Fun times

We have been having fun. My kinder class is on track break still, so I have afternoon's off, but am subbing for a maternity leave in the morning. it's been nice to be done at 12.

Craig has found a fun place he likes to play! in my parent's backyard, he likes to play in an old garden box next to these bricks. there's some dirt there and he just loves it! My dad and Luke have been working on emptying the pool and cleaning it (his annual tradition). Craig has been watching them. the other night, he was helping Aunt Heidi sweep the dirt out. He's so much fun!

Trevor is getting an interview set up and hopefully, we will hear about a full time job for him soon. I was able to go in and sign papers and was officially hired!! i am staying at the school i am at and am so happy!!

Bundle up weather

We have had lots of fun, I just haven't gotten around to writing it down. I had some things in a box from school that I was going to recycle. well, Craig wanted to play with them, so I cleaned them out a little and replaced it with water. he had lots of fun squirting the water out, and i didn't care as long as he was outside.

Craig has been so cute! i love cute pictures of bundled up kids! i just had to get a pic.

The other night, was a little warmer but I was still worried about him getting cold at night. however, he got too warm and decided to unzip it a little. It cracked me up! i zipped it up as soon as he was out.

We were driving and Craig was grumpy. I thought maybe i could distract him, but it didn't work. He loves to hear a cop car's siren or an ambulance and starts copying them!

Today though, it is back up to 85 and I'm wearing shorts! i wish it would make up it's mind about the weather! two days ago, it was freezing and I was wearing a big jacket!

update

Some good news and some ok news! the short result is: . . . . . . I am staying at the school I am at, with the half day kindergarten. i will still be subbing for maternity leave until about the end of November. the long story is below.

I had an interview with an elementary school across town at Charleston and I-95. It went wonderful, i loved the principal and assistant principal. it would be a full time job, one kindergarten class all day. However, I didn't feel good about it. i would be gone practically all day everyday, except on track breaks, which that class already went on.

Craig has been having a hard time when we leave. I've mentioned it before, but it is not getting much better. he's ok usually when he stays with Grandma Kady, because it is still the same house and she cuddles him a lot. and we haven't been over to Aunt Nene's recently, but i think he cries a little there too. but the hardest thing for me, is when I pull up to a good friend's house, Jade, he starts crying and does not want to get out of the car even! Then he hollers and cries very loudly when i leave. eventually he does get settled down and play, but when i come pick him up, he wants to cuddle and leave right away.

Because of that, I took the half-day job with the school I am at. I feel really good about it and i think it will help me be better at home and at work.

I have been leaving him his entire life. I had school classes, i had my practicum and then my student teaching and he was always fine. Every once in a while, he would cry, but he would be fine in a little while. now, he is always very sad when we leave. I now I need to work on attachment because that is the issue. but i really feel that this will help. I prayed really hard about this and i feel that for our entire family, it will be better if i take the job that I am at already.

On to the ok news! I already have a substitute license and I had to add an endorsement that would allow me to teach. well, i did it in August, but i called them and they said it would take 16 weeks to get it back to me!!!! AAHHH! are you kidding me! so i was supposed to keep my receipt, but all it was was my cashier's check receipt and no one told me to keep it in order to get hired. hopefully, the principal can call and make sure that things are going on and they will hire me anyway. if not, I can't get hired until DECEMBER, but would just be subbing until then. so, we will see what happens, but at least I know what school i will be at and I know my class, the handful of kids, but they are mine!

Iron Man

We rented Iron Man and was watching it, Craig was being cuddly and a little sad, but then he decided to lay down on the floor and watch it. He saw the strong iron man and picked up the chair, look how strong he is!!

Then, iron man flew, so Craig and Grandpa were trying it too. luckily, no actual jumping and injuries.

special words for us

I was able to go to the RS broadcast, listen to conference all day yesterday and today and WOW! i realized last week that I needed to decide to be happy and proceed to do so. I did all last week and I think it really helped. I still had some hard times, but it helped. I know how much I am loved, both here on Earth and from those above and listening to His words for me at the RS broadcast was wonderful.

I love President Uchtdorf!! (might have spelled wrong) both last Saturday and yesterday, he spoke words that truly touched me! if you missed the women's broadcast, please read his words. I think it uplifted and helped all women feel better and more appreciated. Heavenly Father really does love us and wants us to know that.

My blessing

Since the sun is rising later and later, Trevor has been getting up and to work before the sun is all the way up. now, we are not really morning people. But Saturday morning, Trevor woke me up at 6:00 and asked me to get myself and Craig dressed, silly Craig was already awake and doesn't understand weekends.

So we get in the car and i don't know exactly what's going on. we end up driving up to red rock to try and see the sunrise, however mountains were in the way, so we opted for the mountain west of fort apache over by warm springs and rhodes ranch. of course, i left my camera at the ross's, but Trevor was great enough to bring our video camera.

He brought our jean quilt (Cyndi we still love them!!), some cut up fruit, donuts, hot chocolate, cups and juice!! also, it has been hot up until Saturday! but he did tell us to get tennis shoes on and brought us our sweaters.

the clouds got in our way, but it was still wonderful! i enjoyed driving around and being surprised by my magnificent husband. Craig and him even got to go for a walk.

We came home and Craig was able to jump on the trampoline before conference (and a little during too :D ). he still had his sweater on for a while, but the day did warm up a little.

the weather has been beautiful today and yesterday. we opened our window and door and let all the air in.

It reminded me to enjoy our time together and to cherish my wonderful little family. The world was so quiet early in the morning and we were just enjoying our time. We also saw many airplanes and Craig LOVED that.

weekly Update... sorry, not funny like SNL

This was what Craig wore last Sunday! he was just so stinking cute, I had to get his picture! on our way out the door, he found a pumpkin and this bubble blower, and watned to play with it! He looks like an old man blowing his pipe.

it wasn't really october yet, but he is ready already!

The other night, I read him a story and laid him down and he snuggled with a book under his arm. he ended up moving around, but i'm so glad he loves books already! another night, I reaed a peek-a-baby book that he recieved for his birthday from my cousin Crystal. He was so funny. i suck in air, and then say peek a boo and he was doing the same thing. i never noticed he was copying me until that night. he's such a cutie!

This week went pretty well. I did not have to work friday! it meant i didn't make any $, but i got to spend the entire day with Craig and it sure was needed. Craig has cried everyday I leave. on enight this week, Trevor had leave for class or a meeting, and craig got so sad and started crying. I really think we need to spend more time together. Trevor is not going to be helping out with his student engineering group, ASCE, so hopefully that will help. also, the afternoon class just went on track break!! so hopefully i will have after noons off for the next little while.

JOB UPDATE:

last week, they started hiring newly graduates. or so I heard. i still have not received any calls. the principal I am working with offered me two things. I can stay on as the afternoon kinder teacher, or I can wait a little bit and see if i get any calls. i asked her if we could wait. she is giving me until Friday the 10th. but that was on Monday and I haven't heard a thing!! so, monday or tuesday, i will accept the job, keep on subbing for the maternity leave, possibly subbing in the afternoons just at that same school when needed. it will be probably my most difficult year, but at least i'll get it over with. all teachers get a difficult group of kids about once in their teaching. but i will be bale to feel like it is my class, not just the class i'm borrowing.

ENJOY OCTOBER!