Deja Vu!

So we went back to Idaho for two more interviews. We'll hear on one this week and the other one in about 2 wks. We brought all the kids and it went really well. We stayed one night with Jason's Dad in the tri-cities and the other one in a Shilo Inn for $55! It was the best deal ever, there was an indoor pool and a deluxe continental breakfast! Yes we had to sneak some kids in because there's no way we could have done two rooms, but it was a great getaway and the kids were in heaven with the pool! The first day while Jason was at the first interview the kids and I planned on driving around and finding a park. But low and behold there was a huge park directly across the street, someone was definitely looking out for me. The next day Jason dropped us off at the Boise mall and I walked around with them for almost 2hrs. I'm so glad that I was blessed with great kids they cooperated all the walking really well. Then Jason picked us up and we made our 7hr trek home. I don't think the kids could have done any better, and we didn't even bring our portable DVD player. Classes for the kids starts this week and they are so ready. They all have some really great ones and it will be really hard if we have to move soon. I know that if that is the case though there will be other great opportunities for them where ever we go. So the seemingly never ending waiting game continues. I am so ready for General Conference this weekend. It always seems to come around when I need it most. So this week I'm going to prepare all the the packets for the kids, yup they "get" to watch all sessions with us. I'm thinking of trying some of those games with the candy where everyone gets to eat a piece when certain words are spoken. I think to change it up I'll give everyone a different word though. We don't have cable so we watch it on the computer which actually works pretty well because we close the doors to the study and with all seven of us it feels really cozy! Well if anything too exciting happens this week I'll post right away if you see nothing that means there is nothing of worth to say.

What's next?

So I'm beginning to think that knowing where you'll be next month or even next week is overrated! Nothing new to report other then there is NOTHING to report. We tried to find out what the baby is two weeks ago and of course the baby was in the wrong position and then literally crossed it's legs and even covered it's self with it's hands! I nearly cried, I just wanted to have that little bit of knowledge but if my patience is what's on test then I might as well be completely tested, right? Life is definitely tough right now but it is not in my spirit to give in to discouragement. I can't say that I don't have my moments of feeling some despair and I do toss and turn most nights do to my darn brain not being able to turn off. But when it comes down to it I know that we have done and are doing all that we can. I know that even if I don't know how it will all go that there is a plan for us and that having an eternal perspective is what is caring me through. How blessed am I to have a wonderful husband, 5 awesome kids and one stubborn healthy baby coming! Even though our situation is tough and not at all what we had anticipated we will come through it with flying colors. Can't wait to look back on all this and reflect. So how am I? Depends on when you call!

Fall is coming!

Fall has always been my favorite time of the year. I love all the colors, weather and activities that come along with it. This year it has been hard to get excited about summer ending when so much in my life is up in the air. Jason does have some exciting leads that are coming up but I have learned my lesson on getting too excited until the job has been offered. So my lesson for the past few months,ok my whole life, is to put all my trust and faith into my HF and keep pushing forward. I can't explain how many times my life gets hard and I can't see how it's all going to work out but he always comes through for me, even though sometimes it's not the way I hoped, but I always come out the other side and can see, mostly always, why I had to take that path to bring me to the one I'm on now. Anyway I'll be starting school with the kids in the next few weeks and feel really good about this year, yup it's going to be crazy and unpredictable, but I am constantly reminded why I'm suppose to be doing it. And with this swine flu epidemic probably coming what safer,healthier,place for them to be. If you aren't panicking yet about this I 'll allow you the comfort of not knowing all the details yet, I will be posting about it next week so you have a week left to be carefree=)