WOOHOOO

so last night brandon got off early and went and helped rick with a few things then when he got home he handed me both w2! i was rather excited! so today started a lil stressful! however when working on taxes that does happen. i took a break and went to moms. after i got home and made dinner i finished working on the darn things! i'm super excited! Brandon made sime nice change last year and claiming me and Bray we are going to get back a very healthy sum! so Brandon called rick and they are going to look in to a cd to put about half the money so we cant touch it. and the other part we will use to get things in order and pay for bean's birthday and what not. i am so very excited right now!
we are still waiting ot hear back form the union job. hopefully it will be soon. we were talking about where we wanted to look for a house and he was thinking near the hwyway!!! that means no more east side!!! so i will be closer to my fam and the few friends i still have in town! its been a very exciting few days but i'm still a little uneasy with the job on the line situation. Hopefully we will hear something very soon!

cross your fingers

so i'm not supposed to say anything yet but Brandon is starting to look for a new job. My sister Jayme's hunny has been working for the union since about september or so and he really likes it. they were over on jan 1st playing games and Val and Brandon were talking about it. Brandon's manager got laid off in dec right after we go back from our trip to cali. well he has been a little stressed at work doing all the manager stuff that he doesnt really like to do. note he was a manager working 70+ hour on salary and getting screwed. well he got demoted and no longer is on salary, best thing to happen personally. well hes been getting paid for his over time and what not. then his ex-step-dad got laid off the beginning of jan. he worked for dunbar armored and they just dont have the work for him since the economy is not good. anyway this kinda scared brandon. dont get me wrong Rick has 6 figures in savings and has nothing to worry about, he was working ot stay sane. he works a total of 25 hours a week. When brandon told me about rick he seriously started thinking about this union job. he called and talked to the head guy and we had to wait for brandon's dad to send us his high school diaploma. tomorrow brandon is supposed to call the guy back and see if he can go down there on tuesday and talk to him, fill out the app and get the ball rolling.
Im pretty excited for him but i'm a little nervous. since we've been together we've talked everyday. since we moved in together we havent missed a night being together. since braden's been born he hasnt missed putting him to bed. well with this job he might have to "go where the work is." meaning he might end up in another state for weeks or months. dont get me wrong he will get paid for his work and for teh first 3 years you are an apprentace and guaranteed work. he'll start out in classes and working making about $17.50 a week, getting raises every 6 months while in school. then when they send him out he will make the base pay where ever they send him. if its out of town he gets a payment also for lodging. not bad it will help us save money and what not but i dont want him to miss out on more of Braden's life like when he was lil. brandon watched videos of most of his firsts. just scares me a little. Brandon doesnt see jiffy lube as a career and i agree with him, this could be a career and he would get paid the amount he deserves for doing a good, hard work. So please keep your fingers crossed that everything works out and Brandon finds a career.

braden 10 months

today we finally had braden's 9 month appt. it was a well check so we didnt miss anything or put off his shots. i called the beginning of dec but our dr didnt have a day that fit into our schedule till now. i tried one of the other drs for his 3 month check up and that did not go well! so anyway, he is 18 lbs 13 oz 29 1/4 in long. he got his top 2 teeth in so thats 4. Brandon and i are doing well. they finally found a manager for brandon's shop so he will be back to a decent schedule. i'm holding up lonely and going a little crazy not talking to anyone but my son and hunny all week. all in all things are good. braden will be one in a month and a half and so i'm going to be putting a lot of energy into planning that.