I am finally stopping to catch my breath!
* Kenzie got a new truck!
This has honestly been his life long dream.
Then I came along and got in the way of his plans ;]
We went down to St. George and picked up this little girl
a few weeks ago.
He is seriously like a little kid on Christmas.
He drives around blowing black smoke on everything
and everyone he can.
Haha, I am just happy that he finally got something
he has wanted for so long.
* So far in February Hemi has:
- Chewed up Kenzie's phone charger.
- Climbed up on the table and ate half a pancake and licked up all the syrup.
- Pulled all the stuffing out of one of our pillows.
- Ran away.
Haha she is like the world's worst dog.
She has been "grounded" like six times this month.
Haha she is so evil.
But we love her more than anything.
* Parent Seminar
This last weekend, we went up to the Homestead Resort in Midway, where we got to meet all the parents of the boys we work with. It was an amazing experience. The parents all came on Wednesday night, then sat through the seminar all day on Thursday and Friday. They were able to have parent support groups, where the parents could talk amongst themselves about how they are coping with the fact that their sons are living in a residential treatment center. I found out that there are parents who are mortaging their houses and spending all their retirement to be able to pay for their sons to get the help they need. I was also able to see that these are good people, who have had hard things happen in their families. I think the stereotype for these peope is that they couldn't handle raising their own kid. But that is definitely not the case. Friday afternoon, we brought the boys up to see their parents. As the boys came in the room and came to their parents who they haven't seen in months, I couldn't help but start bawling. The looks on the boys faces and on the parents' faces were priceless. It was an awesome experience to be able to meet the parents of these boys, who are such a big part of our lives. They are some incredible people. I can't wait for the next parent seminar in June.
* On Sunday, we volunteered to take one of the parents back up to the airport. So after we dropped her off, we swung into Tooele for a little while to see our nieces. It was awesome. I wish we lived closer to these little girls. They just make our day when we get to see them. They are going to come spend the weekend with us on Friday, so that will be fun!
* The worst thing about the past couple months has been that Kenzie and I have been on pretty opposite schedules. Between him working swing shifts and weekends, me working days, and me doing one day a week on the ambulance, it doesn't leave very many nights together. I just count down the hours until I will get to spend an evening with him. It definitely makes us cherish the time we do have together. I am very thankful to have such a good person as my partner. He does leaps and bounds to make sure that I am happy and well.
I love every second I get to spend with this guy ♥
* So, that's what's been going on with us. I am looking forward to March, getting our taxes back, and hopefully some warmer weather!!
