So Much Has Happened

I'm sorry to those of you who actually read this blog. I haven't posted since March, and I have a lot of reasons for the wait.

So so so so so so so much has happened to this little Flinn family in the last 8 months. I'm not sure that I'll be able to share it all in a blog post, but I'll do my best so that those of you who read this can know and understand exactly how we are doing.

Annie is now a happy, funny, cute 1 year old. She is always so smiley and happy. She loves just about everyone. She'll always wave to random people in the grocery store or at restaurants. She still doesn't really cry a whole lot, unless she's teething, but even then she's just more grumpy and clingy. She has one tiny little tooth, and we can't tell if more are coming yet or not. She always can bring a smile to our faces with her little toothless grin. She is just so cute and we love her so much!!!

The last time I posted an update, Kurtis had just lost his job at North Ogden City. He was hired on at Senske Services, and stayed there for about 2 weeks, when he left because of not being able to pass certification. About two weeks after that, he was hired on by Tuxedo Lawn Care, another tree service, but they let him go about a week after hiring him. When Kurtis was let go, the only reasonable excuse we could find for them letting him go was because he wasn't Hispanic. Kurtis was asking for a higher pay than minimum, and they let him go because of it.

Finally Kurtis was hired on with North Davis Cabinet and Design in the middle of June. This job has proven to be a huge blessing in our lives. It's in Clearfield, and he has loved working there. He has done cabinet work before, and it's something that he's comfortable with. And they are paying him well, and we get really good benefits too. Kurtis will probably be there for a while, and I'm okay with that.

At the end of May, Kurtis and I moved into Kurtis's parents' basement. It definitely wasn't an ideal situation, but it has helped us so much. We moved from Brigham City to Harrisville for about a month, and now we live in Morgan. We like having our own little basement apartment, but we do hope to move into our own place again soon.

In the middle of May, I was hired on as a team member for Chick-fil-A. I left my job at Smiths, sadly, but I have really come to love working at Chick-fil-A. For those of you who don't know, I worked at Chick-fil-A as a teenager, and I love that I came back to work for this company. I'm now a team lead and I just love my job.

This year, Kurtis chose to raise six turkeys. Although it wasn't my idea of a good way to spend our money, it has made Kurtis very happy to be out with them. We have been able to sell our turkeys as well, which always is a good thing. :) Kurtis also was able to have the opportunity to take on responsibility of taking care of the family cows, one of which was given to him.

Kurtis really enjoys taking Annie out to help him do farm chores. "Gotta teach them young!"

Well, I think that catches us up on the Flinn Family. We are just taking life a day at a time and hoping for the best. :) Thanks for reading!

PS If you haven't watched the tv show Arrow, you should. It's one of mine and Kurtis's new obsessions! :)

Update

I realized the other day that I haven't put up a blog post for a while. I haven't forgotten about my blog, but the problem is that I don't really have much to write about.

Annie is almost 5 months old now. She has the funniest personality. She seriously is the biggest daddy's girl. Kurtis can always make her happy and he knows it. He says it's a blessing and a curse. He loves being her best friend, but he hates that she only wants him most of the time. He likes a break every now and then, and Annie doesn't like to let him have it.

Kurtis lost his job at the beginning of February. It has been extremely difficult on our financial situation, along with our marriage. He lost it because of an accident he got into, and he had a hard time passing the second part to the CDL test. It came as a huge shock to us, but we've been able to work through it. He finally did find a job at Senske Services, a lawn care and pest control company. Although it is a good job, it requires certification in pest control, which has proven to be a very difficult thing to obtain. Kurtis has been struggling with the exam that he needs to pass, and we aren't sure how much longer they will keep him. However, we have turned in a lot more applications to different places, and we're hoping we hear back from one soon.

Work for me has gone pretty good. Nothing too exciting has happened there recently. I just love the people I work with. I've gotten really lucky and have a great team to work with.

I think that's about it for us. There isn't much else that's new for us. We are just trying to keep busy and keep happy. :)