Well, today was my first day of work and it really was great. I'll admit that I had (and still have) mixed feelings about going back to work after my 7-week hiatus - I am so very talented at getting paid for not working and I've really enjoyed my time home with the boys. Seriously, I could do that full time (getting paid for not working, not hanging out with the boys - that's way too stressful to do full time! Thank God for Steve, he is made of stronger stuff than I). But my salary at Move ends this week and I am so very grateful to have started something so great and so soon.
I'm working as a Sr. Product Manager at inContact and I'm really excited about this new position. This week is all about training, which is good since the contact center industry is new to me. The day was great... except for the two-hour drive home in the snow. Sigh. I'll have to figure out how to use the bus soon :)
You'll be proud to know that I used my last day of freedom yesterday to the full - I went skiing at Sundance! I told you I was good at not working.
Still hoping to hear something soon about our LOI (Letter of Invitation) to Kazakhstan with our firm dates - we'll let y'all know when we hear something!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
T-Minus 10 Days(?)
We are theoretically maybe I hope around 10 days(ish) from traveling to Kazakhstan! Aaaaaaah!!!
The government crowd in Kaz is still on winter holiday, so we still don't know for sure, but if we're going to be in country in mid-January, then we are less than two weeks from travel. Woo hoo!
I think that we (me) must be learning something about patience because I'm really not going crazy. I mean, we're making all of the preparations for travel (except for plane tickets, visas - you know, the incidentals): roughly 200 pounds and 15 suitcases of prospective travel gear is strewn about Sestra's room, we got our updated homestudy, our updated FBI records are (I hope) en route, today we notarized new medical certifications for Steve and Jamie (we're still leprosy free and have no "severe dermatosis with the disturbance/breakdown of callusing" or other very scary sounding conditions that I am grateful to have no knowledge of) and half a dozen other forms and letters that are now almost a year old, and the moms fly in next week to take care of the boys for the first half or two thirds of our trip (bless you, grandmothers!). But I'm not feeling overwhelmed or otherwise psycho. I guess that the year of of preparing for and buying stuff for our trip is paying off :)
I have to give a huge shout out to the folks at Chase Bank. They have been amazing through this last year of notarizations, helping us find and order new bills for travel, giving us letters certifying our account, and the list goes on. Way to go Orem branch of Chase Bank!
And yesterday we completed Packing Phase I (yes, this is what it was called on my to do list) and we are actually getting close to fitting seven weeks worth of crap for two big people and one little one into two 40-pound suitcases. I am going to want to burn those clothes after wearing only four outfits for seven weeks, but it's well worth the sacrifice to make more room for presents for the baby house staff and others who are integral to the successful processing of our adoption in Kaz!
Don't worry, we'll be sure to post as soon as we have actual travel dates!
The government crowd in Kaz is still on winter holiday, so we still don't know for sure, but if we're going to be in country in mid-January, then we are less than two weeks from travel. Woo hoo!
I think that we (me) must be learning something about patience because I'm really not going crazy. I mean, we're making all of the preparations for travel (except for plane tickets, visas - you know, the incidentals): roughly 200 pounds and 15 suitcases of prospective travel gear is strewn about Sestra's room, we got our updated homestudy, our updated FBI records are (I hope) en route, today we notarized new medical certifications for Steve and Jamie (we're still leprosy free and have no "severe dermatosis with the disturbance/breakdown of callusing" or other very scary sounding conditions that I am grateful to have no knowledge of) and half a dozen other forms and letters that are now almost a year old, and the moms fly in next week to take care of the boys for the first half or two thirds of our trip (bless you, grandmothers!). But I'm not feeling overwhelmed or otherwise psycho. I guess that the year of of preparing for and buying stuff for our trip is paying off :)I have to give a huge shout out to the folks at Chase Bank. They have been amazing through this last year of notarizations, helping us find and order new bills for travel, giving us letters certifying our account, and the list goes on. Way to go Orem branch of Chase Bank!
And yesterday we completed Packing Phase I (yes, this is what it was called on my to do list) and we are actually getting close to fitting seven weeks worth of crap for two big people and one little one into two 40-pound suitcases. I am going to want to burn those clothes after wearing only four outfits for seven weeks, but it's well worth the sacrifice to make more room for presents for the baby house staff and others who are integral to the successful processing of our adoption in Kaz!Don't worry, we'll be sure to post as soon as we have actual travel dates!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
2009 Begins!
Happy New Year! Our 2009 started simply perfectly - a new dress, a devastatingly handsome husband, and a small, simple party surrounded by some of the people we love most in this world. Well, I guess it was just shy of perfect since Sarah stole my rightful victories in both Scene It and Settlers of Catan... but I digress.
And for the first time ever the boys stayed up to ring in the new year with us! They're such fantastic, fun ages - able to understand the significance of the day and celebrate in true Morningstar fashion (that is, able to set off their own confetti poppers). Oh, and as you can see in this photo, Sam decided to start 2009 with a haircut! He's truly a whole new kid - he has eyes!
Needless to say, we look forward to 2009 with eager anticipation. January alone brings a new job and new daughter (in chronological order, not order of importance :) and we look forward to all God has designed for us in the coming new year!We hope that your 2009 started spectacularly! Happy New Year!
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