Truckin’ Along

Several have asked how we are doing, so here’s the update:

Nathan has put in MANY MANY resumes and has had 3 interviews so far.  Of those, one is somewhat promising.  The job market is insane right now!  Nathan has started showing up at places he’s applied to and talking to them just to get his foot in the door.  One company said they had over 400 applicants for the position.  We are praying a lot and hoping for the best, but it’s scary not knowing whene the right opportunity will open up.  Will it be weeks?  Months?  A year?

I have been working 20 hours a week for Rising Rain Studios (12 in the SLC office, the rest at home) in addition to creating 1 to 2 keyword lists a day for OrangeSoda.  Between working, the kids, and keeping the house in some semblance of order, I am completely and utterly EXHAUSTED at the end of the day!  Oh, did I mention I also took up couponing?  This is necessary to keep our grocery budget down, but can also be a bit time consuming as I have been visiting 3 to 5 grocery stores a week to get the deals!  It pays off though.  This morning I got 12 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of Bisquick, 3 boxes of Hamburger Helper, a brownie mix, a cake mix, and 2 boxes of Suddenly Salad for less than $20.  I know, amazing, right!?  Anyway, between unemployment insurance benefits and my part time work, I think we will have enough to cover our necessary expenses for the time being.  It will be tight, but we will make it.

I am looking at my summer right now and thinking it is going to be really boring and go by really fast.  Unless, of course, Nathan happens to get a job soon.  All I know is, when he does get a job, we are taking a VACATION!!!

On a brighter note, here are some pics of the kids I took a few days ago.  We were eating lunch out on our patio because it was such a nice day!  The pics are poor quality because I had to take them with my phone.  Our camera is broken and we can’t afford to fix it or buy a new one.  Enjoy!

Kaisa always puts her sunglasses on upside down. So funny!

My sweet little boy! I made his binkie clip!

We are borrowing this cute car from a neighbor. He loves it! I slipped an umbrella in for some shade...this is how he spends most of his time outside.

She was in a rare picture taking mood!

Eating lunch. "Butter Jelly and Asslesauce" as she says it.

I just had to include this one...a few weeks old, but shows how smiley Everett is!