Mom and I spent way too much time at the store getting last minute shopping done for our troop party tomorrow so she asked me to quickly post my Christmas letter. I also wanted to share a short story of Christmas magic from my Facebook post this morning.
Fajita was given a solo yesterday for Symphony at tonight's closing night of
Candlelight. My mom had given us her complementary ticket + 1 she paid
for and we had Fajita's complementary ticket, but she wanted both her
brothers to come tonight. I told my mom we needed to find another ticket
for Taco. This morning this appeared on the table. #believe #christmasmagic
Now for the Christmas letter...
Merry Christmas! Another busy year has come and gone.
In January Gamer and I were
sealed for time and all eternity in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was a
beautiful event and we were grateful to everyone who came and helped and
celebrated with us.
March brought major changes
when I quit my job at DCFS. I am
grateful for unemployment because the process of finding the career that my
family needs has proved to be a challenge.
In March, Gamer and I submitted paperwork to become licensed foster
parents, but were met with seemingly insurmountable roadblocks. And soon our
talk of foster kids by June became wishful thinking.
Spring sports flew by. Fajita tried out for the softball team last
minute and was overjoyed to make the sophomore team. The JV squad made it to state and she enjoyed
helping them and participating with the tourneys. The boys also played
baseball. Bean Dip was the only
experienced player on his team and we enjoyed watching him open his season as
the pitcher. He definitely prefers to
play first base. Taco was the MVP for
his team and played a variety of positions.
He rotated between outfield and shortstop. My favorite play was him stealing home
against the coach’s advice because his mom told him too. He stayed with a large lead off of the base
and drew the throw to third. I was screaming run and he did it. It was a great
learning play for both teams. Burrito’s team came in second place at the end of
the tournament. For a team that didn’t
get their first win until game 6 it was an amazing comeback. Burrito played left field, third base and catcher. He hopes to be given a chance to pitch next
year. This was his first year of kid
pitch.
Summer brought parade season,
jobs, scout camps and driver’s ed. Gamer switched jobs in June and loves his
new job with Independent Trust and I worked a temp job with the primary
election. Fajita had a packed summer.
She worked at McDonalds and Astro Burger, played in the SLCC parade
band, attended trek, and made up 2 of her credits for school. Before school ended, she managed to juggle
softball and ballet and did great at her recital. She finally got her permit and I have to admit
she is a pretty responsible driver. Bean Dip enjoyed scout camp and came home a
second class scout with 9 new merit badges.
He helped me rebuild grandma’s network and repair a few computers. As a non-member he remains an example to the
other deacons for working on Faith in God and has a pretty amazing testimony. Taco
and Burrito attended our ward-sponsored day camp with Gamer. They were rained
out the first night, but enjoy a hot Saturday hike and water party. They (and Curly)
stole the show with their jazz performance in the dance recital. Their year round school makes for a short
summer, but they had fun spending it at the middle school while their school
received some much needed building updates. They both worked very hard to
fundraise for their registration fees for football in July.
Fall brought football. Burrito played his first year as a scout with
Gamer assistant coaching. Their team taught many advanced plays and they came
in 3rd place. Taco played his third year as a Pee Wee. Most of his team was new and the coaches
praised him for showing up ready to play.
He slimmed down a lot over the year and was not an X weight which
enabled him to try many new positions. His team won the championship game for
their division. Fajita went back to work at McDonalds after figuring out how to
balance her schoolwork. She is again in
Youth City Council, TAB, and FCCLA. She
went two dances so far: Homecoming and Bingham Ball. Bean Dip started 8th
grade at a new middle school. He has
permission to be baptized when he chooses and is exploring the idea of moving
into our house next school year. He
enjoys hanging out with Nephi and misses football. He is an amazing young man. We enjoying keeping in touch with Enchilada
through Facebook and Instagram. She did
very well in her swim season, she placed 4th, 5th and 6th
at the Abilene Invitational. She will be
competing in three of her races for state. She also donated 14 inches of her
hair in March shortly after I donated mine again.
As we have been trying to
figure out what my employment should look like I have had temp jobs ranging
from 60 days to 1.5 days. This November,
I have been able to focus my efforts on the roadblocks that prevented our
foster parents license and we are in the final homestudy stages. We hope to have a placement before Christmas.
I also submitted my papers for a church service mission before my
birthday. It will be an at home mission,
doing online and phone technical support for the church’s genealogy program,
familysearch.org As for working, I have
been focused on finding something part time that allows me to spend more time
focused on our kids. I have really
realized how much my focus should be on my family and not worrying about saving
other people. I have been giving both
boys private clarinet lessons, finishing projects around the house, researching
geneology, and enjoying my time as a busy mom.
We wish you a wonderful and
healthy 2016.
Love,
Bossy, Gamer, Fajita, Bean
Dip, Taco and Burrito.
