Is it Possible?

To be homesick for a place you've never lived?

The best feeling in the world is looking out at this ocean knowing you're miles and miles away from everything.

Hhhhiiiii-Yaaaa!!!

Michaela finished up her 2nd semester of karate. During the last few weeks though all she could talk about were the girls in leotards walking into the ballet studio next door. So come fall, it's all about BALLET.

Tour Our New House!

Here's the new project we've gotten ourselves into. We are SO excited! We closed on Monday, but won't be able to move in until September, when Mike has time off to fly to MI and drive all our stuff down. It's another fixer upper, but not nearly what the MI house was.

The master bathroom is HUGE and also PINK. But fortunately, easily changed.

Living Room

Breakfast nook

The kitchen is enormous. An island could be added with plenty of room left. The cabinets are GREAT. New counters, floor, and appliances will do it well.

The girls' bathroom-also the main bathroom of the house. Fortunately, the oh-so-pretty walls are paint and not wallpaper like we first thought.

Can't you just picutre Michaela swimming in this tub?!

The Ultrasound Revealed...

It's a

GIRL!!!!!!

My Little Nadjita Mamita is 12!!!

Can you believe it??!!!

We had Jack in the Box for dinner and chocolatey chocolate cake for dessert. Mmmm...healthy.

My little girl is growing up so fast!

YANKEE Doodle Dandy

I met so many interesting people during tax season. Some people were just interesting themselves, and some had really interesting jobs. (My firm specializes in law enforcement-about 95% of my clients were police officers, SWAT, air marshalls, FBI, etc. but I also had my fair share of real Texan cowboys) Anyhow, one of the most common conversations I had was with people trying to guess where I'm from by my accent-which I never before realized is that strong. Here's my favorite story...

TWICE I had opened the door to the lobby and called out my client's name. "David and Michelle?". An entire lobby full of people just stopped and stared at me. Thinking my client ran to the restroom or perhaps went outside, I repeated "David and Michelle?". Finally, my client stands up and says, "Oh, I couldn't understand you because of your accent". (HUH?! Really? It's that bad??) So I laugh and say something like, "yeah, I'm not a local". The client? No response. Total animosity from the fact that yes indeed, I am a Yankee. TWICE this happened! 

The joke in Texas goes like this... You may not have been born here, but you got here as soon as you could. 

I'm Still Alive!!

April 15th came and went, but life hasn't yet slowed down AT ALL. Here's a little of what we've been up to...

I found a FANTASTIC hair stylist through a friend at church. Paid big bucks to have Nadja's hair done and this is the result. Amazing, huh?!?! Have you heard stylists say "I'm a beautician, not a magician"?, this lady was definitely a MAGICIAN. It took her 2 hours to thin out and style Nadja's hair. Totally worth every penny!!! Nadja has learned to use the flat iron by herself and actually spends time doing her hair every morning. Wow! She also let me convince her to have her eyebrows waxed. ;)



Pregnancy is still agreeing with me... I made it all the way through the first trimester without getting sick. I had another ultrasound to keep tabs on the blood pocket, which has disappeared!! During the ultrasound the baby waved and we were able to count all 10 toes and 10 fingers. Amazing. I tried to post the video, but couldn't figure it out. We find out the sex on June 3. It seems like FOREVER away. Keep your fingers crossed for another girl. I am actually losing sleep over the fact that it could be a boy.


Some time during tax season I was offered a permanant job at Molen & Associates (molentax.com). Not doing taxes though, just general accounting. There are lots of perks: I get to work (mostly) from home and I also get to keep my office which means I have a place to go to escape the rowdiness of my house. I make up my own hours which is perfect for my flexible life. I love working for this company, and I love the people I work with. It's a great fit!

Mike's company created a night shift and made him the supervisor. He is supposed to have 8 guys under him, but he kept getting bad workers and was firing a few almost nightly. He decided it would be more beneficial for him and the company to keep only 4 workers and give them more hours. A win-win for everyone. Mike's hours are now 5pm-12pm. He gets an extra hour as a night premium. Since his daily commute is 1 1/2 hours each way, he is loving the night hours which gets him there in about 45 min.

We put an offer in on the perfect house, but were denied. The sellers accepted an all-cash offer. Can't blame them, but it totally stinks for us. We have narrowed down the perfect neighborhood, but there isn't much turnover so we have to be patient and wait.

I was called to be the Activity Day leader in our ward. (for non-Mormons, the Activity Day group is for girls ages 8-11. It's pretty much an equivalent to Girl Scouts. We meet twice a month for an hour)