TOFW

I went to "Time Out for Women" today. This is an all day seminar to inspire women in their roles as wives, mothers, and individuals. I wanted to share one quote that I found profound:

"The gospel of Jesus Christ is not insurance against pain. It is resource in event of pain, and when that pain comes (and it will come because we came here on earth to have pain among other things), when it comes, rejoice that you have resource to deal with your pain.”

Nancy Drew!!

I have just discovered the Nancy Drew computer games! These games are action-packed, full of secret passageways, puzzles, hidden trapdoors, and underground tunnels. These games are not for girly girls!!! :) Excellent graphics and a thrilling feeling of suspense at every turn!!!

A TEMPLE IN PHILADELPHIA

They made the most exciting announcement yesterday in General Conference. A temple for our church will be built in the Philadelphia area. The news was new to us also, so we don't know where the exact location will be, but praying it's on the west side of town :)

General Conference was wonderful and I think I enjoyed the first few talks the best on simplifying our lives and finding laughter in all things. Amen to that!

P.S. The temple will be in Downtown Philadelphia @ Broad and Norris Streets. The temple will also house three wards, so it will probably have the same design as the Manhattan Temple.

No Goal!!!

Eliza is on her first official soccer team this year and loves it. She is the pipsqueak of the team, but is not afraid to be in the middle of the pack and loves to play goalie.

My new job

This summer my old job that I had done at home for 7 years was phased out. The company was bought out and our division was shut down completely. My hours had already been cut way back a few months earlier, so being layed off wasn't too painful. I felt worse for those who worked full-time and now had to go find new work. I just figured I would enjoy a few months off and then think about finding a part-time job once the girls went back to school. Now that Eliza is in school all day, I wanted something that would just be a few hours a day and close by so that I could quickly get to the girls if I needed to.

Well....fate (divine intervention) would have it that a new school being built right behind our house had a perfect position for me. My one job ended on June 30th, I took my planned 3 weeks of vacation, and the day after I got back began the new job. I work 4 days a week from 8 am - 1 pm at the Community College department within the Chester County Technical High School College. The job is a catch all of registering and admitting students, answering a thousand of their questions, even more phone calls, etc. I love the hours and I feel like I'm getting the hang of things. The nicest part is that I get to see the girls get on the bus at 7:55 am and I'm sitting at my desk by 8:00 am. You can't beat the commute!! Below are pictures from the parking lot of the school. The first one shows the school and the second shows how close our house is!

The Deck

After five months, we have officially finished the deck. Austin started it back in April and just last weekend put the final board in. It also took me a few weeks to prepare the border and put the stones in. We are very excited this is one project checked off our list!!

Mismatch Day

Aaah...Don't you just love Spirit Week at school. Doesn't she look lovely???