Spring Break is this week and so Tuesday Steve and I leave for San Diego to do the STEM outreach again. Sister Mitchell will be staying with the kids for the week, so I'm sure she could use extra prayers! I am really excited for the break. I have felt quite a bit of stress lately with the move and very needy children and I'm hoping this week will be just what I need to keep me going strong. Not to say I don't love my kids, because I most certainly do. I just need a reset occasionally :)
Speaking of the move, we are currently in a holding pattern. After the initial rush of getting doctor appointments and paperwork taken care of for passports and such, we are just waiting for Steve's official orders to come through. Once we receive those (with hopefully his permission for command sponsorship) we can finally schedule transportation and get that all taken care of. At this point it looks like we might be moving out of here the very beginning of May to offer us a chance to spend time with family in Idaho/Utah before leaving for 2 years. Steve will stay here and finish up finals and meet up with us around May 20th.
There's some big news for Steve this past week. His invention has been created and documented and he submitted his "kickstarter" campaign last night. We are waiting for their approval for it to go live, but I am super excited about everything he has done. All the designing, picture taking, video creating and editing and everything else that has gone into this project has been extremely time-consuming but also extremely gratifying for him. It makes me happy to see how excited he is. I will keep you posted on how it all pans out. Apparently at the Academy Awards Ellen Degeneres did a skit about taking selfies and her one complaint was that her arms weren't long enough. Steve's invention solves that problem and he sent her a letter suggesting she try it out. It would be a great boost if she picked it up! His slogan: "Arms are too short; free your selfies." I think it's very clever!
Hard to believe we're leaving West Point soon. This has been an amazing place to live and we will miss our great friends terribly.
I hope by this time next week I will be relaxed, tan and ready to tackle more of life's craziness. The greatest thing to tackle the next week: Katie's baptism! Her birthday is March 21st, but since we will be gone we will do her baptism on the 29th. Brings me to tears just thinking about it. Mom is being wonderful and sewing the dress for Katie and I can't wait to see how it turns out. My mother is extremely talented and detail-oriented, so I have no doubt it will be beautiful!
