"Prayer Changes Everything"

This last two months have been really hard on Brian and I. First, because of the economy, he was basically laid off from Office Depot as they simply didn't have enough work or pieces to be delivered. He has tried everything for 2 months to look for a new job, including warehouses, even becoming certified in driving a forklift, places for shipping and reciving like, Costco and even Sams Club and recently attended a job fair downtown where he put in over 25 resume's along with 2,000 other people. They say that we are one of the top city states for unemployement right now. He has put in for a job with the Plumbing and Pipe Fitters Union, the Army National Gaurd and even considered Border Control, where he would have to move to Texas for a year while I stayed behind to finish up school at UNLV. "No way", I told him. "You could get shot by the Mexican Mafia out there!" So, after much debate, waiting and worrying about bills and losing our house, which still may happen down the road in, say, six months or so, if we can't catch up, I was able to get a loan from school, which is what we are living on for the time being. SO...This week, three great things happened, 1. Brian decided he can become a taxi cab driver, has pased all the certification, testing and done the classes and should be able to start working by next week! Yeah! 2. Also, We, by chance, had the opportunity to attend and be introduced through a seminar on how to start an online business and so, Brian and I have become business partners and we are going downtown next week to have his independent contracting license modified and turned into a joint business license and then, we are going to start up a website selling baby items like, diaper bags, boppy pillows, accessories and even strollers, play pens and so forth. I am thinking of calling it BabyZen.com. 3. and finally, the most incredibly great news, Brian's parents found an ad in the newspaper and with Brian took Zoey in for a "showing" at a modeling and talent agency in town where she was immediately given a contract!! Can you believe it? My baby Zoey is going to be a little model moviestar! Brian's parents are going to pay the money for her photo shoot portfolio to get her started and the people at the agency say that if she were just to do one photo in a Walmart or Target Ad, even on the low end, they would pay her $400. Hello, college fund! I have been so busy with school and work lately and the idea of losing our house has been a deppressing priority on my mind but, Brian and I never lost hope, we never stopped paying our tithing, we stayed strong in our faith and we prayed for answers on how to help find work, how to make enough money to keep our house and how to stay together as a family throughout this economic crisis and I am here to tell you, we have recieved blessings for our faith.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to all our family and friends! Hope you enjoy this month with those you love and know how special you are to us. We are grateful to have one another, to be a family and to be in good health. The Valentine movie special this month is The Notebook. Watch it and appreciate your life and loved ones this time of year. Love to you all!

Eye of the Tiger

This is a painting that I did last year. It is a tiger done in oils that I made just from looking at a photo on the front of an Oregon Zoo brochure. I hope that when I am done with school, I will finally have the time to pursue this interest more often.

The Wishing Well

I made this wishing well from scratch last year for a friends wedding, for thier cards to go in. It is so cool. I even created a 'stone' stencil from plastic and used spray paint to make the rocks and then, a silver marker for the highlights. The roof is made out of card board and foam pages, cut and layered. I even hand glued all the ivy and white roses on myself and the little bucket and rope actually work. I have blue tissue paper in the well to serve as water.

When I am a teacher, I plan to use this in my classroom to give the kids coins for the wishing well which they will put in the bucket to recieve a prize from the well. They will love it!

Zoey's Booty Dance

Here is Zoey acting crazy!

Back to School

This is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where I go to school. I played photographer one day and brought UNLV to life for you all to see... It is so beautiful in the fall.

Thanks for Clothes

Thank you Aunty Tiffy for sending me clothes from cousin Rhiannon. Thank you G'ma n G'pa Bowman for my special velvety purple church dress that Santa delivered.

"Now I look just like the little Princess that I am." Love, Zoey

Ready for Preschool

Zoey is so ready for preschool! She is so smart, can talk, draw, cut and paste. She knows her numbers 1-5, colors and shapes. Here she is playing with all her new art supplies from Santa.