Craziness

Sorry it has been awhile but I am afraid that that may be the way it is for the next few weeks. Let me let you know what is going on in our wonderfully jam packed lives. This past week was absolutely crammed with activities.

House: The countertop guy was here throughout the week and plans on having all the countertops installed by Monday (Right now the bathroom counter is in- minus the back splash.). The carpet layer came on Wednesday and finished laying the carpet on Saturday. Also on Saturday, we had our Real Estate agent come buy to give us a market analysis of the house. We hope to put the house on the market by the end of the month and be moved out by mid June. *For those of you who are wondering what in the hell I am talking about. I will update you later in this post.

Pictures: Friday, we had professional pictures taken. The photographer came to our home which was wonderful!! She was here for well over 2 hours and I think that the pictures are really going to be great. She should be done editing them this week and is scheduled to come back to the house this coming Friday to show me the proofs. She is going to post them on the internet for me so I will pass the link on when I get it.

Wilson: Will is doing wonderful. I haven’t got to sleep through a night yet but he is such a good baby that I really cannot complain. I weighed him on our scales today and he weighed 14 pounds (clothed). He has grown a size in diapers (2) and is wearing some 3-6 month old clothes. I know that I’ve said this before but I will say it again. He is getting so alert!! Today, I swear, he laughed as he hit his toys hanging above him on his activity mat. I brought the mat downstairs so I could vacuum and Wilson just played and played. He really is a happy kiddo. I honestly think that he has given me the best gift I have ever received. I never knew (well, I thought I knew) how much I would love him. Words honestly cannot express the feelings that stir inside my heart when I look at him. It is the greatest gift!

*What in the hell I am talking about: Chris is separating from the Air Force this July and has accepted a job offer with a civilian construction/engineering company. The company’s division he has signed on with has contracts throughout the northwest (AK, WA, HI, CA, OR, AZ) and, as of last week, it looks like the possible location of Chris’ job will be one of these three: Yuma, AZ, Hawaii, or Portland, OR. All great locations, but, we have a catch…As many of you know I have been applying for the past 3 years to various graduate programs in Speech-Language and have not been accepted due to the highly competitive nature of the programs, however, this year I have had some different news!! This past Tuesday I received the call from Washington State University saying that I have been accepted into their speech language pathology program. This is absolutely wonderful news and, although it will be challenging, I have accepted the opportunity. Here is the catch… It looks like Chris and I may be living apart for a little while. We had hoped that his job might have a contract available in the state of Washington but, as you remember from earlier in the post, that is not the case. We don’t really know what we will be doing for sure right now. Chris left today for a TDY and will be home in 11 days. Hopefully, by then we will know more regarding his job offer. We are trying to look at the overall picture and feel that the worse case scenario is Chris in Portland and Wilson and I in Spokane. We have a lot to work out and are going to do are best to get close to one another. I have considered only going to school 1 or 2 semesters and then trying to transfer to Portland. Chris has considered looking at other companies. We just don’t really know. We plan on taking it as it comes and just seeing how it goes. It could be worse. Portland is much closer to Spokane than Iraq.

My Dad, ,thankfully, has extended his stay here and is going to go with me to Spokane this week to stop by the University, check out real estate, and meet with a lady who has a home daycare (she is full but willing to help me locate the best care possible for Wilson while I am in school).

I'll update again when I can...