Wow I had know idea that I would let the old blog go for so long.
I thought I would do well this year keeping up with it so as to know what goes on in our life and record it. To bad I'm not to got at this.
But just to recap the past month a little I will start off on November 11th 2013 it was a Friday and Codey got off a little early. He came int he house and like always the kids run to him wanting to show him something or come and do something for them. Well he walked into my room telling the kids to wait because he needed to talk to me, so we came in our room where he informed me that he was layer off. My first thought of course was what were we going to do, with know savings to many bills and a lot of debt I was super worried.
The next day I called my sister inlaw and asked if she would give me a job at the store she manages she said I needed to fill out the online application and she would let me know. So I did and started the following Monday. Thank goodness for family. So I am working at Banana Republic at travers mountain. I have liked it so far it is kind of fun to get out and meet new people the employees their are amazing everyone is great to work with. The only not fun part of the whole thing is that I was hired as holiday help so I have had to work over thanksgiving and Christmas. Codey and the kids went down to the cabin for thanksgiving I had to work Wednesday so that night Lindsay and I drove down after I got off, so I was able to be their for thanksgiving dinner and then that night Stefan and Shannon brought me home so that I could go to work at 10 pm that night and work all night long.
Codey was able to work for Stefan for about 3 weeks so that helped with bills also Codey cashed out a 401K he had had from a job he worked at about 14 years ago so that has gotten us through and all the bills payed. There is a lady that was in my moms ward when I was growing up that also works at Bananatoo, we had a work meeting that was for us to get ready for the holladays and the united way came to let us know that the store would be sponcering 4 families for Christmas and asking that we all help those in need. This lady Kris Hammond leaned over and asked what we were going to do for Christmas and I pretty much lost it. I had know idea what we were going to do and if my kids wouldn't get what they wanted. Kris said that she would love to help us and not to worry.
Christ like love is an understatement when it comes to saying anything about this woman she is compleat lay amazing and I don't know how I could ever thank her for the love and giving that she showed to us. She started by giving me a $300. Walmart gift card so that we could use it for Black Friday sales then she took me to old Navy where she had me pick out 3 items of clothing for each of my kids. That was just one act of service and love shown to us others have been, $300. In an envelope on our bake step we think was from our bishop. Dinner from my visiting teacher, and then as it has gotten closer to Christmas more has been given. Our Bishop gave Codey $500. In walmart gift cards and then the night before Christmas Eve I looked out our back door and found a wrapped gift for each of us. Which was from our wards sub for Santa. I am amazed at the amount of help the people of our ward and our Bishop are willing to give it is amazing. We are truly blessed. I hope that next year we are able to help someone else and give back as much as we have been given this year.
Now on to the next big move for us to keep us going is Codey will be going to North Dakota next week to find a job. His plan is to go out and find a job then he hoes to find housing if that doesn't happen then he will come back and get our trailer and pull it back and live I. It while he works. He is hoping to make enough money to make it worth his while to be there. I am not looking forward to having him gone but I know that there are many people here who will look out for us. But know matter how much he is able to make it will be heard for all of us.
So Christmas the kids did very well with all the help Colton got a snow board, Peyton got a Kindle Fire HD and cowboy boots, Hailey got a motor scooter and an art set, Laike also got a motor scooter and some Legos, Crew got Legos and boots and Cash got a cozy coop car which he loves. I got Codey a hand gun safe and some shirts and the family gift was an IPad!
Over all it was an amazing Christmas and I hope a happy new year!
