The next Chapter

well so much thus far has happened since my last post. Guess i should begin with I did get the job at Rayovac. I worked there for about 2 months. It was a great job. Great People and Benefits. But it wasn't home. So the first week of Aug we came home to look for Jobs. We went to all the Factories in Jackson. And on a last min trip to Lexington we went to Manpower. And sure enough they had a job for me. At Auto Zone of all places! So they gave me a week to Go back and quit Rayovac and pack up all my stuff. The last week up there went smoothly. Patience helped pack as did Greg. And our friends Becky and John helped a lot too. they where great. I miss them. The plan was to pack up and move down on the Sunday. Not sure if Greg was going to stay a few extra weeks. I rented a small pull uhaul and Got it home alright. Then when we started loading her up. it didn't take long to figure out that we had more stuff than uhaul. So we planned to return in a week or two to get the rest. we had paid rent til the 31 so we figured that it was going to be ok. Dad and mom helped us alot. Uncle Ken let us use a storage unit out back to put all our stuff. We got back to Tn and I started my Job at AZ. I met a lot of great people. Like Emily and Megan. I even met a girl i had went to Elementary school with. And a few that had known Dar and Hob. And of coarse a lot that new Greg from the 6 years or so that he worked there. My start date there was Aug 12. and I quit Yesterday Cause i found a full time Job. But we will come back to that in a min. We went back to Illinois the last time the last week in Aug. went up on a monday afternoon with the largest pull uhaul that they have. packed up that tuesday and drove back that afternoon. but not before one last visit to Lisa's house. We left Amboy around 7:30 pm and due to a driving Road block that took us an hr to go 15 miles. We didn't get to mom and Dad's til after 6 am. We where so wore out. Now we have settled in in our lil house. Things are going well. We have been cooking almost every meal. and Greg has worked so hard outside. the porch and the yard looks incredible. I start a new job on Monday. its a bill collections job and it starts at the same pay i made at Rayovac. I don't know how i will like it but i guess I'll see. Patience is doing so good. She is potty trained now. and tonight is sleeping in under ware for the first time. she loves being home with her grandparents and seeking her cousins. Missy came a few days ago bringing Amber and Bearett. and Andy Brings Ellie over every weekend. So our story has begun a new chapter. hopefully it will all be worth it in the end and those two heartbreaking years in IL will prove to have been worth something in the long run.

for now so long, Jen

I got a JOB!

I'm not sure when i start yet cause I'm waiting on a drug test and background check but i'm hoping to hear back Monday. :) I'm so glad I'll finally have money coming in now! yeahhhhh!!!

Patience 3rd Birthday

I forgot to blog about her birthday. She had a great day! Or friends Becky and John came and brought John's son (tired and can't remember name sry*) Came and we ate cake and she got a cowboy hat which she loves and a bunch of balloons.. which after 2 weeks she is still dragging around the house! Aunt Holly sent up a bunch of toys and a computer thingy for the Internet, Aunt Lisa bought her a bunch of summer clothes, and we added to the money and bought her more clothes and a few clothes plus i made her a cake and bought a ice cream cake from the schawns man. She love all of it. My dad was sad though that he wasn't here. and i think patience missed him and my mom. I do too. we also called Granny and patience talked to her for a while. She sang happy birthday to her. it was so nice. OK well that's all for tonite. Nite, Jen

sleepless in IL

I had the best day babysitting 2 beautiful little girls. one is 2 1/2 and the other is 3 months. Patience did so well. She got Little jealous with the computer Dora game. But over all she did OK. Speaking of that game. She can do all the games all by herself. all the numbers and alphabet!!! I'm so proud of her. Also she went potty all day like the oldest girl Laney. Only having 1 accident!!! even at walmart she asked to go potty! If everything works out I'll be watching the girls 3 days a week! and I'm so happy!

On a sadder note, Susan's Granddad/Sonia's dad died today. I remember him from my childhood. I was always afraid of him. A hard man from a hard life. He died of cancer that had been killing him for 2 years. He just found out what it was cause he refused to see Dr's. I'm sad for Susan. now she hadn't got any grandfathers alive. but i don't either now since my grandad died in Nov 06. Our grandmother is all i have left. God bless her. She's the most wonderful woman! As seen on my main page of my website. I've learned a lot from her.

Mothers day is approaching and I'm so far away from my mom now. we sent down cards and pictures that Patience colored. But it doesn't seem enough. I miss her. We may have had our hard times but i love her. And i know Patience misses them. She is growing up so fast!

I've tired to go to bed but no luck. Patience has been sleeping since about 7:30 which is very unusual for her. you can tell her playing wore her out.

Well i guess I'll try again. to sleep. ah. what am i going to do with myself? why am i still seeking? I pray. What do i want to be when i grow up? what? why can't i answer that simple childhood question? ugh. I'm too tired for it tonight. so farewell. Goodnight. bye.


Jen

almost 2 months of no work.

well here i am its almost been 2 months with no job. Money is getting really tight. No one has called me for a job yet. We didn't know Greg would be changing jobs and working less when i quit. I just pray that something will come soon. I know we've been in hard times before but i fear how bad things might get. with gas prices and grocery's going up. For the first time i'm scared. I've never had to depend on someone else for my income. God help us. Patience has been staying up really late lately and sleeping in until almost noon every morning. I'm afraid I've ruined her sleeping hrs. not that she wasn't messed up already. I miss my family once again. its been a month and i miss them. Esp my dad and Ellie. oh and my granny and mom. Its the little things that i miss the most. I've been making chicken dumplings alot. mainly so i don't forget what granny showed me when she cooked them with us. i don't want to forget. its so important to me. well its after midnight and i'm tired. Maybe i can get away with going to bed with Greg without Patience Waking us. yeah right. Oh i have a babysitting job lined up for sat. Hopefully all will work out and i can baby sit a little to help or money problems.

on a lighter note Patience 3rd birthday is coming up. Greg has to work but i might have a few people meet up at mcd's to eat cake. not that we have many people up here to invite. :(


Goodnight and Farewell.
Jennifer

a stay at home mom

Well its been almost a month since i quit my job and i feel great. I went to Tennessee for a little over a week but i didn't get any job offers. So I'm back. I've been applying for jobs with no luck. Greg got a new job at Walmart D.C. and he starts Monday. He will be working weekends so I've got to find a job that will let me work Tuesday- Friday. Thats why i don't think anyone has called because most places think i should have to work weekends too. But i have Patience and i can't . Greg will be working long hrs and will need to be able to go to bed early. he has to be there at 3:45 am. SO I'm waiting.. Hoping and Praying someone will call me soon. I'm kinda getting a little stir crazy and i think Patience is too. I'm gonna take her to mcd's today to play if the weather don't get to bad. OK well i'm gonna run. ttfn. Jen

a fresh start

well i did it. i jumped off the deep in. i quit my job today. i took patience out of daycare and we are free. to understand this though we'd have to go back a few weeks. It all started when Patience started telling me that she was getting yelled at at daycare. I had befriended one of her teachers and she had been telling me what was going on. She would let me know when patience was being mistreated or yelled at. To make a long story short. Patience wasn't happy so i took her out. Being this is daycare #4 since we moved up here. i just couldn't bear putting her threw all that again. And on my end my boss was a pain in the rear end and i had taken all i could take. I'm very happy now. And i plain to go home to Tennessee this next week for a couple of weeks and see what jobs are available. No promise that I'll find something. But its worth a shot. If nothing else i've thought about maybe contacting Maytag and see if i can go back there. I'm not sure if they will rehire me since i wasn't able to give any notice. But who knows? The way i see it is that we weren't happy so i'm trying something new. if nothing down in Tn works i'm gonna get a part time afternoon/night gig and keep patience home for a while. maybe we can get her potty trained. i hope. ok well i'm tired and i have a house to clean.. ttfn. jen