Another Set of Three's

They say things come in sets of threes. I had one great set of threes with the girls getting in their schools, and another great set of three interviews for Travis. Now here are my sets of three bad things:

1/3. Last week my milk steamer broke. If you knew me you would know that this is a catastrophe. No more hot cups of cocoa with lots of frothy milk in the morning. They no longer make this model of milk steamer. The best I can find is a milk frother that heats milk and forms bubbles, but does not add steam.

2/3. The other van door no longer opens at the push of a button. When this happened on the other side, the cost would have been $1600 to repair. I will be taking it to the dealership today to find out if it is the same broken mechanisms. Hopefully it's just need some grease and will work fine. But you don't always get what you hope for... (This is the title of the book my daughters like to read.)

3/3 Last night I got out some painting tools for a friend tomorrow. Megan grabbed the roller brush and went into the living room to try it out with her sisters. She decided to use the wall the cuckoo clock was hanging on. I bet you can imagine what happened next. I know it's just a cuckoo clock, but it's really a lot more to me than that. This was the clock we bought in the Black Forest when Travis and I went there for 14th anniversary this last summer. Every time I heard it cuckoo I would smile as I counted; the clock and its sounds reminded me of my trip, my anniversary, of my husband, and happy times. I am writing to the store where we purchased the clock to see if they can maybe repair it. Otherwise we will have to save up and buy a new one. Sigh

At least that's three. We should be done now with 'MAJOR BREAKAGES'. At least I hope so... But,
You don't always get what you hope for.

Three for Three! ...?

Veronica was accepted to Early Childhood Development Center at Saint Mary's to the 3/4's class, with the same teachers as her sisters had. 1/3

Miranda received her acceptance to Kennedy Primary Academy on Tuesday, March 19 (happy birthday to me!) for kindergarten. 2/3

Zoë received her admission letter to LaSalle Intermediate Center for 5th grade yesterday, Friday, March 22. That makes 3/3!

Three desires and three wishes filled.

Now, if Only my next three desires would come true: three offers of a job to Travis so he can choose the best option for what he wants to dob(why not wish big!?), an awesome house to find and buy, and (so that I come full circle) awesome schools for my girls to attend in our new location. April will be a BIG month for us, although March has managed to be rather huge itself!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I am 37 today.

I am waaaay behind on this blog!

I have had so many good things happen in my life, I just wanted to write down a few for which I am very grateful....

-for amazing friends who are there for me, who talk with me, work on projects with me, who go places with me.

Julie (left) invited our (Bailey & Lyman) families over for a Green Dinner in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

-for my Seminary students who read scriptures (or don't), come to class, and are awake (most of the time!); I love teaching these high school kids, and each one of them is so important. I keep them in my prayers, and I think about them daily.

-for my four daughters, their smiles, their kindness, their helpfulness with their sisters and around the house, for their singing voices, and stories, and hugs and kisses, and cuddles, and questions.

-for three universities inviting Travis to come interview: University of Dayton, SUNY at Geneseo, and Northern Michigan University. If I could have only one wish for my birthday, it would be that Travis was given a job offer to one of these schools in particular.

-for my husband, Travis, who is my best friend, is a super hard worker, who provides for us in so many ways, who loves his job and his research, his daughters, and adores me (it shows!). There are definitely not words enough, nor am I an eloquent enough writer, to express how much I love him, and how grateful I am for him.

Other good news:
+The sun in shining today. Yeah, it's only 25 F outside, and it was snowing when I woke up, but the sun is out! Spring is coming....

+Miranda was accepted to Kennedy Primary Academy for this 2013-2014 school year! If we stick around South Bend, she'll be in the same school her sisters went. (We're still waiting to hear if Zoë got accepted to the LaSalle Intermediate- maybe tomorrow?)

+I got the most awesome early-birthday gift! My mom and Travis pooled their resources and were able to buy me an iPad mini. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I use it all the time, all the day, and I'm still finding ways to use it better and more. The girls love it, too (they would spend as much time on it as I do if I let them!)

+We hope to make it out to Utah this summer for both family and friend reunions!