Fordham Fam: Life as we know it!

Just thought I'd try to catch up from my blogpost slacking :)

Life if pretty grand. Could it be better? Absolutely! But i'm sure that's what the Queen of England thinks too! :) We are still living in Saratoga Springs with Kyle's parents. We are so grateful for their generosity and letting us stay here way longer than expected. It's been about 2 years we've lived here. It is definitely harder to start a family when we're not living on our own. But at the same time, we are very blessed to be paying so little in rent and having family so close.

I am still working at Big Lots ..... I know. I am pushing through my 2nd year, making it the 3rd in October. Sure, I've learned a lot from working there. But that doesn't mean i'm not anxious to GET OUT!! There should be a Draper store opening soon, so I am keeping my fingers crossed in hopes to transfer. Possibly even as the furniture manager.

I would like to start school up this fall, but if our financial situation doesn't change, I don't know if it will be able to happen. We were pretty confident that Kyle would get a job right off the bat (being the valedictorian, going to Skills USA, and graduating as a Paramedic EMT Firefighter). But the older I get the more true it is: "It's not about What you know, but Who you know." That is especially true with Firefighting.

Kyle finished his Paramedic class in April and is now taking summer classes. He is still pretty interested in the Military and is hopeful for Medical School down the road. It has been difficult for him to get hired on at a department because he hasn't had much experience. He is currently "working" (volunteering) for Sandy City and hoping that an opening in that dept. will open soon.

Rocky had his 3rd surgery in ... June?? He had his soft palate repaired. Everything went perfectly and at his follow-up a month later, we found out that he won't have another one until he is 4! (yay!!!!!!)

Fourth of July

Kyle getting Lasik!

Sandy City Fire Department had a BBQ for all the firefighters and their families. They had the big ol' hoses to put out a fire they would light up for us. Kyle made me put on the turnouts and run (walk ... sshhhhh) through the bunker. It kinda sucked a lot!! And Rocky got to get in the Firetruck! It was a lot of fun.