2011

2011 has come and gone! We had a few ups and downs though; Steve works for a company called Lockheed Martin who contracts with NASA. Recently the space programs budget and plans for space flight were cut drastically. Steve's job is secure for now but over the last year he has put his resume out a little bit in hopes of something more close to home. One day he got a call from a friend who works for a company in Salt Lake City who told him to come interview with them. I tried not to get my hopes to high but they soared when he got the job and we were just waiting for an offer letter! No letter...a phone call from HR that told us the corporate office reviewed his resume and thought he did not have enough experience. :( We moved to Texas knowing that it would not be our forever home and I am loving it here, we just have always had plans to go when the opportunity presented itself. Not this time. We have more to do in Texas! That was a down for a while but I am back up!
A very big up for us was Miss Macie Lynn was born on April 8th! She is the best baby ever! Which I think I deserve after how sick I was with her during pregnancy. Autam and Lauryn just love her guts. We are so blessed with healthy little girls.
Just as I am sure everyone was, we were so busy this year. I can see that it is only the beginning. Autam is in 2nd grade now. That is when the homework starts at CLCE (Clear Lake City Elementary). She is supposed to read 20min every night as well. She also is still taking piano lessons and I like for her to practice 30 mins a day.
I am still the YW president in our ward. Any calling that has to do with the youth of our church is very demanding. There are Sunday responsibilities, Wednesday night activities, and also at least one Saturday a month there is a youth activity. It is hard but rewarding at the same time.
While working, Steve is perusing a masters degree as well. He took two classes this last quarter which meant 3 nights a week either he or I was gone. I will not complain too much because it is way better than his undergraduate where he would come home at 11pm, sleep for 4 hours, while reciting math problems in his sleep, then go back to the school at 3am.
I am ready to take on 2012. My goals this year; 1. Not yell at my kids, 2. Read scriptures at least 2 days a week, 3. Be a better friend by listening to others better.