wow. as of yesterday I've been home from my mission as long as I was on it. time really does fly; when you're home anyway. some days on a mission feel like forever. I very much appreciate my new companion though! as of right now she's in her 2nd interview with a closed-door Staples™ copy-center facility. it's only open weekdays, AND it's a salary position. we're very excited, and Staci was a little nervous, but it's exactly what she wanted in that company. no cranky old people, a supervisory position, and of course, more $$. (the only downside is it's in Irving, TX, and we want to live in McKinney; they're about an hour drive each way.)
although she doesn't need it, GOOD LUCK Staci!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
The "New"s
It's come to my attention that I have a way with words that allows me to paint a vivid picture, often detailing tragedies so well as to multiply my anxiety with the readers out there. my sincere apologies. in a humble attempt to notice the silver lining of all that has recently transpired (as well as clue you all in, if you haven't heard already), I'm writing this post as a general update of everything that's happened, to the 'tune' of a column from 'Marley & Me':
Tues, August 11th: Staci and I both go to work. the last day of obligations in AZ - Whoo hoo. next day we wake up early. Finally make it to the Social Security Office. her name is now officially "Staci Sanders". YEAH! head home. Staci Cleans, while I run errands. everyone finally realizes we're moving, tomorrow, and makes last attempts to spend time with us. most are disappointed at their own procrastination. few actually say goodbye. sad day. Thursday 6 AM. get up to move truck. prepare the house for immediate evacuation. 7+ ward members committed to be there with additional help. thought the custom flyers would be a big help. 2 people came. 1 left early. all three families got their own box of donuts. scheduled the final inspection. inspector said house wasn't clean enough (removed remaining 8 boxes and bird). rescheduled inspection. finally left town. drove to Duncan via I-10. took 6 hours. oh. my. goodness!
Friday August 14th: woke early. scheduled time to pickup puppy. what were we thinking? left duncan. drove through Lordsburg, Deming, and Las Cruces. Stopped frequently for potty breaks. got lost several times. south of Las Cruces Dad gets lost. find "Stahman's". we were in Pecan Heaven. bought ALOT of pecans, mostly in chocolate. almost died of happiness. then we remembered we were still in New Mexico. Sped towards Texas State line. potty break at texas visitors center. found alternate route AROUND EL PASO. lucky day. drove on to midland. stayed in a hotel around midnight. what a waste. nice hotel, puppy howling & snoring kept us awake all night. should have slept in the car. Staci almost did. made it to the bathtub. very rough night for all of us. drove on to Dallas. arrived late afternoon on saturday. unloaded the truck. called Penske, who said the truck couldn't be dropped off till monday, due to the car hauler trailer. played with the puppy. watched him like a hawk every second of the day. named him Jackson. worried about Jobs not transferring. wondered what Dad would do in Dallas till tuesdays flight home. got a phone call about a job interview 20 minutes south of frisco at a Chase Bank. set the interview for monday. showed up early, and had a 3 hour interview. felt like I was speaking chinese, he was speaking spanish. apparently Washington Mutual and Chase weren't as similar as we thought they were. was introduced to the staff. given a tour of the building. offered the position (30+ hrs. /wk Teller). found out I was never let go from previous job. neither was Staci. Staci gets a call from Staples corporate. they want to offer her a position at a closed door copy facility. only open weekdays. Salary position. we're elated. gets the interview, everything sounds great. no word back now in a week and a half. phone calls aren't returned. by tuesday dad gets on a plane back to AZ. Staci gets another interview for a security position. sounds great! they love her. now they have to wait for the background check. still, no word from either job. I go to work. quickly learn the new bank systems. get put on the front line long before my 'training' on the system is actually done. I take it as a vote of confidence. all goes well. apply for health insurance. won't receive cards for coverage for 4-6 weeks. immediate coverage info is available and given to the pharmacy. no help, no prescriptions. very frustrated. every night the dog howls when we put him in his kennel. if we don't watch Jackson, he 'goes' on something. very annoyed, we play with the idea of a play pen. go to Lowes, buy the parts, and build one. dog gets out, everytime. what a waste. after a week of dog barking, chewing, and peeing/pooping on the carpet we just can't take it anymore. quality of life sinks dramatically. we decided to give up Jackson. put him on craigslist; few days later he's gone. sad for 20+ minutes. then we partied. finally able to go out again. went to the mall. went to an apple store grand opening (installed Snow leopard, and noticed the only difference was the printer stopped working). went to a Texas Rangers baseball game. helped get Staci's parents from the airport after their return trip from Alaska. met with a realtor. met with a loan agent. continued search for home to live in. explained our work situation, being in limbo. put search on hold until we hear back about Staci's (potential) job.
work for me is going well. get a tag for all the Toll roads. my car starts acting up. transmission starts 'hard shifting'. scared, I lookup how much a new transmission will cost. over 3,000 dollars.
this past weekend: Adam hooks up my ford focus to his computer to explain what the check engine light means. the transmission solenoids aren't opening and closing correctly. go to a junkyard. buy a used transmission for 350 bucks. watched / helped Adam replaced the solenoids last Saturday for 4 hours. the car is working great again!
sunday: church, and relaxin
monday (Labor day): help with the RV. go fishing in the community pond and catch a bunch of fish. throw em back. Alaskan Salmon fish fry for dinner at Bryan's. and now just relaxing at home, not looking forward to work tomorrow. think I may be getting a cold. finished this blog. life is good.
Tues, August 11th: Staci and I both go to work. the last day of obligations in AZ - Whoo hoo. next day we wake up early. Finally make it to the Social Security Office. her name is now officially "Staci Sanders". YEAH! head home. Staci Cleans, while I run errands. everyone finally realizes we're moving, tomorrow, and makes last attempts to spend time with us. most are disappointed at their own procrastination. few actually say goodbye. sad day. Thursday 6 AM. get up to move truck. prepare the house for immediate evacuation. 7+ ward members committed to be there with additional help. thought the custom flyers would be a big help. 2 people came. 1 left early. all three families got their own box of donuts. scheduled the final inspection. inspector said house wasn't clean enough (removed remaining 8 boxes and bird). rescheduled inspection. finally left town. drove to Duncan via I-10. took 6 hours. oh. my. goodness!
Friday August 14th: woke early. scheduled time to pickup puppy. what were we thinking? left duncan. drove through Lordsburg, Deming, and Las Cruces. Stopped frequently for potty breaks. got lost several times. south of Las Cruces Dad gets lost. find "Stahman's". we were in Pecan Heaven. bought ALOT of pecans, mostly in chocolate. almost died of happiness. then we remembered we were still in New Mexico. Sped towards Texas State line. potty break at texas visitors center. found alternate route AROUND EL PASO. lucky day. drove on to midland. stayed in a hotel around midnight. what a waste. nice hotel, puppy howling & snoring kept us awake all night. should have slept in the car. Staci almost did. made it to the bathtub. very rough night for all of us. drove on to Dallas. arrived late afternoon on saturday. unloaded the truck. called Penske, who said the truck couldn't be dropped off till monday, due to the car hauler trailer. played with the puppy. watched him like a hawk every second of the day. named him Jackson. worried about Jobs not transferring. wondered what Dad would do in Dallas till tuesdays flight home. got a phone call about a job interview 20 minutes south of frisco at a Chase Bank. set the interview for monday. showed up early, and had a 3 hour interview. felt like I was speaking chinese, he was speaking spanish. apparently Washington Mutual and Chase weren't as similar as we thought they were. was introduced to the staff. given a tour of the building. offered the position (30+ hrs. /wk Teller). found out I was never let go from previous job. neither was Staci. Staci gets a call from Staples corporate. they want to offer her a position at a closed door copy facility. only open weekdays. Salary position. we're elated. gets the interview, everything sounds great. no word back now in a week and a half. phone calls aren't returned. by tuesday dad gets on a plane back to AZ. Staci gets another interview for a security position. sounds great! they love her. now they have to wait for the background check. still, no word from either job. I go to work. quickly learn the new bank systems. get put on the front line long before my 'training' on the system is actually done. I take it as a vote of confidence. all goes well. apply for health insurance. won't receive cards for coverage for 4-6 weeks. immediate coverage info is available and given to the pharmacy. no help, no prescriptions. very frustrated. every night the dog howls when we put him in his kennel. if we don't watch Jackson, he 'goes' on something. very annoyed, we play with the idea of a play pen. go to Lowes, buy the parts, and build one. dog gets out, everytime. what a waste. after a week of dog barking, chewing, and peeing/pooping on the carpet we just can't take it anymore. quality of life sinks dramatically. we decided to give up Jackson. put him on craigslist; few days later he's gone. sad for 20+ minutes. then we partied. finally able to go out again. went to the mall. went to an apple store grand opening (installed Snow leopard, and noticed the only difference was the printer stopped working). went to a Texas Rangers baseball game. helped get Staci's parents from the airport after their return trip from Alaska. met with a realtor. met with a loan agent. continued search for home to live in. explained our work situation, being in limbo. put search on hold until we hear back about Staci's (potential) job.
work for me is going well. get a tag for all the Toll roads. my car starts acting up. transmission starts 'hard shifting'. scared, I lookup how much a new transmission will cost. over 3,000 dollars.
this past weekend: Adam hooks up my ford focus to his computer to explain what the check engine light means. the transmission solenoids aren't opening and closing correctly. go to a junkyard. buy a used transmission for 350 bucks. watched / helped Adam replaced the solenoids last Saturday for 4 hours. the car is working great again!
sunday: church, and relaxin
monday (Labor day): help with the RV. go fishing in the community pond and catch a bunch of fish. throw em back. Alaskan Salmon fish fry for dinner at Bryan's. and now just relaxing at home, not looking forward to work tomorrow. think I may be getting a cold. finished this blog. life is good.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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