September '08 The month to remember.
Oh the season of change. Shellie packed the computer up last week when she went all Parade home on me, in order to sell the house. If it works great. It does look a lot better now than it did before thanks to Shell and Bonnie fixing it up. But any way blog-land is stuck with me until we sell the house so pray that we sell soon.
I started my new employment on the 15th of September. What a change! From almost the top to grunt in a heart beat. I am a laborer at the Power Plant in Delta. It is a coal fired power plant and no my lungs aren't destroyed yet Mr. Joseph Biden but that is another discussion for another day. We make 1900 MW of electricity for L.A.. When you watch UCLA or USC play at the Rose Bowl or the Colosseum chances are that is our power shedding light on the field. I am amazed at how much it takes to make power. The one thing that I will take away from these first few weeks is how complex it seams to be. There is a little more to it than start a fire, make some steam, spin a fan presto you have electrons. When I ask my Dad questions about some aspects of it (he is one of my bosses dependent on the day) he loses me quite quickly.
I push a broom or spray water most of the day, hence it is exponentially less stressful that my previous job. I loved working at Imperial and the people there are 1st class. Some days I do miss it but when 5:30 rolls around. I am done. No more worry. Brooms and hoses won't call you with problems they need help with after work. I can come home and relax. I better say I come to my parents home and relax. I have relapsed into calling this home and it has made Shell quite mad a few times so I will correct myself now. I am living here and Shell and the Boys are in Parowan. I work 4-10's and go home on the weekends to be with my wife and little ones. It has been a little harder than expected but we will survive. It will be excellent in the end.
Besides that we are headed to HAWAII on Wednesday. We are so excited to be going. Thanks so much to Mom and Dad for watching the boys and our mutt for the week we are gone. Hopefully they don't wear out their welcome. So next time I will post some pictures from Oahu.
P.S. GO BYU Don't fold like a lawn chair
WELCOME to our new home
We got moved in settled a few weeks ago, but it has taken me longer than I thought to get back into my groove. I hadn't realized that I HAD a groove, maybe it was more like a rut, but anyway, I am comfortably back into it and that is that. So, I am sure that you are all curious to see what exactly we moved into. You have to promise to not be jealous!!! Really.... everybody seems to think that I mind terribly our new home, but I don't mind it that much. I am with Hans, the boys have their dad and unlimited roaming space and so much more family close by, I would make the trade again anyday. Not to mention the projects that I am planning that will keep me busy for quite some time. Ready?
Well, the power plant pays for all of their employees to move within 40 miles of the plant so they packed us up and shipped us off. This is the truck arriving. It was huge! Our stuff only took up about 1/3 of the truck!
Hans and I are still in debate about what is happening with the exterior of the house. I want to get some paint and paint it, then get a good color match and do the shutters differently. The porch will be fixed- it sags in the middle and threatens to collapse whenever you step on it. I want to put a little roof over it, a simple little peak that stretches back to the trailer, that would hopefully break up the ugliness a little bit. we will probably be here for 21/2 to 3 years so I want to make it look like a home for us.
OK- let me explain that roof looking thing. Nevermind- can't explain it. But I am going to try to put little support strut things off from it to support a new piece of wood that will make it look like a beam instead of a chintzy shingled roof inside of a house. And that is faux brick paneling. he he he. I have never seen it before. I giggle when I see it. The next pic is the kitchen dining combo. The floor is newish lineolium, so that is good to stay. But the wallpaper is falling off and so I am going to practice my tiling and do a medium dark greyish tile and then strip the cupboards and paint them a white. The door knobs will be replaced too. Hopefully this will work with the mustard yellow stove- this trailer is 30 years old, so it is very 70's with the wood paneling EVERYWHERE!!
UNGH. The paneling is sooo dark! This hallway could use a coat of paint. Hans' grandma is skeptical of us painting the paneling, truthfully I am too, but this is so drab I have got to do something! The light fixture is going to be replaced so my dad doesn't hit his head everytime he comes over. Well, for that matter, most of the light fixtures will get to be replaced soon.
I saved the best for last!!! Our bathroom is horrid! Seriously- I don't mind it, it just makes me laugh it is that ugly. The floral nasty green print coordinates with the yellos tub, toilet and sink. The linoleum is the same shades and that crazy design you could sit and stare at for hours trying to figure out the pattern. A new sink is already in the works. A new shower curtain already bought, and so many plans floating in my head. Wall paper off, new linoleum, tiling another backspash, paint the walls, build a frame around the mirror to make it the focal point. So much to do. Will I get it done in my 3 year time limit?? Oh and the kicker, the washer and dryer are in the bathroom! Convienent!!!
We had such a fun Halloween! It got kicked off with an adult( that sounds naughty!) Halloween Party which was fun as it always is to get together with all of everybody. I love seeing all the costumes and wish I knew which file Hans put them uner so I could post them. Beau and Bonnie won my prize for best dressed- Beau looked hot in that eyeliner and black nail polish. Anyway, then on Halloween we had a bunch of the kids over for a little party and had a great time- I did anyway, I hope the kids did too. We went trick or treating in the "old ward" just to say hi to some folks we hadn't seen in a while. The boys had a great time. Tait slept through it all in his comfy bear outfit and Hiett only fell down two sets of stairs with his AWESOME hoomemade batman mask. I don't know how much longer I will get away with homemade costumes but until then- $6 always beats out $20-40 in my opinion, and I think the kids have more fun being "creative". HA ha. We had a great time and the candy is almost gone already- I swear I haven't helped too much!
3 comments:
I was wondering when you were going to post something!! It has been forever! I'm glad your job is going good. See you tomorrow!!!
ummmm....can I just say I need to do some serous repenting cause I am green with ENVY over your Hawaii trip. Get a a tan for me, and lay out, and sunbathe, and shop...oh I wish I were there!
Nice to hear from you, Hans. I was a little confused at first, but then figured out it was you.
I hope the house sells soon for you guys too so that Shellie and the boys (by the way the pics are absolutely adorable) can join you in Delta.
Have an awesome time in Hawaii and try not to rub it in too much for the rest of us that you are there and we are here :) ha ha
Be Safe
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