I wish I'd taken a before picture, but all I have is the after. I'm so proud, even though I'm afraid to turn it on because it might start a fire.
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| those of you who know me will realize how epic this is that even one picture was taken |
1.17.2012
lamp re-purposed
I am obsessed lately with re-purposing ugly things, especially lamps. What is with ugly-shaped brass/gold lamps that seem to just be pouring out of people's ears?
I wish I'd taken a before picture, but all I have is the after. I'm so proud, even though I'm afraid to turn it on because it might start a fire.
I wish I'd taken a before picture, but all I have is the after. I'm so proud, even though I'm afraid to turn it on because it might start a fire.
1.16.2012
no more monkeys jumping on the bed
I am always amazed by how much Cade understands and remembers.
We had to go to the doctor today so that Jackson could get his 6 months shots (I missed his 4 month well-baby check completely because we were in between insurances and jobs) and I told Cade that he needed to hold my hand while we were in the parking lot so that we could take baby Jackson to the doctor.
He looks up at me, says, "Na na" and shakes his finger
translation: Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
Smart kid.
We had to go to the doctor today so that Jackson could get his 6 months shots (I missed his 4 month well-baby check completely because we were in between insurances and jobs) and I told Cade that he needed to hold my hand while we were in the parking lot so that we could take baby Jackson to the doctor.
He looks up at me, says, "Na na" and shakes his finger
translation: Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
Smart kid.
12.12.2011
Bad Mama
I really need to start feeding Jackson solid food.
But I do not want to.
Not because I don't want him to grow up, but because it takes FOREVER! And Cade is not the child that I can leave happily playing by himself while I feed baby. I actually gave up breastfeeding because chasing my 1 and a half year old around with a baby attached to my boob was not great.
Poor kid.
Maybe he can start on his birthday.
But I do not want to.
Not because I don't want him to grow up, but because it takes FOREVER! And Cade is not the child that I can leave happily playing by himself while I feed baby. I actually gave up breastfeeding because chasing my 1 and a half year old around with a baby attached to my boob was not great.
Poor kid.
Maybe he can start on his birthday.
11.05.2011
Meet George
A couple of nights ago, Aaron and I got into a little "tiff", and so to get back at him, I invited another man into my bed.
Meet George
I had put my feet down into the bottom of my bed and felt something sharp. I pulled back the covers and saw him, just gripping onto the sheets for dear life.
I screamed, and did what any cheating lover would do, ran into the bathroom and closed the door and yelled "Get him out GET HIM OUT!"
The strange thing is, I've always had a weird fear of snakes and fish being down at the bottom of my bed next to my feet. George has only intensified this fear and now Aaron and I check for lizards every night before we get into bed.
Meet George
I had put my feet down into the bottom of my bed and felt something sharp. I pulled back the covers and saw him, just gripping onto the sheets for dear life.
I screamed, and did what any cheating lover would do, ran into the bathroom and closed the door and yelled "Get him out GET HIM OUT!"
The strange thing is, I've always had a weird fear of snakes and fish being down at the bottom of my bed next to my feet. George has only intensified this fear and now Aaron and I check for lizards every night before we get into bed.
10.30.2011
I just wanted to let people know that I am trying to reduce my facebook time. So if it takes me a while to respond, it is because I haven't logged on in a while.
During conference, I heard this talk, where he said, "We most devote our time to things that matter most" and that was my ding ding ding moment. That was where the Spirit hit me on the head and said,
"Rachelle, how often do you get annoyed at your kids because they want you and you are on facebook?"
Ouch.
So, I have not deleted my account because we live away from Aaron's family and I like to see pictures of them and their goings ons. But I am trying to limit my time.
Sidenote: I finally got Aaron to watch Design Star with me on HGTV (all 6 seasons can be watched online here and he likes it. Maybe even more than me.
During conference, I heard this talk, where he said, "We most devote our time to things that matter most" and that was my ding ding ding moment. That was where the Spirit hit me on the head and said,
"Rachelle, how often do you get annoyed at your kids because they want you and you are on facebook?"
Ouch.
So, I have not deleted my account because we live away from Aaron's family and I like to see pictures of them and their goings ons. But I am trying to limit my time.
Sidenote: I finally got Aaron to watch Design Star with me on HGTV (all 6 seasons can be watched online here and he likes it. Maybe even more than me.
Phineas and Ferb
(the title of this post has nothing to do with the actual blog, I'm just eating Phineas and Ferb fruitsnacks)
So, you all remember how I said I was praying for faith and understanding, and how life was hard last post. Well, skip forward a month and life is going better. I felt such an outpouring of love via this blog, and facebook, and emails, and I appreciate all of you.
Exactly one week after he was fired, Aaron was offered a job at Moapa Valley Telephone Company, in my lovely little sweet hometown of Overton, NV.
We're currently in the Overton 2nd Ward, which is the ward my grandparents go to and the one that my parents and I went to when we first moved to Overton. This translates to lots of people knowing who I am, and me knowing that I should know these people, but not.
This means that poor little Jackson has moved 3 times in his short life of 4 months. Can you say army brat?
So, you all remember how I said I was praying for faith and understanding, and how life was hard last post. Well, skip forward a month and life is going better. I felt such an outpouring of love via this blog, and facebook, and emails, and I appreciate all of you.
Exactly one week after he was fired, Aaron was offered a job at Moapa Valley Telephone Company, in my lovely little sweet hometown of Overton, NV.
This means that poor little Jackson has moved 3 times in his short life of 4 months. Can you say army brat?
10.07.2011
Praying for faith and understanding
(this is kind of a brag post, and also an info post)
At the end of August, Aaron was offered a job with a consulting firm in Scottsdale, AZ. We prayed and felt good about it, and took the job. 2 weeks later we ended up in Mesa.
Things were going well. We liked our condo, loved the pool, and the babies had adjusted well.
But...(there's always that but)
Aaron didn't realize what collecting competitive intelligence (i.e. being a market analyst) entailed. They wanted him to make up a story and pretend to be someone that he wasn't on the phone to get information. The company he was working for was not hired by another company because they were suspected of illegal activity (I'm not naming his company because I don't want to be vindictive). His boss wanted him to create a fake I.D. online with a fake LinkedIn profile and say that he had worked for companies that he never had before. Aaron just didn't feel comfortable.
So he told his boss he couldn't/wouldn't do that. And they let him go. Yesterday. On my birthday.
Aaron waited all day to tell me until the end because he didn't want to ruin my birthday.
Gosh its been hard.
Its hard to still have faith that you made the right decision when everything seems to be going so wrong, but I'm trying. I say all the time that God intends for our trials to be hard and that he understands when we find them hard, but now I actually have to believe what I preach. Today is a hard day. Hopefully tomorrow I have a bit more faith. That's what I'm praying for.
To top off all this wonderfulness, Aaron's grandmother had a stroke on Monday (we found out yesterday) and Cade got into Aaron's allergy medicine today and we had to call poison control. He seems to be okay, so thank goodness for that tender mercy.
At times like this, I'm grateful for my testimony and for the gospel of Jesus Christ and I'm so thankful that we just had conference, and I can remember this talk.
"God our Father is not a feeling or an idea or a force. He is a holy person who, as the scriptures teach, has a face and hands and a glorious immortal body. He is real, He knows each of us individually, and He loves us, every one. He wants to bless us."
Our landlady's (Phyllis) 29-year-old daughter had a stroke last week. Phyllis is inactive. Monday I asked her if she wanted Aaron to give her a blessing and she said yes. She's coming over tonight.
I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for giving us this blessing along with the trial. I think about Phyllis, and about how much our Heavenly Father loves her too, that he would move an entire family to Arizona just so that we can share the gospel with her. I don't know if we'll convert her, but I intend to plant a seed.
At the end of August, Aaron was offered a job with a consulting firm in Scottsdale, AZ. We prayed and felt good about it, and took the job. 2 weeks later we ended up in Mesa.
Things were going well. We liked our condo, loved the pool, and the babies had adjusted well.
But...(there's always that but)
Aaron didn't realize what collecting competitive intelligence (i.e. being a market analyst) entailed. They wanted him to make up a story and pretend to be someone that he wasn't on the phone to get information. The company he was working for was not hired by another company because they were suspected of illegal activity (I'm not naming his company because I don't want to be vindictive). His boss wanted him to create a fake I.D. online with a fake LinkedIn profile and say that he had worked for companies that he never had before. Aaron just didn't feel comfortable.
So he told his boss he couldn't/wouldn't do that. And they let him go. Yesterday. On my birthday.
Aaron waited all day to tell me until the end because he didn't want to ruin my birthday.
Gosh its been hard.
{I told Aaron yesterday that I was so proud of him for standing up for his values/morals/integrity, but at the same time, a part of me wished he hadn't. But my mom reminded me that I should be so grateful for a husband who values honesty so much that he would risk losing his job. I will never have to worry about being able to trust him} (this is the bragging portion of the post. Aaron is awesome)
Its hard to still have faith that you made the right decision when everything seems to be going so wrong, but I'm trying. I say all the time that God intends for our trials to be hard and that he understands when we find them hard, but now I actually have to believe what I preach. Today is a hard day. Hopefully tomorrow I have a bit more faith. That's what I'm praying for.
To top off all this wonderfulness, Aaron's grandmother had a stroke on Monday (we found out yesterday) and Cade got into Aaron's allergy medicine today and we had to call poison control. He seems to be okay, so thank goodness for that tender mercy.
At times like this, I'm grateful for my testimony and for the gospel of Jesus Christ and I'm so thankful that we just had conference, and I can remember this talk.
"God our Father is not a feeling or an idea or a force. He is a holy person who, as the scriptures teach, has a face and hands and a glorious immortal body. He is real, He knows each of us individually, and He loves us, every one. He wants to bless us."
Our landlady's (Phyllis) 29-year-old daughter had a stroke last week. Phyllis is inactive. Monday I asked her if she wanted Aaron to give her a blessing and she said yes. She's coming over tonight.
I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for giving us this blessing along with the trial. I think about Phyllis, and about how much our Heavenly Father loves her too, that he would move an entire family to Arizona just so that we can share the gospel with her. I don't know if we'll convert her, but I intend to plant a seed.
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