Wow what a week we have had. It seems like we have been running full tilt! Jake was home all week and weekend and I didn't know what to do with all the help. He is soo helpful with the kids when he is home. He got Wyatt up and ready for school and then got the girls up while I would run Wyatt to school. We work like a well oiled machine. He got to do a little deer hunting while he was home and I was able to go with him one day. We also got family pics Wednesday. I will post some as soon as I figure out how ;)
Friday afternoon we got a phone call that changed our plans for the weekend. A guy called him named Kevin and said he had heard a lot of good things about Jake and his work ethic and told him about a job that was going to starting Wednesday about 30 miles from our house and told him he would love to have him on his crew. I started crying the min Jake got off the phone and told me he would be working close to home till the end of the year. It was truly and answer to my prayers. My RA gets really bad in the winter and makes feeding the animals hard for me, but I have managed. But now Jake will be here to help me. This is the first time he has been home full time in over 2 years.
Saturday night we made a mad dash to Kaycee, Wyoming to get Jake's truck and our fifth wheel camp trailer. It was a long 24 hours but it was so worth it to have him coming home. He got up this morning and went to Salt Lake to quit is old job and sign all the papers for his new one. I am so happy I don't know what to do. This will also be the first Halloween he has been home in 3 years.
I am not really looking forward to this week but it will be easier with Jake being home. I go in Friday for my third infusion of meds. I am not looking forward to it but I know it is working cause I don't start hurting till right before my next one. But all the meds I am taking are starting to do their number on my liver and kidneys. They are watching some enlarged lymph nodes in my neck too. I am staying positive but how long can one keep fighting one's own body. I know there are people out there that are soo much worse off than I am and I don't want to sound like I am complaining but I am for a min. I am just so tired of the chemo meds and the iv infusions and all the pills. Okay so I am done complaining :) Jake is home to help now YAY!!!!!
So here is to our new adventure as a family that lives in the same house full time!!!!!!!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Just another weekend in paradise!!
Well we find ourselves at the end of a really good weekend. I hate how fast the weekend seems to go by. Time in general flies by these days. Halloween is going to upon us before we know it and that means the holiday's are here.
I took the kids shopping Friday for their Halloween costumes. That was oh so much fun ;) If anyone has been in a crowded store with three little kids know exactly what I mean. Lucky for me my big little brother went with me. He is such a big help these days. We were in Wal-Mart forever it seemed. Finally we left with two fairies and one ninja.
From there I went to Al's sporting goods to buy some hiking shoes for my big hunting trip with Jake this weekend. I am so out of shape I will probably die on this trip. I like hunting but my joints don't like the cold or the physical beating, but I have to stay active or I will lose my mind. After my stop there I had to run to Dillards to buy Wyatt some new church pants and ended up buy my neighbor's baby an outfit. I am a sucker for babies.
That night we went and watched my little brother play in his last varsity home game of the season. They kicked butt and won 40-0. It is so hard to believe he is 17. Seems like just yesterday I was changing his diapers ;) It was a really good game and the kids really got into it when they could see number 55 on the field.
Saturday was a pretty boring day for us. We just hang out at the house most of the day. That night we went to my cousin Audrie's house for dinner. My parents and brother, Chelsey, Josh and Preston and my grandparents were there. My parents had their trailer and my grandparents had their motor home there. They were having themselves a little camp out. It was really nice to just let kids play and have grown up conversations.
Sunday was a really big day for us. We attended a full block of church for the first time. I hadn't done that in over 12yrs I think and the kids never have with me. I really enjoyed it and I am felt like the lesson's and talks were directed at me. They spoke of a lot of things that I had questions about and I got some much needed answers too. I have been reading the Book of Mormon and have felt a peace in my life that was missing for so long. When it was over I had this warm feeling like one day it will all be easier. Changing our lives is going to be hard but in the end it will be worth it when I can spend eternity with my family.
Later that night I got to go pick up my husband in Tremonton. I was soooo happy to have him home. The kids were really excited too. When we got home we all watched how to train your dragon and had a really nice night as a family. After the kids went to bed me and Jake sat up and watched some t.v. then went to bed. It is so weird, when he is home I feel more tired and I sleep much deeper. I don't wake up at all during the night like I do when he is gone, then I can't wake up in the morning. Maybe its because I can finally relax and all the days I couldn't hit me at one time.
Really excited for the week to come. Family pics and hunting with Jake. Going to be busy but soo worth it!!!
I took the kids shopping Friday for their Halloween costumes. That was oh so much fun ;) If anyone has been in a crowded store with three little kids know exactly what I mean. Lucky for me my big little brother went with me. He is such a big help these days. We were in Wal-Mart forever it seemed. Finally we left with two fairies and one ninja.
From there I went to Al's sporting goods to buy some hiking shoes for my big hunting trip with Jake this weekend. I am so out of shape I will probably die on this trip. I like hunting but my joints don't like the cold or the physical beating, but I have to stay active or I will lose my mind. After my stop there I had to run to Dillards to buy Wyatt some new church pants and ended up buy my neighbor's baby an outfit. I am a sucker for babies.
That night we went and watched my little brother play in his last varsity home game of the season. They kicked butt and won 40-0. It is so hard to believe he is 17. Seems like just yesterday I was changing his diapers ;) It was a really good game and the kids really got into it when they could see number 55 on the field.
Saturday was a pretty boring day for us. We just hang out at the house most of the day. That night we went to my cousin Audrie's house for dinner. My parents and brother, Chelsey, Josh and Preston and my grandparents were there. My parents had their trailer and my grandparents had their motor home there. They were having themselves a little camp out. It was really nice to just let kids play and have grown up conversations.
Sunday was a really big day for us. We attended a full block of church for the first time. I hadn't done that in over 12yrs I think and the kids never have with me. I really enjoyed it and I am felt like the lesson's and talks were directed at me. They spoke of a lot of things that I had questions about and I got some much needed answers too. I have been reading the Book of Mormon and have felt a peace in my life that was missing for so long. When it was over I had this warm feeling like one day it will all be easier. Changing our lives is going to be hard but in the end it will be worth it when I can spend eternity with my family.
Later that night I got to go pick up my husband in Tremonton. I was soooo happy to have him home. The kids were really excited too. When we got home we all watched how to train your dragon and had a really nice night as a family. After the kids went to bed me and Jake sat up and watched some t.v. then went to bed. It is so weird, when he is home I feel more tired and I sleep much deeper. I don't wake up at all during the night like I do when he is gone, then I can't wake up in the morning. Maybe its because I can finally relax and all the days I couldn't hit me at one time.
Really excited for the week to come. Family pics and hunting with Jake. Going to be busy but soo worth it!!!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
C is for cookie and thats good enough for me!!
Well we are at the end of another school week in the Jones household. I love our school district cause they only go to school 4 days a week which is awesome. I remember when I was in grade school and we had that schedule. I love it cause it gives us a three day weekend and we are able to go stay with Jake when he is close enough for a weekend trip.
The girls have been learning the letter C in preschool and came home from school Tuesday singing this song,"C is for cookie and that's good enough for me." At first I thought what a cute song. But after hearing it all week it's not so cute anymore. I asked them so stop singing it today and they thought it was funny and sang it louder what little turds ;) My mom tells me I have two little girls just like me and if any of you know what I was like in school knows that I am going to have a run for my money.
Me and the girls played hooky from school today and had a girls day in Preston. We went to lunch and had ice cream. Then we went and looked at the Halloween stuff so we could get an idea of what we wanted to be. Tomorrow we are going to Logan and getting our costumes and pumpkins.
Wyatt came home from school super excited cause he had a silver day. His teacher grades their behavior by color. Yellow means exceptional, silver means outstanding, green is ready to learn, dark blue is fix it, light blue is teachers choice and red is phone call home. For the most part we have had green days and a few dark blues days (he likes to visit, cant imagine where he gets that from) but today was our first silver day and he was so happy and mom is very proud. He loves school so much and I cant believe how well his penmanship is for a 1st grader. His reading has improved leaps and bounds since last year.
I had to have some blood work drawn on Monday cause my kidneys are freaking out over the new meds. I am still waiting on the test results. I hate it when doctors say well we are worried about this will you come in so we can run some more test. Then I wait for a week and hear nothing. Oh well, I really like Dr. Walker and I trust him with my life. He has saved it a couple times. He finds the things that others miss it seems like.
I am very excited to have Jake home for a week. It will be awesome! He has got a lot of stuff to do when he gets here. We are going to go through all the kids toys while they are at school and toss the broken stuff and DI what they don't play with. We are going to try and go hunting and spend some time just me and him. That's the one thing I miss the most is our alone time. When he comes home he likes to just stay home with the kids and I can't hardly blame him. But it's nice to go out just us and be together.
Well I have had it for the night. I am going to finish my oreo's and go to bed. C is for cookie and that's good enough for me :)
The girls have been learning the letter C in preschool and came home from school Tuesday singing this song,"C is for cookie and that's good enough for me." At first I thought what a cute song. But after hearing it all week it's not so cute anymore. I asked them so stop singing it today and they thought it was funny and sang it louder what little turds ;) My mom tells me I have two little girls just like me and if any of you know what I was like in school knows that I am going to have a run for my money.
Me and the girls played hooky from school today and had a girls day in Preston. We went to lunch and had ice cream. Then we went and looked at the Halloween stuff so we could get an idea of what we wanted to be. Tomorrow we are going to Logan and getting our costumes and pumpkins.
Wyatt came home from school super excited cause he had a silver day. His teacher grades their behavior by color. Yellow means exceptional, silver means outstanding, green is ready to learn, dark blue is fix it, light blue is teachers choice and red is phone call home. For the most part we have had green days and a few dark blues days (he likes to visit, cant imagine where he gets that from) but today was our first silver day and he was so happy and mom is very proud. He loves school so much and I cant believe how well his penmanship is for a 1st grader. His reading has improved leaps and bounds since last year.
I had to have some blood work drawn on Monday cause my kidneys are freaking out over the new meds. I am still waiting on the test results. I hate it when doctors say well we are worried about this will you come in so we can run some more test. Then I wait for a week and hear nothing. Oh well, I really like Dr. Walker and I trust him with my life. He has saved it a couple times. He finds the things that others miss it seems like.
I am very excited to have Jake home for a week. It will be awesome! He has got a lot of stuff to do when he gets here. We are going to go through all the kids toys while they are at school and toss the broken stuff and DI what they don't play with. We are going to try and go hunting and spend some time just me and him. That's the one thing I miss the most is our alone time. When he comes home he likes to just stay home with the kids and I can't hardly blame him. But it's nice to go out just us and be together.
Well I have had it for the night. I am going to finish my oreo's and go to bed. C is for cookie and that's good enough for me :)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Life in Downey, Idaho
In my last blog I let everyone know whats been going on the last 7 and a half years. In this blog and I am going to fill everyone in an what life has been like living in Downey. Our little town has a population of 600 people. I LOVE IT!!! When we first moved here I was a little nervous to put down roots in a town were I knew absolutely no one. When my parents moved to Preston they at least had some of our family but me I had no one. But over the years I have made friends and I really love it here.
After we first moved here I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was a big shock to me since I thought arthritis was for old people. They put me on some medicine that made me gain 50lbs in one month. Needless to say I told them I would take the pain over the weight. After trying a bunch of things for almost a year the local Dr. decided to send me to a specialist and that's when I met Dr. Corey Walker. He has been a great doctor and has worked really hard to keep me healthy.
He put me on some medicine that was a shot that I had to give myself once a week in my thigh and it worked awesome. I didn't hurt at all, but I didn't have an immune system either. They put me on immuno suppressants since that is what RA is. It is your immune system attacking your joints. Because I didn't have an immune system I got sick alot. I got the flu shot like we all do and in February of 2009 I ended up with influenza A. If you think you have had the flu you don't know what the flu is until you have the actual influenza. I felt like I was dying. During this time I had to go off all my meds so I hurt even worse. But I kicked it and went back on my meds.
In April of the same year I started having sever pains in my stomach and ended up in the ER to have my gal bladder removed. I felt soooo much better after that. Little did I know that it was just the beginning of my summer from Hell!!!! In June I ended up back in the ER with almost the same pain that put me in the ER earlier that year. After a day there and a return trip a few days later I was told that I had MRSA. If you don't know what that is it is the super Staph infection. It was in my kidney's and bladder. I had picked it up while in the hospital for my surgery. If they had not found it when they did things could have when from bad to worse in a quick hurry and because I had no immune system from my meds it made things that much worse.
I started to get the staph sores on my skin and they hurt really bad, but the pumped me full of antibiotics and they went away. I happy to note I haven't had any other breakouts in almost a year knock on wood. In September of that year once again I was in the ER with the same pain. At this time both Jake and I were at our whits end trying to figure out why I was in so much pain all the time and with him working out of town all the time it made the stress that much worse. This time they discovered it was my appendix. So away to the operating room I went. I am happy to note that since that surgery I haven't had that pain. Makes me wonder if it wasn't my appendix the whole time. The whole time this was going on I wasn't able to take my arthritis meds so that I could build up my immune system and fight these infections. So needless to say I was in pain.
Once I got all of that taken care of I started to take my meds again. My stomach started to not tolerate the meds so they switched my pills to a shot also. So now I was sticking myself twice a week. Then just when things started looking good I got shingles. After that Jake told me if I took one more shot of the immuno suppressants he would divorce me. I know he was kidding but he was really serious about getting off of them. So I stopped it and now am on an IV infusion once a month and it has been working really well. And I haven't had any infections YAY!!!!!
During this whole time my kids and husband were so supportive. My kids are the best kids in the whole world and are so helpful when I am stiff and sore from my RA flareups. I have always kind of wanted another baby but because of my meds the birth defects would be really bad. I now know why I had my kids so young. The Lord knew that I would have these problems and wanted me to have the joy of being a parent. Although they do say RA goes into a kind of remission during pregnancy so maybe one day ;)
So I guess this blog hasn't really had much to do with Downey and more to do with my health. Guess I should tell you all alittle more about Downey. It is a very small community. My son Wyatt is in the first grade and he has 14 kids in his class and that is the whole grade. He has been able to learn so much and is reading to me every night. There isn't much here but it is still an awesome little town. For the first time in my life I can walk out my back door and see my horses standing in the back yard. I live a stones throw from the arena and that is really nice. There is only one thing this town is missing and that is my husband. He is currently working in Oregon but I am so happy that he will be coming home this weekend for a little over a week. His honey due list is really long ;)
Well I hope that I am not boring you guys but I figured I need to take this time to bring you all up to date on whats been going on so that you wont be lost in the future. I cant wait to keep everyone up to date on the going on's in our life. It is pretty crazy at times but I love it. I couldnt ask for more!!!
After we first moved here I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was a big shock to me since I thought arthritis was for old people. They put me on some medicine that made me gain 50lbs in one month. Needless to say I told them I would take the pain over the weight. After trying a bunch of things for almost a year the local Dr. decided to send me to a specialist and that's when I met Dr. Corey Walker. He has been a great doctor and has worked really hard to keep me healthy.
He put me on some medicine that was a shot that I had to give myself once a week in my thigh and it worked awesome. I didn't hurt at all, but I didn't have an immune system either. They put me on immuno suppressants since that is what RA is. It is your immune system attacking your joints. Because I didn't have an immune system I got sick alot. I got the flu shot like we all do and in February of 2009 I ended up with influenza A. If you think you have had the flu you don't know what the flu is until you have the actual influenza. I felt like I was dying. During this time I had to go off all my meds so I hurt even worse. But I kicked it and went back on my meds.
In April of the same year I started having sever pains in my stomach and ended up in the ER to have my gal bladder removed. I felt soooo much better after that. Little did I know that it was just the beginning of my summer from Hell!!!! In June I ended up back in the ER with almost the same pain that put me in the ER earlier that year. After a day there and a return trip a few days later I was told that I had MRSA. If you don't know what that is it is the super Staph infection. It was in my kidney's and bladder. I had picked it up while in the hospital for my surgery. If they had not found it when they did things could have when from bad to worse in a quick hurry and because I had no immune system from my meds it made things that much worse.
I started to get the staph sores on my skin and they hurt really bad, but the pumped me full of antibiotics and they went away. I happy to note I haven't had any other breakouts in almost a year knock on wood. In September of that year once again I was in the ER with the same pain. At this time both Jake and I were at our whits end trying to figure out why I was in so much pain all the time and with him working out of town all the time it made the stress that much worse. This time they discovered it was my appendix. So away to the operating room I went. I am happy to note that since that surgery I haven't had that pain. Makes me wonder if it wasn't my appendix the whole time. The whole time this was going on I wasn't able to take my arthritis meds so that I could build up my immune system and fight these infections. So needless to say I was in pain.
Once I got all of that taken care of I started to take my meds again. My stomach started to not tolerate the meds so they switched my pills to a shot also. So now I was sticking myself twice a week. Then just when things started looking good I got shingles. After that Jake told me if I took one more shot of the immuno suppressants he would divorce me. I know he was kidding but he was really serious about getting off of them. So I stopped it and now am on an IV infusion once a month and it has been working really well. And I haven't had any infections YAY!!!!!
During this whole time my kids and husband were so supportive. My kids are the best kids in the whole world and are so helpful when I am stiff and sore from my RA flareups. I have always kind of wanted another baby but because of my meds the birth defects would be really bad. I now know why I had my kids so young. The Lord knew that I would have these problems and wanted me to have the joy of being a parent. Although they do say RA goes into a kind of remission during pregnancy so maybe one day ;)
So I guess this blog hasn't really had much to do with Downey and more to do with my health. Guess I should tell you all alittle more about Downey. It is a very small community. My son Wyatt is in the first grade and he has 14 kids in his class and that is the whole grade. He has been able to learn so much and is reading to me every night. There isn't much here but it is still an awesome little town. For the first time in my life I can walk out my back door and see my horses standing in the back yard. I live a stones throw from the arena and that is really nice. There is only one thing this town is missing and that is my husband. He is currently working in Oregon but I am so happy that he will be coming home this weekend for a little over a week. His honey due list is really long ;)
Well I hope that I am not boring you guys but I figured I need to take this time to bring you all up to date on whats been going on so that you wont be lost in the future. I cant wait to keep everyone up to date on the going on's in our life. It is pretty crazy at times but I love it. I couldnt ask for more!!!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Getting to know the Jones family
Well I am new to this blog thing so you all will have to bare with me. I guess I will start with letting everyone know a little about my family. My name is Emberly Jones also known as Emberly Clark. I am married to Jake Jones and he is a wonderful husband and father. I am the mother of 3 beautiful children. Wyatt is 6, Jordyn is 4 and Jailey is 3. We live in a little town in Idaho and I love it. We have been living here for three years.
Gonna take a couple jumps back and fill everyone in on what life has been like for the last seven years. I married Jake in June of 2003. We had Wyatt in December of the same year. He was such a fat little baby but I was in love from first sight. He was such a good little boy and loved his food that's for sure. I can't stress enough how fat he was but he was a healthy fat. I started working for the North Summit School District in February after Wyatt was born as a swim instructor. I found it really funny that I had wanted nothing more than to get out of that school for 12 years and then found myself working there not even a year after I graduated. Jake was working for his Uncle Kim at the time doing HVAC work. It wasn't his dream job but it paid the bills.
Jake started the lineman's apprenticeship in November of 2004 and traveled to Denver where he started his new career. Being really poor at the time Wyatt and I were not able to join him so we moved in with my grandparents to try and save some money. I continued to work for the school district and took on a few other jobs so that we could save the money to travel to Denver with Jake. I loved living with my grandparents because they were so helpful with Wyatt and I didn't have to cook ;).
In March of 2005 we purchased a fifth wheel camp trailer and so began my journey on the road with my husband. It was a big culture shock moving to Denver. Coming from the little town of Henefer Utah and finding myself in the big town of Denver was a very big adjustment. Needless to say I didn't leave the trailer without Jake if I absolutely didn't have too. While we were living there I found out I was pregnant with our little girl Jordyn. It was a big surprise and a little ill planned since we lived in a fifth wheel camp trailer but I was so happy.
In August of that year Jake got transferred to a different company that was working in Wright Wyoming. So we loaded up the trailer and headed north. I was always very admit about never living in Wyoming when we were first married so when we crossed the state line Jake looked at me with a big smile and said "Told you that you would live in Wyoming." It's funny now but at the time I didn't think it was. While in Wright we had the chance to experience a tornado. It totaled our truck and trailer. Luckily I was staying with my mother at the time for a the Summit County Fair and doctor appointments. Jake happened to be in the truck at the time but was okay. We ended up with out a trailer but that was a blessing in disguise. We stayed in the trailer for a few more months till we could get the insurance stuff worked out. During this time we moved to Buffalo Wyoming. I LOVED it there!!!! It is so beautiful. We fortunate enough to meet some very good friends while there too. Jermey and Shoni with their two kids Jack and Pat. Casey Smith and Clint. We stayed there for a few weeks and went to Cheyenne. Hated it there. Then from there back to Buffalo.
In October we got rid of the trailer and Jake took to moteling it with Casey and I moved home to be closer to my doctor cause my due date was January 3rd. Well we didn't make it to January because our little girl had plans of her own and was born December 23rd. Jake had been on a 1 month ice storm in South Dakota restoring power. He got home the day before she was born. We were very lucky he told his boss he needed to come home or he would have missed it.
In February we purchased a new trailer that was twice as big as our old one and after my sister's wedding we went back to Buffalo. The summer of 2006 was one of the best summers of my life. We were able to stay in a very nice RV park that had a pool and park for the kids. Shoni and I had a very good time letting the kids play together and we all lived like one big family. Troy and Cheyenne joined our little family that summer too. We got really good news in July in of that year. The company Jake was working for at the time had just got work in Salt Lake and they were sending us home!!! We were moving back after 2 years of being on the road. At that time we got lucky again cause my parents had moved to Idaho and their house was sitting empty so we got to live in it till they got it sold. Finally a house with a porcelain toilet. I think I was more happy about that than moving home LOL.
I got really sick in September and I was told I had West Nile. After awhile I got better and didn't give it a second thought. I still had this feeling something wasn't right and had a hunch I knew what was wrong. The Monday after Thanksgiving that year I went and bought a home pregnancy test. I kept telling myself there was no way I was pregnant cause I was on the pill and had not missed one. Living in a trailer with two kids had been enough motivation to not forget that little thing and Jake fed them to me like candy. Well I did what you do with those things and went out to the kitchen when the timer when off Jake ran to the bathroom and I heard a word that I would rather not mention. I didn't even need to look at it to know that we were expecting baby number 3.
I had no idea how far along I was because I will still nursing my baby so I made an appointment to see the doc. A few days before the appointment that was set for the 22 of December if I remember right Jake had to go to Seattle for a storm. So my mom and I went to the appointment. I was in shock with what they said. They did the ultrasound and you could see a baby not a peanut shape. You could see arms, legs and a head. He looked at me and said "Well Em come back next week and we will tell you what you are having." NEXT
WEEK!!!!! How far along am I??? He said Looks like almost 5 months. I was in shock. I didn't have West Nile I was pregnant the whole time. Stupid doctor.
Well at the end of March we moved back into our trailer cause my parents were getting their trailer ready to sale. We moved it to Coalville and that's were Donnie and Meri Greenhood came into our lives. Donnie was Jake's boss and his wife became a dear friend of mine. On April 13th a Friday I went into labor and gave birth to our baby Jailey. She was such a good baby. And when you have a little girl already who is only 16 months practically a baby herself a good baby is really nice to have. Jake kept working in Salt Lake till about the end of August when he got moved to Idaho. That's when our search for a house kicked into full drive.
Jake only had 8 months till he was done with the apprenticeship and he would have his Journeyman Lineman ticket. My parents had bought a house in Preston so that is were we started looking. We happened to find a house 26 miles north of my parents. It had 10 acres with it and that was the selling point for Jake. One of Jake's buddies that was working with him at the time moved in with us and we had a really good time till they had to travel to Colorado for work.
Jake still had to move alot but we at least had a home base. He got his ticket in April of 2008 and he got a job that was 30 miles from our house. I was so happy to be able to have him home for awhile but of course all good things must come to an end.
And that is our life in a "nut shell." Jake still moves around alot but he takes the trailer with him as much as he can so that me and the kids can go and stay with him when we can. Wyatt is in the 1st grade and the girls are both in preschool. I get to be a stay home mom and love it. Although it does get pretty boring. Well I will end this entry on that note. I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with all of you and I welcome your comments.
Gonna take a couple jumps back and fill everyone in on what life has been like for the last seven years. I married Jake in June of 2003. We had Wyatt in December of the same year. He was such a fat little baby but I was in love from first sight. He was such a good little boy and loved his food that's for sure. I can't stress enough how fat he was but he was a healthy fat. I started working for the North Summit School District in February after Wyatt was born as a swim instructor. I found it really funny that I had wanted nothing more than to get out of that school for 12 years and then found myself working there not even a year after I graduated. Jake was working for his Uncle Kim at the time doing HVAC work. It wasn't his dream job but it paid the bills.
Jake started the lineman's apprenticeship in November of 2004 and traveled to Denver where he started his new career. Being really poor at the time Wyatt and I were not able to join him so we moved in with my grandparents to try and save some money. I continued to work for the school district and took on a few other jobs so that we could save the money to travel to Denver with Jake. I loved living with my grandparents because they were so helpful with Wyatt and I didn't have to cook ;).
In March of 2005 we purchased a fifth wheel camp trailer and so began my journey on the road with my husband. It was a big culture shock moving to Denver. Coming from the little town of Henefer Utah and finding myself in the big town of Denver was a very big adjustment. Needless to say I didn't leave the trailer without Jake if I absolutely didn't have too. While we were living there I found out I was pregnant with our little girl Jordyn. It was a big surprise and a little ill planned since we lived in a fifth wheel camp trailer but I was so happy.
In August of that year Jake got transferred to a different company that was working in Wright Wyoming. So we loaded up the trailer and headed north. I was always very admit about never living in Wyoming when we were first married so when we crossed the state line Jake looked at me with a big smile and said "Told you that you would live in Wyoming." It's funny now but at the time I didn't think it was. While in Wright we had the chance to experience a tornado. It totaled our truck and trailer. Luckily I was staying with my mother at the time for a the Summit County Fair and doctor appointments. Jake happened to be in the truck at the time but was okay. We ended up with out a trailer but that was a blessing in disguise. We stayed in the trailer for a few more months till we could get the insurance stuff worked out. During this time we moved to Buffalo Wyoming. I LOVED it there!!!! It is so beautiful. We fortunate enough to meet some very good friends while there too. Jermey and Shoni with their two kids Jack and Pat. Casey Smith and Clint. We stayed there for a few weeks and went to Cheyenne. Hated it there. Then from there back to Buffalo.
In October we got rid of the trailer and Jake took to moteling it with Casey and I moved home to be closer to my doctor cause my due date was January 3rd. Well we didn't make it to January because our little girl had plans of her own and was born December 23rd. Jake had been on a 1 month ice storm in South Dakota restoring power. He got home the day before she was born. We were very lucky he told his boss he needed to come home or he would have missed it.
In February we purchased a new trailer that was twice as big as our old one and after my sister's wedding we went back to Buffalo. The summer of 2006 was one of the best summers of my life. We were able to stay in a very nice RV park that had a pool and park for the kids. Shoni and I had a very good time letting the kids play together and we all lived like one big family. Troy and Cheyenne joined our little family that summer too. We got really good news in July in of that year. The company Jake was working for at the time had just got work in Salt Lake and they were sending us home!!! We were moving back after 2 years of being on the road. At that time we got lucky again cause my parents had moved to Idaho and their house was sitting empty so we got to live in it till they got it sold. Finally a house with a porcelain toilet. I think I was more happy about that than moving home LOL.
I got really sick in September and I was told I had West Nile. After awhile I got better and didn't give it a second thought. I still had this feeling something wasn't right and had a hunch I knew what was wrong. The Monday after Thanksgiving that year I went and bought a home pregnancy test. I kept telling myself there was no way I was pregnant cause I was on the pill and had not missed one. Living in a trailer with two kids had been enough motivation to not forget that little thing and Jake fed them to me like candy. Well I did what you do with those things and went out to the kitchen when the timer when off Jake ran to the bathroom and I heard a word that I would rather not mention. I didn't even need to look at it to know that we were expecting baby number 3.
I had no idea how far along I was because I will still nursing my baby so I made an appointment to see the doc. A few days before the appointment that was set for the 22 of December if I remember right Jake had to go to Seattle for a storm. So my mom and I went to the appointment. I was in shock with what they said. They did the ultrasound and you could see a baby not a peanut shape. You could see arms, legs and a head. He looked at me and said "Well Em come back next week and we will tell you what you are having." NEXT
WEEK!!!!! How far along am I??? He said Looks like almost 5 months. I was in shock. I didn't have West Nile I was pregnant the whole time. Stupid doctor.
Well at the end of March we moved back into our trailer cause my parents were getting their trailer ready to sale. We moved it to Coalville and that's were Donnie and Meri Greenhood came into our lives. Donnie was Jake's boss and his wife became a dear friend of mine. On April 13th a Friday I went into labor and gave birth to our baby Jailey. She was such a good baby. And when you have a little girl already who is only 16 months practically a baby herself a good baby is really nice to have. Jake kept working in Salt Lake till about the end of August when he got moved to Idaho. That's when our search for a house kicked into full drive.
Jake only had 8 months till he was done with the apprenticeship and he would have his Journeyman Lineman ticket. My parents had bought a house in Preston so that is were we started looking. We happened to find a house 26 miles north of my parents. It had 10 acres with it and that was the selling point for Jake. One of Jake's buddies that was working with him at the time moved in with us and we had a really good time till they had to travel to Colorado for work.
Jake still had to move alot but we at least had a home base. He got his ticket in April of 2008 and he got a job that was 30 miles from our house. I was so happy to be able to have him home for awhile but of course all good things must come to an end.
And that is our life in a "nut shell." Jake still moves around alot but he takes the trailer with him as much as he can so that me and the kids can go and stay with him when we can. Wyatt is in the 1st grade and the girls are both in preschool. I get to be a stay home mom and love it. Although it does get pretty boring. Well I will end this entry on that note. I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with all of you and I welcome your comments.
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