We are not moving to California!!

Steve found out last week that the San Francisco job is on hold for a year. He doesn't know where he is going but it looks like we won't have to move. He is thinking about sending out resumes to companies in Cincinnati. Maybe he can be back home and we won't have to deal with this any more.  I'm a little nervous about the insurance. Turner has great insurance. He is also thinking that he will have to take a pay cut. We can deal with that.
I'm just happy to not be moving all the way across the country!!

The Good news and the Bad news

Well, the good news is that we won't be going to San Francisco. The bad....the job has been put on hold for a year and now Steve has no idea where he will be. It's scary because he could just be out of work. I don't know what will happen if he gets laid off. We will be in a real bind. Thats for sure.
I hope he finds out soon. Christmas is coming.

LONGER THAN - Dan Fogelberg

I don't know if I can do it!!!

So Steve and I are supposed to be doing a presentation to our Marriage Encounter team this Saturday. Now keep in mind that these are the people who present the weekends.  We have NEVER presented before.  We picked a topic and had a song that we wanted to play. I can't find a copy of the CD. I went to Logo's early Last week and they were going to order it for me. I went in on Tuesday and the lady who does the ordering said she thought it was a mistake so she didn't order it. Thanks for dropping the ball Logos!!  Now we have to come up with a new topic in 2 days! UGH!! Now I just don't know what to do.  Why do we keep putting things off??? You would think I would learn a lesson by now.
So if my followers (all 2 of you) lol have any dillemas that your marriage faces that would be good to discuss with our WWME team, I would appreciate any suggestions!! 

Now, a cute story....I told Peyton to watch out for the UPS guy. He asked "why is the PUS guy coming?" hahahaha, the pus guy!

concensus:  should an 11 year old have a cell phone??  Zack is driving me CRAZY!!!
admittedly, I have come across several occasions where it would have been handy for him to have one but Steve is fighting the bill.  So I found a website http://www.kajeet.com/ check it out.

Love you all (both) hahahaha
Melissa

toys and more toys

So I got a wild hair to clean the toy room. UGH!!  What a disaster!!  I'm not even finished and so far I have pulled 4 bags and a box of stuff to get rid of and 2 bags of GARBAGE!! How do they accumulate so much stuff!???? Either our kids are spoiled rotton or well....I don't know. I guess they are spoiled rotton.
There were toys down there that Peyton didn't know existed. He is loving it. What a sweet boy. You would think he was living in a toy store. Happy as a clam.
I wish I had more info on the job. I am really sick of being in the dark. I guess I am supposed to learn the whole bohemian thing if I have to move to California. go with the flow, I have never been able to do that! lol

First Day Of School

Today was the first day of school for all of the boys. I think they were ready but I felt like I was sort of caught off guard. It was strange. I really felt lost without Peyton. My baby! He went to school all day. I did my grocery shopping but even that was sort of boring. I know I will get used to it and be happy to have some free time to myself but it is really hard to let go. All summer it has been them and me. constant companions. Not sure I really like the silence all that much. I haven't been without a child in 11 years. This is the first time ever since we had Zack.
I know this too shall pass. I just can't believe that I don't have a baby at home anymore. How depressing!
On the job front, Steve was told today that it is "too early to start planning visits" to San Francisco. (hmmmm the job starts in 5 months) I guess this will be a half planned thing like everything else. I will end up stressing because all of a sudden I will be expected to have stuff ready to go with no warning. Not feeling very good about the whole thing at this point. Something just doesn't feel right. 
Probably just me and my fears and lack of sleep and feeling down because of the boys going to school. Awful lot of emotion to deal with in one day. Hopefully tomorrow will be brighter. At least my hubby will be home.

8/11/10

What a day. Nothing to report on the job front.
Zack had his Camp Camel today. It was neat. He got to see the school and meet some people that he will be in school with. They had a few little classes. I think he enjoyed it.
I'm hoping for everyone to get to bed early tonight. I'm worn out. I don't know about him.

Just found out that my great aunt died this morning. I think she was 97. She has been in Louisiana for 10 years. She will be missed. She was a funny little lady with the biggest heart. Hard to believe she is gone.

Why I started this blog

Well, it looks like we are about 90% sure that we will be moving to Santa Clara, California next June (whenever the kids get out of school).
I'm nervous and excited and scared and lots of other feelings wrapped into a big ball of me. Steve keeps telling me to give it up to God but I am having some trouble with that for some dumb reason. I guess I'm too much of a control freak!
So anyway, I thought I would keep a blog for our adventures and so that our family could keep up with us and I won't have to worry if I forgot to email someone. (my brain ain't all there!)
We are hoping to go out to CA and check it out in October but not sure if that is going to happen or not. So I will just keep plugging along and hope that God gives us all the answers. I know there is a plan, I just don't know what it is yet.
I don't know how often I will update this but I will do my best to keep up with it when info is available.