Welcome, Emelia Struckmeyer

Welcome to our world, Beautiful Lemon! Born with ten fingers and ten toes. 8 lbs .08 oz 20.75(?)" long. Vibrant and feisty. We love you so much already.👶👶

Do we have to move again?

He got a job! Hubby accepted a position at a company he did a co-op for a few years ago, back home! Unfortunately it is not an engineering position; he will be working on the assembly line. However, if an engineering position opens up at this company he can apply and move positions at any time. I guess it hasn't sunk in really for either of us, we are both happy and excited, but I don't think it has really hit us. With all this being said... obviously we are moving again! I honestly don't remember if this is move 6 or 7, but again, it's another temporary move (seems to be all we can ever do?) Before he even got an interview with the company that hired him we had planned on moving in with his Mom for a few months. This way Hubby could have had easier access to jobs and resources and we could be closer to our family (especially with our new niece!). Even with the unexpected job, we still plan on moving in with his Mom for just a little while. This way we can work on paying off some student loans! One of these days we will move somewhere for good... but not yet! We are Gypsies for a little while longer!

Mount "Cardboard-manjaro" from our move in August 2015

 

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My reoccurring nightmare...

"Just an ordinary morning. Walking into the daycare, you're telling your precious baby how much you love them and that you will be back to pick them up later in the day. Turning the corner, walking into the room you are going to leave your child in, you notice all the other babies are already playing on the floor so you set your child on the mat to play and they instantly crawl towards the teacher, who you become.You watch the Mother kiss her child and walk away for the day. You are one of many employees in the ABC daycare and as your day begins, it's time to gather all your kiddos together and start activities. No sweat, except for something doesn't feel right. All of the sudden and man in a black cloak, carrying an unrealistically long knife walks into your room. He heads right for you and stabs you... in the heel! What has he done? Your body instantly drains out of the hole in your heel and you become flat. Almost deflated. The babies are uninterested, so they start to crawl out of the room. You try to call them back to you so they won't be lost, but you can't call babies if you're flat. The cloaked man picks you up, and folds you up like a thick quilt. Looking around for a place to leave you, he chooses to leave your flat, folded body underneath blankets and pillows, in the cedar trunk right in your classroom! How could he do this?? Your babies are getting away! He walks out of the room leaving only your folded self behind. Later on, you are just a floating "spirit", watching an investigation of the unspeakable crime unfold in... an elevator. Inside the elevator the detectives and police officers have a table of weapons. They are using "Clue"-like tactics to determine the murder weapon and the criminal. Standing around the table with the detectives are also some suspects. But the actual killer is not among them. Where could he be? You notice a dark figure in the corner of the elevator, smirking. You realize he is smirking because he has gotten away with it. You try and yell to the detectives that the real criminal is "RIGHT THERE!" But they can't hear you, because you're not alive. These detectives must have graduated last in their class because they determine the murder weapon to be... a spork."