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The Sill's
Saturday, September 22, 2012
First Scout Camp!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Short Trip to Idaho
We decided to take a much needed mini vacation trip to Idaho to get away and visit Grandma Johnson.
Greg and the boys are swimming and once again I am sitting on the sidelines. (Waited too long to get a new swimming suit and now I can't find one.)
But it does give me a minute to quietly contemplate life, love, and our pursuit of happiness.
Life has been good, hectic, stressful, and very very blessed lately.
After much thought and prayer and tears and stress, we felt it was time for Greg to leave his job at HCI in May. He had been there for 10 years and had helped build it up from a tiny 8 person company to a large successful one. It grew very fast and was just not the same company anymore and the amount of stress he was under was not worth the return. We needed a happy and healthy husband and father.
I really thought he would be able to find a job quickly. I was never very stressed or concerned that he wouldn't find a good job, even as we approached the 4 month mark. Watching our savings go down every month was a little disconcerting, but we had it and that was a blessing.
A lot of people asked me if I was ready to send him back to work and if he was driving me crazy. I can honestly say that I was not ready to have him go back to work. (Financially- yes, physically- no.) He is such an amazing man- he cooked, cleaned, grocery shopped, car pooled, did yard work, finished MY to do lists. We played and talked and enjoyed the time we had together. He was able to go to all of the scout camps with the boys. He was home during their very short 3 week summer vacation.
I have always been in love with him, but I find I love him more and more with every trial we face and overcome together.
After 4 months of searching, praying, fasting, and interviewing, and prayers from our families-he did start a new job last week with HQC. (Not a far cry from HCI- he's now working with the hospitals instead of the medical insurances). They are also a small company that he can help build up. They are very family and employee oriented. It's been hard sending him off to work everyday, but he's happy and gainfully employed - so I will have to curb my selfish tendencies.
So on to our pursuit of happiness!
I have not posted about Noah turning 7 or Nicholas turning 9 last year- yet. (And Noah turns 8 next month.....AAaAHhhh)
Nathan turned 12 in July. It was quite an event. 15 of his closest friends, 25 nerf guns, 600 nerf darts, and a gym full of obstacles and two enemy bases. As fun as that was- the really. Significant part of him turning 12 was him being worthy to receive the priesthood. As I was sitting in church next to Greg, watching Nathan pass the sacrament I was overwhelmed by the fact that I have been blessed with the priesthood in my home and now I have 2 priesthood holders when there are so many families who don't have any. Then I realized (the obvious) in 4 short years I will have 4 priesthood holders in my home. The responsibility as a mother to help them be worthy to receive that gift was overwhelming. I have 3 future missionaries, 3 future husbands, and 3 future fathers that I have been entrusted to raise and teach. I pray I do right by my future daughter in laws and grandchildren.
I was blessed with great kids to begin with, I just hope I don't mess them up in my attempt to help them become strong, dependable, trustworthy gentlemen.
I hope they will always love each other and want to spend time together. We always have a great time on our "trips" and I hope we can continue taking them together. I do feel bad for missing out on our morning swim- they are all laughing and playing catch and racing Greg, but I am enjoying the "show".
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Greg and the boys are swimming and once again I am sitting on the sidelines. (Waited too long to get a new swimming suit and now I can't find one.)
But it does give me a minute to quietly contemplate life, love, and our pursuit of happiness.
Life has been good, hectic, stressful, and very very blessed lately.
After much thought and prayer and tears and stress, we felt it was time for Greg to leave his job at HCI in May. He had been there for 10 years and had helped build it up from a tiny 8 person company to a large successful one. It grew very fast and was just not the same company anymore and the amount of stress he was under was not worth the return. We needed a happy and healthy husband and father.
I really thought he would be able to find a job quickly. I was never very stressed or concerned that he wouldn't find a good job, even as we approached the 4 month mark. Watching our savings go down every month was a little disconcerting, but we had it and that was a blessing.
A lot of people asked me if I was ready to send him back to work and if he was driving me crazy. I can honestly say that I was not ready to have him go back to work. (Financially- yes, physically- no.) He is such an amazing man- he cooked, cleaned, grocery shopped, car pooled, did yard work, finished MY to do lists. We played and talked and enjoyed the time we had together. He was able to go to all of the scout camps with the boys. He was home during their very short 3 week summer vacation.
I have always been in love with him, but I find I love him more and more with every trial we face and overcome together.
After 4 months of searching, praying, fasting, and interviewing, and prayers from our families-he did start a new job last week with HQC. (Not a far cry from HCI- he's now working with the hospitals instead of the medical insurances). They are also a small company that he can help build up. They are very family and employee oriented. It's been hard sending him off to work everyday, but he's happy and gainfully employed - so I will have to curb my selfish tendencies.
So on to our pursuit of happiness!
I have not posted about Noah turning 7 or Nicholas turning 9 last year- yet. (And Noah turns 8 next month.....AAaAHhhh)
Nathan turned 12 in July. It was quite an event. 15 of his closest friends, 25 nerf guns, 600 nerf darts, and a gym full of obstacles and two enemy bases. As fun as that was- the really. Significant part of him turning 12 was him being worthy to receive the priesthood. As I was sitting in church next to Greg, watching Nathan pass the sacrament I was overwhelmed by the fact that I have been blessed with the priesthood in my home and now I have 2 priesthood holders when there are so many families who don't have any. Then I realized (the obvious) in 4 short years I will have 4 priesthood holders in my home. The responsibility as a mother to help them be worthy to receive that gift was overwhelming. I have 3 future missionaries, 3 future husbands, and 3 future fathers that I have been entrusted to raise and teach. I pray I do right by my future daughter in laws and grandchildren.
I was blessed with great kids to begin with, I just hope I don't mess them up in my attempt to help them become strong, dependable, trustworthy gentlemen.
I hope they will always love each other and want to spend time together. We always have a great time on our "trips" and I hope we can continue taking them together. I do feel bad for missing out on our morning swim- they are all laughing and playing catch and racing Greg, but I am enjoying the "show".
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