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I realized today, if I go back to work on Monday What in the World am I going to wear????  Since I am at home 99.5% of the time I wear old softball t-shirts and jeans (so professional).  I have a few nice things, but they are too big…which I am grateful for.  Chasing after two young ones and going up and down and up and down our huge flight of stairs has paid off.

I decided I could shop the clearance racks, which I actually enjoy doing, and get a few shirts.

After three stores, crying children, and dumb sales clerks I have nothing.  And this is why

1.  After having kids your body is an unfortunate shape.  My top is big and floppy.  My middle is flabby.  And I have wonderful child bearing hips.  Some would say “a nice pear shape?!?”

2.  Jeans are made too low and shirts aren’t made long enough.  I have to layer up, which is cute and all but not in 90 degree weather.

3.  Modesty.  The whole world dos not want to see me hanging out in EVERY direction (well mostly down because that is what gravity does).   The shirts have either huge square necks or a very prominent v shape.  It doesn’t work for me.  Then I see shirts with  no material in the back and they cost just as much as the ones with full material. And some of the material is so see through it is more like lingerie.

4.  Trying on clothes was difficult with two young ones.   Companies don’t make dressing rooms large enough for the shopping cart.  So out come the kids, your purse, and your clothes; that you will attempt to try on.  I was grateful that Ethan was too big to crawl under the doors but Jackson sure was a pro.  They are not family oriented.

5.  Size.  I go to one store and a medium fits well.  Now that is exciting.  I go the next store or a different brand and up to an extra large I go. (I just tell Stoney  “guess what I wear a medium now!!!”)

Maybe when I go to work on Monday I will need to find the newest, least spit up, smallest amount of greasy small hand prints softball shirt.  And it will have to do.

It is official I was offered a job with Provo School District!!!  I will be part of the Behavior Support Team for the District.  I will travel to all the schools and implement behavior plans.  I will be working with kids from pre k through high school.  I am really excited to use my experience and knowledge in this new position.  The best part… I get a laptop!!  I start next Monday.

I will work from 8-3 and Stoney’s schedule will be changing from 4pm to 12:30 am.  So in other words we will never see each other.  It is the best for the boys and it will help us get out of debt.  So I may not be blogging as much but I still will try and check on everyone.

I love going to the fair and this was the first year we took the boys.  We went with my sister Lindsey and her little girl Maddie.  We had a good time.  The boys loved all the animals.  Lindsey and I of cousre loved the funnel cakes…yummy.  I think that is they main reason we went.  There is just something about corndogs and funnel cakes at the fair. 

SO I had my interview this morning.  I think I did well.   IT was akward because we were stitting at this HUGE conference table and there was my self and three people interviewing me.  They just asked four questins and that was it.  Very short.  I thought the job was for the swing shift, but it is not.  It is for graveyards, and there is no way we could do it.  I don’t know when I would sleep, and you know me, I need my beauty rest.  So we will see, if I can get the swing shift I’ll take it, if not I am still searching.  Thanks to everyone for the advice and good luck.  It made me feel really good and gave me a boost of confidence.

So with the way the economy is and EVERYTHING costing a lot we have decided that I should go back to work.  Oh what a hard choice this is for all of us.  Stoney’s schedule is flexible, so our hope is to work around my new schedule.  We will do everything we can so we don’t have to put the kids in daycare.  It will be better in the long run.  (There wouldn’t be a problem if that money tree in the backyard would start producing!)

I have an interview tomorrow with the Genesis Youth Center (at the point of the mountain),  I am so nervous.  I have had to create a resume and I haven’t done that in a VERY long time. It will be a great blessing to be able to work for the state.  I feel I am qualified for the job, all thanks to my experience at Whittier and the wonderful mentors I had there.  Thank you Nikki, Darcy and Rachel.

I will keep all posted  as to what happens….

Happy Birthday Grandpa Beckstead!!  On Saturday we met up with grandpa and Stoney’s brother’s family to go fishing at Pass lake.  Grandpa loves fishing, especially at Pass Lake.  We had a great time.  Weather was perfect. You needed a sweater but that was it.  And fishing was the best.  When we get together to fish, it is always a battle to see who does better.  I think we all did well.  I will admit Jim caught the biggest, but I think we caught the most…hehe.  Hope Grandpa had a great birthday.