Thought I would give all of you an update on what is going on with the Jacob and Melissa Smith Family. Winter is finally coming to an end and so is Utah's Legislative General Session. It has been fun following the process and not so fun cutting budgets to accomodate the recent recession. The good news is that my job is not part of the cuts, so we will be employed for at least another 2 years. Fortunately, (and unfortunately) I deal with state agencies where the workload increases during recessions and have been put in charge of analyzing and recommending action to be taken by the state on my related areas with the American Reinvesment and Recovery Act (the stimilus bill). As a result of the budget cuts, tracking legislative bills, preparing analyses, and dealing with advocates and agencies, I am swamped with work and have accrued over 100 hours of comp time since the new year. We are planning on some long vacations this summer to use those hours up.
Melissa is doing surprisingly well. She hasn't gotten sick at all with this pregnancy and it is a reassurance when we go to the doctor to know that everything is okay. She hasn't put on any weight either and the doctor actually asked her if she has been eating. She has a little bit of a bulge, but nothing that noticeable. She is very busy with volunteering at school, teaching Sapphira, and keeping track of Zachariah.
Melissa and I were recently got a new calling at church as Rebekah's primary teachers. Let me tell you, teaching her class is much easier than the Sunbeams!
Rebekah is doing excellent at school. The other week Melissa scared me when she told me the principal called about Rebekah. Fortunately, it was to let us know that she is very smart and pays attention very well in class. We are lucky to have her as our first. Our neighborhood is crawling with friends for her. Rebekah astonishes me with her reading ability. I don't think I could read in Kindergarten at all, yet she is reading regular kids books.
Sapphira is really starting to get a passion for learning. She is writing her letters and wants to read. She loves Tinker Bell. She is my little tink - smart, cute, sassy, attitude, passionate, kind, etc. She has so much energy and always so positive. Just a warning for all of you, she is very honest but in an innocent way. If she comments on you zit, don't be offended.
Zachariah is finally starting to talk. He is almost comprehensible, but his focus is more on playing with our new siamese kitten, Xanga, and reorganizing the shelves. He is a handful, but if you give him some books, he'll be content for hours. He loves to wrestle and tease his sisters. Its fun having a boy. I'm looking forward to having 2!
Hope all of you are doing well. Congratulations, Missy, with the engagement. We're planning on making the trip and calling it our big summer vacation.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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