Andrew begins his FINAL round of rotations tomorrow, which meeeaans....three months til graduation, baby!! Adulthood has come after all. Even bigger news - last month he signed a contract with a practice in Louisville, so we will be heading back home in May. We could not have designed a better opportunity, but big decisions await. Namely, when and exactly where to buy a house. Andrew spends a good portion of his free time on Zillow finding prospects, and I gotta say - looking at houses together may as well be Netflix in these parts. So much fun! Crossing our fingers we can complete the purchase process in the next few months...moving is equal parts exciting and stressful.
In my corner, things have been stupid busy. Last fall I started working from home for my friend's upstart to help handle customer relations, wholesale accounts, and collaborations. It eats up more and more time, but I love the work and am so grateful for the extra income. Between the boys, work, grad school, babysitting, and serving with the young women, there's a lot of laundry that doesn't get done around here. Andrew picks up my slack, eats whatever I try to pass off as dinner, and even lets me sneak away for basketball a couple times a week. Although life is busier than I'd like, I am still extremely grateful for everything demanding my attention right now. I admit to having retirement age fantasies lately...but truly love this chapter of life, with or without time to leisure read or mall walk.
Asher Joseph just turned 5, and is amazing us in so many ways lately. Honestly, we are usually the parents that err to the side of bemoaning our children's behavior more than bragging about their every accomplishment, but I've got to give the boy credit - he has really taken an interest in reading, writing, adding and subtracting. He sounds out words all day and read his first book all the way through last week. He writes what words sound like (as in tonight's episode - Asher and the Steele Famelee). It is really cute and encouraging to see him enjoy scholastic learning, because he didn't show a huge interest a year ago...we have tried to make worksheets a fun thing to do, and paid close attention to his cues. When he seems checked out, it's off he goes to play.
...play that often looks a lot like fighting with his little brother. These boys are rough. Adorable, but charged with testosterone to the point they could be donors. Not that that's a thing. But they truly want to box, roar and wrestle all day.
Preston is the most interesting blend of sweetness and aggression. He never shrinks from a fight, but really is so affectionate and seems more and more obedient and kind. Any time he shares a toy with Asher, he says "Mommy, I nisth (nice)!" and holds up his hand for a high five. He began really singing a few weeks ago, and it melts us to puddles. He is getting to be such a truly good, sweet boy, and while several months ago we thought he was juvy-bound for sure, think more and more he might make it after all.
So grateful for this life of ours and the exciting things looming on the horizon.
yay for almost being done!!! and yay for moving back to Louisville hopefully close to your old ward :) Good luck these next months.
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