Today wasn't any better or any worse. I don't particularly enjoy my daughter when she does the screaming thing-which is always lately-but whatever. That isn't the crappy part about today. Jaxon came home and said we might have to extend closing on our house for ANOTHER WEEK because of the way the paycheck will be coming. Doing a VA loan we can't close without a new paycheck-making sense that they want to know we've got a job to pay off the loan they are approving. But, another week seems just too overwhelming today. It POURED rain all day. Washington was not left behind-we just brought it with us and I can't get away from the damn place. The kids are crazy and for some reason still on Seattle time-going to sleep at midnight and being total nightmares when I wake them up at nine in the morning. I'm just tired of this. I know we have only been in a hotel since Saturday night but be have been away from our stuff and floating for over a month now and I'm done with it. Another EXTRA week seems excruciating.
BUT-I do have a coping mechanism: Every time I want to burst into tears about how sucky this is I turn on my camera and look at my lovely home no one has ever lived in and my master suite with a huge garden tub and walk in closet and I feel a itsy tiny bit better. I can't wait to paint the kitchen red and the formal dining room chocolate and lime. I think the kids rooms will be a crazy theme. With Korbin having Midnight shiny blue on his ceiling so we can hang up his stars and Miss. Allies room is going to be a bit of Hawaiian Paisley with Clear blue/green walls and a big pink canopy over her bed.
Every night when Im lying awake I think of this and that that I'm going to do. Jaxon put us on a 5 year plan. So, Jaxon thinks. I will have it done by Christmas because I'm crazy like that. I feel better just thinking about it. Thanks.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Seriously...Seriously...
We are here. We are still married and our children have not been put up for adoption. Yet...
We arrived late LATE the fourth of July after four exausting days of endless driving.
Lets start at the begining of the four days-
Great plan: Drive from SLC to Denver to see my witch sister and be more open-minded as she likes to call it. I call it staying with family for a free night and judging boyfriend but we are happy to catch up so off we go...
Wyoming(Oh didnt you hear-Its faster to horse shoe up and over Utah into Wyoming and down to Denver than to drive through the rockies.) So here we are in Wyoming on the interstate and ooops something BIG got chucked out of the bottom of Jaxons piece of sh*# jeep. That would be the DRIVE SHAFT. I dont know much about cars but I do know that a drive shaft is sorta necessary. We freak a bit and slowly (because he can still drive the dang thing) head BACK to the nearest town where we are not above BEGGING some 18 year old kid who works for his dad to fix our heap of scrap for about $400.00 so we can make it to GA. I promise Jaxon a gun when and if we make it and he promises me the first shot-guess what I get to shoot- THE JEEP!
A day and a half goes by- no Colorado-no sister-nothing but waiting for the Jeep.
As I am reminded by our families-we only asked God to get us to Gerogia safely and together we werent more specific and God is a man so get to the details. We pray SPECIFICALLY about everything from the kids to dental plans and head on.
Then next few days werent amazing but I could get struck by lightning if I whine about the regular stuff like Korbin throwing up the minute we get into a hotel pool or Miss. Allie finger painting the car seat with poo.
Then we are on the next to last day where my brilliant husband (did I tell you already he will be teaching people about Nuclear Power?) decided that in St. Louis he goes North towards Chichago and I go south (obvously) towards Memphis and he gets lost for hours on end and almost looses his mind in the ghetto of St. Louis. There was a detour and I took the most practical route but he in his 'rattle trap' took the other way-which makes since to him still if we talk about it-and then could not find our one light town where I had already gotten a room with the kids-Jaxon joined us at midnight so flaming upset I thought he was going to cry.
The last day was the longest because we had to make up for the lovely Wyoming overnighter we had done. 12 hours from St. Louis to Augusta Georgia. The kids were done. I was done. Jax was done. Korbin has not let us forget that he had to miss the fireworks just to go another hotel.
Chuch was lovely-but that is another post because in this one I am venting.
Today I get up to see our new house that they are almost finished with (the walk through is this saturday) and wouldn't you guess-I have a flat tire! I call our realestate agent from heaven and he picks up the kids and I and takes us to our house and then changes the tire. We love that man-another post people-I have no friends so Ill start alot of blogging!
I hobble to the Bridgestone and the ugly man looks at the car and goes 'Whatdddyouknow' (yes all one word) 'Itlookstherelikeyouhavetwoflattires' What did he say~something about TWO FLAT TIRES! YES! That was what he said. DAMNIT!!!!!
(Im not in YW right now so can curse after all this)
Who gets two flat tires in one day I ask-WHO? Have you ever heard of anyone that has had NO money, no home and two flat tires. I have-and she dies in the end! To top it off my antichrist children and going bezzerk and I am crying and calling my mother who is the ever-optimist. Clearly the Lord is just trying to humble me. I AM HUMBLED! I am done-over it-no more. I cant have all this today. I dont know anyone, all our savings is just being eaten by the car devils and I look like crap.
Then Jaxon comes home. better. Then my mom calls with our rembursement check from Southren Company with a few grand to get us by the rest of these 11 days in HELL.
So its not so bad after all. Even though I am sitting in a Hotel Laundrymat typing this while there are a dozen drunk people right outside smoking and talking about the foreign chick on the computer in here. (another post)
LOVE YOUALL AND MISS YOU! Good luck Jackie our prayers are with you-she is pushing out a little lady as of this moment-hopefully!
We arrived late LATE the fourth of July after four exausting days of endless driving.
Lets start at the begining of the four days-
Great plan: Drive from SLC to Denver to see my witch sister and be more open-minded as she likes to call it. I call it staying with family for a free night and judging boyfriend but we are happy to catch up so off we go...
Wyoming(Oh didnt you hear-Its faster to horse shoe up and over Utah into Wyoming and down to Denver than to drive through the rockies.) So here we are in Wyoming on the interstate and ooops something BIG got chucked out of the bottom of Jaxons piece of sh*# jeep. That would be the DRIVE SHAFT. I dont know much about cars but I do know that a drive shaft is sorta necessary. We freak a bit and slowly (because he can still drive the dang thing) head BACK to the nearest town where we are not above BEGGING some 18 year old kid who works for his dad to fix our heap of scrap for about $400.00 so we can make it to GA. I promise Jaxon a gun when and if we make it and he promises me the first shot-guess what I get to shoot- THE JEEP!
A day and a half goes by- no Colorado-no sister-nothing but waiting for the Jeep.
As I am reminded by our families-we only asked God to get us to Gerogia safely and together we werent more specific and God is a man so get to the details. We pray SPECIFICALLY about everything from the kids to dental plans and head on.
Then next few days werent amazing but I could get struck by lightning if I whine about the regular stuff like Korbin throwing up the minute we get into a hotel pool or Miss. Allie finger painting the car seat with poo.
Then we are on the next to last day where my brilliant husband (did I tell you already he will be teaching people about Nuclear Power?) decided that in St. Louis he goes North towards Chichago and I go south (obvously) towards Memphis and he gets lost for hours on end and almost looses his mind in the ghetto of St. Louis. There was a detour and I took the most practical route but he in his 'rattle trap' took the other way-which makes since to him still if we talk about it-and then could not find our one light town where I had already gotten a room with the kids-Jaxon joined us at midnight so flaming upset I thought he was going to cry.
The last day was the longest because we had to make up for the lovely Wyoming overnighter we had done. 12 hours from St. Louis to Augusta Georgia. The kids were done. I was done. Jax was done. Korbin has not let us forget that he had to miss the fireworks just to go another hotel.
Chuch was lovely-but that is another post because in this one I am venting.
Today I get up to see our new house that they are almost finished with (the walk through is this saturday) and wouldn't you guess-I have a flat tire! I call our realestate agent from heaven and he picks up the kids and I and takes us to our house and then changes the tire. We love that man-another post people-I have no friends so Ill start alot of blogging!
I hobble to the Bridgestone and the ugly man looks at the car and goes 'Whatdddyouknow' (yes all one word) 'Itlookstherelikeyouhavetwoflattires' What did he say~something about TWO FLAT TIRES! YES! That was what he said. DAMNIT!!!!!
(Im not in YW right now so can curse after all this)
Who gets two flat tires in one day I ask-WHO? Have you ever heard of anyone that has had NO money, no home and two flat tires. I have-and she dies in the end! To top it off my antichrist children and going bezzerk and I am crying and calling my mother who is the ever-optimist. Clearly the Lord is just trying to humble me. I AM HUMBLED! I am done-over it-no more. I cant have all this today. I dont know anyone, all our savings is just being eaten by the car devils and I look like crap.
Then Jaxon comes home. better. Then my mom calls with our rembursement check from Southren Company with a few grand to get us by the rest of these 11 days in HELL.
So its not so bad after all. Even though I am sitting in a Hotel Laundrymat typing this while there are a dozen drunk people right outside smoking and talking about the foreign chick on the computer in here. (another post)
LOVE YOUALL AND MISS YOU! Good luck Jackie our prayers are with you-she is pushing out a little lady as of this moment-hopefully!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Someone could die...
So, here we are just waiting for our lives to start again. Just Waiting. Homeless. (Till we can move to Georgia) Sorta Jobless (because we don't start till July 6th) Kinda Poor (living off savings) AND we are at my parents house. This is the very longest I have been home since I left when I was 17-about a minute after I graduated. My mom visits us wherever we are and that's nice but its a whole different story being here with my whole family- during the summer-for two weeks. I know a whole ton of people who go back home to where they grew up for the entire summer and some of my friends live on the very same street as their parents.
We are not that family. We love each other. BUT........We are ALL VERY different. One of my sweet sisters is a witch. Seriously. A real life casting spells witch. My 19 brother is as innocent as a newborn deer. My 16 year old sister is a almost-professional anime cartoonist of which she devotes her entire life to. So, where do I fit in? Lets not forget my Feature Family Film loving parents. Soft voices are spoken here and the word crap is only used when something is life threatening. Again you ask-where is my place?
I am (as my brother lovingly found appropriate) Cruel la Devil. You know-the crazy black and white fur loving wealthy maniac in 101 Dalmatians. Yep, that's me. We all have our roles. I come into their tranquil (or as I put it-death silence) place of peace and want to get on Hotmail. What? You say! Nope not here, Dad comes downstairs to the basement of ice and puts in his password to temporally suspends 'Net Nanny' so I may get on my email and face book account. Too bad Dad isn't here till six o'clock everyday huh? I am lucky though because I even know what that is.
My family and I do great together watching a G rated movie. Such as now-they are upstairs on a Saturday night watching 'Beverly Hill Chihuahua' as my folks remind us that if we ever have that much money and treat our dogs like that they will disown us. I would disown myself first. We do great at church, when my children look like pictures in a magazine and Jaxon and I look the part of a doting newly married couple. Sorry Utah, As soon as we get in the car off comes the pantyhose (yes I am wearing them in June-I'm at my MOTHERS) and the tie and we rush home to stuff as much food in our bellies as possible and talk about the lady at church wearing an eye patch. We are going to hell. But, Jax and I will be be there as a family!
I hope this 'trip' goes well, we are only three days in after all. I hope I can shut my mouth when my brother goes to Blockbuster and comes home with 'The Work and the Glory' for us to have together time. I hope I can shut my mouth when my mom coddles the crap out of my children (coddling is different than spoiling and spoiling is totally fine for Grandmas) I hope I can shut my mouth when my dad starts talking about how Obama is going to destroy my children's future. I hope I can open my mouth when I can only give righteous topics with encouragement and peace.
This will be a very quiet two weeks for me indeed. I love my family and they love me. We will see what I post in two weeks!!!
We are not that family. We love each other. BUT........We are ALL VERY different. One of my sweet sisters is a witch. Seriously. A real life casting spells witch. My 19 brother is as innocent as a newborn deer. My 16 year old sister is a almost-professional anime cartoonist of which she devotes her entire life to. So, where do I fit in? Lets not forget my Feature Family Film loving parents. Soft voices are spoken here and the word crap is only used when something is life threatening. Again you ask-where is my place?
I am (as my brother lovingly found appropriate) Cruel la Devil. You know-the crazy black and white fur loving wealthy maniac in 101 Dalmatians. Yep, that's me. We all have our roles. I come into their tranquil (or as I put it-death silence) place of peace and want to get on Hotmail. What? You say! Nope not here, Dad comes downstairs to the basement of ice and puts in his password to temporally suspends 'Net Nanny' so I may get on my email and face book account. Too bad Dad isn't here till six o'clock everyday huh? I am lucky though because I even know what that is.
My family and I do great together watching a G rated movie. Such as now-they are upstairs on a Saturday night watching 'Beverly Hill Chihuahua' as my folks remind us that if we ever have that much money and treat our dogs like that they will disown us. I would disown myself first. We do great at church, when my children look like pictures in a magazine and Jaxon and I look the part of a doting newly married couple. Sorry Utah, As soon as we get in the car off comes the pantyhose (yes I am wearing them in June-I'm at my MOTHERS) and the tie and we rush home to stuff as much food in our bellies as possible and talk about the lady at church wearing an eye patch. We are going to hell. But, Jax and I will be be there as a family!
I hope this 'trip' goes well, we are only three days in after all. I hope I can shut my mouth when my brother goes to Blockbuster and comes home with 'The Work and the Glory' for us to have together time. I hope I can shut my mouth when my mom coddles the crap out of my children (coddling is different than spoiling and spoiling is totally fine for Grandmas) I hope I can shut my mouth when my dad starts talking about how Obama is going to destroy my children's future. I hope I can open my mouth when I can only give righteous topics with encouragement and peace.
This will be a very quiet two weeks for me indeed. I love my family and they love me. We will see what I post in two weeks!!!
Monday, June 15, 2009
SO...
HIYALL!
After an extremely busy last few weeks and one fabulous trip to Southern Company- Jaxon and I have decided to accept a teaching position for Southern Nuclear. There is a Nuclear energy plant located about an hour south of Augusta Georgia-where we will live. Currently there are two reactors at Plant Vogtle; brilliantly named~1 and 2 starting August first they will break ground on~again original titles~ 3 and 4. Well...they wont be producing power till 2016 but while they are being built that's a whole lot of Senior Reactor Operators that need to license and get ready to man the plant. That's where my lovey comes in-He will be one of the 12 teachers to get the plant going. I was very impressed by this company and everyone we met so naturally I wanted to buy a house.
YEA FOR ME! WE DID JUST THAT! WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!
I am very very excited!!! I'm pretty happy that after living in the Seattle market and seeing houses like this go for $600,000 and knowing that we didn't pay anywhere close to that, makes me giddy!!!! Its four bedroom, three full bath, two car deep garage, a quarter acre back yard, and BRAND SPANKING NEW!! We will close on the 17th of July and then we will start to finally get settled once and for all. LOOK OUT GEORGIA HERE COME THE NELSONS!!!I'm not showing pictures till I get the newest ones tomorrow so stay tuned...
After an extremely busy last few weeks and one fabulous trip to Southern Company- Jaxon and I have decided to accept a teaching position for Southern Nuclear. There is a Nuclear energy plant located about an hour south of Augusta Georgia-where we will live. Currently there are two reactors at Plant Vogtle; brilliantly named~1 and 2 starting August first they will break ground on~again original titles~ 3 and 4. Well...they wont be producing power till 2016 but while they are being built that's a whole lot of Senior Reactor Operators that need to license and get ready to man the plant. That's where my lovey comes in-He will be one of the 12 teachers to get the plant going. I was very impressed by this company and everyone we met so naturally I wanted to buy a house.
YEA FOR ME! WE DID JUST THAT! WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!
I am very very excited!!! I'm pretty happy that after living in the Seattle market and seeing houses like this go for $600,000 and knowing that we didn't pay anywhere close to that, makes me giddy!!!! Its four bedroom, three full bath, two car deep garage, a quarter acre back yard, and BRAND SPANKING NEW!! We will close on the 17th of July and then we will start to finally get settled once and for all. LOOK OUT GEORGIA HERE COME THE NELSONS!!!I'm not showing pictures till I get the newest ones tomorrow so stay tuned...
Friday, June 5, 2009
bit of a update...
A bit of an update is correct being as we have no real news...yet! On Sunday both Jaxon and myself are flying down to Augusta Georgia to meet for a week with Southern Company and house hunt. We got an amazing offer and this is the job I really am hoping Jaxon likes once he is actually on-site.
It's funny that thirty days ago when he was job hunting I didn't like anything he was applying for or any WHERE those jobs were (hello-Colestrip Montana-no way) I was ticked off one night and said 'Fine I'll find you the job I want you to have' and I did. I picked this off of the Nuke Worker website and checked out the company and area and told Jaxon to send in his resume. He looked at me sorta funny and said 'Babe, I applied for that job a week ago!' A week after that some guy called and asked Jaxon for a minute or two of his time; little did Jaxon know that he was on a 6 way phone interview with the board of directors for Southern Company. He got an offer two days later. Without meeting Jaxon. Without a final interview. Nothing. They just said from the first minute they spoke to him they knew he was a perfect fit for the job. SO, off we go to stay in a five star hotel for a week of wine-and dining with the big wigs. I am excited to go even though we haven't made a final decision. Part of me feels like we have been getting a great feeling about Georgia from the beginning so that Heavenly Father has already made the decision. but...
Jaxon has another offer for Topaz Power in Corpus Christi Texas and he traveled down there last week and really liked the plant. I know we will be fine either place but I really like the south.
WOULDN'T MISS.ALLIE MAKE A FABULOUS SOUTHERN BELLE???
We are staying with Jaxon's family in Vancouver for a while then to my family in Utah and then we will make the trek to either Texas or Georgia by the last week of June. The start date of Southern Company's program that Jaxon would be a part of is July 5th, so that means we better haul it!! Good thing I already put a deposit on an apartment in Augusta huh? See I am ready to go. As soon as we get back next Saturday I will let you know which offer we accepted and then you will hear all about the different houses I want to buy!!! till then....
It's funny that thirty days ago when he was job hunting I didn't like anything he was applying for or any WHERE those jobs were (hello-Colestrip Montana-no way) I was ticked off one night and said 'Fine I'll find you the job I want you to have' and I did. I picked this off of the Nuke Worker website and checked out the company and area and told Jaxon to send in his resume. He looked at me sorta funny and said 'Babe, I applied for that job a week ago!' A week after that some guy called and asked Jaxon for a minute or two of his time; little did Jaxon know that he was on a 6 way phone interview with the board of directors for Southern Company. He got an offer two days later. Without meeting Jaxon. Without a final interview. Nothing. They just said from the first minute they spoke to him they knew he was a perfect fit for the job. SO, off we go to stay in a five star hotel for a week of wine-and dining with the big wigs. I am excited to go even though we haven't made a final decision. Part of me feels like we have been getting a great feeling about Georgia from the beginning so that Heavenly Father has already made the decision. but...
Jaxon has another offer for Topaz Power in Corpus Christi Texas and he traveled down there last week and really liked the plant. I know we will be fine either place but I really like the south.
WOULDN'T MISS.ALLIE MAKE A FABULOUS SOUTHERN BELLE???
We are staying with Jaxon's family in Vancouver for a while then to my family in Utah and then we will make the trek to either Texas or Georgia by the last week of June. The start date of Southern Company's program that Jaxon would be a part of is July 5th, so that means we better haul it!! Good thing I already put a deposit on an apartment in Augusta huh? See I am ready to go. As soon as we get back next Saturday I will let you know which offer we accepted and then you will hear all about the different houses I want to buy!!! till then....
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