Job Update

We have a JOB again!!!

I feel like this is such a rollercoaster... we have a job, we don't have a job, we have a job, we don't have a job, we have a job! Hopefully this is where it ends!

We're excited for this. MOOG Aircraft. Yep, Tony worked there up until Ayla was 9 months old, he really wanted to stay there but he was working as a temp and we just couldn't make it any more on that kind of money. So that's when he went to Semitool. He has always intended to go back to MOOG, and now that he has more experience the situation is much better. The people there are his friends, they are all so nice. They really, really wanted him to come back.

It will be nice to have him working somewhere that I know he's comfortable and happy and treated well! Yeay! We're excited!

Out of Work Again...

Tony pulled in the driveway this morning about 8 and I thought uut-ooh and then when I saw his face I thought oh no! At first I thought he just forgot something, and then I realized he had lost his job. He walked in the door and said "Well, I got LAID OFF."

Apparently his boss called him in this morning and told him there was not enough electronic work to keep him, he said if he ever had more Tony would be the first guy he would call. He talked about how much he likes Tony and said he's the kind of guy he could just talk to all day, but he can't keep him when he doesn't have the work. Bad news. But we weren't sure the job was living up to all it had promised in the beginning anyway, so it's probably just another blessing in disguise. Probably just a place filler while our dream job becomes available.

That's where we need your help. If you hear of anyone who needs an INCREDIBLY AMAZING ELECTRONICS GUY and wants to pay him millions. Send them our way and we'll consider it, (we might even accept slightly less).
Reality check. I mean if they're willing to give him a PAY CHECK...
If you happen to hear any of these terms: Electronic Technician, Field Technician, Electronic Engineering... those are the types of jobs we're looking for.

Meanwhile, don't worry about us, we have a plan: Tony suggested we get rid of all our belongings and move to a cardboard box, I asked if we could paint it purple and got the green light on that one. The address of the box will be forth coming.

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Playing Together

There are so many things I need to write to remember. All the fun, silly, clever, smart, sweet things these girls are saying and doing. I don't even know where to start, but here's this for now:

Nothing makes my heart happier than to watch these two playing together.

They are such sweet sisters.

Eatin' Good In The Neighborhood

In January we decided as a family to start eating healthy! Funny statement cause we always thought we ate fairly healthy. Everyone has a different definition of eating healthy, but we have made some big changes around here.

• With the help of not having a job for the first two months, we stopped eating out. And we've been trying to eat less processed foods like frozen corndogs... (you know all the easy stuff)...
• We've only been eating homemade breads cause we know exactly what's in them (and I can use healthy ingredience).
• We've been eating lesssss sugar, not just sweets, but less sugar in everything. Realizing that sugar is in EVERYTHING!
• No soda pop. That stuff is bad. (okay, if we want one once a month or so we go for it, but I honestly don't even want it cause I know I feel better with out it).
• I've been studying lots of things. The biggest change we've made so far is that the girls (and I) now drink homemade rice milk. Tayvie has had terrible eczima since she started drinking cow's milk, her little cheeks were red and rough like sandpaper and her legs were the same, splotchy spots that would flair up. Nothing seemed to help until she started drinking rice milk, after just ONE day without cow's milk her cheeks were so kissably soft!!! Beautiful! Her legs are clearing more slowly but they look and feel fantastic!
• I've been making and freezing things like waffles and pancakes cause I make them with our homemade rice milk and no sugar... and they are still yummy!
• We've been eating lots and lots of vegetables. mmmm. Meat, we do mainly chicken and turkey, less red meats (those who know me well will laugh cause they know even before this I was always cooking CHICKEN).
• Most recently, I've been limiting cheese. IS THAT THE HARDEST THING EVER??? Yep, it's a tough one! I haven't come up with a good cheese substitute yet- any ideas? I'll take 'em. Cheese is very concentraited with casein (a protien that is found in milk) in fact, cheese IS casein, but it's like the yummiest food ever, it makes anything and everything yummy, and it's easy. If there's nothing else to eat you can always give the kids a cheese stick or throw some cheese on a homemade tortilla! But so far so good, honestly the kids don't miss it- but I do.

Tony mentioned twice last week how good he feels and that he has much more energy especially after lunch. I feel good too. It's interesting how we've started to realize what foods don't make us feel good. For me, my doctor told me in December that I am pre-diabetic and if I would do this it would cure my PCOS (you know, I could have babies with less trouble, cool eh? I'm totally up for that!). Side note: PCOS is caused by the way my body deals with insulin~ completely related to diabetes. So how cool is that to be able to be CURED? Cool. So who knows how long it will take, I know it's a process. We cheat here and there now, but we're getting good at it just being how we eat!

I hope this doesn't come across preachy or know-it-all-ish (I'll be the first to admit I'm not even close to knowing it all... not even close), I've hezitated to mention this for a few months, but I just thought I should share since it's such a big part of what's going on over here. I know this isn't practical for a lot of people, but for us we're loving it. We're learning more and more as we do it. We don't want to focus on the restrictions- we still allow ourselves to eat these things here or there for the most part, especially if we are eating at someone else's house- that's a "treat" and we just eat what they're eating, but for us it's about more consistantly chosing healthy foods. Our definition of health foods will probably evolve the more we learn and the more we do this. It's incredible how much there is to learn about what's in what we eat and how it effects our bodies.

It's been a big lifestyle change for us, but a lot of fun too~ fun cooking and creating healthy foods that make us feel good! It's my newest hobby and the girls love helping me!

I'll tell ya I never would have read this whole thing, I would have clicked on this and thought 'hum, picture of bread...LOTS of words- good bye.' Let me know who made it through this whole thing!

Maybe I should give you a reward or something! :)