Monday, July 26, 2010

ND State Fair

Before I tell about our great day. Let me start by saying I'm a little worried that we haven't heard from Pumpco in a week now. M had a follow up interview last monday and in the week since: Nothing!!!! Hopefully this week.

That said: We walked over to the Fair. What a work out! We weren't sure that we would make it across the street. But we did.

The parade lasted just about 4 hours. We caught bits and pieces of it. Unfortunately a little girl fell off one of the floats and was run over. She went to the hospital but I don't think her injuries where really bad.

Some things we did!

-tour model homes
-see the horses, bunnies, cows, and sheep
-toured a home that is celebrating 100 years! We where in the house with the Govenor of ND!
-Watched the tigers and a baby cub only six weeks old.
-M took the Air National Guard challenge!
-Wandered around the 4-H and FFA exibits
-had mini donoughts and Smoothies, and a blooming onion
-Sat by some water at the fishing catch and release pond.
-Visited the Fur Trappers Rendezvous
-watch a riding competion
-had a giant rootbeer float

We were there all day!

Vernon was afraid of the tigers when they got up on thier hind legs. He got to pet one of the draft horses. He thought he knew his way around the old train station depot. Ran and jumped and played. And was all around a very well behaved little boy. He didn't take a nap and we didn't get home until 8 o'clock. When we walked home we realized that we were wiped out! A little sunburnt but very happy. We want to go again tomorrow to see the dog show, have some dairy wives ice cream, and talk to some more people.

Friday, July 16, 2010

I said it before and I'll say it again

SUMMER IS BUSY! Now that that is out of the way a few updates! For the Fourth of July V and I went with friends to the Zoo. M had to work. She has three boys and they are all 3 and younger. She needed someone to help and I don't blame her. Plus V loves the animals. Birdies and Bears where his favorite. Plus at the little barn he really liked the sheep. He kept trying to go back to them!!!

Fireworks are being fazed out up here. But you can still currently buy them and set them off. So from Friday to Monday there was an exorbarant amount of them going off. Sunday all over town they were doing a "Party in the Park" thing. We didn't go, but it would have been nice if it had been on saturday!!!!

However we did have some of our own fireworks and we decided to set them off. V did not like it at all. He clung to me like his life depended on it. We figured if he didn't like them we wouldn't waste our time going to see the big fireworks about 3 to 8 miles away. M and I were dissapointed. But he is still little!

I had to have two more blood drawings. The first one was still at 5.4. I wasn't happy because they wanted one more after it. But this week it was down to 2.8!!!!! But it isn't over yet. We still have to wait at least 2 months. But it will be worth it.

M put in an application with Pumpco, an oil company up here, and 2 days later they wanted him to come in for an interview!!!! So this last Tuesday he went in, after going to work at 7 to put away tires and having the truck show up 2 hours late and almost being late, and was in the interview for 10 minutes. They told him they would process the interview. And that was it.
We didn't know if it went well or if he had blown it. Well yesterday late afternoon he gets a phone call asking if he could come in today and have a follow up interview. Unfortunately he has to work from 8 to 5 today. So Monday morning 9 am he gets to go for a follow up interview!!!!! We learned that it will either be a maintance job or working on equipment. But either way the guys are all working 50 to 60 hour weeks. We also don't know what kind of pay it is.

But if we get a good enough pay increase, we will be able to buy a house of descent look and bedrooms. There are plenty on the market up here. And we will be able to look at going on vacations! Because we will actually be able to afford them!!!!!!!!! I have a dream of finally going on a honeymoon!!!!!!!!!! If we do that we will be handing V off to all his family in Fallon! I know they would love that. So time will tell.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Dreams

So I thought I would do something different on here. I usually post about what is going on or interesting stories. Well today I am going to tell you the story of an interesting (to me) dream.

M and I were married and going to college. V was not around. We ended up on campus listening to Gina Sorensen and her husband sing with a small group of friends. We were in hiding. Un-noticed by the performers. Until they spotted us and recognized us as family. So we were invited to go with them out to a store.

It turned out that the store was an ice cream parlor. As we were getting in line a girl down the line stole her ice cream and left. It was a big to-do. Well she came back. And suddenly we were in this car with no doors driving down the street talking about being careful because the girl that shop lifted had died in a car wreck.

And then girls were talking to M and all excited that they would get to be alone with him on a school trip. They thought he was so cute and fun. They acted like I didn't excist or wasn't important. Right in front of me a girl gave M her phone number. I looked at her with astonishment and pointed to the ring on my finger and told her that "it doesn't matter what you do I get to go to bed with him every night. I'm his WIFE!!!!!!"

What a wonderful dream! It showed me that I am so greatful to be his wife. I get to share his life. And no one else gets that privelage.

How lucky am I!!!!