A day in life.

For our blog entry this week, there were not many new surprises. Alisabeth learned to open doors, and is now free to roam any room she wants to (meaning the bathroom must be locked instead of just closed now).
Jason is doing well in school and aced his excel exam, which was really nice for him. He also passed the preliminary exam for the Skills USA automotive contest. He will now go on to compete on the state level and if he passes that part he'll go to nationals. I'm so glad for him (despite the extra cost.)
Theresa did a bunch of tax returns and was able to help some friends get $300 more on their return from some credits they were unaware of.
Not too much extra, so the clips are just fun stuff.

After putting her down for a nap, Jason waited for it to get quite and then went to sneak a peak.
First he looked at her bed. . . no Alisabeth

Then he looked at the floor . . . no Alisabeth

Finally he entered the room and searched only to find her curled up on her rocking chair. Notice her diaper sticking out the back, that's because he put her clothes on backwards . . . ah, no wonder the wife is the one that tends to stay home :) Just kidding any house husbands out there.

The last treat we have is of Alisabeth in the toybox. Jason close her in because she seemed to enjoy it. I can't believe I miss this stuff when I'm at work.

Finally the video to end all videos. You know they've grown up when you're not so much feeding them anymore as they are feeding you.

The week between paychecks

One reason I love Galusha is the great spirit in the office. Everyone is upbeat and happy 90% of the time. Even when they're not it is fairly short lived.
They are also incredibly generous. I'm not surprised that there are amazing bonuses and gifts for employees, after all, you want to keep them, but for interns I didn't really think about it.
For Valentines Day everyone in the office received a small bag of goodies. The chocolate didn't make it home, the suckers did though because I knew Alisa would love them. The other gift in the bag I immediately called Jason about. We needed a babysitter.
So it is that even though we're completely broke we still managed to spend $75 on Valentine's Day on a movie and dinner. :) The gift certificates to the local theater and to Texas Roadhouse were really nice, but the thing that impresses me most is how the gifts were given. There was no show and definitely no air of expectation. Last year when I received the same gift I was so shocked I wondered if there had been some mistake. Who would spend that much on a temporary employee?
It was a wonderful Valentine's Day thanks to them.

On the opposite side of human nature is Jason's week. He had two class assignments back to back which required them to work in pairs to complete different letters. Both of his teammates agreed to work separately and then email the results to each other to figure out any corrections or changes before the final draft. Both times Jason was sure to email by the agreed time and on the first one the guy wrote back saying "That looks good, we'll just use yours." And then didn't even print out his own copy which was a requirement for them both to pass. Luckily for Jason he had printed out two copies so there was no problem. The second guy just never emailed back. So both times Jason ended up doing all the work and the other guy got the credit. I told him he needs to go talk to the teacher privately. Sometimes I wonder how people survive. Other times I wonder why they continue to use group projects since it always seems like one person works and the other slacks.
I have to qualify the above just in case one of my teammates from the SQL class sees this. . . I had a one-time event of being on a team where everyone tried and did their best and despite their considerable workload still kept up on everything we were doing and even got ahead. That was the one and only team that I've been on that was worth anything.

Jason also used his welding lab time to see if he could make something worthwhile. While trying to complete a straight line he ended up making the a smily face. Then the next day he completed the following:

What? You can't tell what it is? Well, in case you can't see it, it is a cup. Yes, he wanted to see if he could make something water-tight. This isn't it, but he tried. He figures it will at least be a good pencil holder :)

I think that's all of our excitement for this week, sorry for the ranting about people above, it just gets me sometimes.

This week continued. . .

There were two pictures that I keep forgetting to post:

Here is a beautiful gift that was given to Alisabeth by her uncle and aunt from China. She wore it her first Sunday back in Rexburg. Isn't she adorable?


This is a first that must be mentioned. Jason left the room for a minute and when he came back she was curled up in the middle of the living room sleeping. She's never gone to sleep without at least a little fight, and definitely not without some coaxing on our part, so we were both delighted!

This week

There aren't any major events to record this week. Alisabeth found a new toy, shown below:
She's so curious and entertained with anything she can get her hands on. Jason is always willing to show her new things. . . even if I don't necessarily see them as the best toys. They seem to have a lot of the same tastes. She loves screwdrivers, hammer and pretty much anything which makes me grimmace.

I finished almost all of the trust returns this week, and got my frist paycheck. Ah, the larder is filled again :)

Jason was able to go to a Stake Pristhood Meeting where they talked about the brotherhood of the church and supporting families and junk. He had a good time. Plus they served ice cream so there was no way he could miss it. We haven't had ice cream in this house for a month or two.

Yeah, that's about it. Thanks for watching.

P.S. Jason wanted everyone to know that he bombed a test he didn't know was happening, and did well on one that he did know was coming. Congratulations Jason.

Love ya all!!