Remodeling

half way through our remodeling project in the big bedroom that used to be the garage.

adding framing and insulation and sheetrock to help with the heating cost.

Thanks Dad Genther for your help

WHITE COLLAR

The promotion is now official I am now a white collar worker. I work in transportation department arranging transporters to move trucks on and off rent. It is not to hard and very fast paced. I also have to wear a suit or sport coat everyday, looks like my new suits are going to get some good use.

Remembering A Year Ago!!!

As Most of you remember last year at this time I was unemployed, Laura was expecting our second son and things were tight from paycheck to paycheck when I had a Job. Then through a single act of kindness things started to change though we didn't know it at the time. This act was the delivery of a small jar stuffed with change, then a week later an anonymous card left on our porch with a few hundred dollars in it. It took me two months before I was even able to get any kind of work, I was first put to work for a temp agency at a metal finishing company, it wasn't great but it was work. I had all but given up on getting something when someone at school told me to give the job hunt one more shot so when I got home I got on to the state employment website and saw a job that looked promising, so I emailed my resume not thinking any thing would come from it. The next day while driving home from my temp job I received a phone call from the Director of Operations at Barco Rent-A-Truck wanting to set up an interview so I headed right over. The interview was just describing the job and asking me a few basic questions about my resume, then the offered me the job and said that I would start that next monday if I wanted it. I took the job and it has turned out to be a wonderful career. Since taking the job I have gone from making 10.00 hr with medical benefits and vacation, to a GREAT salary paid benefits a drive ride and now a promotion inside to work in Transportion aranging delivery of trucks going on and off rent. This job has been a great blessing and we never stop thanking the Lord for Every thing we have been given. We were also blessed this year to purchase our first home and enjoy living in Layton. Below I have pasted a copy of the article done on our receiving the christmas jar last year just to see some of the changes we have been through. Merry Christmas and may you Remember the Reason for the Season!!!




Fictional story inspires real-life donations

December 21st, 2007 @ 4:30pm

Brooke Walker reporting

It's only a book, but for many families "The Christmas Jar" is a real gift.

It's a story about a young newspaper reporter seeking to uncover the secret behind glass jars filled with coins and bills that are being left anonymously for people in need.

The fictional story inspired many real-life donations. Brooke Walker introduces us to a Utah family who experienced the blessing of the Christmas Jars, firsthand.

Last week Nate Moore lost his job and learned his wife Laura is pregnant with their second child, all on the same day.

This young family was already struggling to stay afloat. And, with their financial obligations mounting, the usual joy felt at this season was not present.

"This Christmas I was not in the spirit of it because everything was going by so fast," they said. "I was a little too worried about how we were going to pay bills."

Until a stranger came to their door.

"A knock came at the door, and there was a lady standing there. I had never seen her. She said, 'Are you Laura Moore?' I said, 'Yes.' She said, 'I have a delivery for you,' and then just turned around and walked off. As I stepped back inside I noticed there were a bunch of coins inside, and as I turned it over I saw a $100 bill," Laura said.

This stranger brought hope to a family in need.

"After this happened, it kind of just woke me up to the love that there is in the world. We just barely moved into the area. It just really surprised me that there was such a generosity toward a family that they don't know," Laura said.

Nate said, "At first it made me feel bad because I didn't want to be a charity case. But the more I think about it, it is just very humbling that someone would go out of their way to help out."

And the phenomenon isn't confined to this young family. Others have been touched by the message of the Christmas Jars.

This Christmas Jar has just changed hundreds if not thousands of lives. The miracle is not in the jar, it's in what happens after it is given. And that is why people are compelled to tell the story.

VACATION!!!!!

I am so ready to go to vacation. Next weekend is not going to come quick enough. I was just informed yesterday that I don't get the cabin for New Year's so I am relieved that we still get to use it. Only thing else left to say is "HOT TUB here I come."

NEW TRUCK

So we got the trucks at work today. We are now using the new 2009 Ram Crew Cab, with a 5.7 HEMI engine. So of cousre once the "BOSS" got to work he told us to switch out everyone's drive rides.
They are nice sit a little lower to the ground then the 2500 cummins but still has the power. You'll have to come visit if you want a ride!!!

OUR HOME

We went to look at the house in Layton again, this time we took Dad Genther with us to look around and see what he thought. He was impressed; he definitely saw some things that we wouldn't have. While we were on our way home our realtor called us and let us know that the sellers had accepted our offer that we put in yesterday of 134,000. We are know just in negotiating and waiting for our loan to go through.

GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

Well I have decided to go back to school, well not as a student anyway, I am going to be working in the weekend clinic as a clinic staff member. My job will be to work the register, check clients into there massage with therapist, check out therapists, bundle used laundry, and be there to answer questions for the students.
It is only part time on weekends but as many of you know Laura and I are in the house hunting market, and we hope to be in a house no later the the end of the year, so any little bit extra income will help especially since as of right know the only things we are really finding are in layton.
http://www.spotlighthometours.com/tours/tour.cfm?mls=835932&referer=wfrmls
this is the one we saw yesterday that we feel in love with after seeing six that were not very good.