Valentine Tory

Here are a few pictures of Tory on Valentine's Day!

Bat Baby

Gabe is turning 5 next month.... We like to do a big friend birthday party for them on some of their big birthdays, 5, 8, 12, 16... Anyways Gabe decided he wanted a Batman birthday so I thought it would be fun to make little Batman capes for all of his friends that will came over. So Jeff's mom came over last week and helped me get started, she was nice enough to bring her serger and got the main part of the cape done... now I am just finishing the rest of the capes. I got a month left... that should give me enough time.. but I am sewing illiterate.

Anyway while I was making those I thought it would be fun for my girls to have capes because as you can image Batman is played a lot at my house. Kelsi got a pink cape and Tory got a purple cape. Tory has loved her cape, the first time we got it on her Kelsi said she looks like a Bat Baby and Tory immediately yelled out I Am Bat Baby! We tried so hard to get it on video but every time we brought out the camera she found it and said cheese instead.... so here is a couple pictures of our bat baby and the capes I am making for Gabe's party... just imagine them in black and yellow.

Going back to school

Jeff has been pressuring me for a couple of years to consider going back to school. I have been dragging my feet because to be honest I did not know what I wanted to do and I am a little intimidated by the amount of time it will take. Plus I have been so sick of Jeff being in school and all the time that takes so it has put a real sour taste in my mouth. Not to mention the costs involved in going back to school. Well I was laid off of work for the winter and realized that I am so bored! Maybe I am not a good mom but cleaning the house all day long and playing Batman and Lego's just doesn't do it for me and it started me thinking. I am not going to want to work at my current job for the rest of my life, don't get me wrong, I love my job and it has been a huge blessing for me and my family, we need the job and hopefully things will pick up at work soon and I will be able to go back to work. But my kids are getting older, I will be home alone with all my kids at school in 3 years. Kelsi is all ready going all day in 1st grade, Gabe is starting kindergarten in the summer and Tory is 3 years away from going. I don't want to be one of those mom's that falls back on a job they don't enjoy just to make ends work or because they don't know what else to do with themselves. So I applied for financial aid just to see if I would get some money to qualify and start taking some of the general requirements. Well I got financial aid and I got admitted to SLCC, I plan on taking Internet courses as much as I can and for the next 3 years and go part time... When Tory goes to school and maybe if we get out of debt and can pay for preschool a little earlier, I will start going full time to school.
The cool thing about all of this is I found a career path that I want to do and I am really excited to do. The end goal is going to be a physical therapist. It is a long road to take, and I probably wont graduate until I am 40, but you know I am going to turn 40 one way or not so I might as well start learning some stuff a long the way. I have 2 years to get my AS, (associates of science), then I need a bachelors degree, which I am leaning towards Exercise and Sports Science or Occupational Therapy.. then I get to do the physical therapy program which is a 2 year program.
But I think this career path is a great path for me to take, I will be able to be with my family when they are home and I will be able to take care of my family better.
I love my family and my kids and want to be the best I can for them, I know this is going to take a lot of sacrifice and work, but Jeff is behind me 110% and we will find a way to make this all work as best as we can.