Update For AMY

All right...This is for you Amy (not me...my friend) She has informed me that she keeps checking the family blog for a new update and there hasn't been one. So, I will do my best to update :)
You know how when you are going through hard times it's hard to always be positive? Well, that is my reason for refraining from updating. I have plenty to be grateful for but it seems as if there is more challenges going on that distracts me from seeing the good.
As some of you may know Travis lost his job in December. He was working for his uncle doing web design and after not being paid for two months we decided it was time to move on. The first part of January he was hired at St. George Ford as a salesman. The thought of him being a "salesman" was not appealing. We have had our fair share of bad salesmen which had tainted our feelings on the job. Since their were no other options at the time he took the job. It has been a roller coaster and just when we thought things were getting better they go back to being worse. It seems as though this ride is all on the down slope which can be depressing. We have been keeping our options open though and have applied and interviewed for other jobs but nothing seems to be working out. This is the majority of our stress especially when we have been dealing with being really poor for the past eight months. We have also been dealing with issues that have been extremely difficult for me. It is hard dealing with people who seem focused on hurting you. Who create and dwell on drama. It has been even more difficult since this has been an on going problem in which I have been very forgiving. We are now at the point where we have decided to let it all go. Until genuine respect and love is shown for us then we will have to walk away. That is, until it is proven that they want to be a meaningful part of our life. It is going to be difficult because we can't explain it to our children and even harder hearing the lies that are being told to others. We have enough going on in our life and don't need to deal with this.
On a more positive note, the kids are in swimming lessons and are doing really well. We are planning a mini vacation up to our friends cabin in Kolab that will be all about getting away from it all and relaxing. We haven't had a vacation in a really long time. Mikayla starts the first grade in August and she is so excited. We are hoping that things will get better as the year goes on and that there will be many more things to be grateful for.