Deric's Birthday, funeral and other odds and ends

This last weekend was a crazy one for us. I decided I wanted to have a BBQ for Deric's birthday and we just couldnt' decide whether to have it Friday or Saturday night-basically the weathermen just couldn't make up their minds! Well after talking to family and friends, most people could come on Saturday. So we finally made a decision and kept it on Saturday evening (after changing it 3 times). Then we found out earlier that week, Deric's Uncle Bob had passed away unexpectedly and his funeral was supposed to be Saturday early afternoon. Anyway, long story short-things with our plans and Deric's family plans got changed like a million different times and it depended on who you spoke to. So I spent all week cleaning and preparing for his party and Saturday morning Deric took me yard-saling (LOVE IT!) and I found a way cute hat and shoes for Kyler but that was it. Then we came home and cleaned and then Jason, Deric's brother and Andrea came and we hung out with them and then ALL the family came (earlier than planned) and I so wasn't ready! But I had fun decorating Deric's cake with Andrea (man I'm horrible at that kind of thing). The weather was crappy so we ended up having everyone inside and surprisingly we all fit! :) We got to show everyone our new truck (thank goodness, finally!)It was great to see lots of friends and family come celebrate Deric's birthday with us! Especially those that we don't see often. I know a lot of them traveled quite a ways. It wasn't until after midnight that everyone left and I was pooped! I was SO tired! Then the next morning we headed up to Roosevelt for a memorial for Uncle Bob, it was sad but good. I hate to see people cry! And I never thought I would ever see a day when I was happy for a Monday to come....

Our new addition!

That's right folks-we bought a new truck! Deric and I are both SO excited! We found a really great deal through KSL and they guy we bought it from is such a good guy! We prayed about it and felt

it was a great deal and something
worthwhile to invest our money in.
We have been saving for a truck

for a while. Oh ya, it's a Ford F150 XLT model....something like that. It's SUPER clean and has very few miles on it! Yay! We're so excited!

Easter Cookies!

So this past week I started watching my friend, Sidnee's, son Canyon when I don't go to work. He is SO cute! He is 6 years old and I hope Kyler is just like him at that age. He is such a well-behaved kid and he loves to play with Kyler which helps me out a ton! Well since Easter is this weekend, I decided it would be fun to make and decorate easter sugar cookies. The night before, I went to the store and got powder sugar and food coloring to make the frosting-totally thought I had a sugar cookie mix, came home-didn't have one! So... I got to make sugar cookies for my first time ever! They wer SO yummy! Canyon had a blast decorating them with different colors of frosting and different candy, I had fun too! I'm just pretty dang proud of myself that I made such yummy cookies all by myself! :) Here's a picture of Canyon drawing his sister, Taylor, on a cookie-SO cute!

In His Own Time

So, a while back I put a post about how Deric was applying for a job out in Roosevelt at the Vocational College. We went out there for conference weekend to talk to the people in charge and see what we could do about getting him the job and simply they told us they just don't have the money. The school's budget has been cut and one of the programs being adjusted is the cabinetry program. I must admit, at first, I said I would never move to Roosevelt, then I hoped for it. It's hard. Deric and I prayed and both felt that it was going to happen and it didn't. I know I should be grateful for what I have but I am just so dang tired of the city! I have no friends up here other than Kyler and now Canyon (a 6-year old I babysit on days I don't go to work). Deric, of course is my best friend of all, but it's hard to go from having alot of friends and knowing a lot of people to feeling like a lost fish in the big ocean-with no one! Deric is at work and school constantly and I find myself alone almost always-I HATE it! Anyway, I'm just kind of feeling down at the moment. I know the Lord will continue to bless us and that he will direct our life in the way it's supposed to go. Afterall, our plans changed about a dozen times after we got married by the time we decided to move here. I know I need to have faith and trust in my Heavenly Father. Let's just face it, life is full of uncertainities and constant change!