Today was a good day, a nice break in the storm. Me and the girls took a break from our 'family stress' and went swimming at my little sister's n-laws house. It was great. (Sorry Torrie I tried to cut you out)
Daphne loved it so much. She just kept splashing and playing and getting her face sopping wet.
Sami has been begging to go swimming since that one day I took her. We got in and she freaked out and kept screaming so we plopped her on here and she seemed to do well until I tried to move her around a bit and tossed her in... I quickly grabbed her out... that was a tiny bit scary. You may ask what I mean by 'family stress' well I have been trying to keep it a secret but decided that eventually the truth will come out, because people are not dumb they will figure it out, and so since dear family and friends who are concerned with our life read this blog here goes...
Here we go AGAIN!
Since me and Dave have been married in the 4 years since (since July 2006) he has held...
5 jobs...
Out of those 5 jobs...
4 of them have let him go because they just weren't doing well...
you may ask which of the 5 jobs well...
the first job was CompUSA in Orem. Utah. Dave worked there for 3 or 4 years I don't know how long and a year of that was our first year of marriage. Just after Christmas time there was talk of the company going bankrupt so we decided either stay and get screwed or leave while we can. So 2 weeks after Sami was born we moved to Kennewick. A few months later the company was gone and all the stores were close they declared Bankruptcy.
To get us to Kennewick Dave needed a job so that brings us to job #2 Lens Crafters. His best bud Jeremiah Price works there in the lab and got him into it. They as you know are still in business. Dave however lasted there for a few months before he admitted he wasn't cut out for selling someone a $500 + pair of glasses when they could do the job with a $50 pair of glasses... fashion is not his thing...
He quit there and went to work for Western Tool Supply job #3. They lasted for about a year when they went bankrupt and closed because well they sold building tools and why buy from them what you can get at Lowes, Home Depot etc...
Than he got on a job with Agrowmax. job #4. They are actually still running but Dave worked there about a year when it was the down season and there up season is spring and summer and slightly fall. The schedule didn't work well with school so he knew he should take his time and find a new job. His last day there was the 31 of December.
Than job #5... Campbell & Company. He got hired there January 3 2010 and got laid off Monday August 9 2010 not enough business coming in to sustain several employees.
So know you see where we are at and how hard our life has been. Having been old pro's at this 4 jobs down.... well our faith is still there, Dave's stronger than mine, and we are plugging away. We look at our bills diminish the non necessity's and tighten up on the budget as much as we can. And see what comes next.
I can't tell you as of now what is going to happen. We are still here... so far the plan is to try and get enrolled in full time school and work a part time job. He is currently signed up for 3/4 time school and so if he can he will add a 3rd class. If he can add this specific class than he will be a 2 year degree graduate in December 2010. SO an AA. YEEHAW!!!! We will take out loans and than continue on through school at a full time pace and if everything goes as planned than he will graduate with a BA from WSU Tri-Cities in December 2012... bigger YEEHAW!!!
there is a light at the end of the tunnel I can smell the new carpet and paint in my new house... it is there I can see it... a new house that has room to spread out, a yard for the kids to play in, a place to put a brand new sofa... a garage to store stuff... maybe even a craft room... but yes these are pipe dreams first things first... job with said degree in Computer programming etc... whatever it's called, and well money to spend on said dreams.... it will happen someday I will make that wonderful post where I show and brag about my new house... not a cramp-y apartment....
but yes that is what is going on with us...
Thanks to those of you who have given there condolences and for your prayers on behalf of us, we are doing everything in our power to do what is asked of us by our Heavenly Father and so we know we will be fine. All those other times we were fine. We are firm believers that if you do as you are asked you will be blessed... hence the reason we have 2 kids... and tell you what even after 4 years of all this... I wouldn't trade a minute of it, because when you go through stuff like this, it sure as heck makes you stronger!
(if anyone is wondering, and I have had people ask, we are fine, we really don't need anything, just love support and a job lead)
