The last few weeks have been exciting for our household. Adam was contacted by our old pastor, Dave Foster, about a new job opportunity. Dave was getting on with a company that sells life insurance and needed to put together a team. He knew that Adam had been at Safeway for a long time and thought he would like a change. So they conversed over the phone for a week or two, and we heard about the company and Dave's friend, Don, who was recruiting Dave. We were a little weary since selling life insurance can be tough and we weren't sure about cold-calling people. But, after talking with Dave, Adam thought he would go on an interview and really check it out. So, on Friday, he had a 3 hour interview and came away really excited about the opportunities he has with the company, Altig International. He had another 2 hour interview on Tuesday where they asked him to be a part of their team. He won't have to do cold-call sales because the company sells through labor and credit unions. That means his customers will have already gotten the information from their union and will be waiting for Adam's call. Don also said that with Adam's experience and work ethic, he should be in management within 4-5 months! One of the best things about this job is the flexibility and time he will be able to be with us. The average work week is 3-4 days a week... what's that? We get to see Adam!!! He is also excited about the road trips that he will be making to reach more clients. All in all, it sounds like it is going to do great things for our family! He starts next week taking the required classes for licensing and then will have to take his test. He plans on staying at Safeway for another few months until he really gets going at Altig, and will just work his schedule around the new job.
So, here's to Adam's new future. I'm so proud of him!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
First smile caught on film!
What's that mom?
Let's see if I can do it.
Cheeeeeese!!!
Was that a good one?
HEY!!! I was working on my smile over here!
Oh man... that one is always doing that!
Other funny facts:
So I realize that Ethan is becoming the "Middle Child" on this blog. I haven't posted about him lately. Oops :-{ I guess that is also because he has been the one getting into things lately and sometimes that is not what I want to post about. But this one you should hear...
He has become my fire starter!!! Yup, that's right! He started a fire in the toaster oven the other day! I know he was just exploring, but Adam and I were right there and not doing our job of watching over him very well. He took his stool over to the toaster oven, climbed up and put a piece of cardboard into the oven and turned it on. Adam and I didn't see what he was doing, we just heard that he was opening and closing the toaster oven door, so we just kept telling to get out of it. We were both engrossed in something else and couldn't get to him right away. When I finally went over, I saw smoke coming out of the toaster oven and then flames shot out! Yikes!!! I pulled Ethan away, pulled the cardboard out and threw it into the sink. I didn't even know that he could reach the knobs to turn it on. Ethan was sent to the time out chair where he sat for 5 minutes without trying to get out! That was a first! He knew that he did a big no no. So lesson learned for us. We moved the toaster oven to a new spot where he can't reach with his stool and we don't allow the stool in the kitchen anymore... if we can remember.
Adam's funny is that he was approached by a tranny at work the other day (he works on Capital Hill in Seattle, a pretty gay area of town) and this woman said, "hey, did you know that you are on Craigs list?" Adam said, "WHAT?" And this woman pulled out her iPhone to show him a personal ad sent out specifically to him. Then about 15 minutes later another gay black man that Adam had never seen before came up to him and asked, "are you Adam, the manager? I saw you on Craigs list!" Yikes is all that Adam could think! He came home and told me about it, so we looked it up and found it!!!!!!!! Here is the ad for all of you to see!
Adam, manager at Safeway - 23rd and Madison - 40
Reply to: pers-579659862@craigslist.orgDate: 2008-02-19, 1:57PM PST
Yeah, I know I'm not the first to post asking about you ... you're tall, lean, wear glasses, have short dark blond hair, a sexy calm voice, and are incredibly handsome. I've seen you and spoken with you many times - most recently the day before Valentine's Day, I (and another person) were joking with you about the guy with four rain-checks for a dozen roses from a Renton store, we all knew they were fake but you gave him the price anyway. I'm tall, usually wear glasses similar to yours, wearing a black leather coat the last time we saw each other. You're always such a nice guy. We both wear rings, but would still like to get to know you in more than a few ways. Long shot, but wow I'm attracted to you ...
· Location: Seattle
· it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 579659862
Can you say CREEPY!!! Adam knows just who the guy is too! I guess he'll just need to move stores soon. I don't need other men going after my man!
Other updates about Greyson: He had his 2 month check-up on Wednesday and when they checked his weight, I noticed that he only gained 6 oz. in the last month and at first check didn't grow at all! His head did grow another 1/4", but that's it. I asked his Dr. and she said that we should watch his weight gain because since my boys have all been on the lighter side, he doesn't have much room for give. The funny thing is that he feeds all the time and he does spit up, but not as much as Ethan did, and Ethan still gained more weight that Grey. So, we'll keep our an eye on him and she suggested that if he doesn't start gaining more weight then we will have to add formula into his diet after his regular breast feedings. Although, I was talking to Adam and I think that I will get on Fenugreek again (I did with Ethan) and increase my milk supply and so that I can nurse him every 1-2 hours instead of 2-3 hours. Other than that though, he is doing great! He is really alert, smiling now and he has a strong kick. He sleeps fairly well... as good as a new baby does. And he really likes watching everyone play around in our house, and that is a lot of boys making silly faces and playing tackle. So I'll keep everyone updated about his weight though. Maybe he'll make it into 3-6 month clothes for the summer! He is still in newborn clothes right now and slowly we will be getting him into 0-3 month sizes. At least we get a lot of use out of his MANY different outfits!
Oh, his final weigh in is: 9 lbs. 8.5 ozs., 22 3/4 in. & 16" head circumference
Jude's doing good. He has two missing teeth now, both swallowed, and he has two more loose. Hopefully he won't swallow those. I think that he will have all 4 bottom teeth gone at the same time though. I'll get a picture of that!
Have a good night everyone!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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