Katy's dress fitting

Kate is the flower girl in her Uncle Jon's wedding in May.  "Grandma White House" and I took her to a lady in Redwood Falls to get fitted.  Doesn't she look so grown up??  I just wanted to cry.  She's not my baby girl anymore! :(  

My son needs a hair cut!

The title says it all....Jack needs a hair cut....BADLY!  Luckily "Grandma Red House" is coming on Saturday to chop some of this mop off.  It's below his eyebrows!  I do have to say, however, I still think he's adorable. :)

Happy Birthday, Jackie-Bear!

This is a little late, but I wanted to post a few pics of Jack on his second birthday.  I can hardly believe he is already TWO!?!?  They grow up so quickly.  He's been saying so many new words lately and copies EVERYTHING we say.  So cute.

Tonight for some reason he just did NOT want to go to bed - - he sat in his crib yelling for Kate to come into his room b/c he wanted to play and read books with her.  As much as it annoyed me that he didn't want to go to bed when it was WELL after bedtime, it was also very sweet that all he wanted was to be with his big sister.   :)  Kate didn't know what to do - we kept telling her to go back into her room, but she felt badly that Jack wanted her and she couldn't play with him!  Jack is lucky to have such a good big sister. :)

FAMILY SANDWICH!!!!

Brian and the kids were playing "family sandwich" this morning and I had to get a picture of it.  They LOVE to play this game...usually when Brian gets home from work.  Daddy is on the bottom, then the kids pile on top of him and everyone screams "FAMILY SANDWICH!!!" at the top of their lungs.  It's hilarious.  I have a funny family. :)

Six things I am excited about:

1. Both of my children are napping right now...RIGHT NOW!  AT THE SAME TIME!

2. My refrigerator and freezer are literally sparkling clean and I no longer have any icky food or condiments stuck way in the back.

3. Even though not everything is folded, ALL of my laundry is clean.

4. It's super quiet right now at my house.

5. Kate's room is not only clean, but it's ORGANIZED too! (did that one yesterday...)

6. I get to go to Mer's tomorrow to scrap book!

Hope you're all having a great day!!

Love, Jill

Nothing much...

Nothing much to report on....just trying to keep up with my goal of posting more this year! :)  

I went to a career transition seminar this week.  Contrary to what I expected, it was very helpful.  I still don't know exactly what jobs I want to search for, but at least my resume is ready to go!  The kids have four days left of day care.  I feel so badly for taking them away from that place.  They've gotten very comfortable there and have learned so much!  Hopefully the next place will be just as great.  

Brian is having some good things happen at his work - - he's going to be doing inventory starting next week!  It's a great shift change for him - - he'll be working 5am-1:30pm for two months, then his regular shift of 10:30am-7pm for a month, then back to the early for two...etc.  It will REALLY be nice to have him home in the afternoons while I am still at home job hunting!!  I was having concerns about being at home with the kids all day by myself, so this will help tremendously!

That's about all I have to report for now!  I hope you are all well and employed. :)  hee hee.

~Jill

2009 is not my year....or is it?

Well, 2009 has not had the best start so far for me.  My company just had a pretty massive lay-off this morning and I (along with several friends) lost my job. :(  I didn't love the job and definitely hated the commute, so it's not the end of the world, but the loss in income will definitely hurt.  So if anyone knows of a good job opening up, let me know! :)

On the plus side, as previously mentioned, I did not like the job or the commute.  If things work out money-wise, I think I would like to take some time to be at home with the kids, get my house in order, and really think about what it is that I want to do "when I grow up."  This time off will allow me to do a lot of thinking and praying.  I'm giving this problem to God and hope that He soon tells me what I should be doing with my life.  

So I guess I just need to be patient and wait and see what is in store for me next!  I'm off to start the laundry! :)  

Jill

p.s. I guess this time off will also allow me to work on my resolution of keeping more up to date with my blog!  (gotta find the positives, no matter how small....) :)