My Chef

I love this picture. Owen is truly living his dream and when he is finished with school I am sure that he will find much success with being a chef... He is definitely the best chef you will EVER meet!!!

Challenged to Change Ourselves

I received a letter from Utah State University and I was excepted into college starting the spring semester. I am really excited but nervous at the same time. I am a 32 year old mother of 4. I was a young mother who has always done what I thought was best for my kids and husband at the time. Through the years I have had many jobs helping with the income to support them. Through the years we have always been able to get by. Our lives changed in February of 2010 when Owen was laid off from ATK. I found my self working full time at a job that I felt so unhappy and stressed out on a daily bases. I was forced to put my family 2nd after my job. I was being punished for being a minute late, stuck at the train, leaving to get my kids for any reason, and couldn't even take a day off without being punished. I have never done that and I decided that I NEVER WILL. The little bit of money I was making an hour was just not worth putting my family 2nd. To me family first is the very most important quality a parent should have. I just started a new job with even less pay and less hours now but you know what? My family can be FIRST!!! I am willing to start school so that I can get out of being stuck working my butt off in the small jobs with no pay and finally having a career. More money for my family and hopefully a retirement. I have a dream for Owen and I and for my kids and that dream is to be able to take care of them and to be able to help them throughout their life that our lives will be stress free from the chains of never enough. It seems that through my life that has always been the way it is just NEVER ENOUGH. If you or any one you know is on unemployment you know how little that check is and if anyone thinks that they can raise a family on that they are CRAZY. So here we are for now on unemployment and me working part time. Holy Cow if I could have only had a glimpse into the future. Owen is going to school and he will be done next March and he is doing GREAT and is such a wonderful chef!!! I love it :) for me I will start in January and will be done in 5 to 6 years. Sound like FUN!!! It will be so worth it... Can't wait to start and can't wait to finish. I just keep telling my self it's never to late to make your DREAMS come true. Life is full of ups and downs but we have it with in ourselves to make the best of it. I love this quote: When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl~ This is where we are. We can't change our situation right now but we can change ourselves.

I FINALLY DID IT

I applied at Utah State University last week... Now just waiting to hear if I get excepted... I am SUPER EXCITED to finally be able to start college and know that it's the right time for me to go... Can't believe I waited so long to go but IT'S NEVER TO LATE TO LIVE YOUR DREAM!!!

NEVER FORGET September 11, 2001

Jiselle

Jiselle is in 1st grade now... Holy Cow... My BABY is 6 and I can't believe it. This is her on the FIRST day of school... She also just preformed with the ROCKETTES at the high school football game and she did AWESOME!!!! So cute I just LOVE her...

CAUSEY#93

Mitchell has had a good season so far... They are 2 and 2 as of today... He has done really good and every game I am so proud of how hard he tries... He wants to get a football scholarship and play in college and I know that with the amount of work he puts into every practice he will be able to someday live his dream... I really miss being at every game to support him because of my work schedule but I do go to every practice and watch him so that he knows that I do support what he does... I am so proud of Mitchell and all of his accomplishments... He's such a GREAT kid... Love you bud!!!

Seth is all ready for school

I LOVE this so much... Seth was so EXCITED for school that he got all dressed shoes in all and went to bed the night before... I went down stairs to check on him and this is what I found... So cute... I just LOVE him SO SO MUCH...