Soooooo, how's 2016 for everyone?
Mine's turned out much differently than I expected.
My audition with UW went great. I got into the program! Wooo Hoo!
I also got pregnant, so the school thing got sidelined for a while. To be perfectly honest, it was not an easy thing to accept. This baby is a bit of a surprise, so it took a couple of weeks to mentally adjust to the change of plans. Part of the reason is that I felt SO sure about school. I was sitting in a Stake meeting at the beginning of February, feeling scared about it and unsure if I would be able to handle school and mommy duties and feeling guilty about leaving my son when his sister and I had so much time together. Then we started singing a hymn and the words hit me, and I was SURE everything would be ok:
Fear not, I am with thee, oh be not dismayed
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid
I'll strengthen thee, bless thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand.
There it was! I'd be upheld! My God has always helped before, of course He would help this time.
And then, there it was, a total curve ball.
*sigh*
But, I have been upheld. Things have been ok. The pregnancy has been uneventful, aside from my usual tiredness and sore spots. I will still go back to school someday, it will just be a little later than we had planned. It actually might work out a little better. The next duty station might have Music Education program closer than a 2 hr commute. And, since I know what I want to do, I can start looking into things as soon as I know where we are going. We might be able to get out of state tuition waived for being in the military. It might be cheaper than UW (which was actually the cheapest option around here.)
And thus we see, things will be ok.
However, my focus changed and many of my goals were sort of left behind. I did check a couple of things off the list though. I took a break from junk food over Lent. It wasn't fun. I know a lot of people talk about how good they feel and what not, but I just wanted a cookie. Apparently my sugar addiction is stronger than most people's. Also, I kind of blame the junk food break for me failing my 1hr glucose test. I hadn't had any sugar for a long time time by the time I did that test, so I wonder if my body was just confused about what to do with this stuff. They made me come back and do the 3 hr test, and I passed that with flying colors. Then they made me do ANOTHER 1 hr test later on.
I really don't like that stuff. But go with the red kind. The green is the worst.
Anyway, I get to check that off my list.
Also, our dog, Malia, is a good running buddy, at least the couple of times I got to go running with her. I think she'll be great once I get back into running post-partum. So, check that off the list.
I planted a garden! It was little, 4'X4' But I loved it. I over planted, so some things didn't do well, and I learned some things I'll do differently next year, but it was still great. I will never plant zucchini again though. For one thing, I didn't notice that they tasted any better than what I can get at the store. For another, the stupid plant takes over and puts out so much shade that it killed off half the garden. My potatoes we doing great until they couldn't get any sun. Then they died and I got 6 potatoes. It also smothered my green onions, and spinach seeds. The peppers didn't make it either. Poor peppers.
I also probably won't plant peas again. They were good, but I couldn't get enough of them at a time to really do anything with. The tomatoes though, holy cow. A lot depends on the weather with tomatoes. They don't ripen until they get a little stressed, with higher heat and a little less water. Western Washington doesn't really do long, dry, hot summers, so I was a little worried, but the plant is huge now and putting out almost more tomatoes than I can use. But it's nice to have a little something to share with the neighbors. They put up with a lot with our family, what with kids that scatter toys aaalllll over the neighborhood and a dog that gets out about once a day (she just needs to go explore the neighborhood, then she comes home. Punk.)
So, check on that one. And we'll do it again next year.
Also, I bought a spring form pan on a whim since it was on sale at Target. With that I am once step closer to learning to make a real cheese cake. Maybe for Christmas...
And now for an update of how my 2016 goals are doing (spoiler alert, not well)
1) Resistance training. Had I been on top of things this would have been great for my pregnant self, but I was soooo tired during my first trimester, on top of catching a nasty bug at the very beginning of pregnancy (didn't realize I was pregnant till about 7-8 weeks because I was too busy playing nurse as as said bug made the rounds in the family), and I just never really got back to the gym. Right now my exercise consists of walks with the dog and yoga when my back starts to get really sore. So, that goal is shelved.
2)Read all the fiction I own. I've only read one. It turns out there was a reason I haven't read most of those. But I'll keep the goal for next year. I think if I haven't read them all by December 2017 that can be a good indication that I just don't care about the books and we can get rid of them. So it's a win either way!
3)Have studio of 4-5 students. I do have one! A very enthusiastic 6th grader, and those are the best kind of students. I did visit the middle school this week and left behind some flyers, so we'll see if that turns into anything. I should get in touch with the other band directors in the area too. This middle school director is fantastic. Actually the whole music program at the school is being run really well. He said that between band, orchestra and choir fully one HALF of the student body is involved in music during the day. That's freaking amazing. It gave my husband and me warm fuzzies when we went and played for them (at the director's request). It was just so cool to go and hear and see kids at the beginning of their musical journeys. Gave us hope for the rising generation of music appreciation.
4) Learn 3 new pieces. Hah. Maybe 2018
5) Scripture study. This one took a long, hard hit too. I'm still in 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon. But when I read, I have to say, it is good. It's great to slow down and think and write and ponder and cross reference. Many promptings, comfort and clarifications have come.
So, what should I focus on for the coming week?
General Conference is coming up again, so I'm excited for that. I have some books to read (Drive, The Boys in the Boat, if it ever becomes available, and a couple of others.) We're potty training my 3 year old, so that takes more time than I would like it to. Any suggestions on how to get a 3 year old to CARE that he has poop in his underwear? No? Ok then. I'm having to just let go a little and accept that we will change his clothes a couple of times a day and I will have to wash poop out of underwear. It makes me thankful for the utility sink in our laundry room. He is actually doing much better than I was afraid he would. He actually does better if I give him a day off in pull-ups every now and then and take the pressure off. I guess it can get a little intense when Mommy is asking you every 30 minutes to go potty. I can see how that could get old fast. And sometimes he even tells me that he needs to go. Yea! Count the little victories.
Well, that was long and rambly, but I felt like rambling. Have a good week all.
:)
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