We discovered the Ridgefield Fairgrounds park. Lovely park on top of the world with an amazing view. The sun doesn't come out as much in the winter here. It's been a tad challenging to adjust to, to be honest. When the sun comes out, we drop everything and get outside. I'm grateful for this park, and the kind people there that played with the boys.
So much green and trees! It's another planet up here. Isn't this picture amazing? It's a small glimpse of what we see daily. We're still trying to adjust, but we are keeping busy. Shaun met with an advisor at the college, and got a clear road map for nursing school. Two years of pre reqs, and then two years of full time nursing school. It seems so very long to me. I can't think of it sometimes, but hopefully, it will go by fast. Doesn't it always seem that something you want to reach so badly seems like an eternity away?
So many other families have done the school route with kids, and we will be entering that path soon. I have so much respect for those who have done full time school with kids, and reached graduation. I'm a little scared of how to balance everything; giving the kids more attention than ever, Shaun being able to study and still spend time with the kids, not seeing Shaun as much, and more. I guess I will learn my best when it starts this year. Big chapter.
I hear ya. We barely touched the world of simultaneous school and kids. Jeffy was born the first day of my last semester at BYUI. Jeff and I were both going full time so it was a balancing act to figure everything out. And here we are, years down the road, starting it again. Jeff will get out of the Navy within the year. He will be working full time and going to school part time to finally finish the degree. Then hopefully he'd like to get a masters. So we will be doing the work/school/kid thing for a while with you. :) I know it's going to be a few years of not seeing Daddy as much as we wish, but even a few minutes a day is much, much better than missing him months at a time while he's deployed. I'm sure it will all work out for us and for you. Keep us posted on the journey! (Not like you need a reminder of that, you are awesome at blogging!) :)
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