We took Ben to California for Uncle Dennis' wedding & to meet my family. The visit was too short! Next time we will have to stay longer. Of course everyone thought Benny was just precious & of course he is! Dennis & Kathy were married on our anniversary one year later! Ben was a good sport as he was passed around from person to person.
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| Dennis Lee Harwell & Kathy A Winklepleck August 12, 1978 |
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| Uncle Al & Granny Cowell |
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| Aunt Audrey & Uncle Charlie |
While we were in California, we also took the time to drive down to LA to meet Uncle Tim on his P-Day. He was serving his mission in the Arcadia California Mission...we met him for lunch & a little hike up a nearby creek.
We settled into a routine once we got back home. Jeff got a full time position at Baptist Hospital & is going to school nights. He wasn't happy with his MCAT scores so he decided to retake the tests. We were in a pretty good position to take our time about medical school with his new hospital job. The experience is invaluable & the money sure is nice, too! It looks like insurance is going to reimburse us for Dr Kline ($500) & the hospital room ($184.20) - that's a big relief!
Jeff has been working Sundays & with the rainy weather, I've been using that as an excuse not to go to my meetings. It's hard to motivate myself to go alone & sit in the foyer with a fussy baby. I'm also struggling with Relief Society & Visiting Teaching & I feel guilty about that. I feel like it would be easier if there were younger sisters my age that I could relate to...but I know that is just an excuse. The Lord has told us that the program has a lot to offer me, so that is all the motivation I need to keep going.
I can't seem to convince my gymnastics friends that I don't want a career coaching, it's just a hobby & my family is the most important thing to me but they keep pulling me away from valuable family time! I feel as if I'm doing a mediocre job at coaching & being a wife/mother - both areas suffering. Maybe I can't seem to convince myself I don't want a coaching career? I am a little fickled about it - some days I feel domestic & would like to quit coaching & other days I feel excited about the challenges coaching offers. I am committed to finish the season for the YMCA team but I hope they can find another coach after that.
I was so excited for Christmas. Mom came just in time for Carter Christmas on Christmas Eve & stayed a whole week~ it made it a lot easier to get into the Christmas Spirit to have Mom here & having a little one makes Christmas more fun! Even though Ben is a little young to enjoy it, I insisted on getting a "real" tree, a Douglas Fir because they smell so good. It was little but I loved it!
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| Ben & both of his grandmothers |
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| 4 generations of 1st born Carters |
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| Ben & his BFF Dylan |
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