Where did 2011 go?

I'm ending this year pretty much the way I started it! I've had a couple of jobs this year. Some were fun and some were not, but I'm still unemployed and it sucks!! I do have a nice big reading list though, so here it goes in order of being read:

Rick Riordan

The Red Pyramid

Doug Robinson

Driven: An Autobiography of Larry H. Miller

Leolard W. Levy

Origins of the Bill of Rights

Heidi S. Swinton

To The Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson

John H. Groberg

In the Eye of the Storm

Proctor

Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt

John H. Groberg

The Fire of Faith

David McColluch

John Adams

Orson Scott Card

Pathfinder

Louis Sachar

Holes

Mark A. Shields

Gospel Symbols: Finding the Creator in His Creations

Tim Allen

I'm Not Really Here

Andrew C. Skinner

Prophets, Priests and Kings

Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero

Mary Jane Knight

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide

Gerald N. Lund

The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light

Ethan Rarick

Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West

Pat McCarthy

Biography of Daniel Boone: Frontier Legend

Brandon Mull

Beyonders: A World Without Hero's

John W. Rockwell & Jerry Borrowman

Stories From the Life of Porter Rockwell

Richard Lloyd Dewey

Porter Rockwell: A Biography

James Dashner

The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters

Elaine Marie Alphin

Davy Crockett

Nancy L. Stair

The Bill of Rights

Charles Portis

True Grit

James Dashner

The 13th Reality: Search For Dark Infinity

Maureen Sherry

Walls Within Walls

Julie Wright & Kevin Wasden

Hazzardous Universe

Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy kid: The Last Straw

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do It Yourself Book

Walter Farley

The Black Stallion

Jane Yolan

Johnny Appleseed

Gerald N. Lund

The Work and the Glory: Like A Fire Is Burning

Cooper Edens

Classic Western Stories

James Dashner

The 13th Reality: The Blade of Shattered Hope

Carol Beach York

Casey Jones

Rick Riordan

The Son of Neptune

Obert Skye

Beyond Foo: Geth and the Return of the Lithens

Wonkenstein: The Creature From My Closet

Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

James Dashner

Jimmy Fincher Saga: A Door In The Woods

Cressida Cowell

How To Train Your Dragon

James Dashner

Jimmy Fincher Saga: A Gift of Ice

Jimmy Fincher Saga: The Tower of Air

Jimmy Fincher Saga: War of the Black Curtain

Cressida Cowell

How To Train Your Dragon: How To Be A Pirate

How To Train Your Dragon: How To Speak Dragonese

How To Train Your Dragon: How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse

How To Train Your Dragon: How To Twist A Dragons's Tail

How To Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide To Deadly Dragon's

How To Train Your Dragon: How To Ride A Dragon's Storm

James Dashner

The Maze Runner

All are great books, but Diary of a Wimpy Kid and How To Train Your Dragon series are "freakin Hilarious!!"

A tough 26 months!

I have a job! After 26 months of heartbreak and lessons learned, I got a call from a man named Kirk. Amy and I were at a Pirates 4 when it happened. We came out of the theater and I had a missed call, but there was a message that told me a little about the job of polishing concrete floors and he was looking at my resume and thought that we could both benefit. He hiring me and my talents with polishing. I called him back and he hired me. I have never even met him yet, but he liked what he saw on the resume.

I turned in a resume 4 months prior to a job in Tremonton, Utah. A long drive, but doable for the money, then I forgot about it. 4 months passed and I was hired, out of the blue, without so much as an interview. The interview would be on the job to see if I liked it and if they liked me. The first job was in Idaho Falls and I would be leaving for a week to work in a Walmart that was being remodeled. I had 2 days to prepare. I showed up without anything that was needed. I was under the impression that I would be getting a food card for my food, but that was wrong. I had to provide my own and I would be paid back on my paycheck. $25 a day per Diem. I also needed steel-toe boots which I didn't have and needed on site. So Amy (bless her heart) had to find the money for me to pay for my food and I also bought boots on the job (bad idea), don't ever buy steel-toed boots from Walmart!! The work was ok, but I was quite nervous. I was around all new people, in an unfamiliar place, on my hands and knees, working graveyard, with little instruction to go on! I shared a room however with a return missionary. Dan is his name and he made it a little more comfortable, since I could relate to him religiously. At the end of the week, I was ready to go home. I was told that I did a great job, but to be truthful, I was completely lost on what I was doing. My feet were ready for a break too! I had more blisters than feet! My toenails are still black even 2 months later and I still get blisters like crazy. The job in Idaho was a week on/week off and so was the next in Long Beach, Ca. where we polished the floors of a new WinCo in Lakewood, Ca.

The job is ok, I don't really like! I hate being away from Amy, but it's a job and until I have another, I have to stick with it!

Thanks to all who prayed for us during our 2 year trial. The trial is not over yet, but it's a lot better than it was! I know that there are a lot of others out there that are unemployed and searching for work. Don't give up and keep on keeping on. Keep yourselves busy, donate your time to others and pray often! To my friends and family, thank you so much for all you have done and are doing for us, we appreciate it and we love you!