A whirl of events happened this spring, and there was a position open here. Jeremy applied, and we left it in God’s hands. Yesterday we found out that he did not get the promotion here. A bloke from Iowa did, which I find quite ironic, though I can’t quite place the reason why. So our stay in this part of Indiana is numbered. Not sure where we will be off to next, but I’m rather excited over it.

It’s always bittersweet when thinking of moving, like living even farther from my sister, Erika. We met up in Chicago (a perfect half-way point) in March and had such a wonderful time.

We tried getting all the kids in a photo.

Which is really, just ridiculously impossible.

I’m rather fond of this one, though it doesn’t include my nephew, Landon.

In May, she had her second child, a little girl that they named Adison, and we went to visit her. Erika and baby are doing wonderful and I’m beyond pleased.

In the end though, moving about, visiting places, has always been my nature, even when I didn’t have the means to do it, or the spunk to carry it through. And I’m beyond words happy to not live in Iowa. I figure in about ten years, I’ll write a bunch of novels, and they’ll all take place in Iowa, and I’m good with that. ;)

As for now, Memorial Day weekend, the husband is out working. Earning more for our trip to Seattle in June, (can.not.wait!), and me and the kids are lazying around.

Leelee is pushing Ari’s doll in the stroller we bought for her. I figure each girl deserves a stroller to push around outdoors.

The big kids are cleaning up their rooms, cause they are quite out of order from many hours of imagination.

As for me, I finished the toy bear that Aislyn wanted, and Leelee has since claimed.

pattern: Henry the Bear by Jess Hutchison//ravelry project page

And starting on my next project, a cap sleeved top for Leelee out of scraps, modified and inspired from Jcasa’s own version.

pattern: Seamless Sweater by Shellee Floyd//ravelry project page

I believe nap time will be spent knitting with the fan on, iced coffee on the shelf, and Pride and Prejudice playing in my ears. (Elizabeth Klett does the reading for this version and I highly recommend her.)

Hoping everyone has a nice, safe Memorial Day weekend.

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