Feeling Left Out

I can't help but feel left out with blogging...I have no children. EVERYONE has kids and gets to post all these cute things about them. So here is my tribute to my "children":
Billy & Spike's friend Jax came to play with them today.
They started to smell like the outside, so it was time for a bath! They weren't too happy about it.
After all their adventures, they are all tuckered out. Time for a nap on the couch.

Jobs!

Michael has a job! He works for SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Youth)! He is an FSY (I'm not really sure what that is yet) and he is excited (as am I)! Way to go Michael!
Now he is working 40 hours at SAFY and 15-20 hours at LDS Family Services because he's trying to get his LCSW which means a couple long nights...is he in school again? Sure feels like it!

Mom Update

As some of you know, my mom had a hypertensive hemorrhage. She had a really bad headache and when my dad came home from walking the dog, she had stroke-like symptoms. He called 911, they took her to the hospital only to find extreme bleeding in her brain stem. They sent her to Sunrise Hospital where they have a neurological unit and did brain surgery. She had tubes coming out of everywhere (breathing tube, drainage tubes, iv's, etc.) not to mention part of her head was shaved. It was so scary! I've never had anyone close to me have something like this happen. But my mom is strong-willed and is improving every day. She has a speech therapist, an occupational therapist and all sorts of other people helping her get better. She is re-learning to walk and trying not to get dizzy. Thanks to all those supporting her, praying for her, and visiting her (she still LOVES to talk). Get well soon!

House Update

Would you like to see pictures of our house? Click on the picture of our house on the right and you can see the difference of each week. We just got notified that we have our walk-through on July 28th! Yay! Any suggestions on what we could look for in the walk-through? Let us know!

Job Update

Who knew that it would take so long to get a job after you get your Master's degree? Michael is in the process of getting a full-time job with SAFY. They are a non-profit organization and seem pretty good. He started working part-time with LDS Family Services this week as he received his license and internship numbers! Yay! Now we wait for his diploma...

Graduation!

On Friday May 16, 2008 there was a pinning ceremony for the Social Work department. It was nice because there weren't 2,639 people graduating. (I like this picture because everyone's doing something else).



On Saturday, May 17, 2008 Michael got his Master's in Social Work! Way to go Michael! Thanks to Jeff and Deanna for showing your support!


Michael is getting his diploma! Now we need to wait another hour for everyone else to get theirs! The graduation ceremony lasted 2 hours 40 minutes! Can you believe it?

Home Sweet Home

We have been approved for our home! As you can see, it is in the process of being built! We are super excited! We are planning on doing some upgrades ourselves, so if you know how to be handy, we may come looking for you...