08/21/95 Journal Entry Preparing for Aj's 4th birthday, loving my baby Dallas, Andy working all the time
8/21/95
We still haven't heard about our new place in Hurricane. They said it will probably be another week before we can close. That would be AJ's 4th birthday. We don't want to move then!
AJ is really excited for his birthday. He wants to go to Fiesta Fun (we're going Saturday for Andy's work picnic), McDonald's for a burger (probably Monday at lunch and we'll take Taylor) and get his big new bike. We'll probably have to find a used bike for him or do something else. A new one costs about $65-$75 at Walmart.
AJ loves yellow. He started to love yellow at about 2 and colors all his pictures at church all yellow. It's really cute and easy to find things he likes! I never really realized kids got preferences in color so early in life.
Dallas is really cute. He is getting pretty good at getting around. Still crawls better backward then forward. He can sit unassisted for short periods of time. He loves to hold your hands and stand up. He had apple sauce yesterday and bananas today for his first time. REALLY likes bananas. And apple juice w/cereal. He has a beautiful smile that he uses more often lately.
Tonight I tried to get him to sleep by himself. He cried for 15 minutes. I went and got him and held him for less than 1 minute and he was out. I should enjoy just holding him every night and not try to make him grow up! I rock him to sleep every time now.
Poor Andy's been working w/o a night off for 1.5 weeks now. That's not so bad except he still doesn't know if or when a new editor will come in. He worked 70 hours M-F last week. not only did he do his job, and the assistants but he also put out a tab. He got home at 8 a.m. Wednesday -- worked 2-5 p.m. and 7p-7a -- an all nighter! YUCK! Hopefully once this other position is filled he'll just work 40 hours a week and feel a little more human.
Our ward here seems fickle. Not really dedicated. Relief Society usually only has 10-15 sisters. I was called to be RS pianist in December 94 and have really loved my calling. It has made me practice and get better and not be afraid. I have really enjoyed not having a big audience and being about to say, oh well, just a few people heard me screw up! I hope I continue to practice and play in our next ward. I never played for people before this and it was a real growing experience for me. Someday I want to be good enough to play in front of sacrament meeting and not mess up! I would love to be the temple organist and get to just practice in the peaceful chapel for an hour or two once or twice a week. It is so peaceful there.
I finally have my whole temple outfit now and my recommend expired! Need to go get a new one but I hate doing the interviews. Told Andy I better start going or die (you know your buried in your clothes -- we need to put them to use!) Think I'd rather go to the temple! I'm only 26 - I hope I have a few decades left yet!
We still haven't heard about our new place in Hurricane. They said it will probably be another week before we can close. That would be AJ's 4th birthday. We don't want to move then!
AJ is really excited for his birthday. He wants to go to Fiesta Fun (we're going Saturday for Andy's work picnic), McDonald's for a burger (probably Monday at lunch and we'll take Taylor) and get his big new bike. We'll probably have to find a used bike for him or do something else. A new one costs about $65-$75 at Walmart.
AJ loves yellow. He started to love yellow at about 2 and colors all his pictures at church all yellow. It's really cute and easy to find things he likes! I never really realized kids got preferences in color so early in life.
Dallas is really cute. He is getting pretty good at getting around. Still crawls better backward then forward. He can sit unassisted for short periods of time. He loves to hold your hands and stand up. He had apple sauce yesterday and bananas today for his first time. REALLY likes bananas. And apple juice w/cereal. He has a beautiful smile that he uses more often lately.
Tonight I tried to get him to sleep by himself. He cried for 15 minutes. I went and got him and held him for less than 1 minute and he was out. I should enjoy just holding him every night and not try to make him grow up! I rock him to sleep every time now.
Poor Andy's been working w/o a night off for 1.5 weeks now. That's not so bad except he still doesn't know if or when a new editor will come in. He worked 70 hours M-F last week. not only did he do his job, and the assistants but he also put out a tab. He got home at 8 a.m. Wednesday -- worked 2-5 p.m. and 7p-7a -- an all nighter! YUCK! Hopefully once this other position is filled he'll just work 40 hours a week and feel a little more human.
Our ward here seems fickle. Not really dedicated. Relief Society usually only has 10-15 sisters. I was called to be RS pianist in December 94 and have really loved my calling. It has made me practice and get better and not be afraid. I have really enjoyed not having a big audience and being about to say, oh well, just a few people heard me screw up! I hope I continue to practice and play in our next ward. I never played for people before this and it was a real growing experience for me. Someday I want to be good enough to play in front of sacrament meeting and not mess up! I would love to be the temple organist and get to just practice in the peaceful chapel for an hour or two once or twice a week. It is so peaceful there.
I finally have my whole temple outfit now and my recommend expired! Need to go get a new one but I hate doing the interviews. Told Andy I better start going or die (you know your buried in your clothes -- we need to put them to use!) Think I'd rather go to the temple! I'm only 26 - I hope I have a few decades left yet!
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