Thank heavens

Hey Jared had an interview with telepreformance today and he got the job! Grant it, it doesn't pay as much but Jared will be working days during training and then swings after training so he will be home with me at night. He starts next Tuesday, so this week he is doing more schooling during the day then he'll switch schooling to night again until the training is finished. So basically I'm never gonna see him but that is all fine and well as long as he is doing something productive. My stress level is slightly down and Jared has been a whole other person to me the past few days (so much nicer), so I guess it is worth the pay cut to have him be kind and not sleepy all of the time. Oh and he will be eligible for benefits after 30 days instead of a year so if the insurance isn't too pricey then we will drop our self insurance. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, were gonna make it work and be alright.

Our Friend the little black cloud

Apparently we can't win for losing or there is still a rock bottom we haven't been acquainted with well enough. Jared is in need of a job again so if any of you know of an opening or have connections of any kind we'd like to know about it. Thanks so much
-Zjani

My baby is 2!

Okay so this is an absurd amount of pictures i know but oh well :).
Our sweet Makayla is 2 years old today and I can't believe how fast the time has gone.

She got twins from her Nana and Opa, right now she is sleeping with one under each arm, too cute.

she got a bike for her birthday and when Jared brought it up from downstairs she was so excited she jumped up and down shouting bike and was just shaking with excitement. I cant think of a better reaction!

She cant pedal yet but she loves to sit on it and I'm sure she'll figure it out and be riding everywhere in no time.

a princess puzzle, i apparently don't think i have enough to pick up around the house

some farm animals, it was the first gift she opened after she got the bike and she really didn't care to open anything else afterward

her with her gifts

the gateway the day before

we visited the zoo the day before because we knew with Jared's class schedule we wouldn't have time to do much on her birthday together.

She really likes the monkey bars, its gonna be pretty crazy to keep up with her when she gets a little taller

Comparing "humps" hmm i think he wins.

My Monkeys

we got alot of butt pictures

elephant butt

so i think this is the best picture we got at the zoo, and these monkeys were the liveliest animals in the whole zoo.

the fish and the end

finnished di re-creations

So this first picture is something that rarely occurs so i had to take a pic, Makayla had woken up and needed her sheets changed because he bottle had spilled, so i put her on the rocker while i changed the sheets and she fell right asleep, it was really hard to move her back but i did.

The Before pic of the Breakfast tray and letter/key holder

I'm really new to mod podge and these are my first experiments, and i don't think they turned out half bad.

Best part of today

So i had a little retail therapy today at the D.I., i spent a grand total of $14 and got a maternity skirt, levi Capri's, some china that looked very similar to my Oma's, a breakfast tray that i plan on mod podging, and a key/ mail holder for the empty space by the back door (also something i plan on making cute). oh yes and i got a cute pair of shoes too. And you know it really makes you feel better to spend money lol. If i had driven the truck there i would have also purchased 2 very handsome chairs but i didn't. I think the best part of it all was going by myself, Makayla isn't a very great shopping companion anymore; she likes to disappear, and Jared doesn't have the patience to look and touch every single little thing like i sometimes need to. I'll take some before and after pics of the two projects I'm doing although i have no plans on doing them tonight. I plan on watching the second half of the old pride and prejudice until i fall asleep tonight.

just something to do

Tonight is Jared's first night on the job, so its the first night that I have to adjust to him being gone. Being pregnant I don't mind hogging the whole bed anyway, and it'll be nice to have all of the pillows :). It'll be a big change for both of us, especially to have him home a lot of the day since he has had a schedule of going to school, working, and going back to school then coming home for a couple hours before going to bed and starting it all over again. He will have to change his school schedule but it'll be in one solid block instead of being broken up throughout the day. I've heard that it takes the body awhile to adjust to working graves, and I'm not sure if that means he will be a touch moody, tired all of the time or the combination of both. I want to be prepared and positive for him so he'll feel okay about the whole change.
It looks like he wont be getting any paid time off or benefits until he has worked at Smiths for a year, so when the baby comes it'll be interesting how much time he'll have to hang out. He wanted to take a week off but I'm pretty sure that wont be happening, but that's okay. As long as he is there at the hospital with me I'll be fine.
On Friday he let me know that the Pell Grant went through and we wont need to pay tuition anymore as long as he keeps up his progress and attendance, which he is doing perfectly at the moment.
Everything is going great with the pregnancy, the baby is constantly moving and hungry all of the time :). I'm always hungry at least. I go into the Dr again this wends and we'll see how he is measuring. It seems to be going by fast and slow all at the same time, I don't wish I was done yet mainly because I feel so unprepared and I really want this time with Makayla. I'm afraid its gonna be hard balancing the time between the both of them when he comes, in fact I'm almost certain that he will be taking up the majority of it all. She'll adjust, I did :). So yep that's pretty much my thoughts right now. I'm not scared to be by myself at night although our street has proved to be not all that safe. I'll have to let you know how I sleep.