah and Mallory in about 6 months, so it was great to catch up. Boy do I love my future sister-in-law! Mom and Dad gave me an all-girls, all-day shopping trip for my birthday, and Mom, Mallory and I had so much fun. It was like the clothes out there were made for me (which never happens), but more than that the company was great. We should do it once a month!
Meanwhile, Andrew has recieved a full-tuition scholarship to U of Louisville, so it seems likely we will go there. Praise the Lord! We never thought it possible for that to happen. So, we are just waiting to hear from 2 other schools before we make our decision.
Jack is talking more than ever, and coming up with funny phrases out of no-where, like "Ga-Ga (my Mom), eat red pepper!" (Except that he drops his "r"s, sounding like he's from Boston. You know, he says "peppah," "showah," and "chowdah." He and I made up a rhyme, which he likes to yell in a funny, strained voice. It goes a little something like this: "Orange and brown! Feather on the ground!" What a funny little man.
Austin is growing like a weed. He still doesn't like to sleep anywhere but in my arms during the day, so there has been a lot of crying going on. Most of it was from me, during the weeks when I had no rest and couldn't get anything done because I was holding him all the time. Now it is from him, as we try once again to get him to sleep in his bed. The first time we tried he cried for 2-3 hours a day for 2 weeks. He is doing a little better now, but cried most of the day today, which is why I am at the library, getting a break.
I am thinking of getting a part-time cake-decorating job to get out of the house. That should be fun, as long as it doesn't kill my wrists. I have come to the realization that, though I want to be home with my little guys, I really need something else to do as well. I would love to do something at home, but I hate selling stuff, so I don't know what I would do with whatever I would make. So, I may venture out into the workplace once again. Those of you who know me well know how terrifying that is for me, which is why I have not yet made the necessary phone call.
Meanwhile, Andrew has recieved a full-tuition scholarship to U of Louisville, so it seems likely we will go there. Praise the Lord! We never thought it possible for that to happen. So, we are just waiting to hear from 2 other schools before we make our decision.
Jack is talking more than ever, and coming up with funny phrases out of no-where, like "Ga-Ga (my Mom), eat red pepper!" (Except that he drops his "r"s, sounding like he's from Boston. You know, he says "peppah," "showah," and "chowdah." He and I made up a rhyme, which he likes to yell in a funny, strained voice. It goes a little something like this: "Orange and brown! Feather on the ground!" What a funny little man.
Austin is growing like a weed. He still doesn't like to sleep anywhere but in my arms during the day, so there has been a lot of crying going on. Most of it was from me, during the weeks when I had no rest and couldn't get anything done because I was holding him all the time. Now it is from him, as we try once again to get him to sleep in his bed. The first time we tried he cried for 2-3 hours a day for 2 weeks. He is doing a little better now, but cried most of the day today, which is why I am at the library, getting a break.
I am thinking of getting a part-time cake-decorating job to get out of the house. That should be fun, as long as it doesn't kill my wrists. I have come to the realization that, though I want to be home with my little guys, I really need something else to do as well. I would love to do something at home, but I hate selling stuff, so I don't know what I would do with whatever I would make. So, I may venture out into the workplace once again. Those of you who know me well know how terrifying that is for me, which is why I have not yet made the necessary phone call.