The last two years have been very eventful.
In that time we have: had a baby, bought a house and started a new business.
First, I should tell you about Kathleen. Kathleen was born on October 15th 2013 at 1:45 am. She was another natural, though hospital, birth. Kathleen is named after her grandfather, K-Lynn Paul. Though I admit I have always loved the name Kathleen, I thought it very fitting to name her after her grandfather, especially because Jeanette is named after her Papa. Kathleen is a joy to have in our lives. She has a very decided personality. Though she can be a snuggle bunny, she is mostly very independent. I love having her in our family and look forward to the challenge she will probably be to raise.
Olea is still very much a redhead, in looks as well as temper. I think she is going to be the tallest and most stocky of her sisters. She is very like the Englebrecht side of my family, very strongly German. She has started learning to read and is very good at it. She is very opinionated, but that is a redheaded attribute. She still adores Blake very much, but has started to feel the need to disagree with him on many of their games. I am very happy with my little redhead. I'm glad I got one, but I'm not sure if I'd want a second.
Blake is growing up in lots of ways. He has now taken a very decided turn to the boy side. He always wants to play pirates or knights and has taken up a most gratifying love of history and geography. His particular favorite is Scotland. He wants a kilt and bagpipes. I think most of it stems from the day we spent last year at a Scottish Festival with Highland Games. He was very interested in everything going on that day. And of course we have encouraged it in him. He is still a very tactile boy and needs hugs every other minute, or so it seems. I think he will grow up to be a very happy, loving young man.
Jeanette is, as she says, a book worm! Every time I turn around, she's reading, something. She reads everything she can get her hands on. I often have to make her put the book down to even eat. She was baptized last year and has grown a lot in that time. She has already started to develop the attributes of a tween, and I'm not ready for it! But she really is a good girl. She has a quick temper, but also gets over it quickly. So far, she has apologized quickly when she's rude or disrespectful. Of course, I am also quick to send her to her room for contemplation. She is now already over four feet tall, and I believe she will be taller than I am by the time she stops growing. But mostly I'm proud of the way she has grown spiritual. She can handle a 20 hours fast, and when she prays, I feel she really is talking with someone she knows and loves.
As I said in my last post, we moved to San Jacinto in July of 2012. Since then, we have bought a house in Valle Vista, California and Bill transferred to another office locally. He has been very busy with his work, but we have found plenty of time for family too. He has also received a new calling in our church. He is the High Priest Group Leader. This, of course, he has taken VERY seriously. He loves the calling and I am very grateful he has been deemed worthy to be Ordained a High Priest. He is a very good man and I am glad to know others are now able to become aware of it too. I know the calling comes from the Lord and I am supporting him in it.
I am doing very well! I love our new home. I love home schooling and being here for my family. I have a wonderful calling. One I have been wanting ever since I was 18. I'm the Girls Camp Advisor for our ward. AND, the happiest part is, I get to go camping with the girls, twice. Once for an overnight, this weekend, and then for Girls' Camp!
I am also grateful for an opportunity that landed in my lap last September/October. Just after buying our second house, it became apparent that we needed two things. One was life insurance. If something happened to Bill, I would have been in a world of hurt. Not just the emotional hurt of losing the life of the person I love most, but also the hurt of probably losing both our houses because I couldn't make mortgage. The other thing was the fact that I needed to look into some kind of schooling or part time job. Partly because of my fears that something would happen to him and partly because two mortgages now sat on my mind. At this very opportune time a friend asked to come visit us. Enter Maria Lopez and Esther Aguilar. I am so happy they came into our lives. Both my worries were answered in just a few days. I learned of a wonderful company that offers a wide range of products that Help Families get Protection, get Out of Debt, Create an Emergency Fund, help us Invest and give us a Financial Education. Not only that, but I could get trained to help others too. At first, I thought it sounded to good to be true. But I found out very quickly that it is all true. I now feel better because we are protected, working to better our finances and I have schooling, that has the potential to replace Bill's income, so he can do what he loves instead of what he has to, and I LOVE what I do!
So, that, I think sums up the last two years.
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