New Job

Well I just got a job working for my friends at their property management company. I am really enjoying it! It is great working with people that I actually like being with so that is great and the work is pretty fun, just a lot of computer input. Jeff never heard back from the police job in Layton but has recently applied for a job as an air traffic assistant which is great because in three years he might be able to be an air traffic controller again and he will have lots of experience. We are excited for this job, it is good pay and he will be able to use his schooling so we hope for the best with that. Other good news is that Jeff's sister Nicole just got engaged to a guy named Aaron yesterday so we are excited to have a new brother in law. We hope them the best, they both seam really happy together and they are a cute couple!

A good thing for our family

I was thinking about life and our future as a family I have come know that life is almost never as you predict. I never imagined my life to head into the directions that it has. I don't know if any ones knows this but we decided to move to Alaska over night practically and moved there about a month later. It was so weird to be in a place where I knew no one, I didn't know the city at all, I didn't even know how to get to the place I was living. After a while I started to really know that we were suppose to be there and that it was a good thing for our family. We met a lot of good people and learned about how important family is and the support of the church. After Alaska I was so sure I had the rest of our lives planned out. Jeff would have his perfect job, we would buy this new big house, I would get pregnant and we would have a new baby. I wanted to have a salon in my house so I could have my own business and we would just be happy. As most of you know things didn't happen as we had planned. Jeff didn't get the job and had to find a new career, we had to find a place to live that we could afford (not new and big), I couldn't get pregnant because we didn't have insurance and we didn't know how we could afford it and I couldn't have my salon in my house. For a long time I could not think why Heavenly Father answered a prayer with something other than what I thought was best for my family. I thought maybe I was being punished for something I did or didn't do. But than as time goes by the pain isn't as bad and I think to myself that I am happy and maybe this way is better for our family and that this is what we are suppose to be doing and how our life should be. We may not be rich and we may not have the new big house that we wanted but I am confident Jeff will find a job that he likes and I really love my house. It is old, really old, but it is my old house. And yes babies are in our future (no I am not pregnant) and yes life can be hard but that's what makes us strong and makes us appreciate all that we have. So I am hopeful for whatever the future brings me and I know that is will be great as long as I make it that way. It is my choice to be happy and that is what I will always choose.

Things

Logan and Sienna dancing, it was so fun to watch!

Sienna in Landons hat, she likes wearing hats.

I think we kind of look a like?

What a cutie!

My curtains in the front room.

Well things are good at our place. Jeffs car broke down and Jeff has been fixing it and I have been stuck at home with no car. For all those of you that are wondering about the police job, Jeff passed the physical test and written test and now is waiting to hear from them. There was about 70 people that applied and took the tests but not everyone passed so I guess we will see how that goes. I am done with my CNA class and just waiting to hear back so I can take the final tests.

We recently got our power bill and we're not too happy about that so we decided to put some insulation in the attic and we are probably going to get a new window in the breakfast nook. But just to let everyone know, you can get insulation done for practical free. Questar gas gives you a rebate so basic they pay for all but about 20 bucks. It really helps keep the cost of your bill down and saves energy. So we will see how that goes. They also give you a rebate for new windows. The guy told me they won't be doing the rebate stuff forever so get it done now while they are doing the rebates.

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Sore...but thats ok

Yesterday Me, Jeff and my dad went snowmobiling up at Farmington Canyon. For all of you that don't know, My dad is a professional snowmobiler, he has been doing it for 30 plus years so I consider that pro. I sat there, along with everyone else watching my dad go up the steepest hills with ease (I mean cliffs and he would go over the top of them. Only tracks over were his). Jeff, I would have to say impressed me very much. He never in his life had been on a snowmobile until a year ago and he was doing things I can't imagine doing ever in my snowmobile life. (The cliffs you know, yeah crazy I think) So they were dragged around by me, because I couldn't go up certain places (or down), so it was an easy day for them. Today I am extremely sore though. I woke up with a swollen knee, back pain and arm soreness. But it was fun since I haven't been since before I met Jeff, so it has been like 10 years. (Fields don't count).

Happy New Year!

Well its a new year and a new begining sort of for us. We just love our new house, it is so fun to decorate and buy new stuff for. I just got my curtains up in the livingroom and I love them.

I am doing my clinicals now for my CNA, I have only done one so far and I guess it wasn't so bad. Jeff is working at Million air and applied for a layton city police job. He goes in for a physical test thing on the 10th and then I don't know what from there. There are a lot of people applying for the job and if any of them already have post done then they would probably get the job before Jeff would, but we are still hoping.

Sienna's tongue is doing ok, it still looks really bad. It still is gaping open but it doesn't seem to bother her. Both her and Logan are sick with colds and fevers.

Ouch

My sweet Sienna got an ouchy today. My niece Kaylee was carring her down the stairs and slipped and they both fell and Sienna bit her toungue. I would say she probably would have needed stiches if it wasn't her toungue. Here are some pictures don't look if you don't like seeing injuries to children.

The Place we call home

Well finally I have pictures to post for you all. Most of you probably have seen my house by now but here it is for the rest of you. I took down all of my Christmas decorations, I wanted to get it done and over with so I did it the day after Christmas.

Christmas

Well Chirstmas has come and gone so fast this year. We have been so busy with Jeff going to Oklahoma and changing jobs and getting a house. It has been quite the year. We are glad to be back in Utah again for Chirstmas. We had fun going to lots of family parties and opening lots of presesnts from each other, we are very spoiled. Here are some pictures of Chirstmas. Sorry I still don't have any of my house. I got a new camera and so the pictures of my house are on my stupid camera that is hard to get pictures from.

I AM SORRY

I am sorry for all of you that are waiting to see pictures of my new house. I have a small problem, we don't have Internet! So I was going to do some today at my parents house but no, I forgot a piece that I need from my camera. So.....I am working on it. Maybe it will be tomorrow.
I do really love my house though! It is fun to decorate and do whatever I want to it. I painted the living room and the breakfast nook and those two places happen to be my favorite so far. We just got the blinds up and all I need now is to get rods so I can hang my curtains. I want to buy new couches so we can have some seating downstairs too.
We attended our new ward today it is was a really nice ward. There seams to be a lot of good people in it and I think the kids will love it too. I guess when I was younger I went to that same church building.

FaMily PiCturEs

We went and did family pictures a week ago and they turned out pretty good. We went to the union Station in Ogden.

CNA

For the past week and a half I have been doing a CNA course at DATC. It has been kind of exciting doing something different than my everyday stuff. I plan on working as a CNA for a while until I can go to school to be something else in the medical field. I am not sure what I want to do but I think I will just see how the CNA thing goes first.

Jeff is working at Millionair right now, working the 2-10pm shift. He is thinking about a bunch on different things that he might want to try such as, a manager at millionair, a police officer, work on HA Base, a pilot, and anything that falls in his lap.

The kids are doing great! Sienna's Birthday is today! She turned 2. She had 2 parties, one at the Greens and one at the DeMilles. She got lots of great stuff and she loves it all. Sienna was my perfect baby but as she gets older she is starting to become a little more independent and kind of bossy (probably a girl thing). She likes things her way. I will post pictures when I can find my camera thing to do it.

A Home for us!

Our offer was accepted for the house we want to get so we are really excited! The closing date is Dec 8. Here is a little description of the home: It is in clearfield, it is a 4bed (and a den with no closet), 2 bath house. It has 2 family rooms. A 50's style kitchen (the house was build in 44), 2 car detatched garage (Jeff is excited about that). It is a nice little house with a nice yard, no grass in the back yet though). So we are excited to move in and put a little love into it. I will post pictures when we get it probably!

House....again

Well there still may be hope. Jeff talked to the house guy and he said he would go lower so I guess we might still have a chance at this house. I think that this house would be good for us so I really hope we can get it. Thanks everyone for all your concern and support, you all are the best!! If we get the house I will let you all know.

House

Well for all of you that where wondering, no we are not getting the clearfield house. The guy counter offered a number we just couldn't believe and have no hope of him letting it go for cheaper than the asking price (Pretty much). So we are still looking I guess. But I am going to be starting the CNA program at the DATC so I guess that will be good. So we just can't figure out where are lives are headed yet.

Halloween

Halloween was fun this year, for one it wasn't below freezing and two we got to have some fun with the families! Logan was the Hulk and Sienna was a Ladybug. They had lots of fun trick or treating in the neighborhood and eating lots of candy.

We are very close right now to buying a house. We put in an offer yesterday and we are waiting to hear from them. I am excited to get a house but hope we can afford it. It is in Clearfield and it is a little old house with 5 bedrooms. I think it will be great for us if we can get it for what we are asking. I am excited to have our own place again.

Back Home again

Well after a long drive home we are finally back in Utah. No Jeff did not pass his test and no he does not have a job and no I don't know what is next. Jeff is going back to Million air for a while until we can figure out another career choice for him. Right now we just need to find a place to live since we are stuffed into a small bedroom with no closet space and all of our stuff in a storage unit.

We decided that we would drive a different route than what Jeff took on the way to Oklahoma. We went through Texas, New Mexico, Colorada and then to utah. We went through Santa Fe and it was very neat. We saw the oldest house in USA and the oldest church. We also saw a few cool buildings and churches.

My new sweet baby - b!

What do you think about my little new baby b?
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coming home

Well Jeff gets to come home today. I am driving back with him. I am really proud of all that Jeff has done, he has sacraficed a lot and worked really hard. It has been a long hard process that our family has been through. We have grown stronger together and I am thankful for that. I am not really sure why Heavenly Father wanted us to go through all of this, maybe one day I can look back and see the good. Jeff seams really optomistic and that gives me hope. Jeff doesn't know this but I was at the temple a while ago and I had the strong feeling that Jeff would not pass and that He had a different plan for us. I was really hoping I was wrong. I am really glad to have Jeff come home again and I really miss Logan and am very excited to see him. Well thanks everyone for praying for us. We don't really know what direction our lives will go now but I guess it is just another adventure.

Oklahoma

Well I am in Oklahoma again but this time I got to bring Sienna with me. She did pretty well on the plane and was a little shy when first seeing her daddy after 2 months but now can't get enough of him. I think he missed her too! We are having some fun here and just enjoying eachother until I leave back home. Jeff takes his final test on Tuesday and then I leave on Wednesday. Jeff will stay until November 4th and then finally we get our man back!!

We went to the zoo on saturday and Sienna loved that. We also went to the Temple (another mini) it was pretty though and we got some fun pics.