Shillig 4 Family

I have been writing a ton on here lately but it is crazy how much my mind just runs and runs when I can't get my thoughts out. I usually talk to jake at breakfast, lunch, and dinnertime so I get to share a few quick thoughts with him but since he has been gone my mind just wanders. It is so frustrating! Especially at night when we usually talk before bed and so at bedtime my mind just RUNS with the things that I would discuss with him if he were there. So needless to say it takes me awhile to fall asleep. This is not a fun situation to be in. Maybe this is why people write extensive journals because then they are able to get their thoughts our of their head and on paper but I prefer my thoughts to go into my husbands head and then he respond... ok enough about that! I did laundry and packed today so we are ready to head back to good ol' Sierra Vista, AZ first thing in the morning. I don't know what time jake is supposed to finish his training tomorrow but we sure hop...

ok this morning i have been looking at this costco coupon book and i realized that i am so excited to stock up on costco stuff! i haven't been shopping since monterey and i am so excited to be in my own home again with groceries and STUFF! i love to go to costco and stock up on my three month to a year supply! it brings me so much joy ... i am like a kid in a candy store! on a side note... this morning i went to the dentist office with Christine Sarager and there they had a "pottery barn kids" catalog and i always heard about how cute their stuff was but BOY was it ever CUTE but EXPENSIVE... It was fun to get ideas from it and i made me even more excited to set up and decorate our home! only one more week until utah...

I JUST GOT TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND FOR 30 SECONDS! i know that sounds lame but it was amazing and i can't stop SMILING! I am so thankful for the little things!

My daughter is so cute lately... she is growing up so quickly... She no longer seems interested in nursing (she only wants FOOD and LOTS of it!) She also INSISTS on putting HERSELF to sleep. In the past she would want to nurse to sleep and that was the only way she would nap or go to bed at night but not now that she is growing up. She wants me to put her in her bed (once again she insists on her BED and no where else) and she turns over, grabs her blanket and closes her eyes and I leave the room and shut the door and when i check on her (shortly after) she is out like a light! whether it be nap time or bedtime she wants nothing more than to be put in her bed and left alone . She is growing up so fast and independently . I think she will just wean herself completely very soon...

This week is dragging by! I am wanting Friday to be here already... I am enjoying myself here but I really really really want it to be Friday so I can see my husband!

Aimi Lark is loved by all the Sarager family and we feel very welcome in their home. Maverick the dog is still unsure of Aimi Lark but I'm sure he will come around eventually. She loves when he comes in the room and she just smiles and gets all excited in hopes that he will come over and let her touch him but he just looks at her and walks away. I am grateful that she isn't afraid of him...

So Aimi Lark has not done very well in holding her sippy cup and also sucking out the liquid. But yesterday at church I tried it and she drank it like a PRO! She just laid on the pew and held the sippy cup up and just enjoyed it! I was so proud of her! and so this morning I decided to try it again and as you can see she did a WONDERFUL job! (she also enjoys relaxing on the bean bag hear at the Sarager's house)