Idaho Move Update

Mandy and I will be flying back out to Idaho Falls Thursday Jan 10th. Mandy believes she has found her perfect house therefore we are headed out to take a look. We have a few others lined up to look at but we feel 95% sure this particular house is going to be the one. We will return home Sunday Jan 13th. I will be flying up to Indiana Feb 4th for 3 weeks for training at our Mid-West Division. I will return on the Feb 22nd for that weekend and then drive up to Atlanta Feb 25th to our Corporate office for another week of training with our engineers. Then returning home again on Feb 29th. After that, the following work week will be my final week working at Southern Division and last days living in Georgia. ((Go ahead and take a moment to dry your eyes before continuing on..)) The second full week in March they are flying me out to assume my new responsibilities at the new North-West Division and start building my department. Cives has agreed to fly me back home a few times during my 3 mths of being away from the family until school is out. At that point I will fly back, gather the little lady and all the children and we will all make the 3 day drive to our new home together. (cant wait to tell the story's after that trip!!) The movers will be taking all our stuff and pulling Mandy's car and it all should be there unloaded in the house when we arrive. (that is if everything works out as planned.) Cives has given us 2 weeks to make the move. They wanted us to stop where ever and see what ever we wanted to along the way on their dime, but I think our plan is to try and just get it done in 3 days stopping in just a few places. Mandy has always wanted to see Nashville TN. So that will be our first stop, then through St. Louis and stopping at Kansas City. The last night we are planning on stopping in Boulder Colorado to stay with my step brother Chris and his wife Christy. They have been trying to get us to come out there for years so this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Here is a picture of our "probably" new home. I will add additional pictures when we get back. This picture was taken very recent so the snow you see is the snow that will be there when we arrive.

1st Trip to Idaho Pictures

Here are some pictures from our 1st trip out to Idaho back in September. I wish I had some from Mandy's phone since she took most of the good pictures while I was driving.

Allie Rai Receives First Love Note.

Allie Rai comes into my office at home tonight with a folded piece of paper.  She proceeds to tell me that a little boy gave her a note today.  I immediately stop work.  These are the moments that my girls have their Dad's full attention!

I asked "who was it from and what did it say"?  This is code for "what little fellow will be placed on daddy's DADD (Dads Against Daughters Dating ) list and how far up the priority list did he make it on his first attempt"??

In her sweet little voice she replies "it was from Jace (pronounced Jase) and he asked me out in the note and the note said to choose yes or no!"  As I swallow the lump in my throat I asked her "Well which did you choose"?

She unfolds the note, holds up to me and said "I CHOOSE NO DADDY"  After a high five and good laugh I took a picture to share.  I think im going to frame this one!  Maybe start a collection of rejections issued by my daughters..

Dad - 1
Jace - 0

Thanksgiving Turkey or Turbacon

Got a great idea for Thanksgiving.  The ol Turbacon..  

Its Official..

Well, it is official.  After 2+ Mths of back and forth weighing out options and trying to make the best decision for the family, I have decided to take the promotion at Cives. 

We will be moving to Idaho Falls, Idaho next year.  I will be headed up first around March, then Mandy and the girls will make the move late May or early June after school.

My company will be sending Mandy and me out several more times to look for houses.  We have already decided on the area we wish to live in based on the high school we want our girls to attend.  The area is called Ammon.  It is just east of Idaho Falls.  They literally touch.  Ammon really reminds me of Valdosta but nicer and surrounded by rolling hills and mountains.  I will give more updates as they come available.

Below is a copy of the announcement just issued today.

Allie Rai's Write Up in Paper

Allie Rai's first gymnastics competition was a week ago.  She did great!  This is the write up in the paper.  I have highlighted the best parts. 
When I get time I will post the videos of her competition. 

Updates 08/31/12

Been a while since I did any updating on the girls.  So I figured while I was sitting here at work getting paid, what better time to do it.  :)

Allie Rai has continued to improve greatly. Her stomach issues are rarely even mentioned anymore.  She is gaining weight and is doing great in Gymnastics.  She reached level 3 (Competition Level) and is excited about her first Gym meet.  I would love to give you the date, but I don't know it.  I'll post that later when I ask the Mrs's.  School is going good for her and she loves the additional homework that 5th grade hands out in comparison to 4th.  That is not entirely true, she not excited at all about it. 
We took a trip to Atlanta last weekend to watch our high school football team play in the dome.  That night we took the girls along with Jessica & Shaun (Sister and Brother-in-law) out to Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta.  Well a certain song comes on, and Allie Rai starts dancing in her chair.  The waiter see this and asks her if she wanted to dance, and this kid jumps up, runs out in front of the entire restaurant and literally just breaks it down.  Other waitress's all came over and Allie Rai brought the house down.  When she was done she was given a standing ovation from the crowd.  I have this on video and will load it soon to post.  However i have a picture I can post now...  She is her daddy daughter!!!!




Allie Rai showing off her moves infront of Atlanta

 


Dawn is doing great.  We are a freshman now 9th grade.  Yaa! Cheerleading has started and I believe their first game is next week.  She will be cheering for 9th and 10th grade this year.  Won't be long and she will be cheering for Varsity Packers. 
We have another boyfriend.  Again, I can't begin to express my excitement there.  He seems like a nice kid.  This one is year younger.  I like that.  He also seems easily intimidated.  I like that too!  I really like that.  If the relationship makes it past the 3 week mark then I will pull the "DADD" speech out of my box to speeches and hand him one.  I will explain to him that it is in his best interest to hold on to that speech, and learn it, live it, love it.  Because I only give nice ones once. 

Mandy is going great.  Still hot and still putting up with me.  Nothing new there..

Other news:  Mandy and I will be flying out to Idaho Sep 19th to check out the area.  We are still on the fence about what we want to do.  I feel like a trip out there will probably give us a better idea of what we are facing.  I will give updates on this at a later date.  This should be interesting.  Neither of us has ever flown.  We will be flying out of Tallahassee to Atlanta, from Atl to Salt Lake, then from Salt Lake to Idaho Falls.  I'm sure I'll be fine.  Mandy on the other hand.. well that is to be determined.. 

Pictures from Atlanta last weekend.

Allie Rai & Dawn



Dawn, Ava (My Niece) and some good looking fella..



Dawn & Mandy