NEW JOB!!!

Finally!  I got hired on with CAT!  Wheeler CAT in Salt Lake.  I have been trying to get hired on since 2014.  But I finally got a foot in the door.  I work there as a CRC-disassembly technician.  Basically I take engines the size of small cars and tear them down to just a bare block.  It's hard work, but it's really neat.  So far everyone has been super nice and friendly.  People go out of their way to make you feel welcome there.  The benefits are really good, too.  We were blessed enough to have the schedule work out in our favor.  Marissa works Saturday through Monday, and I work Tuesday through Friday.  No babysitters needed!  That and we'll be making enough money that we can get caught up on bills and be able to maybe start making trips down to Arizona again.~ Jacob

No facebook

So I decided to get off facebook for a while. That and games on my phone. I used to sit and play games or look at facebook every chance I got. I realized that these things really took up a lot of time. A huge distraction. I can accomplish more when I focus on tasks at hand, and get more done. I still find myself struggling to fill that void on down times. But I am willing to do what it takes to break the addiction of facebook and games.-Jake

Good times ahead!

It's funny how life has a way to throw those curve balls that make things difficult.  Like when you lose your job and a week later, your car breaks down.  No insurance to cover when your kids get sick.  You know, the start of an old fashioned country song.  But, what we do, how we react to those difficult times, that's what defines our lives.  You can choose to either sit down and cry, wondering how things could have been different, or pick yourself up by your bootstraps and step forward!  Instead of lamenting the past (which is literally anytime that is not now), be happy you have the now to make your next move.  There are always 10 or more possibilities, and if you grab one and it doesn't work out, there are always at least 10 possibilities!  This is my life.  I choose how I am going to live it.  I can choose to look forward every day, despite any setback.  As long as I'm moving forward, as long as I'm choosing to not stop and wonder why things had happened, or why things didn't work out, I will always have opportunities.  We are so blessed to have every day we have.  Never give up people.  Never let the negative come between you and your happiness.  Give liberally of your love and your kindness.  Watch how life works out despite our best efforts to think otherwise.-Jake

Growing up

Sadie has just graduated kindergarten!  Shannon is graduating 6th grade today too!  For fear of using an all too often used phrase, where has the time gone? It seems like it was just yesterday! They're growing up too fast. Like Arizona weeds.

I guess I'm not immune to it either.  I'm turning 37 this year. I still think I'm in my 20's, although physically I don't feel like it.  I look in the mirror and that guy looks the same, until I look at pictures of me when I was in my 20's. Nope, not the same.

Soooo... Mersadie, Braeden, Mason, and now Lillian. We're still in Tooele. It's surrounding mountains and canyons have so many fun things to offer. It's been a blast living here. Tough at times, but fun.

I intend to be more involved with this blog. Stay tuned for more.