Oh Where Oh Where Have the Kettenrings Been?

Oh where oh where could they be???? (pictures are random and have nothing to do with this post)

Its been a while. I apologize now. I wish I would say I had a good reason for not blogging, but really I dont. A lot has happened in the last month since I last blogged, non of which is all that exciting or thrilling to hear.

It all started when Bret and I applied for Bret to get life insurance. We canceled our old whole life policy and started shopping for term life policies. I found one right away, but shopping for Bret has been a little bit harder. We had an underwriter come to our house and do the usual, urine, blood and weight measurements and was waiting for the the results back when we got the call... The insurance provider had DENIED his application because of his blood sugar levels. WHAT? I kept asking are you sure. Bret has just dropped 65lbs. and you are now telling me he is a diabetic... impossible, right? Well after a few more blood tests, trips to the dr and all that jazz, its confirmed Bret is a freakin diabetic. It took quite the emotional blow to both of us. The good news is the Dr thinks he will never be insulin dependent, lose any extremities, his sight or die of diabetes. He just has to moderate it with diet and exercise for the rest of forever. :) Oh and need I mention cut stress back. Easy enough while he's not in school right?!?!...
While all of this is still processing Bret goes to work and gets called in to the executive meeting at his office. When he gets out he calls me and says that we have some important decisions to make and he'll tell me more about it at lunch. They have projected a meager winter and are eliminating his position at work. So because he "is an asset to the company" they are giving him the option to go back out to the yard (same pay as now, just be demoted back to where he started) or be the store manager in Orem and not get lunch's and have to travel. They needed to know by the next day. Its been a while since I have seen Bret under so much stress. I didn't like what his work was doing to him, but was grateful that they at least kept him around. His mom gave him great advice and I told him the same thing. We both talked about the pros and cons of each job and then never talked about it after. He came home the next day and told me he chose to go to Orem. They did give him a work truck, gas card and a raise(slight), but I really do miss having him around the house more. This is only week 2 and we both are adjusting to the change.

Other than that we have been enjoying BYU games and vacations. This past weekend we went to Mesquite with Brets family. It was nice to just be able to do a whole lot of nothing. We went to Tuacahn Monday night and really enjoyed their performance of Footloose! This weekend we are off to Park City for some more RandR!

The kids have been feeling a lot of the stress that has been weighing in around the house as well. Since getting back from Mesquite (and watching Stephanie Neilson on Opera) I have promised myself to spend more time with my kids, enjoy the little things and not be so caught up in the messes of life. I hope that if you guys did not see that episode of Opera that you take the time to see it. It really was one of the best ones I have EVER seen! I have since become of fan of her blog. Its great, I recommend you do to!