Let me say a big thanks to those who have checked in on me. :) I'm sorry I've been out of the loop for so long and haven't updated in almost a month! I feel like there's so much that's happened and I want to catch up with everyone else too. Looks like I broke my promise of pictures coming soon, lol. I'll try to download some into this post.
Where are we living?- Currently still in TN and in the same house. We were supposed to get an apt but they kept moving back our move-in date and we finally said F-IT! We'll be moving again in January so there was no sense in getting a place for just 2mths. Jon's jobsearch has been going very well. It doesn't look like we'll be living in Iowa, but we should be closer than we are now. He's had a job offer near Indianapolis that he may be turning down and he just had an interview in South Bend, IN and this job is looking very promising. Right now it's very possible that we'll be moving to Plymouth, IN for about 6mths and then be settled in either South Bend, IN or near Champaign, IL. I'll be happy with either area.

I'm praying that this company will offer him more $$ than the last company. I'm a little nervous that I may have to go back to work, which I reeeeeally don't want to do. We were planning to start trying for a 2nd baby early next year and I'm just not ready to put Aiden in daycare. As much as his fits and tempers drive me crazy, I can't bear to think of someone else getting to be there for them. ;) I was trying to think of something I could do to make $$ from home but nothing has struck me yet. If we do end up in Plymouth, there is a brand new gym opening up the first of the year and I would try to get a job there. I wouldn't want anything full-time but if I could work around 20hrs and week and get my membership for free, I'd be content. Another thing I've been thinking about is going back to college. I don't want to go back into the workforce until my kids are in school, but I just don't know how that will pan out. I've been considering going back to teach, preferrably from around 2nd-5th grade. I took a few early education classes in college and it scared me away from teaching....but I think that was only because it was dealing with kids age 2-4yrs. Yikes. lol Love em but don't want to do that all day. I think I could do well with kids a bit older, but not junior high age....that scares the bejesus out of me. I hated that age and have NO desire to teach them. Thank God for the men & women who do! :) Kudos to you Sundie, you are a strong woman!!

Fitness/Diet?- Don't ask. Workouts have been extremely inconsistent and the diet has been ok but nowhere near what it needs to be. You know what that all adds up to......tighter clothes and dwindling self esteem. And there's noone to blame but myself. Damnit. lol That being said....I sucked it up and forked out the cash for the gym daycare ($2.50/hr and only M-F 9-noon). Did I mention you have to preschedule and prepay? Oh and if you can't make it one day you have to call a day in advance to reshedule or you lose your $$. They really getcha. So if you add that up and I go every day M-F, that's $50 a month. Just INSANE. And this is on top of your membership. Highway robbery I tell ya. I started going last week and have this week paid for as well. Luck would have it Aiden got sick over the weekend and I had to reschedule today's for another date. Jon should be home around 6pm so I'm going to try to get my ass out the door for a run then.

Just when things seem to be getting better.......I have a root canal on Wednesday. Oh yeah, and next Friday Dec 8th I'm having all 4 wisdom teeth removed. That should be a weekend of hell. Lucky me =) The weekend of the 15th-17th we'll be back in IA for Christmas and then the following weekend is Christmas Eve. I don't know if ya'll know....but I love Christmas. I'm one of those women who puts up the tree and all the decorations the day after Thanksgiving. (This year I did it that night...I was bored, lol) I can't get enough of this holiday. I find myself like a giddy little 5yr old waiting for Santa. I love looking at Christmas lights (especially when they're dusted with snow) and I still set out cookies for Santa....and don't forget carrots for the reindeer. ;) I hope to make this holiday as special to my kids as it always has been to me.

Well...I don't know what else to say to update you all. I'm so sorry I have been out of it for so long. I know everyone has fell back on updating blogs, but I do hope that we all get back into it again. I miss checking in on everyone daily and hearing what's going on in your lives. Coco- I don't know what's going on the the blends biggest loser challenge either. I've checked in there a few times and haven't seen much from anyone. I need it back, I really do. Sometimes I catch myself thinking "it's the holidays" when I really know that's a load of crap I'm feeding myself. I mean, I will ALWAYS enjoy cookies & chocolate on Christmas and my share of drinks on New Year's Eve. I just need to make sure it's not every day of the last few months of the year. ;)

Ok now if there is actually anyone reading this, get back to your blog and update it so I have something to read!!

**Ok I have tried at least 5 times now to download photos to my post and cannot get it to work. If anyone else knows what's going on or what I should do, please let me know!! =)