Family summary

Well, we have our ups and downs as any family but the last few weeks have been full of sucky things. But if the saying "bad things happen in 3's" is true that we should be done for a while :).

(1) I got laid off from Moduslink. I've worked there for nearly 10 years and they've been constantly downsizing for about the last 5. I really don't know how I managed to hang on this long. But on the positive side, it happened only 4 days before the kids got out of school, so it has been wonderful not to stress out about work when I want to spend so much time going places with the kids.

(2) Aaron's sister Jessica moved to NY on Tuesday. She was one of my favorite running/rollerblading/scrapbooking/hanging out at the pool people, so this summer is going to be hard without her; but she has enrolled in nursing school in NY and will finish in 1/2 the time it would have taken her in Utah, so it is much better for her and, who knows, maybe she'll move back to Utah some day.

(3) Aaron and my best-friends just told us that the military will be moving them to Italy for 4 years. Um, the upside of this is for me is extremely small. When they were stationed in Japan for 3 years I felt like I was missing an appendage. But at least we will definantly be visiting them in Italy (Japan held no interest for us). Aaron is beyond excited about all the food there. Also, they won't be leaving until next March or May, so we have a little time to adjust to the situation.

Now for the good things in our lives -

Aaron: He is 1/2 way done with his Master's Degree! We are so proud of him. He got asked to Coach Defense for the Varsity Football team and East Highschool (the school that all 3 of the Disney Highschool Musicals are filmed; in fact, they are filming #3 right now). And he is now training for his first Triathathon (Sp?).

Aleah: She just finished the 2nd grade last week and is looking forward to a summer with her cousin Jade, swimming, and sleeping in. Soccer got done last Saturday and her team crushed everyone they played; it was a little pathetic at times. She was the goally and loved it.

Cameron: He's moving on to 1st grade! We were nervous about that for a while, but he has been working hard and is beginning to read some. He has finally found a favorite sport in Wrestling and is very good at it. He is so proud of all the medals he won.

Charlie: He turns 2 next week - crazy. He's still as happy as ever. He tries to throw a fit every once in a while, but it is a sad attempt and we usually end up laughing at him. Hopefully he won't get the hang of it anytime soon. He is very into Trains, Monkeys, and reading.

Me: Clay and I finished our 2nd marathon a month ago and so I've had to focus my energy on finding something new to accomplish. So, it has changed to sorting and organizing my house. This has made Aaron very happy.

That's it for now - have a happy day!