So yesterday, Jessi hung out with her cousins for a while. While there she, noticing that Zachary's eye was all cut up said...
Jesie: "Zachy, what happened to your eye? Zach: I got an oweey. Jessie: Oh no, I will kiss it all better tonight, then it will go away, then you will sparkle!"
Love it!
So last night I had my love and logic class, which I normally take Jess to cuz they provide childcare, but didn't because we had our "End of Summer" Ward social, which my parents took her to. So this morning, I was asking her all about it. My mom had said that she had had a blast and was, of course, dancing for everybody. Anyway, I asked her to tell me all about it as we were getting ready for school this morning. She talked about the balloons, playing in the water, and acted out a whole scenario that I didn't really understand. Then I asked her if she had some yummy ice cream, after all it is an ice cream social, she looked at me blankely and said, tapping her head with her index finger, " Fink, fink, finker, mommy I just need to talk about somefing". Now I don't know if you can adequately picture this in your head, but it was priceless!! I'm so glad that we have kids in our lives that can keep us laughing!
Anyway, just wanted to share that!
Okay, so I have been thinking a lot lately about other occupational options. I know that I always have hair to fall back on, and I have every intent on continuing to do that, but my day job lately has been dwindling. So it has caused me to think about other things I could do. Plus, I realize that I need to come to terms with the fact that I may always have to work to support my tiny family, so I have been wracking my brain to find something that I can Love along the way. So the other day I was watching HGTV, for those of you who don't know, I am obsessed. Well this commercial came on for a home staging company called Haverhill. It also said that they have their own training institute. So naturally, it peaked my interest. I have always been into this sort of thing, and thought, "What a cool job to have". Right? I would think that my friend Tara could appreciate this. When I first met her, I re-arranged her living room! Anyway, I did a little research on the company and program, and found that you can complete the training in just 2 months, or even less if you are way dedicated, and it only costs $1000. I figure thats a small investment, if its actually gonna work. And suposedly, they have guarenteed job placement after you finish the program. And if they don't hire you, they give you your money back. So my question to all of you is, does this sound like a good idea? Is there really a need for Home Stagers? I just don't know, I havent been in the situation to use one before, and am wondering if many people do. Anyway, comments or opinions would be appreciated! Let me know what you think.
So my little lady started Preschool on Tuesday. Yes I realize that this officially makes me old, don't worry, I'm dealing with it. So I was so nervous for her to start, worrying that it would be too hard for her, or that she would have some major separation anxiety. Wow was I wrong. She was a total champ! We walked in, she put her backpack against the wall, took off her shoes, and started to walk up the stairs. She did ask me to walk up with her, but once we got into the room, she yelled "Bye Mom, I love you" and was off. Here are a few cute pics we took of her on her way out, and back.
She had to do a little photo shoot before we got into the car to go. She was sooo excited about her new school outfit, and of course the backpack. She has been walking around with it ever since.
So last week Jessie and I went to Utah so that Jessie could visit her dad! Because of a few work issues, I ended up having Jessie with me more than I had planned while we were there. So on Tuesday, we went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens with my good friend Tara. ( She was our next door neighbor when we lived in Pleasant Grove). It was so fun. The gardens were absolutely beautiful, Jessie loved looking at all of the flowers. We also got to see Tara's newest addition to her family, Baby Gracie. (sorry not shown) But what a beautiful little girl, I am so happy for Tara, that after 3 boys and 15 years of marriage, she finally got her little girl.
Jessie had a lot of fun playing with her daddy while we were there, and i had a lot of fun seeing old friends and family. But I must say, after 20 hours of driving, and not getting in till 3 am, I am very glad to be back home.
So 2 sundays ago, my aunt Alisa gave jessie a bag full of toys that her girls had grown out of. In it was this dance mat that came along with an instructional dance along DVD. From the movie "Barbie and the twelve dancing princesses". She has completely fallen in love with it, and has practically memorized all of the dances. You should see her when the video is actually on, but this was a little clip I caught when she was just playing around on her mat! Thanks Aunt Alisa, this has provided hours and hours of entertainment!
So this last weekend, I attended the California YSA ( young single adult) conferance. It was two days filled with; classes, humanitarian projects, games, food, dances, speed dating
(yikes), church meetings and firesides. All in all, it was a really cool experience. I got a lot out of the workshops that I attended, and had a lot of fun along the way. Though I did not come home with a new boyfriend, which I think is the primary goal of some of these things, I did make a few new friends and really enjoyed myself! Here are a few pics from that event. Oh the girl in most of the pictures is my self-appointed BFF Christine Funke!
