Well it's been over a year since I've
blogged! Time has flown by so quickly it feels like I just
posted my last entry a week ago! Phew! It's been a year of treading
water so to speak and I'm wiped from the process to be brutally
honest.
I understand everyone is busy these
days, in fact it almost seems like it's a competition in society to see who can be the busiest. But not for this gal, I truly
enjoy some downtime and am very thankful for those rare mornings I
can get up and enjoy a quiet coffee. I've learned that my daughters
love their downtime as well, so we have been taking some much needed
rest time here and there this summer. Even if it's just letting the
kids stay in their pjs until noon and hang out, it's quite alright
because we know soon enough they'll be racing around come September.
Since my last blog entry we have moved
back to Fredericton because my husband was entering his 3rd
year of medicine. In 3rd year he became a clerk which
essentially means he works in the hospital setting in various
locations from now on. We felt that moving back was the best
decision for our family and if it was meant to be things would work
out. On July 31st at 11 pm we accepted the offer on the
sale of our home (We had previously decided if we didn't sell the
house by August 1st we would take the house of the market
and not move!), that quickly sent us on a house hunt in the capital
city. Within 1 week we found our new home and moved within 3 weeks.
I was able to find childcare and a job within a week of moving back,
things all just fell into place. The girls transitioned very well
although it was tough saying goodbye to such an awesome bunch of
friends. They have managed to keep in touch which warms my heart! We
have been truly blessed along this journey in so many ways!
Third year has been the toughest year
of medical school so far on all of us (in my opinion). My
husband works long hours at the hospital plus has to study during any
free time as expected. I've adjusted to the fact that we can't rely
on him for any day to day responsibilities and it's tough on all of
us. He is such a hands on Dad, so losing his help has been tough on
the girls and I but it's also been very hard on him to miss out. He
helps where or when he can but these days it's pretty minimal. He's
doing extremely well in school and we are counting down the months
until graduation (9 months now). Speaking of 9 months, he's been
working labour and delivery and really enjoying his time there!
Our oldest daughter completed her first
year of middle school and survived! She did so well and I am so proud
of her, she also played competitive basketball for the first time
and has become quite a good little point guard! She's not so excited
to start grade 7 but I am sure she'll be happy to get back into a
routine! Our middle daughter completed grade 4 and eased back into
her old school and hooked up with her super bunch of friends! She's
a social butterfly and brings us so many laughs! She is looking
forward to her last year of elementary school and hopes to play some
volleyball and basketball this fall. Our youngest will be turning 2
years old in September, she's a ball full of energy and seems to be
pretty determined. She has had an amazing year of growing, and had a
rough winter that gave her parents a few scares but she is healthy
now and growing like a bad weed! We absolutely adore our girls and I
am so very thankful for the joy they bring us!
So here's to blogging a bit more in the
near future, I have some organizing projects planned so maybe I'll
share them here or who knows it might be another year before I post a
thing....we'll see. Thanks for checking in!
