The Henderson Family Chronicles

I've decided to take my turn to post something. It is now the time of the year where the kids get to dress up and collect massive amounts of sugary temptations that will be more than enough to allow them bounce off the wall and get cavities. We have been trying to encourage them to decide on what they want to dress up as for about 6 weeks now, so that we would have enough time to put together their costumes. Of course, they didn't finally decide until today.  Maren immediately gave me the "I hate Halloween for this exact reason" look. I volunteered to help with the  costume making. To which Maren said, "Thats good, because there is NO way that I would be able to make   Nathan and Emme's costumes all by myself." We spent the morning brainstorming how to make the costumes. Maren then teamed up with her sister to collect needed items, and Nathan and I went out to do some of the same.  Once we got home and Janna and her kids left, we started havin...

I've got the answers! Well, to the game. That's easy, see, because I know me. Believe it or not, when I took the quiz, I got EVERY answer right. However, my husband DID NOT, but it is not because he didn't know. It is because some of the statements were not worded carefully enough. So I will clarify as I go. 1. Cords - TRUE. I just hate them. Every experience I have with cords is a bad one. #1 pet peeve. Let's not talk more about it, steam is building up and is going to start shooting out of my head. 2. I like blue cars the best. Except when I like orange ones better. - TRUE. Navy blue cars are nearly always best. The only good thing to come out of our recent car fiasco is that our jeep is a beautiful navy blue. But sometimes I really really love that spiced pumpkin color - I think they call it Daytona Orange. 3. Travel - FALSE. I hate to travel. especially with kids. I'm kind of a home body, It costs SO much money to create a few memories. I'd rather BU...

I want to blog about something that doesn't start or end with "I hope we don't starve and/or end up in a homeless shelter". I thought about doing the ABC's of Me, but I've done that several times, and I'm not sure that we are ready to see it again.  I Googled around a little for ideas (is that a proper way to use the word Google?), and found the most common thing is "Traditional Blog Tag". I would have to post 5 things you guys don't know about me, and tag 5 of you to do the same on your blog. That sounds kind of lame. A) Sometimes no one reads this thing but me, and I know all about me. B) I don't keep things a secret, and you guys know all about me. C) I'd hate to tag specific people, and then leave them in a writers-block state of mind because they have no idea what 5 things to share that their family and friends don't already know about them. So I'll change it up a little. I'm going to share a list of th...

I like reading back on my old posts. I'm funny! Well, I  think I'm funny. Don't burst my bubble. Andrew has put in applications to a bunch of jobs at the hospital here in town. The three other hospitals in the area have no openings, except for in Labor and Delivery. Not a real good match for my husband. Do YOU want him down there when you have a baby? One of the local nursing homes closed down last month, so a whole bunch of nurses had to find jobs, therefore NONE of the nursing homes in the area are hiring. The was a rare opening at the Site (Idaho National Laboratory) for a nurse, and he applied for that, but we haven't heard anything. He has now been interviewed by the ICU and the ER at the local hospital. The ER interview was just yesterday, and he feels like it went really well. It would be a REALLY great job, and it would be REALLY great for him to get an offer in the next week or so. You know, so he can start getting paychecks BEFORE we run out of food...

It's bad news that seems completely overwhelming. Thank you all for praying for us. Keep them coming. Andrew is now unemployed. Less than 24 hours after applying to those jobs, there was a bad night at work, and a incident that was an unfortunate accident on MANY people's part. Everyone is okay, but Andrew lost his job. We're gonna need all the help we can get from our Heavenly Father to find a new job before the money runs out. We are applying all over the city, and all over the state. They say there is a shortage of nurses. I guess we'll see. If anyone knows of nursing jobs, please let us know. The thought of having to move is terrifying, but maybe that's what Heavenly Father is ready for us to do. I guess. I don't know. I'm scared. Faithful, but scared.

Let's pretend you are lucky enough as a family to have the ability to choose where you want to live, and get a job there. You can go ANYWHERE. Where would you go? Now pretend you currently have a good home, and live VERY close to all the important people in your life, in a town you have lived in most (or all) of your life, and you are happy. And then one day you see a job opening in the kind of job you'd love to have, in the kind of town you'd love to live in, with the kind of houses and climate you'd love to have. It would mean a WHOLE change in life style, but that change seems pretty appealing. The ONLY downsides are the prospect of leaving the people where you are, and that you are already pretty happy where you are. What do you do? Well, apparently you apply for the job. And pray really hard that if it's meant to be, you get the job, and if it's not, that you don't. I feel sick thinking of leaving the people here, My mom and dad live a block n...

After reading this post, be sure to scroll down, there are plenty more! Theme Days: This has recently lost some efficiency, and will probably continue to with school starting, but I'll blog about it anyway. Andrew is home 3-5 days a week normally 4 full days. It really starts to feel like we have 4 Saturdays a week. We play a lot. But there was NEVER order, or rhythm. I have fussed a lot about that, and one day I decided to try something. Andrew was working Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, which means he was sleeping Tuesday afternoon, and most of Wednesday, and from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening. I knew I needed a few days that were for cleaning and laundry, and I wanted one day that was for playing with friends... This is what I came up with: Sunday: Church Day - Church-related activities and Veggie Tales! Monday: Family Day - Dad is up - Lets do something fun!!! Oh, and Get groceries! Tuesday: Chore Day - Yard work, and house work Wednesday: Play With Friends...