Past couple of months in a nutshell....

Ok, so it has been a while, but these past couple of months have been crazy and. Well Christmas came and went and around that time Cliff got word that his work was doing layoffs and pay cuts. Luckily he got to keep his job, but did have to take a 15% pay cut which really sucked. January came and went nothing to exciting in that month. February was really good. The kids had Valentine parties at their school and got a lot of loot. My parents came up that weekend. My brother Paul his wife Jamie and their kids Jessica, Britney, Alyssa, and Kyler along with my sister Brandy her husband Joe and her kids Kedley, Elija, and Asher with my parents and Cliff and I (no kids) all went out to dinner for Valentines day. Cliff and I had a really good time and tons of fun. I am glad we were able to go out and do that. The rest of February was not very eventful. March started of with a bang. My mom and I were able to go to Seattle for my cousins wedding. I have never been on a plane and it was so much fun. I was a little nervous at first but after the take off I was fine. When we got to Seattle my friend Merissa picked us up and took us to our hotel. We spent that night helping my Aunt Carol decorate the church for the reception. After we got that done we went back to my Aunts house where my Uncle was cooking us dinner. It was so yummy and I could not wait for Sunday when he was going to cook for us again. The next day we went to the Temple where my cousin got married (congrats Kelly) and waited for her so we could do pictures. It was really windy and rainy there that day. I love the rain and I think I could have a lot of fun living in Seattle. After she got married my mom, me , my aunts and cousins all went back to our room to freshen up before the reception. We went to the reception and had a lot of fun laughing and goofing off. The next day was our "tourist" day. We went to downtown Seattle and walked around. We went on a Ferry to Bainsbride Island, saw the Space Needle, we had Clam Chowder, fed the Seagulls, Shopped, and went to Pikes Market. I had a lot of fun but I was tired after that day. We all went back to my Aunts house and my Uncle cooked us dinner again. We had coconut curry shrimp and rice. Can I just tell you fresh seafood is so much better than seafood we get here in Utah. My uncle is a great cook too. I can not wait to take Cliff up there to meet my aunt and uncle and have my uncle cook REAL seafood for Cliff. I missed Cliff and the kids more than anything, but it sure was nice to get away. I also loved being able to get to know my cousins again, it had been way too long not being able to hang out with them.
Now to the part of our month that sucked. I got home from Seattle on Monday and the brakes on my van went out on Tuesday. Cliff went back to work on Wednesday and after working half the day, he noticed that a lot of people were missing from around the office, hoping in the back of his mind that they were all sick he got the news. His work was doing layoffs again. This time they were laying off the employees that made more money and that were up for a raise (Cliff was up for a raise April 1st). Cliff lost his job on Wednesday March 18th. I think that when it first happened Cliff and I were in such shock that it took a couple of days to click, "oh crap we don't have an income". We are taking one day at a time and we have our moments when we just cry and wonder what we are going to do to take care of the kids. Cliff has been searching like crazy for a new job, and will take anything that he can get right now. I am trying to be strong for him, but there are times when I just want to break down and cry. I know that it will all work out I just hope that it is soon.
Well that is where we are at so far this month. I really will try to update this more often. I don't know who really reads this though. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and let us know if you know of any work...