Happenings

Well a lot has happened since I last blogged...first off my daughter got a part in the school play!!! Yeah, plus she also got 1st place in her science fair!!! Now she gets to go to District and try to place there. I am so excited and proud of her. I just wish I wouldn't keep getting bad reports on the boys, but they are doing good stuff also that I'm proud of. Zach also did a science fair project and even though he didn't win, he did a good effort...and he's in cub scouts and seeming to do a good job there. I have a wish that he will go through scouts and get his Eagle. That would be so great. I know he's only a Weblo (spelling? I'm to tired) right now, but he seems to be enjoying it. David is also in scouting he just moved up to Bears. I also have the same wish for David. He was at school the other day and he wasn't feeling good and wanted to come home. My mom told him that if he came home he wouldn't be able to go to scouts since it was scout day. He decided to stay at school because he wanted to go to scouts....Yeah!!! I was so happy to hear that. Mary is working on getting Girl Scout Cookie orders. She wants to get at least 500 boxes. So any help here would be great. If you order we can ship them, we have done it before and we will do it again.
Work is really kicking my butt....We opened up on last Wednesday on the 14th and I haven't had a day off until this wednesday the 21st. Plus I also worked before the store opened and I also worked up at the other store in Harrisville....So that means I haven't had a day off since the Saturday the 10th....what a long time to go without a day off...Now monday the 12th I didn't get paid for, but I still worked about 3 hours in the store to help get it ready and tuesday I got paid for then the rest of it I did also....wow...so now my schedule will be as follows....M & T 4- cl, Wed off, Th 9-3 or 4, f & Sa 4-cl, Su 10-12 then later on at night so I can do inventory...that is what my schedule will pretty much look like from now on. I will get Wednesday off. Well at least it's one night off and not 7 days straight anymore.
Ok now let's talk about Ben...he is growing up so fast. I have some pics of his 1st year pictures and he is just so cute. I know all mothers think their child is cute, but he is because everyone keeps telling me that also. Now I know some people will lie to the mothers just so they don't hurt their feelings, but I have never gotten that feeling. Ben hasn't quite got the handle of walking on his own yet, but he is working on it. He walks along things and will walk if you are holding his hands, but not by himself yet. I am hoping he will start to do that soon. My favorite character of my son is his eyes and his smile....His eyes are so beautiful, they are a steel gray and turn blue occassionally...and his smile just lights up a room especially with his laugh. He has a cute smile like his sister and a laugh that's as contagious as his brothers...Plus he's also got the lighter hair like his two older siblings. Not quite as blond but still blond the same. Ok well I think I have written enough and I'm done bragging about my kids....Hope to see you soon.

Godfathers

Well here goes another round with Godfathers. When I worked for them I was working at the Clinton store primarily, but occassionally I would work at the Harrisville store and the Syracuse store. The Harrisville store had my former manager that I worked under in Clinton until her store opened. Then the new manager took over Clinton and I just didn't like the way the store went after that. About the time I was quitting the Harrisville store was sold to another person. John (the owner) was starting to have financial problems... who didn't? Anyway, he sold that store to Reed. During the time that I was gone from Godfathers John declared Bankruptcy and all the store that he owned had to shut down. So Every store in Utah except the Harrisville store was closed. I went back to work for Godfathers after my in-laws left and I have been back for about a month. Now when I went back I was told that the new owner was going to reopen the Clinton store and I would be going back there when that did happen....Carol who I absolutely adore and can work with is going to be the manager of that store and I am going to be her assistant. I am so excited. I love my little Clinton store and I can't wait to get back into it. We are susposed to open the doors on either tuesday or wednesday of next week...so I only have a few more days up at Harrisville before I will be at my store again. Carol has been inside the store already and has started preping it for us to open....the previous manager didn't take care of anything before the store closed down...there was still food in the make table...yuck!!! That food has been sitting there for over a month!!! I am going to try to do a better job this time around and not let anything get to me personally. We need me to have this job...yes I know I will have to work 7 days a week for a bit until we get a crew up and running, but it will be worth it in the long run...I hope my hubby sees it that way to. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that I will be spending a lot of time away from home, Ben and him again....but at least I am closer to home and they can come visit me. Well I need to get going....Have things to do...2 more days of work at Harrisville then play time! Wish me luck!

Special Sayings

My mother-in-law gave me a wonderful gift that I really like. This gift is a beautiful vase that has a heart around the neck of it...on the heart it says...A year of wishes for my Daughter-in-Law...I have read one note each day and I plan on doing that each day until the end of the year. I love some of the things I have pulled out of the bag. Here are the first three sayings...
1- What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second or third best horse and win -Vicky Aragon
2- You have blessed my life with love.
3- I love you THIS MUCH!

Each time I get done reading them I fold them and put them in the vase. For some reason this gift has touched me more than any of the other gifts I have been given. My husband didn't think I liked it, but I do. I just think that it's amazing that "I" can actually have a mother-in-law that likes me. I feel so blessed to have my husband, my son and in-laws that actually care for me. My life is so full with them in it along with the rest of my family. Yes they drive me nuts but they are still my family. I love all of my kids and I hope that someday I can have more and that the next kid is a girl especially for my daughters sake. I was looking through a website my husband sent me the other day and I noticed something interesting about the kirkland temple and I want to find out about it.....the site said that it's no longer owned by the church....?!?!?!? I have other questions also, but he knows about those and I still haven't got a satisfactory answer to those....maybe someday I will.....but oh well I guess that will just have to wait. Well hopefully my kids will be here soon since my parents have to leave for work. I praise God and thank him everyday for my life, my husband, my kids and my family. My life is so blessed and sometimes I just can't see it and get so wrapped up in the petty things. I'm hoping to get better with that. Wish me luck! On my next blog hopefully I can post a pic of the vase so you can also see how beautiful it is.