The first and most major thing was that around the first part of March Greg was laid off from his job. I know so many other people are going through this right now. That has got to be one of the worst phone calls you can get from your husband. I can't even imagine how hard it was for Greg to call me and tell me what was going on. Yikes. As most of you know, he worked at a company that sold moulding and other wood products wholesale. With the building industry the way it is right now, no one in that line of work is doing very well. Greg had survived a few rounds of layoffs, but I guess it was just his turn this time. With this job, they had provided him a car, cell phone, and our insurance was through them. So now we were out of all of these things. We were able to borrow a car from my parents (thanks Mom & Dad!) and that was a life saver. With me working and Greg out there trying to find a new job, I don't know how we could have done it with only one car.
After a month of job hunting and over 25 interviews, and 4 job offers, Greg went to work for a company that sold products to teach people how to invest in the stock market. I know, total turn around from his last job, right? He learned a lot, but it wasn't right for him. So after a month there he went to work where he is now at a staffing company. He is doing outside sales which is what he was doing before with the moulding/wood products. Such a better fit. He really likes it, and is doing well at it. He's been there for three weeks now.
During this whole time, we were looking for a new car. I have decided that if forced into it, I HATE car shopping. We didn't know what we wanted, weren't really sure how much we wanted to spend, and couldn't agree on anything. Uggh! We had looked at getting another car . . . and looked . . . and looked. Then last week, Greg's sister, Heidi, said that her friend who worked for the LDS church motor pool just happened to have this Chevrolet Trailblazer the church was selling. I guess they sell their cars all the time. Anyway, it was in our price range (we'd decided on a price by this point) and so we thought we'd check it out. It was perfect. And it was a great deal! Even better! So we snatched that thing up. I'll have to post a picture of it later. I feel like such a soccer mom driving it though. Oh well. I like it.
So, on to some pictures.
So, on to some pictures.
I missed an Easter post while I was in my blogging funk. Isaac thought the Easter Bunny was soooo cool. He couldn't believe that he actually left eggs in our house! He also got a book and a movie and a pair of flip flops in his basket.
Here we all are dressed up for church. I realize that we are a little matchy-matchy. We really didn't plan it that way. Isaac is the only one that got new clothes for Easter.
And this last weekend being Memorial Day weekend, we were super busy. We had a lot of fun. On Saturday we went with my family and took my parent's four wheelers and motorcycles out to for a spin. Isaac had a blast! At one point, however, Isaac and I were on one of the four wheelers that shifts automatically. Like, you just hit the gas and it will go as fast as it can go. I slowed down to turn around to see where Greg was, and apparently Isaac didn't think we were going fast enough. He hit the throttle with his thumb, and off we went bouncing across the desert at full speed. I freaked out and yelled at him to let go of the gas. He thought it was funny and was laughing! I almost wet myself. He did let go, and we did eventually stop just before running into another group's camping spot.
On Monday, we went with my family again, but this time we took my parent's boat out. We went to Willard Bay. I finally got to use my Mother's Day present. A new wet suit. I was proud of myself that I got up on my first try.
Here's Greg. He's obviously much better than I am.
The water is still too cold for Isaac to get in, but he'll beg any of the guys in the boat to dip his feet in the water for just a second. When it gets warmer, he'll do some tubing.
Isaac's favorite thing to do lately is to go outside and play baseball. I would love to find a team for him to play on around here, but he's too young this year.
No, I did not pose him for that picture.
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You look great out on the water! I'm glad Greg is liking his new job and yeah for being a soccer mom. :)
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