Some things that Peja has been up to:




So I have a HUGE pile of dishes, loads of laundry, tons of cleaning and about 60 BILLION things I need to do to get ready for the opening of my business in 2 weeks, so why not blog for the first time in about 3 months? Sounds perfect.

I don't know if anyone even comes here anymore or not, but I thought I'd put something out there to the internet-sphere. I just read through some of my old posts and they were very inspiring to me! It is interesting how you learn something and then forget it and get some of the same feelings and then have to re-learn it. I guess that is why we are counseled to write things down - especially spiritual promptings!

So here is what has been going on in our lives.

Katie: Firstly, for those of you who don't facebook I AM PREGNANT! I am due sometime in the middle of April. Which means I am just finishing my first trimester (which is no fun) and that is very exciting!
Next, Ilija decided a few months back to work on opening a residential care facility for the elderly. Then he got too busy with amazing business things that are coming his way and basically I got to open it all by myself. If I felt okay with putting Peja in daycare all day every day it really would be no problem, but I am determined to be a mom first, so I get to do everything with him or during nap times. That is so hard when I am pregnant and desperately needing naps! Anyway, we have a very important final licensing inspection in two weeks and then we will start taking residents! It is very exciting and very nerve wracking. I have struggled big time this entire process with feeling totally overwhelmed and trying to learn how to truly rely on God. I have realized over and over that if I am feeling so overwhelmed that means that I am trying to do it all by myself. So I have to go back to my knees and tell God that I am doing all I can and I will be calm and know that he can make up the rest. Sometimes I even have to tell him that I can't even find it in myself to be calm, so he will have to do what he can with the frantic self that I am. Truly this has been one of the more difficult things that I have ever done! I feel lucky to struggle though, because that means I am learning huge lessons and that there will be huge rewards.

Also, I am getting to play LOTS of volleyball! Three times a week right now! Which is simply amazing and gorgeous and WONDERFUL and basically is what is keeping me sane. I still exercise a lot and that is great, but nothing compares to volleyball. Every Tuesday morning I go play doubles at Pismo Beach and my mom and I take turns playing/watching Peja. It is great that Peja gets to spend so much time at the beach. It was GORGEOUS down there today. It kind of reminded me of the mornings I spent in Antigua.

Finally, my sister had her fourth baby last Sunday and I am going up to Washington next week for 5 days to help her out a little bit and to meet me newest niece!

Bottom Line: I LOVE MY LIFE!

Ilija: Is so busy keeping up with so much work at Kurrels construction and then with Endura Block he has been crazy. He has been traveling a ton doing investor presentations and is so excited to be learning so much! He is in Colorado right now and I miss him a ton. He is excited that it is football season again but TV watching is down to basically nothing right now because we are just too busy. He was very stoked for his BYU cougars, but they have sorely disappointed him the last two weeks. At least his 49ers are doing pretty good.
Ilija went on an awesome Canyoneering trip in southern Utah and had a great time.

Nina Richie, he never relaxes this much with someone else.

Putting on shoes is the best. He has become quite an expert, and can even walk with shoes about 10 sizes too big. He knows that shoes have to be on before we can go outside. So he will put his own shoes on, then bring you your shoes and then pull your finger and say "up" to get you to stand up. If my dad is around he will always start with him first because Peja knows my dad is a sucker and will do anything he asks.