She has a new family to work for as a mother's helper. The family she was helping moved back to the U.S. in February. Their dad is getting out of the Air Force because he will be starting at Ave Maria law school in the fall. It's an exciting time for them, but it was very sad for Katie because she loved playing with their two little ones and visiting with the mom, my friend Lauren, whom I miss, too.
The new family she is helping is also a family from church. Their dad was the scoutmaster until a month or so ago when he took on a new job on base and had to give it up. They have one toddler daughter and a baby due in early May, about a month before our baby. I met the mom in the CWOC (Catholic Women of the Chapel) last year. She is having a difficult pregnancy, and Katie will be a big help to her, even if only for a few hours a week. Last Thursday was Katie's first day helping, and she had a wonderful visit with their little daughter. She is really looking forward to the arrival of their new baby.
Katie has a paying job next week. She is going to "fish sit" and water plants for our neighbors while they are away in Australia on vacation. It was very nice of them to think of her, and she is surely able to handle that responsibility.
Gymnastics is over for now, and we are moving on to soccer. She has soccer tryouts Tuesday evening for the youth league on base. When you are 11, you have to go to tryouts, but they don't cut anyone. They use the information to try to keep the teams more even. Patrick has been out practicing with both Katie and Joseph before their season starts.
Then will come softball in June. Last year we missed the baseball season because we were in the U.S., so she and Joseph are looking forward to playing their favorite sport this summer. They have already broken out the bats and gloves, and even Matthew is getting into the act.
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