I am a terrible blogger! I have not updated in a year. I do sincerely apologize to anyone that might actually be reading this blog. I will try to give you the highlights since the last post.
March 2008
Jeff took voluntary layoff from his job so that he could take a new job in Oklahoma. For awhile he drove 500 miles one way to go to work and was away from home a week at a time while I was home with the kids trying to find a place to live down there.
The end of March was rough! We found out that my dad had been diagnosed with liver cancer. I thought that my world world end that day but the worst was yet to come. All house hunting stopped and i scrambled to make arrangements to go home to see dad.
April 2008
While still trying to nail down arrangements to make a trip back home to see dad my world shattered. April 9th I received a phone call from my brother. My dad had collapsed at home and was rushed to the hospital. My world spun out of control waiting for the next call that came in about an hour later saying that my daddy had passed away. I didn't make it! That was the day that the color drained from my life.
Jeff made it home in time to take me back to Indiana for the services. Somehow I managed to get through them without totally falling apart or killing some of my siblings.
On the way back to Kansas we stopped in Missouri and took Jessica and our grandson out for dinner. So something good did come from the trip.
May 2008
The house hunting was a success! We found a really nice two story in a quiet little town. We packed up and moved in memorial Day weekend. We had found a couple of young guys to rent the house in Emporia and we were now landlords.
June/July 2008
We slowly got settled in to the new house. The kids and i started going to church so that we could all meet people and feel like part of the community.
August 2008
The kids started school at the new school. They really like it. I think this school district is way better than the last one. Well I should say these two districts are better than the last one LOL Amber goes to Junior high School in Oklahoma and the little kids go to grade school in Texas. yeah the joys of living right on the state line LOL.
December 2008
Well holiday season in the new house was awesome. In spite of the economic crunch the kids still had a great Christmas. The people of this town are great. We got a couple of Christmas surprises in the form of charitable contributions to our family.
Fall/Winter down here has its downfalls. They are called tumbleweeds!! you cant get rid of those things no matter what you do.
January 2009
The kids are all doing great in school. Justin had some trouble at first but is making a lot of progress now. My family suffered another blow this month. My Uncle Frank passed away from complications due to cancer only 9 months after my dad's passing.
Amber turned 13 this month. I cant believe how quickly time has flown by. It seems like only yesterday she was a toddler. Its hard to believe that the beautiful young woman I see everyday is that tiny girl that used to play in empty cardboard boxes LOL
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