Enjoying the warm weather!!!

I love living in the middle of the desert in the middle of the winter because it is actually warming up into the high 60's to low 70's these days. Not bad weather for the middle of January. When I see all of the cold and snow back east I can really count my blessings. Not much is going on at the Jorgensen household these days. I am out of school today for MLK day and that is a nice break in the middle of January. Gary and I took a little trip last Saturday and went to Vegas (we go for reasons other than most other people, just to get groceries and necessities) It is really nice because we just got on the 215 headed west and skipped all of the Las Vegas area and headed out to the Centennial area and got everything done we needed to.
We got a little reprieve on the CRT testing and now we are not doing it until the first week in March so that buys us a little time in teaching concepts. The stress is reduced a little tiny bit.
We are still waiting for a phone call from the state telling us to go get the girls. We have done all we can do on our part and now it is just red tape and paperwork. Hopefully it won't take too much longer, I am thinking maybe at least a month. I am excited to get them here and get them into a normal routine. Gary and I will be venturing over to St. George on Friday for a couple of monthly dr. appointments for Gary, so we will be visiting Dawnita and Dad. The only other thing I am trying to accomplish these days is getting the taxes filed. I like to get it done early so it isn't something to worry about. If I could just get our W2's I would be in good shape that way. Well, that is all the happening around our house. Everyone keep posting!!!!!

Well, it has been a while since I posted a new blog so here goes. I am not sure I have a lot to say but I will just wing it. We went back to school yesterday. It was really a struggle to make myself get up and go after the nice little break we had, but I was there by 4:45 a.m. I always have plenty to keep me busy as I get ready for the day. Right now we are cramming for the state tests which we will be giving the first week in Feb. I hate that we have to give tests to kids on concepts that we haven't even had time to teach them yet. I so wish that they would let us do the tests in May at the end of the year instead of at midyear before they have had the instruction, hence the cramming. We also have a writing test in the 5th grade which will be all of next week. WE WILL BE TESTED OUT!!! Last Sunday afternoon, we had the social worker from Ely come to do the house check and fill out paperwork. She said that she would place them with us immediately if that were possible but it still has to be approved through the judge. We also have to have Angela and Aaron fingerprinted and background check because they are adults living in the house. Seems crazy to me, but oh well, we have to just jump through the hoops. Gary and I spent all day New Years Day cleaning out the sewing/computer room and turning it back into a bedroom for the girls. We were very tired by the end of that day but mission accomplished. Now the computer is parked in our bedroom and the sewing stuff is in the dining room ( the spare one ). Anyway, all we have to do now is get the call from them and we will go get the girls. I really don't have any cutsie stories to tell like the rest of you do, but I do enjoy reading the other stories that get posted. I hope all of you have a great week.