All Are Safely Home

Our house is now a full home again.  We went from having jus the boys at home to having all four children back and it is wonderful.  Well, Boyd is not sure about that as he had to give up his room for the girls, but I think it is great.  I love sitting every night with all of my family, going to church together, playing, laughing, and just sitting together.  It is great!  For some reason the house seems so much smaller to me now but that could be cause the kids are bigger and take more room.  I have lost my garage as it is now a storage unit for all the stuff from college but I have not parked inside for a couple years now anyway.  If it means they are all here, it is fine.  I worry about the girls being home with no social life here, but they seem to be happy.

Cortnie was so excited to come home last weekend.  I flew to Salt Lake to be able to drive back with her so she was not alone.  I did not expect to have to get up at 3:00 a.m. to help her finish cleaning her apartment before check out at 8:00.  I should have known better after last year, but my hopes were up (and then were crushed).  We managed to get it done though and then spent the rest of the day resting before the big drive.  She is going to work again at Payless Shoes until she goes on her mission this fall.  We get to start on the paperwork really soon and turn those papers in the first of July.  That is only like two months away - it does not seem real.  I am excited for her but also sad too.  Selfish for myself but know that she will be an awesome missionary and wants to serve so bad.

This week we leave for Cedar for graduation - I can't believe I will be at one of my childrens college graduation. It seems like just yesterday I was graduating while pregnant with Brittnie and now she is going to be walking the stage in her cap and gown.  Where has all the time gone?  Where is that little baby girl that I gave birth too just two months after recieving my diploma?  She is now a beautiful young woman whom is so strong and so wonderful.  She leaves for Japan in 12 days for a study abroad program.  I will worry the whole time she is gone as it is a foreign country and you never know what happens there.  I can't deny her the right to go though, she has worked so hard to get there.  I am excited for what she will learn and what she will see. 

Our lives are always busy.  Work has been so crazy and I am so tired of working 45 - 50 hours  a week.  Something needs to be done cause I can't continue that way.  I am ready to go back to my four days and have some down time for myself and with my family.  Hopefully soon.....at least I have a few extra days off this week for graduation.  Other than that, we are good.  Boyd turns 16 in a couple of weeks and wants to drive alone but he is not ready yet. Skyler keeps my hoping as he wants to be grown up but yet is still my little boy.  As for Rob and I, we are very happy parents and best friends.  I miss him when he is gone and long to spend all my time with him.  He makes me happy and gives me so much.  Life is good....