New update April 2011

I've taken awhile to update this I guess. Kelsey spent a long time with the screw in her foot. It has now been removed but her foot turns purple when she showers. She is waiting on her insurance to kick in so she can get it checked out. She got "promised" to a guy I had never met in October but he's a sweet young man. He proposed on Christmas Eve. He is in the Air Force down at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. Kelsey was planning on going to Vegas for New Years after going down so he could have his wisdom teeth out. I kept teasing them about when the wedding was. She got married at the court house in Vegas on December 31, 2010. Her husband's name is Chase and he is a nice young man. I have to say though, his family seems to be nuts though. He called me to ask if he could call me Mom & I told him that I expected it now. He's starting to understand my sense of humor a little now. We are having an open house in June since he deploys to Kuwait in late July. It makes me a bit nervous to think about it though.

In October, my father had a stroke and we didn't think he was going to stick around. He was telling everyone good bye and it's been tough on all of us. He came home in mid-December and it's going to take awhile for him to bounce back. He lost his left side from a "bleed" type of stroke. He can now walk some and seems to get stronger daily. Mom has had a tough time since she went in for heart surgery at the end of November too. Luckily, my siblings and I pulled together to help when and where we could. Our wonderful neighbors have been there every step of the way too. Before Kelsey got married, she stayed over at Mom & Dad's to help however she was needed. Rob & I have been taking care of the horses since Kelsey moved to Vegas. I enjoy listening to the horses munch their food. It's peaceful for me.

It's the end of April and we are still having cold nights and snow. There are floods predicted like we had in 1983. It should be an interesting Spring. Rob is doing ok in school. He doesn't seem to fit into the Timpview crowd though. He will go to Springville High School next year. Hopefully, that will make things better for him. He is the only boy at Timpview that wears cowboy boots. It's crazy. At Springville, there will at least be a few more. Plus, the Police Officer that is there is part of the Diamond Fork Riding Club & he knows us. That's a good thing.

As for my employment, I continued to look for a better job. I was laid off as of April 1, 2011. Luckily, as soon as I found out it was happening, my boss at Provo City Covey Center needed me to take over the part-time day shift job since the girl that had it had left & her replacement needed to be let go for multiple reasons. I just know that God had a hand in this. After working this shift for a week, I was one of five chosen to interview for my boss' position as House Events Coordinator. I didn't feel like I interviewed well but had to wait from Thursday afternoon until Monday at five pm to find out if I got the job. I was sure I didn't get it when hardly anyone talked to me on Monday. It was tough. At four pm, the GM of Covey came down and asked if I wanted a full-time job. I said yes and when everything sunk in, I was giddy as a school girl. I got the job!!!!! Now I do not give myself much credit for this. I give all the credit to God because I know that he knows what I need in my life. He has truly blessed me and my family. I am excited to start a new chapter in my life for sure.