My grandpa has been in the hospital now for the last two weeks. Two nights ago I got a phone call in the middle of the night that my mom thought he wasn't going to make it through the night. She had my dad take all the kids out in the middle of the night so that they could say goodbye. Luckily, he pulled through and is still with us. I had a huge break down in the middle of the night knowing that I am so far away and I want to see him.Thankfully, Adam and I are headed down Friday after he gets off work. Its hard because he has no vacation, sick or personal time built up and wont until Oct. We'll get in after 1 am. I feel bad for Adam because then he has to turn around and drive back Sun alone, but I am very glad that he will get to see my grandpa also. I am just going to stay with my parents until he gets back from training. It is going to be so hard and difficult to be away from him for 5 weeks. It breaks my heart that he and Connor wont be together. Hopefully, there are going to be nightly skype and phone calls.
I am looking forward to the time that I get to spend with my family and my grandparents. The time I get to be with grandpa before he passes on and the last memories I get to make. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and for the plan of salvation, the hope and knowledge that I, my family, and most importantly my grandma will be able to be with him for eternity. It makes me happy that my grandpa will get to be free of pain, and suffering. Also he will be amazing helping the work move along in the Spirit world and that is so important, I am sure he is looking forward to seeing his loved ones that have already passed on- especially my Aunt Wanda.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Stay at Home Mom
I have always wanted to be able to stay home with my kids. Growing up this is how I would always just imagine my life when I had a family. When we first had Connor I was in my last semester for my Bachelor's degree, luckily all I had was an on-line religion class and my internship which also doubled as my job, I was gone roughly 27 hours a week. That was hard, taking care of a newborn, nursing and being gone half the time. Once I graduated I had to work for the next year while Adam was finishing his degree. It wasn't too bad bc our schedules worked so that Connor rarely needed a babysitter, which was a huge comfort knowing he was with Adam instead of a stranger (this only worked bc Adam was willing to work the 3-7am shift and take a ton of on-line classes).
When we moved to Ohio this past April, Adam and I both had the privilege of staying with Connor (and enjoying family time) but once it was clear it was harder to get a job, Adam started working full time as a security officer for Deibold. During this time I was able to be with Connor still, we debated whether or not I should transfer my LSW and try to get a job. It would have been nice because I would have made good money but it wasn't the right choice.
A month ago we moved to Paducah, Ky and I am more than in love with being home all day with my sweet boy. Even though I have been able to stay home the last 4 months, this is the first time that we have been living on our own and that it is just Connor and I. I am so blessed that Adam and supportive of me not working, actually he doesn't want it any other way. We thought about how much money we could make if I found a job here (it would basically double our annual salary) but it is still not even close to being worth it.
Here are some of my favorite things about being a stay at home mom: being there when Connor wakes up, coloring together, reading books, story time at the library, going on walks, playing at the park, hot wheel cars, teaching him how to make different sounds, dancing around the kitchen while we clean, singing songs together, being the one that gets to potty train him, baking together, watching him get excited to help me unload the dishes, watching movies and kids shows together, bath time, and so much more. Enjoy the pictures :)
PS- I don't even mind all of the "chores" that I have to do. I enjoy cleaning the house while Adam is at work. Laundry is so much easier now that we have our own washer and dryer! Plus I like cooking :)
When we moved to Ohio this past April, Adam and I both had the privilege of staying with Connor (and enjoying family time) but once it was clear it was harder to get a job, Adam started working full time as a security officer for Deibold. During this time I was able to be with Connor still, we debated whether or not I should transfer my LSW and try to get a job. It would have been nice because I would have made good money but it wasn't the right choice.
A month ago we moved to Paducah, Ky and I am more than in love with being home all day with my sweet boy. Even though I have been able to stay home the last 4 months, this is the first time that we have been living on our own and that it is just Connor and I. I am so blessed that Adam and supportive of me not working, actually he doesn't want it any other way. We thought about how much money we could make if I found a job here (it would basically double our annual salary) but it is still not even close to being worth it.
Here are some of my favorite things about being a stay at home mom: being there when Connor wakes up, coloring together, reading books, story time at the library, going on walks, playing at the park, hot wheel cars, teaching him how to make different sounds, dancing around the kitchen while we clean, singing songs together, being the one that gets to potty train him, baking together, watching him get excited to help me unload the dishes, watching movies and kids shows together, bath time, and so much more. Enjoy the pictures :)
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| Loves playing in his room |
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| "Come get me Mommy!" |
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| Every time I say "Cheese" he looks at me like that is a camera, not cheese |
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| Color time |
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| Climbing up all by himself |
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| How did he get so BIG? |
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| Rocking daddy's sun glasses |
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| LOVE this pic |
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| Picnic on the living room floor |
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| Helping mommy clean the table |
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| Ha this is how his shirt was when he woke up, so funny! |
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| We spent a good 30 mins putting his stuffed animals in and out of the crib |
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| Sidewalk chalk- learning about fall |
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| New hair cut |
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| Yummy! |
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| Mom, please stop singing! |
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| Yum! Cupcake batter |
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| Learning about letters and reading from the show "Word World" |
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| Happy boy! |
Friday, September 2, 2011
I honestly hate.. ATT service!!
Just one week ago our internet was turned on and the provider is Att. Of course the modem was having issues connecting so I spent an hour on the phone with one of their agents who walked me through fixing the problem (she was very helpful and kind). Exactly one week later, yesterday, out of know where our internet stops working. Adam wasn't feeling the greatest so I had to call to see what the problem was, after 90 mins of reseting the internet and modem about 30 times they finally say that it was turned off and gave us a different number to call.
I called today and after another 40 mins on the phone and switching between different agents (yeah, that means going over the same thing about 4 times) they tell me it is a problem that they cant talk to me about because I am not Adam, the account holder. They give me another number to call... a disconnected number and when I talk to another agent to get the correct phone number he basically tells me he has no idea why I need to call the fraud department bc it is a problem whit billing! After I explain that we have only had service a week and have no bills he has no idea and tells me to chat with them.
..After talking to billing she tells me to talk to tech support! It is a huge mess! Now they want me to set up an account of my own. really?? you think I want to set up anything with a company that is completely clueless!! UGH! Glad I am chatting on line instead of talking to an actual person, seeing how I blew up on the last person I talked to and yelled at him for a good 5 mins.. It made me feel very bad and I apologized after...
I hate how worked up this makes me! Adam has to call after work, hopefully someone at that company has a freaking clue what they are talking about!!! And we BETTER get a discount on this month or it for free or I will be even more ticked off!!!
I called today and after another 40 mins on the phone and switching between different agents (yeah, that means going over the same thing about 4 times) they tell me it is a problem that they cant talk to me about because I am not Adam, the account holder. They give me another number to call... a disconnected number and when I talk to another agent to get the correct phone number he basically tells me he has no idea why I need to call the fraud department bc it is a problem whit billing! After I explain that we have only had service a week and have no bills he has no idea and tells me to chat with them.
..After talking to billing she tells me to talk to tech support! It is a huge mess! Now they want me to set up an account of my own. really?? you think I want to set up anything with a company that is completely clueless!! UGH! Glad I am chatting on line instead of talking to an actual person, seeing how I blew up on the last person I talked to and yelled at him for a good 5 mins.. It made me feel very bad and I apologized after...
I hate how worked up this makes me! Adam has to call after work, hopefully someone at that company has a freaking clue what they are talking about!!! And we BETTER get a discount on this month or it for free or I will be even more ticked off!!!
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