The Nelson Family: Where to go from here...

Friday, February 18, 2011

Where to go from here...

Well Greg did not get the job. It was a hard rejection on both of us (more on him than me) but it has been tough to recover from.

He graduates in May, and not knowing where we will be going next is getting kind of scary. I know that we will be lead to where the Lord wants us; I have no doubt of that. But this is just a tough and scary time to be looking for jobs. Please pray for us!

He does have an internship that is lined up for the summer, so we SOMETHING to fall back on. Luckily we still have a few months until he is done, so we are praying that something works out in that time.

The hardest thing about all of this for me is that I don't like seeing Greg disappointed. Nothing I say or do can help him feel better, and that is hard for me. To me, he is the most qualified and perfectly capable person for the job. It is hard to not take rejection personally, but that is what he is trying to not do. He is a lot better than me.

We are remaining optimistic, and we have amazing family and friends that are encouraging and supportive. We are blessed.

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In other news, it is 54 degrees here today!!! We were in town this afternoon, and I was not wearing a coat. It was heavenly! Deagan was even in the back yard playing for a while with no coat on. This warm weather is only suppose to stay around today and then it is going to get back to single digits as a low this next week. This warms weather is just teasing us, but I will take it for the time being!

2 comments:

Rachelle said...: I am sure Greg will find the right thing for your family! I am loving this weather too- oh wait- today its a blizzard.; February 19, 2011 at 7:35 AM
Tom and Miriah said...: That is a scary place to be; graduating always is. But I know you two will pull through...with class! The hardest thing, like you said, is not being able to make him feel better. One thing I've learned is that you're efforts to lift his spirits and remain optimistic that another opportunity will come his way, does more than you can tell right now.
Wishing you all the best!; February 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)