Nothing New

a picture of me and Josh when he was about a month old

I have nothing new to report, nothing much as been going on since Sharon left. We did get her kids for the day on Saturday. It was so fun, we walked to Diagon Alley (Day's) went to Hogsmeade (Riverwoods) came back to Hogwarts (home) and had a feast, which included Butterbeer! The kids had so much fun, they all get a long so well, the girls playing school or Harry Potter and the boys playing the Wii.

This past week has been really quiet compared to most of the summer.  We haven't gone anywhere (except registration at the school on Monday) and really haven't done much.  I think I'm feeling a little tired of the summer, I just want Fall here already.  We do have a Mandi Allen's (Lou's cousin) wedding this weekend so that will be fun, and then Joshy's birthday on Tuesday but other than that nothing much is going on.

I think I am a little sad.  A few weeks ago I applied for a job at BYU as a part-time academic adviser. It seemed like the perfect job, its something I always wanted to do, the hours worked perfectly with the kids school schedule, it just seemed perfect. I applied and found out the next day I had an interview. I prepared so valiantly for the interview, I studied their website, recalled my counseling experiences in Grad school, I prayed and studied the scriptures, I don't think I could have been more prepared.  The interview went perfectly, I wasn't as nervous as I usually am in situations like that, they all seemed to like me, I felt peace. The next day I received a call saying they wanted to bring me in for the final round of interviews.  Again things went great. I wouldn't find out for a week whether I got it or not. All week I felt peace. Lou and I fasted about it, we went to the temple (not specifically for that but it helped) I couldn't imagine myself without the job.  On Friday at 4:03 I found out they chose someone else.  Lou keeps reminded me the Lord is in charge and there must be a reason I didn't get the job. I am more sad because last year I was so happy being home, but now after applying for that job and getting so far in the progress it seems like something is missing and I need to find it.