Why We Haven't been Blogging - Excuse #2 - Moving

I can't really complain because the actual moving part was pretty easy because ConocoPhillips did it all. We are so grateful that we got to have movers come do it for us. Our apartment was totally packed with boxes. I couldn't believe how much stuff we had. The movers were unprepared for how much equipment and food and books we had crammed into our little apartment. It was pretty funny. They packed up everything (including our computer) in boxes, came back the next day to put all the boxes in the truck and they left. Some wonderful friends in our ward watched my kids and helped me get everything clean while Nate defended his dissertation. I was able to attend Nate's defense presentation. It was great to see the whole picture of what this project has been. So often i heard about frustrations or some major breakthroughs but it was awesome to see all that Nate has accomplished. He was successful in his defense and passed with flying colors.
While the movers were working at our apartment we had one of those moments that we moms long for and that make the hard work of motherhood worth it. I told the kids that i couldn't play outside with them right then because i needed to get some dinner ready. Morgan asked me why i had to make the dinner. I answered that I had to because i am the mom and that is part of my job. He thought about that for a few seconds then looked at me and said, "You have lots of jobs. You clean our house, you make the dinners, you take care of the kids, and you write in your journal, and lots of stuff. Mom's have a lot of jobs!" Yes we do. Then he looked at the movers, thought for another minute and said "Movers just move people. That's all. That must be pretty boring." It was so great. He understood a little bit how much we moms do. It was a great payoff moment.