My rant

I need to rant for a moment, if you don't want to read, just go to the next blog. I am going to prohibit comments on this post and maybe the next few because I don't want anyone to feel like they need to make it better. Maybe if I rant, I will feel better.

I knew when I moved here, I wouldn't find the Beavercreek Ward. I knew if I expected it, I would be disappointed. However, I didn't expect to be totally ignored. If I wouldn't have stood up to introduce myself, which they didn't ask me to do, no one (besides Stacie, my neighbor) would have said a word to me. The RS President told me in front of everyone that she assigned me visiting teachers because they had my records 3 weeks ago and when I sat down, the lady behind me asked me what my husband did at the base.

I expected to feel the blues in the winter, but I didn't expect them yet. I have cried myself to sleep the last few nights wishing our family back to Ohio. Most of you know I didn't want to leave in the first place, but psyched myself up for the adventure and got to the point of being excited to share this new place with my husband and kids. I know there is a reason for us being up here, but this is hard.

A silver linning

Just a quick update because there is still so much to do. We did make it safely to Alaska Tuesday around noon local time. We arrived at our house and got the keys. I spent All afternoon Tuesday and all day Wednesday and part of the day Thursday cleaning the kitchen so I could unpack the kitchen stuff. I am almost there. Aaron put together the beds and played with the furniture until it all fit in the kids room.

This has been a very hard time for me. This house wasn't what I was lead to believe. With every thing I have had to do, I have been met with a huge road block. It takes 5 times as long as it should to get things done.

What is my silver lining? The Holmes family. BJ came over Tuesday evening and introduced himself. He is a CRNA (An Anesthesiologist minus the MD). His family lives 7 houses away. They have 4 kids. An 11 year old, an 8 year old, a 5 year old and a three year old. He went to the medical school Aaron went to, he went to Sacramento for a short time and then did his residency in Dayton. As you can see, we have a lot in common. Here's the best news, they are in our ward. Too good to believe, I know. I was thrilled, to say the least. They watched the kids tonight for a couple of hours so we could go car shopping.

Time to run, but I thought I would let you know we are safe and well. It's going to take a while for me to get to the point where I can really post. So much to do and I am pretty emotional right now. Continued prayers on our behalf would not be wasted :) Thank you to all our friends and family for their continued support!!

Love,
Sassy

A small update

We have had an amazing summer. Today is the first time in weeks that I have had access for longer than a minute to a card reader, so I wanted to post a few pictures. These don't even come close to capturing our summer in Utah, but at least it will give you a sneak peak!

Generations shot - Nana & Papa Wixom and the kids

Nana & Papa Wixom, Aaron, Sassy & kids

Nana Schwendiman and us in our football shirts! (They had these made last year at the annual reunion, but we weren't able to make it. This was our first shot getting pictures with Grandma.)

Swimming in Green Canyon (warm water!)
Part 1 of our anniversary time. 1 nights stay at the Crystal Inn (Same exact room we got our wedding night) and a trip up Snowbird the next morning.
Our trip downtown to visit Grandpa Lewis. We rode Tax, visited the Conferance Center, to the top of the Church Office Building (pictured) and other things.

Looking at the Temple.

Generations shot with Papa Lewis, Grandpa Lewis, Aaron & the kids.

A good read....

Lately, I have been reading the book, The Continuous Atonement by Brad Wilcox. I am loving it. I have developed a deeper relationship with my Savior and understand things so clear right now. At times when I am reading, I feel the spirit so strong, testifying of the things I am reading. I bought a small journal to record my feelings and the words that touch me. This has been such a fun process for me. I wanted to share one of the things that really touched me.

"Doctors and nurses record the exact minute of a birth, but ask the mother who carried the baby and endured labor how long the process really took. Our spiritual rebirth takes even longer.

..At a BYU Women's Conference, Janet Lee said: 'Christ healed bodies, minds, and souls. But after he healed the lepers, were they free from other struggles? After he restored sight to the blind, were they free from fear? Were the five thousand Christ fed every hungry again? Was the sea calmed by Christ's hand stirred by future storms Yes.' Our needs -- including the need for forgiveness -- are continuous, and so is Christ's Atonement in its ability to meet those needs.

...Christ referred to Himself as the 'light.' he doesn't always clear the path, but he does illuminate it."

I would love to share more with you. I can not say enough good about this book.

I told you so??

If you don't wan to hear/talk politics, switch blogs now!!

While listening to talk radio this morning, we heard that Obama's approval rating in Ohio and Virginia (2 key states) has fallen below 50%. Americans are starting to doubt his ability to help solve our problems. They don't approve of the stimulus plans, they don't approve of his spending and they don't approve of his health care.

So, my question to you is this: How long to we have to wait before saying "I told you so?" A lot of people voted for him just because he said he wanted change. Why didn't people ask how he was going to initiate change? What was he going to change, and how was he going to do it? Well, we have another 3 1/2 years for him to tear our country down. Hopefully he can do some positive soon!