Weather.....

So you can tell by the date on this picture that it is from December 2003!! Ron and I were driving home from CA. after being there for Xmas and my grandmas funeral. We were passing over the Sierra Nevadas and this was how much snow they had......we had to stop and take pictures. I am 5'5" if that gives you any idea!!! And it was FREEZING cold!!!

Anyway - this picture, among others, was on an old computer that I haven't been able to look at for years. When our computer crashed last week, I called my friend Michelle to see if her hubby might have a minute to look at it. HE went above and beyond looking at it.....and needless to say removed some hard drives, and moved some around, and now I can see my pictures again!! YEAH!! And a HUGE thank you Michelle and Alex for helping us out during this crisis!! IT is GREATLY appreciated and we owe you one!

So today is suspossed to be able 76 degrees.....I am not complaining and I like the warm weather especially after a long, cold winter, but I much perfer the snow and rain and cold to the heat! I looked at the newspaper this morning and it is only suspossed to get hotter this week. Up into the high 80's...um...hello....what happened to easing us into the heat?? On the other hand, in talking to my mom yesterday, she mentioned 101 in Sacramento today.......so I MUCH prefer the 70's over the 100's, especailly in May...because if it that hot now, I can't imagine what summer is going to be like!!

What are we up to???

Well...I feel so busy lately that I don't know which way is up, or down, or well you get the idea!! Happy Mother's Day to you all by the way!! I know that is today!! LOL!! So since I am not seeing the people I used to see on a daily basis, I figured I would update here!! Life is still crazy for us. Ron has finished school and passed his driving and testing this week!! He is now an offical CDL holder!! He did so great!~! Can you imagine backing and parallel parking a semi?? He had to do that for his test!! Crazy!! So now we move on to quickly finding him a job, hopefully!! Not that he had stopped trying while he was in school, because he didn't, but now our need is becoming a little more urgent with us approaching the 6 month mark and unemployment almost running out! So if anyone knows of a driving job, local or OTR, please let us know!!
As for me, well I am coninuing to work my two jobs!! I got hired as a supervisor for the Summer Program at the one job, so starting in June I will be working 40+ hours a week at that job alone. That will continue until the end of August. So IF Ron doesn't find something, at least I will be full time and he can watch the kids til the end of that timeframe!! After that - well I haven't thought ahead that far, cause I am REALLY, REALLY praying that he finds something and I won't need to worry about it! I'm truely grateful to have found something more fulltime, but can I tell you how much it breaks my heart to know that I will miss out on an entire summer with my kids?? No free lunch at the park, no daytime trips to the zoo, no park playdates, or any other playdates for that matter.....I am having a hard time with that~! I am glad that they will get to spend that time with Ron, but its still just different....they need their mommy~! Maybe this is so close to my heart because of today being mother's day, maybe my emotions are just running high because I am prego....IDK....but I have been such a baby today. Oh well...... such is life.
Otherwise, the kids are all doing GREAT!! Maddie has Kindergarden orientation this past week and was thrilled to meet her new teacher and cannot wait to start school in August. She starts the day after her B-Day, so we figured we will take treats on the first day of school as a special treat! Maddie and Aidan are both almost done with pre-school for the year, anbd will celebrate with a graduation on the 20th. They love going to school, so I am sure summer might be a bit rough for them!! Isaac is a monkey and keeps us running in every direction. He is talking a little more now days and is saying cookie, and baby among a few other words.
No pictures today, because last week our computer crashed and we had to get a new one. My other job requires me to work from home, so we couldn't go without it! I am loving how fast this new one is, as well as the 20" screen instead of my old 13"....... so once I get some files back or download pictures.....they won't be any for a bit~!!
Anyway - I hope all of you mother's had a wonderful day! You are all such great examples to me and I love each and every one of you! Thank you for that which you bring to my life!