February 11th at 1:00pm

We are pretty sure we are having another baby!! Last October we were told that the kids mom had another baby. Well after alot of calls and emails and digging for info we will be meeting with the baby's caseworker and some other team members so they can determine permanent placement for the baby. We are so excited!! the baby was born in October so he is just 3 months old. He has been in fostercare right from the hospital. We are hoping it doesn't take to long for the transition and that we can get him before the end of February. From what I understand the rights have already been severed or are in the process so he is ready (or almost ready) for adoption. The kids are so excited. They have been telling everyone. So everyday the teachers at school ask how things are going. We have found working with the government it is always a waiting game. So we're glad that we learned alittle about patience when we were younger.

We also have other exciting news after almost 2 years of being out of a 8 to 5 job James has been hired by a temp agency to work at Wells Fargo doing loanish stuff. It's just a temp job but it is good money for now while he has it and it could turn into permanent....what ever that means anymore. He has done so great with his bullet business he has gotten alot of regulars who like his stuff so he will still do alittle of that. His shift is 2 to 11pm so he will still be able to take the kids to school in the morning and get alot done before he has to go in at 2. It will be a new adjustment for all of us for him not to be home and available all day. I'm hoping we will survive!! My biggest worry.....who will help Shea with her math???? I'm serious.. I don't know this kind of math.

We are so excited to head down to Safford/Thatcher/Central (do you think they could give this place 1 name??) tonight for Jon and Amanda's baby blessing. we are taking the camper to stay in and the kids are so excited because we are going "camping" even though we are parking in front of Jon's house. We are also going to visit our favorite Knight's the boys need to play with Benjamin they will (better) get along great!! Well I have packing to do, Sunday shirts to iron and food to figure out so we'll take alot of pictures while we are "camping" and post them next week.

I'll Try!!

I can't promise because I know me...but I'll try to do better this year at blogging. I have already started off not so great!! It has been far to long and so much has happened since the first of December when I last entered. We are doing fantastic!! We are all done with the sharing of the flu and sniffles and sneezing and we are ready for spring to get here.

We had fantastic holiday!! We got to see all the grandmas and grandpas cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, who else is there?? We had to wake the kids up for Christmas morning at 8:30 we finally decided that if we were going to get all of our visits in we better get going. I will say that next year we won't be buying anything for the kids (jk) They have to many people who are givers!! they got stuff from everyone...and we are so grateful for everything. The kids love to play with toys who doesn't??? We had a great winter break and the kids got right back into school. I really think they missed it. I love getting to be at home with Samantha for a few hours in the morning just so we can hang out she is growing so quick!!

I'm not a New Year resolution maker but I have decided to work on some things this year. I always worry that I can't learn new things and yet when I try them...it seems that I can. We had great start of the year this month with a stake preparedness night where we had a food storage pep rally that got me really excited about doing better at it for our family. I think it's easier to say everything will be fine when it is just 2 of you but everything changes when you are responsible for 5 little people. So I got 80lbs of chicken and bottled it. This is one of the things that normally would make me nervous but I did it and it looks beautiful and I got almost 35 quarts of chicken ready to add to my list of food storage items. I'm excited to do other meats like ham and beef. I have always been sold on the Costco chicken.....I am officially over that and have now saved $10.00 to $30.00 every time I go to Costco just buying the canned chicken and beef. I'm still waiting for the perfect day to make my homemade laundry soap. It will be soon I can feel it.