Well it's official. I talked to Kevin tonight after school and he started his today. He said he made $240 to sit on his butt. He only did one job. The shop foreman said that as long as the jobs they have to do for the day are done by the end of the day it's okay to go slow and he doesn't have to start on them right away. How lucky is he.
I started my phlebotomy class today. I learned how to properly use a tourniquet. It was pretty fun. The people I practiced with loved my veins because we had to find them on each other and I have HUMONGOUS veins. It was good to learn on people who's veins were harder to find. We start pokes next week. I am soooo nervous. I will try to remember my camera and take some pictures so fair warning right now if you don't like it you may want to skip that post.
Monday, March 31, 2008
New Found Respect
I know I have only had one night without Kevin, but I'm starting to struggle a bit. This will be my first night at home without him. He has only been gone all night once. That was when he was trying to get into the Air Force and he went to MEPS. Now I have to go until June without him. Luckily I will be with family most of the time.
I now have a new respect for military families that have their mommy or daddy away. I know I get to see Kevin again soon. But the men and women risking their lives for me and my family aren't able to drive a few hours to see their families on the weekend when they are missing them the most.
I now have a new respect for military families that have their mommy or daddy away. I know I get to see Kevin again soon. But the men and women risking their lives for me and my family aren't able to drive a few hours to see their families on the weekend when they are missing them the most.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Update
We found out after Kevin got off work that he is supposed to start his new job on Monday. So here is our new plan. Kevin, my mom, the kiddies, and I are driving to Grand Junction tomorrow after Kevin gets off work. We will stay in a motel and Kevin will go to work with his dad and brother on Sunday morning. He will officially start on Monday, but I guess the boss wants to visit him on Sunday. I am quite bummed that we don't have much time to prepare. I really think this is a good move for us. I just didn't think it was going to happen so fast. The guy in charge of the shop wanted Kevin yesterday when he called and offered him the job. We didn't know that until today. It's going to be an interesting time in our lives, but we are up for the challenges.
Change of Plans... I guess
We were woken up early yesterday morning by the phone ringing. A guy that runs the shop where Kevin's dad works called to offer Kevin a job. We have been really excited for the changes that were about to happen in our family. Me taking phlebotomy, moving to Ogden, Kevin going to school and me going back to work. Well those plans have changed a bit. I am going to take phlebotomy and we are moving, but the rest have been put on hold for now. We are moving to Colorado. YUCK!! Luckily the place where Kevin will be working is not in Grand Junction. I absolutely hate and despise Grand Junction. We will be moving to Rifle. It's about 1,000 more people than Tremonton. There is a Walmart there, but they close at midnight. This is funny to me. I have never known of a Walmart to actually close.
Anyways, the offer is unbelievable. They offered Kevin a ridiculous amount of money to be a mechanic. We decided we could live there for a few years and have time to save up more money for Kevin to go to school. We will be able to afford to send Cheltzi to preschool. She is so ready. She talks about it all the time. Today I was talking about me going to school, and she said, "Oh, I have to go to. I have to go to preschool." It was pretty cute. I am excited that we will have money to get new furniture and fun things for our new place. The thing that sucks about it is of course missing my family. Kevin's mom and dad are moving to Rifle also. His dad is already staying with his brother. His mom will be moving with him soon. The other bad thing is the place we found to live is about $900.00 more than we are paying now. It is really expensive there, but I guess it will be worth it if we can save money for Kevin to go to school so we don't have to get huge amounts of student loans. Another thing that I don't like is Cheltzi, Dominik, and I are going to be homeless from the middle of April until I am done with my class in June. I have an idea of what we will do, but I'm not sure yet if it's going to work out or not. We don't want to have to pay for rent in Brigham and in Rifle. especially with how expensive rent will be in Colorado. In a way I'm excited about moving but in a way I'm not. I don't do very well without my mom. She is the one that keeps me sane. We talk about anything and everything.
Anyways, the offer is unbelievable. They offered Kevin a ridiculous amount of money to be a mechanic. We decided we could live there for a few years and have time to save up more money for Kevin to go to school. We will be able to afford to send Cheltzi to preschool. She is so ready. She talks about it all the time. Today I was talking about me going to school, and she said, "Oh, I have to go to. I have to go to preschool." It was pretty cute. I am excited that we will have money to get new furniture and fun things for our new place. The thing that sucks about it is of course missing my family. Kevin's mom and dad are moving to Rifle also. His dad is already staying with his brother. His mom will be moving with him soon. The other bad thing is the place we found to live is about $900.00 more than we are paying now. It is really expensive there, but I guess it will be worth it if we can save money for Kevin to go to school so we don't have to get huge amounts of student loans. Another thing that I don't like is Cheltzi, Dominik, and I are going to be homeless from the middle of April until I am done with my class in June. I have an idea of what we will do, but I'm not sure yet if it's going to work out or not. We don't want to have to pay for rent in Brigham and in Rifle. especially with how expensive rent will be in Colorado. In a way I'm excited about moving but in a way I'm not. I don't do very well without my mom. She is the one that keeps me sane. We talk about anything and everything.
I realize this post if pretty long and I have started rambling so I am going to just go for now. I will update as we have more info about what our plans are for sure.
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