tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71150628208391719372024-03-13T03:42:52.883-07:00Life Unscripted: Robert and KellyKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-39334075701301094312012-08-10T22:33:00.003-07:002012-08-10T22:33:25.952-07:00The Past Six MonthsI know, I know! Where have I been??<br />
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Well, I originally started this blog to document my pregnancy from start to finish, but we're still waiting patiently (sometimes) for that to happen! I stopped blogging because the stuff that was going on in my life kind of sucked and I wasn't sure I wanted it documented. Now that I've perked your interest, I'll share a bit.<br />
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February 24th- I'm not sure I'll ever forget this date. It's the day I ended my teaching career. At least for now I don't see myself going back. (Tears just welled up in my eyes.) This past year of teaching was incredibly difficult because of the extreme behaviors of most of the students in my class. I visited my doctor, Dr. Engstrom (sooooo great!) because I just wasn't feeling healthy. I had lost about 10 pounds since starting the school year which I couldn't afford to lose. I wasn't eating much and I felt very tired all the time. I wasn't happy with my job and dreaded going every day. I really felt like I lost my passion for teaching and my patience with many of my students was completely gone. I couldn't be in an environment where I was being completely disrespected day in and day out. It was toxic. After crying in the doctor's office, I was diagnosed with depression, and he highly recommended that I didn't return to the classroom for the remainder of the school year. Talk about a lot to think about. For the next two days I was a complete wreck! I cried constantly because I was experiencing such immense guilt for leaving my job before my contract was up. I just felt like if I left I would be letting sooooo many people down. I knew deep down it was the right decision (thank You God for being so deeply rooted in me), but the right decision doesn't mean it's easy. I thank God for my family and best friends who helped me through this terrible ordeal. I finally made the decision to leave on February 24th and told my principal on the 27th that I wasn't returning. I thought I would feel a sense of relief knowing I wouldn't have to teach those students anymore, but instead I felt a horrible sense of being lost. (tears again) I felt like I had lost my identity, who I was for the past 8 years or so (including college and years teaching). I knew I wanted to go back to school to become an occupational therapy assistant, but I was still losing a big part of who I was. I dreamed constantly about my students. Always sneaking around campus trying to spy on them without them seeing me. I hated the dreams. I worried about how the sub was handling them, but was really happy I wasn't. Then boredom set in. Sleeping till 11:00, eating junk food, watching tv, playing solitaire. I couldn't get another job until the school year ended, so what else was there to do. I hated who I was when I was teaching that year, but I didn't like the new lazy me either. Not liking yourself sucks! I kept telling myself that when the school year ended, I would finally feel that sense of relief and surprisingly I did. There was something theraputic about cleaning out my classroom. It didn't make me sad because I didn't really miss teaching. I still don't. I dearly miss my teaching friends. The best friends I've ever had. They were so supportive of me leaving to get "happy" again, and I thank God for them putting up with my crappy attitude sometimes. No one once said they thought I was being selfish for leaving, and they all hugged me, said they loved me, and to take care of myself first and foremost. I couldn't have done it without their support. I'm hoping writing this down will put an end to my feelings about the situation, but I know it probably won't. Six months is a long time to grieve to over something, but I guess God is still working in me.<br />
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I mentioned occupational therapy above....well it's amazing! I volunteered in a few places to make sure this was what I really wanted to do before going back to college. I am in my 2nd class and only 4 more pre-reqs before I start the actual OT classes. I'm excited!!!! At Brown Mackie College, I only take one class per month. Four weeks, three times a week, for four hours. Sit in class 12 times and the class is over. I love it!!! I'd never want to go back to a traditional semester schedule of taking 4-5 classes for 16 weeks....no thanks! Here's me in my "uniform" on the first day of class- July 2. Being able to go back to school is a definite blessing!<br />
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Thanks to all our family who helped us move! We couldn't have done it without you!<br />
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Here are some pictures of the demo at our new house. We thankfully had a lot of help from our family and after two months we are finally done....well almost! After pictures of our new and improved home will be posted soon.<br />
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We piled the rolls of carpet and padding over the broken pile. It didn't take the boys long to realize that the giant mound made a great playground!<br />
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Robert, Jim, and I spent several weekends scrapping up the linoleum in the bathrooms and laundry room. It was awful! <br />
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The house is getting painted! We were thankful we made the decision to have professionals paint instead of doing it ourselves this time. A 2200 sq. foot two story was way more than we wanted to paint!<br />
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Shopping trip to Home Depot! Bought all new fans, bathroom lights and hallway lights, bathroom towel bars, toilet paper holders, medicine cabinets, and faucets. Expensive, but exciting! Worthy of a picture! <br />
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Here I am cleaning all the outlet covers. Moose, Kristy, and the boys came over that evening to help us put all the vents and outlet covers back on. The boys were excellent helpers!<br />
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Above is Robert taking out the final cabinet once figuring out the plumbing. Below are our new beautiful kitchen cabinets! LOVE THEM!<br />
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We decided to change out the sliding glass door with these beautiful french doors. They look so much better (and work better!).<br />
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Above is the beginning stages of tile. It turned out really nice!<br />
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Here's Robert, Jonny, and Jim finishing up some final touches and installing fans in the loft.<br />
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Above are pictures of our finished kitchen with black granite counter tops! We still need to install the microwave, but take a look at the old kitchen below. The difference is amazing! <br />
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Final words: GOD IS GOOD! He has blessed us with so much!<br />
<br />Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-13018947646897332202011-11-07T19:17:00.000-08:002011-11-07T19:17:19.781-08:00Before Pictures at Escuda Drive!!!We finally got the house on Escuda Dr. last Saturday, Oct. 29. We waited 5 long months, but so far it was totally worth it! Special shout out to Aunt Cindy. She did an amazing job getting everything finalized during that last week because the 2nd mortgage was going to get sold on Oct. 31, and if that happened then we would basically be starting over with getting the offer approved with the 2nd mortgage which could have taken up to a few more months!! Thankfully, we got the house just in time.<br />
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Here are the before pictures. Give us a month and you won't even recognize the place!! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upstairs Hallway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upstairs Bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upstairs Bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upstairs Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upstairs Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Closet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Closet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bathroom</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-51064894975527885462011-10-27T20:35:00.000-07:002011-10-27T20:35:47.142-07:00Almost Have the Keys!!I just looked at our previous blog posts, and I found it kind of humorous that we posted that we thought we were going to get the keys for our new house back in August.....silly us! It's now almost Nov. and we are finally going to get the keys tomorrow! We have big plans for the house: new tile and carpet throughout, new cabinets, counter tops, and lighting in the kitchen, all new hardware throughout to get rid of the gold, fresh paint throughout, and a patio cover. SO EXCITED!!!! We are definitely taking before and after pictures this time. Can't wait to be closer to my sister!!! Pool parties too! :)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-84703040382927980762011-08-23T20:38:00.000-07:002011-08-23T20:38:52.184-07:00More than we can handleSo, God never gives us more than we can handle. But sometimes I wonder what He was thinking!!! This year of students is by far the most difficult class I've ever had. It's making me reconsider everything about the way I teach. I hope I figure it out soon because I'm leaving every day totally stressed out. I stress out about being so stressed out! Ahhh! I'm really afraid that being so stressed out is going to make it even harder to get pregnant. I'm on my 2nd round of Clomid, and we're praying that it works this time. I hope I look back at this time in my life/career with appreciation of how much God taught me. I'm trying to keep an open mind and a positive spirit, but I've never been so unhappy with my job. What is God trying to teach me?Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-1467727359378156082011-08-06T11:48:00.000-07:002011-08-06T11:48:58.907-07:00House NewsHopefully the house we put an offer on in May will finally be ours in a couple weeks. It's in the final stages of the short sale and just waiting for investor approval. We should know in about a week if the short sale is approved, and then we have a 10 day inspection period. Fingers crossed because the electricity has been off for at least 3 1/2 months which means the pool pump was not running. The pool was absolutely disgusting when we made the offer in May, so I can only imagine was it looks like and smells like now. Ewwww! That's the first thing on our list of things to take care of because we want to have POOL PARTIES!!! Hopefully we can get in and get the pool fixed for a few swims before it gets too cold.<br />
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Robert especially can't wait to move because it will only take him 25 minutes to get home from work instead of an hour and 15 minutes! That will be AMAZING!! If you know of anyone who wants to rent a house in Surprise, please let us know.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115062820839171937.post-72102925177839554002011-07-17T14:34:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:35:23.354-07:00A Lesson Learned....Hi family and friends!<br />
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My sister, Kristy, and her husband, Moose, have done a blog for several years, and it's always a topic of conversation at family get-togethers. Now I thought it's our turn. The thing I love most about my sister's blog is the story of their life and the lives of their kids that are all recorded in one place with funny stories and pictures and memories that will last them a lifetime. What a great gift to give your children one day! I often go back in time on their blog to re-watch videos and re-live memories of birthdays, family get-togethers, and holidays.<br />
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So, you might be wondering "Blogs are a great way to record life's memories and share pictures and videos of your children with friends and family, but what does that have to do with Robert and Kelly's life? They don't have children." Although that is very true at the moment, we truly hope that isn't true for long as we are trying to get pregnant and expand of family with a little one! WE ARE VERY EXCITED!!! We have been trying to get pregnant since the end of April, and although we haven't been trying for very long, we have run into some speed bumps along the way. I didn't realize how type-A I was till we decided we wanted to have a baby. Here's how the story goes....<br />
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I believe it was around October of 2010 when Robert told me he was ready to have a baby. We were in Applebees eating dinner, and I remember talking about my friend's baby and then just light-heartedly asking Robert if he was ready to have a baby yet. By this point we had been married for over 5 years, and when we got married he said we were waiting at least 5 years before having baby. One, two, even three years into marriage, anytime someone would ask him when we were going to start having babies he would still say in 5 years. So when I light-heartedly asked him at Applebees I was surprised to hear him say he was ready. So surprised in fact that I started crying right there at the table (thankfully we were alone!). I didn't realize I had wanted one so badly that I would actually cry when Robert said he was ready. So right away I started planning (like I said earlier, I didn't realize how type-A I was till all this baby talk started!). I knew I could take 12 weeks off of work if I wanted to and as a teacher I definitely didn't want to miss the beginning of a new school year if I didn't have to. So I counted back from the last week of school for the 2011-2012 school year allowing myself 3 months with the baby and 2 months of summer, and "the plan" started taking shape. We planned when I would stop taking birth control, when we would start trying, and when we hoped to deliver. May 1st was the infamous "start trying" date, and as many of you know, I'm pretty much an open book. I wear my emotions on my sleeve around the people that I love, and if you ask I'll pretty much tell all. So a few close friends at work now ask "How's May 1st coming?"<br />
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I had mentioned earlier that although we hadn't been trying that long, we have hit some speed bumps that made me really take a step back and reconsider "my plan." Some family had warned me about trying to plan a pregnancy, but even though I knew logically that planning a pregnancy wasn't very realistic, I was determined to do it anyway. I thought if I used those nifty ovulation kits, then I could basically "plan" the date of conception and therefore the delivery. Hahahahaha, boy was I wrong!!! After using the ovulation kit for almost two months and not getting a "positive" response that I was ovulating, I grew a little concerned. I called my doctor, and she said to come in and they'll do a blood test. The blood work came back showing that I was not ovulating, and I needed to come in again for an appointment with my doctor. My doctor assured me that I shouldn't be concerned yet, but that we needed to figure out why I wasn't ovulating. She recommended that I gain a little weight (not super excited about that!) and sent me to get more blood work done and a pelvic ultrasound just to be sure that nothing more serious was wrong. Thankfully all of the tests came back clear, and my doctor prescribed a fertility medicine (Clomid) for me to take for 3 months. This medicine is used to stimulated ovulation and according to what I've heard and read, it seems pretty effective. If after 3 months I'm not pregnant then I will see a fertility specialist for further options.<br />
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Here's what I've learned from all of this: MY plans do not work! I had tried to plan out every detail of this without including the one who in ultimately in control: God. God's plan work! He knows what's best for my life, and Robert's life, and the life of our future child. I had planned it out so well, that worry consumed me that it wouldn't work out. I wanted a March baby and 5 months off before the next school year. I wanted it so bad that I thought about it all the time, talked about it all the time, but.....I didn't pray about it all the time. Having difficulty getting pregnant and having to use a fertility medicine was my wake up call. One that I desperately needed. I am not in control and "my plans" without God will not succeed. Robert and I pray everyday about having a healthy baby soon, but we know ultimately that it is God's will whether we will be blessed with children of our own. We are truly filled with hope at this point. It was amazing the sense of relief I felt when finally praying and releasing all I hope for into God's hands. I feel such peace about the whole situation. Obviously I still want to have a baby with as much time off before the next school year starts as possible, but now I'm completely okay if that's not what happens. God's love is so great that He has already blessed Robert and I so much, and He will continue to do so. I have no doubt.<br />
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Till next time......lots of love<br />
KellyKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130709624369422341noreply@blogger.com2