A Peek at the Poulsens

(I always have to start out with pictures of the Sweet, I mean come on...) Morning nap : ) Such a sophisticated sleeper! Okay. The topic of plucking eyebrows is not for the faint-hearted, so please tune in later if you need to. I guess I should clarify: the topic of plucking MY eyebrows is what's alarming. Actually, just my brows in general. I've been aware of my, ahem... problem, since I can remember looking in the mirror and actually caring about what I see. I complained to my glamorous aunt one time when I was probably 13, saying, "but Jennifer, they are CATERPILLARS." She lovingly touseled my hair and said, "Oh not at all Jessie; you have been blessed with the ' Sanders'   eyebrows" with a look of admiration and a raised eyebrow (go figure). I remember thinking, "Why are bushy eyebrows a good family trait?" Fast forward: every parent says that once you have children you don't have any time for yourself. I know I ...

Photo shoot! The girls : ) Natalie is taking a power nap (interrupted only by an exciting amount of poo) next to me as our traditional Tangled is on in the background. I figured it would be a good time to write again since I don't quite have enough time to do my other projects. (We will wait for Daddy to get home to do those!) Life is so good. I pretty much took today and yesterday completely off, preferring instead to actually feel like a stay-at-home-mom. It has been FABULOUS - it's like my cloak of stress and frustration came off and I can enjoy spending time with Natalie on her schedule instead of my class-errands-practicing-feeding-more-class schedule. Seriously, it is so nice to just be a MOM. I know it is a blessing that I will have a degree this coming May and that I have incredible grants and scholarships to do it, but when I get to be home with Natalie and have no pressing needs other than raising her and being a good wife, I feel lik...

Wearing the sweater Grammy knit her Our little girl is growing and changing and we just love her to pieces. She weighs over 12 pounds 2 ounces now and is over two months old. The doctor glowed about her and said we are very lucky to have such a wonderful baby...we quite agree! This week had a little bit of everything. We went on a mini trip, saw our families, and watched General Conference. GC is a semi-annual gathering of our church where we hear via broadcast from our general leaders (we have leaders at the local, regional, and worldwide level...this is the worldwide level) about doctrine, how to be happy, what is going on in the church as a whole, ways to improve ourselves and our lives, etc. It is awesome, and we look forward to it every time. After watching this conference (it's a two-day event) I feel very uplifted - I'm extra grateful for my healthy daughter and helpful husband, and feel very very blessed in our lives. Our testimonies of Jesus Christ, the ...

As my wonderful wife alluded to in an earlier post, I now have a new job! As awesome as my last job was, I just wasn't making that much money, and working just two weeks at my new job (and far less hours) has earned me twice as much as I earned in an entire month at my old job! This is the picture that I put on a flyer that I will use to advertise Christensen's Audiology, and hopefully sell a bunch of hearing aids! (If you know anyone who needs a hearing aid, I would be happy to sell them one. You can contact me at 402-489-3450) So, as the title of my post suggests, my new job has everything to do with ears. I am officially called a "hearing instrument specialist," and I aspire to one day be a doctor of audiology. Basically I clean, fix, and sell hearing aids to the hearing impaired. At first I thought that being a hearing instrument specialist was going to be pretty boring (you know, dealing with grumpy, deaf people all day long), but it's actually tur...

  Life at the Poulsens has been busy, full, and fun this month. Natalie is a wonderful baby with a very calm temperament, so we've been able to get out and do lots of things. We love spending time with our families in Lincoln and Papillion, and are always looking for an excuse to come over.  She loves her grandparents!  Aunt Makall Aunt Annie Uncle Sam My brother Max just turned twenty, and in December he will be going to the Alpine Mission for two years, serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Southern Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We are so proud of him and excited to hear about all his experiences. Natalie will miss her Uncle Max though! We have gotten some good friend time in this month as well. We try to have a Beekly Weekly, which is a gathering of us roommates from sophomore year. They are awesome and help babysit when I have class or want to work out or just ...