A brief overview

Wow, so much has happened since I last posted. I will try to give you a brief overview of what is happening in our lives.

We left my sister's home in CA on May 11th and arrived at my folk's house in OR on Saturday, May 12th. My husband got the kids and I settled in and then left on Monday the 14th to head back to CA. He still needs to finish up his time there. He came for Memorial day weekend to visit with the kids and I. We were very happy to see him but Josiah was completely heartbroken that his daddy had to leave on an airplane and he could not go with him. He gave me a pretty good fight leaving the airport, telling me he wanted to stay with daddy, but I just picked him up and held him for a long time and told him that we will see daddy again in a couple weeks. I think this seperation is the hardest on Josiah and that in turn makes it hard on me becuase he is pretty hard to deal with when he's missing daddy. Anyway, Jonny will not be leaving CA until June 15th. That is his last day of work in CA, he will leave after work that day and drive straight here. He starts his new position at the Portland Hilti Center on Monday June 18th. So he won't have much time in between jobs.

In the meantime, while he has been in CA, I have bought an old Toyota Van for myself to drive. It has a few issues but we are making do for now. I am also searching for a home to rent. I have been pouring through the newspaper and Craiglist online to check any available homes. We have seen some pretty dumpy places and some places that might do, but those move quickly. So, I am still searching but have some neighborhoods narrowed down now so that will help. Hopefully, very soon, the right house will come along.

The kids are doing fairly well. That first week without daddy was pretty hard, then last week went pretty well. Then Jonny came home this weekend and Josiah was a very happy boy, and mommy too. :-) Today, Josiah is feeling sad again. And we have 3 weeks to go this time without daddy. Jacob is doing ok, he has had some fussy nights but I think it tends to coincide with mommy's stress. Maybe things will settle down again in the next couple days so the kids can get on an even keel again.

Overall, this transition back to OR hasn't been too bad but it's not over yet. We shall see how this next month goes. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. I will update as often as I can. Please forgive my absences... being a single mommy right now has been a bit trying. But with the help of my parents we are getting through it. Thank you for hanging in there with us and coming back to check on things. Blessings to you all.