The road of life winds and twists until eventually, one day, EERCH- you come to a stop whether it's for a known reason or not... you STOP. All the while you were wondering where your next turn might take you, where the answers to the symbols on the road signs you were passing might mean, and even if those symbols never made sense, even when you stop, at least you made it somewhere! :D
Adam and I came to say one day.. no matter what happened the next week, we had to start getting SOME kind of income coming in after three weeks of trying to make some place/job offer work. We were blessed to find that the hospital here in Nephi needed someone pretty bad and were willing to do what was necessary in their ability to get Adam onboard. We were blessed with a decent sign on bonus and good starting pay for a two year committment. We are still awaiting the results of health insurance for my high risk condition and regular plans for the rest of our family. We are finding it to be quite expensive going through private plans, but that was a hit we had to take when Adam took this job.
Most recently, the sign on has blessed us in a ton of ways financially to get caught up and back on our feet for the most part. We haven't been able to find a place to live yet after looking through everything that was posted as available online and on signs through different towns, so right now we are still living at Adam's parents' house. What a blessing that is, and with the goals we have set, we will have one of Adam's school loans and part of another paid off in the next couple months. The spirit of being in their home blesses Addison's life, and she absolutely loves playing with her cousins.
She is getting to be quite the big-little girl haha... the other day, see... she likes to hang out in the bathroom with momma when I get ready for the day, and I usually just watch her out of the corner of my eye in case she gets in the garbage can or touches the toliet brush.. stuff like that, well... she must really pay attention to momma sometimes, because there she was, she had gotten a hold of my mascara SOMEHOW and was putting it on just how I put it on really.. except without a mirror!! She was a little startled when I objected suddenly and when she jabbed her eye. lol. No harm was done! Man without being able to use soap to remove it, bc heaven knows that would have gotten in her eyes too, it was a doozy using just warm water. But she was very patient as I cleaned her pretty little face up. ;) The sweet little LOVE!! My little companion, what a doll!
I am going to see if I can get Adam to help me find the attachment for our phone memory cards and put some pictures on the next time I post. Take Care and LOVE YOUR CHILDREN!! :D
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Yet Again~Still Waiting*
Here we are five days from the last time I posted an entry and already plans have changed. We are still waiting for a job... We took the trip to Price to find a place to live after taking the job extended to us, only to find out that there was absolutely NO WHERE to live. I thought to myself.. well no wonder it's so hard to fill the position out here!! It was the most unsuitable range of living arrangements I have ever seen in my life.
You know, you hear returned missionaries' stories of how people in foreign countries have to live, and even though it's nothing I have had to see yet in my life, if there was any comparison... the housing in Price would have to be compared to the neighborhoods you see on crime homocide cop shows. I felt so unsafe and couldn't begin to imagine putting myself, let alone my children, in such a position. So in short, we had to turn the job down.
Adam has another interview tomorrow in SLC that we are both very anxious for. It offers full benefits and if the pay is anything like what they offered for the position in Orem, then it will be better pay than the other three offers Adam has been extended. Every offer so far has gotten better but have had its disadvantages as well, so we are just hoping for the most crucial parts to work themselves out.. the pay, the location, and benefits. Other bonuses are always a plus and have been extended with some offers but not with others. We are holding our breath unfortunately for this chance, so hopefully all goes well! Wish us luck!
You know, you hear returned missionaries' stories of how people in foreign countries have to live, and even though it's nothing I have had to see yet in my life, if there was any comparison... the housing in Price would have to be compared to the neighborhoods you see on crime homocide cop shows. I felt so unsafe and couldn't begin to imagine putting myself, let alone my children, in such a position. So in short, we had to turn the job down.
Adam has another interview tomorrow in SLC that we are both very anxious for. It offers full benefits and if the pay is anything like what they offered for the position in Orem, then it will be better pay than the other three offers Adam has been extended. Every offer so far has gotten better but have had its disadvantages as well, so we are just hoping for the most crucial parts to work themselves out.. the pay, the location, and benefits. Other bonuses are always a plus and have been extended with some offers but not with others. We are holding our breath unfortunately for this chance, so hopefully all goes well! Wish us luck!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
WELCOME HOME!
Pheeww~ well, here I am getting ready to give an update of our crazy life, yet I don't know where to even begin. Funny that us women always seem to find everything so important and that there is always a need to hurry and get things done, but the men in our lives just wait and say oh honey it will all work out, just relax. RELAX!? lol. Riight. Although, I must admit that it would certainly do me some good!
We have been in Utah for just over a week now and already a lot has happened. Within my first 4 days or so I received news from my doctor up in Idaho that there were unsatisfactory results of the baby's ultrasound. As if that doesn't worry a mother! They noticed a black density spot in the baby's stomach. So I was scheduled for another ultrasound which I went to yesterday. Now if we remember in my last post, I mentioned that also while in Idaho, they moved up my due date by 2 weeks.Well, after yesterday's doctors appt, we rest assured that was nothing wrong with the baby, that it was a mistake of the ultrasound equipment in Idaho, AND my due date is back to its original date of Oct 22-25th. ugh. So good and bad news there! :D
Beginning about 3 days ago Adam has been yo-yoing a job offer in Price Utah that offers a better sign on bonus, and matches the same great medical benefits, along with a 2 dollar higher wage than what he was offered. With that, he finally got the full swing of things lined out with the recruiters and everyone and accepted the job. He is supposed to start on Monday, but we don't have a place to live yet and don't know a thing about the housing in the area where we are moving to~ Eeek.. I only pray we will be safe and find peace and happiness there!
This pregnancy has been an exhausting one with chasing Addy around and then all the emotional stress and journies we have been through thus far. I am hoping I will be able to start relieving some of that stress and get prepared for the baby's arrival. I will update again in the next couple weeks when we can share how the new job and living arrangements are working out! Wish us luck and send us on our way eh? Later~!
We have been in Utah for just over a week now and already a lot has happened. Within my first 4 days or so I received news from my doctor up in Idaho that there were unsatisfactory results of the baby's ultrasound. As if that doesn't worry a mother! They noticed a black density spot in the baby's stomach. So I was scheduled for another ultrasound which I went to yesterday. Now if we remember in my last post, I mentioned that also while in Idaho, they moved up my due date by 2 weeks.Well, after yesterday's doctors appt, we rest assured that was nothing wrong with the baby, that it was a mistake of the ultrasound equipment in Idaho, AND my due date is back to its original date of Oct 22-25th. ugh. So good and bad news there! :D
Beginning about 3 days ago Adam has been yo-yoing a job offer in Price Utah that offers a better sign on bonus, and matches the same great medical benefits, along with a 2 dollar higher wage than what he was offered. With that, he finally got the full swing of things lined out with the recruiters and everyone and accepted the job. He is supposed to start on Monday, but we don't have a place to live yet and don't know a thing about the housing in the area where we are moving to~ Eeek.. I only pray we will be safe and find peace and happiness there!
This pregnancy has been an exhausting one with chasing Addy around and then all the emotional stress and journies we have been through thus far. I am hoping I will be able to start relieving some of that stress and get prepared for the baby's arrival. I will update again in the next couple weeks when we can share how the new job and living arrangements are working out! Wish us luck and send us on our way eh? Later~!
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