Christmas Chaos

I have to say I absolutely love the Christmas season! I love the gift giving and I can't hide that I like receiving them too. For our shopping this year Steve and I decided we would brave the crowds and try out black Friday sales. Our first stop was Toys R Us, Biggest mistake of our lives, The line went about a mile long and we were just about at the end of it. The sale started at midnight and they were only letting in 20 people every 10 minutes or so. So needless to say the line moved extremely slow and it was bitter cold out. Steve and I stood with my sister Missy and her friend Charlotte for about 2 hrs, and there was still another 1 1/2 hr wait, so Steve and I decided to bag it only because we were going to get one toy from there for Brynlee, so I was not too concerned about it. So Then we headed to our wonderful Riverton Wal-Mart where the sale started at 5. we got there at about 1:30 AM and we were both so tired. we had not gone to sleep at all the night before. Being pregnant and not sleeping do not mix well. I was going to be getting Brynlee a vtech musical table that was on sale form 40 to 19, Kara was getting a Baby play set that had a stroller and highchair a potty and a crib, and also a Vtech V learning active learning game that plugs into the TV to tech her shapes and colors and numbers. I was then standing waiting by some toys and realized all my toys were on opposite ends of the building which meant a lot of scurrying around on my part considering Steve had left for Target to get our one item there. Luckily I had a friend that was getting some of the same stuff I was, so she was able to get stuff for me and I likewise for her. She even got her friend to help me out by getting Kara's Vtech thing. So I got the little table and some Christmas pajamas and then also decided that I would get Steve a Camera for his hunting. All we have is a Nikon and its a big nice camera that I would not let him take with him hunting. The is just a small digital one that he can take wherever, so I am pretty excited about that. Steve like I said went to target just down the street. He was headed for the Double Screen DVD player that hooks to the back of the seats so the girls can watch TV shows in the car. SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT!!! they hate car rides and this will make it so much easier on us, especially when we go on long car rides which happens frequently going to and from Idaho. Pretty much done with all the shopping now, Steve just has to finsh with me and with then he has to also buy for Brynlee;s birthday on the 30th and mine which is on the 4Th of January. too much going on this month.

Speaking of Idaho, Steve got called for his interview for the site. He would be working as a security officer out there. It is a marine engineering company. We drove down there on the night of the 30Th of November, and Steve's interview was on the 1st an 9 am. He was nervous, but since he had an in at the place it was not such a bad experience. The people who were interviewing Steve knew his cousin Afton and her dad Eric, so they highly recommended him and they gave him an interview. There were about 600 applicants by the time it was all said and done and they only had 30 interviews for I think the 5 people being hired. Steve felt that it went really well with one Guy, but the other two were hung up on his headaches because he was medically discharged from the Army for it. It has never affected his work and he has always been really good at what he does. They were happy with the fact he is LEO certified and scored a 50/50 on his last certification on his Gloc. So they were glad that they would not have to train him on that, and he is already used to wearing heavy accessories on his uniform for example: Bullet proof vest, utility belt which holds a taser, gun, handcuffs, flashlight, mase I think, and all that together is a lot of weight to carry around and they were concerned he would not be able to handle it... He kind of chuckled at that since he wears that outfit every day. So we are still waiting to hear back from them now. We are hoping in the next few weeks to find out a yes or no. when and if he gets the job it is a 4 month clearance that he has to go through which means our whole life is no longer personal, they know everything about us, every detail, so if he gets it we wont be moving down there for at least another 6 months. We will see, but we are really hoping and praying to get it considering it is 50,000 a year, and with the overtime he will be making double that! I can't even imagine 100,000 a year! It really is just a tad out of reach right now LOL. We have lots of adventures ahead of us with this job and having a new baby in our lives as well in June. Crazy life.

Brynlee will be one on the 30Th of this month! I cant believe it! my how times flies. She is walking and has been since she was 10 months, and she has currently 3 teeth and working on the 4Th. KaraLynn is going to be going into Primary Starting in January, She is so big and so smart, she loves going to Nursery and playing with all the kids, she is so good with sharing and helping the other kids be happy. She is such a joy, most of the time anyway LOL, she has plenty of moments. well that is it for us for now, Life is great and I have the best family ever!