Saturday, May 21, 2011
It's been a while
So let's catch everyone up real quick, Jordan worked for Central for six months, we were having a hard time being away from each other. He would be out on the road for four to six weeks at a time and with a baby and a wife it was so hard for all of us. Jordan came home and is managing Kopter Krazy in the mall again. My job...well let's just say I'm glad I'm not there anymore. I miss my co-workers, they were all so good to me but certain circumstances just made it impossible for me to continue to work for them. I am now a stay at home mama again! I absolutely love being here with my little man and I am actively searching for a job.
Jordan has been applying for various jobs at the Bonneville County Jail and ISP for about two years. Just this past week he received a call for an interview for a dispatcher in Meridian ID. We are so excited about this. Jordan has tried many jobs and has never been happy with them and he feels he needs to be in law enforcement. He has applied for the law enforcement program at ISU so we will see where life takes us. We leave this next week and are very excited to get out of little old Idaho Falls and take on the big city for a little get-away!
Another big event in our life was Kemper's second birthday April 5,2011. We went swimming on Monday April 4th at Heise Hot Springs. All who came were: Aunt Carol, Grandma, Robin, Kelley and our little family. We had so much fun aside from the fact that it was pretty cold. We hung out in the hot tub for most of the time. We came back to our house and ordered pizza which is Kemper's favorite. Bronwyn joined us for dinner and cake. I made a Mickey Mouse cake with a mold I found, it was a red velvet cake with black cream cheese frosting! It was so stinking cute. Kemper was so excited about it and after dad helped him blow out his number 2 candle, he reached for it and burned his hand and then was afraid of his cake. Poor little guy, but with mama's help he dug right into that cake like there was no tomorrow. He sure got spoiled this year. Grandma and Grandpa got him a cozy coupe and we got him a little tricycle. From the aunts he received some other toys and clothes. The best gift I must say came from Grandma aka Mimi, it was a little Thomas the Tank Engine motorized train and track.
Kemper is absolutely in love with trains he loves whenever there is a cartoon about trains on and the first thing he asks for when he wakes up is his little trains that he got from Grandma. I love that he is so passionate about something. It has been a blast seeing his little personality come out. We went to the temple visitors center on Mother's Day to see the exhibit. Kemper heard a train and now whenever we talk about the temple he will say choo choo.
I had a wonderful Mothers Day. It was also my birthday and the day Jordan proposed to me. It was such a special day for me. We went to church and then ate at Garcia's. They do the Mothers Day buffet every year and it is my favorite. At the Visitors Center Kemper was so excited to see Jesus. He calls him Jeez and thought it was really neat when he held his hand. It was such a beautiful moment to see Kemper's reaction has they played the message. I knew that Kemper knew exactly who it was and that it wasn't just a recording that was speaking.
We are such a blessed family and I am so excited for what the future holds for us. Some exciting events that we are looking forward to are, becoming an eternal family and preparing to add a second little angel to our beautiful family.
thanks for reading!
Jordan has been applying for various jobs at the Bonneville County Jail and ISP for about two years. Just this past week he received a call for an interview for a dispatcher in Meridian ID. We are so excited about this. Jordan has tried many jobs and has never been happy with them and he feels he needs to be in law enforcement. He has applied for the law enforcement program at ISU so we will see where life takes us. We leave this next week and are very excited to get out of little old Idaho Falls and take on the big city for a little get-away!
Another big event in our life was Kemper's second birthday April 5,2011. We went swimming on Monday April 4th at Heise Hot Springs. All who came were: Aunt Carol, Grandma, Robin, Kelley and our little family. We had so much fun aside from the fact that it was pretty cold. We hung out in the hot tub for most of the time. We came back to our house and ordered pizza which is Kemper's favorite. Bronwyn joined us for dinner and cake. I made a Mickey Mouse cake with a mold I found, it was a red velvet cake with black cream cheese frosting! It was so stinking cute. Kemper was so excited about it and after dad helped him blow out his number 2 candle, he reached for it and burned his hand and then was afraid of his cake. Poor little guy, but with mama's help he dug right into that cake like there was no tomorrow. He sure got spoiled this year. Grandma and Grandpa got him a cozy coupe and we got him a little tricycle. From the aunts he received some other toys and clothes. The best gift I must say came from Grandma aka Mimi, it was a little Thomas the Tank Engine motorized train and track.
Kemper is absolutely in love with trains he loves whenever there is a cartoon about trains on and the first thing he asks for when he wakes up is his little trains that he got from Grandma. I love that he is so passionate about something. It has been a blast seeing his little personality come out. We went to the temple visitors center on Mother's Day to see the exhibit. Kemper heard a train and now whenever we talk about the temple he will say choo choo.
I had a wonderful Mothers Day. It was also my birthday and the day Jordan proposed to me. It was such a special day for me. We went to church and then ate at Garcia's. They do the Mothers Day buffet every year and it is my favorite. At the Visitors Center Kemper was so excited to see Jesus. He calls him Jeez and thought it was really neat when he held his hand. It was such a beautiful moment to see Kemper's reaction has they played the message. I knew that Kemper knew exactly who it was and that it wasn't just a recording that was speaking.
We are such a blessed family and I am so excited for what the future holds for us. Some exciting events that we are looking forward to are, becoming an eternal family and preparing to add a second little angel to our beautiful family.
thanks for reading!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Movin' On Up
So I have heard the saying sometimes you just have to hit rock bottom before you can come back up again. I used to think that that was just unacceptable. I wanted to succeed at everything and just flow through life. I always thought that life would be so easy, I would get a job get married have babies and live happily ever after. Well I have learned the hard way happily ever after does not come that easy. We all must work for what we want in life and learn from our mistakes and the most important thing is planning. I am so grateful for the struggles I have had, had I not experienced them I would never have learned such a great lesson. Nor would I be so optimistic about our future.
Jordan is almost done with his training and is so very excited. We drove to Salt Lake on Saturday night and arrived at the yard around one a.m. after getting lost and taking the Reno exit. Jordan pulled in an hour later and had to do some post trip inspections before leaving his truck so it was three by the time we left the yard. We finally got to bed at eight a.m. and slept til noon. We had a good Sunday with Papa, we all cuddled on the sofa and watched football. It was a very good day. Monday we had some stuff around the house to take care of and Jordan spent most the day while I was at work, doing the stuff here at home I need my big macho man for.
He had to be on the bus at 5:40 this morning to be to Salt Lake on time to do his load with his trainer and then head to Missouri. She loaded the truck and then was going to pick him up at the truck stop and he ended up sitting at the truck stop for five hours before she picked him up. Something was wrong with the load and they had to unload the trailer and reload it again.
I had a pretty good day at work and I am very excited to be working on getting licensed to sell insurance. There is a lot to learn but I know I can do it and I will do it. Kemper is getting really good with daycare. He runs right in and runs to the lunch table. I drop him off a little bit before I have to work so he can have lunch and play a little bit before nap time. Yesterday he bit a little girl on the arm. I was mortified. Everywhere I go people can't get over how good of a baby he is. Even daycare says they wish every kid were more like Kemper. And then I get a bad report. But I guess it is a phase most kids go through. He is the youngest in the daycare and even though he knows many words. He is not able to stand up for himself or defend himself when another kid is picking on him or taking things from him. So I am not too worried about it. Unless it gets out of control.
Jordan and I have decided to make some big changes in our life and we feel that these changes are necessary and will benefit us in all aspects of our life. We aren't releasing any of the juicy details until we know for sure how it is going to go down but I will keep you all posted!
Jordan is almost done with his training and is so very excited. We drove to Salt Lake on Saturday night and arrived at the yard around one a.m. after getting lost and taking the Reno exit. Jordan pulled in an hour later and had to do some post trip inspections before leaving his truck so it was three by the time we left the yard. We finally got to bed at eight a.m. and slept til noon. We had a good Sunday with Papa, we all cuddled on the sofa and watched football. It was a very good day. Monday we had some stuff around the house to take care of and Jordan spent most the day while I was at work, doing the stuff here at home I need my big macho man for.
He had to be on the bus at 5:40 this morning to be to Salt Lake on time to do his load with his trainer and then head to Missouri. She loaded the truck and then was going to pick him up at the truck stop and he ended up sitting at the truck stop for five hours before she picked him up. Something was wrong with the load and they had to unload the trailer and reload it again.
I had a pretty good day at work and I am very excited to be working on getting licensed to sell insurance. There is a lot to learn but I know I can do it and I will do it. Kemper is getting really good with daycare. He runs right in and runs to the lunch table. I drop him off a little bit before I have to work so he can have lunch and play a little bit before nap time. Yesterday he bit a little girl on the arm. I was mortified. Everywhere I go people can't get over how good of a baby he is. Even daycare says they wish every kid were more like Kemper. And then I get a bad report. But I guess it is a phase most kids go through. He is the youngest in the daycare and even though he knows many words. He is not able to stand up for himself or defend himself when another kid is picking on him or taking things from him. So I am not too worried about it. Unless it gets out of control.
Jordan and I have decided to make some big changes in our life and we feel that these changes are necessary and will benefit us in all aspects of our life. We aren't releasing any of the juicy details until we know for sure how it is going to go down but I will keep you all posted!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
New Life
This last year has been super rough for us as a family. As it has been for many other families out there. Trying to figure out expenses and life in general. Jordan was working for Kopter Krazy for a while and it just wasn't getting us anywhere. It was pretty much commission and since people just don't buy much of that stuff except for around the holidays, Jordan's commission wasn't all that great. He was browsing the internet for a second or all new job and stumbled across an add for CDL licensing and schooling. Long story short a company charged him $250 just to turn in his app to the actual school and then had to pay registration fees on top of that for the school he actually attended. So four weeks later we are out $250 dollars, spent quite a bit of money on getting him to SLC, registration fees and food money. We are so very grateful for the help we received from family members during that time
It is never easy starting a new career especially when you are unable to prepare for it due to income and time. But we are making it. Jordan has his CDL and started driving this week. He took his first load to Portland and different loads around this side of the US. On Wednesday he had a load into Idaho Falls and was able to spend the night at home. It was very nice to have him in for a night. We went and walked the mall to get Christmas ideas (I can't believe how fast it is sneaking up!). And went and had a cheap little dinner at the Evergreen. I started eating healthy and was going to make dinner using turkey burger and Jordan was not going to have anything to do with it.
Last night when I talked to him he was taking a load to Georgia and had another short load before having to make it to Texas on Sunday. So they are keeping him pretty busy. His trainer is an older woman who is married and both her and her husband are swingers! Jordan said all she does is talk about her boyfriends in different states. Kinda funny. She is a smoker and Jordan is having a hard time dealing with all the smoke. He used to be a smoker up until the week he met me and quit cold turkey, I told him I hated smokers when we first met I had no idea he was one. LOL. So he is having a hard time breathing, being cooped up in a truck 24/7 inhaling all that smoke.
My dads girlfriend went back to Mexico after being here for six years after the year my mom died. I am kind of frustrated with this because she turned my whole world upside down by moving in to my house and changing everything. And then she just decides to up and leave. I am sure she has her reasons but I hate that she pretty much mooched off my dad while she was here just to leave him heartbroken and lonely. He has been here every night since Sunday because he is scared to be alone. I feel bad for him but at the same time I have my own life too. It is so frustrating seeing your parents get old and need your help. I wish I could help him more but I am facing a rough time in my own life as well. He keeps insisting that I move home with him since Jordan is out on the road so much. I CANNOT do that and he does not understand. I have a job and a home of my own. Kemper needs some normality since daddy is gone so much and being here in his own home is the best thing I can do for him.
Today was free day at the Tautphaus Park Zoo. I did my Saturday chores and Kemper and I enjoyed a nice afternoon at the zoo. The tiger was roaring and it really got Kemper's attention until the guy with the continuous snap camera stood next to us. I think Kemper was trying to figure out what the noise was and why he was holding that big funny looking thing to his face. LOL it sure was a fun time for us. I enjoy getting out of the house every now and then and spending time with my little guy.
When I dropped Kemper off at daycare on Friday he immediately went to all the girls and gave each one a hug with the biggest smile on his face. All the girls were squealing and all the boys were saying "hey it's Kemper" like he was the cool kid or something. I was like oh my heck my 18 month old already has girls freaking out over him and he is the cool kid! It was a very scary moment for me, but also a good one, at least I will know he won't be that kid getting picked on or made fun of in school!
We are hoping to get to see daddy this coming week. It is so hard getting used to being a truckers wife but I will do it. I will keep you updated on how well this is going for me!
It is never easy starting a new career especially when you are unable to prepare for it due to income and time. But we are making it. Jordan has his CDL and started driving this week. He took his first load to Portland and different loads around this side of the US. On Wednesday he had a load into Idaho Falls and was able to spend the night at home. It was very nice to have him in for a night. We went and walked the mall to get Christmas ideas (I can't believe how fast it is sneaking up!). And went and had a cheap little dinner at the Evergreen. I started eating healthy and was going to make dinner using turkey burger and Jordan was not going to have anything to do with it.
Last night when I talked to him he was taking a load to Georgia and had another short load before having to make it to Texas on Sunday. So they are keeping him pretty busy. His trainer is an older woman who is married and both her and her husband are swingers! Jordan said all she does is talk about her boyfriends in different states. Kinda funny. She is a smoker and Jordan is having a hard time dealing with all the smoke. He used to be a smoker up until the week he met me and quit cold turkey, I told him I hated smokers when we first met I had no idea he was one. LOL. So he is having a hard time breathing, being cooped up in a truck 24/7 inhaling all that smoke.
My dads girlfriend went back to Mexico after being here for six years after the year my mom died. I am kind of frustrated with this because she turned my whole world upside down by moving in to my house and changing everything. And then she just decides to up and leave. I am sure she has her reasons but I hate that she pretty much mooched off my dad while she was here just to leave him heartbroken and lonely. He has been here every night since Sunday because he is scared to be alone. I feel bad for him but at the same time I have my own life too. It is so frustrating seeing your parents get old and need your help. I wish I could help him more but I am facing a rough time in my own life as well. He keeps insisting that I move home with him since Jordan is out on the road so much. I CANNOT do that and he does not understand. I have a job and a home of my own. Kemper needs some normality since daddy is gone so much and being here in his own home is the best thing I can do for him.
Today was free day at the Tautphaus Park Zoo. I did my Saturday chores and Kemper and I enjoyed a nice afternoon at the zoo. The tiger was roaring and it really got Kemper's attention until the guy with the continuous snap camera stood next to us. I think Kemper was trying to figure out what the noise was and why he was holding that big funny looking thing to his face. LOL it sure was a fun time for us. I enjoy getting out of the house every now and then and spending time with my little guy.
When I dropped Kemper off at daycare on Friday he immediately went to all the girls and gave each one a hug with the biggest smile on his face. All the girls were squealing and all the boys were saying "hey it's Kemper" like he was the cool kid or something. I was like oh my heck my 18 month old already has girls freaking out over him and he is the cool kid! It was a very scary moment for me, but also a good one, at least I will know he won't be that kid getting picked on or made fun of in school!
We are hoping to get to see daddy this coming week. It is so hard getting used to being a truckers wife but I will do it. I will keep you updated on how well this is going for me!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Three Day Weekend
Last Monday I received a phone call from and insurance agency that I applied for a front desk position at. I went in and had a short but straight to the point interview and the very next morning I got a call back and I started on Wednesday. I was so excited to be working again and I couldn't believe how easy it was to get the position. I love it there everyone is so nice they are all older then me and they are so much fun to work with. Right now I am being trained by Ruth who is the morning receptionist and when I come in at noon to five she goes back into accounting since that person is leaving the company. Ruth reminds me of my mom in a lot of ways. She is about the same age as my mom would have been, her sense of humor is similar to my moms and she has this great personality that makes it easy to get along with. I have learned all the basic duties and they told me once I have it down to a perfection the agents will give me some work that they don't have time for to complete. I am very excited to be working again. I especially like the fact that I only work for five hours. I have a family of young girls that trade off with each other who watch Kemper for me. They are great and Kemper just loves them. I also have a daycare picked out for when the girls go back to school.
I got a three day weekend for the Fourth of July Holiday. Saturday Kemper and I walked to Boulevard Ave since it is only a couple blocks from our house and watched the parade. It was cold at first but it started warming up with just a slight breeze.The parade lasted almost two hours. It was a lot of fun and Kemper enjoyed the horses the best which he called dogs. I kept correcting him saying no it's a horse not a dog and he would reply, dog? He is such a funny boy. Jordan had his booth set up at the Green Belt to see his product from Kopter Krazy. We spent most of the afternoon there with him and came home for a short nap so he wasn't worn out for the fire works display. I walked back around seven so we could save our spot where Jordan's booth was set up. Jordan took the product home and came back around the same time my mother in law arrived. We enjoyed all the yummy food and sat a talked until the fire works started up. It was a great show and we had a perfect view. Kemper really liked the display and fell asleep in Jordan's lap. It was really cold so we were all bundled up. I walked home with Kemper in the stroller since there was no room in our car for everything to fit.
Jordan's dad has been in the hospital since Thursday because of his kidneys. He had a procedure done to break up some kidney stones and it was too much for them to handle and he now has some bleeding going on and severe pain. We went to Fort Hall last night and got some pretty good fire works for half off and we are going to put on a firework show for Kelley as soon as he is well enough to come home.
After a busy weekend I have spent the morning cleaning and I am now on laundry which will be the last of my chores today. Kemper is upstairs sleeping and I have been on the computer in between loads. Jordan is at work and I am excited for him to come home so we can have and evening to relax. We will go see his dad and keep everyone updated.
I got a three day weekend for the Fourth of July Holiday. Saturday Kemper and I walked to Boulevard Ave since it is only a couple blocks from our house and watched the parade. It was cold at first but it started warming up with just a slight breeze.The parade lasted almost two hours. It was a lot of fun and Kemper enjoyed the horses the best which he called dogs. I kept correcting him saying no it's a horse not a dog and he would reply, dog? He is such a funny boy. Jordan had his booth set up at the Green Belt to see his product from Kopter Krazy. We spent most of the afternoon there with him and came home for a short nap so he wasn't worn out for the fire works display. I walked back around seven so we could save our spot where Jordan's booth was set up. Jordan took the product home and came back around the same time my mother in law arrived. We enjoyed all the yummy food and sat a talked until the fire works started up. It was a great show and we had a perfect view. Kemper really liked the display and fell asleep in Jordan's lap. It was really cold so we were all bundled up. I walked home with Kemper in the stroller since there was no room in our car for everything to fit.
Jordan's dad has been in the hospital since Thursday because of his kidneys. He had a procedure done to break up some kidney stones and it was too much for them to handle and he now has some bleeding going on and severe pain. We went to Fort Hall last night and got some pretty good fire works for half off and we are going to put on a firework show for Kelley as soon as he is well enough to come home.
After a busy weekend I have spent the morning cleaning and I am now on laundry which will be the last of my chores today. Kemper is upstairs sleeping and I have been on the computer in between loads. Jordan is at work and I am excited for him to come home so we can have and evening to relax. We will go see his dad and keep everyone updated.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Two year anniversary
June 27,2008 I married my best friend and two years later I have fallen more in love with him then I ever imagined possible. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family and experience true love. I have always told Jordan that on our five or even ten year anniversary I wanted a second wedding band. Now if any of you know my husband at all you will know that he is full of surprises and always has something up his sleeve. He brought home a gift that was all wrapped up and in an odd shape. It sat on the computer desk all week long. I am not going to lie I lifted it and shook it a few times but I never could figure it out. I was so excited when I was finally able to open it, and to my surprise it was a beautiful diamond band!
Sunday morning we called up some friends and invited them to go swimming at Heise Hot Springs and have a little bbq. We had so much fun. Their little girl is four months older then Kemper and they played so well together. It was such a beautiful day. We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs after we went swimming. Kemper just loves the water he is my little fishy. Jordan has a little sunburn on his left shoulder and blames me for not evenly spraying him the the tanning oil...oops my bad.
I can't believe how fast two years has gone by it seems just yesterday it was that chaotic day of getting last minute things together and walking down the isle with my daddy towards the man I promised to love forever. I love love. LOL! I look forward to many more wonderful years with that boy of mine. I am so grateful for the chance to experience the wonderful life of being a wife and mother to two wonderful boys. My heart is filled with so much love and I have learned so much about life and love since I met my two boys. I know I have a lot more to learn in this life and I look forward to it. I can only imagine what it must feel like being married for ten, twenty even fifty years to someone. All the things that we will experience, all the hardships we must face and the joys of life we will endure will only bring us closer to one another and we will grow strong together.
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