Grandma!!
So first off I want to tell you all that there has not been a single Saturday in Ohio that has not been raining/ thunder storming. Turns out the weather here is crazy. On many (like five or six) occasions a week has gone from 70+ degrees to 52 in a day. We have at least 3 thunderstorms a week and pouring rain. Then it gets warm only to break out in storm again. Tons of people here have flooded basements and I am very grateful for our second story apt. The sayings around here are "If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes." or my favorite, "What do you call a sunny day after 3 days of rain? ..... Monday." Very true, haha!
I started working at the child development center this month. Well after a bunch of paperwork and waiting over 3 weeks after interviewing they finally got me going. Actually on Tuesday afternoon I found out I was working Wednesday and every weekday since that. For taking so long in the beginning they have sure made up for that!! I spent a couple days observing all the classrooms and then got put in a preschool (3 and 4 yrs) for a week and a half. Then just when I got comfortable I was moved to my permanent classroom down the hall. It is also a preschool age class and I am loving it. The kids are so fun (most days) and quite hilarious. Actually I explained to Lance that some days it feels like I am trying to herd cats and am exhausted afterwards and some days it feels like I get to play with cute kittens all day. That way when I get in the car after work all I have to say is "it was a herding cats day" and Lance knows to walk on eggshells!! :) Some days it feels like all you are doing is cleaning up after potty accidents and telling kids not to step on eachother, but other days they are so adorable I find the day is over before I know it. One girl had had an accident in her pants and so I told her to go to the bathroom while I get her new clothes. I come back and she is still standing there so i tell her to take off her shoes (so she can change her pants) and she just looks at me all confused, "I pooped in my shoes??" Another time a girl was having a rough day of listening and just wearing my patience, then she looked up at me and said, "Miss Evelyn, you are really nice. I like you." That deflated my frustration REAL fast!! One little boy calls me, "Miss El-a-ben!" seriously melts my heart, so cute. This age group is so honest, its funny. you ask them if they washed their hands after going potty and they say no. Then you tell them to go back and do it and they are like, "awww man!" I met the sister of one boy I knew and she started to tell me about this one time when her brother bit her back a long time ago. Then she says, "Thats ok, one time I threw ka-ka around the room." I was like... "uhhh, nice to meet you." Then you get the kids that come up to you crying and you ask them whats wrong, they say, "Lilly called me a girl!" (the world has ended for that boy until about 2 mins later when something distracts them and they totally forget!)
Since our weekends have been very rainy, Lance and I have been limited on what we can do for fun but we have made some good memories. A couple weeks ago we went to the "enterTRAINment center" which has the worlds longest model train sets and a random fun house. We had fun getting lost in the mirror maze and Lance talking about his childhood love of train sets and what kinds he wants to get to put together with our kids. :)
Last week we went to a Jon Mclaughlin concert which was really fun... when it started. It "started" at 7:30 in Columbus so Lance and I went right after work so we could park and get something to eat. We find parking and there are a ton of other concerts and events all going on in the buildings surrounding ours. We go to find something to eat but apparently EVERYTHING is closed except crowded smoky bars. (I only know that because I had to pee so bad that I had to go searching.) We finally found this marketplace type thing and got some food there. Then we head over to the concert which of course is when it starts pouring rain. haha. So we make it back to the "basement" as it is called and wait for the doors to open. This venue is just that, a basement. It is the basement of a crappy bar with tons of drunk 50 somethings trying to hit on eachother. I was pretty discourage about that but the downstairs was cleaner and smaller. So about 45 mins after it was supposed to start some random guy gets on stage and starts playing. After about a couple songs he introduces himself as the opener and starts going to town on his... harmonica. yea. real cool. no. He was quite obnoxious and seriously played for almost an hour! Then FINALLY Jon Mclaughlin comes on and starts to play. He is very entertaining and funny. I love his music and can't wait for the new cd this fall. He plays some mad piano and sings great. So it was worth it in the end but there were about four or five times I had to leave where we were standing and go sit on the side because the sour beer smell made me nauseous (not to mention the smell of the guy passing gas in front of me all night!) :( Then on saturday we were able to go to the temple which was a wonderful boost and great blessing. We decided the baby "needed" some ice cream that night so we went in search of some. We stopped at this "famous" place and realized it was so popular because they put tons of choc. chips in all their ice cream. Wasn't a huge hit with us but satisfied our sweet tooth.
We have gotten to hear our baby's heartbeat twice now and it is so exciting. I am setting the appointment for next month when we get to have the ultrasound and hopefully find out the gender. I can't wait!!! :) We are all doing well health wise and just dying for some warmer weather so we can see all the parks and trails that are in our city.
Well, I better sign off and go to bed! Love you, let me know how you are doing!
Love, Lance and Rosie Lucero (and baby)
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
seattle aquarium
On Saturday Marilyn and Tommy watched the boys for me while my mom and I went to Portland and Jonathan worked... they took the Blake and Adam to the Seattle Aquarium, and from all accounts it was a HIT! Hope you enjoy the pictures....
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sami & Grandma
Can you believe it is almost time for Sami to come home again for the summer?? She is just finishing her second year at BYU Provo. I believe classes end after next week, and then she will have finals. We will be leaving to go get her on April 21st. After we pack her up, I will fly home and then Dan and Sami will drive home arriving on Easter Sunday. When she starts a school year it seems SO LONG before she gets to come back home...and then all of a sudden it is April again and she is back! We can't wait!
hellow
I don't have a whole lot of news to tell you but I thought I would say hi. :)
We are all healthy and doing well. Kris is working for Group Health in Spokane Valley. (170 miles a day commute) I am still working at the jail, animal control, and on the school board. I was just called as the 1st counselor of the elders quorum. It appears that I will remain the secretary of the priesthood group and primary teacher too. Oh, how I long for the old "ward member" days when a person could hide, no such luck in a branch.
Heather still has not found a job but is helping out a lot around the house. Ashley is doing home school and working at Taco Del Mar and finally starting to get some hours now that the traffic is picking up on I-90.
Michael is doing well. He helps out at the house too but only after I remind him of his chores. :) The only thing I don't have to tell him to do is EAT. He does that on his own. He will be taller than me by the time he starts school in the fall. (8th grade)
Jacob is really doing well this year in school. His social skills have really come a long way. His therapists and teachers are all impressed with him.
Savannah is in preschool and is loving it. She is best friends with the daughter of a co-worker of mine. It is good to see her using her social skill if only at school. :)
Sorry it has been so long since I have written you. I enjoy our phone calls but I need to do this more often too. I need to get you some photographs before Jacob is taller than me. Don't hold your breath though. :)
I love you,
Be good
Scott
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Ohio, the saga
Dear family,
As many of you know, Lance and I survived traveling in the crazy storm. Lance drove like a champ and didn't tell me how nervous he was until after, which was probably good. :) We traveled through many states that we came to a consensus about that we never wanted to live there! (south dakota, really?) The storm of the century of whatever you want to call it was right in front and right behind us. We managed (through lots of prayer) to never hit the really bad spots. The worst was really stopping for gas (in south dakota) and it was literally -30 degrees. Just turning off the car made it so we could see our breath! Needless to say we did not feel like extending our stay in this lovely state to see Mt. Rushmore. Another time maybe! (we took pictures along the way but lucky for you they got lost, now you don't have to look at 7 identical pictures of different snowy wastelands for a state!!) We just plugged our way through the trip and saw many blessings on the way. One time we stopped a little earlier than planned because the roads were windy, icy, and it was getting dark. The next morning we saw about 12 cars and a semi off the sides of the roads on just the next exit. But despite all obstacles, we made it to Ohio weds night. We got to stay with Lance's cousin Megan that night and then in the morning we drove the 45 mins to the base and checked in. They set us up in temporary housing which was nice, except the kitchen had recently been the victim of a popcorn burning or something. We hunted for days for apartments in the area and ended up debating between base housing which would be 3 rooms, an attached garage and yard or one bedroom with a really nice kitchen and bathtub (my favorite part). We were really having a hard time weighing the pros and cons so we decided to look at 2 more apts. After quickly checking the first one off our list (it smelled like cat pee) we went to Stonefalls apartments. We didn't even leave the parking lot and had decided that this was the place for us. We have a wonderful one bedroom (square foot of a two bedroom) with a free garage (not attached but free!), a view of a little pond with two geese and occasionally some ducks, the managment is really great and the apt has the best lighting from big windows. After this we set about to find furniture. I have personally come to the conclusion that furniture salesman are not too distant cousins of car salesman. We went to a million different stores and found the perfect stuff for us. We are now the proud owners of a new couch, 2 small bookcases, a beautiful kitchen table, 2 beside tables and a new bedding set. During all this Lance was going on base to inprocess and I was trying to recover from a massive cold. Then Friday morning came, bright and early. We eagerly packed up our stuff in the temp housing and moved the 8 mins to our new place. Just as we pulled in I started to smell pickles. Pulling out the food bags, we found that a half open pickle jar was ready to spill its contents all over the front seat of our new car. So we spent the first half of the day cleaning out the car and the rest of the day with Lance muttering, "pickles! I smell pickles! I will never eat another pickle again!" Then the movers that were moving our stuff were only able to show up at about 6:30 pm. Because of this the guy didn't have any help moving our stuff in except his wife. So Lance chipped in and we ended up getting everything all done about 9:30pm. We then spent the next day picking up our newly acquired furniture with the help of Megan's father in law's truck. (did I mention that the first thing you do when you come in the apartment is go upstairs?? yeah.) Then we spent the next few days unpacking, putting up pictures and grocery shopping. (Did you know that there are NO bulk food stores here like WinCo?) Now we are settled in, everything is ready and in its place. It's just the ordinary doing laundry and dishes day to day. So things are going really well here, Lance starts work tomorrow. I use the term "work" loosely because apparently they don't even have computers and there is going to be a lot of waiting around. Their offices are being remodeled and their team is being put together from scratch so it might be a little while before he does real work. But he is eager to get going. The office he is in has some fun rumors too. It apparently used to be a train yard building where they would work on trains or something. I also heard the basement used to hold German prisoners from world war II. And most comically, like all government institutions there are the rumors of Aliens and UFO debris. (if it's true I will never know because my husband wouldn't be allowed to tell me!!) Although I can't say I don't think some of the heads of the government are going about things in an unearthly way... haha! sigh. I am funny. just kidding. Ok so here is our address, feel free to send letters, packages, and yourselves at anytime!
2437 Edgewater Drive #5
Beavercreek, OH 45431
We are going to enjoy our adventures here and are looking forward to new roads. Keep us updated on you as well. We will be sending emails with updates as things happen, so if you don't hear from us that might just mean things are going smoothly and I haven't spilled more pickle juice in the car!! Love you all, Lance and Rosie Lucero
As many of you know, Lance and I survived traveling in the crazy storm. Lance drove like a champ and didn't tell me how nervous he was until after, which was probably good. :) We traveled through many states that we came to a consensus about that we never wanted to live there! (south dakota, really?) The storm of the century of whatever you want to call it was right in front and right behind us. We managed (through lots of prayer) to never hit the really bad spots. The worst was really stopping for gas (in south dakota) and it was literally -30 degrees. Just turning off the car made it so we could see our breath! Needless to say we did not feel like extending our stay in this lovely state to see Mt. Rushmore. Another time maybe! (we took pictures along the way but lucky for you they got lost, now you don't have to look at 7 identical pictures of different snowy wastelands for a state!!) We just plugged our way through the trip and saw many blessings on the way. One time we stopped a little earlier than planned because the roads were windy, icy, and it was getting dark. The next morning we saw about 12 cars and a semi off the sides of the roads on just the next exit. But despite all obstacles, we made it to Ohio weds night. We got to stay with Lance's cousin Megan that night and then in the morning we drove the 45 mins to the base and checked in. They set us up in temporary housing which was nice, except the kitchen had recently been the victim of a popcorn burning or something. We hunted for days for apartments in the area and ended up debating between base housing which would be 3 rooms, an attached garage and yard or one bedroom with a really nice kitchen and bathtub (my favorite part). We were really having a hard time weighing the pros and cons so we decided to look at 2 more apts. After quickly checking the first one off our list (it smelled like cat pee) we went to Stonefalls apartments. We didn't even leave the parking lot and had decided that this was the place for us. We have a wonderful one bedroom (square foot of a two bedroom) with a free garage (not attached but free!), a view of a little pond with two geese and occasionally some ducks, the managment is really great and the apt has the best lighting from big windows. After this we set about to find furniture. I have personally come to the conclusion that furniture salesman are not too distant cousins of car salesman. We went to a million different stores and found the perfect stuff for us. We are now the proud owners of a new couch, 2 small bookcases, a beautiful kitchen table, 2 beside tables and a new bedding set. During all this Lance was going on base to inprocess and I was trying to recover from a massive cold. Then Friday morning came, bright and early. We eagerly packed up our stuff in the temp housing and moved the 8 mins to our new place. Just as we pulled in I started to smell pickles. Pulling out the food bags, we found that a half open pickle jar was ready to spill its contents all over the front seat of our new car. So we spent the first half of the day cleaning out the car and the rest of the day with Lance muttering, "pickles! I smell pickles! I will never eat another pickle again!" Then the movers that were moving our stuff were only able to show up at about 6:30 pm. Because of this the guy didn't have any help moving our stuff in except his wife. So Lance chipped in and we ended up getting everything all done about 9:30pm. We then spent the next day picking up our newly acquired furniture with the help of Megan's father in law's truck. (did I mention that the first thing you do when you come in the apartment is go upstairs?? yeah.) Then we spent the next few days unpacking, putting up pictures and grocery shopping. (Did you know that there are NO bulk food stores here like WinCo?) Now we are settled in, everything is ready and in its place. It's just the ordinary doing laundry and dishes day to day. So things are going really well here, Lance starts work tomorrow. I use the term "work" loosely because apparently they don't even have computers and there is going to be a lot of waiting around. Their offices are being remodeled and their team is being put together from scratch so it might be a little while before he does real work. But he is eager to get going. The office he is in has some fun rumors too. It apparently used to be a train yard building where they would work on trains or something. I also heard the basement used to hold German prisoners from world war II. And most comically, like all government institutions there are the rumors of Aliens and UFO debris. (if it's true I will never know because my husband wouldn't be allowed to tell me!!) Although I can't say I don't think some of the heads of the government are going about things in an unearthly way... haha! sigh. I am funny. just kidding. Ok so here is our address, feel free to send letters, packages, and yourselves at anytime!
2437 Edgewater Drive #5
Beavercreek, OH 45431
We are going to enjoy our adventures here and are looking forward to new roads. Keep us updated on you as well. We will be sending emails with updates as things happen, so if you don't hear from us that might just mean things are going smoothly and I haven't spilled more pickle juice in the car!! Love you all, Lance and Rosie Lucero
Thursday, January 6, 2011
thank you GG
thank you for the package you sent! we got it the day we came home from Rome... they boys loved the candy (of course), they also LOVED the books!
see you soon GG!!
see you soon GG!!
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