* I chaperoned my last stake dance (for now) and was released as 1st counselor in the stake YW presidency at stake conference. Our previous stake YW president moved away in August, but the other counselor, secretary and I had been filling in until the new president was called. It was a good year. I learned a lot, made some excellent new friends, was sad to be released but also a bit relieved. It was a very time consuming calling! No new ward calling yet... I think the rumors of our possible move have reached the Bishop so they're holding off for now. It's kinda nice to have a break and just enjoy church.
* We did a mad-rush of doctor and dentist appointments while we still have insurance coverage through Sean's old job. Sean and I were double-covered for dental so I wanted to hurry and get one more cleaning (and what ended up being a couple for surface fillings) while we still had both. And health insurance at Sean's new job should kick in soon, but I squeezed Ethan in for a flu shot with his current doctor just in case.
* Lemon cupcakes. I got suckered, err... politely asked, to make cupcakes for the bridal shower Christine hosted for her friend Megan. I asked to NOT have to make a cake (I trust my baking skills, so I wasn't worried about the taste - it's my decorating skills I didn't trust and I just didn't want that kind of pressure). So I tried out a new recipe (I don't know why I always seem to try new recipes for events like that... oh, well) and made some delicious lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting with a recipe from Best Bites. They were delish! The real buttercream frosting sealed the deal. I am never using margarine in a frosting recipe again! I even tried my hand at decorating with an icing bag and star tip... not bad.
* New job/house hunting/schedule adjustments. This... has... not... been... fun. For anyone. Poor Sean is staying in a studio-motel 2-3 nights/week in Salem so he doesn't have to commute back and forth so much. We had NO LUCK townhouse/duplex hunting in Monmouth/Independence area and are now going to focus on either Dallas or west Salem. In the meantime, Sean turned in another application for a Salem job that would be perfect for us - particularly because it is year-round, rather than just following the school year. So we're waiting to hear back from that job before we make any more moving decisions. So. Sick. Of. Waiting.
* Labor Day weekend was jam-packed-full-of-activities (that I already posted about). If you missed them, you can read about it here (for part 1) and here (for part 2).
* Hair appointment at the end of the month... This was SO overdue. Got my hair trimmed and fresh highlights - just told her to "warm it up" and get rid of the roots. She put in THREE colors - a golden blonde, a lighter blonde and an auburn-y red. Yeah, no pictures. As usual. Just take my word. It looks good. :)
* Oh yeah, and we missed our date-night-movie-of-the-month! {Gasp!} I know! We just couldn't help it with our busy schedules. But, we did rent Taken.
Holy intense! Non-stop action the whole movie. Phew.* And finally - a random messy Ethan picture. Nice, huh?
6 comments:
Oh man, I LOVE Taken! I watched it twice in one weekend.
My mom told me good things about your cupcakes!
Good luck with the house hunting...I'm sorry your hubby has to be gone during the week.
Post pics of your hair.
I liked Taken too, except for the ending.
Your cupcakes look delish! I hope that Sean gets the job.
Man, that stinks about being single mommy for a few nights a week. Hope things work out with the other job!!
Ethan is getting so big! Luckily best bites is a pretty good bet when experimenting with food, they look delicious. I hope we see you at the harvest festival, are you going on the 17th?
I HATE house hunting... we have had poor luck in the past too. Everything always works out in the end, but boy do you go through a lot to get there! Good luck with figuring everything out still! We have a 3 BD available here! hehe :) oh that would be so nice to finally have some family close by. I heard good things about Salem... just dont move to Woodburn. ( I may have already told you that... can't remember) That is a GREAT messy picture of Ethan! Boys are so fun!
so how does it feel being released??? You've been in young Women for a long time now...I bet they'll give you another fun calling though. hehe
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