Life is Good!

I am so happy! It's Emma's last week of school! A whole summer without homework nagging, getting up in the morning nagging, going to bed nagging, etc. Just fun with my girls. Emma has done very well in school this year. She has also learned 2 new pieces on her violin this year and started ballet. Way to go Emma! Your dad and I are so proud of you and all of your hard work!

Our washing machine is dead. We have been working on it and are now ready to throw money at the problem. Bob is an extremely handy guy, he is just extremely busy. Poor guy! He was working to ressurect the dumb machine for 3 weeks and we finally discovered the problem. It is half the cost of replacing the dumb thing! It has been moved 4 times and has never worked very well. So, I just ordered another one. Bob was excited about the idea of one of the cool front loaders, but I just couldn't see buying one before we buy another house. I don't want to move that huge heavy washer! So we are buying a decent standard jobby and when we move into a house we can sell it to some college students and upgrade.

I started my new calling on Sunday. I served in the nursery for 2 years here and 2 years before that in my last ward so it was hard to say goodbye to my sweet babys. I have to admit that I was starting to get a little tired so it was time to move on. I never saw myself as a nursery leader. Honestly, I have been told in blessings my whole life that I would love to serve the little ones and just couldn't reconcile the idea with who I thought I was. Heavenly Father definately knows us better than we know ourselves. Anyhow, I am teaching Relief Society again. I have had this calling so many times that it is alot like puting on a comfortable pair of slippers. The ladies in my ward are wonderful and wonderfully unique so teaching on Sunday was a pleasure.

Bob has been asked to step in and take over as the acting superviser in the Local Assistance office. (He works at Caltrans as an engineer). He is in the middle of his rotation (an opportunity for the engineers to rotate to different departments for 2 years) and they promised him that he can finish the last 6 months of his rotation after they replace the supervisor. I think they are hoping he will pass his PE before they find someone new and then they can keep him. He is very good at his job and everyone wants him, he is just not sure he wants to take on the supervisor role just yet. He has really enjoyed his rotation. He got to spend 6 months as a structures engineer overseeing a bridge that is being built in Fort Bragg. He has been in a few other interesting places. He is currently working in the lab. He loves it! He gets to do science experiments all day! When he is back in Local Assistance he will be going to many meetings. He meets with local and state government officials (yep, even teleconferences with the governator) and will be dealing with alot of personell stuff. I know he will do a great job for them, I hope it is a positive experience for him! He is still extracting names for the church. His goal is to get up to 10,000. He is a real genealogy wiz, so he will soon have to make a new goal! I was telling Emma about how hard her daddy works to give us such a great life and she said " I am so glad you married daddy!" Yeah, me too. He is just so fun to be around!