More Changes

I always feel like half of me loves changes and the other half cannot stand when something interrupts routine.

Word came a few weeks ago from the bank that Donna was denied a modification to her home loan on the house we live in. Without a long background story, suffice it to say that there is not a chance the mortgage can go back to what it was before the modification trial period. Therefore the house is being short sold and we will all be packing up and moving in the next couple months.

It is good and bad. Good for the fresh start. A time to move closer to where ever Brody ends up going to school and perhaps more west since Jake works in Phoenix. A place to call our own. Though things are still up in the air if we can rent or buy. Bad because this house has been in Jake's family for about 20 years. In the early years of the Miller's marriage they were nomads and lived in so many different places. This house on Yale Street is where they chose to 'settle'. It has also been the house that is a part of my life for the past 11 years that I have known Jake. Except for the first 9 months Jake and I were married and the 7 months we lived in our house on Emelita - this house has been our home for about 6 years. This is the house where Jake and I hung out when we date. This was the house my babies learned to crawl and then walk. But life is life and it is what it is. Most people cannot keep a hold one house their whole life.

Another big change is Jake will graduate with his masters in accounting - Monday March 28th 2011!!! Monday March 14th was the first day at his official new job at Apollo Group (Apollo Group owns University of Phoenix). He now works as an internal auditor. He is happy to, in the first time in his life, work at a job related to his education. He does not have to talk to crazy people trying to get them to 'buy' college and he doesn't have to work on the phones all day. This job is a great opportunity for him and for our family. This job is a huge blessing for us. Lots of fasting and prayers were answered. We are so grateful and realize how much the Lord provides for us.


The latest change (since things happen in threes) is that Donna and Dennis left for the MTC this morning. In a couple weeks they will be off to their mission in Italy. Last night we all said goodbye to them for two years. We will miss them but we are glad that they are willing to serve the Lord.



Not much of a change but things to make life that much crazier - Ryan got his cast off Monday and Tuesday he had surgery to get tubes in his ears (for the second time) as well as get his Adenoids removed. It was not a fun experience but necessary so that Ryan does not get an ear infection every month. His ears do not drain like they are suppose to so allergies, colds, even bath or water from being a pool cause ear infections. The removal of the Adenoids made the surgery a little longer and instead of just case Ryan got an IV in his foot so coming out of it took a while to calm down. He did really well considering everything. So the medication during the next recovering days means stronger medicine - liquid vicodin at the surgery center then Tylenol with codeine...my kid is on heavy narcotics! But he is doing so good this afternoon that I might go down to just normal kids Tylenol - it is not like my doped up kid has been an easier kid to take care of!



Life with kids is always interesting and other changes will make for an even more interesting life.