My blog has a new address:
www.wandasawesomeness.com
Hmm, well...nothing exciting going on, except for one little wonderful discovery that we made yesterday...more on that later. ;) Anyway, we are still recovering from the SNOWMAGEDDON 2011!!! Yes, we had a blizzard Tues, Feb. 1, and it has set us back nearly a week. We got a record 14" of snow!!! It has been so wonderful to be snowed in with the family. We would have liked to go somewhere, but since we aren't equipped to drive in blizzard conditions or their after-effects, we just stayed home. So on Friday, the maintenance man from the clinic gave me and 2 other girls a ride to work, only for the clinic to close at noon. Fine with me! I actually started getting sick on Thurs, but I doped up for the morning Fri and then Patty was nice enough to take me to the Dr. that afternoon in her 4WD. So sweet! Especially since she could have spent a few extra hours with her family. She is a giver like that, and I am very appreciative. It's good I was able to get antibiotics, because even with them, I felt TERRIBLE all weekend! I'm starting to feel better today (Monday), but I still didn't go to work. My parents brought us Arby's and chili on Saturday--so awesome!!!! Then they took the kids for the night!!! Even more awesome!!!!! We were able to get a lot of rest thanks to them. Here are some pics:
Well, since the last post, let's see...CHRISTMAS! It was great! Of course, the materialism gets me every year, but I try not to be a scrooge and do my part. What I really want to do is start a tradition of serving every year, say in a soup kitchen or food bank or something of the sort. But of course I haven't done it. I really want to start early so that my kids can grow up doing it, but here Micah is, 4 years old, and nothing yet. I will, though, dadblast it, I will. And soon. We got to see Jake's cousins, one of which lives in New York, one in Germany, and the other in OKC but whom we never see unless they are all together. :) So that was pretty wonderful. New Year's Eve was good also, we had dinner with friends.
I started the 'Daniel Fast' on January 3rd. It's basically a vegan diet, and no added sugar, chemicals, preservatives, etc. And only water to drink. It's hard, but not too bad. I say that, but I have broken my fast 2 times in the last 2 days. I only have one week left; I should try harder. But I have been doing pretty well getting up early to read my bible, even though my prayer life is distracted. I need to focus more on my prayers, I think.
Anyway, I'm really struggling with my job. I love it, but there are SO MANY annoyances about it. Nothing worth quitting over, but since I want to work part time, I have been getting super annoyed. I talked to Dr. Harrison (Chief Dental Officer of Creek Nation) and I may have the option of working in Eufala (only) 2-3 days a week. Of course, if I do that, I'll lose all my benefits. That's pretty scary, but worth it, in my opinion. I did tell him, too, that I would rather just work 3 days a week in Sapulpa, but I thought it wasn't an option. He said it may be possible, if I could talk Dr. Longmire and Cynthia (HSA) into it. So there is hope. I also spoke to our daycare to make sure that they don't do part time. Well the owner (?) surprised me and said she probably can do that for us, since she is facing some different circumstances coming up! I'm getting my hopes up, but I'm nervous too. So conflicted. What is best for my family? To spend more time with my kiddoes or provide them with health insurance, etc?? I just don't know.
Sorry. Not as fun. But anywho, it's about time I updated. I don't think I'll ever keep up. Well, since my last post, I was told I had Celiac disease, Micah had a birthday and party, I was told I did not have Celiac disease, we were blessed in a big way, we had an awesome Thanksgiving...what else? That's the major stuff. Tate is getting so big, and talking so much now. He makes noises animals make, tries to poke everyone's eye out, runs around like a drunkard... This will probably contain a lot of random thoughts. I've been trying to read the bible daily, and I've been moderately successful. My praying habits, on the other hand, leave a lot to be desired. I still long for that one guy to come back to God, but yet I don't pray for that daily. What's wrong with me? I would love to work part time, but haven't seen openings. Our house is still on the market, and ONE prospective buyer has looked at it in the nearly 4 months it's been for sale. One. *sigh* Will it ever happen? Jake is considering going back to school. I would love it if he could find a different career. He likes what he does, but is not happy. I'm just at such a fitful place in my life. I really want (spiritual) guidance, but can't seem to get motivated to get my butt up and out the door to a bible study or anything.
Ok, next post won't be so depressing. :) Hey, on a lighter note, some friends who have been trying for like, a year and a half, to have a baby are finally gonna have a baby! Yay!
I don't have a whole lot to write about...let's see...I had the joy of getting a colonoscopy the day after my birthday. That was fun. But other than that, my birthday was actually great. We celebrated for like a week and a half. Jake and I went to a play, which was fun. We ate at TeKei's so I could have SUSHI!!! Yum. Then the play, then dessert at Cosmo's. While we were there, a guy and his wife and baby were sitting by us. The baby was totally flirting with Jake, so we had a good little chat about how wonderful babies are. As it turns out, the guy owns a bar downtown and invited us there for a round on him. We decided 'why not?' and took him up on it. Very fun. Then Jake saw 2 people he knew. Crazy! Anyway, we still only stayed out till 11, but we got to sleep in since we were kid-free for the night! Yes!!!! Then my parents took me to the fair and we saw Third Day. Forgot how much I love love love them. Great show. Then the following weekend, Jake's parents came up and took us all to the fair! Good times and the kiddos loved it! Then last night, my mom and dad had us and Brent, Patty, and kids over for dinner for my birthday! Fun. Except for Tate puking. Poor kid.
Ya know, I love my job, and I love my coworkers. Well, mostly. But I am just getting so fitful and anxious to work part time. It just doesn't seem to be working out for me though...there aren't ever any job ops, Creek Nation only wants full time, and our house won't sell. The house definitely has to sell first. It's been on the market a couple months now and no one's even looked at it. Very discouraging. But I'm hoping that it will sell before next August. That seems like plenty of time, right? *Sigh* So anyway, can't do a dang thing till the house sells. In the meantime, I feel like I'm pining away. So many moms stay home on much less than we make, but in order to make any kind of change, WE HAVE TO SELL OUR HOUSE. Not that I want to stay home, but even if I did, I can't. Maybe, someday...I'm waiting...trying to wait on the Lord...it's really hard...God teach me patience...now...
I can't think of any other exciting news...other than Micah's party coming up. Should be fun!!!
Xander's party: Oops I guess I don't have any from his party, but this was 2 days after his birthday and it was so fun. We took the kiddos to the Kiddie Park at Bartlesville. So much fun--even the boys could ride some stuff!!
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| Cheese!!! |
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| Waiting patiently |
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| I'm cruisin! |
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| Me too, but not real sure about it. |
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| Yes!! A Dora boat!!!!!!! |
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| Flying a plane |
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| The Merry Go Round to top off the evening |
We went to the Rodeo Parade and Children's Rodeo with Brent and Marybeth McCoy and their 3 adorable 15 month olds. So fun!!!!
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| pretty hat |
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| Ridin in style! |
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| Look! |
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| fascinating |
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| We're actually in the background of this pic...I think Micah took it?? |
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| Horses AND dogs? Oh, the excitement! |
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| They both cracked up the whole time! |
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| pirates! |
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| Micah's learning to rope. |
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| As you may have guessed, she's not a natural. :) |
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| Hangin with Caitlin and Bella |
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| Four 1year olds + stairs=no bueno. Or muy bueno. |
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| Chaos |
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| Crawford's curls |
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| Playing beautiful music |
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| She drew a crowd |
Let's see...in August we also went to the Hotter N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls. Brent, Patty and kids came too! We all stayed with Jimmy and Mindy and had a blast! We also visited Gramma and Paula and Barb and some cousins, briefly.
Kameron had a birthday on the 19th of September. Can't believe she's already 3! That means that Micah's almost 4...no! Slow down!!!!
We still have not sold the car...maybe we won't need to??? God has been awfully good to us... now if we could just get our house sold!! *Sigh*
Until next time...
PEACE!
August? Let's see...that was just last month. I can't think of anything other than Xander's birthday. He turned 1 on the 4th, 9 days after Tate. Oh yeah, we went to Ponca City to visit Marybeth, Brent, and their 3 kids who are 2 months older than Tate. It was baby central over there. This is a sucky post, and I'll tell you why. No pics. I'll post more later.
I do want to give credit to God, though, for coming through for us a couple of times in a major way. Jake hasn't been working as many hours as usual, so we've had to tighten our belts a little. I considered a second job, but Jake said nah, if anyone gets one, he will. Well, I've searched the whole house numerous times to see if there is anything we can sell on Craigslist and we even decided to sell our car and become a one car family for awhile. Then last week I found a paycheck of Jake's that he never deposited. Thank you Jesus!!! And then I got an opportunity to clean a house after their remodel for excellent pay. Thanks again Jesus!!! God is taking care of us even though my relationship with Him is struggling and Jake's faith has been in question for a good while. I'm so glad that my God is faithful even when we are not. He really gave my faith a boost in the last week.
On a different note, the kids have been at their new daycare for over a month now and we LOVE it!!! It's even less expensive since they give a couple of discounts for different things. It would still be worth more money, though, and I'm so glad our kiddos are going there. Another praise!
Work has been difficult. Only because I thought I had over a week's worth of PTO, and come to find out I was nearly a week in the hole. Somehow, during my maternity leave A YEAR AGO, I got paid twice for the same pay period and didn't realize. So I've just been going along for a YEAR, thinking I had all this PTO, and I didn't. They finally realized down in personnel, so now I cannot take any leave unless absolutely necessary. Argghhhh!!! Oh well. And sometimes I feel like my dream of working part time is just never gonna happen. But I'm praying and working toward that goal, and so is Jake.
The kids are great, as usual. Tate is such a cutie pie and I just love that he is such a cuddler. Micah is growing up so fast I can't stand it. She says funny things all the time and she can just charm your socks right off. Sorry, I can't help the cheesiness when it comes to the kiddos!!
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