Good Morning, all!
Recently Jon applied for a position in the mill in his hometown of Cuero and interviewed. They offered him the job working ALOT of hours. I was excited about relocating and being closer to Jon's family and the thought of living in a small town all over again warmed my heart.
Jon's current employer, AZ he is still working full time at putting in 50 hours a week and getting that 10 hours of overtime weekly. He spoke with his store manager and higher ups in the regional office and they have offered him a store manager position with AZ making a figure I can't disclose but we'd be stupid to pass up. The stress will come in large quantities. The hours will be long. But the pay will allow us to survive VERY comfortably without having to relocate.
We will still have to move due to uncontrolable circumstances with the house we're renting now but that's okay. That all will work itself out in time.
We sat down with three good friends of ours that are all store managers with AZ and were able to weigh out the pros and cons of relocating with a new company vs. staying here with AZ.
We've made our decision. Jon notified his company this moring. He's staying with AZ and is going to take the store manager position. We will NOT be relocating. We will be staying in the Austin area.
Something told me NOT to announce the relocation just yet but the excitement won me over and went against my better judgement to say anything about it.
Regardless, I know this is THE best decision for our little family to stay put and continue building our life here. I look forward to the many things yet to come our way. Myself going to work full time. Finally being able to afford another vehicle. Building our first house together. All of it is exciting to see in black and white. I'm eager to see each of them come to life. :)
So that is my "big announcement!" A few of you I've told personally but for the majority of you that have been patient enough, here it is.... WE'RE NOT MOVING!!! (out of Austin)
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Spring flowers = sickness showers
As we all welcome Spring 2011 with arms wide open, we pray for some Spring showers to keep the pollen and molds at bay.
In our house we've been praying for a little more than just rain. Since January 1st Hayden has that three yes count them, THREE ear infections, a nasty upper resperatory infection, a cold, and now the icing on the cake... a severe viral pharyngitis and borderline pneumonia. One may ask, how in Sam H...E...double hockey sticks does he get sick when we RARELY leave the house!?! Your guess is as good as mine because I have no friggin clue.
Hayden had been running a fever well over 104 degrees since Sunday morning. We alternated the Tylenol and Motrin to help bring it down a few degrees. After the 4th and 5th hour, it came back twice as strong. After two days of battling the fever at home alone, I called his doctor to make an appointment. They got him in that afternoon(Tuesday). The doctor tested him for strep, flu and ruled out ear infections. YEA!! Little did I know that mini celebration would be short lived. Before we could leave the doctor's office, they had to get his temp down and fast because it was 105.9 after a dose of Motrin an hour and a half before. They gave him a dose of children's Advil, sponge bathed him down, and coaxed him with a popcicle. Little did I know he'd scarf it down. Keep in mind he hasn't eatten anything since Saturday night. And up until yesterday, he wasn't drinking hardly any fluids. After we got his fever below 100, he sent us home. The dr. instructed us to continue doing what we're doing with the meds and keep pressing clear fluids and to call their office if it continued and/or he got worse. *sigh* Then last night (Wednesday night) he took a turn for the worst. I was up all night with him, not a wink of sleep. He was unconsolable. So since Jon switched his day off so he could take Hayden into the doctor again so I could goto work to make some extra money since we're on a super tight budget, he took him in. Hayden was seen right away and lost another 2lbs since he was seen on Tuesday. So much for trying to put weight on this kid!!! It didn't take them long to send Jon packin with Hayden in tow to Georgetown Hospital where they did bloodwork and did a chest Xray. I must say it was scary to get a call from the nurse with the chest xray results then an hour later the results of his labs. Knowing that Hayden was THAT sick and there wasn't anything I could do to make him feel better broke my heart. I broke down at work and thankfully my boss and coworkers were out of the office and didn't witness my histerics because I was a mess!!!!
However, with all this sickness... I am offically...on the record... happy to report that after much sleep, a shot, and lots of love, yogurt, pudding, mashed potatoes, and cold green beans... Hayden is fever free and back to himself and screaming NO at me! Thank you God for speeding up his recovery because I hate seeing my little munchkin sick. Plus we have our first family outdoor shoot with Jennifer Pollard Photography on Easter Sunday. (Check her out on facebook!!!)
This overly exhausted mama is hitting the hay...
Good night, sleep tight... X♥)O's!!
In our house we've been praying for a little more than just rain. Since January 1st Hayden has that three yes count them, THREE ear infections, a nasty upper resperatory infection, a cold, and now the icing on the cake... a severe viral pharyngitis and borderline pneumonia. One may ask, how in Sam H...E...double hockey sticks does he get sick when we RARELY leave the house!?! Your guess is as good as mine because I have no friggin clue.
Hayden had been running a fever well over 104 degrees since Sunday morning. We alternated the Tylenol and Motrin to help bring it down a few degrees. After the 4th and 5th hour, it came back twice as strong. After two days of battling the fever at home alone, I called his doctor to make an appointment. They got him in that afternoon(Tuesday). The doctor tested him for strep, flu and ruled out ear infections. YEA!! Little did I know that mini celebration would be short lived. Before we could leave the doctor's office, they had to get his temp down and fast because it was 105.9 after a dose of Motrin an hour and a half before. They gave him a dose of children's Advil, sponge bathed him down, and coaxed him with a popcicle. Little did I know he'd scarf it down. Keep in mind he hasn't eatten anything since Saturday night. And up until yesterday, he wasn't drinking hardly any fluids. After we got his fever below 100, he sent us home. The dr. instructed us to continue doing what we're doing with the meds and keep pressing clear fluids and to call their office if it continued and/or he got worse. *sigh* Then last night (Wednesday night) he took a turn for the worst. I was up all night with him, not a wink of sleep. He was unconsolable. So since Jon switched his day off so he could take Hayden into the doctor again so I could goto work to make some extra money since we're on a super tight budget, he took him in. Hayden was seen right away and lost another 2lbs since he was seen on Tuesday. So much for trying to put weight on this kid!!! It didn't take them long to send Jon packin with Hayden in tow to Georgetown Hospital where they did bloodwork and did a chest Xray. I must say it was scary to get a call from the nurse with the chest xray results then an hour later the results of his labs. Knowing that Hayden was THAT sick and there wasn't anything I could do to make him feel better broke my heart. I broke down at work and thankfully my boss and coworkers were out of the office and didn't witness my histerics because I was a mess!!!!
However, with all this sickness... I am offically...on the record... happy to report that after much sleep, a shot, and lots of love, yogurt, pudding, mashed potatoes, and cold green beans... Hayden is fever free and back to himself and screaming NO at me! Thank you God for speeding up his recovery because I hate seeing my little munchkin sick. Plus we have our first family outdoor shoot with Jennifer Pollard Photography on Easter Sunday. (Check her out on facebook!!!)
This overly exhausted mama is hitting the hay...
Good night, sleep tight... X♥)O's!!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Heart to Heart
A heart to heart....
A dear, close friend of mine finally talked some sense into me. After months of trying to get pregnant with no success, I started taking Metformin (typically used for those with type II diabetes and in some cases is used for horomone replacement therapy, which is true in my case) and recently stopped because of the nasty side effects it was having on my body. My endocrinologist started me on Glumetza (basically is Metformin, just in an extended release tablet) She went thru almost the same thing. She was overweight and was experiencing difficulty getting pregnant. What she expressed to me was that once I stop trying and start listening to what my body is trying to tell me, it will eventually happen. And she's right. For the longest I haven't wanted to accept the fact that the reason why I haven't concieved again was because of my weight. I thought surely it was something medically that could be treated or "fixed" with medications. I've been putting my body through more stress than it needs to be enduring. In the back of my mind I've always known this but do you think I was about to listen? Hell no! Why does it always take someone who cares more about me than I do about myself? Because she's been down this road, she's endured it all. She knows what she's talking about. Thank you!!! (you know who you are!!)
With that "tad bit" of information, I've forced myself to digest it and absorb it all. Not because I want to, because I NEED to. I need to focus on what's important. My family. My husband. My son. Myself. I need to get back to working out and eatting right on a regular basis and stop straying away from it. If I have any hopes of having a second child, I must take the neccessary steps in doing so.
It's time I stop with the self pitty and self doubt and jump back in, head first and get down to business.
A huge thank you to those that have been brutally honest with me and have told me like it is regardless if it's what I wanted to hear or not. It needed to be said and I am thankful for friends that aren't afraid to hurt my feelings. I value the honesty... it means more to me than what "I want to hear!"
A dear, close friend of mine finally talked some sense into me. After months of trying to get pregnant with no success, I started taking Metformin (typically used for those with type II diabetes and in some cases is used for horomone replacement therapy, which is true in my case) and recently stopped because of the nasty side effects it was having on my body. My endocrinologist started me on Glumetza (basically is Metformin, just in an extended release tablet) She went thru almost the same thing. She was overweight and was experiencing difficulty getting pregnant. What she expressed to me was that once I stop trying and start listening to what my body is trying to tell me, it will eventually happen. And she's right. For the longest I haven't wanted to accept the fact that the reason why I haven't concieved again was because of my weight. I thought surely it was something medically that could be treated or "fixed" with medications. I've been putting my body through more stress than it needs to be enduring. In the back of my mind I've always known this but do you think I was about to listen? Hell no! Why does it always take someone who cares more about me than I do about myself? Because she's been down this road, she's endured it all. She knows what she's talking about. Thank you!!! (you know who you are!!)
With that "tad bit" of information, I've forced myself to digest it and absorb it all. Not because I want to, because I NEED to. I need to focus on what's important. My family. My husband. My son. Myself. I need to get back to working out and eatting right on a regular basis and stop straying away from it. If I have any hopes of having a second child, I must take the neccessary steps in doing so.
It's time I stop with the self pitty and self doubt and jump back in, head first and get down to business.
A huge thank you to those that have been brutally honest with me and have told me like it is regardless if it's what I wanted to hear or not. It needed to be said and I am thankful for friends that aren't afraid to hurt my feelings. I value the honesty... it means more to me than what "I want to hear!"
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