Happy

I'm so happy that I'm done with the talk and that there is not a whole lot going on this week. Last week was busier than I would have liked. I finally started writing my talk at 11:00pm saturday night. I stayed up most of the night. I was a wreck by sunday morning because I was so tired. The talk went pretty well all things considered. Doss didn't have a whole lot of time to work on his talk either. He is good at public speaking though. I was shaking and Doss said that everyone behind me could see it. I've been better at controlling my voice when I speak, but I'm still not a very good public speaker. I've given countless presentations at national meetings, but it hasn't gotten easier for me. I think I'll always dread speaking in public.

Doss's parents and Granny came to visit this weekend. David and Judy, relatives of Doss's family that live here in Edmond, also came to visit. Joseph and Audrey really enjoyed playing with Great-Granny. We had a nice time visiting with everyone. Friday night Doss took us all to dinner at the Railhead BBQ restaurant. We had the whole restaurant all to ourselves which was nice. Joseph and Audrey took advantage of that fact and were all over the place. Katelyn slept most of the time.

Saturday night, Doss grilled hamburgers and sausage for everyone. Unfortunately, Doss set some of the meat down to rearrange some things on the grill and Sushi ate 1/3 of the meat. Doss was pretty upset. I was going to give Sushi some meat if she behaved herself, but I guess she just helped herself. Silly dog!

We really enjoy living here in Edmond. I must say that this place has exceeded my expectations. I've been pretty happy overall. I'm even feeling better about the sale of our house too. I was mad earlier in the week when I found out that even with the bonus, we weren't able to come out on top. It turns out that the bonus was only 5% of the net sales price and not 6% of the sales/offer price. So, it was alot less than we had anticipated plus the 5% bonus was taxed 30%. I'm just glad that it's all over with. I'm also glad that we don't have a mortgage at the moment. There were a number of layoffs at Schlumberger this week including in Doss's department...scary. Anyway, he survived this round of layoffs. We are trying to stay positive. I like where we're living, and I'm enjoying the time that I get to spend with the kids. It's taken me a long time to not be so concerned about keeping a foot in the door careerwise. I think when the time comes, I'll find something to do that I will find satisfying. Life is good.

Talk

So I should be working on my talk for sunday since the kids went to bed around 9:00pm, but I just am so unmotivated. I think I'm too tired to really think. I just updated the blog about the kids and am now updating this one.

I usually spend tons of time doing research, writing, and rewriting when I have to speak, but I don't have that kind of time. Anytime I try to get on the computer during the day, the kids come running over and crowd around me. Joseph says he wants to play games. Audrey just starts hitting random keys or pushes the green button that shuts the computer down. I was hoping that I might get some time this weekend to work on the talk, but we are all of a sudden very busy.

Tomorrow night we are going to a ward get-together for families that are new to the area. Friday my in-laws are coming. They will likely stay thru Sunday? Doss says I should not worry about the talk and get up sunday and just say something. He can do that, but I can't. Public speaking scares me and I would definitely freeze if I didn't have every single word typed out in front of me. Since I don't have time to work on the talk the rest of this week, I should be doing it now...sigh. Maybe I'll try and get up really early the next couple of days.

Tired

I didn't go to church today. I was thinking that it would probably be okay to take Katelyn to church, but I was just so very tired today. Audrey also seemed really tired and was acting like she wasn't feeling well. She had a runny diaper this morning too so I decided to keep her home with me. Doss and Joseph went to church. Of course with two kids at home, I didn't get a chance to rest at all. I'm thinking about going to bed here soon since I can probably catch an hour or two of sleep before Katelyn wakes up for a feeding.

I probably should rest more, but it's hard to do when there is so much to be done. It seems like there is a never ending pile of laundry no matter how many loads I do. I feel like I'm always cleaning too. I'm so tired of picking up toys. The kids have toys in every room and hallway and even on the stairs. I finally moved a lot of the toys upstairs. Doss moved our loveseat upstairs too and the papasan chair so that there would be a place to sit when the kids are hanging out upstairs. I swept and mopped all the floors last night. Tomorrow I'll try and clean some more.

Thank You

I tried designing a photo thank you card to send friends and family for the nice gifts that Katelyn has received. This is what I've come up with. I'll probably just run with it. Katelyn has been so fussy. She just wants to nurse constantly and/or have me hold her. If I put her down at all she cries and cries. I haven't done much all morning except one load of laundry and some finishing touches on the photo card...sigh. I do love to cuddle and hold my new baby though. I guess the house will have to stay messy for a while longer.