Matt- Matt finished up his classes for last semester and he did really well. He was taking Chemistry 2, Medical Terminology, and Stats. Those classes are pretty tough but Matt managed to handle it all. Half way through the semester he finally got a job at UPS as a shift supervisor. This job requires him to get up super early. Like 4 am early!! It was an adjustment and still is getting up that early and spending enough time studying without falling asleep. This semester Matt is taking Organic Chemistry and Microbiology. The Organic Chemistry is a self-guided class that was specially arranged just for him with the Dean of the school. It's a long story of how that happened but I will tell you that if we had been told the truth about Organic Chemistry we would not be here in Wyoming right now! But so far so good with the classes and work and studying. Matt has submitted his application to 6 Physician Assistant schools across the nation. We're nervously waiting to hear if he will get invited for interviews and then accepted to any of these schools. Our schools of choice right now are in Mississippi, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Hampshire. I'm really pulling for the first school in Mississippi. Time will tell where we end up next.
Melissa- This part is really hard for me to write. I could sugar coat things and say how wonderful I am and I'm just having the time of my life. But in reality that is not true. I'm not having fun and really I'm not happy here. There are many reasons why and I could spend a long time going over and explaining each individual reason but I don't want to bore you. I will tell you though that I look forward to having our own space again and having all our stuff out of storage. I try to stay busy with little projects here and there since I don't have anywhere to actually do big projects like a used too. Sometimes when I'm up late because I can't sleep I think about my friends at home and how much I miss them. It seems as if we're just kinda floating around right now since being here in Wyoming is only a temporary thing. I want a place to feel like home and this just isn't home to me. But I put on my happy face each day for my husband and children and I push through and take one day at a time. I will say that one blessing that has come from being here in Wyoming is that I've been able to connect with my cousin. I didn't know her before I moved here and I'm not even sure she knew I even existed. But she plays basketball here at the college so we have very much enjoyed going to her games and seeing her play. We love KC so much and we love having her over every Sunday for dinner. I try to keep her well fed and give her a home cooked meal. Let's face it college food sucks after a while!! Her basketball season is almost over so we'll have to find something else to keep us busy and entertained.
Levi- Oh my precious Levi! He is doing so well in school. He loves his teacher so much and looks forward to going to school each day. His little mind is such a sponge right now and he's just soaking up everything he learns. Levi loves to read right now and when he gets sent to his room for timeout it's not really a timeout. I usually find him reading. I hope he keeps that up. Last week he brought home his second report card and he did amazing in all areas. I have parent-teacher conferences coming up in a few weeks so I hope it's only good things. We didn't sign Levi up for Spring soccer which I haven't told him yet about. If Matt is accepted to the school in Mississippi there is a huge possibility that I would have to withdraw Levi from school a few weeks early. The classes in Mississippi start mid-May so we would have to be out of here very quickly after Matt finishes up his semester. But hopefully wherever we land I can get him signed up for fall soccer and he can pick right up where he left off.
Jax- My hands are full with this kid!! He is so full of energy and attitude...let me tell ya!! He goes to Pre K 3 days a week. He too loves his teachers and his "school friends" as he calls them. I have started teaching him letters, numbers, and shapes because I don't think it's being taught in his preschool. Not sure why though. Jaxon feels so grown up and every day when I pick him up he and Levi tell each other their school day stories. It is just the cutest thing! I wanted to sign Jax up for soccer too since he is finally old enough but again we'll just hope for fall soccer. When Jax isn't in school he's home with me and Colten just creating chaos. But I wouldn't trade him for the world!
Colten- Colten is just my happy little baby. He makes us smile and I'm so glad he's ours. Since being here in Wyoming he's figured out how to climb over the baby gate, open doors, and climb out of his crib. The baby gate is not even up anymore because it was pointless. He's figured out how to pop off the door knob covers so they're pretty much pointless too. Colten is saying many words now and so we're able to better figure out what he wants. Every day when his brothers get home from school his face just lights up though. That boy loves his brothers! I hope it stays that way as he gets older. I love that I get to have Colten to myself some days. We play and chase each other and he just makes my heart melt.
I think that's pretty much all the latest with each of us. Not too exciting but we're here and all alive and that is a good thing. I miss everyone at home and I do think of you often. I look forward to being back home this summer and seeing you all again. Hopefully someday I can pick up my projects again and show them to you here on my blog. After all, that's why I created this in the first place.
Have a great weekend!
