Mother’s Day was a little bit of a blur. Josh was sick with tonsilitis and a fever for 4 days. It is not common for little kids to get it and the nurse said it was the worst case she had seen in a small child. I had been up so much with him and worrying about the Teacher Appreciation Week that I was in charge of that week that I wasn’t feeling that great either. So Josh and I stayed home and snuggled on the couch. Kurt did bring me home a piece of pie that was served to all the women in Relief Society. Kurt and Jake also wrote a nice note to me (My present was part of my Anniversary gift the week before- flowers and a pressure cooker). Jake also made a handprint flower at school that he gave to me. Then Kurt invited my mom over and made dinner for us (with some help). He made schnitzle and I made rice in the pressure cooker. It was so good. We spent the day relaxing and getting better.

One of the goals that Jake set for himself this year was to learn how to tie his shoes all by himself. For months he has been able to do the first part but always says that making the loops is too hard and needs help. Then one day we were going somewhere and Jake told me that he did it all by himself. I didn’t believe him and asked Kurt if he helped. Kurt thought that I had helped. Jake had done it all by himself! Now he won’t let anyone help him (unless he is in a really big hurry to get outside and play). Good job Jake!

Kurt is another year older. We celebrated by going to the place he picks every year for his birthday- Market Street Grill for dinner. Then we enjoyed the rest of the evening at home. Kurt’s parents were here visiting so they got to join in on the fun. Kurt got a snow cone machine from the boys, a shop vac from me, and a camp stove from his parents. Jake was so excited to celebrate Kurt’s birthday and even wrote a little note all by himself about how much he loved him. For his cake he choose lemon bundt cake. Happy Birthday Kurt!

I just realized that I never wrote about Kurt’s recent job change. His last company ran out of money and did not pay their employees for a while. They told them not to come in until they had some money, hoping it would be soon. Kurt was so lucky because for those weeks he was home he had two people call with some side work. He hasn’t had side work in a long time so we knew this was a blessing right away. He worked on that hoping that money would come in so he could go back to his job. As those few days turned into a few weeks with no income Kurt began interviewing, was offered, and accepted a job with MediaForge. It is another small company and we are keeping our fingers crossed that this one will take off or at least be stable for a while. Being in a situation like this we have learned of the things that we can do with out and the blessings that we do have. We were lucky to have food storage to live on and a savings that could pay our bills. It has been tough on us but we had faith that something would work out. Now we just need to save back up and restock.

That time of the year has finally come. Even though we have had lots of snow lately, I am anxious to get my garden started. Last year was our first year gardening. We had just a little bit of success. This year I am following a website http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net. Hopefully we can have more success. I have the first box planted and am waiting for some warmer weather to plant the second box. Jake and josh both loved helping rake in the new soil. And Jake was really excited to help me plant. Now we just need some sun to make the plants grow!