We still don't know...

As most of you know, Mike is on the deployment list. In a nut shell ( if you want to read the whole story go to mike page its called " cats out of the bag" His web address is mjmarugg.blogspot.com ) his boss is trying to keep him here and of course he does not want to go as well. We have been in limbo since Oct? I think it is. It has been "your going, now your not, your going, no your not" and so on and so forth. All the while mike has been working on trying to transfer to a different unit that is not deploying. That got denied. Mike was offered a job this month, a position that would mean he would belong to recruiting as of now he belongs to an infantry unit. Its a position from what I understand is non-deployable. He has to pass a board and a PT test which he has been working hard on. But of course there is a catch... The troops are scheduled to leave on April 6th the board is scheduled for April 9th. Yesterday recruiting higher ups had a meeting with mikes unit higher ups about him not deploying. We were expecting to here word sometime yesterday and of course nothing so far.

I am on edge. I'm uneasy, and extremely nervous. At this point I want to know ether way. The deployment is only a couple of weeks away and I want to know do I continue on as normal? do I prepair myself and my family for mike to be gone? How do I spend these next few weeks? I don't know. This is defiantly a test of faith for me right now. I must say I am really having a hard time with this. I don't show it and I don't want to talk or think about it. God is that only thing that seems to keep me sane right now. I know that he has a plan and whatever that plan is its for his purpose. 

I don't know when we will hear the official word. It may be the day before the troops are supposed to leave. In the mean time PLEASE, PLEASE keep up in your prayers. 

Thank you all for your love and support. I don't know what I would do or where I would be with out my friends or family. 

Adventures on the Mt. #2 - Feb 1st

                                               Anthony was sliding away so I had to hold him!
                                              Mike attempting to be silly

We took Anthony snowboarding Sunday after church. Aaliyah went to spend the day with Grandma.

Kutless Concert

 
My Friend, Jenn was in for the weekend from Walla Walla. Mike and I had planned on going to the Kutless concert and she came along. The concert was really good, of course and we had a blast! By the way its been years since I had been to a concert so it was really nice to go to this one:)

( The top left picture, I tried to capture some of the concert but my camera was not having it so thats the best I could but you get the idea)

Jan 26th- 30th Family trip to Eagle Crest

                                                   The Girls, Me, Aaliyah, and Lindy

                                                The Boys, Mike, Anthony, Kalvin, and Kody


                                       The Kids, Aaliyah, Anthony, Kody and Linden

                                          Linden sitting on Uncle Mikes lap... she fell asleep there not to long                                                                      after this picture was taken:)



                                                                   Lindy and Nancy

I'm back! I have found my camera and have some catching up to do:) So here it is the latest!

We have started an annual family trip to Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, this is our 2nd year at this new "tradition". Mikes Dad and step mom, His sister Lindy and her husband Kalvin and their kids Kody and Linden we all spend the week hanging out, eating and spending time together. 

*sigh*

If its not one thing its always another... I found my camera but now our internet has been down for about 2 weeks now. *sigh* Im useing mikes work computer right now, it will do just for now to check up on email and stuff.
As soon as it gets back up I will be posting so much fun stuff so stay tuned!

Adventures on the Mt.

Mike took me snowboarding on Saturday. It was so much fun! My real first time up. The "other" first time up didn't work out so well as the snow lifts were closed due to a power outage:( We still managed to go to Timberline, determined to find a lifts that were open and they did have a bunny lift open for an hr for free! I went down the little hill ( well, sort of...) only once. I was mostly on my behind the way down. That was my first experience. 

In the mean time we were trying to make it up to try the experience again but conflicting schedules would not allow it BUT we did manage to find some amazing deals and I got my very own snowboard! So now I really had to go up. I had to use my new snowboard! 

*I am missing my camera so these pictures were taken with my phone. (I have yet to figure out how to place the pictures where I want them on this blog thingy, they might be in strange places. Bear with me, please! I'm figuring it out. )

Okay so back to the story... Mike took me up to Meadows this last Saturday. I LOVED it! and a good thing to other wise all that money we spent on a snowboard would have been waisted. It was a gamble but I had a hunch that I would like it so we took the plunge and bought one. I'm glad that we did too. Thanks hubby! 

I went down the Mt the first time pretty much falling down and hardly being able to push  myself back up. It was quite humorous now that I look back. I probably looked quite funny. Not to mention the ski lift, that was fun trying to get off of a moving chair with a board stuck to one foot. Walking with it too was quite interesting!  it was  very awkward. I figured it out though.

My second time down I fell one 3 times! hooray! Then my 3rd time down.... success! Didn't fall once! I'm a pro now, ( hee hee) or so I would like to think. I went down a few more times before mike talked me into going up the bigger hill/Mt?!? what ever you want to call it. Either way it was bigger then the bunny hill- daisy now I'm on to buttercup....Oooooooo!  I did okay. I fell because I made myself 1. because the "good" snowboarders would fly down past me, made me so nervous! 2. because I was getting so sore! my legs were HATING me at that point. But Alas I did it. I was done though. Time to go home. I was tired and hungry. 

I did what I wanted to accomplish and now its time to practice to get better. I want to venture up past buttercup! Mike was a great teacher and very patient with me. Anyone who wants to learn? go to him. I know he wanted to go and fly down the Mt side but he stayed with me. Very sweet. Hes been snowboarding for a long time now. He pretty good in my opinion. So I'm determined to catch up to him so we can have a fun out door hobby together:)

Lost my camera

I know that I need to update really bad, but we have lost our camera so I have no way of showing the wonderful pictures of our adventures over the past few weeks. As soon as I find it I will have a few postings for all of you!  In the mean time it will be just my writings and thoughts for now.