Well, it is official. After Jay's boss left last month Jay has been acting Director of Valley Metro Light Rail. He refers to the experience as his 45 day job interview. Last week the company made it official and hired him for the job. Jay was so nervous for the actual interview and so relieved when he was notified that they were promoting him. He called home exstatic. Of course, all us at home weren't nearly as excited as he thought we should be. But the thing is, none of us were surprised at all. We knew that they would not be so stupid to hire someone else when they had Jay. We all knew how well Jay does his job so it wasn't a surprise at all. But it is good to have it official.
As for me, I have been at home all last week. How do you get a neck muscle spasm while lying in bed? Well I managed it last Friday night and spent the next few days with a migraine, then to the doctor, then on bedrest. It sucks getting old. Seriously though after a few days on muscle relaxants I am fine now. I didn't get to go out on the boat with the boys yesterday though because of it. How sad!
Jay took the boys out to the lake yesterday and spent the day wakeboarding. Jace has decided that he really wants to learn how. He has tried but not with everything he had. Jay was so proud of both boys yesterday. They kept getting up and trying and trying. After a bit they both got it and were wakeboarding without any problem. Jace was so excited. But they were also exhausted. It made for a great day for all. Next week I get to go so I can see them.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Monsoon!
Tonight is the first night the monsoons hit for the year. The rain doesn't last long but it blows and comes down hard. Jay goes around the house opening all the windows because we love to listen to it. I am sitting in the front windows watching it blow, pour and I can smell the rain. I love the monsoons. I know we should feel lucky because it has been such a mild summer so far, even with the first monsoon it wasn't as humid as usual. But even in the worst years, I can't help but like the sounds, smells, and feel of the rain. Since we get to sit indoors, it really isn't so bad.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
BOOM!
So this is our train ride to the bridge to watch the fireworks on the 4th of July. Check out Jaron's hair.
Boom!
I can't believe I missed the whole month of June. It was even eventful. Jay's boss left the company so now Jay is acting as Director and Operations Manager. Needless to say he is busy. VERY BUSY... Then we have Fathers Day and Jay's birthday as well in June. We had a great time for both but we haven't done much. We can't even travel with Jay's work as busy as it is. But it is great fun to have the trains running past my work each day. They are only testing but still, it is really exciting.
The best though was spending the 4th of July on the train. Because the system wasn't up and running we got to take a train to the Tempe Towne Lake Bridge and watch the fireworks. Here in Tempe they do fireworks from the Mill Street bridge over Tempe Towne lake. Talk about a view!!!! It was amazing.... We took tons of candy, and a radio to play our favorite firework tunes. It was fun as you can see above.
The best though was spending the 4th of July on the train. Because the system wasn't up and running we got to take a train to the Tempe Towne Lake Bridge and watch the fireworks. Here in Tempe they do fireworks from the Mill Street bridge over Tempe Towne lake. Talk about a view!!!! It was amazing.... We took tons of candy, and a radio to play our favorite firework tunes. It was fun as you can see above.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Happy Memorial Day!
Memorial Day weekend has been interesting for us. Lets see, everything keeps breaking. Our fountain pump died, the pool heater is acting up, and we just paid 1200.00 on the air conditioner. Needless to say we didn't go or do anything. Jay and the boys are outside putting together a new shed to replace the one destroyed in the monsoon last year. That is good....
The weather this year is really nice here. It has actually been really cool. Yesterday is the first day all week we had weather back in the 100's. It has been raining on us. Poor graduation ceremonies were disrupted all last week.
School is out now but we are signing both boys up for summer school. Jaron will only be going for 2 weeks but it will help him get ahead a little for next year. Jace needs to get back to college so he is taking general ed courses at the local junior college. It is good to have them settled for the future. But, we won't be doing much travel this summer because of it.
Of course, we wouldn't be doing much travel anyway. Jay is finally running the trains for the testing phase at his work. That means that we are gearing up for the actual launch of service in rail here. This is going to be a busy time for Jay with everything going on. He is excited but also a little nervous about the time committment that will be involved. It reminds me of the Olympics. He will be busy and away from home a lot.
One last thing. It is official. Jaron is 6 foot tall. He is now taller than Jace. Still shocks me to see my baby so grown up. I took a picture yesterday I will have to add soon.
The weather this year is really nice here. It has actually been really cool. Yesterday is the first day all week we had weather back in the 100's. It has been raining on us. Poor graduation ceremonies were disrupted all last week.
School is out now but we are signing both boys up for summer school. Jaron will only be going for 2 weeks but it will help him get ahead a little for next year. Jace needs to get back to college so he is taking general ed courses at the local junior college. It is good to have them settled for the future. But, we won't be doing much travel this summer because of it.
Of course, we wouldn't be doing much travel anyway. Jay is finally running the trains for the testing phase at his work. That means that we are gearing up for the actual launch of service in rail here. This is going to be a busy time for Jay with everything going on. He is excited but also a little nervous about the time committment that will be involved. It reminds me of the Olympics. He will be busy and away from home a lot.
One last thing. It is official. Jaron is 6 foot tall. He is now taller than Jace. Still shocks me to see my baby so grown up. I took a picture yesterday I will have to add soon.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Little Menace!!!!
Ok. I have always been too kind for my own good. I like to help people, it just makes me happy. This time I might have taken on more than I can chew. My boss was going on a trip for 3 weeks to Spain. He just purchased a 18 week old Golden Retreiver puppy for his little boys. The puppy hasn't gone through a full set of shots yet so no kennels would take her while they were gone. Needless to say, I offered to watch her.
Her name is Sadie, AKA the little menace. She is really cute, I mean adorable cute. She is the cuddliest thing I have ever seen. Anyone sitting on the floor ends up with a 25 pound dog trying to curl up in their lap. I mean she really is cute.... BUT she is a puppy. As a puppy she likes to teeth on stuff, she chases around the house, and makes me laugh. Case in point. Jaron is out exercising the dogs in the pool right now. The door wasn't closed tight. Sadie jumped against the door, ran into the house to say hi to me. Jumping at my legs she decided to shake off the water against the couch. What a little menace.
Other than watching the puppy for the last two weeks we haven't been up to much. The boys are so ready for summer. We haven't taken the boat out but we are ready to. Life goes on.... soon without the Little Menace!!!!
Her name is Sadie, AKA the little menace. She is really cute, I mean adorable cute. She is the cuddliest thing I have ever seen. Anyone sitting on the floor ends up with a 25 pound dog trying to curl up in their lap. I mean she really is cute.... BUT she is a puppy. As a puppy she likes to teeth on stuff, she chases around the house, and makes me laugh. Case in point. Jaron is out exercising the dogs in the pool right now. The door wasn't closed tight. Sadie jumped against the door, ran into the house to say hi to me. Jumping at my legs she decided to shake off the water against the couch. What a little menace.
Other than watching the puppy for the last two weeks we haven't been up to much. The boys are so ready for summer. We haven't taken the boat out but we are ready to. Life goes on.... soon without the Little Menace!!!!
Monday, March 24, 2008
The crack of the bat!
The Spring Training season is over for us. Such a sad time. I have meant to add updates for the last three weeks but everytime I think of it I am thinking of baseball. Jay and I enjoy the games, the weather, the crack of the bat, the small crowds, just the fun of it all. It is always sad to me when the teams move on for the year.
March has been interesting for us. It has been colder than normal until the last week. Now we are back to normal it seems so of course we heated up the pool. I love getting in the pool this time of year. The sun is out, the water is warm, and the sky is just so blue. I could float in the pool for hours. Jaron had his spring break from school last week but all he was interested in doing was playing video games. He had a few friends over, seems like we have kids at the house all the time. Jace and Jaron enjoy it though.
Jace is working at an auto body shop still but has discovered that it is back breaking work sometimes. I laugh when he comes home covered with dirt from all the tires he gets to deal with. It is full time work though and keeps him busy and employed for now. He will have to decide where to go from here.
I have come to the decision that when you have kids the challenges you will face aren't explained for a reason. Everyone knows about the worry you will face about their health and safety. But as they get older you realize that the hidden challenges can be as important and more difficult to solve. Like teaching a child to be independent, to not fear decisions, to be ok with making a mistake. Or how about teaching them to take responsibility for their environment, manage their own finances, and recognise a true friend. It doesn't just come to us as humans we have to be taught these things. But as a parent how do you teach them - how did we learn them ourselves. Well of course, we learned them through experience. But as a parent that means we have let the child go through all the same heartache we did to learn. That is the biggest challenge of all. Now we know why no one explains before we have kids.
March has been interesting for us. It has been colder than normal until the last week. Now we are back to normal it seems so of course we heated up the pool. I love getting in the pool this time of year. The sun is out, the water is warm, and the sky is just so blue. I could float in the pool for hours. Jaron had his spring break from school last week but all he was interested in doing was playing video games. He had a few friends over, seems like we have kids at the house all the time. Jace and Jaron enjoy it though.
Jace is working at an auto body shop still but has discovered that it is back breaking work sometimes. I laugh when he comes home covered with dirt from all the tires he gets to deal with. It is full time work though and keeps him busy and employed for now. He will have to decide where to go from here.
I have come to the decision that when you have kids the challenges you will face aren't explained for a reason. Everyone knows about the worry you will face about their health and safety. But as they get older you realize that the hidden challenges can be as important and more difficult to solve. Like teaching a child to be independent, to not fear decisions, to be ok with making a mistake. Or how about teaching them to take responsibility for their environment, manage their own finances, and recognise a true friend. It doesn't just come to us as humans we have to be taught these things. But as a parent how do you teach them - how did we learn them ourselves. Well of course, we learned them through experience. But as a parent that means we have let the child go through all the same heartache we did to learn. That is the biggest challenge of all. Now we know why no one explains before we have kids.
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