Time

I have about a bajillion posts in my head, but I never have time to write them out. When I finally do have a little bit of time, I can't remember all of them. I will get to them eventually, but my time seems so stretched these days, there are so many things I do not get to do. For example, I love to scrapbook, however it has been forever since I last did it. I have an album for JR. It is going to be his baby book and document his first year of life. I have all the pictures I want to include in it printed, but that is all I have been able to do. Now I need to purchase a book for AJ and eventually get started on his as well. I just never have the time. Where is all this time going. Well I thought I would update here about our currently busy life of our family at the moment. I know I use this blog to mostly talk about the boys, but there might be some of you out there that might want to hear about Mike and I as well.

If you don't know, I work part time and Mike is a PhD student. I like my job, I work with very nice people, and I really do enjoy what I am doing, but I would much rather be a stay at home mom. While Mike is still in school that is just not possible. I am grateful that I only work part time, however I was recently promoted to a professional level in the same department I was working. I received a raise which is always good, however it really changed my position into a full time job. Which basically means I am try to squeeze 40 hours of work into 20 hours. Let just say it is difficult. Mike, is currently working on his dissertation, which is great. It means he is almost finished. But this also means that he needs time to write. He also has a teaching assistantship, which means he is teaching a college class. And currently he is applying for jobs for next fall. Oh did I mention that I also teach early morning seminary and Mike is in the bishopric.

So basically we are busy. I am not complaining, I know there are many people out there that are a lot busier than us, but I will be glad when this stage of our life is over, but I am sure there are many things that will always keep us busy, no matter what stage of our lives we are in.

Talking about the next stage of our life. Mike is started to apply for jobs next fall. He is planning to be finished with his PhD next Summer. So now is the time to start looking. Its really fun to think about where we might end up, but it also has us worried about how difficult it might be for him to get a job. There are actually several jobs that he is qualified for, so he is going to apply to them all, but whether or not any job offers come from any of it, is hard to say. We always thought we would end up somewhere in the south, since Mike is a southern historian, however there is not many jobs in the south. Because I know some people might be curious I will mention here where some of the jobs are. There are many people that might be very happy (including me) if we ended up back in Utah, and surprisingly there are 3 jobs he is applying to in Utah. But that does not mean we will end up back there, it still is so hard to tell how things will play out. Some of the other places he is applying at are Pennsylvania (there are 3 jobs there as well), Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Tennessee (the only one in the south). I am rooting for any in Utah or the the one in Idaho, even though I'm not sure I can stand the cold in Idaho, just because it means we will be closer to family. However, wherever he gets an offer and is a good fit for our family, I will be happy. I will really miss Mississippi, the ward and the friends we have here especially, but I am ready for this next stage of our lives to begin.