July was a whirlwind. I thought I had everything figured out and the girls were going to one of Hayden's preschool friends while I worked on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and some Fridays. Colby and I had been doing a ton of fasting and praying to not only figure out childcare for the remainder of PA school but also which direction we needed to head as far as where we were supposed to end up. So at the end of June, while at school, Colby got a phone call from the Clinical Director of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and they were looking for a new provider for their Kanosh Community Health Clinic. We knew that this was the answer to our prayers for several reasons. Chelise had so kindly volunteered to watch my kids, it would give me the opportunity to get to a rural area that we would love and a program available to pay off all of my student loans for a 2 year full-time commitment which I had already planned on staying full-time for that long anyways. We knew that it was going to be difficult because it meant that we would all be separated for at least 6 months. So, that is where the tornado began..........
July!! We made it through---- we did make it to Delta a few times for the parades and to spend time with family. On my Tuesdays off of work at Hunter and Jordan, I would head down south to do some training for the Kanosh job. It was very hectic and we were all exhausted!! Colby wrapped up his summer semester and final didactic semester!! Yay!! Hayden was excited but sad to move to Richfield. She couldn't grasp the concept of dad not living with us and it broke my heart. Hanna had to have known that something was up because she could sense the chaos and she was CRANKY!!! Granted she was getting a few teeth as well...... but that was our July!
August was consumed with moving, buying a trailer, starting a new job, I had a girls weekend in St. George with the Bliss girls and then hit up the Shania concert all within the first 2 weeks of the month. Leaving was hard but good. We loved our ward in Sandy and it was so nice to be so close to the pool and park. The girls, however, loved the openness of living in Elsinore as soon as we got there. They were able to run free and explore.
(Colby's humble abode until March)
Since August went by in a whirl just like July, here I am FINALLY getting around to getting things updated. We were able to go up to the circus and stay a weekend in the trailer. The girls absolutely loved it---well the circus part of it. We stayed in a hotel that night and they think it is such a treat to stay in a hotel and we went swimming the next morning per Hayden's persistent requests-- needless to say it was quite chilly! But they loved it! The trailer was very interesting because it's not like we were camping because we were still in the city-- having a toddler in a confined space is easier said than done. But we survived.
Hayden started kindergarten the first of September and she is loving being in Mrs. Elmer's class. She is catching on to her letters and learning very quickly. One day she came home and I asked her what she liked about school that day and she said, "We did math and it was great!" It was a little bit of an adjustment being around so many boys here in Elsinore. Boys have a hard time getting used to the fact that girls don't like to play as rough as them and girls have to learn to take the teasing and not be so emotional. She has made a little best friend next door named Valerie. They play every single day.
Hanna is growing up so fast. She continues to learn new words every day. She took a tumble off the kitchen barstool and hit her head pretty good-- she got a good sized goose-egg from it. No worries- I was doing neuro checks regularly for a bit after! On Labor Day weekend we went out to Maisa and Carters. They got their little pony out for all the kids to ride and Hanna FREAKED when I tried to put her on it. It is so interesting to me how Hayden has always been so in-tune with animals since she was teeny-tiny and Hanna has a connection with people more than Hayden ever has. Hanna loves the ducks at her dad's trailer park but she doesn't want them to get too close to her. We are starting to move her to just one nap. I was hoping to prolong her two naps but she sleeps better now with just the one. In the move, I got out Hayden's hand-me-downs for Hanna and in it were the cute little pink boots that I loved and Hanna thinks they are the greatest! She has always loved shoes. One day I got home from work and she told me, "Cute--boots---mom!" Ha ha. It made my day!
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