changes, changes, changes

are a good thing sometimes.

working hard to make things better for my family, and for myself.
I finally got one of my dream jobs- working part time as a dance teacher at my old dance studio. dance is THE one thing I loved to do when I was younger, and as I grew up and had kids it simply faded away and I am so blessed to have the opportunity to do the thing I love again. to add to it- my sis and I are the new coaches for my high school's drill/dance team :) its so exciting but also scary to have all these new opportunities.

i also have a job interview on monday night for a part-time/temp office assistant job that will last until the end of the year which works out perfectly as in Feb I will be taking my sis' position at Landon's preschool while she is on maternity leave and once she goes back I'll be watching the lil bean!

i just hope things work out, especially for Joel. He wants so badly to get the position here in town as a cop and I just pray that God will bless us.

vacation!

We took our first family vacation last week and went to South Dakota to see some family. We had a good time but were all exhausted from the 10 hour drive there and back plus all 4 of us sleeping in a hotel for 3 nights!

so much going on!

Here is our beautiful home! We have done work to the inside and still are but it is definitely starting to feel like home :)

We have had some major life changes over this summer and so far they have all been good ones. We FINALLY got a house in town! YEAH!! We couldn't be more excited. Living in town is much better for us as there is more to do in town, we can walk virtually anywhere we need to go, the utilities are much cheaper, and we overall love it more than where we lived before. Especially since there won't be a stinky cow lot across the street from us here :)

Secondly- we got a new vehicle! We loved our truck as it was practical and needed on various occasions for different jobs but economically the gas was killing us! It only got 9 mpg! So we looked around and decided on a 2010 Chevy Traverse. Its beautiful- its steel green, got black interior, and room for 7 passengers as our truck barely had room for 5. And it gets 24 MPG! Its amazing!

im horrible

at keeping up with this blogging thing; just when it seems that its something that I really want to do I get bombarded with a million other things but I am going to try REALLY hard to keep up!

I've just been working and doing school work and hanging out with my little monsters :) Oh how I am SO thankful that I can stay home with them most of the time. At times it can be stressful and super demanding but I love it.

disappointed.

that's how I have felt the past week or so. It just seems like everything that I look forward to ends up getting cancelled. I haven't worked a full week ( I only work Mon afternoons and Tues & Thurs all day) since before Christmas break because of the weather. Then my birthday plans got cancelled which crushed me and then it was our vacation; it just seems like one thing after another. But enough with the negativity...

Today is my day off so I'm just staying inside and playing with the kids and cleaning. Oh, and I have some homework I need to finish before the weekend. I really don't like taking online classes; I think they are MUCH harder than actually going to class but they were my only option if I wanted to go back to school because I don't have the time to drive an hour round trip to go to class; plus to find a sitter for those times. Its just frustrating. I know when you have children you have to put your own goals and dreams on hold but I feel that going back to school would help our family. 

What to do.

Here's a family pic from Christmas morning (I look horrible-woke up with pink eye that morning and had NO motivation to get ready). Once again we are snowed in on the farm. This will be the 3rd day stuck inside and its getting pretty old. I am definitely ready for spring to come! Today will be filled with cleaning and relaxing and most likely a nap. I am going out of my mind as well- I have read every single book in my collection and we can not make it to the library- I'm going crazy for some new reads. Might have to order some online; or find a new hobby. Any ideas? I'm open to anything...

Happy {late} New Year's!

Sorry this is a day late but we've been uber busy. Me and the kiddos have been staying with my grandparents since Wednesday night since the hubby was going out of town to visit some relatives. Its been pretty low key which is really nice but it seems that being stuck inside so long has made the children become the grumpiest and brattiest kids around. I dont blame them though. We took a much needed trip to good ol' Wally World today to grab some things and then took the the kiddos to Mickey D's for the most unhealthiest lunch. The hubby gets home tomorrow night which I can't wait for; we have only stayed at home once over the past two weeks due to the holidays and the weather so it will be nice to sleep in my own bed and to put all of the Christmas stuff & presents away. I've been thinking about my New Year's "resolutions" and I would have to say that trying to blog everyday is definitely one of them; as I am terrible at doing it. I also want to start eating healthier and exercising as well as getting As in both of my classes this next semester. I'm hoping I can accomplish these things and start what I finish :)

Hope everyone had a great holiday season and I can't wait to see what this year is going to bring!