The last month has gone by so quickly. We moved into our new home in The Dalles in the beginning of the month, Karl and I both started our new jobs, and the boys have been adjusting to being at a babysitter's house 4 days a week. It all seemed to have happened within a few days of each other. We got moved in (but boxes everywhere...and still kind of are everywhere...) and I received a phone call a few days later from my employer, telling me that I was going to start work on the 16th. Karl got a phone call that same week from his employer (which also happens to be his LAST employer) and he started a week after me. We were kind of frantic to find childcare becasue I hadn't found a daycare in town that accepted children under 1 year old and being Cooper is only 8 months old, it was going to be expensive to have someone come to the house to watch the boys. Fortunately, the manager of the daycare Donovan used to go to has a Daughter-in-law here in town that watches kids and she was gracious enough to take the boys. They have been there one week already and they love her and her kids! My guilt for leaving them doesn't seem so bad now, knowing that they enjoy going over there. I'm sure getting there at 6am is still a shocker to them but they seem to be adjusting well.
I'm enjoying being back in the workforce, although it is still taking some getting used to. Between working full time, going to school full time, and still being a mom, life is pretty exhausting right now! But I am almost done with school. I have three classes left and then I'll have my B.A. in Hospitality Management. Combine that with the Contract and Purchasing experience I'm getting at work and I'll be set! :) The job is pretty interesting and once I get done with training, I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it.
Karl is back with MCP and is now working at the farm store that is owned by the Co-op. He seems to be enjoying the work and reconnecting with the farmers he got to know. His hours are pretty much the same as mine except his days are a little staggered. But he says he doesn't mind; he's just glad to be going to work again.
Donovan is growing like a weed! 3 1/2 years old and shows every bit of it. He has been on a singing kick lately and everything is a song. And some of the words he comes up with are pretty hilarious. Karl and I are finding that we have to watch what we say because Donovan is pretty quick to repeat.
Cooper is now 8 months old and is "practicing" standing without holding on. He's eating food pretty well and is finding his voice. In finding, I mean he screams at the top of his lungs until someone reacts. And I'm pretty sure he's my "quiet" kid...
Well, other than work, school, and everything in-between, this household has been pretty busy. And as tired as we all are, I am grateful that Karl and I are able to provide for our family and continue on our path to becoming debt free. Slowly but surely...
