Pictures don't really do her justtice, she has a very expressive face.
Xander was very excited to hold his new cousin.
Paizley couln't get enough
The three Lish grandkids
Me getting my baby fix!
Monday, October 22, 2012
Jinju Marie Lish
Ryan and Emily had thier first baby on September 23rd. I wanted to congratulat them and say she is one cute little baby!
All The Fun The Side Of The Road Has To Offer
So I've been trying to take the bus to work since I transferred to Orem. Steven gets home from Walmart at about 6:45 and I have to leave at 6:53 to catch the bus. Needless to say I've been batting about fifty percent actually making it. This morning I was able to get in front of the bus on the way to the park and ride and once I parked there may have been some running involved but I did manage to successfully board the bus.
There always seems to be an overabundance of UVU students in the morning so by the time I get on the bus it's standing room only. Which would be fine if I was a few inches taller and grabbing the bar was a little more comfortable. Anyway we get about .4 seconds down the freeway this morning, lights start flashing and this alarm is going off. Yes the bus broke down and we had to wait a half hour for another one to show up. The bus driver did manage to get us to the next offramp so we weren't on the freeway. Let me tell you what a great start that was to my Monday morning. Bah!!
There always seems to be an overabundance of UVU students in the morning so by the time I get on the bus it's standing room only. Which would be fine if I was a few inches taller and grabbing the bar was a little more comfortable. Anyway we get about .4 seconds down the freeway this morning, lights start flashing and this alarm is going off. Yes the bus broke down and we had to wait a half hour for another one to show up. The bus driver did manage to get us to the next offramp so we weren't on the freeway. Let me tell you what a great start that was to my Monday morning. Bah!!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Personal Victory
I know it sounds stupid, but it has been a goal of mine to make it through my entire ipod library on a single shuffle. I've been trying to do if for about a year now. Steven kept telling me to give it up because every time I would get four or five hundred songs in I would drop my ipod and it would skip or the battery would die and it would reset. I am proud to report that after five weeks of constant listening, I have finally done it! On Sunday I rounded out the one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two song play list with Garth Brooks' "The Red Strokes". It was very satisfying when my ipod shut off but I guess I have to find a new obsession now.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Isaac
I had a couple of posts that were saved in my list that I hadn't finished up. I figure I'll get them out of the way first.
Around the start of soccer season Steven's sisters Christy and Kim came out to one of the boy's games. Christy of course had a new baby a couple of months ago so I was able to get some great shots of Isaac.
Around the start of soccer season Steven's sisters Christy and Kim came out to one of the boy's games. Christy of course had a new baby a couple of months ago so I was able to get some great shots of Isaac.
Isaac sleeping
Paizley was obsessed. She was running around to everyone telling them they needed to come see "her new baby brother". We had to break the news to her that he wasn't coming home with us.
Steven's more of a girl about babies than I am.
Annoyed
So another week has past with one post, I guess it's been harder than I expected to adjust to our new schedule. For some reason even though I get home two hours earlier I seem to have even less time.
I think I have yet to mention the fact that Steven is officially terminated from Franklin Capital. His last day was October first, it's really strange that chapter of our life is over. He did manage to find gainful employment already which really took the stress off He is now the overnight stalker at the Walmart down the street. It's been a challenge trying to figure out the whole sleep schedule thing. He gets home about five minutes before I have to leave for work, and goes to bed when I get home. He also tries to eek out some sort of nap in the middle of the day, but sleep isn't the easiest thing with a Paizley Jayne jumping on your head. It's weird not spending as much time together, it makes me appreciate it more when we are.
I have a ton of posts I want to do, hopefully October will be a little bit better than the one post I had in September (ridiculous I know). Also my sisters have informed me that all invites to family functions have been cut off until I satisfy their blog addictions. I'm not sure the posts will be in any kind of chronological order, I'm just going to do what I want, when I want. Because it's my blog!
I think I have yet to mention the fact that Steven is officially terminated from Franklin Capital. His last day was October first, it's really strange that chapter of our life is over. He did manage to find gainful employment already which really took the stress off He is now the overnight stalker at the Walmart down the street. It's been a challenge trying to figure out the whole sleep schedule thing. He gets home about five minutes before I have to leave for work, and goes to bed when I get home. He also tries to eek out some sort of nap in the middle of the day, but sleep isn't the easiest thing with a Paizley Jayne jumping on your head. It's weird not spending as much time together, it makes me appreciate it more when we are.
I have a ton of posts I want to do, hopefully October will be a little bit better than the one post I had in September (ridiculous I know). Also my sisters have informed me that all invites to family functions have been cut off until I satisfy their blog addictions. I'm not sure the posts will be in any kind of chronological order, I'm just going to do what I want, when I want. Because it's my blog!
Monday, October 1, 2012
The Great Orem Conundrum
Now that the dust has settled in our lives a smidge bit I'm resolving to get back to some semblance of a schedule. I know I hinted at what has been going on in my last post and I had every intention of updating before another week had gone by but obviously that didn't happen. Buckle up while I bring you up to speed.
Let me take you back to the Friday before Labor day, I was packing up my desk after work to head home. I received a message from a friend of mine that is the sales manager for our Audi store in Orem. He said that their deal clerk was quitting so they would have an opening down there. I've never given much thought to transferring because Steven and I had always worked downtown together and carpooled. What with the eminent demise of Franklin looming over us I realized transferring would cut a three hour a day commute to about an hour.
I told Shane to give my information to the office manager and I went into Dewight to tell him what I was thinking about. He looked like I had punched him in the face and offered me a raise to stay. I was surprised and if felt good that he wanted to keep me that bad. I decided I would take the weekend to think about it.
I have a hard time with change. I do alright with forced change, I adapt and I can usually roll with whatever comes. It's voluntary change I can't deal with. I am very much a creature of habit. I get in a rut where I'm happy and comfortable and I don't like to move. I've worked at the downtown block for eleven years, ten of which I've been doing my current job. Even though I would be doing the same job a change really scared me. What if I didn't get along with the management, or there wasn't enough work to keep me busy or i just hated it. After the three day weekend I was really leaning toward staying where I was.
General consensus of the people I talked to was I should at least go to Orem and talk to the office manager to see what the job would be like. I set up an appointment to meet with them the next Monday because of course this took place over month end. In the week that followed the more I thought about it the more sense it made to transfer. The time I would save, not to mention the gas, would make it worth it. Sometimes time with your family out weighs any raise. When I went to meet with the office manager, I had pretty much made up my mind to do it. The only thing I wasn't sure about was I wanted to make sure I wouldn't be taking a pay cut to do it. Surprisingly they gave me a .40 an hour raise and the opportunity to earn a monthly bonus that I didn't have before. Good times!
I went back and told Dewight I had decided to transfer. He was disappointed but understood my decision. He immediately promoted Anne to my position which made me happy. I spent the next two weeks crying and training Anne. It was really hard for me to make this move, but in the long run I thing it's for the best.
Let me take you back to the Friday before Labor day, I was packing up my desk after work to head home. I received a message from a friend of mine that is the sales manager for our Audi store in Orem. He said that their deal clerk was quitting so they would have an opening down there. I've never given much thought to transferring because Steven and I had always worked downtown together and carpooled. What with the eminent demise of Franklin looming over us I realized transferring would cut a three hour a day commute to about an hour.
I told Shane to give my information to the office manager and I went into Dewight to tell him what I was thinking about. He looked like I had punched him in the face and offered me a raise to stay. I was surprised and if felt good that he wanted to keep me that bad. I decided I would take the weekend to think about it.
I have a hard time with change. I do alright with forced change, I adapt and I can usually roll with whatever comes. It's voluntary change I can't deal with. I am very much a creature of habit. I get in a rut where I'm happy and comfortable and I don't like to move. I've worked at the downtown block for eleven years, ten of which I've been doing my current job. Even though I would be doing the same job a change really scared me. What if I didn't get along with the management, or there wasn't enough work to keep me busy or i just hated it. After the three day weekend I was really leaning toward staying where I was.
General consensus of the people I talked to was I should at least go to Orem and talk to the office manager to see what the job would be like. I set up an appointment to meet with them the next Monday because of course this took place over month end. In the week that followed the more I thought about it the more sense it made to transfer. The time I would save, not to mention the gas, would make it worth it. Sometimes time with your family out weighs any raise. When I went to meet with the office manager, I had pretty much made up my mind to do it. The only thing I wasn't sure about was I wanted to make sure I wouldn't be taking a pay cut to do it. Surprisingly they gave me a .40 an hour raise and the opportunity to earn a monthly bonus that I didn't have before. Good times!
I went back and told Dewight I had decided to transfer. He was disappointed but understood my decision. He immediately promoted Anne to my position which made me happy. I spent the next two weeks crying and training Anne. It was really hard for me to make this move, but in the long run I thing it's for the best.
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