Like a rollercoaster..

I keep going back to last year and how boring it was. Would I take it back?
Believe it or not I wouldn't. I love the talk given by Joseph B. Wirthlin. Titled, Come What May, and Love It. You can read that in it's entirety here


The main point he makes in this address is. "The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life".



I truely believe this to be true and I welcome hardships in my life that only make me stronger and ultimately my life is better. My previous 2 post's were about laughing. I hadn't put the connection to this talk until recently when I was reminded at how exact our lifes were following the pattern. I am by no means perfect and I definately have days that I don't feel like laughing. But I can say through experience that this "guide" to get through tough times works. This talk is so comforting and I think it is also very motivational.


So with this said, this year is off to a rip roaring start. We have had some big uphill battles and some real exciting loopty loo's. It's been a great ride so far. I don't need surgury. After going to see a surgeon about my "hernia", he said he could see and feel a bulge but wasn't 100% sure if it was a hurnia or a torn muscle. So we will give it some more time and see if it gets better.


We have a renter for our house in Saratoga! They will be there for 1 year.
Last Monday we put our other apartment on the internet and had the phone ringing within minutes of pressing ENTER. Everyone that came to look at it really loved it. We had 6 great people to choose from. But in the end we picked a really nice (and hopefully dependable) young couple. Ted and his Dad worked super hard to have the apartment ready in just 1 month. Super Impressive! Ted's Dad is so awesome. He was at our house everyday to help Ted. Once the apartment was done Ted started on the yard. And wouldn't you know it.. Ted's Dad was there to help.


So in a not so quick fashion. Here is a photo journal of what we have been up to this month.

Ted and his Dad pulling the new shower through the upstairs apartment window.

Ted and his Dad tilling and getting all the weeds out of the yard. Thank You Kent. We Love You!!!!!

Ted roasting hotdogs for lunch with the kids in our front yard over the tumble weed fire!

Daesha and Keegan enjoying their hot dogs.

Just walking away... So cute.

This couldn't have been taken any better!!! Our dog Molly taking Keegan's hotdog. HAHA

A Day At the ZOO.

This picture Ted is bouncing the see-saw, sending Daesha airborn!

When we stopped laughing.

We haven't totally stopped laughing. (We are just chuckling at this point)

Do you want the good news first or the bad news??

I'll start with bad, then follow that with good news.

First. Ted hasn't found a job yet. The good news is we have a renter for 1 year at our Saratoga Springs house. They are coming from Florida and will be in by the 1st of April. HURRAY!!!

Second. I haven't been feeling well for months. Back in October I pulled my groin lifting Keegan. I have had back problems and I just thought that I did something weird favoring my back. Like clockwork I would "reaggravate" my groin every couple weeks. Finally I was tired of dealing with it so I went to the doctors. Apparently I have a HERNIA! It's bulging out from my stomach!!! The Dr. pointed it out and I just stared at him and thought, "what the crap it that". He started blabbing on about sending me asap to get a scan and days later I will go in for surgury. At that moment I was lost in my own thoughts.

Oh no! Not surgury. How in the crap did I miss a bulge on my side? I guess I should pay more attention to my my naked body before getting in the shower...maybe not. I don't want to go through another surgury, no the recovery is much worse. Honestly I don't even know what a hernia is!

I left the office and called Ted. This time we didn't laugh. Infact I cried. I don't even remember the last time I cried. Once I got home Ted did his own inspection and couldn't believe how noticeable it was and he could actually feel it. And then he told me all about hernia's and what is done in the surgury. Now I am really freaked out.

The good news is we still have medical insurance until the end of this month.

Just a side note. This is what I feel like is going to happen to my stomach at any moment...

when life gives you lemons..

So how do you make lemonade? Just add water and sugar right???

If you already don't know that Ted and I are completly crazy, this will surely confirm that!

Our lives are about to change. ALOT. And we couldn't be more excited!

So let's see. This is what's been going on with us since the beginning of the year. In January Ted's work started letting employee's go. A lot of emplyee's. Ted was worried he was on the list. He confronted his boss and asked him to please (if he could) let Ted know if his name had come up and if his position was stable. His boss reassured him that he was not going to be layed-off. With that we felt comfortable purchasing our house. Two weeks ago Ted's boss, the very same who told him his job was safe was getting layed-off! HUGE shocker! The next day the CEO came and really reamed Ted, telling him that he wasn't doing his job. Next week he will have someone singing him praises. This is such a regular occurance at Ted's work. But that night Ted came home annoyed and had had about enough this time. I told him, "Just get another job!!!" (I probably tell him this every other week) "But we just got this new house, the money is really good" he says. "Maybe just 2 more years" I know that if the money keeps on coming he will never leave. Money is everything right? When you have enough it makes us safe. Right? Those who are close to us have seen the long hours and the stress Ted has been dealing with since the "higher wages". I miss having Ted come home happy. He complains about work EVERYDAY. I don't blame him. It really is a rough place to work. But finally Ted decided he needed some help with making the big decision to leave. For the next 5 days I noticed the only way to describe his blank stare in his face as pondering. I noticed he was reading his scriptures before work every day. I am sure that his prayers were alot like mine. Asking for some direction. Friday afternoon Ted called me and said. "I got the answer I have been asking for". My stomach sank. He said. "I got layed-off today" I made him say it a couple times. Then I said, "really?" He said, "I am serious". I started to laugh. Really I did. And so did he. I was totally surprised he was laughing! He told me that a huge weight had been lifted and he was really glad. This was the best answer he could have ever gotten. How do you argue with that?

So here is the craziness we have two mortgages and no job. Even with that I am so excited to have Ted out of that job.

Just waiting for the sweet taste of lemonade...