Moving again!

Good Afternoon, We're moving again, we went from Alaska where we would never leave to Tonesket Washington to Spokane Washington then to Neola/Vernal/Roosevelt Utah to hunker down for the winter where We didn't didn't have to worry about freezing to death, we didn't get any snow here this year and we didn't get much below 20 degrees, I was extremely happy about that because I knew God was watching out for us again as he always has. But now its time to move on again, I applied for several jobs in Portland Maine and one was one of my dream jobs which I interviewed with that following week and got an offer the next week, the offer couldn't be beat. So naturally I took it, we move at the beginning of June going to Portland Maine, I will be working on public Transit busses at greater Portland metro transit. I belive this will be the last move for a while, at least across the country anyways, I never dreamed of leaving Alaska much less going this far east or being this far south either. The furthest south I said I would ever go was Laramie Wyoming and here I am a lot more south than that, everything everyone has ever told us about leaving Alaska has been a complete lie, the people we have meet regardless of their political views has been great, except for one person that thought they owned the dog park, and they decided to beat oreo with the dog toy on camera and they got kicked out of the RV Park we we're staying at in liberty lake Washington but other than that we have had an amazing experience here in the real world. We have done a lot of exploring while we have been here and moving around and one of our favorite places we have found so far is McCoy Flats, the dogs love it, it wide open space in the hills between Roosevelt and Vernal Utah and they can be off leash to roome the wide open space freely without worrying about people.

We want to get some better cameras for the types of Photography that we like to do but I get a few good pictures here and there, we saw Turky Vultres last night their massive 

It was neat.

Here's one last photo I took, its one of my favorite ones. 

That's it for this post as it's already pretty long but I hope you enjoyed our update and we will post more soon, Tabby did some fun stuff to so maybe she will share some of her story next. 

Thanks for your support and remember to keep an open mind and find the good in life ignore most everything everyone else tells you because every experience is what you make it, travel,  explore and love what God has in store.

Back to the Blogosphere!

 Hello, everyone! 

It's been a few years since we've posted on this blog, and we want to start posting again. 

Something that has been on my mind recently is the development and cultivation of gifts and talents. I was rereading some of the things that I've written in the past, and I was reminded of how much I used to enjoy writing, photography, and videography. I was reminded that my unique style of writing is a gift that needs to be cultivated and shared.

I want to get back to the things that I used to enjoy and share more of our story. I love storytelling using words, video, photos, and music. God has been reminding me that Brandon and I have stories that are worth writing, thoughts that are worth sharing, and gifts that are worth cultivating. 

Come join us for the journey!

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The Diamond House

This is our house, it is a log cabin attached to a trailer home, it is approximately 55 feet long and 20 to 30 feet wide.

This is my shop, it reminds me of a trappers cabin, I have always dreamed of hanging tools on the side of a cabin nicely organized like this, I used what was already on the cabin for hanging stuff and will fix it latter.

The only real thing missing is a few traps

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Opinions don't matter. why I don't sugar coat

Today I was thinking about what happened in life that makes me not care what other's think when it comes to opinion and I feel like people just think I'm heartless and don't care about people. I don't know if that's really what they think but thats the way I fell sometimes. I was thinking about my childhood and growing up, we were required to work hard for everything we ever had and got and it has made me appreciate everything I have, one of the hardest things we dealt with was never being able to build friendships like most people do while there young. Friendships are hard to build the older you get especially the one's  that are close and the ones I dream of all the time, the one's that you see all the time where you go hang out every week, those one's are the ones that don't come easily when your older. I have friends that have best friends they had when they were in preschool and they go out at least weekly and there married and most have families to care for but they stay close and they become a part of each other's families on both sides of the friendships and they don't hide anything from each other,  that is one of the things I have always dreamed for and it makes me sad to see other's that live that dream. One of the reasons I was never able to build this dream is because we were never able to get to know anyone and all of our childhood friends were stolen from us when we moved from Anchorage to Kenai in 1999 and after that move we were isolated and every time we made friends it got stonewalled and we were never able to nurture those relationships and it has made me me today but it also left a permanent hole in my sole that I often find empty, how does this make me heartless when it comes to opinion? Mom always taught us to stand up for what we believe and for what's right and she always said that often and other things happened later in life where I was important for telling the truth and it made me opinionated and I'm vocal about it, I don't have a filter to shield your feelings and often times I don't care about your feelings and I believe its because of this life history of mine that has made everyone else's feelings less in value to me. I don't say that in the terms of knocking anyone down as in I don't value them at all, I just don't value sugar coating everything. I don't know how to filter my mouth for your feelings or opinions. I never had a best friend to talk to that would tell me I was to mean and it's why a lot of people don't like me and a lot of people do but in the end its the lack of that friendship that isn't there that would have filled that hole that is there. My best friends are my sisters, and now Tabitha but growing up I was close to my brother's and sisters for the longest time, we only had each other.  I still long for that hole of a true life long friend that most have today that I never had and will never have the chance to have. It makes me sad often 😢  I hope everyone that reads this really cherishs there friendships and hold them close,  especially your best friends. 

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2020 stay out of my bubble and you'll be just fine! and yes I'm always wrong!

Crazy year that is crazy fast with civil rights violation's if you're right and the go left and left and there is no right. Everything that has happened from left to right, top to bottom has been completely against everything our founding fathers have ever gone against and everything we have fought for over the years and even against slavery and racism that Martin Luther King fought against, history must be destroyed because they claim it's racist but it reality history isn't racist the times we're racist the history only reminds us of the story that had happened, destruction of it reminders will only cause us to repeat it but it goes even deeper than that! The destruction of history today has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with control, a few years before China became a communist country they destroyed everything that reminded the people of where they came from and what had been fought for, they had did this 1. To test the powers they had to see what they could get away with while not disrupting the everyday life of the citizens and shortly after the government took control, today we have a similar situation going on, good is evil and evil is good and if you stand up to it you are persecuted by those in control and in most cases lately even locked 🔐 up for defending yourself even on video and there is beyond reasonable doubt that they we're trying to kill you and disarm you and it was in total self defense but you are required to roll over and dig your own grave for them! War is coming! Let's not talk about the fake pandemic! Everyone in most everyplace is required to ware masks and stay 6 or more feet apart from each other for a so-called virus that has a better recovery rate that the common flue because people are to stupid to make there own decisions for themselves to keep them safe? Sorry to brake your heart but it's not my job to keep you safe from your own stupidity, it's my job to protect myself and my family and extended family! That's where it ends now on that note most of us will do what we can to protect our friends and there families but within reason! Forcing people to protect others over themselves is assanin at the least! For example I have a respirator mask that filters the air coming into my breathing area and I cannot ware it because it only protects myself! Some cities have made these mask's illegal because it don't protect you! Sorry but go protect yourself and get lost! Yes I said what people aren't brave enough to say! For now that's my rant! Like it, don't like it, I don't care! I'm a mechanic 😁 mechanics learn quick to not care what you think! Arm yourself, protect yourself! We will not do it for you! It's like telling my to change your undies because you craped in them and are a hazerd to yourself, do it yourself and stay out of my bubble and you will be just fine! 

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2018 is Almost Over!!!

I can't believe that next week is Christmas! Another semester is over, another round of grades are in the books. Next semester will hopefully be my last until student teaching in August! I'm so excited to be so close to finishing my degree and earning my teaching certificate! I'm still praying and pondering about what comes after graduation. Brandon and I think we have a pretty good idea of what we will be doing and where we'll be living in the next few years, but we haven't yet figured out the details. So, more information on life after graduation will come over the next year or so.....

I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on how 2018 has been so far, seeing as there are only a couple of weeks left in the year. Then I'll share some of my goals for 2019.

In January, I decided to focus on faith and relationships for the year. My faith has been on a roller coaster these past few years: sometimes it's strong, sometimes it's weak. I have had experiences this year that have strengthened my faith. I have also had experiences that have strengthened my relationships. Going to the Lower 48 was especially beneficial because I was able to see people that I've seen in 5 years. I'm making it a goal to get down to the Lower 48 at least once a year to visit people (and maybe even more often than that, depending on how future plans pan out).

For a refresher of my goals for 2018, go here. 

For the most part, I accomplished my 2018 goals. I went to the temple, and I went to the Lower 48. I made an attempt to use time wisely, even though I still have my lazy days! I was especially grateful that my church leaders encouraged me to take a break from social media. That really helped me to prioritize my time. I need to take breaks from social media more often!

Thinking ahead to 2019, I have decided to base my goals on a framework that I learned in my child development classes. The acronym PIES represents different areas of development:

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P- Physical
I-  Intellectual
E- Emotional
S- Social

I also added an extra S: Spirituality.

Here are my goals for each area of development:

Physical: Exercise at least 3 times a week. I also have a reasonable weight loss goal which I will not disclose to online world.

Intellectual: Begin student teaching.

Emotional: Write in a gratitude journal at least once a week.

Social: Attend a conference in a city that I've never been to before.

Spiritual: Attend the temple at least 4 times in 2019.

Goals with PIES chart

Here's to a great 2019! I hope you all enjoy your Christmas!



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I survived another semester!

Sorry dear blog for ignoring you! I had a busy semester, but it's all done now!

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