January: Well we had a huge snow storm the day of Alyson's first birthday. This same day we had told everyone not to come for her party and Andrew's parents decided to anyways. They ended up getting stuck because one of the individuals on this road decided to drive their car through 4ft snow drifts. To top it off Drew got the tractor stuck in the road too. Therefore, we not only had -40 degree weather, 4ft snow drifts and 3 cars stuck in the road we had our in-laws over night complaining about how cold it was. To sum up January we will just say interesting enough for more than one year.
February: We had Drew's 27th birthday and cold weather but it was not all that bad. We can say this was more of our relaxed month out of the year.
March: We did not have much to do in March except work on Amilliyah's bedroom. Drew ended up getting let go from his job so times were getting a bit bumpy. We still are not done but we have come a long way on it so far!!! This is also the month we laid my Grandpa to rest which was for the best. God gained one hell of a good Angel at his throne.
April: We celebrated Aaliyah's 8th birthday (yes she's getting big). Then I got a job at Mac Murray college dining hall getting 9.50 an hour to do everything except the cooking and inventory for Chartwells. Not too much longer and I was laid off for summer vacation going in once a week.
May: We celebrated my 28th birthday by taking the kids up to Wild Life Prarie Park to see the animals which was a blast!
June: Then guess what happens.... Oh this is the month our only vehicle big enough for us took a crap. That really sucked for us to the point we couldn't comfortably fit 6 in our 2 door car. The Excursion decided to blow a piston yuck but it is sitting waiting on a new engine because that is not something we expected of a 7.3L diesel with 134 thousand miles on it.
July: Still working at the state and we celebrated Adriyahna's 3rd birthday!!! Wow to think how quick that flew by. We got a truck this month for my husband so that we had a vehicle big enough for everyone. I get hired on at Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a temp position working the front desk. This was great as I met some good and some not so good people but still turned out to be fun. Then it hit I was back to doing my school work for the time. Trust me 40+ hrs a week between the two jobs, kids, and school is not easy. I give props to the parents that can do this.
August: I am finishing up the last month with DNR as a job at the end of this month. Well needless to say I also tell my boss at Mac Murray I need a raise to be able to pay a baby sitter because my husband got a job or I would have to turn in my resignation. Of course he doesn't believe in giving me a raise at all and accepts my resignation. I go to get the pictures my kids drew me and the photograph I had on the wall in my office and part of the glass is broke. I understand getting upset but the choice was his and he didn't have to break my things. Oh ya 3 of the kids start school too!!!
September: Oh boy this month was full of fun as Drew was starting a new job. This was nice for us as I am back to being a stay at home mom since I am either under qualified or over qualified for jobs. Go figure right.
October: We not only got to celebrate Amilliyah turning 5 but also Halloween. This was fun as we got to enjoy more than one thing at a time and it is always a fun month for us.
November: We celebrated Thanksgiving and my Dad's birthday all at once since it was the same day. This was a wonderful day as we were able to get all of us 4 girls together with our children, spouses, and my Grandma. I remember everyone having a good time which was a wonderful feeling.
December: Yes can you believe it is almost to the New Year???? I am thankful as this year has had some really bad times. So far this month, we have all the Christmas shopping done and just need to wrap the presents. The girls decorated the tree pretty much alone.
