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Ralph would want me to keep this on the down low BUT I just can't! I have an interview at Western Oregon University on Jan. 5th at 11AM! It is for the admission's receptionist position. I am SO nervous about it. My mom's boss has been kindly helping me prepare so I am truly grateful for that.
Also, yesterday I had an impromptu phone interview with Washington Federal (a bank here in the Northwest). I was very nervous but Ralph said I did a wonderful job...what a nice husband! I just have to wait for the main boss to review my resume to see if she wants to interview me for the position.
I just want to put it out there that we could use ANY AND ALL prayers that we can get on our behalf. We are fasting on Sunday for me to do the best I can at my interview and to hopefully get a job. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us in that fast as well.
On a lighter note, I am hoping to get my Christmas post done tomorrow...sorry for the delay!
Happy New Year to you all! :)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Advice Please
I have been wanting to switch Addison from her bottle to a sippy cup ever since she started feeding herself. I have tried two kinds of cups. First is a hard plastic cup with handles and is not spill proof. The second is a silicone top which is like her bottle. She refuses to stick either of them in her mouth. I have tried putting her formula in both and she just won't take a sippy cup. It is borderline irritating to me. Any advice on how to make the transition or what brands/cups to try?? If you can post links to the product it would be wonderful as well. Thanks for the help! :)
Friday, December 24, 2010
Santa Clause and Excitment
Today Addison had the opportunity of meeting Santa Clause!! He is actually a man from our ward at church (the Relief Society President's husband) but don't tell Addison that because we don't want to spoil the secret. Haha...Anyways, I was feeling kind of nervous as to how she would react to him. A lot of babies REALLY dislike meeting Santa and she has been going through a shy phase so I thought it would end in tears. This was not the case though! She didn't really smile at him but she didn't cry either. She just looked stunned. Towards the end of her visit, I think she was more interested in Santa's dog and cat than Santa himself. Here are a couple of pictures from her visit:
Addison with Santa. She is wearing the Christmas dress that my Mom and I made. It isn't what we had originally planned on making but my mom got sick the weekend we planned to make her dress so we went to the alternative. I think it turned out nicely. Also, notice how she has a death grip on that beard. Hair holding is how she calms herself.
Santa even had a gift for Addison!
There was a bunny inside! She loves bunnies so this gift was perfect.
Addison and Santa finally beginning to bond.
On another note, we had planned to meet up with my sister and brother-in-law after this to go see the Chronicles of Narnia in Albany. We did meet up but it seemed that nothing was going as planned. The movie ended up being in only 3-D format which would have cost us $12 per person and instead of being at the time we thought it had started an hour earlier. So we went to my sister's place, got some Panda Express and settled in to play Mario Kart with my bro-in-law's father and brother. Technology is a wonderful thing because they were in Iowa (my bro-in-law's father and brother) and we were able to connect up with them over the internet and race each other. The whole time they were on speaker phone so we were able to smack talk (which is a VERY important thing when racing). It was a wonderful time full of friendly competitiveness. After that, we read the Christmas story and started driving home.
On the way home, we turned one of the tight curves on Suver road (for all of you who know that road you know what I am talking about...when I say tight I mean they are more like taking a turn than a curve) and happened upon a fresh accident. A younger man, probably around Ralph's age was standing on the side of the road next to his car that had gone into the ditch and hit a utility pole. He was ok physically which we were grateful for but mentally he was shaken up. Let me just say that if you are an LDS Church member and you have daughters, MAKE THEM GO TO GIRL'S CAMP! This is a true testament to the usefulness of attending it. I could tell that he was going in to shock and all I could think of was A) Make him put his coat on to keep him warm and B) Make him talk about anything...just make him keep talking. This knowledge all came flooding back to me from girl's camp.
The young man was flustered and unsure of what to do. All he knew was he needed to call his wife of only 6 months. He got her coming on her way from Sweethome and a tow truck as well. He didn't really know if he should call the police or not because no one was hurt but I told him that because he had hit a utility pole he had to because there was no way of telling if the pole was ok. I dialed 911, spoke to the operator who patched me through to the sheriff's office who responded to the scene. The whole time the young man is telling us that he is ok and that we could go home but i was adamant about staying and making sure he was taken care of first.
Finally, after about 30 minutes, the sheriff came. He assessed the situation. Then, he did something that caught me completely off guard. He asked Ralph and me to step away with him for a moment. I thought he was going to ask about the situation or something. NOT EVEN CLOSE! He asked us if we had been drinking!! I was so surprised by the question that for a moment I couldn't respond. It was so far from what I was thinking he was going to ask. I assured him that I had not and Ralph did the same and then it was time to go. I will probably never know what happened to the young man but all I know is that I helped someone in need. I am grateful that I got to serve the Lord on this Christmas Eve. I am grateful that I had some knowledge of what needed to happen when I needed it. I am grateful for my family and for us making it home safely.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Addison with Santa. She is wearing the Christmas dress that my Mom and I made. It isn't what we had originally planned on making but my mom got sick the weekend we planned to make her dress so we went to the alternative. I think it turned out nicely. Also, notice how she has a death grip on that beard. Hair holding is how she calms herself.
Santa even had a gift for Addison!
There was a bunny inside! She loves bunnies so this gift was perfect.
Addison and Santa finally beginning to bond.On another note, we had planned to meet up with my sister and brother-in-law after this to go see the Chronicles of Narnia in Albany. We did meet up but it seemed that nothing was going as planned. The movie ended up being in only 3-D format which would have cost us $12 per person and instead of being at the time we thought it had started an hour earlier. So we went to my sister's place, got some Panda Express and settled in to play Mario Kart with my bro-in-law's father and brother. Technology is a wonderful thing because they were in Iowa (my bro-in-law's father and brother) and we were able to connect up with them over the internet and race each other. The whole time they were on speaker phone so we were able to smack talk (which is a VERY important thing when racing). It was a wonderful time full of friendly competitiveness. After that, we read the Christmas story and started driving home.
On the way home, we turned one of the tight curves on Suver road (for all of you who know that road you know what I am talking about...when I say tight I mean they are more like taking a turn than a curve) and happened upon a fresh accident. A younger man, probably around Ralph's age was standing on the side of the road next to his car that had gone into the ditch and hit a utility pole. He was ok physically which we were grateful for but mentally he was shaken up. Let me just say that if you are an LDS Church member and you have daughters, MAKE THEM GO TO GIRL'S CAMP! This is a true testament to the usefulness of attending it. I could tell that he was going in to shock and all I could think of was A) Make him put his coat on to keep him warm and B) Make him talk about anything...just make him keep talking. This knowledge all came flooding back to me from girl's camp.
The young man was flustered and unsure of what to do. All he knew was he needed to call his wife of only 6 months. He got her coming on her way from Sweethome and a tow truck as well. He didn't really know if he should call the police or not because no one was hurt but I told him that because he had hit a utility pole he had to because there was no way of telling if the pole was ok. I dialed 911, spoke to the operator who patched me through to the sheriff's office who responded to the scene. The whole time the young man is telling us that he is ok and that we could go home but i was adamant about staying and making sure he was taken care of first.
Finally, after about 30 minutes, the sheriff came. He assessed the situation. Then, he did something that caught me completely off guard. He asked Ralph and me to step away with him for a moment. I thought he was going to ask about the situation or something. NOT EVEN CLOSE! He asked us if we had been drinking!! I was so surprised by the question that for a moment I couldn't respond. It was so far from what I was thinking he was going to ask. I assured him that I had not and Ralph did the same and then it was time to go. I will probably never know what happened to the young man but all I know is that I helped someone in need. I am grateful that I got to serve the Lord on this Christmas Eve. I am grateful that I had some knowledge of what needed to happen when I needed it. I am grateful for my family and for us making it home safely.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Christmas Miracles
Christmas is a time for miracles to happen. All the time you read stories from people who have had Christmas miracles happen or have facilitated Christmas miracles. I have never needed a Christmas miracle and I'm fairly certain that I only helped someone have a Christmas miracle once in my life.
This year, however, I have been humbled more than words can say. We have been out of work for a year (not that I haven't been looking and if you hear of anything you can always let me know) so I wasn't expecting much from this Christmas. I faithfully put the tree up and decorated the house. I attended the annual Christmas Devotional from the first presidency. I went to a live nativity, I went to Christmas parties, and the list goes on. The whole time, nothing made me feel like I was in the Christmas spirit. I felt like I was unable to give much and I certainly didn't feel like I was receiving much.
However, a Christmas miracle has happened! Slowly but surely the space below the Christmas tree has filled to overflowing with presents from family and friends. I have had time to spend with my friends and family doing fun things like Christmas parties and going to the live nativity. I was able to make a beautiful Christmas dress for Addison using the pillowcase dress pattern and left over red fabric my mom had lying around. It is SUPER cute and looks so elegant on her. I even received a generous check in the mail from my Grandma which humbled me the most and renewed my faith that Heavenly Father does answer prayers. I had been praying and praying for a way to take away some of the financial struggle from my mom and now I can do that.
This past year has been so very hard. It has tried my patience, my faith, my family, and my marriage. But, I have learned SO many skills. I have learned budgeting, I have expanded my cooking skills, I have learned how to keep house while having a baby, I have learned how to be a mom, I have learned how to be a better wife. For these things I am truly grateful.
Maybe my Christmas miracle wasn't the presents or the fun times but realizing the lessons I have been able to learn and realizing that somewhere along the way the baby of the family has grown up to have her own baby and family.
May you have a very blessed Christmas full of family, friends, love, and happiness!
Merry Christmas from the Kaman Family! :)
This year, however, I have been humbled more than words can say. We have been out of work for a year (not that I haven't been looking and if you hear of anything you can always let me know) so I wasn't expecting much from this Christmas. I faithfully put the tree up and decorated the house. I attended the annual Christmas Devotional from the first presidency. I went to a live nativity, I went to Christmas parties, and the list goes on. The whole time, nothing made me feel like I was in the Christmas spirit. I felt like I was unable to give much and I certainly didn't feel like I was receiving much.
However, a Christmas miracle has happened! Slowly but surely the space below the Christmas tree has filled to overflowing with presents from family and friends. I have had time to spend with my friends and family doing fun things like Christmas parties and going to the live nativity. I was able to make a beautiful Christmas dress for Addison using the pillowcase dress pattern and left over red fabric my mom had lying around. It is SUPER cute and looks so elegant on her. I even received a generous check in the mail from my Grandma which humbled me the most and renewed my faith that Heavenly Father does answer prayers. I had been praying and praying for a way to take away some of the financial struggle from my mom and now I can do that.
This past year has been so very hard. It has tried my patience, my faith, my family, and my marriage. But, I have learned SO many skills. I have learned budgeting, I have expanded my cooking skills, I have learned how to keep house while having a baby, I have learned how to be a mom, I have learned how to be a better wife. For these things I am truly grateful.
Maybe my Christmas miracle wasn't the presents or the fun times but realizing the lessons I have been able to learn and realizing that somewhere along the way the baby of the family has grown up to have her own baby and family.
May you have a very blessed Christmas full of family, friends, love, and happiness!
Merry Christmas from the Kaman Family! :)
Monday, December 13, 2010
What is small, adorable, and is army crawling?
Addison of course! She started her first scoots forward today. Yesterday during church I thought she would do it and I almost beat my mother to death during relief society trying to get her attention to see it (I was REALLY excited). But alas, it was not so. TODAY however, she really began to take off. Ralph has been working on it with her daily for quite some time and now she is finally moving! Here is a video for you:
It is not the best video of it because she was pretty tired by the time I found the camera but you at least get an idea. Yikes! I better baby proof this place...and quick!
It is not the best video of it because she was pretty tired by the time I found the camera but you at least get an idea. Yikes! I better baby proof this place...and quick!
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