My little nephew, Lincoln, was blessed on Fast Sunday this month. He is just the cutest ever. He was born with a lot of hair and is such a smiley little boy. I will have to post a picture of him later. I currently don't have one. How sad.
Austin going to school full time and working full time has proven to be another uphill climb again. But, he's been doing this for the last year and a half - what's one more semester, right? Our days go something like this: Wake up, I leave for work, he goes to work. I leave work a few hours later to go get Austin for school. While I'm home I rush to make sandwiches. I drive us back to campus. Austin eats lunch in the car, and sometimes while walking the rest of the way to campus (we have awful parking). He's in class while I finish work. We go home together. Austin rushes to clock in to work again. This is how Mondays and Wednesdays go. Tuesdays and Thursdays are much kinder to us: Wake up, we both leave for campus. I go to work, he goes to class. We leave together in early afternoon, then Austin rushes home to clock in, grab a quick lunch and then finish his work. Sounds fun, huh? It's really not that bad, it just seems rushed.
At the beginning of the semester Austin had the idea to make a little count-down chain to the end of the semester. So, for our FHE activity one night, we made the chain. Every Friday evening Austin gets to tear one of the links off and then we go out for either dinner or dessert. It's been really fun to count-down the weeks that have gone by and it also helps us push to the end of the week.
I've noted earlier that I started our Halloween costumes already. Yeah - no easy task. I have this thing where my costumes have to be perfect and because of that I can't just use patterns that already exist. I seem to have to pull ideas from this pattern and that pattern, and that one over there to make my imagination a reality. Why can't I just use a pattern completely that I don't have to alter? That would make life so great! So, all I can say is that I'm glad it's still September. When Halloween arrives, I will reveal my sewing madness. I hope it turns out.
Austin and I are now starting the search for his "career." That is kind of scary to say. I feel like we have no idea what we're doing. --- We don't have any idea what we're doing. Over the years, we both have become great at finding the "job." Now we're trying to find the "career!" Any tips? We'd love you to share.
4 comments:
Oh, man, Leslie, I wish I had good advice for you. We spent years trying to figure out what David was going to do for his career, and it was HARD. We said a lot of prayers, we fasted a lot, and we tried to trust that Heavenly Father sees the big picture and that He would guide us if we were willing to listen to Him. It doesn't make it easy to get through the unsure times, but it makes it easiER. There's a plan. You guys will be led and guided.
Oh boy, the career thing...I still haven't figured that out for myself nor for Jesse. It's way scary growing up huh? You guys are freaking busy!!!!!! Wow.
I'm so excited to see your Halloween costumes!!
Holy goodness, so really we could call the count-down, "Weeks left to pick a career." What a bitter-sweet time for you guys! I'm curious about the costumes, pulling from all different patterns?...you might be considered a professional sewer with behaviors like that Les. Hopefully we'll be up in Logan sooner than later and we can actually see each other!
Hmmmmmm you kinda sound like mom on the perfect Halloween Costume making thing and I'm proud of you (and a little jealous that I did not inherit that gene) I can't wait to see how your "turtles" turn out!! Here is an idea though...why don't you be the one to make and sell the patterns!!! And as for the career thing...I know how you guys feel but I echo Kerri's comments...ther is a plan and you will be led and guided. Love You!
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