Day 2 of looking

I know it sounds unrealistic but were completely on a timetable for when Jared has to find a job. This week is the max he can go without, even then its too long. So today is day 2, he has sent his resume out to the jobs he would rather get and now he is going to several retailers and teleperformance to find out about their openings and maybe apply in person if possible. I don't know what timetable these other jobs are on, and whether they will contact him in a couple days, weeks, months or ever; so he needs to have at least a filler job until he gets a better opportunity. I know that there are plenty of people out there who are unemployed and have been so for a long time, we just can't do it, he will take a job at a fast food place before too long passes because we just have to have more income coming in. He can't apply at Lifetime because he would have to go through another temp agency and since he signed some papers with the one who got him his past job, he is legally bound to stay with that agency for some time. Its super stupid, and something I bet nobody thinks about. Send us good thoughts, and prayers please!!

we may be getting good at this

If there's anything I've learned for certain from the past 3 years is that nothing is for certain. Jared got laid off today, anyone hiring? I think that if he can't find a job soon I'll be looking for work here soon. I'll try to keep you posted of any changes, if you know of anything let us know!

I should be sleeping

This semester is a killer, I have to do math at least 4 nights a week, my interior design class wants two assignments turned in each saturday, my tbe class wants an assignment each week, my dance has me doing a chapter assignment each week and a large group project with 2 concert reports for the whole semester. And finally i haven't touched my part d class, it only wants 6 assignments done the first one is due in 2 weeks. Usually the first two weeks of class are overwhelming then everything irons itself out, but I'm thinking this wont be the case since my classes are so freaking needy! Speaking of needy... I went to buy some diapers late tonight and decieded to pick up some meat too so that my husband will come home at nights. He told me tonight that I let him down because I made waffles for dinner, and he hates waffles for dinner. It would have been funny if he hadn't been so serious about it... jerk. I think he thinks I have a secret freezer stocked full of steaks hidden somewhere in this small house and I refuse to play texas roadhouse for him. I'm having a hard time figuring out my priorities right now, I dont do what I naturally want to do, i'm still the robot maid that does all the housework and laundry, weeding and watering, child caring and feeding, dog feeding and walking. I dont feel like I have a small moment to myself or that i'm being selfish with my time even right now its almost 1a.m. and i should be sleeping. Being a mom is crazy, being a student mom with a job attached to her house is difficult at best. So my question is why can't you freaking be greatful for WAFFLES? ( I kinda wish i could just spend the day playing texas roadhouse, maybe when i'm old.)

Limitless

My little girl turned four this past week and I really wanted to post pictures but I cannot find my camera at the moment or the other cameras usb cord, so pictures to come eventually.. I hope.. no promises.
This week school started and so don't be suprised if I fall off the face of the earth, it happens. I'm taking 14 credit hrs this LAST semester (last meaning I should get my associates, perhaps I'll take more classes, perhaps I'll take an extended break, I don't know yet) its a pretty full workload. Two classes are at Weber State, the other 3 are online. I'm taking dance and the TBE class at Weber, it'll be good if i can keep up with the homework. Today in church one of the speakers talked a small amount about someone who needed help with a hairy math problem and found that reading the scriptures helped her learn/study better; if she put the Lord first and made scripture study an intended part of her day she was able to get those things done for school that had been difficult without the scripture study. This is something I would like to incorporate into my day, I was good the first two days of the school week then it all fell apart. I have goals this semester to fit those things that are better for me physically and spiritually into each day, so I try to read from the Book of Mormon while eating my morning breakfast, then I try to either go out for a run or a walk. In today's paper they had a article on ways to improve your memory and one of the ways was to exercise, because it creates more connections in the brain where it can become weak (really interesting, not surprising though).
I watched the movie "Limitless" this past Friday and it really makes you want to extend your brain function and physical performance, but there isn't a small clear pill that you can take for that. I get these moments where I just feel so lazy, I look around and see what needs to be done but I have no desire to get up and do it all (I hate those moments). Other times I'm wired and can get so much done (occasionally triggered by anger), I should write down what I ate or did that day to create the bursts of energy and maybe I can also figure a way to be "Limitless". Until I figure out that special formula I've gotta be an extra good time manager (which means no more bachelor pad) and really make the most of each day. wish me luck!!

odd fact

When we first move into our home I was out on the front porch and a kid told me that his grandma said my house was haunted or that a witch lived here I'm not sure which... So that day I went out and bought some red planters to put by my front porch to plant some pretty flowers in so that my house would not appear to be haunted anymore. I have yet to successfully grow pretty flowers in the planters, but maybe someday I will get the knack of it.

Um my rant about ogden?,,, ya that sounds good.

So I added some pictures to spice up the text... Jared has started his new job, today was his second day and so far it is going great which is super. We will see him a grand total of 2 hrs or so on most days which isn't much different from the past but we will be seeing him around lunch time so that's a little different. We planned out the next couple years on a blank sheet of paper last night that pretty much confirmed that will wont be seeing much of him for a real long time. He wants to do the Pre-Engineering Associates degree at Weber then transfer down to the U for the last couple years of a bachelors in Civil Engineering. Its much cheaper this way because he can cover a lot of ground in the required courses at Weber then move on to the ones only the U offers (the U is much more costly). We were robbed for the second time a night or so ago, only they just took my new bike and the bike trailer that was attached to the back of the bike. Good news is that the trailer was recovered from a ladies backyard on 15th street, supposedly her neighbors are trouble makers and it wasn't a surprise to the cop that a bike trailer would be found next door. So if you live in the Ogden area, watch out for guys who kick in back doors (make sure your dead bolt works, and put super long screws in the hardware that the lock secures into) and dont leave anything unattended or unlocked cuz it'll disappear.

So I want to move but I don't have my house up for sale yet for a couple reasons, First I have several projects that I would like to complete before I take pictures of my home and second I start school next week and I have difficulty keeping a clean organized house when I'm also doing school. But all that doesn't keep me from looking at blueroof to see what houses are out there. Jared is working closer to home again, so that means that we would look closer, but not Ogden, as much as I love the idea of Ogden... close parks, newer entertainment,beautiful views of the mountain, close to the valley, hiking trails, homes with character. Also I've got a pool, schools, the kids Dr, grocery store, gas station, really great neighbors, and a place to get an ice cream cone within a half mile of me and I'm not on main street. But unfortunately crazy __ keeps happening on our freaking street, there is just no other way to explain it, I look out my front window and sometimes its like an episode of cops, or csi, or ghost hunters :) haha jk but really i'm no longer entertained by it. I didn't sign up for the my stuff is your stuff (that you'll never see again) thing, plus it'd be nice to live in a home with more than 2 bedrooms.

No pass

Well Jared did give it his best effort and made it to chapter 10 in the homework :( so he will be finishing up the class this coming fall semester, and doing 1050 in the spring. He has until July of 2012 to finish up the AAT degree for Weber state, so he will have to pass 1050 in the spring in order to get the degree, scary but possible. We had some good news this past week, we heard back from his job interview for a drafting position that he got the job! Its not coincidence that everything fell right into place, were very blessed to have a Lord who is mindful of our needs. I'll tell you a little about the circumstance. Jared didn't apply for the job and he wasn't looking for a new job, but he got a call from a temp agency asking for a Steve? Jared said that he must have the wrong number and the guy asked if his number was his number and then said that he was looking for a drafter, Jared then said that's what I'm going to school for and the guy said that he must of gotten the name mixed up and proceeded to tell him about a job opening, asking if he was interested in the position. Jared had an interview on Friday of the week before and heard back from the temp guy on the following Friday, the people had liked him but the corporate office didn't approve the position, So he had an answer to the job. He called me and let me know and then a couple hours later he was called again and was told that they have fought for the job position and corporate approved it and Jared was offered the job. So he is very very excited to be doing what he has been going to school for (for so long), and I'm excited that it is just down the street and he will not have an awful commute anymore (although he has lost close to 20 pounds biking to and from the train station and work each weekday). It sounds like they'll have the work for him but right now it is temporary and then perhaps he'll be hired on, if not at least he'll have on the job experience for drafting, but were really hoping for something more permanent.