We have had a busy couple of weeks around here. Mike had a back country ski day and and I took the kids and met a friend Ande at the Pacific Science Center and for lunch the first weekend in February. 
The beginning of January we heard that as we had suspected Mike's company was reorganizing nation wide again. This is how we made it to Seattle 2 years ago and we have had a wonderful adventure here. We are not certain it is over yet either, but when the company is reorganizing nation wide some people will keep their current 
That being said "being normal," is hard when you know in a month or two you could be packing everything up and moving. It is almost like your life is temporarily put on hold, but it isn't, until you know more. You are suppose to keep on keeping on like there isn't this giant elephant of "what ifs" sitting in your chest. It is a hard limbo state to be in, especially for me. It is a lot of pressure on Mike as he feels like he is carrying the whole family, which he is in a sense. I am a planner a someone who likes to make lists and to check things off, not knowing what is going to happen is hard. Yes, I know you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow or next week, but this limbo is excruciatingly difficult. Mike and I go over different scenarios and seriously there is no resolve until we know more from his current job. Damn, the what ifs can slowly drive you crazy. When not talking about it with our friends and family, there isn’t much time with our life to spend much time thinking or talking about it, which is probably a good thing. It does however seem to be the all consuming issue in our life at this point. 
I was scrolling down Facebook today and a friend had this saying up. I thought hmmm this reminds me of Mike and I.
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I ...hold it. If I hold it for a minute,it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
And iIm going to add pick up a beer!
Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed for whatever path is in store for us, we are ready for whatever happens and excited to know what our future holds…
Update everyone soon, until then enjoy the pictures of our chaos that makes every single minute of every single day worth it all…
Stella’s handling the stress well and choosing to comfortably snooze most of it away!
