Jen continues to work on her goals she set at the first of the year. She doesn't get them all each day but has been successful in improving her life and habits quite a bit. Grant occupies most of her time and I think she's done well to get him doing a number of different activities during the day; if he had his choice, some days might be watching nonstop tv. She finished at least a couple books this month including City of Ember, and Eldest-the second book in the Eragon series. She does well to keep the house orderly even though she may have a person/persons working directly against her.
I have been spending most of my time on two activities: remodeling the Kaysville house, and trying to finish my online advanced English class. I'm trying to qualify to graduate or at least walk in April. The "old Woolsey place" is coming along nicely. If we decided not to fix up the den, I think we would complete the project by mid-April; the tile is all placed, the painting just needs touch-ups, the shower/shower surround are complete, and the granite counters are scheduled for the 14th. As for my English class, I hope you can see a difference in my grammar and punctuation already. I had a couple interviews this month, but I am still waiting to hear back from them; We'll see. Everyone can feel free to keep your eyes out for me and let me know if you hear of any good job openings.
Grant is communicating so well these days. He can say enough words that we probably couldn't name them all, but he mostly likes to stick to the basics- No way!, watch (watch tv), side (let's go outside), juice, snacks, and buttball (football or about any other sport ball). Grant loves to dance. Give him a good beat and he'll shake it up. He gets some of his moves from "The Wiggles" but others are all his own. If our computer was 100%, we would post some pictures and videos. During the sunny days in March, Grant loved to go outside, run everywhere, explore everything, and kick a ball around. He is really going to have a blast this spring and summer. He will be going to nursery in a couple of weeks. Jen and I don't have a calling and joke that we'll be called as nursery leaders just as we are liberated to pay full attention in church.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Catching up
My deepest apologies to all those who have seen the picture of Grant and I from Thanksgiving about a thousand times. In addition to our standard lack of motivation, our computer has been broken and infected with a virus. It won't have any pictures but- How 'bout a catch up blog?:
For me, school finished in december. I had 2 online classes to finish and I'm done with one. I studied for and passed the LEED (environmentally-friendly construction) test in time for my big interview in Seattle with Turner Construction. It went well and they said they'd hire me as soon as they have a spot (maybe Sept.?). I got the same response from another company in Las Vegas. Turns out that right now wasn't the best time to graduate in construction management, but we'll be ok. In my spare time I've been grateful to be able to read some books for pleasure and have finished a couple good ones including "When Crickets Cry" and "John Adams".
Jenny has done an excellent job at making some goals and sticking to them since January. She excerises most every day and has done a number of other things to improve her well being both spiritually and physically. She's tried out a bunch of new recipes and has spent some good time on a cookbook of her favorite recipes. She has done quite a bit of reading including biographies of some of her ancestors and some other good books. These things when she can as Grant can be a bit of a handful sometimes. She's also been the head of or planning committee.
We have been living in my sister's condo for about a year now and it is closing tomorrow so we have been packing, moving, and cleaning. **Thanks, by the way, to all those that helped. We really appreciate it! We're moving up to Layton to live with my sister Julie. I'll be working on a remodel project for my parents while I continue to look for a more permanent job.
Not to forget Grant: He has such a great personality. He has much stronger opinions on what he wants and doesn't want now. He commonly will say "dis" and point to indicate that he wants "this". If that doesn't work then he has some other tactics. :) He's become a bit mischievous: when we tell him not to do something, he'll consistently go hide and try it there. He's really been enjoying movies. He likes Finding Nemo and Cars but nothing will compare to the show "The Wiggles" put on. If you want a taste, here's a link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E83KFvskRvo
We have had the opportunity to spend a good amount of time with family lately and that has been fantastic. We spent time in both Layton and Las Vegas and here in Orem you'll frequently find us at Aunt Chris' party house. We've also spent a lot of good times with our friends and neighbors, the Harwards. Our kids love to hang out and either while they're playing or while they're sleeping, we're playing Guitar Hero or cards or something. Shot out to them if they read this: We'll miss the good days of being across the hall from you.
All in all, life has treated us well these past few months and we're very much looking forward to seeing what exactly the future will have for us.
For me, school finished in december. I had 2 online classes to finish and I'm done with one. I studied for and passed the LEED (environmentally-friendly construction) test in time for my big interview in Seattle with Turner Construction. It went well and they said they'd hire me as soon as they have a spot (maybe Sept.?). I got the same response from another company in Las Vegas. Turns out that right now wasn't the best time to graduate in construction management, but we'll be ok. In my spare time I've been grateful to be able to read some books for pleasure and have finished a couple good ones including "When Crickets Cry" and "John Adams".
Jenny has done an excellent job at making some goals and sticking to them since January. She excerises most every day and has done a number of other things to improve her well being both spiritually and physically. She's tried out a bunch of new recipes and has spent some good time on a cookbook of her favorite recipes. She has done quite a bit of reading including biographies of some of her ancestors and some other good books. These things when she can as Grant can be a bit of a handful sometimes. She's also been the head of or planning committee.
We have been living in my sister's condo for about a year now and it is closing tomorrow so we have been packing, moving, and cleaning. **Thanks, by the way, to all those that helped. We really appreciate it! We're moving up to Layton to live with my sister Julie. I'll be working on a remodel project for my parents while I continue to look for a more permanent job.
Not to forget Grant: He has such a great personality. He has much stronger opinions on what he wants and doesn't want now. He commonly will say "dis" and point to indicate that he wants "this". If that doesn't work then he has some other tactics. :) He's become a bit mischievous: when we tell him not to do something, he'll consistently go hide and try it there. He's really been enjoying movies. He likes Finding Nemo and Cars but nothing will compare to the show "The Wiggles" put on. If you want a taste, here's a link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E83KFvskRvo
We have had the opportunity to spend a good amount of time with family lately and that has been fantastic. We spent time in both Layton and Las Vegas and here in Orem you'll frequently find us at Aunt Chris' party house. We've also spent a lot of good times with our friends and neighbors, the Harwards. Our kids love to hang out and either while they're playing or while they're sleeping, we're playing Guitar Hero or cards or something. Shot out to them if they read this: We'll miss the good days of being across the hall from you.
All in all, life has treated us well these past few months and we're very much looking forward to seeing what exactly the future will have for us.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Halloween Time
It ended up being a bit of a hectic weekend but we still managed to squeeze in some fun. Our good friend Kim invited us to a dinner party on Friday. She always throws such amazing parties. Seriously, an amazing hostess. I don't know how she manages to do it all but the house is decorated, the table setting is amazing and the food is delicious! Thanks so much for including us Kim! Then Saturday we went over to my sister-in-law Michelle's family party. It was fun to see everyone dressed up. We really didn't end up doing any Trick or Treating. Sorry Grant! :) But we were definitely grateful to have a couple of excuses to dress up in our costumes. Here are a bunch of pictures as promised, Mom. :)My boy, the DRAGON!
Notice the sweet halloween shirt underneath his costume.
Practicing his dragon moves! Rarrr!
Kayden, Grant, Cameron
My Knight and Dragon
Sam and Michelle (Gonzo and his Chicken)
Michelle made these. Amazing huh?
Emily, Tom, Chris (Amelia Earhart, Monk, Gorilla)
The whole group
And a video of Grant. Just for fun.
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