The goings on

As many people in my life know, I've been having trouble with the wireless Internet that I have through alltel. Our service has been so slow, that going on the Internet has been frustrating. It seems to be going better today, so I thought I'd sit down and write a blog. This one is for my mom, as she told me she has been waiting for me to post something, even though, she already knows all about my life! This one is just the goings on.

-Joe completed his drill training at the mine. He can now add this to his resume and that is a good thing. He is currently drilling on his own and enjoying it. As my Ground (Grandpa) said, as long as they don't let him handle the dynamite, we'll ll be O.K. LOL!

-Currently, the mine is still running and they have not started layoffs. At the moment they have a lot of skilled individuals shoveling snow by hand to cut costs and keep everyone working. I think that shows that they really are concerned about the employees since we know that they could operate with 40 percent of the labor that they have.

-Last week, Joe went to the Doctor and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Although this will be a long term battle for both of us, and our children, I am thrilled that Joe took the step to go to the Doctor and get proper medication. I know that we will all be much happier people.

-The holidays were FABULOUS!!! My parents, sister, and niece came to Ely for Christmas and we had a blast! The kids enjoyed playing in the snow with Nana and Papa, we got to ride on the Polar Express and Christmas day was such fun. My mom and I even had a good time going to the Laundromat about 4 times! It was nice to be with them and I am missing them already

-We got a second car!!! After about 6 months of me walking everywhere while Joe had the car at work, we finally got ourselves an 88 Dodge Ram Charger. It is perfect for Joe to take to and from work and even has 4x4 for the snow. I feel truly blessed!

-Zachary has his first loose tooth at the age of 71/2 and he is very excited. It's coming out any day now.

-Katie read me her first book last week and I am trying to go overboard on the encouragement as she tells me daily that she hates school.

I am looking forward to 2009 and praying that it will be crisis free, as I have not experienced a quiet year in a long time.